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Module ASB-1105:
Principles of Business Mgmt

Module Facts

Run by Bangor Business School

20.000 Credits or 10.000 ECTS Credits

Semester 1 & 2

Organiser: Dr Siwan Mitchelmore

Overall aims and purpose

The aim of this course is to provide an introduction to business, management and organisations. Organisations are key to the way in which we organise society, and a study of organisations is central to developing an understanding not only of business and management, but of many other aspects of our lives. The course explores the context of business, the organisation of work and nature of management.

Course content

Explaining Organisational Behaviour, The Business Environment, Organisational Culture, Personality, Employability Skills, Enterpreneurship and Corporate entrepreneurshp/Intrapreneurship, Learning and innovation in organisations, Motivation, Technology, Communication, Group Structure and Individuals in Groups, Teamworking, Elements of Structure, Organisation Design, Organisational Architecture and Strategy, Leadership, Change and Conflict.

Assessment Criteria

good

B- to B+ (60-69%): Very good performance Most of the relevant information accurately deployed. Good grasp of theoretical/conceptual/practical elements. Good integration of theory/practice/information in pursuit of the assessed work's objectives. Evidence of the use of creative and reflective skills.

excellent

A- to A+ (70%+): Outstanding performance. The relevant information accurately deployed. Excellent grasp of theoretical/conceptual/practice elements. Good integration of theory/practice/information in pursuit of the assessed work's objectives. Strong evidence of the use of creative and reflective skills.

C- to C+

C- to C+ (50-59%): Much of the relevant information and skills mostly accurately deployed. Adequate grasp of theoretical/conceptual/practical elements. Fair integration of theory/practice/information in the pursuit of the assessed work's objectives. Some evidence of the use of creative and reflective skills.

threshold

D- to D+ (40-49%): No major omissions or inaccuracies in the deployment of information/skills. Some grasp of theoretical/conceptual/practical elements. Integration of theory/practice/information present intermittently in pursuit of the assessed work's objectives.

Learning outcomes

  1. Relate theories of management to their experience of a working environment

  2. Discuss the theory and practice of management in a contemporary context

  3. Describe the importance of understanding organisational behaviour and its implications for business practice.

  4. Understand the changing complex nature of an organisations external environment and how it affects management processes

Assessment Methods

Type Name Description Weight
ESSAY Essay question for students

An assignment question which will involve a discussion of theory and provide examples of practice.

50.00
EXAM Examination

The exam will consist of essay based questions, they will assess the students' knowledge of management theories in the context of organisational behaviour and will require some knowledge of application.

50.00

Teaching and Learning Strategy

Hours
Lecture

1 X Two hour lecture every week across semester 1 and semester 2

40
Private study

Guided study (reading material, self-completion questionnaires, case studies)

160

Transferable skills

  • Literacy - Proficiency in reading and writing through a variety of media
  • Self-Management - Able to work unsupervised in an efficient, punctual and structured manner. To examine the outcomes of tasks and events, and judge levels of quality and importance
  • Exploring - Able to investigate, research and consider alternatives
  • Information retrieval - Able to access different and multiple sources of information
  • Inter-personal - Able to question, actively listen, examine given answers and interact sensitevely with others
  • Critical analysis & Problem Solving - Able to deconstruct and analyse problems or complex situations. To find solutions to problems through analyses and exploration of all possibilities using appropriate methods, rescources and creativity.
  • Teamwork - Able to constructively cooperate with others on a common task, and/or be part of a day-to-day working team
  • Management - Able to utilise, coordinate and control resources (human, physical and/or financial)
  • Argument - Able to put forward, debate and justify an opinion or a course of action, with an individual or in a wider group setting
  • Self-awareness & Reflectivity - Having an awareness of your own strengths, weaknesses, aims and objectives. Able to regularly review, evaluate and reflect upon the performance of yourself and others

Subject specific skills

  • Problem solving and critical analysis: analysing facts and circumstances to determine the cause of a problem and identifying and selecting appropriate solutions.
  • Commercial acumen: based on an awareness of the key drivers for business success, causes of failure and the importance of providing customer satisfaction and building customer loyalty.
  • Innovation, creativity and enterprise: the ability to act entrepreneurially to generate, develop and communicate ideas, manage and exploit intellectual property, gain support, and deliver successful outcomes.
  • Conceptual and critical thinking, analysis, synthesis and evaluation.

Resources

Resource implications for students

Students are strongly urged to acquire the recommended core text book, the course will follow the themes in this text fairly closely.

Talis Reading list

http://readinglists.bangor.ac.uk/modules/asb-1105.html

Reading list

Buchanan, D., and Huczynski, A.(2017) Organisational Behaviour, 9th edition, Pearson

Pre- and Co-requisite Modules

Pre-requisite of:

  • ASB-2117: The Marketing of Services
  • ASB-3122: Intl Business Competency

Courses including this module

Compulsory in courses:

