Business

Credit Points

10

Course Coordinator

Professor E Phimister

Pre-requisites

Students must be registered for Postgraduate programmes in Finance and Investment Management, Corporate Finance, Accounting & Finance, International Business, Energy & Petroleum, International Business & Finance or Real Estate Finance

Co-requisites

None

Notes

Overview

The objective is to enable students to apply statistical techniques to problems in finance by: (i) translating theoretical models into an empirically implementable form; (ii) the analysis statistical data; and (iii) the interpretation of econometric results using linear regression models.

The course assumes no prior knowledge of econometrics and will provide an intuitive grasp of theoretical concepts and the basic skills required to estimate and interpret economic models. The course will also provide the foundation for Empirical Methods in Finance (BU5536) with the material also being applicable to concepts and issues discussed in other courses in the Finance and Investment Management Programme such as Economics for Business and Finance (BU5005), Portfolio Analysis (BU5521) and Securities, Investment, Regulation and Practice (BU5548), as well as in the Dissertation stage of the MSc Programme.

Structure

The course consists of six 2-hour lectures combined with three 2-hour computing tutorials.

Assessment

Examination (80%); Continuous Assessment (20%).

Credit Points

10

Course Coordinator

Gerry Buda (RGU)

Pre-requisites

Students must be registered for Postgraduate programmes in Property, or MBA Real Estate

Co-requisites

None

Notes

Overview

This course will introduce the various common constructional forms used within the UK building industry and examine the construction process in the context of a systems approach. It will discuss practical and theoretical approaches to building and design. The course will provide a basic understanding of the built environment.

This course covers:
• functional requirements of buildings
• construction forms
• building surveys
• consequential problems of the constructional form.

Structure

1 two-hour lecture and 1 one-hour seminar/workshop per week

Assessment

Examination (75%) and continuous assessment (25%).

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Norman Hutchison

Pre-requisites

Students must be registered for Postgraduate programmes in Property or International Real Estate Markets

Co-requisites

None

Overview

To understand the legal, regulatory and professional environment of property.

Structure

1 x 2hr lecture, 1 x 2hr tutorial per week

Assessment

75% examination, 25% continuous assessment

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Prof R Chia

Pre-requisites

Students must be registered for Postgraduate programmes in Business Administration or Management, Innovation & Change

Co-requisites

Students will follow this course alongside the other core (compulsory) components of their degree programme

Notes

Overview

The Business Strategy and Organisation course will apply theories, concepts and techniques of analysis, developed mainly in economics, but also in organisation theory and in economic sociology to realistic business situations. The strategy aspect recognises that most decisions are significant, irreversible and made in situations of uncertainty. The organisation aspect recognises that decisions are made in structures and institutional settings, such as business organisations, product markets, finance markets and in business-to-business and businesss-to-consumer relationships. The course will be appropriate to (pg) level five teaching because it will present students with different theoretical and conceptual approaches, which draw on different assumptions about human agency and institutional and structural durability. Hence, students will receive an introduction to game theory, with its concepts of stable equilibrium, and also to behavioural theories of strategy, which are procedural and based on agents' routines, standard operating procedures an durable capabilities. Lectures will introduce theories, concepts and techniques of analysis. Seminars will be of equal significance and will focus on applications, mainly through case studies. Student will also learn case studies as an approach to pedagogy. Coursework will involve students undertaking their own indpendent case study analyses.

Structure

Twelve two-hour lectures, seven 90 minute seminars, directed background and additional reading, coursework preparation, examination preparation

Assessment

1 three hour written examination (80%) and continuous assessment (one case study essay, 2,500 words) 20%)

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Norman Hutchison

Pre-requisites

Students must be registered for Postgraduate programmes in Property, Finance & Property, International Real Estate Markets or Business & Property

Co-requisites

None

Overview

This course covers:
• mathematics of valuation and investment
• principles underlying basic valuation and investment formulae
• mathematical foundations for a critical evaluation of current valuation practice
• principal methods of valuation
• critical examination of alternatives to conventional approaches to valuation
• use of the financial calculator in valuation.

Structure

1 two-hour lecture and 1 two-hour seminar or workshop per week

Assessment

One two-hour examination (75%) and continuous assessment (25%).

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Piyush Tiwari

Pre-requisites

Students must be registered for Postgraduate programmes in Property, International Real Estate Management, Finance & Property or Business & Property

Co-requisites

None

Overview

This course covers:
Components of real estate
Real estate asset and space markets
Urban economics and real estate market analysis
Determinants of real estate decisions (Use, investment and development)
Impact of institutional and regulatory environment on real estate markets

Structure

1 two-hour lecture and 1 two-hour seminar/workshop per week

Assessment

One two-hour examination (75%) and continuous assessment (25%)

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Dr Patrick McColgan

Pre-requisites

Students must be registered for Postgraduate programmes in Finance & Investment Management, Corporate Finance or Accounting & Finance

Co-requisites

None

Overview

This course will draw mainly on theories and practice of Corporate Finance in order to introduce students to theories, concepts and techniques of analysis that are typical of situations faced by financial managers within a corporate entity.
The course’s basic aims may be organised into four groups:
(i) How can companies value investments?
(ii) How can companies minimise the failure of a project?
(iii) How can companies finance their investments, decide on dividends and manage financial planning?
(iv) How can companies change their ownership and control?

Structure

12 x 2hr lectures, 7 x 1.5hr seminars

Assessment

1 x 2hr written examination (80%), continuous assessment (20%)

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Prof Hans Hvide

Pre-requisites

none

Co-requisites

none

Notes

Overview

This course aims to provide an introduction to accounting which enables students to develop technical skills and an understanding of the interaction between the theory and the practice of accounting. Students are also introduced to contemporary issues in financial accounting.

Structure

2 one hour lectures per week and 1 one hour tutorial every two weeks

Assessment

1 three hour written examination (70%); continuous assessment (30%)

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Dr Julian Randall

Pre-requisites

Entry into M.Litt in Art and Business

Co-requisites

x

Notes

Overview

The course will introduce students to the broad methodology of the subject, in particular such basic concepts as business policy procedures and practice. Examine the material and physical factors in business life by studying the impact of new technologies. Consider the impactof the visual arts on various commercial relationships in business.

Structure

3 x one hour lectures per week and 9 x 1hour tutorials

Assessment

50% examination, 50% continuous assessment (resit: 100% examination)

Credit Points

10

Course Coordinator

Dr Whittington

Pre-requisites

x

Co-requisites

x

Notes

Overview

To introduce key areas of accounting and finance. To enable students to read and interpret financial statements. For the students to be able to use financial numbers in decision making - both short term & long term (including net present value techniques) For students to understand how companies are financed and to be able to calculate and interpret key stock market ratios.

