Management and Professional Practice
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| AERO3000 | School of Aerospace | 3 | 20 | Spring China |
- Code
- AERO3000
- School
- School of Aerospace
- Level
- 3
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Spring China
Summary
This module covers elements of professional practice that are essential to aerospace engineers, including topics such as:
• Health and Safety
• Ethics
• Contract Law
• Financial Project Evaluation
• Innovation and New Technology
• New Business Formation
• LEAN
• Quality Management
• Operations Management, Planning and Control
• Management of People
• Fundamentals of Airworthiness and Air Law
• Fundamentals of Aviation Safety
• Lessons learned from Air Accidents
• Certification Process
• Licensing and Approvals
• Initial and Continuing Airworthiness Management
• Reliability and Availability
• Maintenance and Maintainability
• Failure Modes
• Human Factors and Human Reliability
This list represents the typical scope of this module. Note that the content might vary from year to year depending on availability of guest speakers, opportunities for new topics and feedback from staff and/or students. Not all of the listed topics will necessarily be offered in any given year and some topics might be grouped together.
Target Students
Target Students: Students must be on one of the Aerospace Engineering
Classes
- Two 2-hour lectures each week for 12 weeks
Assessment
- 25% Coursework 1
- 25% Inclass Exam 1 (Written)
- 50% Exam 1 (2-hour)
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
On completion of this module the students should, in an aerospace context:• Understand how projects are selected and financially evaluated;• Be able to construct and monitor the elements of an engineering or business programme;• Have an ability to identify and manage risks and quality issues in the industrial and business context.• Have an understanding of the basics of English Law;• understand airworthiness and certification within the supporting legal framework.Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students will be able to:
LO1 – Understand the basis of modern techniques of Project, Programme and Quality Management.
LO2 - Explain how to develop, monitor and deliver a technical programme within ethical, commercial and legal constraints.
LO3 - Understand the origin and importance of business risk, technical risk and safety risk.
LO4 - Demonstrate the ability to understand Explain the principles and obligations associated with Contract Law.
LO5 - Understand the importance of airworthiness and explain the legal and regulatory framework that applies to aircraft and engines