Management Project (Business Analysis Project)
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| BUSI4185 | Business | 4 | 60 | Full Year UK |
- Code
- BUSI4185
- School
- Business
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- 60
- Semesters
- Full Year UK
Summary
Management Project as a Business Analysis Project requires the student to undertake research in a topic relevant to business or management. Course members enrolled on a specific MBA variant must undertake a Management Project related to their named variant. The specific topic is subject to an approval process.
Target Students
Available for students on one of the Executive MBA variants OR MBA Executive Senior Leadership students.
Classes
- One 1-hour workshop each week for 6 weeks
This module is delivered through a series of workshops.
Assessment
- 70% Project: 15,000 words. Re-assessment: 15,000 words individual report.
- 30% Presentation: 30 minutes (20 mins, plus 10 mins Q&A). Re-assessment: 15,000 words individual report.
Assessed by end of designated period
Educational Aims
To enable part-time and executive MBA students to: demonstrate their understanding of and ability to use concepts, techniques and methods of analysis through independent research to significantly develop their business and management skills to enable students to develop an integrated view of their learning across their programme of study via the analysis of key management or business problem (relevant to their chose MBA specialisation where appropriate).Learning Outcomes
Intellectual skills
This module develops:
• Being able to think critically and be creative: manage the creative processes in self and others; organise thoughts, analyse, synthesise and critically appraise. This includes the capability to identify assumptions, evaluate statements in terms of evidence, detect false logic or reasoning, identify implicit values, define terms adequately and generalise appropriately
• Being able to solve complex problems and make decisions: establish criteria, using appropriate decision-making techniques including identifying, formulating and solving business problems; and the ability to create, identify and evaluate options; the ability to implement and review decisions
• Using information and knowledge effectively in order to abstract meaning from information and to share knowledge, including the use of quantitative skills
Professional practical skills
This module develops:
• The ability to conduct research and enquiry into business and management issues either individually or as part of a team through research design, the collection and analysis of qualitative data, synthesis and reporting
• The ability to recognise the need for and initiate change and to be able to manage change
Other
• Be able to undertake research and critically analyse and integrate complex information
• Be able to use personal presence and storytelling to articulate and translate vision into operational strategies
• Be able to demonstrate clarity in thinking and use inspirational communication.
Transferable (key) skills
This module develops:
Effective communication: networking, listening, oral and written communication of complex ideas and arguments, using a range of media, including the preparation of business reports
High personal effectiveness: Critical self-awareness, self-reflection and self-management; time management; conflict resolution, displaying commercial acumen, the ability to continue to learn through reflection on practice and experience.