Module Code: |
H6BMP |
Long Title
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Business Management Practice
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Title
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Business Management Practice
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Module Level: |
LEVEL 6 |
EQF Level: |
5 |
EHEA Level: |
Short Cycle |
Module Coordinator: |
JONATHAN BRITTAIN |
Module Author: |
Isabela Da Silva |
Departments: |
School of Business
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Specifications of the qualifications and experience required of staff |
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Learning Outcomes |
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to: |
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Learning Outcome Description |
LO1 |
Examine the business environment and recognise issues that influence management, including those of technology, society, political / legal, and economic. |
LO2 |
Develop an appreciation of the interaction of departments and their reliance on proper management systems and control. |
LO3 |
Consider the approach to decision making taken in their own organisation or business unit. |
LO4 |
Discuss the theoretical and procedural concepts associated with management of organisations. |
LO5 |
Discuss business challenges relating to their own organisations in relation to management practice to answer a range of management issues pertaining to their own organisations. |
LO6 |
Reflect on their own management practice using some of the concepts, theories, models and frameworks detailed in the module. |
Dependencies |
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is required before enrolment on this module. While the prior learning is expressed as named NCI module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s).
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No recommendations listed |
Co-requisite Modules
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No Co-requisite modules listed |
Entry requirements |
As per programme requirements (outlined in 4.2.2 Minimum requirements for general learning)
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Module Content & Assessment
Indicative Content |
The Business Environment
Macro environment: political, economic, social and technological environments
The task environment, competitive analysis, managing the external environment
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The Business Challenges
Comparison of challenges
Significance of recognising challenges
21st Century Challenges in Management, such as:
Changing technology (digitization)
Increased emphasis on ethics
Increased competitiveness
Changing security threats
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An Introduction to Management
Management levels and skills, effective managers
History of Management Thought
Contemporary Influences on the technology, etc.)
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The Functional Aspects of Management
Production and Quality
Human Resources
Finance
Research and Development
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Planning and Decision making
Types of plans
The corporate plan, defining corporate objectives, formulating a strategic plan, developing a tactical plan
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Organising
The nature and importance of organising
Structural configuration, structural operation, contingency approaches to organisational structure
The Mintzberg Framework
Recent trends in organisational structure (including how technology and flexibility / outsourcing / networked organisations)
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Controlling
Steps in the control process
Types of control methods and techniques (including the use of technology in control)
Control techniques
Characteristics of a good control system
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Risk Management
Definition of risk management in an organisational setting
Process of managing risk in firms and industries
The definition of common risk elements
Analysis framework for calibrating and quantifying risk elements
Designing a risk management plan
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Assessment Breakdown | % |
Coursework | 100.00% |
AssessmentsFull Time
Coursework |
Assessment Type: |
Assignment |
% of total: |
100 |
Assessment Date: |
n/a |
Outcome addressed: |
1,2,3,4,5,6 |
Non-Marked: |
No |
Assessment Description: Students will be given an assignment over the course of the module, which will require critical analysis of their own organisation’s approach to management or of their own individual management practice.
These exercises may include, but are not limited to:
- Analysis of an organisation’s business environment and key business challenges
-An outline plan at the strategic level
-An evaluation of the approach to decision making taken in their own organisation or business unit
-An essay of the principles of control
-Application of risk management principles to a specific objective
The assignment, demonstrating reading of class material and use of external references, will be circa 2,500 – 3,000 words (not including references or bibliography). |
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No End of Module Assessment |
Reassessment Requirement |
Coursework Only
This module is reassessed solely on the basis of re-submitted coursework. There is no repeat written examination.
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Reassessment Description Similar assignment or revision and resubmission of initial submission following feedback
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NCIRL reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment
Module Workload
Module Target Workload Hours 0 Hours |
Workload: Full Time |
Workload Type |
Workload Description |
Hours |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
Lecture |
Classroom and demonstrations |
36 |
Per Semester |
3.00 |
Independent Learning |
Independent learning |
214 |
Per Semester |
17.83 |
Total Weekly Contact Hours |
3.00 |
Workload: Part Time |
Workload Type |
Workload Description |
Hours |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
Lecture |
No Description |
36 |
Every Week |
36.00 |
Independent Learning |
No Description |
214 |
Every Week |
214.00 |
Total Weekly Contact Hours |
36.00 |
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources |
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Griffin, R. W. (2022), Management, 13th Ed. Cengage, Boston.
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Tiernan, S. and Morley, M. (2019), Modern Management: Theory and Practice for Students in Ireland, 5th Ed. IPA, Dublin.
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Cole, G. A. & Kelly, P. (2020), Management Theory and Practice, 9th Ed, Cengage, London.
| This module does not have any article/paper resources |
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Other Resources |
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[Journal], Academy of Management Review.
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[Journal], British Journal of Management.
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[Journal], Harvard Business Review.
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[Journal], IBAR.
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[Journal], Journal of Management.
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[Journal], Journal of Management Studies.
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[Journal], Management Decision.
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[Journal], Management Today.
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