  • N1R1: BA Bus Stud with French year 1 (BA/BSFR)
  • N1R2: BA Business Studies with German year 1 (BA/BSGER)
  • N1R3: BA Business Studies with Italian year 1 (BA/BSIT)
  • N1R4: BA Business Studies with Spanish year 1 (BA/BSSP)
  • N107: BA Business year 1 (BA/BUS)
  • NM11: BA Business and Law year 1 (BA/BUSALAW)
  • N1T1: BA Business Studies and Chinese year 1 (BA/BUSCH)
  • NM1B: BA Business and Law (4 year with Incorporated Foundation) year 1 (BA/BUSLAW1)
  • NR1C: BA Business Studies/French year 1 (BA/BUSSF)
  • NR1F: BA Business Studies and German year 1 (BA/BUSSG)
  • NR1H: BA Business Studies and Italian year 1 (BA/BUSSI)
  • NR1K: BA Business Studies and Spanish year 1 (BA/BUSSS)
  • R1NC: BA French with Business Studies year 1 (BA/FBS)
  • R2NC: BA German with Business Studies year 1 (BA/GBS)
  • N5R3: BA Marketing with Italian year 1 (BA/MKITAL)
  • N5R1: BA Marketing with French year 1 (BA/MKTFR)
  • NR51: BA Marketing and French (4 year) year 1 (BA/MKTFR#)
  • N5R2: BA Marketing with German year 1 (BA/MKTGER)
  • NR52: BA Marketing and German (4 year) year 1 (BA/MKTGER4)
  • NR53: BA Marketing and Italian (4 year) year 1 (BA/MKTITAL)
  • NR54: BA Marketing and Spanish (4 year) year 1 (BA/MKTSP)
  • N5R4: BA Marketing with Spanish year 1 (BA/MKTSP#)
  • R4N1: BA Spanish with Business Studies year 1 (BA/SPBS)
  • N109: BSc Bus Analytics w Financial Tech year 1 (BSC/BAFT)
  • L190: BSc Business Economics year 1 (BSC/BEC)
  • L19B: BSc Business Economics (4 year with Incorporated Foundation) year 1 (BSC/BEC1)
  • L191: BSc Business Economics with International Experience year 1 (BSC/BECIE)
  • L192: BSc Business Economics (Bangor International College) year 1 (BSC/BICBE)
  • N101: BSc Business Studies year 1 (BSC/BS)
  • N10B: BSc Business Studies (4 year with Incorporated Foundation) year 1 (BSC/BS1)
  • NN1H: BSc Business Studies and Finance year 1 (BSC/BSFIN)
  • NN1J: BSc Business Studies and Finance (4 year with Incorp Found) year 1 (BSC/BSFIN1)
  • NNM1: BSc Business Studies & Marketing with Intl Experience year 1 (BSC/BSMIE)
  • NN1M: BSc Business Studies and Marketing year 1 (BSC/BSMKT)
  • NN1K: BSc Business Studies & Marketing (4 year with Incorp Found) year 1 (BSC/BSMKT1)
  • N501: BSc Marketing year 1 (BSC/MKT)
  • N50B: BSc Marketing (4 year with Incorporated Foundation) year 1 (BSC/MKT1)
  • N5C8: BSc Marketing with Psychology year 1 (BSC/MP)
  • N2NK: BSc Management with Accounting year 1 (BSC/MWACC)
  • N2NL: BSc Management with Accounting (4 year with Incorp Found) year 1 (BSC/MWACC1)
  • 2R87: BSc Psychology with Business year 1 (BSC/PWB)
  • C82B: BSc Psychology with Business (4yr with Incorp Foundation) year 1 (BSC/PWB1)
  • 2R88: BSc Psychology with Business with International Experience year 1 (BSC/PWBIE)
  • C6N1: BSc Sport Science & Business Management year 1 (BSC/SSB)
  • M1N1: LLB Law with Business Studies year 1 (LLB/LBS)
  • MN1B: LLB Law with Business (4year with Incorporated Foundation) year 1 (LLB/LBS1)

Optional in courses:

  • NR43: BA Accounting/Italian year 1 (BA/AIT)
  • NR44: BA Accounting/Spanish year 1 (BA/ASP)
  • NR41: BA French/Accounting year 1 (BA/FRA)
  • NR42: BA German/Accounting year 1 (BA/GA)
  • NN44: BSc Accounting and Banking with International Experience year 1 (BSC/ABIE)
  • NN46: BSc Accounting and Banking (4 year with Incorp Found) year 1 (BSC/ACCB1)
  • NL41: BSc Accounting and Economics year 1 (BSC/ACCEC)
  • NL4B: BSc Accounting and Economics (4 year with Incorp Foundation) year 1 (BSC/ACCEC1)
  • NN4J: BSc Accounting and Finance (4 year with Incorp Found) year 1 (BSC/ACCF1)
  • NN4H: BSc Accounting and Finance year 1 (BSC/ACCFIN)
  • N402: BSc Accounting & Finance (with International Experience) year 1 (BSC/ACCFINIE)
  • NL42: BSc Accounting and Economics with International Experience year 1 (BSC/AEIE)
  • 8V55: BSc Banking and Finance (with International Experience) year 1 (BSC/BFIE)
  • N391: BSc Banking and Finance year 1 (BSC/BFIN)
  • N39B: BSc Banking and Finance (4 year w Incorporated Foundation) year 1 (BSC/BFIN1)
  • L193: BSc Financial Economics (Bangor International College) year 1 (BSC/BICFE)
  • N312: BSc Banking with Financial Tech year 1 (BSC/BKFT)
  • L111: BSc Financial Economics year 1 (BSC/FINEC)
  • L11B: BSc Financial Economics (4 year w Incorporated Foundation) year 1 (BSC/FINEC1)

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