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Taught Programmes Board
TPB2012-017
6) External Adviser Comments
Detailed comments from at least one external adviser - submissions must be supported by external specialist
opinion, e.g. from a representative of a professional organisation, or a senior academic in another institution.
The external adviser should be able to comment in sufficient detail on the appropriateness and viability of the
proposed programme (s). For further guidance regarding the selection criteria, role and expectations of
External Advisers please refer to the External Adviser Guidelines.
The proposed MSc in Management integrates different strands of the management field . It has an interdisciplinary and global
emphasis and responds to current challenges in management practice, for example, concerns about governance. The MSc aims
to combine an academic curriculum with some CPD activities. In highlighting the link between theory and practice the MSc
provides a clear indication of its relevance to those interested in management practice. A distinctive element of the proposed
MSc in this context is the continued professional development strand, which is non-assessed but provides students with
valuable networking opportunities and links to industry and the market place more generally. Understanding the real world
and the applicability of theoretical concepts in the real world and the global context should have a positive impact on students'
employability. The curriculum of the MSc and the geographical location of the School of Business and Management should
make this programme attractive to national as well as international students.
Name & Title of External Adviser
Current Post & Institution / Organisation
Professor Sonja Gallhofer
Chair in Accounting, Governance and Accountability; Newcastle University
Address for Correspondence (and email) Newcastle University Business School, 5 Barrack Street, Newcastle. NE1 4SE
Sonja.Gallhofer@newcastle.ac.uk
7) Response to External Adviser Comments
This should include a full response to the comments provided by the External Adviser. Each point / issue
raised by the External Adviser that requires further consideration should be addressed in detail in this
response.
The strength of the programme is the spine of non-assessed CPD activities. This component will provide students with links to
the industry and will be a source for networking and direct interaction with the market place. As it a non-assessed module, the
school have to ensure that the students equally value the CPD component and not be focused only on assessment-based
modules. This will entail creating ample publicity for the CPD activities but also finding strands to connect CPD activities with
the taught modules such that students remain aware of the convergences and divergence in academic theory and business
practices. CPD activities as such will draw from different fields within Business and Management and will be relevant to the
different compulsory modules on the programme namely international marketing, organizational behaviour, Principles of
Accounting and Finance as well as Strategic Management. The CPD lectures and activities where possible will be recorded and
made available online for students to access virtually as well.