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Programme code | 9MGRC013T |
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Programme type | Postgraduate Taught Degree |
Programme director(s) |
Robin Klimecki
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Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
School/department | School of Management - Business School |
Teaching institution | University of Bristol |
Awarding institution | University of Bristol |
Mode of study | Full Time |
Programme length | 1 years (full time) |
The programme aims to develop innovative, creative, entrepreneurial, critically inquiring and civically aware graduates who:
•are able to apply management techniques drawn from a range of disciplines such as marketing, operations, organisational behaviour, strategy, finance and accounting, marketing and in particular Change Management in Organisations;
•understand the nature of management, the complexity of organisations and management’s role in addressing societal and global challenges, and in particular the role of Change Management in Organisations;
•reflect upon the wider challenges that organisations face and are able to critically engage with ethical and sustainability issues as they arise.
•understand the implications of their management practice and are able to identify and manage ethical and sustainability issues as they arise;
•are able to work effectively in diverse teams;
•have the key interpersonal skills needed by organisations today.
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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A mixture of teaching methods is used, including lectures, tutorials, team work, and supervised research to achieve all the Programme Intended Learning Outcomes in the ‘Learning by Knowing’ category (PILO A1- A5). These methods will be embedded in the teaching pattern, be they lectures tutorials or workshops. Where possible and appropriate, delivery of unit content will be technology-enabled, using flipped or blended learning techniques, particularly for the teaching and learning of skills and application of knowledge and understanding. Students are empowered to learn in a structured and facilitated learning environment. Problem- and practice-based learning will also be employed where appropriate (PILOs A1- A5). This indicates that in-class exercises, case studies, and mini projects can be used for students to solve problems and apply theories to practical scenarios. For Management Research Projects, whether pursued individually or team-based, students will be allocated a supervisor with whom they will hold regular supervision meetings (PILOs A1-A5). |
Methods of Assessment | |
In order to achieve Programme Intended Learning Outcomes (PILOs A1- A5) in the ‘Learning by Knowing’ category, students will be subject to a range of formative and summative assessments across the programme. They will also be assessed individually and as teams, by both tutors and their peers. Formative assessment may be formally or informally delivered according to what is appropriate to the learning outcomes of the individual units. The form/method of assessment and associated learning outcomes should reflect those in the summative assessment to allow students to gauge the progress of their learning. Students will be notified of the mode the formative assessment will take, its purpose, and method at the outset of the unit, and details will be included in unit handbooks and Blackboard. The summative assessment strategy for the programme identifies six assessment points focussed on:
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Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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Lectures and small group tutorials provide the framework to facilitate different teaching methods that enable a development of various intellectual skills across units, combining theory with practical work, and in-class group-based activities (PILOs B1-B5). Development of intellectual skills will also be through self-directed study – individual and in groups (PILOs B1-B5). When appropriate, embedded within those, we would also use problem-based learning and flipped or blended learning. Academic supervision of the Management Research Project will also be essential to achieve PILO B5. |
Methods of Assessment | |
Students will be assessed individually and as teams. The programme includes tutor and peer-based assessment. Formative assessment may take a range of forms but should reflect the nature or learning outcomes and thereby allow the student to gauge levels of personal progress. Types of formative assessment may include (but not be limited to) practical in-class exercises, in-class discussions, poster presentations, and group presentations (PILOs B1-B5). The summative assessment strategy for the programme identifies six assessment points focussed on:
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Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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The teaching method and strategy for employability and transferable skills is not standalone but integrated in the teaching or delivery of the units. However, it is explicitly underpinned by the Academic, Personal and Professional Development unit. Each unit has designed ILOs for employability and transferable skills, which will be aggregated to contribute to the overall programme level of employability and transferable skills. As per Intellectual skills above, the following teaching methods will be used: lectures combining theory with practical work, in-class group-based activities, and self-directed study (PILOs B1-B5) |
Methods of Assessment | |
The assessment of employability and transferable skills will be embedded in all the units to be delivered, and are explicitly the purpose of the Academic, Personal and Professional Development unit. Students are expected to proactively engage with unit content and participate actively to develop employability and transferable skills, alongside their intellectual skills, knowledge and understanding. Students will be assessed individually and as teams. The programme includes tutor and peer-based assessment. Chosen methods of formative assessment will be determined by what individual Unit Directors believe to be pedagogically appropriate given their unit’s intended learning outcomes. Each unit’s assessment strategy is mapped against the PILOs to ensure all programme-level ILOs are addressed by unit-level ILOs. Formative assessment may include (but not be limited to) practical in-class exercises and discussions, poster presentations and group presentations. Summative assessment of practical, professional and transferable skills can take a range of forms and may include (but not be limited to) individual/group presentations, individual/ group projects, individual reports/essays, group reports PILO C1-C5 |
Statement of expectations from the students at each level of the programme as it/they develop year on year.
