Management MSc

A programme of individual study and research project in accordance with established research principles involving the completion of the following elements:

Management Research Project

To provide the opportunity to apply management knowledge, skills and research techniques developed during the programme to the identified area of management interest.

To develop students’ intellectual ability in terms of problem solving, critical analysis and conceptual thinking.

To provide students with the opportunity, and the enabling mechanisms to support their development towards independent learning.

The nature, extent and purposes of management research

Management research paradigms

Research strategies

Research designs, methods and approaches

Research quality standards: establishing validity, reliability and generalisability

Sampling and Research instrument design

Research ethics

Research Data Management: collection, organisation and analysis

Managing a dissertation research project

The aim of this module is to enable learners to:

Understand and critically evaluate the findings of management research

Design and implement a management research project using methodologies and methods appropriate to research questions and objectives

Analyse and report management research findings meeting academic and practitioner needs

Strategic financial accounting:

• Understanding the format of financial reports and financial accounts.
• Analysis of financial reporting.

Strategic management accounting:

• Identify and assess the impact of current developments in management accounting and performance management on measuring, evaluating and improving organisational performance.
• Apply appropriate strategic performance measurement techniques in evaluating and improving organisational performance.

1. To enable students to explore and develop an understanding of the theoretical techniques, concepts and methods    employed in strategic financial management.
2. To develop the ability to apply the theoretical to the practical, through the analysis of data and application of relevant techniques in the context of varied situations.
3. To evaluate and develop a critical and reflective awareness of the importance of the application of relevant, available techniques to the enhancement of strategic financial decision making and business performance.

The delivery of the content will take into account contemporary developments in private, public and not-for-profit sectors and so will be adjusted to reflect these as they arise. However, there is material that may be considered indicative of the core of the content. This includes:

• Innovation as a strategic imperative;
• The organisational culture of innovation;
• Idea generation and refinement techniques;
• Creativity, Innovation, Diffusion and Portfolio Management; 
• Process analysis and development techniques;
• The innovative team; 
• Managing innovation knowledge;
• Managing Change for Innovation;
• Managing Innovation Projects.

The aims of this module is to help students critically analyse, evaluate and apply concepts and practices of innovation and to be able to develop ideas and plans that are viable in an organisational setting

To achieve this students will critically analyse the notion of innovation, and the different stages of the iterative innovation process as applied to the development of ideas for application within and by existing organisations. 

• Organisational behaviour/culture, structure and design;

• The role of the manager, leadership theories, styles and approaches;

• Groups and teams in the organisation – group formation, team working;

• Individual personality, communication and motivation;

• The role of Human Resource Management in the workplace;

• Strategies for high performance working (HPW);

• Employee relations and employment dynamics;

• Performance Management and managing poor performance;

• Learning and development methodologies; 

• Theories and application of reflective practice.

This aims of this module are;

1. For students to draw upon key concepts of leading and managing people and examine how these apply to the current and future world of work;
2. For students to explore and develop an understanding of key theories and concepts in the field of people management and development;
3. For students to be able to synthesise knowledge of people management, together with gaining awareness of wider contextual issues in order to address organisational challenges.

To be successful and remain effective in today’s dynamic global business environment, leaders need to adapt more quickly to their new and increasingly changing and demanding roles. The module explores contemporary business issues as they impact on leadership and provides an opportunity for students to reflect on their skills and knowledge diagnose leadership style preferences to develop a personal improvement action plan, which they will then take forward to future roles.

 Contents of the module includes;

 -     The effective leader

-      The leader’s role in the 21^st century organisation; aligning, empowering, serving and collaborating

-      Leadership for organisational ambidexterity: exploration, exploitation and adaptability

-      Contemporary challenges for leadership; diverse teams, responding to disruptive challenges 

-      Politics, power and conflict at work

-      Followership – changing perspectives

-      Transformational and transactional  leadership

-      Servant and authentic leadership styles

-      Distributed and shared approaches

-      The Humanistic Leader; authenticity, positivity, humility and trust

-      Emotional intelligence for leadership. 

-      Managing the self: audit of personal leadership capabilities, qualities and appraisal of future career paths

The module aims to provide the student with a holistic approach to understanding the impact of current issues and the challenges faced by leaders in contemporary organisations. The focus will be on critical application of ‘real life’ approaches and self reflection on future leadership development needs.