This module provides learners with a knowledge of current trends and developments in human resource management and employee relations. The module examines the theories and concepts of managing talent in an ever changing workplace and aims to equip learners with a working knowledge and understanding of areas including talent acquisition, retention, performance and progression. The module familiarises learners with the main players in employee relations and enables learners to appreciate the dynamics of employee relations in a wider business context.

1. Discuss the context of HRM and evolving approaches to managing human resources in a changing workplace
2. Discuss the emerging human resource and employee relations issues in transitioning to a new world of work
3. Differentiate challenges and opportunities pertaining to the acquisition and retention of talent in the workplace
4. Apply theories and concepts relevant to managing, engaging and developing talent in organisations
5. Determine techniques and theories utilised to consider performance and compensation
6. Assess the current context of employee relations and the employment relationship
7. Describe the factors that impact on stable employee relations and the mechanisms that exist to facilitate positive employee relations
8. Identify the key issues underpinning the management of the employee experience and employee wellbeing.

This module will provide the learner with an understanding of the key principles and practices of organisational behaviour. It will provide an insight into the key dynamics of individual and group behaviour and their impact on the organisation. It seeks to explain and predict individual, group and organisational behaviour in the workplace. Key techniques and proceses to improve efficiencies and effectiveness are examined from the perspective of managers and employees.

1. Examine the key factors influencing human behaviour in the workplace
2. Discuss individual perspectives on perception, attitude, personality and motivation and their application in the workplace
3. Differentiate between groups and teams in the workplace and explain how organisations can benefit from the use of effective teams in the workplace
4. Recognise the key differences between management and leadership and evaluate the implications of leadership style in the organisation.
5. Identify the key sources of conflict in the workplace and consider alternative ways in which conflict can be managed and resolved

This module gives students an understanding of the concept of a transformation system as a collection of processes and the need to manage the flow of work-inprogress (WIP) through a transformation system to meet delivery commitments.

1. Explain the input-transformation-output process, process hierarchy, and operations.
2. Explain different levels of operations performance.
3. Identify and explain different processes and layout types and apply different process design techniques.
4. Explain that the lead-time of processes is determined by work content and ineffective time and can be analyzed using various types of flow process charts.
5. Carry out line-balancing exercises using precedence tables and interpret the solution.
6. Explain the concept of method study and work measurement and apply the relevant techniques for job design.

Macroeconomics introduces the learner to the basic principles of Macroeconomic Theory. The module considers the structure and functioning of a modern macroeconomy, particularly with respect to the relationship between the various sectors. Current indicators and forecasts of macroeconomic performance are examined including both soft and hard sources. The learner is introduced to the role and influence of economic policy, both fiscal and monetary, national and international.

1. Describe the operations of the macroeconomy.
2. Demonstrate the basic macroeconomic models e.g. the circular flow of income, equilibrium national income, the multiplier etc.
3. Describe and analyse current and projected economic performance.
4. Identify the effects on the economy of changes in macroeconomic variables.
5. Describe the role and influence of economic policy.

Introduction to history, principles, and processes associated with digital media and designing for digital media with emphasis on production and communication. Learners examine and evaluate current and emerging technologies, while designing and creating multimedia projects that address customer needs and resolve problems. This module will enable learners to successfully and ethically perform and interact in a digital society.

1. Define digital media and explore the evolution of technology in communication.
2. Access the impact that digitally mediated technologies have on communications and describe how the use of digital technologies, communication tools and the internet impact on everyday communications.
3. Utilise written, oral and visual communication skills to communicate information and ideas about digital media
4. Employ technology and digital media tools (video, sound, photo, text) to connect, interact and think collaboratively and creatively.
5. Describe the techno-cultural discourse surrounding digital media technologies and practice.
6. Evaluate ethical and legal aspects of working with digitally mediated communication.

