2025/6, Trimester 2, In Person,
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| Occurrence: | 002 |
| Primary mode of delivery: | In Person |
| Location of delivery: | CRAIGLOCKHAR |
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| Member of staff responsible for delivering module: | Chris Cramphorn |
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| Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH)) |
| Mode of activity | Learning & Teaching Activity | NESH (Study Hours) | NESH Description |
| Online | Guided independent study | 176 | Guided independent study is an essential part of this module and helps you deepen your understanding beyond the workshop activities. You will be expected to engage with recommended readings, review case materials, explore growth models, and apply these to organisations of your choice in preparation for class discussions and assessments. This independent work supports your ability to analyse businesses critically, build your own evidence base, and develop well-justified insights. |
| Face To Face | Practical classes and workshops | 24 | Learning takes place through workshops that combine short lecture inputs with active, applied learning. Each session introduces key growth concepts and theories, followed by interactive group activities where you will analyse case studies, work through real business examples, and discuss strategic option. This blended approach encourages participation, supports deeper understanding, and helps you develop the practical analytical and strategic skills needed to evaluate & influence business growth |
| Total Study Hours | 200 | |
| Expected Total Study Hours for Module | 200 | |
| Assessment |
| Type of Assessment | Weighting % | LOs covered | Week due | Length in Hours/Words | Description |
| Oral Presentation | 25 | 1~2~3~4~6 | Week 9 | HOURS= 15 minutes | This 15 minute group based narrated presentation introduces your Growth Analysis and forms the foundation for your later written report. It focuses on the NOW and VISION components of the growth process, drawing on the growth models covered in Unit 3. You will analyse the organisation’s current position through a deep SWOT supported by strategic tools and growth stage models, and evaluate the entrepreneur’s role, skills, attitudes, and aspirations. The presentation should clearly connect your analysis of the present to a credible future vision, demonstrating how strategy and action can bridge the gap between the organisation’s current reality and its growth ambitions.All group members must complete the individual contributions form as part of the peer review process - this is a compulsory condition of submission for the assessment and non-compliant individuals will receive 0% if this is not completed.In agreement with the module leader, you may undertake an individual version of the assessment. For Individual presentations, the length of the assessment is 75% of that identified for group presentations. No peer review submission is required for individual presentations.. |
| Report | 75 | 2~3~4~5~6 | Week 13 | , WORDS= 4000 words | The group based Growth Report builds on and extends your narrated presentation, developing a triangulated deep SWOT and a fuller analysis of the organisation’s growth process. The report should introduce the firm and justify its selection, analyse the entrepreneur’s vision, skills, attitude to growth, and influence on the business, and present a detailed SWOT supported by appropriate growth models. You will then triangulate insights from the entrepreneur analysis and the deep SWOT to identify the one to three most significant growth enablers or inhibitors. These consolidated findings should form the basis of a well-justified growth strategy and a recommended implementation approach that demonstrates clear, evidence-driven reasoning.All group members must complete the individual contributions form as part of the peer review process - this is a compulsory condition of submission for the assessment and non-compliant individuals will receive 0% if this is not completed.In agreement with the module leader, you may undertake an individual version of the assessment. For Individual reports, the length of the assessment is 75% of that identified for group report. No peer review submission is required for individual reports.. |
| Component 1 subtotal: | 25 | | |
| Component 2 subtotal: | 75 | | | | |
| Module subtotal: | 100 | | | | |