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UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Module Specification Sheet (MSS)
Module Title: Engineering management II Module code: MECH
4205(5) Year: 2014 / 2015
Level 4 Semester 2 Module Type:
Core Pre-requisite module (PR): Nil
Resource Person(s): B.S.Toolsy UoM Credit
3
ECSA Credit
15.6
Weekly notional
hrs: 9.2 Name
Office
Email
Tel
B.S.Toolsy
Room 4.6
[email protected]
4037979
Prog Coord 1: Dr K. Elahee
Email: [email protected] Tel: 4541041 (7838)
Prog Coord 2: assoc Prof D. K.
Hurreeram
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 4541041 (7840)
Prog Coord 3: Assoc Prof S.
Venkannah
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 4541041 (7845)
Academic activities Lecture Tutorial Practical Assignment(s)
Others
1 2
Weekly Load 2 1 15 12
Multiplier, M 2 2 2 2
Classification of
Knowledge areas
Mathematics
(MS)
Basic Sciences
(BS)
Engineering
Sciences (ES)
Design &
Synthesis (DS)
Complementary
Studies (CS)
% 100%
Actual
ECSA
credit
15.6
ECSA
Exit Level
Outcomes
(marked
with an
x if assessed)
Problem
solving
Application
of
scientific
and
engineering
Knowledge
knowledge
Engineering
design and
synthesis
Investigations,
experiments
and data
analysis
Engineerin
g methods,
skills, tools
and IT
Professional
& technical
communicati
on
Impact of
engineeri
ng
activity
Individual, team
and
multidisciplinar
y work
Independen
t
learning
ability
Engineering
Professionalis
m
x x
Assessment details:
Exam: 70 %
Coursework: 30 %
Coursework details Examination details
Type No % Section:1
Test(s) 1 10% No. of questions to be answered: 5
Practical(s) Multiple Choice Questions: Nil
Assignment(s) 2 10 % + 10 % Compulsory Questions (if any):
Nil
Others Paper Duration: 2 hrs
Prepared by
Name Mr B. S. Toolsy
Signature
Date
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Module Details
1. Aims
The main aims of this module are:
to impart to students the fundamentals of key leadership and
management skills in the practice of engineering functions
(irrespective of the type of organization) and
entrepreneurs (if they are planning to set up their own
businesses). These skills are
often looked with secondary consideration by engineering
students.
to impart to students the non-engineering skills that an
engineering manager requires in the practice of its work
to impart them the notion of ethics and professionalism required
in engineering tasks/projects and whilst dealing with
non-engineering people
to help them to reflect on past working experiences from a
managerial standpoint and improve their readiness for their future
working environment and work culture.
to help understand the impact of engineering activities on the
human, social, physical and business environment
to sensitize on the fact that engineering works involve lots of
management processes
2. Outline Syllabus
Human Resource Management: Evolution of Management, Types of
leadership, Motivation, Recruitment, Training and Development,
Evaluation, Control and
Reward System.
Industrial Relations & Law: Industrial Disputes and
Discipline, Workers bargaining power and participation;
Introduction to Marketing: The marketing Environment, Customer
buying behaviour, Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning, The 4 Ps
of Marketing;
Contracts & Tendering.
3. Module Learning Outcomes
Having studied this module, the students should be able to:
understand the impact of leadership on the performance of a
department or organization, while considering future business
challenges
identify leadership deficiencies and initiate programmes for
enhancing leadership skills
apply relevant situation leadership skills to different work
situations
recognize the type of work culture in different organizations
and the impacts (both positive and negative) on the future of the
organisation
understand the importance of strategic human resource management
for building the competitive advantage of an organization
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understand the human resource management processes and the human
resource functions of any manager
understand the importance of occupational health and safety,
identify areas for improvement (especially for improving working
conditions of team members or staff
or workers) and initiate a risk assessment
understand the importance of labour-management cooperation for
improving and quality of work / processes
understand the key requirements of Occupational Health and
Safety 2005, Employment Rights Act 2008 and Employment Relations
Act 2008
understand the importance of professional ethics and codes of
conduct in the practice of engineering, identify ethical issues and
analyse situations with ethical dilemmas
identify key requirement for marketing an engineering product /
service
develop marketing strategic options and marketing plans
exercise judgement on issues regarding ethics and understand the
different facets of professional behaviour in the world of work
understand the request for proposal / tendering / public
procurement processes and the key elements of making proposals
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4. Module Map
Note: Lectures will be held on Tuesdays (14 30 16 00) and
Wednesdays (15 00 16 30) in Room 1.16. Handouts will be sent in
advance and students have to read and prepare for discussions in
lectures.
