Business Maths Assignment (50%) LO2
Job Application Documents (50%) LO1

Learning Outcome 3 will be covered by the continued development of the Personal Development Plan during personal tutorials.

To continue to develop study and transferable skills necessary for the satisfactory completion of a higher education business course and subsequent employment and career development.

The module will focus on communication, numeracy and IT Skills. Personal Development Planning will be ongoing in this module.

Topics covered in the module will be drawn from written communication skills (e.g. Business letters, letters of application, CV writing); oral communications (interveiw techniques).

The module will also introduce students to quantitative techniques for business covering equations and percentages in a business context; averages (mean, mode, median); probability; measures of dispersion; normal distribution; graphical representation of business information.

1. DEMONSTRATE COMPETENCE IN THE USE OF WRITTEN AND ORAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS USING A RANGE OF TECHNIQUES AND TECHNOLOGY
Communication
Learning

2. CALCULATE AND APPLY A RANGE OF QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES TO SOLVE BUSINESS PROBLEMS.
Application
Enquiry
Knowledge & Understanding
Problem Solving

3. DEVELOP A PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Learning
Reflection

IT Network
Library Resources
TV/Video

FOR INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS ONLY

Cottrell, S. (2011) Critical Thinking Skills: Developing Effective Analysis and Argument, Palgrave:
Basingstoke
Cottrell, S. (2010) Skills for success: Personal development and employability, Palgrave, Basingstoke
Maylor, H. (2010) Project Management (Fourth Edition - media), Pearson Education, Harlow, England
Trought, F. (2011) Brilliant Employability Skills: How to stand out from the crowd in the graduate job
market. Prentice Hall
Van Emden, J. and Becker, L.(2010) Presentation skills for students, Palgrave, Basingstoke

The learning strategy for this module is based around students committing a total of 150 hours of activities towards achieving the learning outcomes. These will be split between 39 hours of direct contact with a tutor and 111 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.