UNIVERSITY of BRADFORD School of Management Programme/Programme Title: Applied Management

UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD School of Management Programme/programme title: Applied Management and Sustainability

Awarding and teaching University of Bradford institution: Final award: Master of Science [Framework for Higher Education Qualifications level 7] Postgraduate Certificate [Framework for Higher Education Qualifications level 7] Postgraduate Diploma [Framework for Higher Education Qualifications level 7] Programme title: Applied Management and Sustainability Programme accredited by: n/a Relevant subject QAA Master’s degree in business and management benchmarks (2007) FHEQ Level: 7 Duration: 1 Year (full time) UCAS code: n/a Date produced: November 2011 Last updated : January 2014

Introduction This programme aims to provide a unique educational opportunity for aspiring or practising managers by delivering an innovative specialist programme of study that draws on the collective skills and expertise of the School of Management’s staff in the area of quality and sustainability. These aspects are brought to bear in this practically-oriented programme by focusing on the critical role quality and environmental standards can play in sustainable businesses. This programme underlines the University’s commitment to education for sustainable development (ESD). The aim is to develop subject specific knowledge and understanding at master’s level that will enable you to pursue management careers in business and commerce. In this programme you will develop the skills required to achieve financial and non-financial goals by aligning business and sustainability strategies. This is consonant with the University’s focus on Employability and Enterprise. In particular you will be equipped with the skills, knowledge and critical faculties required to create, develop, and manage businesses built on the principles of a value cycle or the circular economy. This programme of study is consonant with the UK QAA Benchmark for a Type 2 (Career Entry) Master Degree in Business and Management. The programme has contributions from all academic groups across the School of Management but there

is a particular focus on “Sustainable Enterprise” and the understanding of the skill set needed to drive new business opportunities in the “low carbon/Circular Economy” through planning and implementation. The programme of study is suitable for students from a wide range of backgrounds with first degrees in a wide range of subjects. It is intended to be suitable for new graduates and practising managers wishing to develop the knowledge of and experience in management skills to support sustainability through innovative business models at the same time as incorporating the increasingly high-profile issues around ethical and sustainable commercial and management practices. On completion of this programme you will be able to contribute to business and society as a whole whilst applying the highest professional standards and will be capable of identifying your own professional development requirements as the global business environment changes. You will be able to apply your new knowledge and skills in a wide range of business environments as social, legislative and resource pressures continue to increase, requiring innovation in the way products and services are delivered.

Programme Aims The programme is intended to: A1 Develop your understanding, skills and knowledge in Management and its underpinning disciplines to enable graduates from the programme to become effective practitioners. A2 Develop your understanding and knowledge across all management subject areas so that the quality, innovation and sustainability aspects can be understood and applied in a holistic manner. A3 Develop your competence to be a business partner or “agent for change” who understands the organisation/business environment to shape innovation as part of an existing organisation. A4 Develop your ability to think strategically and creatively about the practicalities of quality, innovation and sustainability and how these ideas can be converted into operational reality. A5 Develop your ability to create the alternative business models required to deliver goods and services in a sustainable and ethical manner in the future. A6 Develop your skills to enable you to reflect on your own performance and the impact of your actions in order to manage your own professional development. A7 Develop your ability to promote concepts of sustainability and the role of innovation as a facilitator to overcome the barriers to developing sustainable business models.

Programme Learning Outcomes When you have completed the programme you will be able to:

2 LO1 Explain the context in which organisations conduct their business and how the business environment determines strategic and operational decisions (PGC, PGD); LO2 Critically appraise the external political, economic, social and technological drivers of innovation in and for sustainability (PGD); LO3 Demonstrate a detailed knowledge and understanding of the factors that both constrain and facilitate the development of innovation and sustainability strategies (PGC); LO4 Address complex business and management problems using appropriate theoretical models, frameworks and decision support techniques and to proffer entrepreneurial solutions to put theory into practice through implementation (PGC, PGD); LO5 Design, conduct and manage team and individual based research to enhance understanding of environmental sustainability issues within a business context (PGC, MSc); LO6 Recognise and address the ethical and corporate social responsibilities that emerge as consequence of new business ideas and practices (PGC, PGD, MSc); LO7 Act as an agent for change and demonstrate the ability to promote more ethical and innovative forms of business (PGC, PGD, MSc); LO8 Develop an idea into a business proposition (PGD); LO9 Communicate complex ideas clearly, both orally and in writing to a broad range of recipients (PGC, PGD, MSc); LO10 Plan your own personal development (PGC).

