Postgraduate Course: Management Knowledge 1 (BUST11080)
Course Outline
| School |
Business School |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all 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 |
Knowledge Management 1 covers components in Accounting, Economics, Finance, and Statistics, and the associated Integrative Project. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
It is RECOMMENDED that students also take
Management Knowledge 2 (BUST11081)
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
No |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
To provide a knowledge of the basic management disciplines of Accounting, Economics, Finance, and Statistics.
To allow the student to discuss with professionals in those fields in a well-informed manner.
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.
Through the Integrative Project, to enable students to integrate those disciplines in the analysis of a business situation. |
Assessment Information
Each component will include examinations appropriate to it:
Accounting: a two hour examination in Week 13 of the Semester (100%)
Economics: a two hour examination in Week 13 of the Semester (100%)
Finance: group assignment (25%), individual assignment (25%) and 2 hour examination (50%) in week 13 of the Semester
Statistics: a two hour examination in Week 13 of the Semester (100%)
Integrative Project: Presentation and Report (100%)
Each component will be worth equal marks in the course total. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Inger Seiferheld
Tel: (0131 6)50 3801
Email: Inger.Seiferheld@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mr Stuart Mallen
Tel: (0131 6)50 8071
Email: Stuart.Mallen@ed.ac.uk |
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