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 |
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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 (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | Students MUST also take:
Foundations of Management 2 (BUST11086)
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| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Foundations of Management 1: Marketing Fundamentals | 2:00 | | | | Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Foundations of Management 1 (Financial Reporting) | 2:00 | | | | Outwith Standard Exam Diets March | Foundations of Management 1 (Organisational Behaviour) | 2:00 | | | | Outwith Standard Exam Diets March | Foundations of Management 1 (Statistics for Business) | 2:00 | | |
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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| Transferable skills |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
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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