BA (Hons) Business Management (Military)

This module aims to equip students with the appropriate knowledge and skills to enable them to engage critically with their studies, the Independent Research Project in particular. The module assessment is a portfolio of 3000 words, example contents could include an evaluation of published research, problem identification tasks, and the outline of a research design or the resolution of an ethical dilemma.

Integrating Leadership and Management Experience This module is designed to develop and assess students’ ability to reflect critically on leadership and management professional practice and experience. Academic theory and literature can be critically reviewed and applied to professional experience and an organisational context to allow for personal development planning. Discussion areas within the context of leadership and management and the students’ own professional experience and organisation may typically comprise:

 

1. Links and differences between management and leadership
2. Individual and team management
3. Resource management
4. Performance management
5. Conflict management
6. Planning and managing change
7. Assessing and planning personal professional development

 

The module assessment comprises of a 4000-word report and 2000-word reflective learning log.

This module aims to introduce students to the concept of digital communication and its components, and provoke the thought process of digital communication to enable the effectiveness and sustainability of businesses. Drawing upon a variety of conceptualisations and propositions on digital communication in business contexts, students can focus on the structure of the digital communication set-up within their own organisation and have the opportunity to acquire knowledge, experiences and skills on using digital communication to exchange information, to facilitate effective management. The module will typically cover internal and external communication, digital capability and engagement, communication and information management, strategy and implementation, decision-making and business growth.

Students can undertake module assessment which consists of a digital portfolio of 3000 words, example contents could include an individual presentation supported by visual aids, reflective learning accounts, online discussions and an academic essay

Finance for the Non-Finance Manager Management is a core element of business activity, and this module aims to apply academic theory and thinking to the student’s own organisation and link finance to other functions within the organisation. Regardless of professional background or discipline, all managers become accountable for using corporate resources and senior managers expect a level of financial skill and knowledge to be applied. Students can study financial and management accounting as they need to understand the financial needs of external stakeholders to satisfy regulatory bodies, as well as the use of management accounting to manage the internal business.

The module is structured around discussion areas covering financial communications, financial management and managing finance typically comprising of financial communications, financial analysis and interpretation, costing and budgeting analysis, investment appraisal, risk management and corporate social responsibility.

The module assessment can include a portfolio of 3000 words, example contents typically are two elements a 1500 word report and a 1500 word business case.

Venture Creation

This module is designed to enable students to use entrepreneurial skills they have gained through the study of both theory and practice and to pursue careers in a range of industries. It encourages the application of free thinking to contemporary situations and the application of a conceptual environment to a number of business situations. The module examines modern day success stories of contemporary businesses and traces their origins and reasons for successful accomplishments. It aims to reflect the entrepreneurial learning process which informs how entrepreneurs learn from previous mistakes. The module assessment is a 4000-word business plan.

Managing Projects

In this module students have the opportunity to develop a solid foundation in the theory and best practice of project management, and can develop the practical skills of how to plan, implement and control projects. The module aims to provide students with an understanding of the system perspective on management and a practically-oriented introduction to the nature, purpose and standards of project management and its key functional objectives (scope, time, cost, quality, risk and flexibility). The role and qualities of the project manager and the composition of the team are also evaluated. Students can undertake a 3000-word report module assessment, recommending ways in which performance objectives could be achieved to cope with future requirements and challenges within the students organisation.

Logistics and Supply Chain Management

This module aims to introduce students to the key concept of managing a logistics and supply chain, and to build a framework within which they can critically analyse the performance of these functions.

Practice logistics and supply chain management is about the way in which organisations deliver outputs in support of the organisation’s intended objectives. Students can undertake a 3000-word briefing module assessment with regard to the operational efficiency of the SCM/Logistics function, with recommendation on how to improve upon the current performance.

Coaching and Mentoring

This module aims to introduce students to coaching and mentoring as an approach to organisational performance improvement. Coaching can be understood as facilitating someone to reach their own potential to maximise their own performance, helping them learn rather than telling them. Whereas mentoring is the sharing of knowledge from an experienced colleague with a colleague less experienced in a relationship of mutual trust. This module assessment is a 3000-word portfolio, example contents are typically a 1500-word report and a 1500-word reflection.

 

The final module aims to provide students with the opportunity to apply, integrate, and deepen the knowledge, insights, and skills that have learned throughout the programme of study. The focus of this project can be a real-world issue or a research topic. Whilst it is intended that most students will complete a work-based research project, in keeping with the ethos of our programmes, this module seeks to enable and facilitate innovation and creativity. Therefore, the format of the final assessment can be negotiated with their supervisor, dissertation coordinator and programme leader. The module assessment includes an initial project plan weighted at ten percent and a project submission as agreed with your supervisor of 10,000 words, which includes a 1000-word reflective piece which can facilitate your achievement of Chartered Manager status.