Programme
Specification
Final Award and Title
BA (Hons) International Business Management (with integrated foundation year) BA (Hons) International Business Management with sandwich placement (with integrated foundation year)
Exit Award(s) and Title(s)
BA International Business Management
Diploma in Higher Education International Business Management Certificate in Higher Education Business Management
Foundation Certificate Business Studies Name of Route / Pathway / Framework N/A Professional Qualifications N/A Programme Accreditation N/A
Modes of Study Full Time Sandwich Delivery Sites Lancaster
Programme Length Full Time: 4 years standard (8 years maximum) Sandwich: 5 years standard (9 years maximum) Work Based
Learning N/A
1. Educational Aims of the Programme
As a graduate of BA (Hons) International Business Management, you will be enterprising and entrepreneurial in spirit. As a graduate of this award, you will be able to cohesively integrate your knowledge of international business management and leadership in small, medium and large organisations. On completion of this programme, you should have the knowledge and skills to work across local, regional, national, international and global boundaries.
In this programme, critical consideration is given to the functions of management, in accordance with the subject quality benchmark statement, including finance, human resources, marketing, strategic development and organisation. Within these boundaries, you are encouraged to develop creative solutions to contemporary international business issues, and working toward sustainability in all its guises. Solutions are researched, created and critically evaluated in association with work based projects that consider cultural, legal, ethical and sustainable professional practice across a range of international contexts. The use of real life scenarios and employer led projects will enable you to develop employability skills, confidence and maturity. Working in groups and teams challenge you to reflect on equality, diversity and inclusive practices that are essential in
today’s international businesses and organisations. Finally, we approach the delivery of learning using examples from public, private and third stream organisational perspectives. Therefore, this programme of study equips you for careers in international profit or non-profit making organisations.
For those undertaking the integrated foundation year:
1. The integrated foundation year allows the student to begin progress toward the overall aims of the provision
The overall aims of the programme are:
2. To enable you to critically evaluate the relationships between business strategy and operational needs, providing creative and innovative solutions through the key essential attributes of management and leadership;
3. To contextualise international business management and practice across a range of public, private and third stream organisations in local, regional, national, international and global contexts;
4. To develop your knowledge, skills and attitudes toward diversity, equality, inclusivity, ethics, legal obligations, sustainability and other contemporary discourse as it affects international business contexts;
5. To enable your interaction with industry partners in preparation for career/employment/enterprise development;
6. To utilise the region’s heritage, culture and landscapes to provide students with unique and special experiences.
For those undertaking the sandwich placement there is one further aim:
7. To experience the world of work and build CV portfolio, develop your skills and aptitude in a work context, in reflexive learning, team cohesion and employment technologies.
2. Programme Features and Requirements
As a graduate of BA (Hons) International Business Management (with integrated foundation year), you will be enterprising and entrepreneurial in spirit. As a graduate of this award, you will be able to cohesively integrate your knowledge of international business management and leadership in small, medium and large
organisations. On completion of this programme, you should have the knowledge and skills to work across local, regional, national, international and global boundaries.
The foundation year of this programme provides unique opportunities for developing your problem solving skills, knowledge and understanding of contemporary issues whilst providing you with a grounding in essential academic skills and nurturing your career aspirations. The foundation year provides an opportunity to engage in a business simulation exercise.
BA (Hons) International Business Management (with integrated foundation year) has embedded the university’s themes of ‘Sustainability’, ‘Creativity’,’ Employability’ and ‘Enterprise’. It is taught through a
programme of individual modules and you will develop an understanding of challenges that have a daily impact on businesses and organisations.
This award provides an internationalisation of the syllabus including cross-cultural awareness and engagement, and through the module FACF3000 Understanding Society, creates a rich platform for the interchange of ideas. It also enables you to understand how stakeholder theory can be applied to multinational and global settings,
particularly through the module BUSF3001 Contemporary Business Issues. Key features of the integrated foundation year include:
A focus on problem solving, particularly in BUSF3000 Business Information for Problem Solving Engagement with transformational and incremental business change and contemporary issues in
BUSF3001 Contemporary Business Issues
Engagement with real life experiences and settings through experiential learning, particularly in BUSF3002 Business Simulations
The programme has a vocational philosophy underpinning it and includes a live business project at level 5, and the opportunity to do develop additional skills at level 6. You will work both individually and in groups at each level of your study and this builds in complexity year on year. Working in groups with a diverse range of team members provides realistic scenarios and challenges that you will face in your future career. Reflecting on how to work in such situations provides consolidation of learning and develops skills which will stay with you throughout your professional career.
Learning, teaching and assessment of this programme is designed to provide highly engaging means of enhancing the cohesion of each year group, drawing together the themes that emerge from the modules that make up the programme, and considerably enhancing the graduate-level employability of students. The emphasis is on building on your existing competencies to achieve graduate level skills and attributes. Key features of this award are:
A holistic view of business needs and solutions encompassing a broad range of functional specialisms Small class sizes
Module delivery by a range of industry professionals and research active academics
Its delivery in a beautiful and stunning campus close to the heart of a small, friendly, student orientated city, close to the ‘Trough of Bowland’ (a stunning area of countryside) and the coastline of North Lancashire
Engagement in work related learning Field Trips
Industry and Employer participation Flexibility of start dates
When you arrive you will be introduced to key staff and students at a welcome event. There will be
preparatory sessions for study skills necessary to succeed in University life to help you start your programme with confidence.
3. Learning Teaching and Assessment
(i) Learning, Teaching and Assessment approaches, pedagogy and values that underpin LTA design throughout the programme
We wish to offer all students no matter what their background, culture, disability or gender an accessible and engaging programme of study that has suitable assessments which offers clear relationships to the world of work and your vocational development. In addition we are committed to providing the opportunity for clear, prompt and appropriate feedback so that you can progress appropriately through each level of your studies.
