Foundation Programme in Business and Management

• Provide students with a basic understanding of computer technologies.
• Provide students with a basic understanding of computers and components.
• Provide students with the opportunity to develop critical understanding of organisations by considering the basic principles of operations management.
• Introduce students to digital revolutions and its impact on business strategy, operations and management.

Learning outcomes:

• Demonstrate basic understanding of computer technologies and principles of operations management.
• Demonstrate the ability to identify, describe and organise ideas related to computing technologies and operations decisions.
• Demonstrate cognitive skills of critical thinking, analysis and synthesis, including the ability to identify assumptions, to detect false logic or reasoning, to define terms adequately and to generalise appropriately.
• Show the ability of self-aware, teamwork, independent learning and leadership skills.

• To give students a wider perspective on some of the key social and economic issues facing the world today, such as poverty, inequality, economic growth, inflation etc.
• To understand the inter-relatedness of many social and economic issues, problems and institutions.

Learning outcomes:

• Ability to critically analyse social and economic situations and problems for the relevant factors and main inherent issues.
• Application of relevant concepts, theories and techniques in analysing social and economic issues and in evaluating arguments and evidence.
• Interpret economic information presented in verbal, numerical or graphical form.

• Provide a basic understanding of the nature of social science.
• Introduce the field of sociology and its key themes as they relate to the study of management and business and social sciences.
• Facilitate the development of awareness of the language and methodology associated with the study of social science.

Learning outcome

• Know and understand the underlying concepts and principles of social science as they relate to the study of business management as well as modern society.

• Introduce the fundamental components of critical thinking and study skills within the context of academic disciplines that are appropriate for business and economics students.
• Develop skills in analysing and solving problems in the context of business by focussing on the abilities to problem solve and to present, evaluate and support an academic argument or viewpoint.
• Develop skills that will enable participants to develop confidence in their own reasoning, tolerance of ambiguity, flexibility and fairness in considering viewpoints
• Develop the skills required to undertake written examinations and coursework in the foundation and undergraduate programmes taught in the Business School, the School of Economics and the Institute of Work, Health and Organisations.

Learning outcomes:

• Develop knowledge and understanding of critical thinking skills required to enable students to produce high quality work in their undergraduate courses.
• Develop and apply the cognitive skills of critical thinking, analysis and synthesis, including the ability to identify assumptions, to detect false logic or reasoning, to define terms and to generalise appropriately.
• Demonstrate skills in essay and report writing and oral presentation.

• To introduce basic economic principles and introductory algebra.

Learning outcomes:

• Develop an awareness of the language and methodology of economics.
• Explain and analyse economic issues using relevant economic concepts, theories and information.
• Operate with numbers and algebra.
• Form and use mathematical expressions and equations for business and management applications.

• To develop awareness of the language and methodology associated with the study of business and management in order to familiarise students with the intellectual demands of university level education.
• To provide students with the opportunity to develop understanding of business organisations by considering the basic principles of business & management and the range and nature of activities associated with management of organisations in a dynamic external environment.

Learning outcomes:

• Demonstrate understanding of the principles of business and management, and appropriate strategies to meet stakeholders’ needs in a changing environment.
• Demonstrate the cognitive skills of critical thinking, analysis and synthesis, including the ability to identify assumptions, to detect false logic or reasoning, to define terms adequately and to generalise appropriately.
• Demonstrate the ability to organise ideas gained from theoretical understanding of business management principles and apply them to business situations.
• Demonstrate qualitative skills of business problem analysis, research and solution, including the ability to work with case studies.
• Show the ability of self-awareness, teamwork, independent learning and leadership skills.

• Provide an introduction to the basic legal concepts and rules and the machinery in their introduction, application and enforcement as a foundation for further study in the subject.
• Encourage the critical assessment of the value of legal rules, processes and institutions.

Learning outcome:

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the basic legal concepts and rules and the machinery in their introduction, application and enforcement in the context of business. 

• To develop awareness of the language and basic understanding of the nature of social sustainability.
• To provide students with the opportunity to develop critical understanding of social sustainability by considering the basic principles of sustainable communities, social change, social innovation, design thinking, and social enterprises.

Learning outcomes:

• To know and understand the underlying concepts and principles of social sustainability as they relate to modern society and governance.
• The ability to organise ideas gained from theoretical understanding of social sustainability principles and apply them in social, management,and social enterprise situations.
• Demonstrate qualitative skills of business problem analysis, research and solution.
• Demonstrate self-awareness, teamwork and leadership skills.

This module aims to introduce key areas and concepts of linguistics and literature and develop students’ ability to analyse real-world texts using the concepts learnt. 

