This module will introduce you to the key processes, tools, techniques, methodologies and issues associated with project management. You'll focus on the project lifecycle from initiation through to completion. You'll also study the tools, techniques and practices used, the role of the project manager, and the legal, ethical and global context of project management.

Develop your understanding of manufacturing and production engineering. You'll discover where and how computer simulation can benefit an organisation. You'll also examine its role in the design, planning and control of production systems. By the end of this module, you'll be able to identify the key elements of lean and agile engineering and recommend possible solutions to scenarios.

This module will provide the opportunity for you to develop a product, ideally for an external client. You’ll research, generate ideas, design, create, implement, and evaluate your product, reflecting on your own performance throughout the process. By the end of this module, you’ll be able to plan, design, build, test and evaluate a significant product to a professional standard.

This module will introduce you to management accounting and information systems theory and techniques. You’ll study the support systems for information management and the contribution of the accountant in providing information for decision-making and corporate control. You’ll also examine the wider social, legal, ethical and sustainability landscape in which engineering decisions are taken.

Discover the simulation tools available to engineers for building dynamic models of a factory or production system. You’ll have the opportunity to test “what if” scenarios to see what works in the real world. You’ll analyse data to improve product flow through a production process, investigating time, space, variability, and the complicated relationships within the system. This module will also include access to 3D environments, where you’ll represent real-world scenarios and rationalise your results, including the use of financial data and modelling.

Power electronics plays a great role in processing and controlling the flow of electric energy. It supplies voltages and currents that are optimally suitable for user loads. You'll gain a firm understanding of the application of solid-state electronics for the control and conversion of electric power.

Understand the basic principles of modern industrial networks that are built on variations of Ethernet over Transmissions Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). This module will introduce you to the historic standards in widespread use, TCP/IP networks using different data links, and physical layer protocols for specialist networks. By the end of this module, you’ll be able to critically analyse the design of proposed and actual networks to identify key security threats and areas of weakness.