This module is concerned with applying entrepreneurial thinking and skills in the corporate environment. This module seeks to foster an understanding of how employees can act as intrapreneurs by identifying opportunities for innovation, leading change, and developing new products, processes, or services from within. The student will appraise current innovation and intrapreneurship practice to understand the impact of formulating new intrapreneurship strategies and understand the importance of continuously creating value for an organisation.

1. Analyse the theories pertaining to intrapreneurship
2. Describe the characteristics of intrapreneurship
3. Discuss the barriers to and enablers of successful innovation and intrapreneurship strategies
4. Discuss sustainable working practices in a range of organisational contexts, demonstrating an ability to think entrepreneurially
5. Describe the concept of corporate culture and its role in fostering a climate of corporate entrepreneurship and innovation

The Service and Operations Management aims to provide students with an understanding of operations in a range of industry contexts. Learners will discuss key concepts related to operations management and the differences between managing service versus manufacturing operations. Students will apply techniques and methods related to productivity, forecasting, planning and control, capacity management, requirements planning and queuing models.

1. Compare and apply different productivity measurement models.
2. Compare and apply different forecasting methods.
3. Analyse the role of loading, sequencing, scheduling and controlling in meeting customers service expectations and carry out sequencing and scheduling exercises.
4. Analyse and calculate design capacity, effective capacity, and utilization and perform bottleneck analysis.
5. Explain capacity planning level and apply aggregate planning techniques.
6. Describe the role of closed-loop materials and capacity requirements planning and carry out simple exercises.
7. Describe single- and multi-channel queuing models and explain the relevance of variation in arrival and processing patterns and carry out modelling exercises on arrival times using appropriate probability distributions.
8. Use appropriate queuing formulas to determine and assess single-channel and multi-channel queue behaviour.

This module will embrace an action learning model where the learner will have the opportunity to act and reflect on their progress. It will focus on self-awareness and relationship management. Developing an individual personal and professional development plan is the keystone to this module. Career choice and the application process are investigated with inputs from professions such as recruitment specialists and career advisers. It provides learners with a set of personal and professional skills to maximise their potential and excel within a dynamic working environment.

1. Take ownership of their own personal and professional development
2. Critically reflect on their own skills and capabilities and develop self-awareness, self-knowledge and an understanding of the requirements of a working environment.
3. Investigate, recognise, and reflect on interests, skills, aptitudes, personality and moral values as they relate to professional life
4. Identify a variety of professions available, sources of information and job hunt approaches and strategies.
5. Strengthen the learners teamwork and group work abilities
6. Employ appropriate behaviours for effective relationship management.
7. Design effective strategies for influencing outcomes in a range of environments.

The Work Based Learning module provides an experiential learning context which consolidates programme learning outcomes and integrates the programme modules. The focus is on the application of learning to real work issues. It is designed to provide the learner with the opportunity to complete a relevant project for an organisation (public, private or voluntary). An organisation, in consultation with the learner will identify an issue within the organisation that merits investigation and draws upon a wide range of specialised or conceptual information in order to formulate a response appropriate to that issue.

1. Undertake self-directed study
2. Apply academic knowledge and skills gained in modules completed previously
3. Describe the host organisation, its aims, ethos, business model
4. Evidence critical thinking and problem solving skills by researching a specific business issue
5. Interact professionally with co-workers and managers
6. Produce, present and discuss material that articulates ideas, insights, analysis
7. Assess process and actions

This module is designed to introduce the learner to the enterprise development process with a special emphasis on developing a business plan in order to exploit identified opportunities. The module will be of value for students who aspire to establishing their own business and/or who are interested in business development in an established organisation.

1. Undertake self-directed study
2. Integrate key business disciplines by apply knowledge and skills gained in modules completed previously e g management, marketing, accounting, etc
3. Identify and investigate the viability of a new business venture
4. Interpret primary and secondary market research carried out for a new venture proposal
5. Design a plan to operationalise a business model
6. Develop an effective financial plan for a new business proposal
7. Develop a business plan in relation to a new venture proposal
8. Assess process and actions

Learners will engage with the user experience design development process through a combination of lectures and practical workshops. This module assists learners to evaluate models in the areas of design thinking, open innovation and developing an entrepreneurial mindset. Learners will develop an appreciation on the importance of understanding user experience.

