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Postgraduate Handbook 2012-2013 (archived)
Module BUSI46R15: Small Business Management (block taught)
Department: Business School (Business)
BUSI46R15: Small Business Management (block taught)
| Type | Level | Credits | Availability | Module Cap | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tied | 4 | 15 | Available in 2012/2013 | None. | Durham |
Tied To
- N1KY07: Entrepreneurship (Part-time)
- N2K307: Management (Part-time)
- N5K107: Marketing (Part-time)
- N6K107: Human Resource Management (Part-time)
Pre-requisites
- None
Corequisites
- None
Excluded Combinations
- Small Business Management (Distance Learning)
Aims
- To enable students to:
- Acquire and demonstrate a specialist knowledge and understanding of the literature on the management and economics of small business;
- Relate this specialist knowledge and understanding to the experience of developing and running a small business;
- Develop a critical understanding of issues surrounding the development and implementation of policy support for new and small businesses
Content
- Defining the small firm
- Start-up, growth and closure
- Small Firms and the economy
- Small firms and innovation
- The development of small firms
- Supporting small firms
- The relationship between small and large firms
- Entrepreneurship
- Intrapreneurship
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge
- By the end of the module students should have a critical knowledge and advanced understanding of:
- the contribution of small businesses to the economy and different sectors;
- the role of the entrepreneur and entrepreneurship in small business;
- the growth, success and survival of small business;
- the financing of small businesses;
- the policy environment and factors influencing the success of policy measures.
Subject-specific Skills
- By the end of the module students should:
- Be able to engage in the critical evaluation of policies towards small firms;
- Be better equipped to found and run a small business
Key Skills
- Written communication;
- planning, organising and time management;
- problem solving and analysis;
- using initiative;
- computer literacy
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
- Learning outcomes will be met through a combination of taught input, groupwork and discussion, supported by guided reading.
- The summative assessment of the module, by written assignment, is designed to test the acquisition and articulation of knowledge and critical understanding, and skills of application and interpretation within the management context.
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total Hours | Attendance Monitored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workshops (a combination of taught input, groupwork, exercises and discussion), timetabled in blocks | 24 | ||||
| Prepartation and Reading | 126 | ||||
| Total | 150 |
Summative Assessment
| Component | Component Weighting | Element | Length/Duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assignment | 100% | Written assignment | 3000 words | 100% | same |
Formative Assessment
Students receive feedback on their contributions in the workshops.
Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods
and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative
assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress
procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be
required to leave the University.