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Postgraduate Course: Foundations of Management 1 (BUST11085)

Course Outline
School Business School College College of Humanities and Social Science
Course type Standard Availability Not available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken) SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits 20
Home subject area Business Studies Other subject area None
Course website None Taught in Gaelic? No
Course description Foundations of Management 1 comprises the core components of the MBA by Part time study in Marketing, Financial Reporting, Statistics for Business, and Organisational Behaviour.
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites Co-requisites Students MUST also take: Foundations of Management 2 (BUST11086)
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2010/11 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
No Classes have been defined for this Course
First Class First class information not currently available
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours:Minutes Stationery Requirements Comments
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)Foundations of Management 1: Marketing Fundamentals2:008 sides / pencils / rubbersFIXED DATE EXAM
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)Foundations of Management 1 (Financial Reporting)2:003 x 8 sidesFIXED DATE EXAM
Outwith Standard Exam Diets MarchFoundations of Management 1 (Organisational Behaviour)2:003 x 8 sides / 3 x graphLaptop Option. Fixed date. 6:30pm start
Outwith Standard Exam Diets MarchFoundations of Management 1 (Statistics for Business)2:008 x sides / 3 x graph / pencils / rubbersFixed date. 6:30pm start
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
To provide a knowledge of the basic management disciplines of Accounting, Marketing, Statistics and decision making, and Organisational Behaviour 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
Marketing Fundamentals 100% exam; Financial Reporting 100% exam; Statistics for Business: 20% assignment, 80% exam; Organisational Behaviour: 100% exam
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Study Abroad Not entered
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Contacts
Course organiser Mr Simon Earp
Tel: (0131 6)50 8067
Email: S.Earp@ed.ac.uk
Course secretary Mr Stuart Mallen
Tel: (0131 6)50 8071
Email: Stuart.Mallen@ed.ac.uk
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