• Level 7
  • 15 Credits
  • 0.125 EFTS
  • Course duration: 17 weeks
  • Workload - Approximately 9 hours per week
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Management science techniques are used in the decision making process and modern engineering to plan, organise and control construction and manufacturing. In this course several analytical techniques will be investigated.

These include:

  • network analysis
  • project management
  • linear programming
  • simulation
  • quality control. 

Many of these quantitative methods are used, not only in engineering production and project work, but also in the management of other processes.

What you will learn

When you successfully complete this course you will be able to:

  • define and describe engineering project management
  • utilise CPA management techniques to plan, analyse, schedule and control engineering and surveying projects
  • use a variety of operational research techniques to analyse complex management problems and synthesise and evaluate possible solutions to these problems
  • analyse production and supply in terms of various inputs, types of costs, break even analysis, and the effect of time on the value of money.

Assessment

Assessment for this course is:

  • 40% internally assessed
  • 60% exam.

For more information about exams, including a full list of exam times see our exam information.

Textbooks

There is a textbook needed for this course. Visit our textbook page for more information.

How to enrol

Before enrolling in this course you need to:

  • choose the qualification you will study the course under
  • check the order that courses in the qualification should be studied in the Qualification Structure table. This is in the Choose courses and apply tab on the qualification page.

How to apply

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