The University of Cumbria Business School (UCBS), to which your programme of study ‘belongs’, aims to challenge and stretch you whilst simultaneously developing your employability. We will support, guide and encourage you through a successful learner journey that will start even before you arrive on campus and continues long after you graduate
For your award:
In the integrated foundation year (level 3) you will often find that you are working in groups and teams to achieve solutions to set problems and case studies. The modules will stimulate you to reflect on your own self development and engage you in real life tasks, particularly in BUSF3002 Business Simulations
The common first year (level 4) plays a developmental and diagnostic role. It facilitates you to build on your strengths and challenge you to overcome your weaknesses. Formative and summative feedback – throughout the course but particularly in year 1 – is designed to support assessment and also
contribute to your successful learner journey.
Within the module calendar, you have the opportunity to study at a time, place and pace which maximises opportunities for participation and success. This is achieved by ensuring that a sufficient breadth and depth of resources and activities are available via Blackboard (our virtual learning
environment) or Pebble Pad (an online reflective portfolio tool), by developing a timetable that allows opportunity for reflection and tutorial support, and by ensuring that signposts are provided to online library resources. Study Skills Support is embedded into module delivery. Both resources and study skills are actively promoted and supported by Library and Student Services (LiSS) staff collaborating with the module teaching team.
The course is designed to maximise the potential of and for work-based learning including co-delivery and partnership with employers. This network of practice is for the benefit of current and future students and is one means by which the University stimulates the Cumbrian economy. Achieving this depends on teaching, learning and assessment that fully encompasses and embeds the work-based aspects of the course into the broader scheme of work. For example, the learning outcomes for ‘UCBS5001 Applied Research and Analysis’ integrate closely with those for the course as a whole; ‘UCBS6003 The Consultancy Project’ provides a fantastic opportunity to integrate theory to practice and work with local, regional and national employers.
Throughout the course, emphasis will be placed on the symbiotic relationship between theory and practice and its relevance to profit and non-profit making organisation; local and regional, as well as national and international contexts are discussed. There is a wide exposure to current business and finance issues including employer-based case studies, visits and inputs from visiting practising
managers, guest speakers and field visits. This is important to you as a student but also illustrates that we are following the guidance of the QAA Subject Business and Management Benchmark Statements and those of the Finance and Accounting Benchmark statements.
(ii) Contexts For Learning
This is a taught, campus based award enhanced through the use of technology. Ways in which UCBS support your learning in this context are:
A dedicated personal tutor programme
Appropriately qualified and specialist lecturing team
An appropriately timetabled programme of study which considers accessibility for all students (for instance one module per semester will be delivered on one day, or via a block, for accessibility to part time students and no more than two module sessions would be held in any one day)
A strong induction programme/welcome week either in September or January for each new cohort, and for continuing students.
Peer Review Programme across all staff ensuring the highest levels of teaching practices Integration of support services from LiSS at all levels of study
Support via blended learning technologies. These include, but are not limited to:
o Podcasts for supported learning
o Use of Electronic whiteboards
o YouTube videos
o Prezzi software use
o Wikis
o Digitised materials on line for accessibility; this includes e-books and journals
o Podcasted feedback
o Audio embedded on lecture/workshop slides
o Use of Pebble Pad for the creation of appropriate employability and CV building activity
o Use of the Virtual Learning Environment (Blackboard) which may include, but is not limited to: Module links to the schools main & programme pages
A repository for teaching materials to support face to face delivery which may include module handbooks, lecture slides, work books, multimedia elements, reusable learning objects, digitised readings, work sheets, past exam papers and placement handbooks Electronic submission of assignments using the VLE via formative TurnitIn drafts and
summative assessment submissions.
Synchronous and asynchronous interactions online such as FAQ’s, discussion boards and chat rooms to support student learning outside of the classroom and to enable students to support each other and establish a course ‘community’.
Communicating with you using a selection of electronic media via consistent channels Requesting submissions from you in a range of formats such as properly-formatted
essays/reports, presentations, posters, blogs and other forms
Conducting online formative assessments (e.g. multiple choice exams, surveys and quizzes) throughout the course
Monitoring your engagement with the module or course through your level of engagement in online activities and usage statistics
Providing formative and summative feedback to you on an individual or group level in a selection of formats including electronic and audio feedback
To encourage you to identify and evaluate other electronic resources from a range of sources internally and externally that may support your studies further
Encouraging staff & students to engage in subject-specific professional networks and professional debate on and offline
The Student Voice Project; this is a multi-communication approach to receiving your feedback on your programme.
(iii) Learning, Teaching and Assessment Methods
Interactive lectures where you will be expected to contribute having done some preparatory reading in advance;
Tutorials where you will work in smaller groups to engage with learning activities (e.g. computer workshops using excel spread sheets);
Organisation of field study conducting data collection, analysis and interpretation;
Working independently to research the relevant literature predominantly using electronic databases and search engines;
Completion of weekly directed activities/ formative assessments which will inform the content of scheduled sessions, providing opportunities for feedback;
Participation in practical workshops to experience/develop the skills required for your vocational context;
Leading practical sessions in research or subject specific skills;
Experience of work related learning through field trips, guest speakers and visits; Undertaking work placements and/or work based or related learning.
UCBS want to motivate you in your studies through a variety of teaching and learning approaches. Challenging and authentic tasks will be used to stretch your capabilities in real world learning and assessment resulting in a deeper approach to learning; in the foundation year the business modules will incorporate a variety of
teaching and learning techniques to help motivate you and integrate you into university life.