Curriculum

The Master in Applied Management and Sustainability emphasises quality and sustainability practices, focusing on the critical role quality and environmental standards can play in sustainable businesses. The programme is built around a set of modules that have been specifically chosen to support the integration of sustainability and enterprise into an applied environment rather than being treated as purely academic topics. Stage 1 is designed to introduce you to the concepts of sustainability and the role of innovation as a facilitator to overcome the barriers to developing sustainable business models. Stage 2 is the dissertation, which uses the inputs from stage 1 to research and develop a sustainable business concept and produce a framework for its development. At this stage you are introduced to the techniques and tools of business research used to explore, substantiate and develop your business concept and to write persuasively and lucidly about it. You will study over a number of weeks the methods, tools and techniques of business research and project management so that you are able to design, define, scope and plan your dissertation from inception to completion, having identified key tasks and milestones. The training is lecturer-led

and comprises a series of lectures supported by specific research-related tasks set after each lecture to be completed before the next lecture, contributing to a Research Focus Folder and a Learning Log, which will help you reflect on the learning process and also understand how you learn. It will also prove helpful in writing your dissertation proposal. The concluding task is to manipulate and analyse, under supervision, a data set using statistical techniques, to demonstrate an acceptable level of competence. Following the training, you will develop a business concept and identify the competence, skills and knowledge necessary to make the idea a reality. You will be supported in this endeavour by your supervisor, to an agreed schedule which the two of you have established according to School best practice through the Dissertation Student Learning Agreement. Stage 3 introduces the essential components of business planning and administration through the study of the subjects which are typically considered the core subjects of management. As the final part of the dissertation, you will create a Business Plan, allowing you to apply the formal knowledge and skills from these modules for a practical outcome. Each 10-credit module represents approximately 100 hours’ study time of which typically 24 hours is contact time with the programme tutor(s) and the remaining 76 hours is made up of pre-reading, directed reading, preparatory work and assessment. Modules will be taught by School of Management staff, assisted where necessary by external specialists.

Stage 1:

Module Code Module Title Type Credits Level Study Period MAN4315M Sustainable Operations Core 10 7 Jan-May MAN4319M Decision Support for Core 10 7 Jan-May Sustainability MAN4317M Information Systems Core 10 7 Jan-May Planning for Sustainability MAN4318M Environmental Management Core 10 7 Jan-May and Quality Systems MAN4320M Applied Intellectual Property Core 10 7 Jan-May and Environmental Law. MAN4284M Entrepreneurship and Core 10 7 Jan-May Innovation

On successful completion of 60 credits (core modules) or more, but less than the 120 credits required for the Postgraduate Diploma, you will be eligible for the award of Postgraduate Certificate.

4 Stage 2/3:

Module Code Module Title Type Credits Level Study Period MAN4513Z Master Dissertation Core 60 7 Jun-Jan

On the successful completion of 120 credits, or more, but less than the 180 credits required for the Masters, you will be eligible for the award of Postgraduate Diploma. (Stage 2 is completed after completion of stage 3 – see above for details).

Stage 3:

Module Code Module Title Type Credits Level Study Period MAN4134M Business Economics Core 10 7 Oct-Jan MAN4154M Accounting and Finance Core 10 7 Oct-Jan MAN4222M Human Resource Core 10 7 Oct-Jan Management MAN4139M International Business Core 10 7 Oct-Jan Environment MAN4514M Operations Management Core 10 7 Oct-Jan MAN4146M Marketing, Planning Core 10 7 Oct-Jan &Strategy

On successful completion of 180 credits you will be eligible for the award of Master of Science in Applied Management and Sustainability.

Progression through the Programme is monitored at key points in the academic year. The first point occurs at the end of Semester 2 and allows you to be informed of any required supplementary assessment and to formally be permitted to progress to the dissertation phase. The end of Semester 1 provides the opportunity for an award point. For those who require supplementary assessment for Semester 1 modules, the submission dates are August/September of the academic year following enrolment. Successful progression through each Semester permits graduation in the July following Semester 1.

6 Month Semester Programme January Enrolment February March 2 April May Progression June Point July Summer August Poster September Feedback October November 1 December January February Award point March April May June July Graduation

The curriculum may change, subject to the University's programme approval, monitoring and review procedures.

Teaching and Assessment Strategies

Teaching on the programme will be directed, supported and reinforced through a combination of formal lectures, staff/student led group discussions, personal research and guided self-study, tutorials, seminars and directed reading. These activities will all be further supported by the use of a virtual learning environment. Generally the programme will aim to integrate applied and theoretical knowledge with assessment processes that test both knowledge of the discipline and understanding of its application and limitations. To facilitate learning, lectures and seminars will typically utilise case studies, simulations and guided research. Small Group sessions will use case studies and simulations with oral feedback given in class. Students will be guided to suitable primary and secondary data sources and be required to conduct research and carry out presentation exercises. This promotes peer to peer learning in addition to tutor input and exposes students to the demands of persuasive public speaking, which will be of paramount importance to the successful launch of new enterprise, where many will have to present to senior managers, venture capitalists or other funding bodies. Resources to support all teaching and learning activity will be provided on the University’s virtual learning environment.

