EG4524: BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT ESSENTIALS (2022-2023)

Last modified: 31 Jul 2023 11:19

Course Overview

The course aims to provide students with a broad ranging introduction to wide variety business and management topics which should enable them to perform more effectively as graduate engineers and more senior roles were they are likely to have broader ranging responsibilities.

The course is aimed primarily at undergraduate students studying for Engineering degree but available to others.

Course Details

Study Type	Undergraduate	Level	4
Term	Second Term	Credit Points	15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus	Aberdeen	Sustained Study	No
Co-ordinators	Sorry, we don't have a record of any course coordinators.

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

Programme Level 4
Any Undergraduate Programme
Engineering (EG)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

PC4002 Business and Management Essentials (Passed)

Are there a limited number of places available?

Course Description

The course aims to provide a brief introduction to a variety of business and management topics.

The course will include the following topics

· Leadership, Teamwork and Motivation

· Supply Chain Management

· Economics

· Organisational design

· Accounting

· Law (Contract and Competition)

· Intellectual Property & Licensing

· Human Resource Management (Recruitment and induction for a team leader’s perspective)

· Professional skills (Time Management, Presenting, Communicating, Negotiation)

· Ethics

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

There are no assessments for this course.

Formative Assessment