Build an understanding of the elementary principles of finance and economics that are relevant for business decision making, including the practical application of these principles.
Your personal and professional development come first at LSBU. This module focuses on learning approaches and early career planning within undergraduate study, helping you to make informed decisions about how you learn best, managing your time and finances, and engage with university life as an independent learner. Through structured activities and guided reflection, you'll consider your strengths, development needs and aspirations, and learn through both individual and collaborative activities. The module is assessed through a digitally presented personal development portfolio, helping you articulate your goals, reflect on your learning, and communicate your development clearly using appropriate digital formats.
Deep dive into the basics of managerial accounting, and understand how to use various management accounting techniques in supporting the management processes of planning, controlling and decision-making within organisations. You will cover cost accounting principles, conventions and practices as applied to the ascertainment of costs and the analysis, interpretation and presentation of cost information.
Learn to lead with honesty, empathy and impact. This module introduces students to the basic concepts of business management in organisations. It gives students an appreciation of the complexities of organisations that affect employee behaviour within them in a local and global context. It introduces them to key human resource management concepts. The module provides an introduction to management, organisational behaviour and people management theories and practices.
Study the fundamentals of the accounting regulatory framework, together with the qualitative characteristics of useful accounting information. This module covers the use of double-entry bookkeeping, preparation of a trial balance, as well as in the preparation of financial statements for sole traders, partnership and limited companies and finally interpretation of financial statements.
Data is everything in modern business, so this module will help you build essential quantitative skills for handling, analysing, and presenting numerical information in business contexts. You will learn to interpret data, identify underlying patterns and narratives, and use evidence-based reasoning to justify and support business decisions. The module emphasises practical application using industry-standard tools such as Microsoft Excel, preparing students for the data-driven demands of modern workplaces.