Unique learning and teaching approaches adopted, that fall outside the more usual lecture, seminar and workshop, on this course include:
Group work and team building activities Work based projects at level 3, 4, 5 & 6
Enterprising and entrepreneurial opportunities to be creative, innovative and solve problems. Engagement with technology (hardware and/or software) where appropriate
Most of the modules on the degree will consist of 20 credits which equates to 200 notational learning hours, or 40 credits/400 notional hours. The learning at levels 3 and 4 will consist of a minimum of 48 hours contact time (equivalent to 4 hours per week) within each 20 credit module. At level 5 & 6 this becomes 36 hours minimum contact time reducing in order to develop the skills of independent learning that are so necessary in the workplace.
Staff constantly engage with the Disability Support team to ensure all fieldwork and practical sessions are accessible to all students.
Types/Methods of Assessment
This programme, in conjunction with the other undergraduate programmes who share the modules, a coherent assessment strategy which accommodates the vertical integration of the following:
(i) Type and style of assessment (thus assessment type repeats year on year in order that you are able to
build on your individual feedback)
(ii) e-portfolio to develop reflective practice
(iii) variety of assessment which can change as technologies develop
explanatory at level 4, to analytical and evaluative at level 5, and develops full criticality by level 6
There are three types of assessment used in UCBS. Summative Assessment
Summative assessment is the process of evaluating (and grading) the learning of students at a point in time. Formative Assessment
Formative assessment is designed to help learners learn more effectively by giving them feedback on their performance and how it can be improved and sustained.
Diagnostic Assessment
Diagnostic assessment is the process of evaluating the ability and preparedness for a programme or module of study, identifying possible learning problems.
A variety of summative assessments are used; these include, but are not limited to,: essays; business reports; presentations; exams; assessed practicals; exhibitions; an assessment/recruitment day; reflective essays; portfolios of learning activities; poster presentations and project based assignments. Examples of innovative, well-adjusted and fit for purpose summative assessments include, but are not limited to:
Practical work based on ‘workshop’ exercises to assess specific skills Course work reports, project documentation and reflective practice Oral Presentations (including seminars)
Project Work and output including independent and group engagement at all levels of the award.
Each module will have at least one formative piece of work to help students understand the final piece of summative work. Details of feedback opportunities for this will be included in your module handbook. Some feedback methods for formative assessment include:
On line audio or written via VLE
Generic feedback to group in class or via email/VLE.
Peer feedback through seminars, particularly where presentations have been undertaken Immediate verbal feedback where appropriate
Feedback methods for summative assessment include all of the above plus:
Oral and/or written feedback using marking criteria and additional comments. Immediate verbal comment or Q&A in the case of presentations
Learning, teaching and assessment approaches will be continually improved using feedback from mid and end of module evaluations, peer review, focus groups, enhancement and development days and module
development days. This will ensure that the students learning experience is continually enhanced. (iv) Formative Assessment
Formative assessment is used to develop learning within the module. Each module will have at least one formative piece of work to help students understand the final piece of summative work.
Feedback methods for formative assessment include: On line audio or written via VLE
Generic feedback to group in class or via email/VLE.
Peer feedback through seminars, particularly where presentations have been undertaken Immediate verbal feedback where appropriate
4. Programme Outcomes
This programme provides opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate:
(i) Knowledge and Understanding At Level 3:
1. The ability to explain some of the business and management contexts and environments within local, regional, national, international and global geographies
2. The ability to describe the importance of sustainability, ethics and legal considerations to business success 3. The knowledge of how business functions integrate through reflection upon a business simulation exercise 4. Reflection on self and career development
At Level 4:
5. A holistic view of the business and management context and environment within local, regional, national, international and global geographies
6. The difference between the specialised functions and, where appropriate, roles required to perform a range of contemporary business processes
7. The importance of sustainability, ethics and legal considerations to business success
8. Research into a range of operational business issues, using appropriate methods, supported by a range of academic literature
At Level 5:
9. The principles of rational and heuristic decision making in a broad range of business and organisational contexts
10. The impact of external influences through contrasting contemporary geographical organisational environments
11. The skills necessary to plan, conduct, report and present a substantial project
12. Successful completion of a range of authentic tasks in the light of the epistemology and professional working practices in International Business Management
At Level 6:
13. Professional, moral and ethical issues involved in the application of business solutions to a range of organisational situations
14. Critical evaluation of the extent to which business processes meet strategic organisational requirements and established good practice
15. Critical review, evaluation and synthesise of relevant information, theories and concepts
16. The development and application of relevant theories and concepts within a critical framework of analysis, reflection and evaluation
International Business Management (ii) Employability Skills (ES) &
(iii) Qualities, Skills and Other Attributes At level 3:
A. The location and retrieval of information from a variety of sources as required (ES) B. The ability to solve problems and create innovative solutions
C. The breadth and depth of your prior understanding and skills and setting these in a higher educational context
D. A level of IT literacy in a range of typical business software applications(ES) E. The ability to make decisions regarding future study choices (ES)
At level 4:
F. The location and retrieval of information from a variety of sources as required (ES) G. Numeracy by understanding and presenting cases involving a quantitative dimension(ES)
H. The breadth and depth of your prior understanding and skills and setting these in a higher educational context
I. A high level of IT literacy in a range of typical business software applications(ES) J. The ability to make decisions regarding future career choices(ES)
At level 5:
K. The ability to manage your own learning and development including time management and organisational skills(ES)
L. The appreciation of a need for continuing professional development, in recognition of the requirement for lifelong learning(ES)
M.The ability to communicate professionally by appropriate means(ES)
N. That you can work effectively, both independently and as part of a team(ES)
O. The identification of, and suggest ways in which, technology can be used to improve organisational performance(ES)
P. The ability to work creatively, innovatively and entrepreneurially(ES) For those undertaking a sandwich placement:
Q. An enhanced CV and the development of skills and aptitude in a work context
R. An engagement in reflexive learning that illustrates how a year in a placement context has helped you mature, communicate, engage in team work and with employment technologies.
