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1 PROGRAMME APPROVAL FORM SECTION 1 THE PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION 1. Programme title and designation Business Management For undergraduate programmes only Single honours Joint Major/minor 2. Final award Award Title Credit value ECTS Any special criteria equivalent BSc (Hons) Business Management N/A 3. Nested award Award Title Credit value ECTS Any special criteria equivalent N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 4. Exit award Award Title Credit value ECTS Any special criteria equivalent Ordinary Degree Business n/a (BSc) Management Undergraduate Business n/a Diploma Management Undergraduate Certificate Business Management n/a 5. Level in the qualifications framework H 6. Attendance Full-time Part-time Distance learning Mode of attendance n/a n/a Minimum length of programme 3 years n/a n/a Maximum length of programme 10 years n/a n/a 7. Awarding institution/body King s College London 8. Teaching institution King s College London 9. Proposing department Management 10. Programme organiser and contact Details 11. UCAS code (if appropriate) N200 Mr David Needle Tel: David.needle@kcl.ac.uk

2 12. Relevant QAA subject benchmark/ General Business and Management Professional, statutory and regulatory body guidelines 13. Date of production of specification March 2009 Revised January 2010; June Date of programme review Educational aims of the programme The programme seeks to provide a high quality education in Business Management in a research active and intellectually challenging environment. The specific aims are to: Develop an understanding that management is a broadly based social science and multidisciplinary area Enable students to understand organisations, key aspects of their management, and the external environment in which they operate Provide students with a capacity for analysis, which will allow them critically to evaluate the impact and effectiveness of current management practices Allow students to tailor the programme to meet their needs by choosing to specialise in the final year or remain broadly based Enhance students interpersonal and communicative skills and thus contribute to their capacity for life long learning Produce graduates who are well equipped for more advanced study and/or employment. 17. Educational objectives of the programme/programme outcomes (as relevant to the SEEC Credit Level Descriptors) The programme provides opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding and skills in the following areas: The programme provides a knowledge and understanding of the following: 1. Aspects of, and inter-relationships between: organisations, their management, and the environments within which they operate. 2. Key elements of the philosophy and methodologies underlying a social science approach to the study of management, emphasising their strengths and limitations. 3. The main subject areas of management, namely: a. Organisation studies/human resource management b. Marketing/strategic management c. Economics d. Accounting and finance Knowledge and understanding These are achieved through the following teaching/learning methods and strategies: Knowledge is acquired by students through a combination of lectures and guided student-centred learning. Lectures are normally employed to convey key information, demonstrate the broad structure of a topic, and explain more complex material. This provides an explanatory framework for student-centred learning, where a greater depth and/or breadth of knowledge is acquired through a combination of activities. These usually encompass recommended reading, supplementary reading, and research for coursework assignments. They generally become more intellectually demanding as

3 4. Other specialist subject and skill areas, namely: a. The legal, social, cultural and ethical context of business b. Research and quantitative methods c. Ethical issues in the study of business management d. Foreign languages (optional) 5. Contemporary management issues, highlighting recent developments in theory and practice. the degree programme progresses. Understanding is developed and embedded through a variety of guided student-centred learning activities, with particular emphasis on student preparation for, and active participation in, regular tutorial classes. These provide a focus for analysis of, and engagement with, recommended and supplementary reading. Formative coursework assignments are also designed to develop and embed understanding. The degree of optionality increases as the programme progresses, with students taking core and compulsory modules in all the main subject areas in years 1 and 2, together with a compulsory integrative module in year 3. Assessment: All learning outcomes related to knowledge and understanding are assessed. Assessment methods are specified in each module outline. Formative assessment is provided both informally, through verbal feedback from tutors on students contributions in tutorial classes, and formally through written and verbal diagnostic feedback on coursework assignments. Summative assessment is achieved through examinations or coursework, or some mixture thereof.. In many modules there is also a mark for tutorial attendance and participation. Care has been taken to maintain a balance between coursework and examinations in each year of the programme. Where it is used, coursework varies from module to module, but usually consists of an open-ended essay question, case analysis, project work or presentation all designed to provide students with scope to develop and demonstrate the extent of their in-depth knowledge and understanding of specific topics. Detailed diagnostic feedback on coursework is given on an individual basis, with general points arising from coursework discussed in lectures and/or tutorial classes. End of semester examinations are designed to assess students knowledge and

