MODULE TITLE Business and Project Management MODULE LEVEL 4 MODULE CREDIT POINTS 10 SI MODULE CODE (if known) 55-4834-00S MODULE JACS CODE N213 SUBJECT GROUP

MODULE DELIVERY PATTERN ( as applicable or give dates for non-standard delivery) NB "Semester 3" ends on 31 July each year LONG (2 semesters) SHORT (1 semester)

NON-STANDARD DELIVERY

Sem 1 & 2 Sem 1 Start Date

Sem 2 & 3 Sem 2 End Date

Sem 3

MODULE ASSESSMENT PATTERN ( as applicable - also complete Table A, Section 5, below) Single Module Mark with Overall Module Pass Mark of 40% Single Module Mark - Pass/Fail only Up to Three Assessment Tasks with Pass Mark of 40% for each Task and Overall Module Pass Mark of 40%

Up to Three Assessment Tasks - Pass/Fail only Other Overall Module Pass Mark if other than 40% (subject to approval) %

MODULE INFORMATION ( as applicable - also complete Table A, Section 5 Is a timetabled examination required for the assessment of this module? Is a timetabled examination required for the reassessment of this module? Is the module delivered wholly by Distance Learning (i.e. not timetabled at SHU) Are any staff who are responsible for teaching on this module non-SHU employees?

MODULE STATUS ( as applicable to status of module in the context of current proposal) Unchanged: an existing module, presented as unchanged from previous years Modified: an existing module being modified as a result of this validation, e.g. changes to delivery or assessment pattern, title, credit weighting etc

New: new module to be approved through current validation process If status is 'Modified', please give date when modified version is to be available from

Modified Version Available from

Breakdown of notional study hours by type (Typically requires 10 hours of notional study time for 1 CATS credit)

Tutor-Led (Contact Hours)

Tutor-Directed Study

Self-Directed Study

TOTAL STUDY HOURS for this Module

36 32 32 100

OTHER COURSES FEATURING THIS MODULE (please list below)

1 AIM OF THIS MODULE This module seeks to give you an understanding of what an organisation is, how it operates, and how approaches to management have developed over time. You will also gain an overview of external environments, including competition, and of the internal environment of organisations. 2 BY ENGAGING SUCCESSFULLY WITH THIS MODULE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO

A student should be able to:-

• explain how views on management have evolved over time; • appreciate the nature of organisations and how this is influenced by structure,

culture & change; • evaluate the impact of the external environment on organisational strategy; • discuss and analyse the four main functional areas of a business; • identify and apply models and frameworks of business organisations to a range

of cases; • communicate ideas, in both written & oral form, in a manner appropriate to Level

4 at the university.

3 THESE ARE EXAMPLES OF THE CONTENT OF THE MODULE

• Approaches to management • The composition of the external and competitive environments • Identification and analysis of stakeholders • Classifying organisations • The organisation as a resource converter • Organisational structures and culture • Management of change • The four functional areas of marketing, human resource management, finance

and operations management • Project management

4 THESE ARE THE MAIN WAYS YOU WILL BE SUPPORTED IN YOUR LEARNING TO

ACHIEVE THESE OUTCOMES Most new subject material will be introduced in lectures with laboratories and tutorials providing some content where appropriate. Tutorials will help to reinforce the students’ understanding of the subject and to develop their problem solving skills. WBL will be used to investigate how these principles are applied in the work place Breakdown of contact time: Lecture 50% Tutorial 25% WBL 25%

5 THESE ARE THE WAYS THAT WILL BE USED TO ENABLE YOU TO DEMONSTRATE

YOU HAVE MET THE LEARNING OUTCOMES

The assessment will be in the form of assignment for all outcomes. Students will produce assignments which demonstrate the principles and applications of business and project management techniques. The assignment will typically examine the principles of costing systems and techniques, the key functions of financial planning and control and basic project planning and scheduling methods to a specified project.

TABLE A: ASSESSMENT TASK INFORMATION

ASSESSMENT TASK % weighting

of overall module mark

Duration of task / word count / length of exam

In-module retrieval available?

Individual task pass mark ONLY IF OVER 40%**

Coursework 100% Yes 6 THIS IS HOW YOU WILL BE GIVEN FEEDBACK ON YOUR PERFORMANCE

The students will undertake formative tasks during each tutorial and receive direct feedback from the tutor. The feedback from the summative assignments will consist of comments on the assignment and assignment cover sheet.

7 THESE ARE EXAMPLES OF THE KEY LEARNING RESOURCES YOU WILL USE Lecture/Tutorial sessions Learning Centre Virtual Learning Environments (i.e. Blackboard) Resources provided will include computers and software, examples of correct solutions to typical problems and sources of further material for self-study.

A full and up to date reading list will be provided at the start of the module, however see below for indicative recommended reading

Maintland, Iain – Budgeting for Non-Financial Managers (Pitman, 1997) Riggs J L – Production Systems: Planning, Analysis and Control (Wiley, 1997) Tooly M, Dingle L – Higher National Engineering (Butterworth-Heinemann, 1998) Wild R – Essentials of Production and Operation Management (Cassell, 1995)

Wilson David – Managing Information – 2nd Edition (Butterworth-Heinemann, 1997)

FINAL TASK According to the Assessment Strategy shown in the Module Descriptor, which task will be the LAST TASK to be taken or handed-in? (Give task number as shown in the Assessment Strategy)

Task No. 1

MODULE REFERRAL STRATEGY Task for Task (as shown for initial assessment strategy) Y Single Referral Package for All Referred Students N

REVISIONS Date Reason July 2012 Assessment Framework review