Admission and Unit Information - Master of Business (Engineering Management)

Much of a manager's and leader's role involves application of knowledge and skills in a particular industry or organisational context. Effective management requires diverse capabilities in analysis, research, problem-solving, information literacy, negotiation as well as influencing and interactive communication. Students will critically reflect on current theory and practice in leadership and management using interactive experiential approaches. The effectiveness of each manager's capacities to learn from experience across varied careers and contexts will be enhanced. Each student will undertake a self-development project taking into account their development needs in a work or industry context of their choice.

This unit introduces students to the philosophy, tools and techniques for effectively managing projects in an organisation. Learning activities focus particularly on case analysis; cases of success and of failure. Participants will be required to apply lessons from cases to real-world examples in ways that are relevant to their future careers. Topics include organisational strategy and project selection, identification of stakeholder needs, project definition, tools and techniques, human resource issues, team management, project planning ,developing networks, scheduling and control, resource allocation and control, cost analysis and budgetary control, and determinants of project success and project failure.

This unit comprises three modules that focus on the risk management, performance measurement, and quality systems. A framework for risk management is examined that will guide managers in developing risk management strategies in specific industries. Performance measurement and benchmarking provides firms, managers, and employees with a better understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of the organisation and its business processes. The quality systems module explores quality management principles, quality management systems, and the quality tools and techniques needed for creating customer value and improving competitiveness and organisational effectiveness. Students are required to select and study only two of the three modules.

This unit provides participants with an understanding of the diverse and complex issues surrounding the strategic management of technology. Special emphasis will be placed on the basic concepts and theories that will be needed to understand, anticipate, acquire, and use technology strategically for attaining a competitive edge in the market. The unit is of particular relevance to managers, engineers, technologists, and scientists who have, or will have, responsibilities for managing technological change and innovation.

This unit aims to provide a thorough understanding of principles, techniques, applications, strategies and processes of managing assets across various functional areas of organizations. It equips students with a practical knowledge of the latest assets and maintenance management techniques and tools through hands-on experience using an ERP system. The unit provides theoretical knowledge and skills in complete cycle of maintenance management: planning, procurement, repair, maintenance, replacement and disposal of facilities, equipment and materials. Knowledge and skills gained through lectures, case analyses and hands-on are able to contribute positively to managing a range of assets in the contemporary organisation.

This unit provides theoretical understanding of business process integration across key functional areas of manufacturing and service organisations. Business process integration is introduced through key process cycles including manufacturing, planning and control (MPC) in production planning, procurement cycle in purchasing and sales order processing in sales and distribution. Cross-integration of thses process cycles is also illustarted using applications such as supply chain management in ERP system environment. Business process integration is demonstrated using data, application and technical integration within an ERP system environment.

The main aim of this unit is to provide a theoretical understanding of the issues involved in the design and implementation of enterprise resource planning solutions. The broader topics include introduction to enterprise systems, the architecture of an enterprise system, building enterprise systems and development/deployment of enterprise wide solution using SAP ERP system.

The unit provides a framework for understanding management issues, business development and technology use and change in the areas of e-business and e-commerce management. This unit introduces students to various Internet technologies and e-business applications that companies need to address for creating new business opportunities in the fast changing global business environment. Students will develop an appreciation of how e-commerce of all kinds will define business and society in the twenty-first century. Students will learn to formulate e-business strategy for an organisation and understand security, privacy and public policy issues involved in e-business.

This unit introduces participants to operations management in a range of organisational and industry contexts. Operations management is an important element of business strategy and integral to both service and manufacturing sectors alike. Students will develop an appreciation of the latest trends in operations management and the applications currently adopted in organisations. They will also learn to apply quantitative techniques for analysing problems and providing recommended solutions. This unit provides an excellent foundation for further specialist study in operations management but also works well for students in general business programs.

The Business Internship is designed for students who want to gain industry experience and further their studies through a 10-week business internship. This Business Internship unit is based on a project style unit which requires students to undertake a research project in their chosen field whilst attending an industry based internship. These highly sought after internships will be filled on a competitive basis and will be arranged by the UWS Careers and Cooperative Education Unit (CCEU).

This unit engages the academy with commerce by integrating theory with secondary research to solve real-life business problems. Typically students choose a specific area of the discipline relevant to their graduate award and investigate a related problem at a workplace.