S2

Definition
Knowledge of management techniques which may be used to achieve engineering objectives within that context.

Sub skills
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Assessment
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Benchmarks
CORE

Maths and Programming

Demonstrate the ability to design and implement simple programs. Test software solutions to practical problems against target specifications.

Software Engineering Project

Financial and QA procedures. Software engineering principles.

NON-CORE

Introduction to Business Management in Electronic Engineering

Prepare a business plan and Technical Appraisal report for a new product.

People in Technology-based Organisations

Analyse a technical company. Select the quality system appropriate to a new product. Design the specification for a technical person. Design an advertisement for a vacancy. Produce a marketing plan for a new product. Select the production system for a new product. Describe and analyse an organisation’s competitive environment.

Management and Marketing of Technology

Understand the place of technology management in the modern world. Analyse and critique a past technological innovation. Understand the change implications of a technological innovation on an organisation. Produce a marketing plan for a new technology based product or service.

Accounting & Finance

Describe and analyse the interaction between Costs, Volume and Profit in the context of product manufacture and apply CVP analysis techniques to financial decision making. Classify the different types of assets required within an organisation to enable it to trade. Describe qualitatively the difference between incremental and zero based budgeting and how budgets are constructed within organisations. Appraise the value to an organisation of an investment opportunity. Prepare a cash flow forecast and from it derive a Profit and Loss Account and Balance Sheet. Appraise the value to an organisation of an investment opportunity.

Relevant Higher Order Skills
Electrical Engineering