Learning outcomes:

• Demonstrate understanding of basic linguistic and literary terminologies and concepts.
• Apply literary and linguistic approaches to the analysis of different texts.
• Explain abstract ideas in a clear unambiguous manner in written communication.

This module covers basic principles in spoken communication as it applies in British higher education. It develops skills in academic communication, individual and group presentations and seminar discussions and increase students’ confidence and speaking skills necessary to work in groups. It also aims to provide interactive activities to encourage students to use academic language accurately and appropriately, facilitating the transition into higher education and introducing them to British cultural and academic norms and expectations.

Learning outcomes:

• Identify and apply effective communicative strategies.
• Demonstrate the ability to present ideas effectively using the common discourse and organisational features of seminar discussions and presentations.
• Deliver effective presentations using appropriate vocal, verbal and non-verbal delivery techniques

This module aims at improving students' abilities to use grammatically correct English. It will also enable students to discover the important aspects of grammar and apply them in academic writing and academic speech. 

Learning outcomes:

• To develop an understanding of academic grammar and discourse structures for application in other areas of study.
• To develop the ability to identify and use key academic grammar, vocabulary and discourse features in writing/speaking activities.
• To develop an awareness for and the ability to use long and sophisticated structures in academic discourse.
• To develop the ability to speak and write in more coherent, accurate English.

To introduce basic calculus, probability and statistics. 

Learning outcomes:

• Apply limits, derivatives, and integration to solve problems.
• Present data in appropriate tabular and graphical forms.
• Apply sets and probability to solve problems.
• Identify different types of probability distributions and apply them to solve problems.

To introduce accounting processes, concepts, reports and decision-making.

Learning outcomes:

• Explain key accounting terms, concepts and principles.
• Record and present financial information in appropriate formats.
• Interpret financial reports.
• Apply accounting techniques in managerial decision-making

• Provide an understanding of the principles of microeconomics as they apply in a business context.
• Develop awareness of the language and methodology of economics

Learning outcomes:

• Ability to critically analyse economic situations and problems for the relevant factors and main inherent issues.
• Application of relevant concepts, theories and techniques in analysing economic issues and problems and in evaluating arguments and evidence.
• Interpret economic information presented in verbal, numerical or graphical form.
• Communicate ideas, principles and theories in a clear/concise manner through written or oral means, including using additional aids such as statistics and diagrams where appropriate.

• Introduce students to major issues in contemporary and international history from the perspective of economics.
• Encourage students to explore the themes of international economic development and its effect on the contemporary world.
• Provide students with an opportunity to study the challenges facing less developed economies and the developed world.
• Facilitate the development of awareness of the language and methodology associated with the study of economic development.

Learning outcomes:

• Apply economic reasoning to different topics.
• Work with abstract concepts and in a content of generality.
• Justify conclusions using economic arguments with appropriate rigour.

This module introduces students to the discipline of Applied Social Psychology by emphasizing research-based psychological principles that influence the dynamics of individual, group and organisational experiences.

Learning outcomes:

• Knowledge and Understanding: The underlying concepts and principles of applied psychology and appropriate strategies to meet diverse needs in a changing environment. Intellectual skills.
• The cognitive skills of critical thinking, analysis and synthesis: Competency in all aspects of English Language to a level required for the study of an undergraduate programme. Study skills including critical thinking, argument, essay and report writing and oral presentation.
• Professional/Practical skills: The use of relevant theory and information for application in every day and organisational environments. Self-awareness, teamwork and leadership skills.

• Introduce basic concepts of, politics and communication, and how they interrelate.
• Examine the relationship between society and contemporary media.
• Through an understanding of media representations of society, gain an insight into aspects of society such as institutions, political ideologies and identities.
• Develop students’ analytic, critical and interpretative skills.

Learning outcomes:

• Knowledge and Understanding: knowledge and understanding of some of the basic concepts of, and the relationship between, media and society and thereby gain an insight into aspects of society such as institutions, political ideologies and identities. 
• Intellectual Skills: analytic, critical and interpretative skills as well as an ability to apply skills and techniques to the analysis of a variety of media texts from varying societies.
• Professional Practice Skills: IT skills to access media texts and to complete assignments.
• Transferable Skills: reading, listening, writing, speaking, collaborative learning and critical thinking.

This module aims at improving students' abilities to use grammatically correct English. It will also enable students to discover the important aspects of grammar and apply them in academic writing and academic speech. 

Learning outcomes:

• To develop an understanding of academic grammar and discourse structures for application in other areas of study.
• To develop the ability to identify and use key academic grammar, vocabulary and discourse features in writing/speaking activities.
• To develop an awareness for and the ability to use long and sophisticated structures in academic discourse.
• To develop the ability to speak and write in more coherent, accurate English.