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MODULE DESCRIPTOR
Module Title
Business Perspectives
Reference BS1009 Version 1
Created January 2022 SCQF Level SCQF 7
Approved July 2019 SCQF Points 15
Amended August 2021 ECTS Points 7.5

Aims of Module
To enable students to demonstrate an understanding of the underpinning theories and contemporary practices relating to business and management within today's changing business environment.

Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
1 Explain the impact that the external environment can have on an organisation.
2 Apply key management concepts, principles, theories and models to decision-making situations in appropriate organisational settings and contexts.
3 Discuss key ethical and professional issues impacting organisations, including codes of practice, morals, principles and behaviours.
4 Understand the relevance of Governance models and how they should be applied in a sector/and or organisation.

Indicative Module Content
An overview of the business and management process with reference to organisations in the public, private and third sectors; the ethical issues that face businesses in the ever more complex global environment; the commercial, political, economic, socio-cultural, technological and ecological factors influencing contemporary organisations.

Module Delivery
The module delivery consists of weekly lectures and workshops as well as student centred learning which takes the form of directed reading and independent research to support workshop and assessment preparation.

Indicative Student Workload Full Time Part Time
Contact Hours 36 N/A
Non-Contact Hours 114 N/A
Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours N/A N/A
TOTAL 150 N/A
Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body    

ASSESSMENT PLAN
If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only.
Component 1
Type: Coursework Weighting: 100% Outcomes Assessed: 1, 2, 3, 4
Description: Report

MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR
Explanatory Text
The Module is assessed by one component: C1 - Coursework - 100% weighting. Module Pass Mark = Grade D.
Module Grade Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade:
A A
B B
C C
D D
E E
F F
NS Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination

Module Requirements
Prerequisites for Module None.
Corequisites for module None.
Precluded Modules None.

INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY
1 BODDY, D., 2017. Management: an introduction. 7th ed. Harlow: Pearson Education FT Prentice Hall.
2 CRANE, A. and MATTEN, D. 2019. Business Ethics: Managing Corporate Citizenship and Sustainability in the Age of Globalization. 5th ed. New York: Oxford University Press.
3 JOHNSON, G., WHITTINGTON, R., SCHOLES, K., ANGWIN, D. and REGNER, P. 2017. Exploring Strategy. 11th ed. Harlow: Pearson Education FT Prentice Hall.


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