Business in Society (N1581F)
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Business in Society
Module N1581F
Module details for 2024/25.
15 credits
FHEQ Level 3 (sub-degree)
Module Outline
This module focuses on how contemporary businesses interact with society. Business is broadly defined to include public, voluntary, not-for-profit and social enterprise, as well as the private sector, covering all sizes and types. How business interacts with society is related to topical news stories and events. For example, how advances in AI technology are likely to affect employment in your lifetime, how social media platforms like Facebook use our data or the debate around zero-hour contracts and the so called ‘gig’ economy. The ethical questions posed by such activities will be considered throughout.
Your learning is achieved via a series of coherent lectures & seminars. The aim is to create a friendly, highly interactive and inclusive learning environment including a range of diverse learning activities. In addition to knowledge generation this approach will enable you to further develop transferable skills essential for success at both university and in the world of work: personal confidence, teamwork & collaboration, self-management and independent learning.
Learning outcomes:
1. Identify key contextual factors affecting how businesses interact with society.
2. Initiate development of effective collaborative skills through working with others.
3. Apply the knowledge and understanding of how business interacts with society to the real world environment.
Assessment: UEX 70% LOs 1 & 3; Group Presentation 30% LO2
Module learning outcomes
Identify key contextual factors affecting how businesses interact with society.
Initiate development of collaborative skills through working with others.
Apply knowledge and understanding of how businesses interact with society in practice.
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | 40.00% | |
| Coursework components. Weighted as shown below. | ||
| Group Presentation | T1 Week 6 (10 minutes) | 100.00% |
| Multiple Choice questions | Semester 1 Assessment | 60.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Semester | Lecture | 1 hour | 11111111111 |
| Autumn Semester | Seminar | 2 hours | 11111111111 |
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
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