UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORDFaculty of Management and LawProgramme title:BSc (Hons) Business and Management Studies
Awarding and teaching institution: / University of Bradford (Awarding and teaching institution)Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS) (Teaching institution)
Final and interim awards: / BSc (Honours) [Framework for Higher Education Qualifications level 6]
BSc (Ordinary) [Framework for Higher Education Qualifications level 6]
Diploma of Higher Education [Framework for Higher Education Qualifications level 5]
Certificate of Higher Education [Framework for Higher Education Qualifications level 4]
Programme title: / Business and Management Studies
Duration: / 33 months (approx.) Day time Programme,
38 months (approx.) Evening Programme
UCAS code: / N/A
Subject benchmark statement: / General Business and Management (2007)
FHEQ Levels: / 4-6
Date produced: / February 2011
Last updated: / November 2014
Introduction
This programme aims to prepare managers of the future and to equip them with the knowledge and skills that will allow them to operate effectively in the contemporary global business environment. By studying on this programme, you will develop the necessary competences to work to professional standards in the changing and challenging world of business. In alignment with the University of Bradford’s core ethos, the programme is designed with the concept of sustainability at its heart, and you will develop an understanding ofwhatthismeans within the business environment. You will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to apply principles of sustainability in your future working life. You will also be provided with the tools and techniques to manage your own development, ensuring that you can make a full contribution as an effective manager.
The curriculum is designed in such a way that you develop a grounding in all aspects of business and management studies at Stage 1, and thereafter you have a fixed diet of modules across all management disciplines, selected by MDIS in consultation with Bradford and current students. This diet is approved by the International Partnership Manager and Associate Dean to ensure a varied and dynamic student experience on this generalist programme.
This programme is delivered at MDIS Singapore in accordance with the University of Bradford’s Quality Assurance processes and regulations. The University of Bradford is active in assuring the quality of the student experience, teaching & learning and assessment through a formal process of annual monitoring and periodic review. By taking part in the Business and Management Studies programme you will be taking the first steps towards a fulfilling and worthwhile career in the world of international business.
Programme Aims
The programme is intended to:
- Equip you with the knowledge, understanding and skills to enable you to become an effective manager of the future
- Provide a supportive, structured environment in which you are encouraged to develop independent learning skills
- Provide you with the means to develop personal transferable and managerial skills fundamental for your career development and future progression
- Develop in you an appreciation of the principles and importance of sustainability in the context of the global business environment
- Provide you with the skills and competences to enhance your employability and which will open up opportunities for meaningful employment when you graduate.
Programme Learning Outcomes
When you have completed Level 4 of this programme you will be able to:
LO1 Demonstrate an understanding of management knowledge within the various key business and management disciplines including, for example, a generalised awareness of business, economics; accounting and finance; marketing; operations, information and data management; and human resource management.
LO2Understand skills for the management of people, finance, marketing and operations.
LO3 Understand the sustainability agenda in its broadest sense.
LO4 Demonstrate information technology skills relevant to an evolving business environment.
LO5 Interpret and relay information to describe business decisions.
LO6 Express confidence in report writing and oral presentation.
LO7 Engage in effective team working skills and demonstrate the ability to work effectively with others.
LO8 Identify your role in an organisation and support on-going professional and career development needs and to take action to maintain your knowledge and skills.
When you have completed Level 5 of this programme you will be able to:
LO9 Assess management knowledge within the various key business and management disciplines in order to inform business decisions making processes.
LO10 Classify and evaluate theory in order support decision making.
LO11 Understand specialist knowledge in particular subject areas, which will reflect your choice of modules from the range of options on offer.
LO12 Select and apply appropriately, skills for the management of people, finance, marketing and operations.
LO13 Review and analyse business decisions, taking into account the complexity of the sustainability agenda in its broadest sense.
LO14 Demonstrate the ability to assess information and be creative in problem solving.
LO15 Compare business issues in both written and oral presentation.
LO16 Recognise and evaluate the value of collaborative working.
LO17 Review your on-going professional and career development needs and to take action to maintain your knowledge and skills.