4 understanding of material from the whole programme through the medium of unseen examinations. Intellectual skills: 1. Analyse, synthesise and critically evaluate a range of business data and theories, including the capability to identify assumptions, evaluate statements in terms of evidence, define terms adequately and generalise appropriately. 2. Create and assess a range of options, including the capacity to apply ideas and knowledge to a range of situations and integrate knowledge gained from different subject areas of management. 3. Detect false logic or reasoning and identify implicit values. 4. Conduct research into business and management issues, either individually or as part of a team for projects and/or presentations. 5. Demonstrate independence of mind and thought. Skills and other attributes These are achieved through the following teaching/learning methods and strategies: All individual modules require students to utilise one or more elements of these intellectual skills in preparing material for tutorial classes and coursework assignments, participating in tutorial class discussions, and/or in answering some examination questions. These guided student-centred learning activities, in conjunction with formal and informal diagnostic feedback from lecturers/tutors, are therefore the primary channel through which intellectual skills are developed and embedded. The level of intellectual skill requirements becomes more demanding as the degree programme progresses. Assessment: Intellectual skill development is formally assessed through both coursework and examinations. Successful completion of most coursework assignments and examinations requires students to demonstrate their abilities in one or more elements of these intellectual skills as part of the explicit or implicit requirements of specific coursework and examination questions. For example, most coursework and examination questions are designed to provide students with scope to demonstrate their analytical abilities. Practical skills: an ability to: 1. Effectively identify, formulate and solve problems, and make decisions, using appropriate quantitative and/or qualitative skills. These are achieved through the following teaching/learning methods and strategies: All individual modules involve students developing and utilising one or more of these practical skills in preparing material for tutorial classes and coursework

5 2. Use Communication and Information Technology (CIT) for business applications and learning, including locating, retrieving and analysing business and management information from a wide variety of sources. 3. Use models of business problems and phenomena, including dealing with complexity and uncertainty, and the requirements of different cultures and systems. 4. Use effectively interpersonal skills of negotiating, persuasion and presentation. 5. Use numeracy and quantitative skills, including data analysis, interpretation and extrapolation assignments, actively participating in tutorial class discussions, and in answering some examination questions. These guided student-centred learning activities, in conjunction with both formal and informal diagnostic feedback from lecturers/tutors, are therefore the primary channel through which practical skills are developed and embedded. Some modules also explicitly develop some of these practical skills in the subject material delivered on the module. The nature of practical skill requirements becomes more demanding as the programme progresses. In addition to assessed modules, supplementary English and mathematics courses are made available in the first semester of year 1 for all students who receive an unsatisfactory grade on tests administered when they enrol, and for any other students who feel they would benefit from this additional support. Higher education study skills guidance is also specifically provided in all first year modules as well as through a bespoke online study skills package. Assessment: Adequate development of practical skills is assessed partially indirectly and partially directly through successful performance in both coursework and examinations. Many coursework assignments and examination questions require students to explicitly utilise some of these practical skills, while the acquisition of adequate knowledge, and the development of sufficient understanding, in many modules will necessitate students utilising several of these key practical skills. For a number of modules these skills are also reflected in the marks for tutorial participation. Generic/transferable skills: a capacity for: 1. Effective self-management in terms of time, planning and behaviour, motivation, self-starting, individual initiative and These are achieved through the following teaching/learning methods and strategies: Development and utilisation of generic/transferable skills are an element of

6 enterprise. 2. Learning to learn and developing an appetite for learning in a reflective, adaptive and/or collaborative manner. 3. Effective communication, oral and written, using a range of media which are widely used in business. 4. Self awareness, openness and sensitivity to diversity in terms of people, cultures, business and management issues. 5. Effective performance within a team environment, including: leadership, team building, influencing and project management skills. every module on the degree programme, and are enhanced as students progress through their degree. For example, active participation in tutorial class discussions at all levels allows students to develop their communication skills, while time management is important as students must cope with a variety of module deadlines in the latter part of each semester. In addition to the generic/transferable skills developed through all modules, at level 1 there is an optional communications module. This gives students the opportunity to learn to express themselves more effectively both orally and also in written work. Groupwork takes place in tutorial classes on several modules and enables students to practice their interpersonal skills. Assessment: Successfully passing the assessment (whether coursework or examination, or some combination thereof) for all modules, and for the degree as a whole, requires students to utilise effectively generic/transferable skills 1, 2 and 3. Exposure to the multicultural learning environment and range of learning activities which will be experienced by all students successfully completing the degree develops generic/transferable skill 4. Adequate preparation for passing the assessed coursework and examinations in courses which utilise groupwork in tutorial classes requires students to effectively utilise generic/transferable skill 5. Therefore, while few modules explicitly assess generic/transferable skills, their assessment is contextualised through successful performance in A, B, and C above. 18. Statement of how the programme has been informed by the relevant subject benchmark statement(s)/professional, statutory and regulatory body guidelines The 2007 subject benchmark statement for General Business and Management has been used to inform the knowledge, understanding and skills outcomes for this programme. The programme has been designed such that all core modules together cover the broad knowledge requirements of the benchmark statement. Optional modules then provide greater depth in selected areas, enabling students to determine their own balance between different elements of benchmark requirements.

