2019/20 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

ELEC5885M Engineering, Technology and Business Management Project

45 creditsClass Size: 60

Module manager: Dr. Taisir Elgorashi
Email: T.E.H.Elgorashi@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: 1 Jan to 30 Sep View Timetable

Year running 2019/20

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

To carry out a detailed study of an emerging technology in electronic/electrical engineering, communications engineering, or a related discipline, from different business perspectives including the innovation management, supply chain management, and consumer perception aspects.

Learning outcomes
By the end of this module, students should have an in-depth understanding of the business principles and commercial drivers which influence technology development and determine the success or otherwise of commercial technology ventures.

Syllabus

Students should identify a commercial technology challenge, which may be, for example: a single product innovation venture; a business development built around a core enabling technology; a fundamental change to an existing market caused by a disruptive technology, by resourcing issues, or by legislative changes; or the evolution of a high technology market in response to economic, cultural or other shifts.
Students should collect relevant data on both the technical and business aspects of their study, e.g., market statistics and specific case studies. Relevant legislation, including intellectual property law, contract law, standards and environmental laws, should be considered.
The final reporting of the project should demonstrate that academic principles from both engineering and business have been applied to the study; that a sufficiently comprehensive and unbiased set of data has been collected; that the analysis of data has been objective; and that this analysis has resulted in a clear set of conclusions.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	2	1.00	2.00
Tutorial	20	1.00	20.00
Private study hours			428.00
Total Contact hours			22.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			450.00

Private study

In addition to the supporting lectures, students will have meetings with an academic (staff) supervisor. It is expected that there will be an opportunity for students to meet their supervisor an average of once per fortnight for the duration of the project. However, the format and frequency of these meetings will be arranged between the staff member and the student.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Students will receive feedback on their progress during meetings with their academic supervisor.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Report	Interim report 4000 words	20.00
Report	Final report 8000 words	40.00
Presentation	Final Viva	30.00
Tutorial Performance	Supervisor's assessment of progress, initiative and achievement	10.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Re-sits for ELEC modules are subject to the rules in the School’s Code of Practice on Assessment. Students should be aware that, for some modules, a re-sit may only be conducted on an internal basis (with tuition) in the next academic session.

Reading list

There is no reading list for this module

Last updated: 30/04/2019

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