At level 6:
S. That you have adopted an enquiring, open-minded and creative attitude tempered with social awareness(ES)
T. That you can critically evaluate and analyse ideas, methods and systems
U. That you can assess appropriate management and leaderships styles and attributes(ES) V. That you can develop enterprising solutions(ES)
W.An ability to accommodate and foster diversity and cultural awareness (ES)
At Level 3: (Year 0 undergraduate), students will be able to: appreciate the breadth of the field of study and apply the skills of manipulation of knowledge to make informed judgements within routine contexts and with guidance; begin to work beyond defined contexts; apply established approaches to solving well defined problems, showing emerging recognition of the complexity of associated issues and communicate outcomes effectively in an appropriate format; within a defined context and under guidance, evaluate personal and workplace experience and manage information and data from a range of sources appropriate to the field of study.
At HE Level 4: (Year 1 undergraduate), students will be able to demonstrate that they have the ability: to apply a systematic approach to the acquisition of knowledge, underpinning concepts and principles and deploy a range of subject specific, cognitive and transferable skills; evaluate the appropriateness of different
approaches to solving well defined problems and communicate outcomes in a structured and clear manner; identify and discuss the relationship between personal and work place experience and findings from books and journals and other data drawn from the field of study.
At HE Level 5: (Year 2 undergraduate), students will be able to demonstrate that they have the ability: to apply & evaluate key concepts and theories within and outside the context in which they were first studied; select appropriately from and deploy a range of subject-specific, cognitive & transferable skills & problem solving strategies to problems in the field of study and in the generation of ideas effectively communicate information and arguments in a variety of forms; accept responsibility for determining & achieving personal outcomes; reflect on personal and work place experience in the light of recent scholarship and current statutory regulations.
At HE Level 6: (Year 3 undergraduate), students will be able to demonstrate that they have the ability: to critically review, consolidate and extend a systematic and coherent body of knowledge; critically evaluate concepts & evidence from a range of resources; transfer and apply subject-specific, cognitive and transferable skills and problem solving strategies to a range of situations and to solve complex problems; communicate solutions, arguments and ideas clearly and in a variety of forms; exercise considerable judgement in a range of situations; accept accountability for determining and achieving personal and group outcomes; reflect critically and analytically on personal and work place experience in the light of recent scholarship and current statutory regulations.
Level 3
The foundation year of the course is designed to develop your knowledge and understanding of contemporary issues whilst providing you with a grounding in essential academic skills and nurturing your career aspirations
UNIF3000 Essential Academic Skills UNIF3001 Routes to Success FACF3000 Understanding Society BUSF3000 Business Information for Problem Solving BUSF3001 Contemporary Business Issues BUSF3002 Business Simulations
Compulsory Compulsory Compulsory Compulsory Compulsory Compulsory 20 credits 20 credits 20 credits 20 credits 20 credits 20 credits Sept - Jan Jan - May Sept - Jan Sept - Jan Jan - May Jan - May
Level 4
The first year of the course is designed to provide a broad grounding of the key business functions. This will provide a foundation upon which specialist business management skills can be developed.
UCBS4001 Contemporary Business Management and Organisations UCBS4002 An Introduction to Marketing in the 21st Century UCBS4003 Business Research and Practice UCBS4004 Essentials of Human Resources UCBS4005 Principles of Business Finance and Economics UCBS4006 Business Sectors
Compulsory Compulsory Compulsory Compulsory Compulsory Compulsory 20 credits 20 credits 20 credits 20 credits 20 credits 20 credits Jan - May Sept - Jan Jan - May Sept - Jan Jan - May Sept - Jan
Level 5
The second year of the course is designed to provide a broader grounding of the key business functions. This will provide a foundation upon which specialist business management skills can be further developed. Essentially, students will cover key subjects within business management, such as Human Resource Management, Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, International Economics, Applied Research and Analysis. These are all taught with relation to contemporary case studies, and can be applied them to real life scenarios.
UCBS5001 Applied Research and Analysis UCBS5002 Human Resource Management and Development UCBS5003 Management Accounting and Decision Making UCBS5004 Marketing and Consumer Behaviour USBS5009 Organisational Behaviour USBS5010 International Economics
Compulsory Compulsory Compulsory Compulsory Compulsory Compulsory 20 credits 20 credits 20 credits 20 credits 20 credits 20 credits Jan - May Jan - May Sept - Jan Sept - Jan Sept - Jan Jan - May
Level 6
In the final year students will specifically study Strategy, Change Management, Global Business Perspectives and have the option of either International Strategic Human Resource Management or International Strategic Marketing. Students work in groups to develop the Consultancy Project whereby they can put their knowledge of business management to an employer led project, thus developing their employability skills. Upon completion of this year of study students will have an insightful understanding of the economy and world of business management.
UCBS6001 The Independent Project UCBS6002 Strategic Leadership, Innovation and Change UCBS6003 The Consultancy Project UCBS6005 International Strategic Human Resource Management UCBS6006 International Strategic Marketing UCBS6004 Global Business Perspectives
Compulsory Compulsory Compulsory Option Option Compulsory 40 credits 20 credits 20 credits 20 credits 20 credits 20 credits
6. Curriculum Map Programme Structure
Level Module
Code Module Titleand Module Aims Credit Points
Core/ Compulsory/ Optional/ Qualificatory * Notes 3 UNIF3000
Essential Academic Skills
This module develops the academic skills required for effective learning and successful progression through the chosen honours degree programme. There is opportunity for you to explore the whole learning experience and individual approaches to studying in a manner that is relevant to your degree and individual needs.
20 Compulsory
3 UNIF3001
Routes to Success
This module focuses on developing the personal and professional skills required to successfully study in higher education and for subsequent employment and/or further study. You will have the opportunity to undertake skills profiling, develop reflective skills and critical thought, develop action plans and set goals. The focus and emphasis through support from personal tutors will be on developing confidence, motivation and resilience which are key determinants to success.
