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Core Module Information
Module title: Business and Management Challenges (Singapore)
SCQF level: 08:
SCQF credit value: 20.00
ECTS credit value: 10
Module code: SOE08701
Module leader: Ankita Chhabra
School The Business School
Subject area group: Management
Prerequisites

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Description of module content:

Warren Bennis likened managing people to herding cats. Organisations are made up of people and the management role can be taxing, exciting and frustrating. This module seeks to help you to develop a tool-kit of skills and knowledge that will be useful to you as you progress in your career.
- The Role of the Manager
- The Challenges of Teams & Their Cultures
- Internal Change & the External View
- Designing Relevant Business Structures
- Decision Making Models
- Making Ethical Decisions
- Using Influence & Power
- Why Is Strategy Important?
- Creating & Implementing Plans
Learning Outcomes for module:

LO1: Review the role of management and its importance
LO2: Explain the values, attitudes, emotions of managers. Manage conflicts and negotiations.
LO3: Look at the management of global companies and scrutinise the behaviour of their managers
LO4: Describe the ethics of top managers and ethical concerns throughout the organisation
LO5: Manage change and innovation. Explain organisational control and structure.
LO6: Explain organisational structure and the role of planning and strategy in control

Full Details of Teaching and Assessment
2024/5, Trimester 3, FACE-TO-FACE,
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Occurrence: 001
Primary mode of delivery: FACE-TO-FACE
Location of delivery: SINGAPORE
Partner:
Member of staff responsible for delivering module: Ankita Chhabra
Module Organiser:


Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH))
Mode of activityLearning & Teaching ActivityNESH (Study Hours)NESH Description
Face To Face Lecture 15 Contact Module Leader
Face To Face Tutorial 15 Contact Module Leader
Independent Learning Guided independent study 170 Contact Module Leader
Total Study Hours200
Expected Total Study Hours for Module200


Assessment
Type of Assessment Weighting % LOs covered Week due Length in Hours/Words Description
Report 50 1-5 7 HOURS= 0, WORDS= 3500 Contact Module Leader
Centrally Time Tabled Examination 50 1-6 14/15 HOURS= 2, WORDS= 0 Contact Module Leader
Component 1 subtotal: 50
Component 2 subtotal: 50
Module subtotal: 100

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