BSc (Hons) Business and Finance with Foundation Year

Module: 3BU003

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module aims to provide you with an introduction to the general environment in which businesses operate. Through studying this module you will develop an understanding of the contemporary debates on the nature and management of modern enterprises. The module covers internal and external aspects of business – such as people at work, marketing, financial information and operations.

Module: 3GK013

Credits: 40

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

In this module, you will work collaboratively with other students on a project that reflects an area of shared interest relating to the broad themes of Business, Law or the Social Sciences. You will have the opportunity to work as a small team to devise, design and plan a project relating to a topic of shared interest. In many aspects of life and work, teamwork and collaboration are the norm to solve real world-problems. This group-based project will allow you to develop a range of skills, including leadership skills, time-management, negotiation, communication, creativity, problem-solving and critical thinking skills. By investigating and responding to a complex question, challenge or problem, you and your group will acquire a deeper knowledge of your topic. The module will conclude with a conference, where your group’s project will be presented to the other groups in your class.

Module: 4IB004

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

The fast-changing world of business is one where firms need to be aware of, respond to, and anticipate changes and also bring them about. International and global aspects of these changes have become of growing importance. The module develops knowledge and understanding of the market economy including the role of governments. Economic, technological, social, political and legal aspects of the business environment are examined as they affect firms, consumers and suppliers of inputs. The growing internationalisation of business is explained with reference to such aspects. This involves examining trade and investment patterns. Some major factors affecting the behaviour and performance of firms are identified in the microeconomic context of markets/industries and the macroeconomic one of the national and international political economy. Financial institutions and their performance are explained in the light of recent problems for banks

Module: 4AC009

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module develops knowledge and understanding of the workings of the market economy, as well as the role of government within the system. The economic environment within which business organisations operate will be explored and those economic factors that influence the behaviour and performance of firms and industries identified. This will include: a microeconomic perspective, which deals with firms, markets and customers; and a macroeconomic perspective, which considers the impact of changes in the national and international economies on business organisations and their stakeholders

Module: 4HR018

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module introduces students to the importance of organisational structure in terms of aligning the activities of the business to the corporate strategy. Businesses today face considerable competition in the marketplace and therefore must ensure they have a long-term strategy, and that this is achieved through effective implementation. The module will explore the role that organisational structure plays in the effective implementation of corporate strategy. The module will: Develop understanding of the historical and theoretical basis of organisational structure. Identify and discuss the different structures that can be seen within organisations and how these have developed/evolved over time. Examine the relationship between organisational structure and business strategy. Use will be made of examples to illustrate how organisational structure impacts on the achievement of organisational mission and goals and effective management Discuss and evaluate the factors that affect the design of organisational structure Evaluate the impact of organisational structure on people and resources and the implications for the business

Module: 4AC011

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module provides a transition into your university programme, introducing necessary skills for success in your university studies and knowledge and understanding that will be developed in later modules of your course, and also aims to encourage you at an early stage to take control of your own personal development - both your skills and your future career. Professional people undertake Continuous Professional [Personal] Development (CPD) where they reflect regularly on their strengths and weaknesses and look for opportunities to address their weaker areas and also develop their strengths. This module provides an opportunity to analyse your individual strengths and weaknesses and encourage you to take independent responsibility for your own learning. Also, some key areas of knowledge will be developed, particularly numeracy, Excel spreadsheets and Ethics - all of these areas are vital for accounting and finance and will form vital foundational knowledge for your future studies and to equip you for your future career. The module can be divided into the following themes: - Theme 1: Essential knowledge - maths, Excel Theme 2: Personal development - skills analysis, future career planning, ethical awareness

Module: 4FC001

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module aims to provide students with an introduction to the data handling techniques and methods of statistical analysis using the appropriate software for data collection and analysis. It will enable students to select and apply key quantitative tools to investigating issues in finance area.

Module: 4HR003

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Optional

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

The module brings to students’ awareness the transforming impact of our fast changing society and the world of work. It provides them with an understanding of a range of sociological themes and perspectives e.g. Marxism, Feminism, Post-modernism, which continue to shape our life and the workplace. It aims: • To develop awareness and appreciation of issues such as social inequality and stratification, feminist and gender issues, race and ethnicity - managing diversity, and how they impact on the experience of work. • To provide insights into the meaning of work, conflict at work, attitudes towards work, skills & deskilling, and the changing nature of the globalised workplace, e.g. quest for flexibility

Module: 4MK007

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Optional

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module provides frameworks to understand the importance of marketing within the business environment. It demonstrates an understanding of the marketing tools an organisation will need to use in order to compete in today's dynamic market place.

Module: 5BE001

Credits: 20

Period: 3

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

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This module identifies creativity as the foundation of enterprise learning and all enterprise activities

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