20 Compulsory
3 FACF3000
Understanding Society
To provide students with an understanding of how society is constructed and functions by exploring key issues incorporating social divisions. The module will provide the opportunity for students to reflect on how this impacts within their own personal area of study.
20 Compulsory
3 BUSF3000 Business Information for Problem Solving
in obtaining information, analysing it, and using it to solve academically and vocationally relevant problems.
3 BUSF3001
Contemporary Business Issues
The aim of this module is designed to help you realise the importance of contemporary issues and their possible impact on public, private and third sector organisations. The module will therefore help you increase the validity of your viewpoints, arguments and discussions so that they impact on, and enhance the quality of your decision making.
This module enables you to explore and contextualise contemporary issues and make decisions using creditable media sources. You will be required to explore contemporary news stories and to develop and explore your own understanding and perceptions. You will challenge the notions of trustworthy and untrustworthy in relation to sources of contemporary information across a range of media. You will discuss these issues in seminar sessions and will be expected to lead at least one discussion as well as record and comment on others.
20 Compulsory
3 BUSF3002
Business Simulations
The aim of this module is to engage you in a business simulation. This will allow you to explore the interaction between different business disciplines which will ensure success in profit and non-profit making organisations.
20 Compulsory
Students exiting at this point with 120 credits at Level 3 would receive an Fd Cert
4 UCBS4001
Contemporary Business Management and Organization
The aim of this module is to illustrate how contemporary management has been developed through a study of classic management theory and practice. It considers changes to contemporary management and organisations including the adoption of ethical and moral practices and corporate social responsibility. The module introduces the notion of management and leadership and the continuum needed in responding to different
organisational situations. In addition the module explores the differences and
similarities between entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship and how these concepts are applied in local, regional, national, international and global companies
4 UCBS4002
An Introduction to Marketing in the 21st Century
The aim of the module is to introduce you to the theories and concepts of marketing and consider the impact, ethics and sustainablity agendas to which it contributes in the 21st Century, particularly in regard to 'technology
revolution'.
20 Compulsory
4 UCBS4003
Business Research and Practice
This module aims to introduce management research related to a variety of business contexts and using different approaches. This will include the identification and understanding of how information and knowledge are generated and applied, the preparation and planning of research, data collection from a wide range of sources of data, data analysis and dissemination of results
20 Compulsory
4 UCBS4004
Essentials of Human Resources
This module introduces you to the human resource function and enables an understanding of its importance within organisational contexts. You will learn how to compile a systematic recruitment and selection process. The module also considers the human resource function in terms of management and leadership.
20 Compulsory
4 UCBS4005
Principles of Business Finance and Economics
The module aims to introduce you to fundamental economic theories and the role of individual businesses to economic success
20 Compulsory
4 UCBS4006
Business Sectors
The aim of this module is to provide you with a broad knowledge of business; its scope, nature, types, management functions, leadership, range and challenges. The module will introduce different sectors of industry, functions
of management and leadership through a range of guest speakers. The roles and responsibilites of different levels of organisation will be considered through the exploration of job roles and descriptions as well as a contemporary view of how the wider environment impacts on business success. Business is considered in its widest definitions with consideration of sustainability in both urban and rural enviroments. The module will challenge you to consider how sustainability impacts on business decision making in terms of location and growth using a variety of case studies to support learning and maintain a balance between historical and contemporary perspectives.
Students exiting at this point with 120 credits at Level 3 and 120 credits at Level 4 would receive a Cert HE
5 UCBS5001
Applied Research and Analysis
The aim of this module is to enable you to successfully develop research proposals and undertake research projects. The module will provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate an evaluative ability to be creative and innovative in operational decision making using a range of data. This module will enable you to act with confidence and competence in respect to the production of a major piece of work as well as develop your work based skills in an academic environment
20 Compulsory
5 UCBS5002
Human Resource Management and Development
This module also aims to introduce you to the study and practice of Human Resource Development and its importance within organisations looking at different approaches to individual, team and organisational learning and development utilising best practice examples across a broad range of organisations and contexts.
20 Compulsory
5 UCBS5003 Management Accounting and Decision Making
be creative and innovative in your operational decision making using a range of decision making models, processes and opportunities. In addition you will learn how knowledge and application of financial data is used to assist the decision making process and reflect on adaptations of this knowledge to work in industry.
5 UCBS5004
Marketing and Consumer Behaviour
This module aims to look at the changing nature of consumers together with the socioeconomic factors affecting them. The module provides you with the ability to provide creative and innovative marketing solutions for a range of private, public and third sector organisations in a range of geographic locations.
20 Compulsory
5 UCBS5009
Organizational Behaviour
The module provides you with the opportunity to examine contemporary social science theories and concepts and their impact on current and future organisational practice. This module therefore provides an introduction to the study of human behaviour within organisations. You will evaluate and analyse the impact of organisational behaviour in different businesses who operate across a range of geographical contexts.
20 Compulsory
5 UCBS5010
International Economics
The aim of this module is for you to develop an analytical understanding of how global forces can alter and shape an economy, and how international organisations can develop within these environments
20 Compulsory
Students exiting at this point with 120 credits at Level 3, 120 credits at Level 4 and 120 at Level 5 would receive a Dip HE
5 UCBS5016
The University of Cumbria Business School Sandwich Placement
The aim of the year long sandwich placement is to develop your skills and aptitude in a work context. You will also develop skills in reflexive learning, team cohesion and employment technologies.
120 Core
If you were to fail this module you would be transferred to the non-sandwich placement programme
Students exiting at this point with 120 credits at Level 3, 120 credits at Level 4 and 120 at Level 5 would receive a Dip HE. The sandwich placement module, if passed, would appear on the transcript of results
6 UCBS6001
The Independent Project
The module aim is for you to be able to initiate, plan, research, sustain and evaluate an extended piece of independent intellectual work based on individual initiative and pathway of study.
