MSc/PgDipMSc/PgDipinin

IntegratedIntegratedProductProduct

DevelopmentDevelopment

Faculty of EngineeringUniversity of Malta

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ProductProductEngineeringEngineering

ProductProductEngineeringEngineering ManufacturingManufacturing

EngineeringEngineering

ManufacturingManufacturingEngineeringEngineering

EngineeringEngineeringManagementManagement

EngineeringEngineeringManagementManagement

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For further information please For further information please contact:contact:Dr Ing. Jonathan C. Borg Dr Ing. Jonathan C. Borg MSc IPD Course Co-ordinatorMSc IPD Course Co-ordinatorFaculty of EngineeringFaculty of EngineeringUniversity of Malta University of Malta Msida MSD 06Msida MSD 06Malta, EuropeMalta, EuropeTel: (+00356) 2340 2061Tel: (+00356) 2340 2061Fax: (+00356) 2134 3577Fax: (+00356) 2134 3577Email: jjborg@eng.um.edu.mtEmail: jjborg@eng.um.edu.mt

Course ContentCourse Content Funding & Applying ?Funding & Applying ?

IIn today’s competitive environment, if you are a n today’s competitive environment, if you are a manager/entrepreneur or an engineer/scientist manager/entrepreneur or an engineer/scientist who wishes to achieve or increase success in an who wishes to achieve or increase success in an industry that involves the making or altering of a industry that involves the making or altering of a physical product, it has become essential that physical product, it has become essential that you acquire a broad and in-depth expertise in the you acquire a broad and in-depth expertise in the various aspects of product development. Indeed, various aspects of product development. Indeed, the modern approach in today’s industry is that the modern approach in today’s industry is that of of Integrated Product DevelopmentIntegrated Product Development, or , or IPDIPD, , where where allall of the aspects of product function and of the aspects of product function and design, of product materials and manufacturing, design, of product materials and manufacturing, of product use and environmental impact, of of product use and environmental impact, of product marketing and costing, and of product marketing and costing, and of entrepreneurship and business management are entrepreneurship and business management are linked into a linked into a single disciplinesingle discipline that is targeted that is targeted towards optimising overall performance and towards optimising overall performance and degree of success. degree of success.

FFor this purpose, the Faculty of Engineering of or this purpose, the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Malta has designed a Masters the University of Malta has designed a Masters program in program in Integrated Product DevelopmentIntegrated Product Development, , built on the three fundamental pillars of built on the three fundamental pillars of Product Product EngineeringEngineering, , Manufacturing EngineeringManufacturing Engineering, , andand Engineering ManagementEngineering Management.. This program This program blends together all of the major topics of IPD, blends together all of the major topics of IPD, and even allows the candidate an element of and even allows the candidate an element of specialisation in any one of these three pillars specialisation in any one of these three pillars within the program itself. Whether you are a within the program itself. Whether you are a freshly graduated engineer or scientist, or have freshly graduated engineer or scientist, or have already achieved experience in industry, or even already achieved experience in industry, or even if you are a manager in a technical environment, if you are a manager in a technical environment, or an aspiring or seasoned entrepreneur, then or an aspiring or seasoned entrepreneur, then this program is intended to fortify your skills and this program is intended to fortify your skills and to maximise your performance and success in to maximise your performance and success in industry.industry.

Why IPD ?Why IPD ?

IIf you possess a second class honours f you possess a second class honours Bachelors degree in Bachelors degree in EngineeringEngineering or or ScienceScience, or equivalent qualifications , or equivalent qualifications approved by Senate, you are eligible to approved by Senate, you are eligible to apply. You can opt to register for either a apply. You can opt to register for either a Postgraduate DiplomaPostgraduate Diploma or or Master of Science Master of Science degree degree in Integrated Product Development.in Integrated Product Development.

Maltese applicants are reminded that as Maltese applicants are reminded that as stated in the 2005 Budget there will be a stated in the 2005 Budget there will be a 200% tax exemption on ‘wages and study 200% tax exemption on ‘wages and study fees paid by employers on behalf of fees paid by employers on behalf of employees studying for a Masters or a PhD’.employees studying for a Masters or a PhD’.

FFor this IPD course, participants will benefit from or this IPD course, participants will benefit from the expertise of academic staff member of both the expertise of academic staff member of both the the Faculty of EngineeringFaculty of Engineering and also the and also the Faculty of Economics, Management & Faculty of Economics, Management & Accountancy Accountancy as reflected in the course content. as reflected in the course content. Participants will take Participants will take compulsorycompulsory study units in study units in allall of the of the IPDIPD pillars and select further pillars and select further electiveselectives to to suit their own needs from these 3 areas.suit their own needs from these 3 areas.

CompulsoryCompulsory Fundamentals of Product DevelopmentFundamentals of Product Development Materials Engineering in Products and ProcessesMaterials Engineering in Products and Processes Product Modeling and SimulationProduct Modeling and SimulationElectivesElectives Nano and Micro TechnologiesNano and Micro Technologies Product Quality Engineering ManagementProduct Quality Engineering Management Safety Engineering in Products and SystemsSafety Engineering in Products and Systems

CompulsoryCompulsory Lean and Agile ManufacturingLean and Agile Manufacturing Advanced Manufacturing Processes and MethodologiesAdvanced Manufacturing Processes and Methodologies Tool Design and ManufactureTool Design and ManufactureElectivesElectives Industrial Automation and RoboticsIndustrial Automation and Robotics Surface EngineeringSurface Engineering Environmental Engineering in Product DevelopmentEnvironmental Engineering in Product Development

CompulsoryCompulsory Principles and Practices of ManagementPrinciples and Practices of Management Financial Control in Product DevelopmentFinancial Control in Product Development Organizational BehaviourOrganizational BehaviourElectivesElectives Technology EntrepreneurshipTechnology Entrepreneurship Introduction to Industrial EconomicsIntroduction to Industrial Economics Managing Supply ChainsManaging Supply Chains

Research ProjectResearch Project