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This module introduces you to the fundamentals of business, including organisational structure and the nature of modern business practices. It also develops a broad understanding of management by exploring the skills and characteristics of effective managers and leaders, as well as techniques in successful management of teams.

This module introduces the contemporary concepts and principles of accounting and finance and enhances your capabilities by applying management accounting, financial accounting and financial management techniques to determine the most appropriate operational financial decisions. You will analyse the effects of those decisions on a firm’s performance and financial position.

This module examines the importance of effective integrated internal and external communications in building sustainable relationships and delivering customer value. You will learn how to communicate effectively in business and academic settings, understanding the fundamentals of presentation skills, written communication and professional communication.

This module develops a critical and practical understanding of the concepts and principles of analytics and the ability to apply these concepts to the systematic analysis of data within the contemporary business world.

This module develops a critical and practical understanding of the concepts and principles of international business and trade, as well as the impacts of globalisation. You will critically assess and apply the challenges of international business culture to practical commercial scenarios and evaluate the theories of international trade in terms of its commercial consequences.

This module develops a critical understanding of the management of corporate risk and crime and an ability to apply these concepts to the business world. The categories of risk and their identification, assessment and measurement are examined, as is the targeting, controlling and avoidance of risk. You will assess the key categories of corporate crime and their causes and will explore their management in terms of commercial consequences.

This module develops a critical and practical understanding of the concepts and principles of agile leadership and an ability to apply these concepts within the contemporary business world, to create the right environment for agile teams to succeed within an organisation.

The business world has evolved and it is increasingly difficult for firms to gain competitive advantage. It is essential for companies to re-examine four fundamental aspects of their business to thrive in the digital era—their strategy, value chain, customer engagement, and organisational structure. This module equips you with the skills to build digital competitive advantage in a rapidly changing world.

This module develops an understanding of Human Resource Management and the business environments within which it operates. It enables you to identify and review internal and external factors affecting organisations, and assess the impact these factors have on the HR function. You will be encouraged to ask questions, contribute ideas, collect data, evaluate evidence, and solve problems to provide practical HR solutions.

This module examines the importance of marketing’s role in driving success and delivering results. You will learn about the different applications of marketing in the 21st century and will study how an appreciation of consumer behaviour and the marketing environment can enable effective targeting and planning. By the end of this module you will have gained an awareness of the various tools available to the modern day marketer, and be capable of recognising their strengths and weaknesses. This will enable you to use these tools both creatively and effectively in an operational context, including private and public sector organisations.

This module provides you with an understanding of how ideas are developed, how entrepreneurship operates and an appreciation of Innovation and entrepreneurship theories within a business context. It enables you to enhance your employment prospects by providing you with an understanding of the sought after traits of entrepreneurship and innovation and how to demonstrate them.

This module presents a systematic approach to the study of strategic management, building upon an array of ideas and theories ranging from industrial organisation theory to institutional economics. You will gain an awareness of key issues involved in strategic management and the techniques that managers adopt. The tools and techniques that you will learn will help you to understand how organisations can achieve sustainable competitive advantage.

This module provides you with an understanding of the key Human Resource Management practices businesses rely on to ensure their organisations have a high-performing and engaged workforce. You will be encouraged to actively participate in research and activities to gain an understanding of the broader developments that are influencing HRM practices within business and performance. You will work independently and collaboratively to develop critical HR thinking skills, and draw meaningful conclusions from discussions and debates.

This module builds on the marketing foundations studied as part of the programme and provides a staged approach to understanding the nature of strategic marketing and how that understanding can contribute to the achievement of competitive advantage. The module introduces you to the broader aspects of strategic marketing that reflect contemporary developments in advocacy and ethics.

This module provides you with the knowledge and critical understanding of international practices, developments and trends within human resource management. You will work independently and collaboratively to develop critical thinking skills, problem solving and decision-making capabilities, and commercial drive to draw meaningful conclusions to key international business and HRM issues. You will engage with current thinking and research of international human resource management including intercultural management and comparative approaches to HRM in selected countries.

This module develops an understanding of the meaning of sustainability in a global sense, but in particular within a business context. You will critically evaluate and assess the main principles and theories of managing global sustainability and apply these theories to practical issues associated with the management of global sustainability and sustainable development.

The dissertation module enables you to demonstrate the application of knowledge and skills gained during the online programme in an independent, self-motivated, enquiring and problem-solving manner. This serves to extend, underpin and enhance learning through the identification of a business or management problem which includes theoretical research, structured data collection and subsequent analysis leading to conclusions and recommendations.