40 Compulsory
6 UCBS6002
Strategic Leadership, Innovation and Change Management
The aim of this module is to develop a critical and synthetic understanding of a broad range of contemporary strategic leadership, management and organisational knowledge, and apply them to develop consistently competitive organisational strategies for an organisation operating in a globalised business environment
20 Compulsory
6 UCBS6003
The Consultancy Project
This module aims to provide you with the opportunity to develop and apply the skills of problem solving and project management, including financial, time, resource and relationship management through a ‘real’ consultancy project with an external organisation.
It also aims to allow you to experience a substantial and sustained piece of work set by, and for, employers. Therefore it contributes to employability by focusing on the importance that employers place upon knowledge, creativity, skills and attributes.
20 Compulsory
6 UCBS6004
Global Business Perspectives
This module seeks to critically analyse how global business perspectives and globalisation impacts on the way companies have developed and how they are organised and operate. In addition it seeks to critically evaluate how contemporary issues impact on globalised businesses to ensure that you, as leaders and managers of the future, are equipped with the ability to consider the new, the exciting, the challenging and the contemporary as opportunities
for growth and to build competitor advantage.
6 UCBS6005
International Strategic Human Resource Management
The aim of this module is to critically evaluate human resources in domestic and international contexts. This will enable you to become more effective managers and leaders in an increasingly globalised society. The module develops your critical evaluation of the HRM framework, its links to strategy and organisational performance. This will lead to a critical analysis of the contribution of specific HR policies and practices to the achievement of organisational goals.
20 Optional
6 UCBS6006
International Strategic Marketing
This module aims to explore key marketing strategies for companies in a global environment and how differences in culture affect their development. The module explores business' strategic marketing development at a
strategic level; you will therefore consider how they grow, expand and adapt to changing stakeholder demands, environmental/social expectations and United Nations/Government regulations. Differences in standardised and customised marking strategies are considered across a range of geographical locations and a critical evaluation of how this affects globalised organisations' marketing strategies.
20 Optional
Students exiting at this point with 120 credits at Level 3, 120 credits at Level 4, 120 credits at Level 5 and 120 credits at level 6 would receive a BA (Hons) International Business Management (with integrated foundation year)degree
Students exiting at this point with 120 credits at Level 3, 120 credits at Level 4, 120 credits at Level 5, successful completion of the sandwich placement, and 120 credits at level 6 would receive BA (Hons) International Business Management with sandwich placement (with integrated foundation year) Progression / Award requirements
7. Programme Assessment Map – Knowledge and Understanding
This map charts the assessment of the Programme Learning Outcomes across the different modules. It is designed to ensure that assessment tasks are focused on demonstrating achievement of the Programme Learning Outcomes including knowledge, understanding, academic and vocational skills, and other qualities.
The following letters to denote the contribution of each module:
D = programme outcome is developed in this module
F = programme outcome, or aspects of the programme outcome, are formatively assessed on this module
S = programme outcome, or aspects of the programme outcome, are summatively assessed on this module
Lev e l Mo du le C o de Mo du le T it le 1 , C onte x ts 2 . S ust a inab il it y , E thi c s 3 . B usi nes s S im ul a ti on 4 . S e lf a n d C a re e r D e v e lopm e nt 5 . H ol is ti c V ie w 6 . S pec ia li s e d Funct io ns 7 . S ust a ina b il it y , E thi c s 8 . R e s e a rc h a n d A nalys is 9 . D e c is ion m a k ing 1 0 . E x te rna l Inf luenc e s 1 1 . S k il ls f or P roj e c t 1 2 . A ut hent ic Tas k s 1 3 . E th ic s , Mo ra li ty 1 4 . S tra te g ic Obj e c ti v e s 1 5 . C ri ti c a l re v ie w 1 6 . D e v e lop m e nt a nd A pp li c a ti on 1 7 . IB M
3 UNIF3000 Essential Academic Skills
3 UNIF3001 Routes to Success
3 FACF3000 Understanding Society
3 BUSF3000 Business Information for
Problem Solving
3 BUSF3001 Contemporary Business
Issues
3 BUSF3002 Business Simulations
4 UCBS4001
Contemporary Business Management and Organization
4 UCBS4002 An Introduction to Marketing
in the 21st Century DFS DFS DFS D D D D D D D D D D
4 UCBS4003 Business Research and
Practice DFS DFS DFS DFS D D D D D D D D D
4 UCBS4004 Essentials of Human
Resources DFS DFS DFS DFS D D D D D D D D D
4 UCBS4005 Principles of Business
Finance and Economics DFS DFS DFS DFS D D D D D D D D D
4 UCBS4006 Business Sectors DFS DFS DFS DFS D D D D D D D D D
5 UCBS5001 Applied Research and
Analysis D D D DFS DFS DFS DFS DFS D D D D D 5 UCBS5002 Human Resource Management and Development D D D DFS DFS DFS D DFS D D D D D
5 UCBS5003 Management Accounting
and Decision Making D D D DFS DFS DFS D DFS D D D D D
5 UCBS5004 Marketing and Consumer
Behaviour D D D DFS DFS DFS D DFS D D D D D
5 UCBS5009 Organizational Behaviour D D D DFS DFS DFS D DFS D D D D D
5 UCBS5010 International Economics D D D DFS DFS DFS D DFS D D D D D
5 UCBS5016 The UCBS Sandwich
Placement DFS DFS DFS DFS DFS DFS DFS DFS D D D D D