When you have completed Level 6 of this programme you will be able to:
LO18 Critically evaluate and then apply appropriate theories, models, techniques and tools for the analysis of business situations and for the solution of business problems.
LO19 Appraise and apply advanced specialist knowledge in particular subject areas which will reflect your choice of modules from the range of options on offer.
LO20 Evaluate the development of appropriate polices and strategies within a changing environment to meet stakeholder interests and engage with the complexity of the sustainability agenda in its broadest sense.
LO21 Research, analyse and evaluate information to inform business decision making and debate.
LO22 Critically evaluate and debate theory and practice in written and oral presentation.
LO23 Initiate and take personal responsibility for successful and collaborative working.
A Bachelor’s degree (Ordinary)may be awarded to students who have demonstrated:
- a systematic understanding of key aspects of their field of study, including acquisition of coherent and detailed knowledge informed by aspects of a general business and management.
- an ability to deploy accurately established techniques of analysis and enquiry within general business and management.
- conceptual understanding that enables the student:
- to devise and sustain arguments, and/or to solve problems, using ideas and techniques.
- to describe and comment upon particular aspects of current research, or equivalent scholarship, or practise in general business and management.
- an appreciation of the uncertainty, ambiguity and limits of knowledge.
- the ability to manage their own learning, and to make use of primary sources.
Typically, holders of the qualification will be able to:
- apply the methods and techniques that they have learned to review, consolidate, extend and apply their knowledge and understanding.
- communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialist and non specialist audiences.
And holders will have:
- the qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment requiring:
- the exercise of initiative and personal responsibility
- the learning ability needed to undertake appropriate further training of a professional or equivalent nature.
The holders of a Bachelor’s degree (Ordinary) will meet the above learning outcomes, but undertake fewer credit requirements as per University regulations.
Curriculum
The map of your studies is detailed in the following section. Each taught ‘year’, or Stage, of the BSc (Hons) programme at MDIS consists of three terms with 40 credits being studied in each term. These terms begin in January, May and September.
A number of modules are core to the programme (compulsory for all students) and have two primary purposes. The first set, found exclusively in Stage 1, are foundational modules which provide grounding in the basic business and management programme areas. The second set are found in Stage 2, including a module in Business Law and a module in Employability and Enterprise Skills which develops your ability to search for work, make applications and be successively employed.
In addition to these core subjects, MDIS will select, through a process of consultation, and incorporating student feedback, a fixed diet of additional modules for this programme. These are selected from a wide range of options from all areas within the study of business and management designed and delivered at the Bradford campus. The full list of the current Bradford optional modules is provided in the tables below. By the end of the programme you will have achieved all of the programme learning outcomes.
You will see in the tables below that the core programme modules are aligned to set study periods (terms: Jan, May or Sep), the optional module diet timings will change on a regular basis and so do not have a designated study period (year).
Stage 1 – Framework for Higher Education Level 4
Module Code / Module Title / Type / Credits / Level / Study periodMAN0130L / Business Economics / C / 20 / 4 / Jan
MAN0131L / People, Work and Organizations / C / 20 / 4 / Jan
MAN0132L / Operations and Information Systems Management / C / 20 / 4 / May
MAN0111M / Quantitative Methods in Information Management / C / 10 / 4 / May
MAN0116M / Student Self Development / C / 10 / 4 / May
MAN1061L / Introduction to Accounting and Finance / C / 20 / 4 / Sept
MAN1073L / Foundations of Marketing / C / 20 / 4 / Sept
Students who have achieved at least 120 credit points at Level 4 may exit the programme and are eligible for the award of Certificate of Higher Education.
