MECHENG 752 : Technology Management
Engineering
2023 Semester One (1233) (15 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
MECHENG 752 is a paper offered to final year and postgraduate students. It introduces students to "real world" problems and provides them with a solid understanding and hands-on experience of Process Innovation and Technology Management in an industrial setting. Providing experiences that extend beyond more traditional university courses, the paper is an excellent chance for students that want to challenge and extend their perceptions of the environment that contemporary New Zealand manufacturing and logistics businesses are facing.
Capabilities Developed in this Course
| Capability 1: | Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice |
| Capability 2: | Critical Thinking |
| Capability 3: | Solution Seeking |
| Capability 4: | Communication and Engagement |
| Capability 5: | Independence and Integrity |
Learning Outcomes
- Understand and apply basic technology management methods, e.g. value chain analysis, definitions of technology and innovation; (Capability 1.1, 2.2, 4.1 and 4.2)
- Develop project proposal and management skills suck as how to write a professional project proposal, identification of project scope and objectives; project management technology (Capability 1.1, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 and 5.1)
- Understand business analysis and strategic technology management: business analysis methodologies, strategic view of technology, vision, and strategy, strategic plan of technology and innovation; (Capability 1.1, 4.1 and 5.2)
- Understand and apply the principles of Industry 4.0 – the 4th Industrial Revolution, e.g. Cyber-physical systems (CPS) and Internet of Things (IoT); (Capability 1.1, 3.1 and 4.2)
- Understand and apply approaches to process improvement, what/how to improve, process mapping, value stream mapping and theory of constraints (Capability 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 and 3.2)
- Understand and apply the basics of technology design and development: customer requirement analysis, technology selection, design and development solutions, system testing, and implementation (Capability 1.1, 2.1, 3.1 and 5.2)
Assessments
| Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | 15% | Group Coursework |
| Reports | 40% | Group & Individual Coursework |
| Presentation | 15% | Individual Coursework |
| Test | 30% | Individual Coursework |
| 4 types | 100% |
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Workload Expectations
This course is a standard 15 point course.
During a typical teaching week, there will be 2 hours of lectures, 2 hours of tutorials. For the 12 teaching weeks, this totals 48 hours. Since the course as a whole represents approximately 150 hours of study, that leaves a total of 102 hours across the entire semester for independent study, e.g. reading, reflection, preparing for, and completing assessments. This means that you can expect roughly 8-9 hours of independent study, and teamwork (if working on a project) per week, acknowledging that the workload will be higher toward the end of the semester compared to the early part of the semester.
Delivery Mode
Campus Experience
Attendance is at least 4 hours at scheduled activities including lectures/tutorials to complete components of the course.
Lectures will be available as recordings. Other learning activities including tutorials will not be available as recordings.
The course will not include live online events including group discussions/tutorials.
Attendance on campus is required for the test.
The activities for the course are scheduled as a standard weekly timetable.
Learning Resources
Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).
Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.
Health & Safety
Students are expected to adhere to the guidelines outlined in the Health and Safety section of the Engineering Undergraduate Handbook.
Student Feedback
At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.
Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.
Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.
- The tutorial session on Tuesday with my group supervisor. This was a valuable opportunity to get one–on–one feedback.
- The weekly meeting with the industry contact gave us good direction and advice
- Dealing with industry was interesting. Working in a group for the whole semester was also unique.
- scheduled meetings, the time slot means no one can claim to have other courses going on
- Final report.
- the lectures themselves were uninteresting and a lot of the content seemed unrelated to the project
- the industry contacts treat us and the project like after thoughts. We sent 2 follow up emails a week for 10 weeks, as well as asking in our weekly meetings and only received the necessary data just days before our final report submission.
- I felt like the projects weren't necessarily equal. Some teams had purely research based projects while others had a physical component to it as well.
- Also, it was pretty unclear what was expected in reports. I understand that all projects are different and it's hard to communicate whats actually required, but I think releasing an exemplar or more clear marking rubrics would've been more helpful.
Academic Integrity
The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against online source material using computerised detection mechanisms.
Class Representatives
Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.
Inclusive Learning
All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.
Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz
Special Circumstances
If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.
If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.
This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.
Learning Continuity
In the event of an unexpected disruption, we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and course assessment continues to meet the principles of the University’s assessment policy. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator/director, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the university website for information about how to proceed.
Student Charter and Responsibilities
The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.
Disclaimer
Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.
In this course students may be asked to submit coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. In exceptional circumstances changes to elements of this course may be necessary at short notice. Students enrolled in this course will be informed of any such changes and the reasons for them, as soon as possible, through Canvas.