Level M/7 - Postgraduate Certificate |
To be eligible for the award of a Postgraduate Certificate, students must successfully complete 60 credits of taught units. These units will provide students with foundational knowledge, understanding and skills in management, organisational behaviour, strategy and finance and accounting. It will provide skills in critical writing and case study analysis. Students will be able to demonstrate general intellectual skills and attributes necessary for that knowledge and understanding together with a set of essential practical skills. |
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Level M/7 - Postgraduate Diploma |
To be eligible for the award of a Postgraduate Diploma, students must successfully complete 120 credits of taught units. Further units will provide students with knowledge and understanding of marketing management, operations management, research methods and Change Management in Organisations, and additional skills of team based decision making, reflective writing and proposing research projects. After completing all taught units of the programme, breadth and depth of knowledge and understanding of theories and topics taught in the course. The intellectual and practical skills learned in TB1 will also be further developed, applied and extended. |
Level M/7 - Postgraduate Masters |
To be eligible for a MSc award, 120 credits from the taught units plus the management research project (60 credits) must be successfully completed (Total of 180 credits). At this stage, students will be able to plan and execute a management research project in all its parts at a professional or equivalent level and with appropriate consideration of ethical issues. They will also have developed a complete suite of transferable skills including teamwork and the ability to communicate results and conclusions from independent research in written form to a range of specialist and non-specialist audiences. |
For information on the admissions requirements for this programme please see details in the postgraduate prospectus at http://www.bristol.ac.uk/prospectus/postgraduate/ or contact the relevant academic department.
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Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | |
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Strategy and Finance and Accounting for Management | EFIMM0146 | 30 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
Academic, Personal and Professional Development | EFIMM0147 | 10 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
Operations and Marketing Management | EFIMM0148 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-2C |
Management Research Methods | EFIMM0149 | 10 | Mandatory | TB-2C |
Management and Organisation | EFIMM0145 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
Leadership, Strategy and Change | EFIMM0150 | 30 | Mandatory | TB-2D |
Plus one of the following 60 credit-point Management Research Projects: | ||||
The Management Research Project: Dissertation | EFIMM0158 | 60 | Optional | AYEAR |
The Management Research Project: Global Challenges Team Project | EFIMM0160 | 60 | Optional | AYEAR |
MSc Management | 180 |
The pass mark set by the University for any level 7(M) unit is 50 out of 100.
For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.
All taught masters programmes, unless exempted by Senate, must allow the opportunity for students to exit from the programme with a postgraduate diploma or certificate.
To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 90 must be at level M/7.
To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level M/7.
An award with Merit or Distinction is permitted for postgraduate taught masters, diplomas and certificates, where these are specifically named entry-level qualifications. An award with Merit or Distinction is not permitted for exit awards where students are required to exit the programme on academic grounds but is permitted in designated programmes (as set out in the programme specification) where students choose to withdraw from the intended programme but otherwise achieve the necessary credit points for the exit award.
The classification of the award in relation to the final programme mark is as follows:
Award with Distinction*: at least 65 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 70 out of 100 for the dissertation. **Faculties retain discretion to increase these thresholds.
Award with Merit*: at least 60 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 60 out of 100 for the dissertation. Faculties retain discretion to increase these thresholds.
* The MA in Law has separate regulations for awarding distinction and merit.
** For the award of Distinction, the Faculty of Engineering requires at least 70 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 70 out of 100 for the dissertation.
All taught masters programmes, unless exempted by Senate, must allow the opportunity for students to choose, or be required, to leave at the postgraduate diploma or certificate stage.
To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 90 must be at level M/7.
To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level M/7.
Please note: This specification provides a concise summary of the main features of the programme and the learning outcomes that a typical student might reasonably be expected to achieve and demonstrate if he/she takes full advantage of the learning opportunities that are provided.
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