- Department: Electronic Engineering
- Credit value: 20 credits
- Credit level: M
- Academic year of delivery: 2024-25
- See module specification for other years: 2023-24
This module introduces the principles, methods, and processes of sustainability from the engineering management perspective, with special focuses on sustainability concepts and theories; sustainable project management; product life cycles, circular economy and implementing strategies; tools; techniques; and processes for sustainable business improvement.
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Semester 1 2024-25 |
Subject content aims:
Discuss the connotation and theories regarding sustainability in engineering business management.
Critically evaluate social, environmental, and economic aspects of sustainability when planning and managing engineering projects, especially in key knowledge areas of stakeholder management, integration management, resource management, cost & value management, and quality management.
Apply the project management tools and techniques in solving sustainability problems in engineering project management.
Discuss how to address sustainability risks and opportunities from a strategic perspective.
Apply a practical guide to frameworks, standards, and guidelines that assist in implementing profitable sustainability strategies
Build a robust corporate sustainability strategy that gives a corporate comparative advantage
Graduate skills aims:
Capacity for analysis and synthesis representing differing strategic corporate sustainability/CSR practices appropriate to the different business environments.
Capability or applying knowledge in practice – demonstrate a capability in implementing the discipline knowledge and theories to strategic planning for corporate sustainability.
Project management stills – demonstrate a comprehensive and integrated understanding of the discipline knowledge in sustainable project management and utilize them to make decisions, solve practical problems and address strategic issues in sustainability.
Report writing skills.
Public speaking skills.
Research skills – through formative case study analysis and a summative assignment.
Critical evaluation skills – through critically evaluating contemporary debates and literature in sustainability in engineering management.
Critical thinking – being able to critically propose and articulate a new strategic approach and write a critical literature review on sustainability in engineering management.
Subject content learning outcomes
At the successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
Graduate skills learning outcomes
After successful completion of this module, students will be able to
Business imperative for sustainability
Theories regarding sustainability
Project management
Risk management and business opportunities
Sustainable project management: Integration management, stakeholder management, resource
Cost & Value management
Sustainable engineering design
Quality management
Waste management and recycling
Responsibilities of financial reporting and environmental management
CSR/Corporate sustainability, organizational performance, and competitiveness
Integrating sustainability into business culture, strategy, and marketing
Building sustainability tool kit and implementing a sustainability program
Frameworks, standards, and guidelines for corporate sustainability practitioners
Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 80 |
Oral presentation/seminar/exam | 20 |
None
There are two parts of the assessment:
Individual Report: worth 80% of the module mark
Students will work on a critical literature review on a self-selected or recommended topic related to sustainability in engineering management. They will also analyse an engineering firm’s sustainability practices and strategies, surrounding the triple-bottom line areas (i.e., economic, environmental, and social areas; focused area or multiple dimensions), and analyse the potential outcomes and related organizational performance.
Group presentation/seminar: Students will present a case study analysis on a topic related to sustainability in engineering management.
Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 100 |
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The School of PET aims to provide some form of feedback on all formative and summative assessments that are carried out during the degree programme. In general, feedback on any written work/assignments undertaken will be sufficient so as to indicate the nature of the changes needed in order to improve the work. The School will endeavour to return all assessment feedback as per the University's Policy on Assessment Feedback Turnaround Time, however, it is possible that exceptional circumstances may delay feedback. The School will endeavour to keep such delays to a minimum. Please note that any marks released are subject to ratification by the Board of Examiners and Senate. Meetings at the start/end of each term provide you with an opportunity to discuss and reflect with your supervisor on your overall performance to date.
Schwab, K. (2016) The Fourth Industrial Revolution, Geneva: World Economic Forum.
Allen, D. T. (2012). Sustainable engineering: concepts, design, and case studies.
Project Management Institute (2017) A guide to the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), 6th edition, Pennsylvania: PMI.
Turner, J.R. (2014) The handbook of project-based management, 4th ed., London: McGrawHill.
Crane, D. & Matten, D. (2010). Business Ethics: Managing corporate Citizenship and sustainability in the age of globalisation, Oxford Univ. Press.