MAR8076 : Commercial Awareness and Sustainable Business (Inactive)
MAR8076 : Commercial Awareness and Sustainable Business (Inactive)
- Inactive for Year: 2024/25
- Module Leader(s): Professor D John Mangan
- Owning School: Engineering
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 10 |
| ECTS Credits: | 5.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Pre-requisite
Modules you must have done previously to study this module
Pre Requisite Comment
N/A
Co-Requisite
Modules you need to take at the same time
Co Requisite Comment
N/A
Aims
The aims of this module are:
A1: To raise the students’ commercial awareness and equip them with the basics of key business, financial and
management concepts, tools and techniques;
A2: To help students appreciate the importance of management, interpersonal and communications skills and how
these can be enhanced;
A3: To highlight the importance of sustainability and its intersection with business.
Outline Of Syllabus
The following materials will be covered in this module:
Management and Leadership; Change Management; ESG, CSR, EDI; Management Skills and Self Awareness; Business Model Canvas, Operations Management, Business Strategy, Marketing, Human Resource Management, Essentials of Finance (P&L, Balance Sheet, Ratios etc), Costing and Investment Appraisal.
Learning Outcomes
Intended Knowledge Outcomes
On successful completion of this module, students will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
IKO1. Key business, financial and management concepts
IKO2. Sustainability issues
Intended Skill Outcomes
On successful completion of this module, students will develop the following subject specific and intellectual skills:
ISO1. Effective management, interpersonal and communications skills
ISO2. Selection of appropriate tools and techniques to enhance business processes and performance
ISO3. Interpret basic financial statements
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 37:00 | 37:00 | Preparation for and completion of end of module report. |
| Structured Guided Learning | Lecture materials | 1 | 7:00 | 7:00 | Online recorded lectures of the finance material |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 6 | 2:00 | 12:00 | Scheduled Present-in-person lectures to be Recapped. |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 3:00 | 3:00 | Completion of formative activities |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 2 | 2:00 | 4:00 | Present-in-person - 1st: management skills & self awareness; 2nd: interpreting financial statements |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 37:00 | 37:00 | General revision, reading and consolidation of lecture notes |
| Total | 100:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
The lectures are designed to assist students in the acquisition of a knowledge base that will facilitate understanding of concepts, methods, tools and techniques.
Independent study involves:
1. Study following lectures and practicals
2. Study in preparation for the exam, which provides an opportunity to bring together relevant knowledge and
understanding and cognitive, research-related, and assessed key skills.
Reading Lists
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | 1 | M | 100 | Individual report of 2000 words. |
Formative Assessments
Formative Assessment is an assessment which develops your skills in being assessed, allows for you to receive feedback, and prepares you for being assessed. However, it does not count to your final mark.
| Description | Semester | When Set | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prob solv exercises | 1 | M | (1)online self awareness questionnaires & (2)exercise on interpreting financial statements |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
The material covered in the module is assessed a post module individual report of 2,000 words – this allows the student to apply the key learnings from the module to a focal organisation of their choice. The formative assessments (online self awareness questionnaires and an exercise on interpreting financial statements) will help students to apply key module learnings and also help students in formulating answers to exam questions.
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- MAR8076's Timetable
Past Exam Papers
- Exam Papers Online : www.ncl.ac.uk/exam.papers/
- MAR8076's past Exam Papers
General Notes
N/A
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