Module Specifications.
Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025
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Date posted: September 2024
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Description The Next Generation Management modules (I, II, III) aim to provide students with the opportunity to develop the competencies required for successful management/Leaderships careers and to contribute to business success. Particular emphasis is placed on reflection, critical thinking, collaborating with people, creating and sharing knowledge and dealing with complexity. The module focuses on four key themes. • Management and Career Development: Competence assessment, planning and development; • Business and Society; • Research; • Digital - Technologies, Media and Communication It also involves a practical project management exercise, introducing students to the key skills required to successfully manage projects. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Learning Outcomes 1. Be capable of reflecting on the legitimacy of business firms as an institution in global society through critical awareness of the expectations and demands that emanate from stakeholders and are placed on businesses. 2. Possess an insight into the extent to which social, ethical, environmental, local and global issues need be considered from a strategic perspective and the appropriate business responses and approaches for dealing with such issues and stakeholders. 3. Evaluate a range of digital platforms and infrastructure technologies, using both theoretical and practical evaluation approaches 4. Demonstrate mastery of effective communication including the selection and use of media for specialist and non-specialist audiences 5. Critically assess a variety of commonly used research methods and choose the appropriate method for a given research question 6. Apply a range of business research techniques, both qualitative and quantitative 7. Evaluate and assess the methodology and results from a research project 8. Apply a structured and efficient approach to the management of projects. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
IntroductionDuring the module students will collate evidence of learning into a portfolio. The portfolio will be divided into four key themes: 1. Personal and Career Development: Competence assessment, planning and development; 2. Bsuiness and Society; 3. Research; 4. Digital media and communication. The contact hours for this module are a combination of programmed core sessions complimented by “personal opportunities for development” (PODs). PODs can be selected from a list generated by the NGM Team and can be proposed by individual students for approval by the NGM Team. Students must complete PODs linked to all four key themes detailed above.Business and Society• Corporate Stakeholders o Ethics o Governance o Corporate Citizenship o Social Responsibility o Lobbying • Managing Others o Multi-National Corporations o Role of Government o Social Dumping / Race to the Bottom o Free and/or Fair Trade • Environment and Community o Sustainability o NGOs o Corporate activism o Corporate Philanthropy • Societal Trends o Demographics, Equality and Diversity o Technology o Consumers o Quality of WorkResearch• Research ethics • Research planning • Research proposals • Role of Theory • Literature Review • Qualitative Research Methods • Quantitative Research Methods • Sample Selection • Measurement in Quantitative Research • Data Analysis • Quality in Research • Using Statistical SoftwareDigital - Technologies, Media and Communication• Digital marketing and e-commerce • Mobile marketing and m-commerce • Digital content creation • Digital platforms & technologies • Report writing • Communication skills | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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