Structure

6 two hour lectures and a one hour tutorial each week for 6 weeks

Assessment

1 assessment (30%) and 1 two hour exam (70%)
(resit: 1 two hour exam 100%)

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Dr Lamb

Pre-requisites

x

Co-requisites

x

Notes

Overview

To introduce students to the core concepts in the management of operations producing products & services. These include management of capacity and inventory, production planning and control, project management and the management and improvement of quality.

Structure

12 x hour lectures, supported by 12 1.5hour tutorial classes

Assessment

20% assessment; 80% examination
(resit: 1 three hour eam 100%)

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Dr Mauthner

Pre-requisites

x

Co-requisites

x

Notes

Overview

x

Structure

x

Assessment

x

Credit Points

60

Course Coordinator

Dr Naughton

Pre-requisites

x

Co-requisites

x

Notes

Overview

x

Structure

x

Assessment

x

Credit Points

10

Course Coordinator

Prof R Rattray

Pre-requisites

Students must be registered for Postgraduate programmes in Management Innovation & Change and have successfully completed semester 1 courses.

Co-requisites

None

Notes

Overview

This course aims to provide students with an understanding on how ideas can be developed into opportunities not just from the perspective of developing potential new businesses but also from the perspective of promoting ideas within organisations. Entrepreneurship -the creation and extraction of value from an environment -brings together the ability to identify opportunities for career/business development with the skills, knowledge and motivation to turn these opportunities into reality. It is a combination of skills, knowledge, individual motivation and desire. Individuals who can harness these elements in combination with the skills of others can exert considerable influence on their future career directions.
The main course text is: Burns, P. (2001) Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Palgrave

Structure

6 three hour sessions over 3 weeks.

Assessment

Continuous assessment (90%) and class participation (10%).

Credit Points

10

Course Coordinator

Dr Harminder Battu

Pre-requisites

Students must be registered for Postgradate programmes in Business Administration, Business & Property, International Health Care Management or Management, Innovation & Change.

Co-requisites

None

Notes

Overview

The aim of this course is to introduce students to the key concepts of macroeconomics relevant to international business. These include analysis of product, money and foreign exchange markets, labour market issues, unemployment, inflation and economic growth. Students will develop the basic quantitative and modelling techniques required by managers, and an appreciation of national and international policy contexts within which to apply these. They will apply numeracy, problem-solving and modelling skills and computing techniques to a variety of common situations in macroeconomics.

Structure

6 x three hour lectures

Assessment

1 x 2 hr examination (80%) and continuous assessment (20%).

Credit Points

10

Course Coordinator

Dr W McCausland

Pre-requisites

Students must be registered for Postgraduate programmes in Finance and Investment Management, Finance & Property, Accounting & Finance or Corporate Finance.

Co-requisites

None

Overview

The aim of this course is to introduce students to techniques of macroeconomic modelling and the use of quantitative and modelling techniques found in the academic and professional open-economy macroeconomics and finance literature. Students will learn how to abstract, design and model open economy macroeconomic systems, and how to apply mathematical and quantitative skills, analytical and modelling methods and computing techniques to a variety of possible policymaking scenarios. The first part of the course consists of a series of live lectures in macroeconomic modelling and policy analysis highlighting the dynamic interactions between the goods markets, assets markets and currency markets, and the inter-relationship between fiscal, monetary and exchange rate policy. The second part of the course enables participants to put into practice the skills they have learnt by running a computer simulation of the macro-economy.
The course textbooks will be Gärtner’s “Macroeconomics” (Pearson, 2003) and Burda & Wyplosz’s “Macroeconomics: a European text” (Oxford, 2001).

Structure

1 three-hour lecture per week for five weeks and one three-hour computing workshop

Assessment

1 x 2 hr examination (80%) and continuous assessment (20%).

Credit Points

10

Course Coordinator

Dr Raluca Bunduchi

Pre-requisites

Students must be registered for Postgraduate programmes in Management, Innovation & Change and have successfully completed Semester 1 courses.

Co-requisites

None

Notes

Overview

The course aims to introduce students to the issues that should be taken into account in managing innovation in a changing environment. It is intended to provide students an understanding of the process and the role of innovation in business development.

The course will examine relationships of management, innovation and change. It also explores the dynamics of innovation and impact upon the strategic development and business operations. The course will illustrate different approaches to innovation and different strategies that can be adopted to manage innovation within and cross organisations and business networks. The course will not only consider the theoretical aspects, but also, through case studies of contemporary experience of business innovation, address the practical issues of managing innovation.

Structure

The course will be delivered mainly by a series of three-hour workshops which include formal lectures and seminars. In the workshops, lectures will normally be given to introduce topics, which will be explored further in seminars. Case studies will be used to illustrate themes from the module, to provide students with the opportunity to develop their understanding of the subject, to allow students to apply theoretical framework to analysis of a range of practical problems, and to inspire students with possible research issues in relevant area.

Assessment

A combination of a two-hour formal examination (60%) and continuous assessment (40%).

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Russell Williams

Pre-requisites

Students must be registered for Postgraduate programmes in Business Administration or Business & Property and have successfully completed semester 1 courses.

Co-requisites

None

Overview

This course aims to provide students with a critical understanding of the nature and articulation of the marketing function within modern organisations, and an appreciation of the relative contribution of specific marketing tools to the development of a market orientation. It will set marketing management within the overall context of strategic planning. Building on the underpinning marketing concepts, the course will develop students’ in-depth understanding of the structure and articulation of marketing within a range of diverse organisational settings, including, consumer, industrial, service and voluntary sectors. Specifically the course will encourage students to adopt a systems perspective in addressing key marketing techniques and approaches, and recognise the close inter-relationship between marketing and other management functions in modern organisations.

Structure

12 x 1.5 hour lectures over 12 weeks and 1.5 hour tutorials as specified in course outline.

Assessment

Examination (50%); continuous assessment (50%)

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Prof Jeff Hyman

Pre-requisites

Students must be registered for Postgraduate programmes in Business Administration, International Health Care Management or Business & Property and have successfully completed semester 1 courses.

Co-requisites

None

Overview

The aim of this course is to provide students with the conceptual and prescriptive tools to enable them to understand, identify, diagnose and analyse the principal people management issues facing managers of organisations in the contemporary economy. The course confronts the complexities of managing people in organisations by examining different theoretical approaches to motivation, commitment, performance, conflict and performance. Following these frameworks the course confronts contemporary approaches to communication and participation, and key management issues of reward, training, team-working, equality and discrimination. Topical subjects such as work-life balance and family-friendly employment are also explored with emphasis to their applicability in the new or “knowledge” sectors of the economy.

Structure

One lecture weekly (1.5 hour) for 12 weeks and ten seminars (2 hours)

Assessment

One three hour examination (50%) and two 3000 word essays (50%).

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Dr Jane Harte

Pre-requisites

Students must be registered for Postgraduate programmes in Business Administration or Management, Innovation & Change.

