BUS3079 : The Responsible Management Practitioner
- Offered for Year: 2025/26
- Module Leader(s): Dr Angela Mazzetti
- Owning School: Newcastle University Business School
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 20 |
| ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
The aim of this module is to facilitate your personal development as a lifelong learner and responsible management practitioner. The module develops your critical awareness of: (1) how your attitudes to learning inform your values and behaviours; (2) how your values and behaviours might impact others; and (3) the dynamic interplay between individual, team and organisational values and behaviours.
Outline Of Syllabus
The module will cover the following topics related to TWO key themes:
Managing Self: how personal attitudes to learning impact personal and professional development; becoming a reflective and reflexive learner; becoming a lifelong learner; how attitudes to sustainability influence future career and employment choices.
Managing Others; the dynamic interplay between organisational, team and individual values and behaviours; responsible interactions with others; the role of managers in the achievement of the sustainability development goals
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 14 | 1:00 | 14:00 | To introduce key concepts used throughout the module. |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 33:00 | 33:00 | Time to plan and complete the assessment. |
| Structured Guided Learning | Academic skills activities | 1 | 8:00 | 8:00 | Skills development activities. |
| Structured Guided Learning | Structured research and reading activities | 1 | 64:00 | 64:00 | Students are required to engage with weekly pre and post session readings and tasks. |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Workshops | 4 | 2:00 | 8:00 | To engage in knowledge enhancement activities. |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Drop-in/surgery | 3 | 1:00 | 3:00 | To provide assessment support. |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 70:00 | 70:00 | Students are required to engage with weekly independent reading and research. |
| Total | 200:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
Lectures: Delivery of underpinning knowledge relevant to the module syllabus.
Workshops: Opportunities to engage the students in interactive tasks and discussions to develop their reflective practice and personal development skills.
Drop-In Sessions: Opportunities for formative feedback on assessment planning.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reflective log | 1 | A | 100 | 3000 word reflective statement and professional development plan. I |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reflective log | 1 | M | Reflective and Personal Development Tasks: A combination of individual and group tasks to give students the opportunity to engage in reflective practice and personal development planning. |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
Formative Assessment
Formative assessment will take place within the workshop sessions. You will be given opportunities to engage in skills development activities to enhance your reflective practice and professional development planning skills.
Summative Assessment
You will be required to complete an individual 3000 word reflective log and professional development plan.
Feedback Strategy
Formative: Peer and tutor formative feedback will be given as part of the workshop activities. This will be supported by the drop-in surgeries.
Summative: Summary feedback will be given in accordance with the assessment marking criteria.
Summative Re-sit Assessment: Revise and resubmit original assessment taking into consideration marker feedback.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- BUS3079's Timetable