MAR8076 : Commercial Awareness and Sustainable Business
- Offered for Year: 2020/21
- 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 interpersonal skills and how these can be enhanced;
A3: to highlight the importance of sustainability and its intersection with business.
Outline Of Syllabus
Following materials will be covered in this module:
Management and Leadership, Change, Sustainability, Interpersonal skills, Project Planning & Control, Business Model Canvass, Operations Management, Lean and Six Sigma, 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 | 10 | 2:00 | 20:00 | Commercial awareness |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 8:00 | 8:00 | Examination |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Workshops | 1 | 3:00 | 3:00 | Interpersonal skills |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 50:00 | 50:00 | General revision |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 19:00 | 19:00 | Examination revision |
| 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 assessed coursework and exams, which provides an opportunity to bring together relevant knowledge and understanding and cognitive, research-related, and assessed key skills.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Exams
| Description | Length | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC Examination | 120 | 1 | A | 75 | N/A |
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | 1 | M | 25 | Group presentation |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
The material covered in the module is assessed via a comprehensive end of semester two-hours examination reflecting the ten credits allocated to the course.
The group presentation allows students to both practice their presentations skills and work in a group to apply the course material to a chosen company.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- MAR8076's Timetable