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| MODULE DESCRIPTOR | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title | |||
| Business Environment | |||
| Reference | BS1072 | Version | 5 |
| Created | January 2024 | SCQF Level | SCQF 7 |
| Approved | May 2019 | SCQF Points | 30 |
| Amended | March 2024 | ECTS Points | 15 |
| Aims of Module | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| To enable students to understand the underpinning theories and contemporary practices relating to business and management within today's changing business environment. | |||
| Learning Outcomes for Module | |
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| On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to: | |
| 1 | Consider the impact that the external environment has on organisations of all types. |
| 2 | Apply key management concepts, principles, theories and models in appropriate organisational settings and contexts to better understand impact on decision-making. |
| 3 | Show the effectiveness of corporate responsibility and professional ethics by considering how organisations and individuals apply codes of practice, morals, principles and governance models. |
| 4 | Recognise the contribution of innovation to business start-up, growth and longevity. |
| Indicative Module Content |
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| An overview of business and management theory and practice relating to organisations in the public, private and third sectors; understanding of contemporary approaches to business start up, innovation and growth; organisational structures and management functions. Corporate responsibility including governance, core values, ethical responsibility and CSR. Analysis of how commercial, political, legal, economic, socio-cultural, technological and ecological factors influence strategy within organisations including UNSDGs and how these can shape business decision making. |
| Module Delivery |
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| The module is delivered in Blended Learning mode using structured online learning materials/activities and directed study, facilitated by regular online tutor support. Workplace Mentor support and work-based learning activities will allow students to contextualise this learning to their own workplace. Face-to-face engagement occurs through annual induction sessions, employer work-site visits, and modular on-campus workshops. |
| Indicative Student Workload | Full Time | Part Time |
|---|---|---|
| Contact Hours | 30 | N/A |
| Non-Contact Hours | 30 | N/A |
| Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours | 240 | N/A |
| TOTAL | 300 | N/A |
| Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body | 240 |
| ASSESSMENT PLAN | |||||
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| If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only. | |||||
| Component 1 | |||||
| Type: | Examination | Weighting: | 100% | Outcomes Assessed: | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Description: | Closed book examination | ||||
| 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., 2019. Management: Using practice and theory to develop skill. 8th ed. Upper Saddle River: Pearson |
| 2 | CRANE, A., MATTEN, D. GLOZER, S and SPENCE, L 2019. Business Ethics: Managing Corporate Citizenship and Sustainability in the Age of Globalization. 5th ed. Oxford University Press. Oxford. |
| 3 | THOMSON, E, WORTHINGTON, I. and BRITTON, C., 2023. The business environment: a global perspective. 9th ed. Harlow: Pearson. |