Module BUSI59515: SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (DL)

Department: Business School (Business)

BUSI59515: SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (DL)

Tied To

• N1D217: Business Administration (Finance) (Distance Learning) (For students entering before August 2007) (see Postgraduate Handbook 2011-2012 for details)
• N1D314: Business Administration (Distance Learning) (For students entering before August 2007) (see Postgraduate Handbook 2011-2012 for details)
• N1D317: Business Administration (Distance Learning) (For students entering before August 2007) (see Postgraduate Handbook 2011-2012 for details)

Pre-requisites

Corequisites

Excluded Combinations

Aims

• To provide a perspective on the particular issues relating to the smaller business, this Module will draw on the school’s particular expertise in small business.

Content

• Definitions of a Small Firm
• Role of Small Firms in the Economy
• Small Firms and Regional Development
• Small Firms and Technological Development
• Government and Small Firm Public Policies
• Enterprise Support Network
• Strategic Partnering: Large Firm-Small Firm Relationship
• Franchising

Learning Outcomes

• By the end of the module, students will be able to:
• understand the development of small firms and their economic role/function, their management and the conditions necessary for their survival and growth;
• apply appropriate knowledge and techniques to analysing small enterprise performance and problems.

• By the end of the module, students will be able to:
• identify the critical characteristics of a small firm.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• The module is delivered in discrete Units. These are designed to enable the learning outcomes to be achieved through a combination of specially written material, directed reading, reflection through self-assessed assignments and guidance for further reading. Module tutors provide feedback on formative work and are available for individual consultation as necessary (by email, telephone, post or fax).
• The written assignment will test students’ understanding of relevant concepts and their ability to apply and interpret what they have learned to the analysis of a particular issue in depth.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment

1 Compulsory Tutor Assessed Assignment, (1,500 words).