Identify and apply an appropriate understanding of strategic management models in the context of managing contemporary issues.

Learning Outcome 1:Identify and apply an appropriate understanding of strategic management models in the context of managing contemporary issues

Learning Outcome 2: Conduct and analyse research on contemporary management issues for different organisational scenarios

Learning Outcome 3: Interpret and analyse contemporary influences and sources of change and to debate and defend how these may impact on managerial decision making

Learning Outcome 4: Reflect on their own understanding and knowledge of contemporary management issues to support their professional development

Please note that submissions after the hand in date will be subject to late penalties. The only exceptions to this are:

If you have a disability statement granting you extra time to complete the assessment.

If you consider that you have exceptional extenuating circumstances that prevent you submitting your assessment on time you may either:

o Request deferral of your assessment attempt until the next time the module is assessed, which will probably be at the resit or next time the module is taught
o Request a coursework extension.

For either of these cases you must follow the University procedures for submitting a claim for
Exceptional Extenuating Circumstances and make this claim seven working days before the assessment deadline.

Assessment: Individual report, 2,500 words (100% weighting)

The module is assessed using one summative assessment, with three component parts, as follows:

Section 1: Introducing and analysing a business/company of your choice utilising strategic management models (1,000 words) (40% of marks)
Section 2: A debate on one of the four contemporary issues and the ongoing impact it has on the management of your chosen business/company (1,000 words) (40% of marks)
Section 3: Utilising Models, a reflection on your learning experience of contemporary management issues and how it will support your personal development (500 words) (20% of marks)

Section 2 contemporary issues, one of these four topics should be debated:

 Climate Change
 Ethical Trade and Practices
 Sustainability

 Crisis Management