7 19. In cases of joint honours programmes please provide a rationale for the particular subject combination, either educational or academic N/A Which is the lead department and/or School?

8 20. Programme structure Please complete the following table and, if appropriate, to include joint, major/minor or other variations Code = code of each module available for the programme Title = title of each module available for the programme, plus its credit level and credit value Status = please indicate whether the module is introductory (I), core (Cr), compulsory (Cp), one or more of however many modules must be passed to progress (CrCp), (P) professional (i.e. module testing skills/competency that has no credit level or value but is a professional body requirement) or optional (O) for each type of programme. For postgraduate programmes use the "single honours" column Pre-requisite/Co-requisite = where appropriate please indicate whether the module is pre-requisite to another module or co-requisite by noting pre or co and the module code that it is pre/co-requisite to. Assessment = please indicate in broad terms the assessment for the module eg written examinations, coursework (Note: the availability of optional modules may vary slightly from year to year; the following are the modules available at the commencement of the programme) Code Title Credit Level Credit Value Status (I, Cr, Cp, CrCp, P, O) for each type of module Single Joint Major/ Minor Pre-requisite/ Co-requisite (Please note the module code) Single Joint Major/ Minor Assessment Full-time Study First Year 4SSMN116 Communication Skills 4 15 O Coursework 4SSMN133 The Evolution of Modern Business 4 15 Cr Exam/Tutorial Attendance & Participation (TAP) 4SSMN134 Work, Organisations & Society 4 30 Cr Pre 5SSMN223, 5SSMN227, 6SSMN344, 6SSMN345, 6SSMN360 Exam/Coursework/TAP 4SSMN135 Accounting & Financial 4 30 Cr Pre Exam/Tests/TAP

9 Management 5SSMN224, 5SSMN229, 5SSMN241, 6SSMN351, 6SSMN352, 6SSMN360 4SSMN136 Principles of Economics 4 30 Cr Pre Exam/Coursework/TAP 5SSMN228, 5SSMN239, 6SSMN311, 6SSMN346, 6SSMN360 [Foreign Language Option] 15 O Varies Second Year 5SSMN215 Technology and Innovation 5 15 O Coursework 5SSMN216 Law & Management 5 15 O Exam/TAP 5SSMN220 Introduction to 5 15 O Exam/TAP Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital 5SSMN223 Human Resource 5 15 O Coursework/TAP Management 5SSMN224 Corporate Finance 5 15 O Exam/TAP 5SSMN226 Government & Business 5 15 O Coursework/TAP 5SSMN227 Work, Interaction and 5 15 O Coursework Organisation 5SSMN228 Industrial Organisation 5 15 O Coursework/TAP 5SSMN229 Management Accounting 5 15 O Pre Exam/TAP

10 6SSMN341 5SSMN238 International Business 5 15 Cp Exam/TAP 5SSMN239 Microeconomics 5 15 O Exam/TAP 5SSMN240 Organisational Research 5 30 Cp Exam/Coursework/TAP Methods 5SSMN241 Corporate Reporting 5 15 O Exam/TAP 5SSMN242 Principles of Marketing 5 15 Cp Pre Exam/TAP 6SSMN361 5SSMN256 Consumer Behaviour 5 15 O Exam/Coursework/TAP 5SSMN243 Managing Diversity & 5 15 O Coursework/TAP Inclusion 5SSNM930 Intermediate 5 15 O Exam/TAP Microeconomics 5SSMN931 Intermediate 5 15 O Exam/TAP Macroeconomics [Foreign Language Option] 15 O Varies Third Year 6SSMN311 Applied Economics 6 15 O Exam/TAP 6SSMN313 Investment Management 6 15 O Coursework/TAP 6SSMN318 Managerial Economics 6 15 O Exam/coursework/TAP 6SSMN322 Project 6 30 O Coursework 6SSMN328 Management and 6 15 O Coursework Technology Analysis 6SSMN333 Business Law 6 15 O Exam/TAP 6SSMN336 Corporate Social Responsibility 6 15 O Coursework/TAP

