Business Management and Enterprise

Overview

Business organization and structures, Business modelling, Business strategy, PESTLE/SWOT Analyses. Market research, Financial/ Management accounting, financial analysis, costs and revenues, budgeting, capital raising. Law and ethics for engineers, professional negligence, and ethical principles for professional engineers. Leadership, motivation, and communication styles. Current trends and perspectives on business and enterprise with guest lectures.

Learning Objectives

Identify and analyse ethical concerns and make reasoned ethical choices informed by professional codes of conduct

Apply knowledge of engineering management principles, commercial context, project and change management, and relevant legal matters including intellectual property rights

Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader of a team. Evaluate effectiveness of own and team performance

Skills

Apply their skills in communication, information retrieval, working with others and the effective use of general IT facilities

Participate effectively in the operation of a team and collaborate effectively with members of the team

Deliver a report and presentation that succeeds in communicating a series of points effectively

Assessment

Portfolio of assignment deliverables, including presentation