Assessment The programme is summatively assessed by a mixture of written examinations, assessed coursework, management reports, portfolios, learning logs and multimedia presentations. Assessment is integrated with learning and teaching to support and demonstrate achievement of the learning outcomes for individual modules and the programme as a whole. Emphasis is placed on the feedback function of formative assessment as part of the learning, teaching and assessment strategy as a whole. Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3 and 5 are focused on knowledge, understanding and communication. They are assessed by a mixture of closed book examinations, individual pieces of coursework, group coursework and portfolio. Learning Outcomes 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 are focused on the application of knowledge and its communication. They are assessed by a mixture of individual coursework, group coursework, individual and group presentations (including multimedia), in workshops or by model development. Learning outcomes 7, 8, 9 and 10 are focused on the application of knowledge to define future challenges and design products, processes or business models to address those challenges in an ethical manner, and communication. They are assessed by group coursework, group presentations (including multimedia), model or business case construction, portfolio or learning log. The dissertation is an integrative module that assesses the majority of the learning outcomes as well as providing opportunity for formative feedback to guide the final component - the development of a Business Plan. The maps of learning outcomes, teaching methods and assessment methods in the appendices show the above in more detail.

Assessment Regulations

Whilst this Programme conforms to the general principles set out in the standard University Assessment Regulations for Postgraduate Programmes which are available at the link below, there is one exception to these regulations, which is detailed below. http://www.bradford.ac.uk/aqpo/ordinances-and-regulations/ Waiver On completion of the taught element of the programme and at the Interim Exam Board, a student who has 50 credits or more requiring supplementary assessment will not be permitted to proceed to the dissertation stage of the programme. The decision to allow progression will only be reconsidered at the Supplementary Exam Board.

Admission Requirements

8 The University welcomes applications from all potential students regardless of their previous academic experience; offers are made following detailed consideration of each individual application. Most important in the decision to offer a place is our assessment of a candidate’s potential to benefit from their studies and of their ability to succeed on this particular programme. Entrance requirements for each programme will vary but consideration of your application will be based on a combination of your formal academic qualifications and other relevant experience. If you have prior certificated learning or professional experience which may be equivalent to parts of this programme, the University has procedures to evaluate this learning in order to provide you with exemptions from specified modules contained within the curriculum. Please talk to us if you do not fit the standard pattern of entry qualifications. We are continually reviewing and developing our practices and policies to make the University more inclusive, but if you are disabled we may need to make some adjustments to make sure that you are not disadvantaged. We would advise you to contact the programme leader before you apply to discuss these. The University has always welcomed applications from disabled students, and these will be considered on the same academic grounds as are applied to all applicants. If you have some form of disability you may wish to contact the programme team before you apply. Applications for the School’s taught postgraduate programmes are made directly to the School and are processed through the MSc team. You will normally have a good first degree, awarded by an approved UK or overseas university. Exceptional candidates with appropriate professional qualifications may be admitted on their merits. There is no requirement for previous work experience. As the programme is delivered entirely in English, applicants must be able to demonstrate proficiency in the English language thus, UK educated students must have a GCSE grade C or above. Non-native speakers must have a 6.5 score on IELTS test of English, 94 in the internet-based TOEFL or a score of 60 or more in the Pearson English Test – exceptionally, holders of a UK degree awarded within 2 years prior to entry to the Bradford programme may be exempt from these English test requirements. All admissions decisions align with the UoB policies and UK statute that oppose discrimination on any grounds relating to your nationality, ethnicity, gender, religion, age, or sexual orientation. The only criteria for admissions decisions are academic and language-based. The School encourages applications from candidates of academic merit for whom some financial support would facilitate participation in our programmes. Applications for financial support are made separately to applications for admission.

Learning Resources The JB Priestley Library on the city campus and our specialist libraries in the School of Health Studies and the School of Management provide a wide range of printed and electronic resources to support your studies. We offer quiet study space if you want to work on your own, and group study areas for the times when you need to

discuss work with fellow students. Subject librarians for each School provide training sessions and individual guidance in finding the information you need for your assignment, and will help you organise your references properly. Student PC clusters can be found in all our libraries and elsewhere on the campus. Many of these are open 24/7. You can also use the University's wireless network to access the internet from your own laptop. Most of our online journals are available on the internet (both on and off campus), and you can also access your University email account, personal information and programme-related materials this way. Staff are on hand during the daytime to help you if you get stuck, and there is a 24/7 IT helpline available.