Co-requisites

None

Notes

Overview

The aim of this course is to consider the use of research by managers, how managers should do research and how managers can use research outputs in practice. Students will learn how to frame research ideas and questions, what research designs are appropriate for examining different situations and how to appraise the quality of research evidence produced by others. The first part of the course considers standard ways in which research techniques can assist managers. This is followed by a series of sessions on qualitative and quantitative methodologies. The course concludes with a consideration of the literature in the field of management (including research literature and 'guru theory')and considers how to appraise its 'quality', relevance and applicability. There is no single text that covers the whole course. Students are encouraged to prepare by reading:

Easterby-Smith, M et al. (2002) Management research: an introduction. 2nd ed. London: Sage
Collis, J & Hussey R. (2003) Business research. 2nd ed. Houndmills: Palgrave MacMillan.

Structure

1 hour lecture per week followed by two-hour workshop session for twelve weeks

Assessment

Two written assignments (60%) and one 2 hour exam (40%)

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Professor Patricia Fraser

Pre-requisites

Students must be registered for Postgraduate programmes in Finance and Investment Management, Finance & Property, Accounting & Finance or Corporate Finance and have successfully completed Semester 1 courses.

Business Economics & Finance BU5005;
Business Decision-Making BU5003

Co-requisites

None

Notes

Overview

The course will develop risk analysis from the level attained in the Semester 1 courses by providing an understanding of the predictions of modern finance theory. From within this framework the course aims to extend students’ capacity to evaluate and analyse actual and potential investments. The main texts recommended for use throughout the course are:
Blake, D. (2000), Financial Markets Analysis, 2nd edition. McGraw-Hill Series in Finance. ISBN: 0-471-87728-X.
Levy, H. (2002), Fundamentals of Investments, Financial Times Prentice Hall. ISBN 0 273 651692.
Students will also find the following texts useful:
Haslem, J. A. (2003), Mutual Funds: Risk and Performance Analysis for Decision Making, Blackwell, ISBN 0-631-21561-1.
Brealey, R.A. and S.C. Myers (2000), Principles of Corporate Finance, 6th Edition. McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 0-07-249584-7.
Hull, John C. (2005), Fundamentals of Futures and Options Markets, 5th Edition. ISBN 0131273949. (Prentice Hall)
The following text is recommended for Professor Hoesli’s lectures:
Hoesli, M. and B.D. MacGregor, Property Investment – Principles and Practice of Portfolio Management, Longman (Harlow), 2000. ISBN 0-582-31612.
Other useful texts/reading are:
Levy, H., Introduction to Investments, 2nd Edition. South-Western College. Publishing. International Thomson Publishing Company, 1999. ISBN 0-538-87737-5.
Lofthouse, S., Equity Investment Management, Wiley, 1994. ISBN: 0-471-94170-0.

Structure

The course consists of 12 x 2 hour lectures and one hour weekly seminars.

Assessment

Coursework will contribute 20% to the overall course assessment. A three-hour, written, closed book exam will contribute 80% to the final course assessment.

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Roger Buckland

Pre-requisites

Students must be registered for Postgraduate programmes in Finance & Investment Management, Corporate Finance or Finance & Property and have successfully completed 1st semester courses.

Co-requisites

None

Notes

Overview

The course will develop quantitative skills by focusing on key concepts and techniques used in the econometric analysis of financial data. From this framework the course aims to extend students' capacity to evaluate and analyse financial data.

Structure

12 x 2hr lectures and 11 x 1hr computer lab seminars

Assessment

Written examination (70%), continuous assessment (30%)

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Piyush Tiwari

Pre-requisites

Students must be registered for Postgraduate programmes in International Real Estate Markets or Property and have successfully completed 1st semester courses.

Co-requisites

None

Notes

Overview

To analyse property markets in an international context.

Structure

12 x 2hr lectures, 11 x 2 hr tutorials

Assessment

Continuous assessment to consist of three written reports (75%), plus a 1 hr written examination (25%)

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Prof Norman Hutchison

Pre-requisites

Students must be registered for Postgraduate programmes in Property, Finance & Property, International Real Estate Markets or Business & Property

Co-requisites

None

Notes

Overview

The course has three main elements: applied valuation, rating and national taxation

The course examines valuation techniques appropriate to a wide range of property interests, for both commercial and statutory purposes. It covers:
• The mathematics of valuation, the use of conventional and contemporary methods, and the use of computers in valuation.
• Research issues in valuation
• The law and practice of valuation for rating (local property tax) purposes.
• The UK tax system and the liability of land and property transactions to UK taxes.

Structure

1 two-hour lecture and 1 two-hour seminar/workshop per week

Assessment

Continuous assessment (75%) and 1 one-hour written examination (25%).

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Dr Rainer Schulz

Pre-requisites

Students must be registered for Postgraduate programmes in Property, International Real Estate Markets or Business and Property

Co-requisites

None

Overview

This course covers the following:
Interaction between property use and investment
Property investment analysis and management
Property portfolio selection
Options in property: lease structure, real options and land values
REITs and mortgages from an investment perspective

Structure

1 two-hour lecture and 1 two-hour seminar/workshop per week

Assessment

Continuous assessment (75%) and 1 one-hour written part-examination (25%)

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Prof I. Theodossiou

Pre-requisites

60 credits, including from : PU 5004 Managing for Health; PU 5002 Health Economics

Co-requisites

None

Notes

Overview

The course will contain the following (indicative) content:
*Leading, innovating and communicating in international healthcare;
*International health policy;
*Comparative key health systems and health system models;
*Managing rural and peripheral health systems;
*Key factors driving international health system evolution and change: redesign, quality and performance management, finance, marketing, demographics;
*Managing in the healthcare pharmaceutical and technology industries and managing pharmaceuticals and technologies in health systems;
*Managing in and for turbulent situations - disasters, emergencies and pandemics.

Structure

2 one hour lectures and one two hour seminar per week

Assessment

Three hour examination (50%); continuous assessment (50%)

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Prof Angela Black

Pre-requisites

For FIM, CF & FP students

Co-requisites

x

Notes

Overview

x

Structure

x

Assessment

20% continuous assessment; 80% examination

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Prof C Roberts

Pre-requisites

For all finance students

Co-requisites

x

Notes

Overview

x

Structure

x

Assessment

x

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Professor Roger Buckland

Pre-requisites

Students must be registered for Postgraduate programmes in Finance and Investment Management, Accounting & Finance or Corporate Finance and have successfully completed the Semester 1 courses.

Co-requisites

None

Notes

Overview

The aim of this course is to provide students with the capacity to understand the forces governing financial behaviour in contemporary securities markets and to provide the techniques and practical tools for the analysis of financial statements.


