The aims of this module are to:

• Develop student understanding of a range of issues affecting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
• Build on these issues and put theory into practice through the creation of a business plan for a real or imaginary business.
• Develop relevant transferable skills and understanding of how organisations start and grow in preparation for graduate employment.

The aims of this module are:

• To extend and build on pre-requisite modules in Marketing, Accounting, and Human Resource Management.
• To develop an appreciation of how organisations act strategically at the business level.
• To encourage an openness to new ideas and an awareness that in many situations there is a range of options which should be evaluated.
• To develop an appreciation of the global and local contexts in which strategy is formed.
• To develop the ability to think critically about overarching strategic concepts.

This module aims to equip students with an applied understanding of entrepreneurs and their activities in a wide range of contemporary settings.

The aim of this module is for students to extend their knowledge of derivatives to pricing models and to credit derivatives. It covers the application of derivatives to risk management in domestic and international markets and looks at the risks of using derivatives.

The aims of this module are:

• To provide an introduction to corporate governance in the UK.
• To provide an understanding of different governance mechanisms.
• To develop relevant transferable skills.

The module aims to address relevant and contemporary issues in marketing that shape customer experience and value creation (contemporary issues in marketing could include branding, artificial intelligence, neuromarketing, ethics and sustainability, omni channel retailing or the sharing economy).

The aim of this module is to introduce students to the principles and techniques of personal selling and sales management in industrial and consumer marketing.

The aims of the module are to:

• Develop an understanding of the complex multidimensional nature of decision and efficiency analysis problems faced by managers and policy makers.
• Develop skills in modelling decision and efficiency analysis problems.
• Obtain hands-on experience with the use of computers for decision and efficiency analysis in a business or policy environment.
• Demonstrate the usefulness of decision and efficiency analysis in a global economic context.
• Examine the societal and ethical implications of decision and efficiency analysis.

The aims of this module are:

• To develop an appreciation of the use of Management Information Systems in business contexts, particularly in management planning, decision-making and control.
• To develop a critical perspective on Information Systems within contemporary organisations and society.
• To build on previous modules which introduced management aspects of Information Systems and on students' experience of working with such systems during the Industrial & Professional Studies year.

The aims of this module are to:

• Develop a critical appreciation of the theory and practice of managing big data and its significance for business and other organisations in the global environment.
• Develop an awareness of the skills required for managing big data.
• Understand how big data can be used to address real-world issues.
• Understand how business opportunities can be identified and exploited using big data.
• Explore the range of software tools available for managing large data sets.

The aims of this module are:

• To develop an in-depth understanding of the key interpersonal skills needed for effective management of self and others in organisations from both a theoretical and practical perspective.
• To enable students to reflect on their current range, and level of interpersonal skills and identify areas for further development.
• To draw upon students relevant work experience.
• To consider how these skills may affect their future roles as managers, consultants or researchers.
• To develop relevant transferable skills.

The aims of this module are:

• To build on previous Human Resource Management modules.
• To examine critically the role of the Human Resource Management (HRM) in an international context.

This module is designed to develop an appreciation of the special requirements for successfully conducting international marketing activities by concentrating on the market-oriented approach to doing international business.

Overall, the aims of this module are to build on students' knowledge of basic marketing, to present the key concepts and core issues in international marketing, and to develop decision-making skills for the successful formulation, implementation and control of international marketing programmes.

Student learning objectives are to:

• Secure knowledge of international marketing theory (e.g., the theoretical frameworks designed to assist in the making of foreign market entry decisions).
• Develop an understanding of this theory (e.g., be able to explain the fundamental differences between the various global marketing pricing policies).
• Show you would be able to apply them (e.g., selecting the correct theories or frameworks to be applied when making international marketing decisions, and using the theories in a way that enhances the decision-making activity).

The aims of the module are:

• To develop a critical understanding of the principles, practices and theories of information and knowledge management, and their application in the workplace.
• For the student to explore current developments in, and issues relating to, information and knowledge management as it applies to workplace practice.
• To develop understanding of the importance and impact of knowledge sharing in global organisations, and an appreciation of how one may develop an organisational culture favourable to knowledge sharing.

The aims of this module are to:

• Provide students with web and social media analytics skills and technical knowledge relevant to business operations and managers.
• Build on the second-year data and analytics skills.
• Provide students with a framework within which they can analyse web-based content and systems.
• Develop relevant transferable skills.

