PG_Management_Guide - Study in the UK

COURSE DETAILSMODULE GLOSSARYA-Z GLOSSARYOF MODULESAll modules covered within yourcourse are listed on each of thecourse pages. The contents of themodules are summarised below.Applied Policy ResearchThis module provides you with anunderstanding of the role of research in thepolicy process, while comprehendingthe principles of research design in an appliedcontext. You will study a range of researchmethodologies and assess the use of researchevidence in policy from a critical perspective.Business EconomicsThis module provides you with an abilityto critically assess economic principles andtheories relevant to the analysis of businessbehaviour and the economic environment inwhich business organisations operate.Business EnvironmentThis module provides you with appropriatemodels and frameworks to permit analysis ofkey elements of the external environmentsthat may affect an industry and from thisanalysis assess the ways in which the businesscan deal with competition, satisfy customersand meet its own objectives.Business Information and IntelligenceThis module aims to develop your knowledgeand understanding of the types and value ofbusiness information and how it is managedand used to gain business intelligence.Business Marketing and InnovationThis module examines current issues in B2Bmarketing including organisational buyingbehaviour, segmentation, demand analysis,and marketing communication along with thecomplementary functions of purchasing andsupply chain management.Business and People SkillsThis module allows you to developtransferable business skills that will be utilisedin further academic study and which can beapplied in the workplace.Change ManagementThis module provides you with anunderstanding of the processes which driveorganisational change and the underpinningtheoretical principles for managing change,as well as the skills and knowledge necessaryto clearly identify the requirements fororganisational change, and from criticalanalysis, determine and formulate justifiablestrategies and action programmes forimplementing change.Commercial Realitiesfor Project ManagementThis module promotes an understanding of thekey commercial issues for project managers.Corporate Financial Management:This module provides you with both thetheoretical underpinning and the analyticalskills required to effectively evaluatecorporate financial management decisions.The content of this module will normally coverthe following issues: Firm’s Risk profiling,Estimation of firm’s weighted average costof capital, Optimal capital structure, FirmValue Models, Shareholder value analysis,Firm’s payout policy, The theory and practiceof capital investments, Corporate bonds,Risk Management, Corporate restructuring,Sustainable growth frameworks.Comparative GovernmentThis module provides you with awareness,understanding and the analytical toolsof institutions and actors involved in acomparative perspective. In particular, tohighlight the roles and interplay betweenexecutive, bureaucratic, legislative, judicialand other actors both within and across thenational, supra-national and sub-nationallevels of governance, using a comparativeapproach and drawing on examples fromacross Europe and beyond.Comparative International Tax LawThis module allows you to examine, analyseand critically evaluate the law at UK, EU andinternational levels as it relates to taxation andthe resolution of tax disputes.Contemporary Intellectual Property LawThis module will allow you to explain andcritically assess legal issues in respect ofintellectual property rights in a changingglobal environment.Contemporary Public ServicesThe aim of this module is to examine therestructuring of the public services and assesstheir impact upon providers and users, aswell as to evaluate the impact of public sectorreforms upon the delivery and managementof contemporary public services.Corporate Finance and TreasuryThis module provides you with practicalknowledge and skills to successfully managea company’s Treasury Operations and CapitalStructure in a commercial environment.Doing Business OverseasThe aim of the module is to foster a substantiveunderstanding of the central issues involvedin trading internationally. These include thepracticalities of engaging in both importand export, foreign investment and specificventure options.E-Business in RetailThis module looks at the development andimpact of information technology on the retailsector. You will also evaluate the reasonsbehind the use of e-business and other ITapplications in the running of the processesof the contemporary retail organisation andidentify future developments and present arange of technology applications that couldpotentially impact on the development ofthe retail sector.E-Business SystemsThis module allows you to critically analyseand evaluate the concept and application ofelectronic business, the systems that supportit and the opportunities it presents.E-Business and IT Applicationsfor Tourism and HospitalityThis module enables you to evaluate thetheoretical rationale and the strategicapplication of e-business within the tourismand hospitality sectors, proposing futureopportunities for e-technology.EC Law and InstitutionsThis module provides you with a greatercomprehension of the nature of EC lawthrough analysis of its institutions, sourcesof law, application of community law and anappreciation of the interaction of EC law withthe law of member states and particularlythe UK legal system.Economics of BusinessThis module provides you with an abilityto critically assess economic principles andtheories relevant to the analysis of businessbehaviour and the economic environment inwhich business organisations operate.Employee RelationsThe aim of this module is to develop yourknowledge and understanding of theprinciples and practices of human resourcemanagement in the area of employeerelations, in both unionised and nonunionisedorganisations.Energy Policy and the EnvironmentThis module enables you to criticallyundertake an appraisal of the key energychallenges facing the United Kingdom, andto place this in a broader European andinternational context.Energy Law and PolicyThe module will seek to examine, analyse andcritically evaluate the major legal and policydevelopments at UK, EU and Internationallevel, as it relates to the energy sector. It willdevelop an understanding of the variousroles and responsibilities of the key playersin the energy sector, including the principallegal and regulatory arrangements, andthe relationship between energy and theenvironment, sustainable development andclimate change. The module will seek toexamine the principles and policies that arerelevant to the energy sector.Energy TaxationThe module will seek to examine, analyseand critically evaluate the law at UK, EU andInternational level, as it relates to taxation andthe resolution of tax disputes with particularreference to oil & gas taxation and theinternational tax treaty system. It will also seekto examine the principles and policies thatmake up the international oil and gas fiscalregime.EU Public PolicyThis module will develop your understandingof the policy processes of the EU and of theways in which interested organisations canmanage their relationship with it.70 A CLEAR FUTURE71