Stage 2 – Framework for Higher Education Level 5
Module Code / Module Title / Type / Credits / Level / Study periodMAN2012L / Employability and Enterprise Skills / C / 20 / 5 / Sept
MAN2011M / Business Law / C / 10 / 5 / May
MAN2907L / Financial Accounting / O / 20 / 5 / Year
MAN2908L / Management Accounting / O / 20 / 5 / Year
MAN0201M / Economics of Industry / O / 10 / 5 / Year
MAN0405M / Financial Management / O / 10 / 5 / Year
MAN0501M / Quantitative Methods for Managers / O / 10 / 5 / Year
MAN0601M / Business Information Systems / O / 10 / 5 / Year
MAN0702M / Consumer Behaviour / O / 10 / 5 / Year
MAN0713M / Marketing Management and Strategy / O / 10 / 5 / Year
MAN0801M / Organisational Design / O / 10 / 5 / Year
MAN0802M / Psychology at Work / O / 10 / 5 / Year
MAN0901M / Resource Planning for Operations / O / 10 / 5 / Year
MAN0115M / Company Law and Administration / O / 10 / 5 / Year
MAN0225M / Employee Relations / O / 10 / 5 / Year
MAN0226M / Organisational Analysis / O / 10 / 5 / Year
MAN0228M / The Transformation of Work / O / 10 / 5 / Year
MAN0502M / Fundamentals of Decision Support / O / 10 / 5 / Year
MAN0707M / Integrated Marketing Communications / O / 10 / 5 / Year
MAN0708M / Marketing Research / O / 10 / 5 / Year
MAN0902M / Management of Service Operations / O / 10 / 5 / Year
MAN2901M / Principles of Personal Finance / O / 10 / 5 / Year
MAN2905M / Econometrics and Business Forecasting / O / 10 / 5 / Year
MAN2909M / Capital Markets, Investment and Finance / O / 10 / 5 / Year
Students who have achieved at least 120 credit points at Level 5 may exit the programme and are eligible for the award of Diploma of Higher Education.
Stage 3 – Framework for Higher Education Level 6
Module Code / Module Title / Type / Credits / Level / Study periodMAN0327L / Human Resource Management / O / 20 / 6 / Year
MAN0333L / Auditing / O / 20 / 6 / Year
MAN0334L / Personal Financial Planning / O / 20 / 6 / Year
MAN3040L / Taxation / O / 20 / 6 / Year
MAN0205M / Global Business Environment / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN0208M / Understanding Strategic Management / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN0325M / International Marketing / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN0326M / Creativity in Marketing / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN0328M / European Employment Policy / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN0331M / Creativity and Innovation / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN0332M / Brand Management / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN0335M / The Financial Services Sector and its Environment / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN0402M / Corporate Reporting / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN0408M / International Finance / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN0503M / Decision Support A / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN0607M / Electronic Commerce / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN0710M / Retail Marketing / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN0812M / Ethics in Business and Society / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN0904M / World Class Operations / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN3031M / Managing Business in Europe / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN0204M / International Business Strategy / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN0209M / Applied Strategic Management / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN0307M / Marketing and Entrepreneurship / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN0308M / Contemporary Issues in Accounting / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN0324M / International and Comparative Employment Relations / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN0329M / Human Resource Development / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN0330M / Organisational Change / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN0336M / Portfolio Investment Management / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN0504M / Decision Support B / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN0605M / Strategic Information Systems / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN0711M / Services Marketing / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN0716M / Corporate Marketing / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN0908M / Sustainable Operations Management / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN3024M / International Accounting / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN3039D / Enterprise and Innovation in Practice / O / 20 / 6 / Year
C = / Compulsory/Core module / O = / Optional module
The curriculum may change, subject to the University's programme approval, monitoring and review procedures.
Learning, Teaching and Assessment Strategies
Your programme of study has three, approximately one year long, stages of study. Within each stage you will gain a range of knowledge and understanding specific to business and management, more specialist insight to areas of business and management, and personal transferable skills, which will improve and enhance your ability to excel at university and beyond.
Stage 1 of the programme contains only core modules and provides the foundation level understanding to support the attainment of learning outcomes 1 to 8. During Stage 1 core knowledge and understanding of business and management will be introduced (LO1-5). Alongside which, key graduate learner skills including communication and the correct sourcing, use of and presentation of information including referencing will be introduced. Such skills will enable you to write in an academic manner (LO6) and begin to reflect on the value and usefulness of the information (LO5) with which you are presented, engage in team working (LO7) and consider your future career paths (LO8).