The main recommended texts for the course are:
Fell, L. (2000), An Introduction to Financial Products and Markets, Continuum. ISBN 0-8264-4886.
Valdez, S. (2003), An Introduction to Global Financial Markets, Palgrave, ISBN: 1-4th edition, 4039-0012-4.
Students are also advised to refer to the material from the Handbooks in Central Banking , Centre of Central Banking Studies Handbook and Lecture series. Both series can be found on the Bank of England web site at www.bankofengland.co.uk

Structure

12 x 2hr lectures, 11 x 1 hr seminar

Assessment

Coursework will contribute 20% to the overall course assessment. A three-hour, written, closed book exam will contribute 80% to the final course assessment.

Credit Points

60

Course Coordinator

Dr Mauthner

Pre-requisites

x

Co-requisites

x

Notes

Overview

x

Structure

x

Assessment

x

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

x

Pre-requisites

x

Co-requisites

x

Notes

Overview

x

Structure

x

Assessment

x

Credit Points

40

Course Coordinator

Lyn Batchelor

Pre-requisites

x

Co-requisites

x

Notes

Overview

x

Structure

x

Assessment

x

Credit Points

10

Course Coordinator

Lyn Batchelor

Pre-requisites

Students must be registered for Postgraduate programmes in Management, Innovation and Change and have successfully completed 1st semester courses.

Co-requisites

None

Notes

Overview

This course will provide students with a knowledge and understanding of business development. It looks at issues which can affect smaller businesses from the start-up stages through growth. A combination of case studies, group activities and lectures will be used to enhance understanding about the issues relating to small business, the entrepreneurial process, relevance of marketing to the small business, importance of decision making to business development, environmental factors and barriers to growth. Students on this programme will be given the opportunity to enhance and develop their personal transferable skills.

Structure

1 three hour lecture per week for six weeks.

Assessment

1 two hour examination (80%) and continuous assessment (20%).

Credit Points

10

Course Coordinator

Prof P Dawson

Pre-requisites

Students must be registered for Postgraduate programmes in Management, Innovation & Change and have successfully completed 1st semester courses

Co-requisites

None

Notes

Overview

The course aims to accomplish a greater understanding of the dynamic and complex processes associated with organizational change. Some of the major challenges facing modern organizations are examined through providing detailed case illustrations on the corporate, divisional and local management of change. The course has a particular focus on the human dimensions to change and the contemporary experience of people at work. Theories of change are evaluated and the main dimensions to change are outlined. Learning is encouraged through interaction, reading, investigation and critical discussion, and students will engage in a group project on a key aspect of change. The course seeks to deal with conceptual and practical issues and to discuss and debate the link between academic learning and business practice.

Structure

6 three-hour sessions over a 6 week period

Assessment

One 2 hour written examination (60%) and continuous assessment (40%)

Credit Points

Course Coordinator

Prof P Dawson

Pre-requisites

For MIC students

Overview

address & illustrate major challenges in modern organisations. Theories of change evaluated & practical guidelines on successful management of change

Structure

6 half-day sessions (3 hours) over 1 week

Assessment

40% continuous assessment; 60% Examination

Credit Points

10

Course Coordinator

Professor Alexander G. Kemp

Pre-requisites

Students electing to take this course must be registered for the MBA, MBA International Health Care Management, MBA Business & Property, or the MSc Property degree, and have satisfied progress requirements across one of these programmes

Co-requisites

MBA and MBA International Health Care Management students should register for four MBA electives over Weeks 49 through 51. MSc Property and MBA Business and Property students should be registered for one MBA elective over weeks 49 through 51 and three Property courses.

Overview

The course aims to introduce learners to the dynamics and trends affecting the industry worldwide, and to practical analytical techniques used within oil companies and service companies active in the industry. In so doing, the course will provide:

A comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of upstream petroleum economics
An application of economics and finance principles to the petroleum industry
A focus on both the industry in the UKCS and also in developing countries
An application of decision-analysis techniques to investment appraisal as used in the industry
An introduction to the licensing and taxation policies and techniques used by governments
An examination of relations between governments and oil companies
An elucidation of the wider public policy issues affecting the petroleum industry

Structure

6 x 3hr sessions

Assessment

1 x 2hr written examination (60%), continuous assessment (40%)

Credit Points

10

Course Coordinator

Professor Ken McBey

Pre-requisites

Students electing to take this course must be registered for the MBA, MBA International Health Care Management, MBA Business & Property, or the MSc Property degree, and have satisfied progress requirements across one of these programmes

Co-requisites

MBA and MBA International Health Care Management students should register for four MBA electives over weeks 49 through 51. MSc Property and MBA Business and Property students should be registered for one MBA elective over weeks 49 through 51 and three Property courses.

Overview

This course aims to deliver a `best practices’ primer on human resource (H.R.) activities associated with successful organizations in the private and public sector. Students will gain an understanding of the linkages between various HR policies and procedures, and key organizational outcomes. Furthermore, they will gain the ability to critically appraise and analyse various methods of organizing and employing human resources in the organizational context. Learning will be encouraged by student and instructor interaction, reading, class discussions, and group work. The course integrates academic research findings on HR topics with practical issues faced by individuals in the workplace.

Structure

6 x 3hr sessions

Assessment

1 x 2hr written examination (60%), continuous assessment (40%)

Credit Points

10

Course Coordinator

Professor Ken McBey

Pre-requisites

Students electing to take this course must be registered for the MBA, MBA International Health Care Management, MBA Business & Property, or the MSc Property degree, and have satisfied progress requirements across one of these programmes

Co-requisites

MBA and MBA International Health Care Management students should register for four MBA electives over weeks 49 through 51. MSc Property and MBA Business and Property students should be registered for one MBA elective over weeks 49 through 51 and three Property courses.

Overview

This course will provide students with the opportunity to learn and apply interpersonal skills associated with effective leadership in private and public sector organizations. Basic course theoretical material and concepts will be delivered by lecture, and subsequently students will have the opportunity to practice each skill set by means of experiential exercises, role-plays, group work, etc. This `teach and practice’ approach to learning is useful in helping students to develop an increased understanding of the various ways that they can be more effective in their interactions with others in organizational settings. Learning is encouraged through students and instructor interactions, group exercises, reading, as well as through critical discussion. The course integrates academic research findings with practical issues faced by individuals in the workplace. In order to prepare for this course, students are to obtain a copy of the course textbook, [Whetten D. and Cameron, K., Developing Management Skills (5th edition: 2002), New Jersey: Prentice Hall] which will be available through Blackwells bookstore, as well as being on reserve at the library.

