Foundations of Management 2 (P00323)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : MSE-P-P00323

Foundations of Management 2 comprises the core components of the MBA by Part time study in Economics, Finance, Operations and Project Management, and Research Methodology in Business.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : PGs Only

? Co-requisites : Foundations of Management 1

? Costs : None

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Business Studies, (Management School and Economics, Schedule H)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) 30 minutes per week for 33 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

To provide a knowledge of the basic management disciplines of Economics, Finance, Operations and Project Management, Research Methodology in Business, and their application.
To allow the student to discuss with professionals in those fields in a well-informed manner, and to benefit from discussion with their colleagues in those fields.
To enable the student to question professionals in those fields perceptively, and to see through jargon-filled but vacuous argument from those professionals.
To provide a base for further study in those fields as required in the Option courses.

Assessment Information

Economics: a two hour examination in Week 13 of the Semester (100%)

Finance: a presentation on a topic from the news 10%, Presentation and submission of a report on a project: 20%, and a 2 hour examination 70% (total 100%)

Research Methodology in Business: 3,000 word dissertation proposal.

Operations and Project Management two short group case studies (30% each) and one multiple choice examination (40%).

Exam times

Diet	Diet Month	Paper Code	Paper Name	Length
1ST	May	1	Operations and Project Management	2 hour(s)
1ST	November	1	Business Economics	2 hour(s)
1ST	November	2	Finance	2 hour(s)