1. Demonstrate and apply design thinking methodology.
2. Demonstrate strategic insights into innovation theory and be able to apply it to an organisational setting
3. Evaluate the importance of user experience in the digital age.
4. Adopt a customer-oriented perspective by developing user personas
5. Illustrate how behavioural economics is relevant to businesses in particular decision making and marketing.
6.
Identify and evaluate the user scenarios and their journey

The Digital Business module provides students an in-depth exploration of the integral role of Information Technology (IT) and Information Systems (IS) in shaping contemporary organisations. Students will examine the transformative impact of digital collaboration, Industry 4.0, and emerging technologies on the workplace and business practices. Additionally, they will gain practical experience in using software applications to support decision-making within an organisational context.

1. Discuss the role played by IS/IT in modern organisations.
2. Evaluate new and emerging technologies and the value they can bring to the organisation.
3. Examine the growing importance of data as an organisational asset
4. Recommend approaches and strategies to address cybersecurity and privacy issues.
5. Consider ethical and environment issues with respect to digital business
6. Propose IS/IT solutions aligned to business objectives.
7. Use a spreadsheet application competently to model common business activities to support management decision making.
8. Participate in class discussions with peers and with the lecturer.

This module considers the key aspects of micro and macro economics as they apply to real life business scenarios.

1. Describe the operations of the macroeconomy and its impact on business
2. Discuss the impact of fiscal and monetary policy in the national and international economy
3. Assess the significance of global economic issues and events
4. Examine consumer behaviour and choice when faced with uncertainty
5. Demonstrate an insight into Environmental Economics.
6. Review Government policy towards business

The aim of this module is to develop knowledge and understanding of financial statements, understand the way organisations finance their operations, plan and control cash flows, optimise their use of working capital, and allocate resources to capital expenditure projects

1. Calculate key ratios from financial statements and interpret their significance.
2. Critically evaluate the main financial management decisions of an organisation.
3. Appraise financing options, including sources of equity and debt finance.
4. Critically appraise organisation objectives.
5. Critically evaluate working capital needs and funding strategies.

This module provides students with an understanding of the core concepts of Supply Chain Management. Topics include sustainability, supply chain structure and scope, performance targets, inventory control, risk management, and transportation modelling. The module covers processes, practices, and current trends in the field, equipping students with analytical skills to address supply chain challenges.

1. Analyse the nature of supply chains and networks, the nature of the out-sourcing decision, and the role and nature of the purchasing function in the integration of a companys supply network.
2. Examine the main decisions regarding the supply chain structure.
3. Examine the main decisions regarding the supply chain scope.
4. Evaluate the role of sustainability in supply chain management.
5. Illustrate the process of setting performance priorities and performance targets for suppliers and distinguish how competitive environmental factors should influence how targets are expressed and used.
6. Outline the basis of inventory classifications and carry out calculations to determine inventory control system parameters and to evaluate inventory system service levels.
7. Examine the concept of risk management in the supply chain and apply risk management techniques
8. Apply transportation modelling techniques in supply chains.

This module aims to develop an understanding of the cross-cultural issues relevant to marketing practice in the global environment. It addresses global issues and concepts pertaining to marketers of all levels of involvement. The Global Marketing module provides students with a knowledge of marketing strategies and practices in a global context.

1. Assess the implications of cultural differences and nuances across the areas of global marketing
2. Discuss the complex nature of the global marketing environment
3. Apply marketing theory, tools and techniques to global marketing environments across a range of global marketing contexts and scenarios
4. Differentiate the process of conducting cross-cultural marketing research
5. Evaluate global brand development and social media branding in a global context
6. Assess how global marketing strategies can be implemented in different cultural contexts
7. Describe how businesses at various levels of global involvement, address their cross-cultural marketing issues
8. Display a knowledge of current best practice in global marketing strategies

Strategy is increasingly important for businesses as they determine the path to follow in an increasingly difficult and dynamic environment. This module aims to provide the learners with the how, what and why of strategy development and to provide them with the ability to understand strategy at a pragmatic level.

