NG3H001 - Project Management and the Engineering Society 01 Apr 2025 - 31 Aug 2028 | Version 1

Associated Module Information

Module Code: NG3H001
Module Title: Project Management and the Engineering Society
Faculty: Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Science
Faculty Group: Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Faculty Sub Group: Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Module Leader: Darren Williams
Module Team:
First Intended Intake: SEP 2025 Final Year of Intake: 2027
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 10 Credit Level: 6
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100114 - aeronautical engineering 100115 - aerospace engineering
HECOS Code Weighting: 50 50

Document Version Information

Version 1
Valid From 01 Apr 2025
Valid To 31 Aug 2028

Module Aims

To extend the student's appreciation and knowledge of Project Management Systems.

To embed the concept of the engineering society.

Content Summary

Definition of a project and its elements, Project organization, Requirement specification, Quality Assurance, Projects in industry, Tools and techniques, Milestones, Network techniques, e.g. Gantt, CPA, PERT; Finance, Resource acquisition and allocation, Project evaluation

Engineering Management principles commercial context, project and change management, and relevant legal matters including intellectual property right. To include business risk management.

Health and safety, diversity, inclusion, cultural, societal, environmental and commercial matters, codes of practice and industry standard.

Evaluate the environmental and societal impact of engineering solutions including ethical considerations.

Use of quality management systems to manage complex and possible multi-disciplinary problems.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 12
Tutorial 12
Supervised time in studio/workshop 6
Independent Study 24
Directed Study 16
Formative Assessment - Independent 6
Groupwork 24
Total Hours Selected 100

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Apply and critically evaluate a range of industrial management principles and technique
LO2 Understand the role of the professional engineer in society

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Report 1 Report into project management techniques. 0 2000 100 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Report 1

Reading List

Heagney, J. (2016) Fundamentals of project management, 5th edn. New York : American Management Association AMACOM

Mullins, L.J., McLean, J.E. (2019) Organisational Behaviour in the Workplace 12th edn Harlow: Pearson

Lock, D., (2014) The Essentials of Project Management, Farnham: Routledge

IMechE code of conduct for professional engineers code_of_conduct_02_03_02.pdf (imeche.org)

RAeS Membership handbook, including codes of practice for professional engineers membership-handbook-v19-23-apr-19.pdf (aerosociety.com)

Erin Meyer: Culture Map: Decoding How People Think, Lead, and Get Things Done Across Cultures Paperback – International Edition, 21 Jan. 2016

S.L. Robbins: What If?: Short Stories to Spark Inclusion and Diversity Dialogue - 10th Anniversary Edition Paperback – 24 Jan. 2019

Bari A. Williams: Diversity in the Workplace: Eye-Opening Interviews to Jumpstart Conversations about Identity, Privilege, and Bias Paperback – 31 Mar. 2020