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MN52051: Analysing grand challenges in business and society

[Page last updated: 15 August 2024]

Academic Year: 2024/25
Owning Department/School: School of Management
Credits: 10 [equivalent to 20 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 200
Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Period:
Semester 2
Assessment Summary: CWES 50%, CWPF 50%
Assessment Detail:
  • Portfolio (CWPF 50%)
  • Reflective essay (CWES 50%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Learning Outcomes: By the end of this unit, participants should have/be able to:
  • Discuss the implications of grand challenges for business and society
  • Critically evaluate evidence associated with grand challenges
  • Integrate and apply academic theory to grand challenges
  • Develop a compelling and coherent point-of-view on grand challenges
  • Communicate that point-of-view through various business relevant mediums



Synopsis: This unit is intentionally different. It cuts across disciplinary boundaries with a focus on complex problems with no single right answer. Explore a broad range of issues in contemporary management and organisations and get the skills to provide compelling recommendations in debates, presentations and reports.

Content: Analysing Grand Challenges in Business and Society cuts across disciplinary boundaries. It takes a case-based approach by critically applying cutting-edge theory and concepts about the grand challenges faced in contemporary society to complex real-world problems with no single right answer. Students will also learn the skills needed to evaluate evidence, make good arguments, and provide compelling recommendations through written and oral forms of communication.

Course availability:

MN52051 is Compulsory on the following courses:

School of Management

MN52051 is Optional on the following courses:

School of Management

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