A range of assessment activities based around a single case study of an organisation.

Assessment 1- 33.3%
Individual class-based knowledge test - 1 hour (OB/HRM) assessing LOs 1, 2, 4 & 7

Assessment 2 - 33.3%
Individual continuous portfolio development based on web-based assessment programme, (Operations and Supply-Chain Management) assessing LOs 1, 5 & 7

Assessment 3 - 33.4%
1 hour time-constrained unseen assessment focussing on financial resources, their generation and allocation. (Finance) assessing LOs 1, 3, 6 & 7

Assessing All Learning Outcomes with equal weighting totalling 100%

Reflection on how the areas fit together in organizational terms and complement the Staffordshire Graduate Attributes (pebble-pad or other equivalent method)

The organisation as a transformation system and the principles underpinning effective resource allocation.
Fundamental theories of organisational behaviour
Basic principles and techniques of Human Resource Management
Fundamental principles and practices of financial accounting leading onto sources of finance
Fundamental principles and practices of operations and supply-chain management

In addition to the usual class-room requirements, the students will need to be able to access the computer labs on a regular basis and engage in e-learning activities.

Evans D."A student's guide to Corporate Finance and Financial Management". Kaplan publishing.2011`
Leatherbarrow C. and Fletcher J. and Currie D. An Introduction Human Resource Management CIPD 2011
Mullins L. Management and Organizational Behaviour 9th Edition FT Prentice Hall 2010
Slack, N., Chambers, S., Johnston, R. (2009). Operations Management. 6th Edition. FT Prentice Hall, Harlow

The three knowledge strands will be taught separately but the knowledge will be focussed on building up application of techniques to a virtual organisation to simulate `real' business decisions through integration of the themes in the final assessment. For each knowledge strand The learning strategy for this module is based around students committing a total of 450 hours of activities towards achieving the learning outcomes. These will be split between 52 hours of direct contact with a tutor and 398 hours of directed, guided and self-study, together with preparation for and completion of the assessment tasks. Learning support material will be provided for the module.
the module will draw upon a mixture of activities including lectures, web-based activities, case study analysis, relevant videos and in-class discussions, individual and group problem solving and self-directed learning.