Foundations in Business and Management

RATIONALE

This is an essential module for the foundation course, as it introduces the Business and Management field of studies. It will enable students to meet and comprehend basic concepts of business and management, such as leadership, strategy and organisational structure and behaviour and, therefore, equip students with the skills required for successfully attending a Bachelor's in Business Management.  

AIMS

The main aim of this module is to help students to comprehend the below managerial concepts:

• Business Functions (including human resources management, operations, marketing and finance)
• Leadership
• Organisational Structure and Behaviour 
• Introduction to Strategy 

LEARNING OUTCOMES

On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of business and management's basic concepts and principles;
2. Indicate their understanding of the main business and management topics included in this module through their formative and summative submissions, and use overall contemporary information and material on business and management to develop academic work, individually and collaboratively;
3. Provide and describe workplace examples related to business and management concepts.