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Module Title	LC Business Organisation and Management
School	Birmingham Business School
Department	Birmingham Business School
Module Code	07 14507
Module Lead	Chris Collinge
Level	Certificate Level
Credits	10
Semester	Semester 1
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions	BEng Engineering with Business Management - Comp MEng Engineering with Business Management - Comp Other `with Business Management' programmes
Contact Hours	Lecture-22 hours Practical Classes and workshops-2 hours Guided independent study-76 hours Total: 100 hours
Exclusions
Description	The aim of the module is to acquaint students with the theory and practice of managing organisations. Syllabus The purpose of organisations in society `Optimisation¿ in business organisations The role of groups in business organisations Application of key optimisation theory concepts to organisational problems Case studies on ways of improving organisational performance
Learning Outcomes	S1 Knowledge and understanding of commercial and economic context of engineering processes S5 Understanding of the need for a high level of professional and ethical conduct in engineering P4 Understanding use of technical literature and other information sources P5 Awareness of nature of intellectual property and contractual issues
Assessment	14507-01 : Group Essay : Coursework (25%) 14507-02 : Examination : Exam (Centrally Timetabled) - Written Unseen (75%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Written examination (2 hours) 75%, Continuous assessment 25%.
Other	None
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