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MN50559: Business analysis

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2014/5
Further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: School of Management
Further information on credits Credits: 6
Further information on unit levels Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Further information on teaching periods Period: Semester 2
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Summary: CW 100%
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Detail:
  • Coursework (CW 100%)
Further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Further information on requisites Requisites:
Further information on descriptions Description: Aims:
To develop an understanding of the research methods relevant for designing and delivering a practical business case analysis in an organizational settings and to set expectations for the 'Business Case' component of the Portfolio of Professional Practice (MN50389).

Learning Outcomes:
The student should be able to demonstrate by the end of this unit:
* an understanding of the purposes and components of a business case analysis and systematic approaches to structuring it;
* an understanding of approaches to engaging organizational stakeholders in identifying and defining a suitable business issue for analysis and negotiating access to relevant data sources;
* the ability to research and review scholarly literature relevant to framing a practical business case, and secondary data sources for its analysis;
* an understanding of the purposes of confirmatory and exploratory research and relevant quantitative and qualitative research methods;
* the ability to design and report research methods (sampling, data collection, data analysis), and demonstrate an appreciation of the limitations of chosen methods;
* developed skills in quantitative data management, descriptive statistics and univariate analysis of variance;
* developed skills in the presentation of findings.

Skills:
Understanding of literature and secondary data search and review - taught and assessed
Business communication skills - facilitated and assessed
Ability to identify, plan and evaluate a Business Case Analysis - facilitated and assessed
Questionnaire design for surveys and interviews - facilitated and assessed
Quantitative data analysis - facilitated
Critical thinking related to use of research methods - facilitated and assessed.

Content:
Planning and justifying a business case analysis and adopting relevant research strategies
Justifying and applying methods of quantitative data analysis & understanding their limitations
Justifying and applying methods of qualitative data analysis & understanding their limitations
Reporting a business case and expectations for assessment
Business communication skills (related to engaging stakeholder in business case)
Excel software data management and analysis.
Further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

MN50559 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

School of Management
Notes:
* This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2014/15 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2015/16 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2014/15.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.