MBA MBA (Business Leadership and Practice)

This module will teach you how to use critical economic analysis for business decision making and strategy development, within a social framework. You will gain knowledge of relevant business and economic theory and how to apply that knowledge in a practical environment. The skills and academic knowledge developed in this module will constitutes one of the pillars that underpin the Business Practice Project which is key to successfully completion of the programme. You will be introduced economic decision making and how to apply business economic theories to analyse markets. You will learn how to make optimal decisions using marginal analyse. After study the module, you will be able to understand the macroeconomic environment of business and how the macroeconomic environment impacts on individual business decision making.

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A business adds value through its operations, which today are typically highly dependent on the linking together organisations within the value network, connect with customers, improve delivery, personalise products and services, and match demand and supply. It is vital that managers and leaders understand both how business operations are designed, managed, and improved, and the relationship between new product/service development and operations. The module aims to: • develop knowledge and understanding of the key challenges of building and managing operations. • build knowledge and understanding of the role played by people in operational delivery including Lean and Agile working • equip students to be able to analyse and recommend improvements to the operation of a business system, whether a start-up or a well-established enterprise. Content:• Fundamentals of operations management and operations strategy • Supply chains, value chains and value networks alignment with operations • Enterprise Resource Management and planning • Capacity planning, tools and techniques • Lean operations and alternatives • Quality management systems, tools and techniques? • Knowledge management systems in business, current and future digital technologies • Process mapping and new product and service innovation and development • Operations leadership, role of people and culture for continuous improvement

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The module has been designed to enable you to learn and explore contemporary perspectives on business and leadership and provide fundamental of main business functions. Each of the topics will be further examined in the modules to come enabling you to deepen your business knowledge and practice in the respective subject area. Indicative content include: Business organizations: and purposes of business; core business functions of a firm. Markets, industries and its? players and their behaviour; competitive market environment and analysis. Principles of HR management; Leadership and role of the leadership in business Principles of Operation management; core business operations: sourcing, demand and production planning, and logistics. Role of finance management in business and financial strategy Investment and investor decision making in the financial market and sources of financing Marketing fundamentals: introducing the marketing mix; the role of marketing in strategy development. Business growth and strategies.

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On this module you will enhance your self-awareness regarding a number of key areas. You will developing as a team member and leader, heightening your awareness of valuing difference. You will learn about networking as a skill, about creating a brand, about career planning and also about reflecting on what works well for you in a business context. In terms of your academic skills you will develop your digital literacy through learning where to source data, as well as in how to interpret and evaluate it and to use it. You will also develop as a self-regulated learner through becoming more aware of key literacies and skills relating to referencing, assessment and feedback.With regard to the development of skills, these skills to be developed will include professional communication and persuasive writing in academic and business contexts, and also an ability for time management. You will also give presentations using different media and work to develop your own inner feedback (using external sources of information to evaluate knowledge and understanding).In relation to whether these are separate within the module, they will often be delivered discretely, but in an order that allows for them to be iteratively and cumulatively drawn upon to complete the tasks and transfer the knowledge from these tasks to other MBA modules and content. At other times, particularly towards the end of the module, you will draw on a range of the abilities and knowledge you have learned to complete tasks.

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This module will help to equip you if you do not have accountancy and finance knowledge with the ability of financial decisions making in a corporate business environment. You will learn the process of evaluating business performance as well as various techniques for valuing firms/businesses. The module will also discuss the key managerial decisions. You will be exposed to various approaches for investment appraisal and capital raising. The module will offer a reflection on the contemporary issues business managers face in the current social and environmental conditions.

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The module has been designed to enable you to develop your knowledge, and skills as an independent business consultant and produce a business report for a chosen business problem.The module comprises of a seminar series that help students to gain necessary research skills to conduct an independent business research. Typical topics include: Research Process and Planning Seminar; Research problem identification and developing a design; Business Research Proposal development ; How to do a Literature Review; Data, Data Collection and Sampling; Qualitative Research and Data analysis Methods; Quantitative Data analysis Methods; Writing, Communicating and Reporting Research."

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This module provides a theoretical foundation in management and organisational behaviour, which then links with follow-on module on year 2. The module emphasises the key knowledge for the successful completion of the programme. Framed within the wider contexts of employee relations and managing change, this module includes critical examination of the impact of people management and leadership practices on organisational, team and individual behaviour. The module builds on the theories explored in previous modules and sets the basis for understanding the fundamentals of people management and organisational behaviour in changing contexts. Further to this, you will explore the way work is organised (rational and social theories) and how these feed into the contemporary business environments. The module is also concerned with learner development of a business orientation, a concern with adding value through HR practice, and a range of skills pivotal to successful people management practice, effective leadership and the valuing of difference. This includes critical reflection, problem solving and decision-making skills; a range of team working and interpersonal skills and others associated with developing personal effectiveness and credibility at work.

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This is a shell module for timetabling purposes

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The module introduces marketing strategy as fundamental to organisations? strategic planning, formulation, implementation, measurement, and control. Marketing involves value creation and the exchanges amongst customers and society. The module critically examines strategic marketing planning processes, customer identification, customer needs, and how these can be satisfied in a challenging and competitive global marketing environment. Contemporary marketing concepts and theories are introduced to examine the micro and macro marketing environment. This is examined as part of organisations? marketing processes, linking to digital marketing communications. The module aims to develop your critical thinking and analysis skills so you can make effective and evidence-based strategic marketing decisions. This will create an awareness for the role of marketing strategy in business. Topics you will cover include: The marketing environment, marketing mix, segmentation, branding, and innovation issues of marketing sustainability including aspects of market research and analysis. The module content will be delivered using practical examples and case studies that aim to develop critical, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

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Module is designed to ensure you are equipped with a longitudinal induction which ensures ‘How to be here’ foundation moves through Professionalism in classroom and beyond to Careers awareness and guidance as part of pass/fail attended module. This ‘levelling-up’ will provide an you with an enhanced experience if you have an identified skills gaps, and provide more skills balances for you within individual cohorts.

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This module provides you exposure to strategic business environment. It critically explores the analytical frameworks and techniques for the analysis of uncertain and dynamic business environments and effective strategy formulation, implementation and evaluation. In addition, the module considers the strategic paradoxes and tensions – the key challenges of strategic management. Furthermore, the module provides an opportunity for you to make strategic decisions in a simulated business context, aimed at achieving business targets..

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