In Business and Management

This module introduces students to the fundamentals of management including the roles and functions of modern managers. It covers management theory, organizational theory, as well as aspects of organizational environments, human resource planning, corporate social responsibility and ethics. Understanding these areas enable students to identify their role as emerging or future managers, and how leadership can influence positive contributions to individuals and organizations.

This module introduces students to basic principles of microeconomic and macroeconomic theory and the methods of economic analysis. Students will examine the demand-supply model, market equilibrium, elasticity, and how the prices of goods and services, and the cost and revenue curves are determined. Students will compare the key market structures: perfect competition, monopoly, monopolistic competition, and oligopoly and examine why government intervention is necessary in order to correct market failure and achieve allocative and productive efficiency. A good coverage of macroeconomic topics such as business cycle, national income, unemployment and inflation are included too.

This module introduces you to key concepts of financial accounting and supports you to apply these concepts to various elements of accounting. You will also examine financial statements and how they are analyzed and interpreted for effective decision making by both internal and external users.

This module provides students with a good foundation of important people management principles and its role in achieving organisational goals. The evolution of the human resource function and the employee life cycle is discussed along with the inclusion of topics that range from planning, recruitment, selection, training and development, performance management, reward, to motivation. Both internal and external factors that influence and shape an organisation’s human resource policies, practices and efforts will also be examined.

This module explores the origins of trading, the evolution of modern marketing theory and practice, and the principles behind customer acquisition, retention, and business profitability. It emphasizes understanding marketing principles and their application across various industries, including innovative strategies such as digital marketing and social media.

This module is designed to provide students with basic concepts, tools and techniques that financial managers use in the contemporary business context. Students will learn about the principal functions of financial managers, the different business structures, and capital markets and financial securities. Student will also examine the valuation of investments and portfolio, project evaluation, the cost of capital, market efficiency, risk management, basics of foreign exchange and international financial market, and dividend policy.

This module covers key role within supply chains with the principles of Supply Chain Management unit. Supply management has significant impacts on the bottom line of business operations. It involves getting the raw materials, services, and semi-finished and finished goods that the business needs. In this unit students will investigate and reflect on the processes that drive these operations. This includes, sourcing, selecting, certifying and assessing suppliers.

The International Business Environment module aims to establish a robust foundation forThe International Business Environment module aims to establish a robust foundation forunderstanding the intricate multi-level structure of global business interactions. Itpresents the international business environment as a dynamic interplay betweendomestic and global factors, intricately shaped by institutions, businesses, andstakeholders. Students can also develop a better understanding of the variousdimensions influencing this environment by exploring factors that significantly impactbusinesses operating on the international stage.