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Undergraduate Course: Manufacturing Information Systems (MIS) 3 (MAEE09004)

Course Outline
School School of Engineering College College of Science and Engineering
Course type Standard Availability Available to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken) SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits 10
Home subject area Management (School of Engineering) Other subject area None
Course website None Taught in Gaelic? No
Course description The course introduces the principles of a 'Product Lifecycle' and assesses the implications of advanced enterprise-wide informtation systems for the organisation of product development and beyond. By drawing on original case study materials, video resources, and industrial guest speakers, the course explores the philosophies of Product Lifecycle Management and Product Data Management and examines the interactions between information technologies, organisation and product data.
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites None
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
King's BuildingsLaboratoryGroups 1 & 21-11 10:00 - 12:00
or 15:00 - 17:00
King's BuildingsLecture1-5 09:00 - 09:50
King's BuildingsLecture6-11 14:00 - 14:50
First Class Week 1, Monday, 09:00 - 09:50, Zone: King's Buildings. JCMB Teaching Studio TS1206
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of the module, students should be able to:

1. Understand/implement computer models of common engineering information types.

2. Understand the importance and be able to critcally discuss the role of management information systems for design, engineering and manufacturing.

3. Discuss and evaluate engineering data management issues across the extended enterprise.

4. Demonstrate an appreciation of the complex relationship between information systems and organisation.
Assessment Information
Assessment 1: essay (2,500 words) (55%)
Assessment 2: team-based presentation (30% - based on 15% for the presentation itself and 15% for the accompanying
slides)
Assessment 3: exercise (15%)
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus SYLLABUS
D'Adderio, L. 2004. Inside the Virtual Product. How Organisations Create Knowledge Through Software (Elgar)

ADDITIONAL TEXTBOOK
Stark J, Product Lifecycle Management: 21st Century Paradigm for Product Realisation (Springer)

LECTURE LIST
Lecture 1: Introduction and course outline
Lecture 2: Product Lifecycle and organisational structure
Lecture 3: Product Lifecycle Management philosophy, components and justification
Lecture 4: Enterprise Information Systems for Design and Manufacturing
Lecture 5: Workflow Management
Lecture 6: The role of quality management systems in PLM
Lecture 7: PLM and Knowledge Managment
Lecture 8: PLM, Product/Process Standardisation and Data Classification
Lecture 9: PLM and Product, Process and Organisational Integration
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
Keywords Product Lifecycle Management, Enterprise Information Systems, Virtual Technologies, Organisational K
Contacts
Course organiser Dr Luciana D'Adderio
Tel: (0131 6)51 3573
Email: L.D-Adderio@ed.ac.uk
Course secretary Miss Nicola Marshall
Tel: (0131 6)50 5687
Email: Nicola.Marshall@ed.ac.uk
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