1. Module Aims

This module aims to introduce students to the business-related documents that all organizations use. It further introduces students to the different media required to produce them and covers the structures of different organizations and their patterns of communication.

2. Module Objectives

On successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Extend repertoire of written communications

2. Extract key information from texts

3. Give a short oral presentation

4. Demonstrate some awareness of different business approaches across cultures

3. Module contents

• Organizational communication – theories and practice
• Business documentation:

• Letters - complaint, adjustment, tactful
• reports – investigation, problem solving
• memoranda – communicating with staff and other colleague

• Spoken presentations and group work
• Non-verbal communication
• Meetings
• Employment documentation:
  • job specifications
  • CVs
  • letters of application
• Interviews

1. Module Aims

This module will introduce the basic concepts and methods of statistics, as applied to business and computing. Students will use a spreadsheet for data analysis and routine calculations.

2. Module Objectives

On successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Perform simple statistical analyses (see below) making appropriate use of software.

2. Interpret and evaluate statistical analyses performed by others

3. Module contents

Sources of Data – sampling

• Diagrammatic Representation of Data – tables, histograms, scatter plots
• Averages and Measures of dispersion
• Using Computer packages to aid data analysis
• Correlation and Regression
• Probability, conditional Probability
• Probability Distributions – the normal distribution, the Poisson distribution
• The Concepts of Statistical Significance and Confidence Intervals
• Simple Applications of Bayes Theorem

1. Module Aims

The aim of this module is to develop an understanding of the place and function of law in business organizations and to introduce students to principle areas of law relevant to business. It develops the knowledge of the legal institutions affecting business and an understanding of the legal process. It develops skills which enable students to deal with legal problems in a business context. It encourages an interest and awareness of legal issues through a contemporary approach to the subject.

2. Module Objectives

On successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Identify the different branches of the law and appreciate the consequences and remedies for breaches of civil and criminal law. To appreciate the inter-relationship of law and business

2. Appreciate the ways in which the law is formed and developed. Students will be able to develop an understanding of the workings of UK and EU institutions in the administration of justice and appreciate the significance of EU law on the legal system

3. Begin to develop problem solving and analytical skills by applying the law to business situations. Differences between common law remedies and statutory remedies

3. Module contents

• Definition and classification of the law. Role of law in society
• The impact of EC law on the legal system and administration of the law
• Sources of law and court structure
• Introductory elements of business law
  • Elements of contract law; formation content and remedies. Types of legally binding agreements. Principles of the law of tort with specific references to the tort of negligence in business situations

1. Module Aims

The aim of this module is to provide an understanding of the types of information systems and their role in the organizational setting

2. Module Objectives

On successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Identify and give examples of the components and functions of information systems

2. Distinguish data from information, compare different sources of information, and discuss the factors affecting the quality of information products

3. Identify the major types of information systems

4. Describe the activities associated with transaction processing systems

5. Describe the types of office automation and communication systems and discuss their purposes, benefits and limitations

6. Explain the management and uses of end-user / work group computing

7. Explain the role of information systems in management decision making

8. Explain the main business uses of the Internet, its potential, and risks for business

3. Module contents

• Foundation concepts. Basic information systems concepts about the components and the operations, managerial, and strategic roles of information systems. Other behavioral, managerial, and technical concepts are presented where appropriate in other chapters
• Technology. Major concepts, developments, and managerial implications involved in computer hardware, software, database management, and telecommunications technologies. Other technologies used in computer-based information systems are discussed where appropriate in selected chapters
• Applications. How information technology is used in modern information systems to support end user collaboration, enterprise operations, managerial decision making, and strategic advantage
• Development. Developing information system solutions to business problems using a variety of approaches to application development and implementing change with IT
• Management. The challenges and methods of managing information systems technologies, activities, and resources, including information resource

1. Module Aims

This module is designed to provide the student with a balanced introduction to economics covering both the micro and macro perspective.

2. Module Objectives

On successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Appreciate the knowledge of framework of both micro-macro economic factors

2. Understand the origin of contemporary economic issues which lead to economic forecasting.

3. Module Contents

• The nature, central problems and significance of economics
• Supply and demand
• An introduction to the theory of the firm
• Income determination;
• Prices and money;
• Fiscal and Monetary policy;
• The functioning of the mixed economy;
• The economic role of government as seen by Keynesians and Monetarists

1. Module Aims

This aim of this module is to enable the development of the appreciation of the processes and purposes of accounting and relevant statements. There are some areas involving calculation to enable better understanding of the processes, however equal emphasis is based upon the regulatory framework and interpretation of final accounts.

2. Module Objectives

On successful completion of the course, the student should be able to:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the principles and concepts of accounting

2. Appreciate the objectives of accounting and the use of accounting information

3. Prepare and present basic financial accounting statements for business

4. Understand, analyze and interpret financial accounting statements

3. Module Contents

• The Accounting Environment :The regulatory framework of accounting and the role and work of the accountant within an organization
• The Accounting System: The origin and flow of accounting information within an organization and the principles of ledger and computerized accounting systems
• Preparing Accounting Reports: Preparation of a basic profit and loss account and balance sheet and cash flow statements applying accounting principles, and other post trial balance adjustments including fixed asset and provision accounting
• The Uses of the Financial Report: The analysis and interpretation of accounting statements and using accounting statements as a basis for decision making by external users