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Postgraduate Course: Innovation Design and Manufacturing Management (IDCORE) (PGEE11097)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Engineering CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typePlacement AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThe aim of this course would be to give students an understanding of the entrepreneurial process and of how product design and manufacturing can be managed.
An overview of the entrepreneurial process and an analysis of relevant existing businesses will be undertaken including aspects of Finance, Marketing and Intellectual Property. In studying the operation of businesses involved in manufacturing engineering goods study will be undertaken in Design Management and in the use of Management Information Systems and Product Lifecycle Management systems. Manufacturing management will be analysed by studying widely used methods in supply chain and inventory management.
Course description 5 daily topics:
The Business and its products/services
Describing Markets
Business Strategy / IP
Forecasting sales
Identifying resource requirements / Sources of Investment
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Full Year
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Learning and Teaching Activities
Assessment (Further Info) Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Assessment Methods
Additional Information (Assessment) 100% Assignment based on the preparation of an outline business plan.
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
Upon course completion students will have;
1. an understanding of the entrepreneurial process with its
various components,
2. an understanding of the role and importance of
entrepreneurship in the modern economy,
3. a knowledge of the operation of commonly used
methods for managing design and product information,
4. the ability to critically evaluate entrepreneurial ventures
from the point of view of entrepreneurs, investors and
government,
5. the ability to analyse manufacturing organisations,
6. understand the complexity of managing supply chains,
7. the ability to go through an entrepreneurial process that
culminates in the production of a business plan.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsOffshore Renewable Energy,Professional Doctorate
Contacts
Course organiserDr Frank Mill
Tel: (0131 6)50 5673
Email: Frank.Mill@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Stephen Graham
Tel: (0131 6)51 7213
Email: Stephen.Graham@ed.ac.uk
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