Structure

6 x 3 hr sessions

Assessment

1 x 2hr written examination (60%), continuous assessment (40%)

Credit Points

10

Course Coordinator

Dr D Roberts

Pre-requisites

Students must be registered for Postgraduate programmes in Property or Business & Property and students must have successfully completed semesters 1 and 2

Co-requisites

None

Notes

Overview

This course examines the development and management of mixed asset portfolios, including property. It covers the following:
· Modelling of property investment markets
· Principles of portfolio construction
· Practical portfolio construction
· Techniques for portfolio management
· Identification and deployment of performance benchmarks

Structure

Intensive 2 week taught course comprising 4 two-hour lectures and 10 two-hour seminars/workshops, associated with supervised project work

Assessment

Continuous assessment (100%)

Credit Points

10

Course Coordinator

Rainer Schulz

Pre-requisites

Students must be registered for Postgraduate programmes in Property, International Real Estate Markets or Business and Property and students must have successfully completed semesters 1 and 2

Co-requisites

None

Notes

Overview

This course examines the development and management of mixed asset portfolios, including property. It covers the following:
Modelling of property investment markets
Principles of portfolio construction
Practical portfolio construction
Techniques for portfolio management
Identification and deployment of performance benchmarks

Structure

Intensive 2 week taught course comprising 4 two-hour lectures and 10 two-hour seminars/workshops, associated with supervised project work

Assessment

Continuous assessment (100%)

Credit Points

10

Course Coordinator

Geoff Keogh

Pre-requisites

Students must be registered for Postgraduate programmes in Property, International Real Estate Markets or Business and Property and students must have successfully completed semesters 1 and 2

Co-requisites

None

Notes

Overview

This course examines the acquisition and management of operational property portfolios. It covers the following:
• Formulation of integrated corporate real estate strategy.
• Techniques for operational property management.
• Case study analysis of corporate real estate problems and solutions.
• Identification and deployment of performance benchmarks for operational property holdings.

Structure

Intensive 2 week taught course comprising 3 two-hour lectures and 4 two-hour seminars/workshops, associated with supervised project work

Assessment

Continuous assessment (100%)

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Norman Hutchison

Pre-requisites

Students must be registered for Postgraduate programmes in Property, International Real Estate Markets or MBA Business and Property and students must have successfully completed semesters 1 and 2

Co-requisites

None

Notes

Overview

This course involves the development and execution of a professional research case study on an approved topic in property practice. It covers the following:
· Formulation of a research topic
· Review and evaluation of existing research on the topic
· Design and implemention of a programme of independent research leading to a case study report.

Structure

Supervised independent research

Assessment

Continuous assessment (100%)

Credit Points

10

Course Coordinator

John Finch

Pre-requisites

Students electing to take this course must be registered for the MBA, MBA International Health Care Management, MBA Business & Property, or the MSc Property degree, and have satisfied progress requirements across one of these programmes

Co-requisites

MBA and MBA International Health Care Management students should register for four MBA electives over Weeks 49 through 51. MSc Property and MBA Business and Property students should be registered for one MBA elective over weeks 49 through 51 and three Property courses.

Overview

Industrial marketing will provide an introduction to, and analysis of, relationships between different businesses where their activities are highly complementary but dis-similar in some overall process. During the course, theories and concepts will be presented in order to categorise such related productive activities, and to understand different means of connecting these activities. In particulare, we will draw on networks and social systems. Theories and concepts will be presented in the context of a series of case studies, and will be drawn upon in a critical manner. Case studies will provide illustration of how theories and concepts might work out in practice, but also have the potential to contradict some aspects of theories and concepts.

Structure

Six three-hour teaching sessions

Assessment

One two-hour examination (60%) and continuous assessment (40%)

Credit Points

10

Course Coordinator

Dr Jing Cai

Pre-requisites

Students electing to take this course must be registered for the MBA, MBA International Health Care Management, MBA Business & Property, or the MSc Property degree, and have satisfied progress requirements across one of these programmes

Co-requisites

MBA and MBA International Health Care Management students should register for four MBA electives over Weeks 49 through 51. MSc Property and MBA Business and Property students should be registered for one MBA elective over weeks 49 through 51 and three Property courses.

Notes

Overview

This course will provide an introduction to, and analysis of, the processes involved in unleashing and managing creativity and innovation within organisational settings. During the course, theories will be presented in order to examine the concepts at the individual, team and organisational level. The course will use benchmark case studies and practical examples to illustrate how theories and concepts are applied in practice. Case studies will also hghlight the challenges involved in managing creativity and innovation within organisational settings and offer opportunities for critical discussion.

Structure

Six three-hour teaching sessions

Assessment

One two-hour examination (60%) and continuous assessment (40%).

Credit Points

10

Course Coordinator

Prof M D Hughes / Dr K Xiao

Pre-requisites

Students electing to take this course must be registered for the MBA, MBA International Health Care Management, MBA Business & Property, or the MSc Property degree, and have satisfied progress requirements across one of these programmes

Co-requisites

MBA and MBA International Health Care Management students should register for four MBA electives over Weeks 49 through 51. MSc Property and MBA Business and Property students should be registered for one MBA elective over weeks 49 through 51 and three Property courses.

Notes

Overview

This course will cover the global economy and international business. Reviewing historical components of regional economic integraton, such as the EU, NAFTA and others in Asia and in the Middle East, students will be presented with issues of globalisation and anti-globalisation of free trade, including a study of the World Trade Organisation

Structure

Six three hour teaching sessions

Assessment

One two-hour examination (60%) and continuous assessment (40%)

Credit Points

10

Course Coordinator

Professor Amrik Sohal (Monash University, Australia)

Pre-requisites

Students electing to take this course must be registered for the MBA, MBA International Health Care Management, MBA Business & Property, or the MSc Property degree, and have satisfied progress requirements across one of these programmes

Co-requisites

MBA and MBA International Health Care Management students should register for four MBA electives over Weeks 49 through 51. MSc Property and MBA Business and Property students should be registered for one MBA elective over weeks 49 through 51 and three Property courses.

Notes

Overview

This course will provide the students with an in-depth understanding of the role of quality management in developing and maintaining a competitive advantage for the organisation. Emphasis will be placed on both manufacturing and service organisations. The course will examine the evolution of quality management during the 20th Century beginning with inspection and moving through statistical process control to quality assurance and to strategic quality management of Total Quality Management (TQM)

Structure

Six three-hour sessions comprising lecture and seminar formats along with preliminary guided reading, and reading to be undertaken during the course in preparation for the examination.

Assessment

One two-hour exam (60%), continuous assessment (40%) comprising a 3,000 word submission.

Credit Points

10

Course Coordinator

Prof Amrik Sohal (Monash University, Australia)

Pre-requisites

Students electing to take this course must be registered for the MBA, MBA International Health Care Management, MBA Business & Property, or the MSc Property degree, and have satisfied progress requirements across one of these programmes

Co-requisites

MBA and MBA International Health Care Management students should register for four MBA electives over Weeks 49 through 51. MSc Property and MBA Business and Property students should be registered for one MBA elective over weeks 49 through 51 and three Property courses.

Notes

Overview

This course will provide the students with knowledge of the management of activities and relationships between entities along the supply chain. An efficient and effective supply chain is one in which raw materials suppliers, component manufacturers, product assembler, distributor and retailer are tightly integrated to provide maximum value to customers as well as to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage fo the whole supply chain.

Structure

Six three-hour sessions comprising lecture and seminar formats along with preliminary guided reading, and reading to be undertaken during the course in preparation for the examination.