Stage 2 contains core modules in Business Law and Employability and Enterprise Skills. MAN2011M Business Law continues the development of theory and provides more specialist knowledge to underpin business decision making (LO11 and 12); and MAN2012L Employability and Enterprise Skills supports the attainment of more transferable skills such as problem solving and career enhancement (LO14 and 17). The broad range of options available throughout Stage 2 builds on the underpinning knowledge gained at Stage 1. The focus here is more on interpretation and evaluation, rather than understanding and description (LO9-17).
As a Stage 3 student, you will be prepared to demonstrate your ability as an independent learner. For the final stage, advanced specialist knowledge is gained via the choice of modules on offer (LO18-21) and the enhancement of personal transferable skills is further developed (LO22 and 23). You will be presented with teaching materials, methods and assessment strategies that will require you to be more evaluative and critical of theory and utilise problem solving skills, often in relation to advanced business scenarios (LO19-20), research information (LO21) and communicate these effectively, either individually (LO22) or and part of a group (LO23).
The Faculty of Management and Law prides itself on providing an educational experience which is informed by the world class research of the Faculty’s academic staff. The Faculty also has a long tradition for ensuring that students develop academically with knowledge, understanding and personal skills that are relevant and fit the needs of contemporary business. Together, the exploration of leading research ideas and the application of knowledge and skills to real business problems pose interesting and appropriate challenges to our students.
We understand you may arrive from school, college or some other route as a tutor dependent learner, following prescribed lesson plans and assessments. Through a transformational educational experience you will graduate as an independent learner, able to identify your own learning needs, sources of information and an ability to critically evaluate, reflect upon and develop your own learning. This process of transformation will be gradual, progressive and supportive. Through each stage of study progressively more advanced skills, experiences and expectations will be introduced, challenging you to mature as a learner within a supportive and developmental environment.
Methods of assessment vary according to the learning outcomes of particular modules and the stage of study. Accordingly, you will be assessed by a mixture of closed and open book examinations, essays, programme work, computer assisted assessment, group work and presentations. Throughout the programme your learning will be supported using various methods of formative assessment and feedback. This is to help you progress your studies and support your continuing development.
For all taught modules your learning will be directed, supported and reinforced through a combination of lectures, tutorials, small group seminars, virtual learning environment activities and guided private studies. The Faculty is also committed to demonstrating the relevance of taught material to real business problems; where appropriate guest industry lectures taking place at Bradford will be made available through the virtual learning environment for your reference; and real industry sponsored business problems will be used for assessment purposes. Generally, for each module, you will attend one lecture and one tutorial each week during which you will be in direct contact with teaching staff. Your learning will be supplemented by private and group study (as appropriate) following the direction of module teaching staff. All teaching will be supported by information and activities provided through the University’s virtual learning environment. In addition, the Faculty of Management and Law offers our Effective Learning Service, which helps with the development of study skills both via its web resources and study guides.
One of the Faculty’s main aims is to address major challenges for business and society such as global responsibility and sustainable development. Accordingly, the Faculty seeks to prepare students who are able to contribute in an effective manner to debates about sustainable development and critically appraise the relationship(s) between the social, economic and environmental dimensions. Our intention is to nurture students who can apply the principles of sustainable development in their professional capacity. Whilst there are a number of individual modules that focus specifically on sustainability issues (e.g. MAN0908M Sustainable Operations Management, MAN0812M Ethics in Business and Society), awareness of the importance and principles of sustainability is emphasised in modules and underpin the learning outcomes three, thirteen and twenty (LO3, LO13 and LO20).
Assessment Regulations
This Programme conforms to the standard University Assessment Regulations which are available at the following link:
Admission Requirements
The University welcomes applications from all potential students regardless of their previous academic experience; offers are made following detailed consideration of each individual application. Most important in the decision to offer a place is our assessment of a candidate’s potential to benefit from their studies and of their ability to succeed on this particular programme. Entrance requirements for each programme will vary but consideration of your application will be based on a combination of your formal academic qualifications and other relevant experience.