Welcome to your Business Management course

Welcome to University of Staffordshire

We know you're already passionate about your subject, which is why we're excited you've chosen University of Staffordshire as the place to turn possibility into reality.

To give you an insight into what life as a Business Management student is like, your course leaders have prepared introductions to the course and further activities.

Welcome to BSc (Hons) Business Management (Top Up). We are excited to meet you and embark on this academic journey together.

This course will immerse you in the world of business and management and provide you the skills and experience for your future career. There are lots of exciting opportunities to make your mark in the world of business. Our Business Management (Top-Up) degree will equip you the skills and connections to launch a successful career. You’ll learn about central themes in business practice and will also get a taste of many different aspects of business. You’ll explore everything from a real-world perspective and will get the chance to create your own consultancy project to work with existing companies on projects.

Some of the modules you will engage will include Innovative change management, Authentic Leadership, Data and Decision making, Strategic Management in a Global Context and Consultancy Project.

Course Delivery

You will be taught through a combination of lectures, seminars and workshops. Seminars enable you to discuss and develop your understanding of topics covered in lectures in smaller groups. In addition, you will have meetings with an academic mentor at least twice a year.

The course will provide you with opportunities to engage with formative modules and engagement activities to help us to gauge your understanding of your subject informally before you complete the formal assessments.

There is a formal or ‘summative’ assessment at the end of each module. This includes a range of coursework assessments, written reports, presentations, and independent supervised projects.

You will often be given independent learning tasks to do on your own. They are designed to consolidate your learning and give you opportunities to complete tutorials or practice what you have learnt from your scheduled sessions.

Assignments are given required support and facilitated as and when required during your term time with designated assessment support sessions run in each module.

You will be taught in our state-of-the-art learning spaces throughout your course. The consultancy module will help you develop collaborative management project with an organisation of your choice to identify an area of research beneficial to both you and the organisation.

You will be involved in real-time problem solving, develop a set of recommendations based on your research findings and present those findings to the organisation. You will also get an opportunity to engage with industry experts and gain insights from them on contemporary management trends and how to deal with related issues.

Semester Once Activities

In your first few weeks at university, as you get to know each other, the staff and familiarise yourself with the facilities you will also be engaging in some of the following modules:

 

Authentic Leadership

Authentic leadership brings together the concept of authenticity with positive psychology. You will learn how to make confident and effective leadership interventions and to be aware of the impact of these interventions in wider organisational settings. You will explore the theory and process of leadership and explore your own preferred style.

Data and Decision Making

Data is of great importance of modern organisations. This module will explore the role and importance of information and data within organisations, tools and techniques for analysing and interpreting the data for the purposes of decision making, and tools and techniques for data presentation and visualisation. In addition, the module will cover the concepts and principles in business statistics.

 

Consultancy/Management Project In Specialism

In the first part of the module, you will learn about research, research process and differences between quantitative and qualitative research. In the second part of the module, you will develop collaborative consultancy/management project with an organisation of your choice to identify an area of research beneficial to both you and the organisation. You will be involved in real-time problem solving, develop a set of recommendations based on your research findings and present those findings to the organisation.

Case Study - Mediamatic Restaurant

Pre Learning

The university provides academic resources such as libraries, writing centres, tutoring services, and study groups. Get to know what is available to you and take advantage of these resources to enhance your learning experience.

 

General advice and guidance at the start of your academic journey:

 

TED Talks

· How failure cultivates resilience

In his research for NASA, clinical psychologist Raphael Rose discovered that failure is key to creating resilience. He explains how leaning into trials and setbacks builds the emotional callouses that help us value what's good in life.

· The era of open innovation

In this deceptively casual talk, Charles Leadbeater weaves a tight argument that innovation isn't just for professionals anymore. Passionate amateurs, using new tools, are creating products and paradigms that companies can't.

· Why AI is incredibly smart and shockingly stupid

· A vision for sustainability in aviation

· How to protect your mental well-being online -- from a Gen-Zer 

 

Book Suggestions

Confessions of an Economic Hitman (Book by John Perkins)

The Corporation (by Joel Bakan)

Movie Suggestions

  • Capitalism: A love story
  • Deepwater Horizon
  • Erin Brockovich
  • The Gods must be crazy
  • The Insider
  • The Internship
  • The Last Dance
  • The Negotiator
  • The Social Network

School Blog

We have a large selection of blogs written by both staff and students for you to browse through. They cover a wide variety of topics such as student projects, study trips, staff research, business advice and even where to go for great food in the local area. 

Groups and Societies

Being a member of a Student Society or Sports Team is a great way to meet other students and our Students' Union have a wide range of societies you can join, based on your academic subjects or personal interests.

Students' Union

Student Stories

You can read stories and watch videos about our current students and graduates on the JSS Blog and YouTube playlist. Staff across the Business School are also active bloggers and regularly contribute to the local news media on areas of specific interest related to their expertise. You will also have an opportunity during your course to create content for these channels.

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Equipment and Software

There are a multitude of resources available online for students at Staffordshire University, such as Microsoft Office 365. 

Software for students

Meet the team

Dr Mohammad Wasim

Senior Lecturer

Ali has industry experience in roles such as product management, brand management and operations. He joined Staffordshire University in 2017 after completing his PhD in Management. He is Deputy Award Leader for Undergraduate Business Management.

Mohammad's profile

Karl Mccormack

Senior Lecturer

Karl has experience teaching on Apprenticeship and Foundation Degrees, BA accounting programmes, MBA modules. He has also taught as a subject specialist in forensic accounting, computerised accounting and management accounting.

Karl's profile

Bharati Singh

Course Director

Bharati is the Course Leader for the MBA and undergraduate Business Management and Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship courses. She teaches across the undergraduate, postgraduate and professional programmes within the Business School.

Bharati's profile

Paul Dobson

Senior Lecturer

Senior Lecturer at Staffordshire Business School for over 17 years, specialising in digital and strategic marketing. This includes local, national and international Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), and Conversion Rate Optimisation (CRO).

Paul's profile

What to expect on Welcome Week

We're so excited for you to join us on campus and to welcome you to where you matter. During your welcome week you'll be able to meet our friendly student services teams, connect with new friends, join societies, explore on-campus venues attend club nights and much more.

We are really looking forward to welcoming you onto your course in September. If you have any questions in the meantime, please get in touch with your Course Leader, Storm Barratt on storm.barratt@staffs.ac.uk

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Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2023

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Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2023

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of Research Impact is ‘Outstanding’ or ‘Very Considerable’

Research Excellence Framework 2021

of Research is “Internationally Excellent” or “World Leading”

Research Excellence Framework 2021

Four Star Rating

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