Management and the Technology Professional

Management and the Technology Professional – B302

Academic year 2009/10

"We are like sailors who on the open sea must reconstruct their ship but are never able to start afresh from the bottom."
–by Austrian philosopher Otto Neurath (1882–1945)

Learning outcomes

Awareness of ethical, commercial and management issues in technology related professions.
Ability to evaluate multiple, and possibly conflicting, requirements such employment contracts, national legislation, professional codes of conduct and personal ethics.
Use and articulate a decision making process.

Assessments

Reflection and application of the unit learning outcomes will be assessed through coursework assignments and a final examination, both using case study question format.

The coursework contributed 40% to the unit mark. Written responses to to the case studies were submitted using the Mosaic website.
- Feedback of draft responses to case study 1
- Marks are available for case study 1
- Feedback of draft responses to case study 2
- Marks are available for case study 2
- Video of tutorial session to walk through a complete example of using the expected value criterion with a decision tree
- Case studies from previous academic years:
  - Coursework responses to the 2 case studies from the 2008/09 academic year
  - Coursework responses to the case study 1, case study 2 and case study 3 from the 2007/08 academic year
  - Sample answer for the Sony BMG music CD rootkit case study
  - Sample answer for the Protecting personal data case study
  - Theft of AOL membership data case study
  - Developing a new feature at Photobox case study
A 90 minutes end of unit examination contributes 60% to the unit mark.
- Exam marks are available
- 2009/10 exam paper
- Exam papers from previous academic years:

Notes from lectures

Suggestions for writing case study responses.
Decision making analysis with consideration for ethics, professional codes of conduct, intellectual property contracts and legislative frameworks.
Management and leadership skills for personal and professional development.
Financial analysis using interest and present values.
Risk analysis using maximin criterion, minimax regret criterion and expected value criterion.

Study resources

WRITING

ETHICS

CODES OF CONDUCT

UK LEGISLATION

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CONTRACTS

DATA AND STATISTICS

Unit lecturer

Please contact Chi Nguyen with questions or suggestions.