The School of Management has excellent library and IT facilities in the Learning Resource Centre situated in the Sir Titus Salt Building on the Emm Lane Campus. We make extensive use of the University’s VLE giving ready access to guided learning materials at all times whether on or off campus. The School of Management’s Effective Learning Service is available to all students and it is especially valuable to students studying in the UK for the first time.

Student Support and Guidance Programme Team Support for you personally and in your programme of study, will be provided both by the University and the Programme Team. Each student is allocated a dedicated Personal Academic Tutor (PAT) who is someone with whom you will be able to talk about any academic or personal concerns. The School will ensure that there is someone available with whom you feel comfortable to help and support you. You will be provided with a comprehensive series of handbooks that you can consult on a range of learning issues and your PAT will be available to consult on subject specific queries.

Students’ Union We value the feedback provided by students and collaborate with the Students’ Union, through a system of student representatives and formal staff student liaison committees, so that any issues you wish to raise are addressed rapidly. The Students Union provide professional academic representation and advice. The Students’ Union and the University of Bradford work in partnership to provide confidential counselling and welfare services where you can get help with any aspect of your personal or academic life. Student Financial and Information Services (part of the Hub) will provide you with information about a diverse range of issues such as council tax, personal safety and tourist information. International Students can access a range of additional advice and support services through the Student’s Union.

10 Employability and Career Development The University is committed to helping students develop and enhance their employability profile, commitment towards a career pathway(s) and to implementing a career plan. Professional career guidance and development support is available throughout your time as a student and as a graduate from Career Development Services. The support available from Career Development Services includes a wide range of information resources, one to one appointments, a weekly workshop programme, a mentoring programme, graduate recruitment and careers fairs, plus information and help to you find part time work, summer work placements, internship programmes and graduate/postgraduate entry vacancies. In addition, some students will receive seminars and workshops delivered by Career Development Services as part of their programme of study. All students are encouraged to access Career Development Services at an early stage during their studies and to use the extensive resources available on their web site www.careers.brad.ac.uk. Career Development Services annually undertakes a survey of all postgraduates to find out their destination six months after graduation. The survey gathers data on the employment and further study routes graduates have entered and a range of other information including job roles, name and location of employers, salary details etc. The survey findings for each programme of study are presented on the programme information pages on the University website and via Career Development Services’ website www.careers.brad.ac.uk

Learner Development Unit for Academic Skills Advice For postgraduate students on taught programmes who are looking to improve their marks during their time at university, study skills and maths advice is available to all regardless of degree discipline. Students can access a programme of interactive workshops and clinics which is delivered throughout the year. This is in addition to our extremely popular face-to-face guidance from our advisers, who also offer a wide range of online and paper based materials for self-study. http://www.bradford.ac.uk/learner-development/

Disability Disabled students will find a supportive environment at Bradford where we are committed to ensuring that all aspects of student life are accessible to everyone. The Disability Service can help by providing equipment and advice to help you get the most out of your time at Bradford and is a place where you can discuss any concerns you may have about adjustments that you may need, whether these relate to study, personal care or other issues. For more information contact the Disability Service by phoning: 01274 233739 or via email: [email protected]

University policies and initiatives Ecoversity Ecoversity is a strategic project of the University which aims to embed the principles of sustainable development into our decision-making, learning and teaching, research activities campus operations and lives of our staff and students. We do not claim to be a beacon for sustainable development but we aspire to become a leading University in this area. The facilities we create for teaching and learning, including teaching spaces, laboratories, IT labs and social spaces, will increasingly reflect our commitments to sustainable development. Staff and student participation in this initiative is crucial to its success and its inclusion in the programme specification is a clear signal that it is at the forefront of our thinking in programme development, delivery, monitoring and review. For more details see www.bradford.ac.uk/ecoversity/

This programme of study is at the heart of the University’s commitment to sustainability.

Further Information: For further information, please check the University prospectus or contact Admissions.

The Admissions Office The Postgraduate Office The University of Bradford School of Management Richmond Road The University of Bradford Bradford, BD7 1DP Emm Lane UK Bradford, BD9 4JL UK +44 (0)1274 233054 +44 (0)1274 234321 http://www.brad.ac.uk/programmes http://www.brad.ac.uk/management/ /

The contents of this programme specification may change, subject to the University's regulations and programme approval, monitoring and review procedures.