Objectives and General
Description
The
manufacturing industry is a key industry. Within this industry
challenging activities influencing competitiveness are connected
to radical new way of operation (digital business) and to new
products (extended products)
Traditional
engineering curricula to limited extend reflects the real needs
of the industry that faces problems of integrative nature across
the traditional disciplines, such as.
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Working
with digital tools for communication
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Working
in a multicultural environment
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Working
in interdisciplinary, multi-skill teams
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Sharing
of work tasks on a global and around the clock basis
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Working
in an virtual environment
GEM
is a project aiming at creating an international framework for a
Master degree curriculum in manufacturing strategy and
integrating competence in technology and business. The
Curriculum shall reflect the future needs of the manufacturing
industry.
The
main objectives of GEM are to:
Define
and understand the needs of the manufacturing industry for
training and education in manufacturing strategy on a global
basis to comply with the concept og digital business and
extended products.
Develop
a framework with detailed specifications for a manufacturing
strategy curriculum focusing both manufacturing and business
administration topics.
The
curriculum will be based on modern pedagogic approaches such as
defining cases of extended enterprises and use of multimedia and
Internet for delivery. It will allow flexibility to the learner
with respect to time and place for delivery of the learning
contents.
Curriculum
Structure
The
curriculum covers 7 different areas of knowledge. Each knowledge
area contains a number of courses.
Framework
for curriculum of Master in Manufacturing Strategy
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Degree
will cover a number of knowledge areas
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Student
will select courses from all knowledge areas as well as
write a dissertation
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Within
each knowledge area there may be compulsory courses and
electives
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Each
course is built from a number subjects, some of which may be
compulsory ans some may be elective
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Each
university may make its own implementation of the degree
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The
student is admitted for study at a university that awards
the degree
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The
participating universities may exchange courses according to
own policy