This is a 10 credit module from the University-wide language programme.

The aims of this module are to:

• Draw together, focus on and apply specific aspects of the programme.
• Explore and apply research methods.
• Examine a chosen organisation at depth.
• Develop expertise in presenting analysis, findings and recommendations.

The aims of this module are to:

• build on prior International Business and International Management modules;
• create an understanding of the science, art, psychology and strategy of international negotiations;
• demonstrate the challenges of culture in international negotiations;
• evaluate the impact of strategy on negotiation processes and outcomes;
• appraise the relevance of concepts and theories of negotiations in an international context.

The aims of this module are to:

• Build on the pre-requisite modules.
• Develop an understanding of the practice of financial management in companies operating in the international environment.
• Develop an understanding of balance of payment dynamics, international capital flows and nature of currency attacks.
• Develop critical reasoning skills in the context of international financial risk management.

This course explores managing international business and global competition with an understanding of international financial instruments, markets and institutions.

The aims of this module are to:

• Provide an understanding of mathematical models of behavioural foundations of financial decisions.
• Develop skills that will enable students to critically analyse financial decisions in greater depth.
• Deepen and broaden students' conceptual understanding of how financial markets 'actually work' and how people 'actually make decisions' using real-life cases and experimental results.

The aims of this module are:

• To explain how and why exposure to the global economy affects domestic economic outcomes.
• To explain the causes and welfare consequences of international trade and trade policies.
• To evaluate policies towards international trade and economic integration, and how these impact businesses.

This module aims to address the opportunities and challenges presented to capitalism as new markets emerge in postconflict spaces. It assesses the extent to which capitalism can engage with postconflict places, and critically reviews the problems of applying Western ways to non-Western systems.

The aims of this module are:

• To provide an understanding of: the strategic importance of information systems (IS) and information technology (IT), to provide an understanding of the strategic importance of information systems (IS) and information technology (IT) and their linkages to the overall business strategy, how IS/IT strategies are formulated, how organising and resourcing options are developed and assessed, and how business value through IT is achieved.
• To build on students' previous modules which introduced strategic analysis, new and emerging technologies and applications of IT, and on students' experiences of working with such systems during their academic studies, industrial placements and professional studies year.

The aims of this module are to explore current developments in, and issues relating to, digital information and technology that increasingly shape our everyday lives and work, and to develop a critical understanding of digital technology from the perspective of social justice.

The aims of this module are:

• To enhance students' ability to critically assess the validity and relevance of career theory and research in contemporary workplaces.
• To enable students to analyse their own careers and those of other people and consequently manage them in a better-informed way.
• To build on the pre-requisite modules in human resource management and related areas; and on placement year experience.

The aim of this module is to examine the roles of leadership in contributing to organisational and individual outcomes, as well as preparing students for their development into leadership roles.

The aims of this module are to:

• Consider the development of theories of services marketing.
• Understand key aspects of marketing management and strategy in services.
• Appreciate the available research evidence pertaining to the particular challenges, opportunities and strategies which are encountered by different types of service businesses.

The aims of this module are:

• To introduce and develop the key principles of enterprise resource planning (ERP).
• To provide an understanding of the role of ERP systems in the effective management and integration of organisational processes.
• To demonstrate how ERP systems can be used to effectively model and manage supply chains.
• To provide hands-on experience of an industry standard ERP software, using SAP.

The aims of this module are to:

• Develop the ability to build models to help managers optimise a range of business processes and decisions.
• Further develop the concepts and skills required to a software use to help managers in decision making.

The aims of this module are:

• To develop an understanding of various approaches to Business Forecasting and explore their use in practice with standard IT based packages.
• To develop skills in analysis and modelling of management situations and a sophisticated approach to evaluation and assessment of alternatives in complex scenarios.

The aims of this module are to:

• Prepare students with a thorough understanding of database management systems, and the data structures and algorithms used to represent and manipulate data effectively.
• Build on the second year modules which introduced database systems and on students' experience of working with such systems during the industrial and professional studies year.
• Develop relevant transferable skills.

The aims of this module are:

• To provide students with a critical theoretical and practical understanding of key topics in managing projects.
• To provide students with an understanding of the role of a project manager.
• To develop a critical appreciation of business and interpersonal skills relevant to managing projects.

This is a 10 credit module from the University-wide language programme.