Assessment

One two hour exam (60%), continuous assessment (40%) comprising a 3,000 word submission.

Credit Points

10

Course Coordinator

tbc

Pre-requisites

Students electing to take this course must be registered for the MBA, MBA International Health Care Management, MBA Business & Property, or the MSc Property degree, and have satisfied progress requirements across one of these programmes

Co-requisites

MBA and MBA International Health Care Management students should register for four MBA electives over Weeks 49 through 51. MSc Property and MBA Business and Property students should be registered for one MBA elective over weeks 49 through 51 and three Property courses.

Notes

Overview

Marketing research concerns the acquisition and analysis of marketing information as an aid to managerial decision-making. The course provides an introduction to the planning, collection, and analysis of information relevant to evaluating marketing opportunities, the refinement of marketing actions, and the monitoring of marketing performance. The course emphasizes the importance of theory in guiding data collection, the development of measures, and the selection of analytical tool(s). The course also stresses the process of translating management problems into researchable topics, followed by selecting defensible research designs, specifying valid and reliable measures, choosing reasonable sampling methods, and identifying appropriate statistical tools for empirical analyses (e.g., regressions, conjoint analysis, cluster analysis, etc.). Pedagogically, the course will follow a lecture/discussion format, employing assigned articles and case studies. Students will employ a statistical package (e.g. SAS) to obtain practical experience with real and synthetic data sets.

Structure

Six three-hour teaching sessions

Assessment

One two-hour examination (60%); continuous assessment (40%) (consisting of a group-based oral presentation (10%) and an individually-prepared written assignment (30%).

Credit Points

10

Course Coordinator

Dr Natasha Mauthner

Pre-requisites

Students electing to take this course must be registered for the MBA, MBA International Health Care Management, MBA Business & Property, or the MSc Property degree, and have satisfied progress requirements across one of these programmes

Co-requisites

MBA and MBA International Health Care Management students should register for four MBA electives over Weeks 49 through 51. MSc Property and MBA Business and Property students should be registered for one MBA elective over weeks 49 through 51 and three Property courses.

Notes

Overview

One of the most important management issues to emerge over the last 30 years has been the increasing diversity of the workforce, in terms of gender, ethnicity, religion, age, disability, etc. This course discusses the current situation of minority groups within the labour market and overt and covert forms of discrimination and inequality. It explores the barriers to minority group progression within the labour market and ethical, legal, political and business arguments for diversity within the workforce. It examines strategies for increasing and managing workforce diversity, and considers differences between emerging 'managing diversity' vs more traditional 'equal opportunities' approaches. Case study materials will be used for critical reflection and analysis. Course sessions will be interactive, relying heavily on student participation, group work and class discussions.

Structure

Six three-hour teaching sessions

Assessment

One two-hour examination (60%) and continuous assessment (40%)-One written piece of work of 3,500 words

Credit Points

10

Course Coordinator

Professor Tim Barmby

Pre-requisites

Students electing to take this course must be registered for the MBA, MBA International Health Care Management, MBA Business & Property, or the MSc Property degree, and have satisfied progress requirements across one of these programmes

Co-requisites

MBA and MBA International Health Care Management students should register for four MBA electives over Weeks 49 through 51. MSc Property and MBA Business and Property students should be registered for one MBA elective over weeks 49 through 51 and three Property courses.

Notes

Overview

The syllabus will centre on how organisations reward workers and set up promotion arrangements. Some focus will be placed on Tournament theory and its implications for worker effort and therefore organisational productivity. Other incentive ideas that will be discussed are - progression by attainment of standards; biased contests; sabotage efforts and the Peter Principle.

Structure

6 - 3 hour slots

Assessment

60/40 exam/coursework

Credit Points

10

Course Coordinator

Dr Alexandros Zangelidis

Pre-requisites

Students electing to take this course must be registered for the MBA, MBA International Health Care Management, MBA Business & Property, or the MSc Property degree, and have satisfied progress requirements across one of these programmes

Co-requisites

MBA and MBA International Health Care Management students should register for four MBA electives over Weeks 49 through 51. MSc Property and MBA Business and Property students should be registered for one MBA elective over weeks 49 through 51 and three Property courses.

Notes

Overview

This course will examine how decisions are made in strategic settings, that is, scenarios where the wellbeing of a person depends not only on her own actions but also those of others she is interacting with. In deciding on her actions, a person has to either predict the actions of others (if she cannot observe them) or she has to take account of actions they have already taken (if she can observe them). The participants ('players') in such settings ('games') need not be individuals; they can be firms, political parties, tribes, nations, etc. The important thing is that the players in a game will take account of the fact that the actions of others will affect their wellbeing, and vice versa.
The course will begin by introducing games through examples and then develop notation that will allow students to represent such games. The material here includes normal and extensive form games of complete information. Then, it will study how rational players may or should behave in strategic situations and develop the main solution / equilibrium concepts. The course will emphasize the many applications of the theory. In particular, the course will illustrate the use of game theory to better understand behaviour in economic, business and social situations.
Pedagogically, the course will follow a lecture/discussion format, employing a variety of real-life economic and business examples to illustrate the use of strategically thinking and equilibrium concepts.

Structure

Six three-hour teaching sessions (during Weeks 49 and 50 or Weeks 50 and 51)

Assessment

One 2 hour examination (60%); continuous assessment (40%) (consisting of an individually-prepared written assignment, submitted after the formal teaching period).

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Prof. Norman Hutchison

Pre-requisites

x

Co-requisites

x

Notes

Overview

x

Structure

x

Assessment

x

Credit Points

10

Course Coordinator

Prof R Rattray

Pre-requisites

must be registered for the MBA degree, or MBA business & property or MSc Property, and have satisfied the progress requirements across one of these programmes.

Co-requisites

x

Notes

Overview

approaches to benchmarking, use of the balanced score card approach, understanding the principles of management control systems, scenario planning techniques, the role of knowledge management in strategy implementation, Leadership - ordinary and extra ordinary management

Structure

5 block sessions of 18 hours in total contact delivered over one week

Assessment

1 two hour exam (60%), 1 written assignment (40%)
(resit: 1 two hour exam 100%)

Credit Points

10

Course Coordinator

Prof Chia

Pre-requisites

must be registered for the MBA degree or the MBA Property or the MSc Property degree and have satisfied the progress requirements across one of these programmes

Co-requisites

x

Notes

Overview

debates in strategic management, the resource-based view of the firm, competitive advantage and core competencies, strategic thinking and strategic choice, blue v red ocean strategies, firm capabilities, stategic choice and organisational performance

Structure

5 block session totalling 18 hours of contact delivered over 1 week

Assessment

1 two hour written exam (60%) and 1 written assignment (40%) (resit: 1 two hour written exam (100%)

Credit Points

10

Course Coordinator

Mark Whittington

Pre-requisites

must be registered on MBA, MBA Property or MSc Property and have satisfied the progress requirements across one of these programmes.