11 6SSMN341 Management Control 6 15 O Exam/TAP 6SSMN344 Globalisation & 6 15 O Coursework/TAP Employment 6SSMN345 Organisational Change 6 15 O Exam/TAP 6SSMN346 Labour Economics 6 15 O Exam/Mid-Sessional Tests 6SSMN347 Business to Business 6 15 O Exam/TAP Marketing 6SSMN348 International HRM 6 15 O Coursework/TAP 6SSMN350 Communication in 6 15 O Coursework Organisations 6SSMN351 Governance and 6 15 O Coursework/TAP Accountability 6SSMN352 Financial Statement 6 15 O Exam/Coursework Analysis & Security Valuation 6SSMN354 International Marketing 6 15 O Exam/TAP 6SSMN358 Employment Law 6 15 O Exam/TAP 6SSMN359 Leadership: Theory & 6 15 O Coursework Practice 6SSMN360 Strategic Management 6 15 O Exam/Tutorial Assignments 6SSMN361 Marketing Communications 6 15 O Exam/TAP 6SSMN362 Global Corporate 6 15 O Exam/TAP Governance 6SSMN364 Company Law 6 15 O Exam/TAP 6SSMN365 The Social Psychology of Financial Markets 6 15 O Exam/ Coursework

12 ?6SSMN962 Money & Banking 6 15 O Exam/TAP [Foreign Language Option] 15 O Varies If a Masters programme, are level 6 credit levels permitted within the programme? N/A Maximum number of credits permitted with a condoned fail (core modules excluded) 45 Are students permitted to take any additional credits, as per regulation A4; 5.8? No Are students permitted to take a substitute module, as per regulation A3, 20.7? Yes Are there are any exceptions to the regulations regarding credits, progression or award requirements? (where relevant the information should also differentiate the particular requirements of pathways within a programme or nested/exit awards) In compliance with the Academic Regulations we may award an Undergraduate Diploma (UGDip) for students who do not satisfy our conditions for an honours or ordinary degree but do achieve 240 credits, or an Undergraduate Certificate (UGCert) for those who achieve 120 credits. Other relevant information to explain the programme structure Please note that new students enrolling on the information provided on this section of the PAF will have these regulations stipulated throughout their programme of study. The only exception to this will be if there are changes made by Professional, Regulatory or Statutory Bodies that are noted to this programme. KCL BSc students studying in foreign universities on the Study Abroad exchanges should take at least 70% of their modules in the general area of business management. Those students will have credits - rather than raw marks - assigned to them in for those modules that they take at their host university, according to a tariff stipulated by the School of Social Sciences and Public Policy.

13 21. Marking criteria Marking for this programme is governed by the King s College generic criteria 22. Particular features of the programme which help to reduce the barriers experienced by disabled students and ensure that the programme is accessible to all students who meet the entry requirements The programme works closely with the King s College Disability Support Team to ensure that adequate provision is made to any student who requires additional support due to disability.

14 PROGRAMME APPROVAL FORM SECTION 2 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Not all of the information in this section will be relevant for all programmes and for some programmes this section will not be relevant at all 1. Programme name BSc Business Management 2. Is this programme involved in collaborative activity? Yes No If yes what type of Collaborative Provision is it (tick appropriate box)? Does the programme have an access/feeder Programme for entry into it? Does the programme have an articulation/ progression agreement for entry into it? Dual Award Franchised Provision Joint Award Partnership Programme Recognition of Study or Award of Credit through off-campus study or placement Staff and student exchange Validated provision Have the relevant stages and appropriate paperwork been approved and the paperwork forwarded onto QA&AA Office? Yes No Not applicable

15 3. If the programme is a joint award with an institution outwith the University of London, validated provision or franchised provision, has the necessary approval been sought from College Education Committee? Yes No Not applicable Please attach a copy of Part 1 of the Partner Profile and checklist submitted to the College Education Committee 4. Partnership programme - in cases where parts or all of the programme are delivered away from one of the College campuses by a body or bodies external to the College please provide the following details Name and address of the off-campus location and external body N/A Percentage/amount of the programme delivered off-campus or by external body Nature of the involvement of external body Description of the learning resources available at the off-campus location What mechanisms will be put in place to ensure the ongoing monitoring of the delivery of the programme, to include monitoring of learning resources off-site or by the external body? Please attach the report of the visit to the off-campus location

16 5. Recognition of study or award of credit through off-campus study or placement - please indicate how the time will be spent, the length of time out, the amount of credit and whether it is a compulsory or optional part of the programme Year abroad Year in employment Placement Other (please specify) Time spent I year Credit amount 120 Compulsory/optional.. Optional 6. Please provide a rationale for any such time outside the College, other than that which is a requirement of a professional, statutory or regulatory body To offer opportunities for students to pursue management studies in a different cultural context but as a fully integrated part of the programme. 5. Please give details if the programme requires validation or accreditation by a professional, statutory or regulatory body Name and address of PSB N/A Frequency of validation/ accreditation Date of next validation/ accreditation