BE860-7-AS-CA:
The Director's Workshops
2020/21
Essex Business School
Colchester Campus & Apprenticeship Location
Autumn & Summer
Postgraduate: Level 7
Current
Wednesday 01 January 2020
Wednesday 07 October 2020
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10 October 2019
Requisites for this module
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The Director's Workshops address a wide range of topical, critical management issues of relevance to the practice of business and management with the view to help you acquire the tools and the skills to develop innovative business thinking.
Typically led by the MBA Director, the Director's Workshops include contributions from the MBA Director, local and national industrial figures discussing their business and management practice, experts in their field and fellow MBA students themselves leading discussions on business issues specific to their own industry or geography. The Director's Workshops also aim to support you early on in your MBA studies, helping you acquire critical learning and study skills through writing workshops and other research and reporting techniques. The module also incorporates field and company visits, enabling you to evidence the relevance of your learning to the workplace environment.
The Director’s Workshops emphasise the practical implications of the knowledge and skills transferred in other MBA modules through hands-on workshops led by the MBA Director and supported by external business practitioners.
The aim of the module is fourfold.
1. To support you and your MBA study through a series of workshops revolving around study skills and understanding of the ‘self’
2. To enable you to evidence application of your MBA learning in an organisational setting, through company visits and field trips
3. To introduce you to topical issues in business and management not explicitly covered in other MBA modules
4. To equip you with the tools and frameworks to contribute innovative business thinking while addressing major issues in business and management
On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
• 1. Evidence an appreciation of current business and global issues impacting the practice of leadership and management
• 2. Develop a critical understanding of the interface between business and society, and the impact of business decisions on the wider environment
• 3. Develop as a responsible business manager/leader with an understanding of the need for innovation and sustainability
• 4. Apply critical analysis tools and frameworks to business and management issues
• 5. Synthesise and apply knowledge from multiple course modules to a business problem
• 6. Analyse, evaluate, and present a coherent extended argument
• 7. Carry out critical reflection
Skills for Your Professional Life (Transferable Skills)
• The research and distillation of current information
• The ability to think critically
• The ability to write clearly and concisely to convey ideas to others
Learning and Teaching Methods
The module takes the form of workshops, guest lectures by business practitioners and company/site visits.
30 contact hours
- (no date) Strategyzer's Value Proposition Canvas Explained - YouTube.
The above list is indicative of the essential reading for the course. The library makes provision for all reading list items, with digital provision where possible, and these resources are shared between students. Further reading can be obtained from this module's reading list.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
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Additional coursework information
Assessment is through the submission of a 2,500 words individual reflective learning journal (100%)
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Prof Nicolas Forsans, email: n.forsans@essex.ac.uk.
Nicolas Forsans & Business Practicioners
n.forsans@essex.ac.uk
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Dr Bidit Dey
Brunel University London
Senior Lecturer
Available via Moodle
Of 811 hours, 66 (8.1%) hours available to students:
745 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
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