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ENGG5215: International Engineering Strategies and Operations (2019 - Semester 2)
| Unit: | ENGG5215: International Engineering Strategies and Operations (6 CP) |
| Mode: | Normal-Day |
| On Offer: | Yes |
| Level: | Postgraduate |
| Faculty/School: | School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |
| Unit Coordinator/s: |
Mr Currie, John
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| Session options: | Semester 2 |
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| Site(s) for this Unit: |
http://www.eng.usyd.edu.au/webnet/ENGG5215/index |
| Campus: | Camperdown/Darlington |
| Pre-Requisites: | None. |
| Brief Handbook Description: | This UoS is designed to introduce students to the global context of much of contemporary engineering and the consequent strategic and operational issues. It will address the nature, characteristics and variety of risks of global businesses, the opportunities and pressures for effective strategies, and the many management challenges in international business. In particular it will focus on Australian consulting, logistics and construction engineering firms that are operating on a global basis. |
| Assumed Knowledge: | Sound competence in all aspects of engineering, and some understanding of issues of engineering management and globalisation |
| Lecturer/s: |
Mr Currie, John
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| Timetable: | ENGG5215 Timetable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T&L Activities: | Tutorial: Tutorials Project Work - in class: Project/field work Independent Study: Research/independent study |
Learning outcomes are the key abilities and knowledge that will be assessed in this unit. They are listed according to the course goal supported by each. See Assessment Tab for details how each outcome is assessed.
(7) Project and Team Skills (Level 4)
1. Demonstrated competence in working effectively as member of a team, including managing conflict resolution, reflected in the successful design, management and completion of a major project
(6) Communication and Inquiry/ Research (Level 4)
2. The ability to search for, evaluate and apply relevant information from a wide range of sources to strategy and operations challenges of international engineering firms as demonstrated in a series of exercises
3. Superior written and verbal communication skills demonstrated through written reports and presentations designed for technical and general audiences
(5) Interdisciplinary, Inclusiveness, Influence (Level 4)
4. Knowledge of the forces shaping international engineering strategies and operations
(4) Design (Level 4)
5. The ability to analyse the strategies and operations of international engineering firms as demonstrated through presentations and reports
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| Assessment Description: |
* indicates an assessment task which must be repeated if a student misses it due to special consideration. There may be statistically defensible moderation when combining the marks from each component to ensure consistency of marking between markers, and alignment of final grades with unit outcomes. Late assignments will incur the following penalties: 5% per day up to 5 days; beyond 5 days the mark is zero. Simulation exercise: Management strategy and decision making Engineering Career Report: Global engineering career strategy Quiz - assessment of student learning Major Report: Case study of global engineering strategies Reflection Report: Learning from course |
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| Policies & Procedures: | See the policies page of the faculty website at http://sydney.edu.au/engineering/student-policies/ for information regarding university policies and local provisions and procedures within the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies. |
| Recommended Reference/s: |
Note: References are provided for guidance purposes only. Students are advised to consult these books in the university library. Purchase is not required.
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| Online Course Content: | All teaching, support and administrative material will be made available at http://www.eng.usyd.edu.au/webnet/ENGG5215/index |
Note that the "Weeks" referred to in this Schedule are those of the official university semester calendar https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
| Week | Description |
| Week 1 |
Lecture/Tutorial: Introduction to Globalisation Team formation |
| Week 2 |
Lecture/Tutorial: Global Buisness Strategies Introduction to Management Simulation Exercise |
| Week 3 | Other: Management Simulation Exercise Round 1 |
| Week 4 | Lecture/Tutorial: Coordination and control in international organisations |
| Week 5 | Other: Management Simulation Exercise Round 2 |
| Week 6 | Lecture/Tutorial: Global innovation management - R&D, technology development and acquisition, and outsourcing |
| Week 7 | Other: Management Simulation Exercise Round 3 |
| Week 8 | Lecture/Tutorial: Case Study - Global auto industry - 1 |
| Assessment Due: Engineering Career Report* | |
| Assessment Due: Quiz* | |
| Week 9 | Other: Management Simulation Exercise Round 4 |
| Week 10 | Lecture/Tutorial: Global auto industry - 2 |
| Week 11 | Other: Management Simulation Exercise Round 5 |
| Assessment Due: Major Report* | |
| Week 12 | Other: Feedback/Results from Management Simulation Exercise |
| Assessment Due: Reflection Report* |
Course Relations
The following is a list of courses which have added this Unit to their structure.
Course Goals
This unit contributes to the achievement of the following course goals:
| Attribute | Practiced | Assessed |
| (7) Project and Team Skills (Level 4) | No | 18.33% |
| (8) Professional Effectiveness and Ethical Conduct (Level 4) | No | 0% |
| (6) Communication and Inquiry/ Research (Level 4) | No | 34.58% |
| (5) Interdisciplinary, Inclusiveness, Influence (Level 4) | No | 32.08% |
| (3) Problem Solving and Inventiveness (Level 4) | No | 0% |
| (4) Design (Level 4) | No | 15% |
| (2) Engineering/ IT Specialisation (Level 4) | No | 0% |
These goals are selected from Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table 2018 which defines overall goals for courses where this unit is primarily offered. See Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table 2018 for details of the attributes and levels to be developed in the course as a whole. Percentage figures alongside each course goal provide a rough indication of their relative weighting in assessment for this unit. Note that not all goals are necessarily part of assessment. Some may be more about practice activity. See Learning outcomes for details of what is assessed in relation to each goal and Assessment for details of how the outcome is assessed. See Attributes for details of practice provided for each goal.
