MAR8076 : Commercial Awareness and Sustainable Business
- Offered for Year: 2022/23
- Module Leader(s): Professor D John Mangan
- Owning School: Engineering
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 10 |
| ECTS Credits: | 5.0 |
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.
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 6 | 2:00 | 12:00 | Scheduled Present-in-person lectures to be Recapped. |
| Structured Guided Learning | Lecture materials | 1 | 7:00 | 7:00 | Online recorded lectures of the finance material |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 13:00 | 13:00 | Preparation for and completion of end of semester exam |
| 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 | 61:00 | 61:00 | 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.
Students should consult their timetable for up-to-date delivery information.
Should the public health situation require it, the present-in-person teaching activities will be replaced by synchronous online sessions.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Exams
| Description | Length | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written Examination | 90 | 1 | A | 100 | End of semester 1.5 hour exam |
Formative Assessments
| 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 via a comprehensive end of semester 1.5 hour examination reflecting the ten credits allocated to the course. 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.
Should the public health situation require it, the planned examination scheduled to be completed present-in-person will be replaced by an open book, online examination to be completed within a defined 24 hour period.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- MAR8076's Timetable