Management Science for Engineers

Learning Outcomes

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• use problem-solving skills;
• use quantitative modelling approaches;
• use rational analytic skills.

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• evaluate the outcome of the MS approaches with respect to sensitivity and uncertainty.
• apply MS in practical contexts in a considered manner;
• apply a number of the core MS approaches;

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Use of spreadsheets to solve mathematical programming problems.

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• the nature of MS, its history and the context of its contribution to management;
• the practical use of MS approaches.
• the range of techniques, tools, models, methods and approaches;

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Worksheet

• Assessment Type: Formative
• Feedback: Students are set worksheets each week to study independently. During small group classes the students get feedback on the worksheets and have the opportunity to ask questions. For some weeks work is taken in and marked.
• Final Assessment: No
• Group Work: No

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.