PS4S45 - Operations and Project Management 01 Sep 2020 - 31 Aug 2026 | Version 1
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | PS4S45 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Operations and Project Management | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Business and Creative Industries | ||
| Faculty Group: | Operations Management | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Operations Management | ||
| Module Leader: | Steffan James, Sriram Chinnadurai | ||
| Module Team: | Simon Thomas, Anita Kumar, Navriti Gupta, Chris Lee, Scott Parfitt, Darar Apiri, Sehwa Lim, Natalie Shawley, Sriram Chinnadurai, Paul Byard, Amy Nguyen | ||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2020 | Final Year of Intake: | 2025 |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 20 | Credit Level: | 7 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 100078 - business and management | ||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 100 | ||
Document Version Information
| Version | 1 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 01 Sep 2020 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2026 |
Module Aims
To provide an appreciation of operational processes, techniques, planning and control systems with reference to both manufacturing and service industries from a qualitative and quantitative perspective.
To critically explore and examine project management in a business and supply chain context
Content Summary
The position of operations in an organisation. The input-transformation-output model.
The relationship between corporate strategy and operations management
The concept of strategic drift and its impact upon OM
Types of operations - producers of goods and producers of services.
The strategic role of operations in the organisation. The meaning of the operations function.
Performance objectives in OM.
The importance of design product development in SOM
Determining the 'Operational Positioning Strategy'
Method study and work measurement, ergonomics. Scientific OM Materials handling - broad costs, equipment, principle of unit load.
The role of key stakeholders in a project
Identifying key stakeholder groups
Strategies for the management of stakeholder perceptions & expectations
Structural & leadership issues that will be
faced in managing a project and a project team
A high-level appreciation of OR research methods to allow students to identify and understand some of the prominent analytical methods in operations and supply field. This will include an awareness of optimisation models (travelling salesman, etc) and game theory.
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 10 |
| Tutorial | 30 |
| Independent Study | 115 |
| Directed Study | 40 |
| Formative Assessment - Independent | 5 |
| Total Hours Selected | 200 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Demonstrate a broad and in-depth knowledge of the range of activities that comprise contemporary strategic operations management within a variety of contexts and situations |
| LO2 | Critically evaluate the key principles of project management and their application. |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asynchronous Assessment | Report 1 | Create a project plan and report | 0 | 2500 | 50 | No | 40 |
| Asynchronous Assessment | Essay 1 | Critically explore a contemporary operations management challenge | 0 | 3000 | 50 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | ||
| Report 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Essay 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |