Postgraduate Course: Foundations of Management 2 (BUST11086)
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
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
Foundations of Management 2 comprises the core components of the MBA by Part Time study in Economics, Finance, Operations Management, and Research Methodology in Business. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
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 |
| Additional information |
12 hour(s) per week for 1 week(s). |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
Stationery Requirements |
Comments |
| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Foundations of Management 2 (Business Economics) | 2:00 | 2 x 8 sides | FIXED DATE EXAM | | Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Foundations of Management 2 (Finance) | 2:00 | 12 sides / pencils / rubbers | FIXED DATE EXAM |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
To provide a knowledge of the basic management disciplines of Economics, Finance, Operations 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 at the end of the Semester (100%)
Finance: group assignment (10%) individual assignemnt (20%) and examination (70%). The examination is a set of multiple-choice questions and a case study.
Research Methodology in Business: 3,000 word dissertation proposal.
Operations Management: individual assignment(60%) and group assignment (40%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords |
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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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