6 UCBS6001 The Independent Project D D D D D D D D DFS DFS DFS DFS DFS
6 UCBS6002
Strategic Leadership, Innovation and Change Management
D D D D D D D D DFS DFS DFS DFS DFS
6 UCBS6003 The Consultancy Project D D D D D D D D DFS DFS DFS DFS DFS
6 UCBS6004 Global Business Perspectives D D D D D D D D DFS DFS DFS DFS DFS
6 UCBS6005
International Strategic Human Resource Management
D D D D D D D D DFS DFS DFS DFS DFS
UCBS6006 International Strategic
1. Programme Assessment Map – Employability Skills, Qualities, Skills and Other Attributes
This map charts the assessment of the Programme Learning Outcomes across the different modules. It is designed to ensure that assessment tasks are focused on demonstrating achievement of the Programme Learning Outcomes including knowledge,
understanding, academic and vocational skills, and other qualities. The following letters to denote the contribution of each module:
D = programme outcome is developed in this module
F = programme outcome, or aspects of the programme outcome, are formatively assessed on this module
S = programme outcome, or aspects of the programme outcome, are summatively assessed on this module
Lev e l Mo du le C o de Mo du le T it le A . Inf orm a ti on B . P robl e m S o lv in g C . P ri or U nders ta nd ing D . IT L it e ra c y E . Future S tudy C ho ic e s F . Inf or m a ti o n G . N u m e ra c y H . P ri or U nders ta nd ing I. IT L it e ra c y J . Futu re C a re e r C h oi c e K . T im e Mana gem e nt a nd organi s a ti on L . O n -goi ng C P D M . C om m u ni c a te P rof e s s iona ll y N . W ork E ff e c ti v e ly O . Tec h no log ic a l Im prove m e nt P . C re a ti v it y , In nova ti v e ly a nd E nt re pre neur ia ll y Q .. W ork C o nt e x t & E m pl oya b il it y R . E nhanc e d R e fl e c ti v e a n d ot her s k il ls S . S oc ia l A wa re nes s T . E v a luat e a nd a nalys e U . Mana gem e nt a nd l e a der s h ip s ty le s a nd a tt it u des V . D e v e lop E nt e rp ri s ing S ol ut ions W D iv e rs it y a nd C u lt ura l A wa re nes s
3 UNIF3000 Essential Academic
Skills
3 UNIF3001 Routes to Success
3 FACF3000 Understanding
Society
3 BUSF3000 Business Information
for Problem Solving
Business Issues
3 BUSF3002 Business Simulations
4 UCBS4001 Contemporary Business Management and Organization D DF DF DF D D D D D D D D D D D D D 4 UCBS4002 An Introduction to Marketing in the 21st Century D DF DF DF D D D D D D D D D D D D D
4 UCBS4003 Business Research
and Practice DFS DFS DFS DF D D D D D D D D D D D D D
4 UCBS4004 Essentials of Human
Resources DF DFS DFS DF D D D D D D D D D D D D D 4 UCBS4005 Principles of Business Finance and Economics DF DFS DFS DFS DF D D D D D D D D D D D D D
4 UCBS4006 Business Sectors D D DF DF DF D D D D D D D D D D D D D
5 UCBS5001 Applied Research and
Analysis D D D D D DFS D DFS DFS D DFS D D D D D D D 5 UCBS5002 Human Resource Management and Development D D D D D DFS D DFS DFS DFS DFS D D D D D D D 5 UCBS5003 Management Accounting and Decision Making D D D D D DFS D DFS DFS DFS DFS D D D D D D D
5 UCBS5004 Marketing and
Consumer Behaviour D D D D D DFS D DFS DFS D DFS D D D D D D D
5 UCBS5009 Organizational
Behaviour D D D D D DFS D DFS DFS D DFS D D D D D D D
5 UCBS5010 International
Economics D D D D D DFS D DFS DFS DFS DFS D D D D D D D
5 UCBS5016 The UCBS Sandwich
Placement DFS DFS DFS DFS DFS DFS DFS DFS DFS DFS DFS DFS DFS D D D D D
6 UCBS6001 The Independent
Project D D D D D D D D D D D D D DFS DFS DF DFS DFS 6 UCBS6002 Strategic Leadership, Innovation and Change Management D D D D D D D D D D D D D DFS DFS DF DFS DFS
6 UCBS6003 The Consultancy
Project D D D D D D D D D D D D D DFS DFS DF DFS DFS
6 UCBS6004 Global Business
Perspectives D D D D D D D D D D D D D DFS DFS DF DFS DFS 6 UCBS6005 International Strategic Human Resource Management D D D D D D D D D D D D D DFS DFS DF DFS DFS 6 UCBS6006 International Strategic Marketing D D D D D D D D D D D D D DFS DFS DF DFS DFS
8. Indicative Assessment Calendar
This is indicative assessment calendar which shows you the spread of assessment items across the programme and within modules. Unless stated otherwise the assessments are individual. C = Core Module. CP = Compulsory. O = Option Choice
Module Code Module Titles Set
Ex e rc ise e xpl ai n e d o n th e M D F W ri tt e n ass ig nm e nt ; inc l. e ss ay R e po rt Ex am Por tf o lio Pr o je ct o th e r th an di ss e rta ti o n O ra l/ pr e se n ta ti o n Pr ac ti ca l S ki lls D iss e rta ti o n Ap pr o xi ma te D e adl in e s Level 3 – Semester 1
UNIF3000 Essential Academic Skills CP
100%
3,000 End
FACF3000 Understanding Society CP
50% 1,500 50% 1,500 Mid and End
BUSF3000 Business Information for Problem Solving CP
20% 1,000 70% 2,000 Mid and End Level 3 – Semester 2
UNIF3001 Routes to Success CP
50% 1,200 30% 1,000 Group 20% 10mins Mid and End
BUSF3001 Contemporary Business Issues CP
70% 2,000 Group 30% 5mins/ student Mid and End
BUSF3002 Business Simulations CP 50% 1,500 Group 50% 1,500 Mid and End
Module Code Module Titles Set
Ex e rc ise e xpl ai n e d o n th e M D F W ri tt e n ass ig nm e nt ; inc l. e ss ay R e p o rt Ex am Por tf o lio Pr o je ct o th e r th an di ss e rta ti o n O ra l/ pr e se n ta ti o n Pr ac ti ca l S ki lls D iss e rta ti o n Ap pr o xi ma te D e adl in e s Level 4 – Semester 1
UCBS4002 An Introduction to Marketing in the 21st Century CP 100%
4,000 End
UCBS4004 Essentials of Human Resources CP 40%
1,800 60% 2,200 Mid and End
UCBS4006 Business Sectors CP 50%
2,250 50% 1.5 hr Mid and End Level 4 – Semester 2
UCBS4001 Contemporary Business Management and
Organization CP 30% 1,500 70% 2,500 Third and End
UCBS4003 Business Research and Practice CP
Group 100% 4,000
End
UCBS4005 Principles of Business Finance and Economics CP 70% 3,000 30% 1 hr Third and End
