CSC8415 : Strategic Case Studies
- Offered for Year: 2024/25
- Module Leader(s): Dr Tejal Shah
- Lecturer: Dr John Mace, Dr Varun Ojha
- Owning School: Computing
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 10 |
| Semester 3 Credit Value: | 10 |
| ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
In this module students will work in groups to tackle case studies on ethical, legal, and social issues within a digital context. This module is designed to challenge students’ ability to handle unexpected situations while working on similar cases in the workplace. Students will learn about negotiating with internal and external stakeholders within an organization, writing professional reports, and delivering presentations directed at influential members in an organisation. The case studies considered in this module will touch on a broad range of skills, knowledge, and behaviours for digital and technology solutions specialists, informed by the current trends in industry and research. Groups will aim to include students from mixed technical and organisational backgrounds, to expose students to different perspectives on their approach.
Outline Of Syllabus
The module will cover:
- Critiquing Case Studies
- Self-reflection and the ability of critical thinking and logical analysis from the case studies.
- Ability to discuss the fundamental principles.
- And implications of Ethical, Legal and Social issues.
- Writing Business Reports.
- Applying persuasive writing skills with considering expects and benefits to different stakeholders.
- Applying negotiation skills.
- Demonstrating presentation skills.
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 23:00 | 23:00 | Off campus, apprentices will prepare their assessments; presentations/report |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 15:00 | 15:00 | Group work on assessment completions |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 37:00 | 37:00 | Individual report / reflection that will form part of the group report. |
| Guided Independent Study | Directed research and reading | 1 | 8:00 | 8:00 | A flipped classroom approach, students will undertake research/activity individually as asynchronous |
| Guided Independent Study | Skills practice | 100 | 1:00 | 100:00 | Apply skills and knowledge in workplace |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Workshops | 4 | 2:00 | 8:00 | PIP sessions dedicated to the Case Studies and practising communication skills |
| Guided Independent Study | Student-led group activity | 4 | 2:00 | 8:00 | Directed group work by apprentices without staff present e.g. group report |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Drop-in/surgery | 1 | 1:00 | 1:00 | A synchronous online session for scenario briefing and Q&A |
| Total | 200:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
This module will give students an opportunity to think beyond their technical focus by collaborating with other specialists to solve case studies. Students will need to research, apply their negotiation and persuasion skills, and produce a business plan, report, and presentation. Typically learners transfer their learnings into their own work place through sampling and preparation of cases that they might not already be exposed to in their workplace. They will need to reflect individually on the case as well as in a group, and present approaches while building on their own experiences, and consider how this process might translate into their workplace.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | 3 | A | 100 | Group report. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Report | 2 | M | Non-graded report on social, legal, and ethical issues to help towards the final assessment component of Group Report (2000 words) |
| Oral Presentation | 2 | M | Non-graded presentation on a selected case study. (20 minutes) |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
The aim of this module is to help apprentices practice persuasion and negotiation with different levels of stakeholders and learn how to respond to unexpected situations in the workplace based on their area of expertise. To do this, they will work in mixed groups to discuss cases from different professional perspectives as well as work together to practice presenting their recommendations to stakeholders (colleagues in the module) for buy-in and feedback. These formative activities are safe spaces to try new approaches within the university, before transferring learning into the workplace.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- CSC8415's Timetable