Co-requisites

x

Notes

Overview

Introduction to accounting - key accounting concepts
- financial reporting
- financial statements
Financial Analysis
- a framework for analysis
- accounting ratio analysis
- common size analysis
- stock market ratios
- credit ratings
- z scores
Forecasting
- a framework for forecasting
- parameter estimation
- financial forecasting models
Issues in Analysis
- The links between the stock market and accounting
- international accounting issues

Structure

5 interactive lectures of 3 & 1/2 hours

Assessment

exam (60%) continuous assessment (40%); (resit: 1 two hour exam 100%)

Credit Points

10

Course Coordinator

Dr Randall

Pre-requisites

x

Co-requisites

x

Notes

Overview

x

Structure

x

Assessment

x

Credit Points

10

Course Coordinator

Dr Julian Randall

Pre-requisites

x

Co-requisites

x

Notes

Overview

x

Structure

x

Assessment

x

Credit Points

60

Course Coordinator

Dr John Finch

Pre-requisites

Students should have progressed to the Masters level of the postgraduate Management, Innovation & Change degree programme

Co-requisites

None

Overview

This course involves the development and execution of an extended piece of research on an approved topic

Structure

Supervised independent study

Assessment

Continuous assessment, 100%

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Dr Natasha Mauthner

Pre-requisites

Students should have progressed to the Masters level of the postgraduate Business Administration degree programme

Co-requisites

None

Notes

Overview

The aim of this element of the programme is to allow you to bring together many of the skills that you have developed in other areas of the programme and to explore a topic of interest in some depth. This element, therefore, is a test of your capability to: conceptualise a focused topic within the field of business and management; construct a search for literature; analyse and structure your arguments in a polished piece of work and to critically analyse the literature, theories and arguments in the field. This work takes place over the summer months in parallel with summer modules so this element also presents a test in time management.

You will be presented with a range of topics by lecturers from the Business School and will be required to choose one of these topics to carry out an in-depth, focused literature review. Topics offered will span the disciplines of economics, management studies and finance.

The skills and knowledge to be tested during this element are capacity to:
- conduct a search of the research and other literature;
- critically analyse arguments and theories;
- construct, communicate and present information;
- understand and appraise the type and quality of literature within a focused topic.

There are no set texts for this element. Reference should be made to research texts on conducting a literature review. Lecturers may suggest relevant texts and other information for individual topics.

Structure

This element consists entirely of supervised independent research.

Assessment

5,000 word critical study paper (100%).

Credit Points

60

Course Coordinator

Roger Buckland

Pre-requisites

Students should have progressed to the Masters level of the postgraduate Finance & Investment Management, Corporate Finance, Finance & Property or Accounting & Finance degree programmes

Co-requisites

None

Overview

To develop student competencies through the completion of a substantial piece of original research work at postgraduate level, on a topic related to accountancy or finance, over an extended time period.

Structure

Supervised independent research

Assessment

100% continuous assessment

Credit Points

60

Course Coordinator

Norman Hutchison

Pre-requisites

Students should have progressed to the Masters level of the postgraduate Property or Finance & Property degree programmes

Co-requisites

None

Notes

Overview

The aim of the course is to examine the practice of academic and professional property research and to undertake an independent research study on an approved property topic.

The course covers the following:
• Introduction to academic and practice-related property research
• The contemporary property research agenda
• Interpretation of property research
• Commissioning and managing research
• Ethical issues in research
• Design and implementation of a research project: topic choice, methodology and method, bibliographical tools and literature review, qualitative and quantitative research techniques.
• Implementation of a property dissertation.

Structure

Intensive 1 week taught course comprising 5 two-hour lectures and 5 two-hour seminars/workshops, followed by supervised independent research

Assessment

Continuous assessment (100%)

Credit Points

10

Course Coordinator

Professor Ioannis Theodossiou

Pre-requisites

Students electing to take this course must be registered for the MBA, MBA International Health Care Management, MBA Business & Property, or the MSc Property degree, and have satisfied progress requirements across one of these programmes

Co-requisites

MBA students should register for four MBA electives over Weeks 49 through 51. MSc Property and MBA Business and Property students should be registered for one MBA elective over weeks 49 through 51 and three Property courses.

Notes

Overview

This course will examine how exposure to disadvantages takes its toll on health through childhood and across adult life. It will also examine whether social inequality affects individual health. It will explore the relationship between physical and mental health, sense of well-being and various socio-economic and occupational status indicators, including education, occupational class, income and employment status and examine the simultaneous nature of the relationship, that is, identifying the causal relationship between socio-economic variables and current health; these themes will be explored through a comprehensive review of the relevant literature and the detailed analysis of the theories and models developed by the researches in their attempt to investigate these issues. Importantly, the course will review public health strategies and management policies which aim to reduce health indqualities by addressing broader inequalities in life chances, employment experiences and living standards. The lectures will draw both on quantitative studies which use established measures of socioeconomic status and health.

Structure

Six three hour teaching sessions (during weeks 49 and 50 OR 50 and 51)

Assessment

One two hour examination (60%); continuous assessment (40%) (consisting of an individually prepared written assignment, submitted after the formal teaching period).

Credit Points

10

Course Coordinator

Professor Ioannis Theodossiou

Pre-requisites

Students electing to take this course must be registered for the MBA, MBA International Health Care Management, MBA Business & Property, or the MSc Property degree, and have satisfied progress requirements across one of these programmes

Co-requisites

MBA students should register for four MBA electives over Weeks 49 through 51. MSc Property and MBA Business and Property students should be registered for one MBA elective over weeks 49 through 51 and three Property courses.

Notes

Overview

This course will provide an overview of the essential features of the methods that require careful consideration at all points in the planning, execution, or appraisal of quantitative research on issues of applied health management in a socioeconomic context. It will discuss a number of research processes including critical appraisal, study design, data management and data analysis. The main methodolologies used will be instructed to apply these on real datasets using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and where appropriate STATA in the computer labs. The data will be obtained from the Health Survey of England and the British Household Panel Survey.

Structure

Six three-hour teaching sessions (during Weeks 49 and 50 or Weeks 50 and 51)

Assessment

Continuous assessment (100%) (consisting of an individually-prepared written assignment, submitted after the formal teaching period).

Credit Points

10

Course Coordinator

Russell Williams

Pre-requisites

Students electing to take this course must be registered for the MBA, MBA International Health Care Management, MBA Business & Property, or the MSc Property degree, and have satisfied progress requirements across one of these programmes.

Co-requisites

MBA students should register for four MBA electives over Weeks 49 through 51. MSc Property and MBA Business and Property students should be registered for one MBA elective over weeks 49 through 51 and three Property courses.