1. Describe and discuss strategy terminology
2. Comment critically on a variety of concepts, models and techniques and theories that underpin strategy development and implementation
3. Use strategic tools and frameworks to assess and evaluate a chosen organisation
4. Recommend and defend both business and corporate strategy options for a chosen organisation
5. Examine the key organisational challenges faced in the development and implementation of strategy
6. Comment on the ethical and social responsibility considerations to be borne in mind whilst developing strategy
7. Work effectively and ethically as a team member showing the ability to take responsibility at an individual and team level
8. Participate in class discussions with peers and with the lecturer and be an effective communicator both verbally and orally

With the continuous market turbulence and the intensifying competition for customers, employees and other critical resources, the ability for organisations to be innovative is becoming essential. This module aims to equip students with an understanding of the role and significance of innovation within organisational contexts. This module aims to provide students with an understanding of the principles and processes of innovation within organisations. It also aims to cultivate a mindset that encourages creativity, problem-solving, and the development of innovative solutions to real-world organisational challenges, ultimately enhancing organisational performance and competitiveness.

1. Synthesise and critically discuss key theories, concepts and approached to managing innovation
2. Appraise the challenging nature of managing innovation in organisations
3. Assess the role of people management in maintaining a culture of innovation.
4. Suggest options available to address the barriers (real or perceived) to organisational innovation
5. Use appropriate innovation approaches in tackling organisational challenges
6. Critically reflect on how innovation can enable competitive advantage for an organisation
7. Demonstrate strategic insights into innovation and be able to apply it to an organisational setting
8. Work effectively and ethically as a team member showing the ability to take responsibility at an individual and team level

In the Decision-Making Techniques module, students will explore the decision-making process and apply tools that can aid in managerial decision-making and problem identification. The module covers both qualitative and quantitative methods for analysing issues, providing valuable insights, and evaluating potential outcomes of various decisions. Students will learn to explain decision-making processes, identify problems and opportunities, use multi-attribute decision-making techniques, and apply creative and uncertainty-based problem-solving tools.

1. Explain the process of decision-making and its applications in management.
2. Identify and evaluate problems/opportunities in decision-making process
3. Use Multi-Attribute Decision-Making techniques to select and support business strategies.
4. Outline and use decision-making techniques under uncertainty conditions for business problems.
5. Outline and use creative problem solving techniques for a better decision-making.

This module gives students an understanding of project characteristics and associated management techniques.

1. Describe and analyse the role and characteristics of projects in the context of strategy implementation.
2. Describe and explain the need for, and process of, defining a project, concerning, a work breakdown structure (WBS) and associated risks, guidelines for producing work package time, resource and cost estimates, a precedence table, and a network diagram/Gantt chart.
3. Carry out, and interpret, project network forward and backward passes to determine earliest and latest activity start and finish times and activity slack times.
4. Explain the need for, and carry out resource scheduling in a resource-constrained environment.
5. Explain and apply different tools and techniques for project risk management.

The Organisational Change module equips learners with a comprehensive understanding of managing change within contemporary business environments. It provides learners with an in-depth understanding of the processes, theories, and practices associated with managing change By emphasising the multifaceted nature of organisational change, this module prepares participants to become effective agents of change, enabling them to navigate the complexities of transformation within organisations.

1. Classify and categorise organisational change.
2. Identify forces for and against organisational change for given organisational context
3. Discuss key theories, concepts, and approaches relevant to organisational change.
4. Examine how structural and cultural differences impact on organisational change at individual, group and organisational levels.
5. Appraise the challenging nature of managing organisational change.
6. Evaluate a range of frameworks and approaches to managing and leading organisational change.
7. Suggest appropriate frameworks and approaches for managing organisational change based on case studies or from practice.
8. Work effectively and ethically as a team member showing the ability to take responsibility at an individual and team level.