FdA Business Management

Year 1

Core modules

• Financial Accounting and Reporting (COBC1210)

  This module will provide an introduction to the management of finance in business and will cover a range of tools and techniques used to monitor and control business finances.

• Business Research Skills (COBC1211)

  This is an introductory research module designed to acquaint the student with information search, evaluation techniques, basic retrieval methods and the tools available to mine big data. It combines the research and technical skills necessary to integrate and present information from different sources. It engages the student in inquiry based learning and reflection on the implications of studies for personal development.

• Organisational Behaviour (COBC1212)

  This module is designed to give students an understanding of the key factors which affect the behaviour of people and teams within organisations. To recognise own and other team members contribution, strengths and weaknesses and be able to collaborate effectively to deliver objectives.

• Marketing (COBC1213)

  This module introduces students to the core principles of marketing. It focuses on examining what marketing actually is, and defining the marketing concept. It also examines how marketing activities are deployed by organisations and how consumers then respond to the seven tactical components of the marketing mix configured for a particular target segment.

• Enterprise and Entrepreneurship (COBC1214)

  This module explores Enterprise, Entrepreneurship, and Entrepreneurialism; how they link and the key qualities skills and knowledge needed to become an entrepreneur. It focuses on equipping students to develop their understanding of these concepts, and how to develop their own enterprise skills and attributes. It encourages an awareness of the value of entrepreneurs and sustainable enterprise to our economy.

• Business Environment (COBC1215)

  This module will provide an introduction into the way in which organisations are structured, the purpose of different types of organisation and the environment in which they operate. You will investigate legal and regulatory requirements and the key duties and responsibilities, both internally and externally to the organisation.

Final year

Core modules

• Global Business and Economics (COBC2184)

  Module will focus upon global business organisation; how they operate in dynamic challenging environment. It will investigate the ever evolving field of global markets, global regulations, international banking and how they drive and are driven by global political and social processes. Ethical issues, sustainability and difference of culture and belief systems are explored as well as macro and micro economics theories.

• Human Resource Management (COBC2185)

  Module follows the employment cycle, attract, recruit, retain and terminate, to enable students to explore the role and function of human resources management and the policies and procedures organisations implement to ensure fair treatment and regulatory and legislative compliance to deliver competitive advantage.

• Professional Development (COBC2186)

  This module will develop the generic and transferable study skills to facilitate progression through current employment and Higher Education. It will equip students with the research skills to conduct an action research study to improve current business practices. It encourages creative and innovative thinking and develops the confidence to plan strategically to achieve personal, academic and career goals.

• Project Management (COBC2187)

  This module will enable students to develop an appreciation of the knowledge and skills required for successful project management in organisations.

• Managing Change (COBC2188)

  The module will introduce students to a range of theoretical perspectives and analytical skills to undertake a critical analysis of contemporary issues in organisations. This will equip students with the knowledge and tools required for critical examination of the ways in which change can be introduced, managed evaluated and reviewed.

• Management and Leadership (COBC2189)

  This module explores the application of leadership and management styles to working practices, organisational cultures, sustainable business and management of change through motivation, creativity and innovation; planning staff development and coaching, teamwork, and a change/improvement project to enhance students management and leadership skills.