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

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Engineering CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThe course introduces the principles of a 'Product Lifecycle' and assesses the implications of advanced enterprise-wide information 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.
Course description 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
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2016/17, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 10, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 20, Formative Assessment Hours 1, Summative Assessment Hours 10, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 57 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 50% essay
50% technical report
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
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.
Reading List
TEXTBOOK
Stark J, Product Lifecycle Management: 21st Century Paradigm for Product Realisation (Springer)
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills During the course the students will learn how to create a relational database.
KeywordsProduct Lifecycle Management,Enterprise Information Systems,Virtual Technologies,Organisational K
Contacts
Course organiserMr Farjam Eshraghian
Tel:
Email: F.Eshraghian@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Emily Rowan
Tel: (0131 6)51 7185
Email: Emily.Rowan@ed.ac.uk
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