Module Code Module Titles Se t Exer ci se e xp lai n e d o n t h e M D F Wr itt e n assi gn m e n t; in cl . e ssay R e p o rt Exam Por tfo lio Pr o jec t o th e r th an d isser tat io n Or al / p re sen tat io n Pr ac tical Sk ill s D isser tat io n A p p ro xi m ate D e ad lin e s Level 5 – Semester 1
UCBS5003 Management Accounting and Decision Making CP 100%
4,500 End
UCBS5004 Marketing and Consumer Behaviour CP
60% 2,500 Group work 40% 2,000 Ind Third to Mid and End
UCBS5009 Organizational Behaviour CP 50%
2,250 50% 2 hrs Mid & End Level 5 – Semester 2
UCBS5001 Applied Research and Analysis CP
75% Ind/Group 3,000 words 25% Ind/Group 15 mins Week 4/5 and End
UCBS5002 Human Resource Management and Development CP 50%
2,250
50% 2,250
Mid & End
UCBS5010 International Economics CP
60% 2,500 Group 40% 2,000 Third to Mid and End
Module Code Module Titles Se t Exer ci se e xp lai n e d o n th e M D F Wr itt e n assi gn m e n t; in cl . e ssa y R e p o rt Exam Por tfo lio Pr o jec t o th e r th an d isser tat io n Or al / p re sen tat io n Pr ac tical Sk ill s D isser tat io n A p p ro xi m ate D e ad lin e s Level 6 – Semester 1
UCBS6004 Global Business Perspectives CP 30%
1,500 70% 3,000 On-going and End Level 6 – Semester 2
UCBS6002 Strategic Leadership, Innovation and Change
Management CP 30% 1,500 70% 3,000 Group Last third and End UCBS6005 International Strategic Human Resource
Management O 50% 2,250 50% 2,250 Mid & End
UCBS6006 International Strategic Marketing O
40% 40 mins Group 60% 2,400 Mid & End Level 6 – Year Long
UCBS6001 The Independent Project CP
100% 8-10,000
End
UCBS6003 The Consultancy Project CP
100% 4,500 Group
9. Support for Students and their Learning
All students on level 3 foundation year study will share a common welcome week. This is designed to help you integrate with students who you will share common modules with, as well as help you form a cohesive and common student voice which the university will use to further develop this foundation year of study.
During welcome week you will be able to meet with students from other campuses, as well as on other programmes here, and a range of support services who are there to help you settle in to university life and help you progress through your studies. These services include Learning Information and Student Support (LiSS) who will provide sessions on using our Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) which is called ‘Blackboard’ and how to submit assessments using ‘Turn it In’.
During welcome week you will be allocated to a personal tutor, as are all students on university programmes, but in addition the Integrated foundation year students in the business school will meet and be supported by a level 3 pathway leader who will help you integrate into the challenges of university life and study.
As you move into the programme of study there will be opportunities to engage with our award winning Learning, Information and Student Services (LiSS) team. You will meet them at welcome week and in the core modules UNIF3000 Essential Academic Skills and UNIF3001 Routes to Success. These two modules have been specifically designed to provide you with extended tutorial support that will aid your transition into university life, and include specific university skills such as research and academic writing support.
LiSS further provide an extensive support service including: Headstart
Head Start is a self-learning pre-entry module that is completed online and at your own pace. The module gives new undergraduate students an opportunity to prepare for their transition into university and to start to develop the academic skills that will help them become successful students.
All UG students are given the opportunity to register and complete Head Start prior to entry on their main programme of study. If you haven’t been able to complete Head Start before starting your course, you can access the module via Blackboard by selecting the Skills@Cumbria tab and then the Head Start tab in the bottom right hand corner. Learning at university, academic writing and referencing are the key topics introduced in the module and previous students have told us how useful they have found the online resources and activities.
Head Start Plus
Head Start Plus is also an online skills development course, designed to support students who are about or who have just started study at level 5 or 6 (2nd and 3rd year undergraduate). This course is particularly recommended to students who may not have studied at HE level for some time or who are transitioning into the higher HE levels. The course provides a useful refresh on academic skills and practice and an insight into the expectations of tutors at those levels.
This course is free and available via the Open Education Platform powered by Blackboard. To access the course, follow the link to https://openeducation.blackboard.com/cumbria and set-up a free account with Open Education. Once logged on, select the course free of charge and work through it at your own pace. PASS
PASS is a group mentoring scheme running in a number of programmes at the university. It matches first year students with second and third year PASS Leaders who are able to offer a unique source of support in helping new students through the transition into university study. PASS Leaders undergo specific training that gives them an excellent opportunity to widen their skill-set, whilst also allowing for student-led study sessions that are mutually beneficial to PASS participants and PASS Leaders alike.
Contact your course tutor to find out if PASS is available on your programme. If you are interested in setting-up PASS on your course or would like to become a PASS Leader then contact [email protected]
