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Module Title	Organisation and Management
School	School of Engineering
Department	Elec, Elec & Sys Engineering
Module Code	04 01893
Module Lead	Dr Simon Steiner
Level	Honours Level
Credits	10
Semester	Semester 1
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Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-40 hours Guided independent study-60 hours Total: 100 hours
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Description	This module examines the organisation and management of businesses - from commercial/retail through to industrial/production. Business organisation and finance; financial analysis, marketing, sales and forecasting; inventory and production management; quality systems, management and process control.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module the student should be able to: Describe the types of business organisation, their financing and their management; Use balance sheets, profit and loss accounts and financial control data for management and pricing; Demonstrate an understanding of the marketing, sales and forecasting processes; Use the principles of inventory management and production planning and control; Describe the concepts of TQM, understand quality systems, design standards and the costs of quality; Set up and interpret variables control charts for process control and capability. .
Assessment	01893-01 : Coursework : Coursework (15%) 01893-02 : Examination : Exam (Centrally Timetabled) - Written Unseen (85%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	One 2-hour unseen exam in the May/June exam period. Answer three questions out of four. (85%)Group presentations (15%). Presentation materials uploaded by groups of students will be assessed. A small element of this assessment (5%) will be based on peer assessment of the contributions of group members, moderated by the lecturer.
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