This module introduces students to the elementary principles of finance and economics that are relevant for business decision making, including the practical application of these principles in making optimal business decisions.
This module focuses on personal and professional development, learning approaches and early career planning within undergraduate study. It supports students to make informed decisions about how they learn, manage their time and finances, and engage with university life as independent learners. Through structured activities and guided reflection, students consider their strengths, development needs and aspirations, and learn from both individual and collaborative activities. The module is assessed through a digitally presented personal development portfolio, enabling students to articulate goals, reflect on learning, and communicate their development clearly using appropriate digital formats.
This module will introduce students to the basics of management accounting and demonstrate their application in various contexts. It will enable students to understand how to use various management accounting techniques in supporting the management processes of planning, controlling and decision-making within organisations. It will cover cost accounting principles, conventions and practices as applied to the ascertainment of costs and the analysis, interpretation and presentation of cost information.
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.
This module introduces students to the fundamentals of the accounting regulatory framework, together with the qualitative characteristics of useful accounting information. It 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.
This module equips students with essential quantitative skills for handling, analysing, and presenting numerical information in business contexts. Students 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.
