Form C4
Heriot-Watt University - Course Descriptor
1. Course
Code
5. School
C17BS
2. Course
Title
Management and Languages
7. Delivery:
Location &
Semester
Edin
SBC
Orkney
Dubai
IDL
Collaborative Partner
Approved Learning Partner
Sem 2
Sem…2
.
None
Sem………..
Sem 2
Sem2.
Name…………………….....Sem..…...
Name …See attached list……Sem 2.
8. Pre-requisites
9. Linked Courses
(specify if synoptic)
10. Excluded Courses
11. Replacement Courses
Business Skills
3. SCQF 7
Level
6. Course
Dr K. Sang
Co-ordinator
4. Credits
15
None
12. Degrees for which
this is a core course
13. The course may be
14. Available as an Elective?
Yes
PG only
UG only
UG & PG
delivered to:
15. Aims
This course is designed for 1st year Business Management students and aims to:
 Develop students' study skills, including awareness of how to manage their own studies
 Develop students' understanding of the underlying concepts of business and management research
 Enable to students to have a basic understanding of qualitative and quantitative 'evidence'
 Develop students' appreciation of the application of business and management research and its role in professional contexts
 Develop students' appreciation of the role of evidence in presenting and evaluating arguments in academic and non-academic contexts
16. Syllabus
The course will cover a range of issues relevant to business management students' core study skills. An indicative syllabus:
 Underlying research concepts (for example, understanding the role of theory)
 What constitutes 'evidence'?
 Identifying sources of evidence
 Different ways of presenting business management research, for example, journal papers, government reports, company reports.
 Using evidence (both qualitative and quantitative) to present a convincing argument
 Using evidence to evaluate arguments
 Presenting arguments in various formats, for example, presentations, reports, posters
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Form C4
Heriot-Watt University - Course Descriptor
17. Learning Outcomes (HWU Core Skills: Employability and Professional Career Readiness)
Subject Mastery
Understanding, Knowledge and Cognitive Skills
Scholarship, Enquiry and Research (Research-Informed Learning)
Students should be able to:
 demonstrate an understanding of the different kinds of
evidence used in business and management
 be able to use evidence to present and evaluate arguments
 understand the role of research in business and management
practice
Industrial, Commercial & Professional
Practice
Students should be able to
 demonstrate an awareness of the
role of research in business and
management practice
 understand how evidence is used in
non-academic contexts
 demonstrate an understanding of
how academic research can be
applied in professional contexts
18. Assessment Methods
Method
Duration of Exam
Students should be able to:
 be able to identify sources of academic and non-academic
sources of evidence
 evaluate a range of evidence
 be able to demonstrate the potential for critical thinking
Autonomy, Accountability & Working with
Others
Students should be able to (under guidance):
 participate in seminars
 work effectively in small groups
 demonstrate time management skills
 work effectively and independently
Weighting (%)
Communication, Numeracy & ICT
Students should be able to
 communicate ideas using written and
verbal means
 be able to use ICT resources to
communicate to a professional
standard
19. Re-assessment Methods
Synoptic courses?
Method
(if applicable)
Coursework
ALP only: Examination
20. Date and Version
Date of Proposal
15th January 2013
Two Hours
Duration of Exam
Diet(s)
(if applicable)
100
100
Date of Approval by
School Committee
None
Additional Coursework
Examination
Date of
Implementation
September 2013
Resit
Resit
Two Hours
Version
Number
2/2
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