Overview

Focussing on the B2C sector, the course begins with an overview of the online environment in terms of technologies, sectoral adoption rates, user-profiles etc. The course then proceeds with a focus on the vendor-consumer encounter in cyberspace. In doing so, the course considers topics including: usability; accessibility; motivation (flow); online trust, and information processing.

Structure

6 x 3hr sessions

Assessment

One 2-hour exam (contributing 60% of the total mark) and continuous assessment in the form of an individually prepared assignment submitted after the formal teaching period (contributing 40% of the total mark).

Credit Points

10

Course Coordinator

Prof J Swierzbinski

Pre-requisites

Students electing to take this course must be registered for the MBA, MBA International Health Care Management, MBA Business & Property, or the MSc Property degree, and have satisfied progress requirements across one of these programmes

Co-requisites

MBA students should register for four MBA electives over Weeks 49 through 51. MSc Property and MBA Business and Property students should be registered for one MBA elective over weeks 49 through 51 and three Property courses.

Overview

The course will introduce concepts from the economics of financial options including several of the methods for evaluating investments under uncertainty that have been developed in this field such as the Black-Scholes equation and the binomial option pricing model. The course will also review examples that show how the methods developed originally to value financial options can be adapted to evaluate investments involving "real" assets, such as machines, oil leases, and factories. Examples of the types of general investment decision that may be considered in this course include: (1) the option to defer an investment, (2) the option to abandon a project, and (3) the option to switch between modes of operation.

Structure

6 x 3hr teaching sessions

Assessment

One 2-hour exam (contributing 60% of the total marks) and individually prepared coursework (contributing 40% of total marks)

Credit Points

10

Course Coordinator

Prof R van Order

Pre-requisites

Students electing to take this course must be registered for the MBA, MBA International Health Care Management, MBA Business & Property, or the MSc Property degree, and have satisfied progress requirements across one of these programmes.

Co-requisites

MBA students should register for four MBA electives over Weeks 49 through 51. MSc Property and MBA Business and Property students should be registered for one MBA elective over weeks 49 through 51 and three Property courses.

Overview

Basics of securitisation; review of basic financial models and bond pricing; the fixed income market; mortgages and introduction to mortgage pricing; introduction to credit risk; introduction to commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS); European securitisation.

Structure

6 x 3hr sessions

Assessment

60/40: exam/coursework

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Dr Jane Farmer

Pre-requisites

120 credits including: PU 5502 International Health (new course supplied by CLSM); BU 5545 Leading International Health Care (new course supplied by Business School)

Co-requisites

None

Notes

Overview

Students will receive workshops on the following:
*Advanced information and literature searching and review;
*Problem-solving skills;
*Written communication
Thereafter, they will be presented with a generic health system 'problem situation' and asked to prepare a plan and solution for the problem strongly embedded within the context of a particular international healthcare system. Most of the work here will be directed and private learning.

Structure

The course will commence with 3x2hour workshops. Thereafter it will be student-motivated, directed and private learning.

Assessment

Continuous assessment (100%)

Credit Points

60

Course Coordinator

Dr Julian Randall

Pre-requisites

x

Co-requisites

x

Notes

Overview

x

Structure

x

Assessment

x

Credit Points

10

Course Coordinator

Mark Whittington

Pre-requisites

Admittance to MBA programme

Overview

Introduction to accounting:
Key accounting concepts
Financial reporting
Financial statements
Financial analysis:
A framework for analysis
Accounting ratio analysis
Common size analysis
Stock market ratios
Credit ratings
Z scores
Forecasting:
A framework for forecasting
Parameter estimation
Financial forecasting models
Issues in analysis:
The links between the stock market and accounting
International accounting issues

Structure

5 interactive lectures of 3 1/2 hours, including case presentations from students

Assessment

1st attempt: One 2-hour written examination (60%); one written assessment 1500 words (40%)

Resit: One 2-hour written examination capped at CAS 9

Credit Points

10

Course Coordinator

Mark Whittington

Pre-requisites

None

Overview

This course will provide an introduction to Islamic economics, in particular the theory and principles of Islamic finance and banking. Thus we will be looking at the relationship between Islamic core sources (Qur'an and Hadith), normative ethical and financial issues (particularly the concepts of riba and gharar), and particular practical frameworks for financial transactions. In examining these issues, the course will pay attention to the historical development of Islamic finance frameworks from the core sources.

The key frameworks and concepts of financial transactions that will be examined in the course will include: murabaha, mudaraba, musharaka, ijara, takaful, and other models such as salam and istisna'a. The course will also provide a short overview of the recent history of Islamic finance and banking since the late 1960s.

Structure

Typically 5 morning sessions (Mon-Fri) totalling 18 hrs contact

Assessment

1st attempt: One 2-hour written examination (60%); one written assessment 1500 words (40%)

Resit: One 2-hour written examination capped at CAS 9

Credit Points

10

Course Coordinator

Steven Devaney

Pre-requisites

None

Notes

Overview

The course begins by setting real estate asset management within the wider frameworks of property portfolio investment and corporate real estate ownership.

The first two days explore asset management from the perspective of the real estate investor. Specific topics include the causes, impact and management of depreciation, the key elements of and trends in lease clauses and their implications for performance, and the impact of vacancy and tenant default.

The next two days then examine asset management from the perspective of the real estate user. Topics considered are how property might be alighted with overall corporate strategy and the financial aspects of corporate real estate management, such as the decision whether to buy or lease, and the meaning of total property outsourcing.

The final day is reserved for exploring current debates within the real estate management field.

Structure

The module is offered as one of the 'summer school' options for students in the PG Business School. Teaching takes place over 5 days, with the mornings comprising of lectures (total of 10 hours) and the afternoons as seminars (total of 5 hours) or as time set aside for seminar/assignment preparation.

Assessment

1st attempt; 50% in course assessment comprising: 25% indiidual work, 25% group work
50% end of course assignment

Resit: One 2-hour written examination capped at CAS 9

Credit Points

10

Course Coordinator

Miguel Costa-Gomes

Pre-requisites

Students electing to take this course must be registered for the MBA, MBA Real Estate or the MSc Property degrees, and have satisfied progress requirements for one of these programmes.

Co-requisites

MBA students should register for three MBA electives over weeks 49 through 51. MSc Property and MBA Real Estate students should be registered for one MBA elective over weeks 49 through 51 and three Property courses.

Overview

The course starts by introducing some concepts that help to describe a negotiation scenario using economic principles. Next, we look at a series of biases, heuristics, and psychologically based decision traps that on the one hand hinder parties' analysis of negotiation situations, but on the other hand help to simplify complex situations, thus facilitating decisions. The course will look at negotiation scenarios where the participants have to agree on how to share a fixed size surplus, as well as at scenarios where the parties have to agree on how to share an endogenously determined surplus.

Structure

Two lectures per day for five days.

Assessment

1st attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (60%); continuous assessment (40%) consisting of an individual written assessment and a group assignment (each to be of approx 1000 words)

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%) capped at CAS 9