2019/20 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

OENG5202M Decision Making for Engineering Managers

15 creditsClass Size: 150

Module manager: Dr Miljan Mikic
Email: M.Mikic@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: 1 Jan to 28 Feb (Adv pre 2223) View Timetable

Year running 2019/20

Pre-requisite qualifications

Students will have met the entry criteria for the Online MSc in Engineering Management

This module is not approved as an Elective

Module summary

Decision making is a key management function. Participants will obtain an understanding of the thinking processes that underlie their own and others’ judgement and decision making in individual and group decision making situations. Participants will gain knowledge processes of operations, risk and quality management and learn to recognise the judgmental errors and decision biases that commonly arise, and strategies for improving decision making within areas of operations, risk and quality management.

Objectives

The objective of this module is firstly to offer understanding of the thinking processes that underlie human judgement and decision making and then to analyse decision making process in the most common areas of engineering managers’ engagement – operations, quality and risk management. The module then focuses on strategies for improving engineering manager’s decisions in situations from simple daily activity to complex, strategic decisions.

Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this module students will be able to critically evaluate:
• the thinking processes which underlie participants own and others’ judgement and decision making, including System thinking and different types of errors / biases in human judgement/decision making and ways in which these can be overcome
• the understanding of the processes and selected techniques of operations, quality and risk management
• the use of structured decision aids designed to improve the quality of human decision making and ways to implement them within information context in areas of operations, quality and risk management
• individual and cultural differences and styles of decision making

Skills outcomes
Upon completion of this module students will be able to:
• Use decision making concepts and language to reflect upon and evaluate their own thinking/decision making processes and those of others around them
• make effective individual decisions and influence decision making in groups
• understand processes and selected tools of operations, risk and quality management

Syllabus

Introduction to decision research;
judgmental heuristics and biases and ways of de-biasing/improving judgement;
decision framing and prospect theory;
group decision making;
process of operations management, the role of operations manager, boundaries of the operations system
process and selected tools for quality management and qualitative/quantitative risk assessment and management, risk perception and communication;
structured approaches to decision aiding in areas of operations, quality and risk management

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
On-line Learning	7	1.00	7.00
Discussion forum	6	1.00	6.00
Independent online learning hours			28.00
Private study hours			109.00
Total Contact hours			13.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			150.00

Private study

Independent online learning refers to non-facilitated directed learning. Students will work through bespoke interactive learning resources and reflective activities in the VLE.
Private study refers to directed reading and self-directed research in support of learning activities and discussions, as well as in preparation for assessments.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Online learning materials will provide regular opportunity for students to check their understanding (for example through formative MCQs with automated feedback). Regular group activity embedded into learning will allow self and peer assessment providing opportunities for formative feedback from peers and tutors.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay	2500 word assignment	70.00
Presentation	Verbal presentation	20.00
Reflective log	500 word summary of weekly reflective log	10.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Resit format: failure on coursework would require students to attempt another question on the main assignment outline.

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 03/05/2018

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