Period
(Week) Total
Hr(s) Lecture Main Topics
Tasks/practicals/assignment/
reading material(s)
Knowledge Areas
Mathematics Basic
Science
Engineering
Science
Design &
Synthesis
Complementary
Studies
1 3 9 Leadership :
Organisation and Management
The different roles of top management, middle management,
supervisors and operators
Excellence framework
The need for leadership to better high performing
organisations
Types of leadership
Competencies
Leader v/s managers
Key tools of leaders
Leaders of change
Situational leadership skills
Group assignment on the identification type of leadership,
leadership deficiencies, work
culture, assessment of ethics and
professionalism and
recommendations for
improvement for the organization
/ specific department in which the
student undertook his/her
industrial training
Group exercise on the advantages and disadvantages of
different
types of leadership
Case studies / group work on the application of situational
leadership skills
4 3 Ethics and professionalism :
Difference between personal ethics and professional ethics
New trends in engineering ethics and the linkage with new
technologies
Different engineering codes of practice
Group exercise on identifying breaches of ethics and
professionalism in case studies
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Understand the role of engineers in advancing the welfare of
society
5 8 12 Human resource management :
The four types of work culture
People as an organization
The importance of human resource management
Changing roles of human resource management
HRM v/s personnel management
Strategic human resource management
The context of HRM
HRM processes
HR functions
HR cycle
HR planning
Exercise on identifying the work
culture in identifying the work culture
in previous organisation where the
students have conducting their
industrial training or working and
identifying the advantages and
disadvantages of each work culture
Group excercise to understand the
difference between personnel
managment and human resource
management and the human resource
management cycle
Group exercise on writing a job
description and specification
Group assignment on advising a new
company XYZ (manufacturing metal
sheet products) on the implementation
of systems, procedures, equipments
and certifications to comply with:
Occupational Health and Safety Act 2005
Employment Rights Act 2008
Employment Relations Act 2008
Code of ethics
9 3 Health and safety
10 3 Motivation theories :
Maslow theory, Mcgregors Theory X and Y, Herzbergs hygiene and
motivational factors, Vrooms Expectancy Theory
Industrial relations :
Industrial relations v/s employment relations
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11 13 9
Marketing :
What is marketing?
Marketing mix and the customer
Marketing myopia
Market segmentation
Consumer behaviour
Consumer buying process
Targeting and positioning
Group exercise on the difference
between selling and marketing, the
market research elements for
marketing an engineering solution
Group exercise on the process of
organisational buying
Group on the development of a
marketing plan
Test on writing an Executive
Summary for a marketing plan
14 3 Test
15 - 16 6
Contract and tendering :
What is a Request for Proposal?
How to develop a proposal or bid document?
Introduction to contract procurement processes in Mauritius
Group exercise on understanding a
tendering document and on the
decision process for developing a
proposal
TOTAL 48
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5. Essay(s)/Assignment(s)/Practical(s)
Title Maximum Marks Last Submission Date
1. Group assignment on the identification type of
leadership, leadership deficiencies, work culture,
assessment of ethics & professionalism and
recommendations for improvement for the organization
/ specific department in which the student undertook
his/her industrial training
100 18 February 2015
2. Group assignment on advising a new company XYZ
(manufacturing metal sheet products) on the
implementation of systems, procedures, equipments
and certifications to comply with:
Occupational Health and Safety Act 2005
Employment Rights Act 2008
Employment Relations Act 2008 Engineering code of ethics
100 8 April 2015
Note:
No late submission is allowed. Deadlines should be
respected.
There will be a peer review for the two group assignment where
each student will have to assess individually the contribution of
his / her respective team members. Groups may also be called
for
presentation of their assignment.
6. Recommended books/journals/websites Antonakis J. (2004), The
Nature of Leadership
Armstrong M. (2009), A Handbook of Human Resource Management
Practice, 10th Edition
ASME (2003), The ASME Professional Practice Curriculum
Council of Registered Professional Engineers - Engineering code
of practice
Harris C. E, Pritchard M. S., Rabins M. J. (2009), Engineering
Ethics: concepts and cases, Wasworth Cengage Learning, fouth
edition.
Philip Kotler & Kevin Lane Keller, Marketing Management 12th
Edition
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7. **Exit Level Outcomes (ELOs)
ECSA Exit Level
Outcome
Where is outcome
assessed ?
How is Exit level Outcome assessed? What is satisfactory
performance?
7: Impact of Engineering
activity
Learning outcome:
Demonstrate critical
awareness of the impact of
engineering activity on the
social, industrial and
physical environment.
One group assignment on
human resource
management,
occupational safety,
health and industrial
relations
One test (individual) on
writing the Executive
Summary or one-pager
for a marketing plan
The students are assessed through one assignment, one test
and
examinations as per the MSS.
The group assignment will provide an engineering situation
where
the students will be assessed on their capabilities to
analyse
critically the impacts of engineering activities on human
resource
management, occupational safety and health, industrial
relations
and legal compliance and make feasible recommendations on
the
implementation of systems and procedures to improve the
organization and its impacts on its different stakeholders.
In the test, the students will be evaluated on their
capabilities to
develop an attractive executive summary or one-pager to
persuade
stakeholders to invest in a new technology which will enhance
the
welfare of society and environmental compliance.
In the group assignment, the students should
demonstrate that they have conducted a holistic
evaluation of the different impacts of engineering
activities through thorough consultation of rules and
regulation and relevant standards and devised
systems and procedures to improve the organisation.
In the test, the students should demonstrate that they
understand the benefits of the new technologies on
the welfare of society and environment and they can
use marketing techniques to convince stakeholders
on these benefits.
10: Engineering
Professional
Learning outcome:
Demonstrate critical
awareness of the need to
act professionally and
ethically and to exercise
judgment and take
responsibility within own
limits of competence.
One group assignment on
Leadership and
professional ethics
industrial relations and
ethics & professionalism
The group assignment will assess their capability to analyse
organizational leadership and the management of ethical
issues
and devise programmes / charters for enhancing leadership
skills,
ethical and professional behaviours and relationships within
and
between internal and external stakeholders
The students have analysed thoroughly the leadership
and management of ethics of the organization
through the use of a sound data collection and have
been able to develop relevant measures for
enhancing leadership and ethical relations.
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8. Additional Information
Health & Safety Issues
1. Students have to strictly abide by the general health &
safety issues prevailing on the university campus.
2. Students are reminded that they have to be very conversant
with the specific health and safety precautionary measures for each
laboratory.
3. Students have to maintain their respective health and safety
gears in good condition at all times.
4. For further information on health and safety regulations in
force at the University of Mauritius, please visit the following
webpage:
http://mysites.uom.ac.mu/uomintranet/safetyNhealth/safetyAndHealthmanual_students.pdf
