This module provides students with a contemporary approach to the study of economic geography and the shifting landscape of geopolitics; including the study of approaches towards greater economic development and the globalisation of production and services. The module provides a conceptual background to the topic of economic geography before focusing on specific applied topics including the spatial organization of economic activities across regions and the globe. Applied topics include the evolving configuration of new global value chains and International trade flows. Additionally, the module examines how change and transformation impacts upon global networks and how knowledge flows are re-shaping interactions between both organisations and countries. To complement the above, the module also examines current issues, trends, and debates relating to the contemporary issues on economic geography like inequality, climate change and sustainable development.

To enable students to gain an understanding of the major decisions faced by marketing managers in their efforts to balance the organisation’s objectives against the needs and opportunities in the global marketplace.

The module is designed to provide students with a working knowledge of sustainable operations; what it is, how it aligns with overall organizational strategies, policies and management and how to recognize, apply and successfully manage sustainable operational activities to achieve further improvements and benefits and mitigate risk.

To provide students with a deep strategic understanding of the change agenda and challenges in the contemporary business context. The module’s learning environment will enable students to reflect on, explore and analyse best practice theories, models and approaches in leading people through change.

This module will equip students to identify their own knowledge, skills and abilities, to match these with the knowledge, skills and abilities required by employers of graduates, and to consider the implications of any gaps that are identified. The module covers topics such as career planning, CV preparation, interview preparation and job search. The module is organized around lectures, discussions and practical activities.

The Dissertation is a major piece of independent work of 20,000 words in length which gives students the opportunity to bring to bear the techniques and perspectives covered in the taught modules upon a specific issue of interest. An independent and critical appraisal of the issue is essential in order to successfully complete the dissertation.

Data and visual analytics is an emerging field concerned with analyzing, modeling, and visualizing complex high-dimensional data. This course will introduce students to the field by covering state­-of-­the-art modeling, analysis, and visualization techniques. It will emphasize practical challenges involving complex real-world data and include several case studies and hands-on work with programming languages (SQL and R) and visualisation software (Tableau and PowerBI).

This module aims; (a) To provide students with a basic understanding of the principles and practice of business strategy development and management (b) To develop in students a capacity for strategic thinking and an understanding of the organisational and management issues involved in formulating and executing strategy. (c) To provide a framework for integrating the knowledge of the various business activities and functions developed elsewhere in the programme.

This module will provide an overview of the management consulting profession, its industry and competitive dynamics, major practice areas, approaches to project management and management of consulting relationships. Participants will be introduced to business models and tools utilised by consultants , assess critical issues for the success of management consulting projects, and consider the dynamics of individual career progression in the industry . Our focus will be on developing conceptual understanding and skill proficiency for practising consulting. The module is relevant to those who are specifically interested in consulting careers and/or those whose current or future job interests include staff consulting or line management with the use of consultants. The module will address the topic on five levels of analysis. 1 Industry Level: understanding the consulting industry. 2 Firm Level: examine the issues associated with working in different types of consulting firms. 3 Project Level: a thorough understanding of all the phases of a consulting project lifecycle. 4 Relationship Level: consultant client relationship dynamics. 5 Individual Level: skills, attributes, ethics and lifestyle issues

Project management skills are needed and used regularly in every workplace. With companies becoming more projectized, there is a huge increase in projects being commissioned – companies have to adapt much more quickly, and projects are being used to support and drive digital transformation efforts. Projects at both a small and large scale require strong planning to ensure that they are completed within budget, on time and at a sufficient level of quality. Organisations have moved increasingly towards agile approaches, and hybrid approaches crossing both traditional and agile are gaining in popularity. This module covers both conventional and agile approaches to project management to give an understanding of techniques and methods to manage projects of any type, throughout their lifecycle. Skills gained are sociotechnical include planning, managing, problem solving, analytics, team building, risk analysis and communication skills.

The aim of Building Sustainable Organisations is to provide students with an introduction to the principles of building sustainable, responsible and resilient organisations. To achieve this, the module explores several core concepts, including the UN SDGs, Sustainability and climate Risks, Corporate Social Responsibility, Greenwashing, Circular Economy, Crisis Management and Business Continuity Management.

The Dissertation is a major piece of independent work of 20,000 words in length which gives students the opportunity to bring to bear the techniques and perspectives covered in the taught modules upon a specific issue of interest. An independent and critical appraisal of the issue is essential in order to successfully complete the dissertation.