Module ENGI49215: Engineering Project Management

Department: Engineering

ENGI49215: Engineering Project Management

Prerequisites

• None

Corequisites

• None

Excluded Combination of Modules

• None

Aims

• This module is designed solely for students studying Department of Engineering degree programmes.
• To introduce project management principles and theories.
• To explain project management terminologies in the context of engineering projects.
• To discuss the key knowledge areas in project management in the context of engineering projects.
• To apply the project management processes to engineering projects.
• To apply the project management tools and techniques in solving problems in engineering projects.

Content

• Introduction to project management: Fundamentals and theories of project management in an engineering context.
• Modern methods of project management: sustainability and digitalisation challenges and opportunities.
• Project integration management.
• Project stakeholder management.
• Project risk management.
• Project resource management.
• Project cost management.
• Project time management.
• Project communication management.
• Change management.

Learning Outcomes

• An understanding of the fundamental theories and lifecycle of project management in an engineering context.
• An advanced knowledge and critical understanding of engineering management as applied to engineering projects.
• A knowledge of modern project management methods, including sustainability and digitalisation.
• An advanced knowledge and critical understanding of key project planning processes: stakeholder, integration, risk, resource, cost, and schedule management.
• Knowledge and understanding of communication management, leadership, and agile project approaches.
• An advanced knowledge and critical understanding of project monitoring, control, change management, and project closure.

• Apply project management tools and frameworks across the project lifecycle.
• Analyse and interpret project planning information (e.g., WBS, budgets, schedules).
• Communicate project strategies effectively to different stakeholders.
• Monitor and control project performance and manage change.
• Select and critically evaluate technical literature on project management and other sources of information to solve complex problems on engineering projects.
• Design project governance solutions for complex problems that evidence some originality and meet a combination of societal, user, business and customer need as appropriate.

• Ability to function effectively within a team and evaluate own and team performance.
• Ability to communicate effectively using appropriate methods on complex engineering matters.
• A capacity for independent self-learning within the bounds of professional practice.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• The module is delivered in a workshop format that incorporates lectures and seminars, equipping students with the necessary knowledge and critical‑thinking skills.
• Students can access staff Office Hours' to discuss any aspect of the module with teaching staff on a one-to-one or group basis. These are weekly sign-up sessions available to all students.
• A case study report provides a realistic experience for students and allows the assessment of a student’s knowledge of the subject and ability to communicate effectively in a professional manner.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

■ Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University.