MSc (Eng) Engineering, Technology and Business Management
Year 1
(Award available for year: Master of Science)
Learning outcomes
PG CertificateAchievement for the PG Certificate students should have shown some evidence of being able:- to demonstrate a graduate level understanding of some concepts, information or techniques relevant to engineeringtechnology or business management;- to exercise generic and subject-specific intellectual abilities;- to evaluate current issues, research and advanced scholarship in some aspects of engineering technology or businessmanagement.PG DiplomaAchievement for the PG Diploma students should have shown some evidence of being able:- to demonstrate a graduate level understanding of various concepts, information or techniques at the forefront ofengineering technology and business management;- to exhibit a degree of mastery in the exercise of generic and subject-specific intellectual abilities;- to demonstrate an understanding of some techniques applicable to their own research or scholarship within the engineeringtechnology and business management fields;- to evaluate current issues, research and advanced scholarship in aspects of engineering technology or businessmanagement.MScOn completion of the programme students should have shown evidence of being able:- to demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of concepts, information and techniques at the forefront of of engineeringtechnology and business management;- to exhibit mastery in the exercise of generic and subject-specific intellectual abilities;- to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of techniques applicable to their own research or advanced scholarship inengineering technology and business management;- to take a proactive and self-reflective role in working and to develop professional relationships with others;- proactively to formulate ideas and hypotheses and to develop, implement and execute plans by which to evaluate these;- critically and creatively to evaluate current issues, research and advanced scholarship in engineering technology andbusiness management.
Transferable (key) skills
Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma and MSc students will have had the opportunity to acquire the followingabilities as defined in the modules studied:- the skills necessary to undertake a higher research degree and for employment in a higher capacity in industry orprofessional practice;- evaluating their own achievement and that of others;- self direction and effective decision making in complex and unpredictable situations;- independent learning and the ability to work in a way which ensures continuing professional development;- critically to engage in the development of professional/disciplinary boundaries and norms
Assessment
PG Certificate, PG Diploma and MScAchievement for the PG Certificate, PG Diploma and MSc will be assessed by methods including written examinations,project work, practical reports and oral examinations in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules studied andwill involve the achievement of the students in:- evidencing an ability to conduct independent enquiry into topics in engineering technology or business management;- demonstrating the ability to apply breadth or depth of knowledge to some specialist areas of electronic/electricalengineering technology or business management, decision-making or innovation.