Module Catalogue 2024/25

Pre Requisite Comment

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Co Requisite Comment

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Aims

This module aims to:
-       Introduce commercial awareness and the basics of key business and management concepts, tools
and techniques;
-       Demonstrate the importance of management, interpersonal and communications skills and how these can be
enhanced;
-       Highlight the value of data and how it can be analysed and managed
-       Learn and understand the Python programming language and machine learning techniques and their
application to both research and practice.

Outline Of Syllabus

Specialist knowledge in the maritime domain is not enough to allow you to thrive in your future career in the maritime and related sectors. Understanding key business fundamentals, appreciating the value of data (‘the new gold’), and enhancing your skills sets are all increasingly essential in addition to specialist domain knowledge.

The syllabus comprises a series of pillar topics chosen and sequenced to allow you to learn and grow to become a competent professional:
-       Management and Leadership
-       Societal imperatives: ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance), EDI (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion), CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility), Security, Net Zero;
-       Management Skills and Self Awareness;
-       Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Business Strategy, Marketing, Operations, Human Resource Management;
-       Data management, Data Protection and Security;
-       Python programming language, Machine learning techniques and applications.

The assessments (formative and summative) will allow you to test and develop the key knowledge and skills requirements of the module and see them in the context of your target career trajectory.

Intended Knowledge Outcomes

On successful completion of this module, students will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

IKO1. Key business and management fundamentals (M14, M15)
IKO2 The value of data and how it can be both analysed and managed (M2, M3)
IKO3 The critical role of societal imperatives: ESG, CSR, EDI, Security, Net Zero (M7, M8, M9, M10, M11)

Intended Skill Outcomes

On successful completion of this module, students will develop the following skills: ISO1. Effective management, interpersonal and communications skills (M16, M17, M18)
ISO2. Selection of appropriate tools and techniques to enhance business processes and performance (M3, M14)
ISO3: Write Python programmes and develop machine learning models. (M2, M3)

Teaching Rationale And Relationship

The lectures are designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to the key pillar topics on the module. These are then augmented with both tutorials and online learning materials. The skills workshop provides a safe learning space for students to enhance key business skills.

Assessment Rationale And Relationship

Students have a choice to complete an individual report on either the data / python part of the module or the commercial awareness part of the module and will apply their module learning to a specific company or data set of their choice thus enhancing and contextualising their learning opportunity from this module (note that the formative assessments will ensure that students will study both parts of the module regardless of which half they choose to focus upon for the formative assessment).

General Notes

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