Academic Skills and Professional Practice

Learning Outcome 1: Demonstrate a systematic and critical understanding of university learning and teaching strategies and practices and their roles in the broader academic and professional MBA context

Learning Outcome 2: Interpret academic assessments, identifying knowledge forms, cognitive abilities, practical and personal skills, and communication styles needed to successfully meet the demands of these

Learning Outcome 3: Critically evaluate and synthesise information, data, concepts, and theory from a range of sources and use these to inform analysis, critique, and reflection

Learning Outcome 4: Identify and critically reflect on personal and professional goals and devise strategies for their attainment

Assessment Tasks:

This assessment requires you to create a portfolio. The portfolio should address the following:

TASK 1. [1,500 words]:

Explore global business trends that have emerged in recent years and are impacting organizations worldwide.

Develop a research topic that investigates the implications of these trends. Formulate research aim, question(s), and objectives to shed light on the consequences of these trends. Provide research background/introduction and research rationale. Critically analyse relevant literature, theories, or business models associated with the global business landscape. Identify and justify which data sources to use (e.g. primary and secondary) to address your research problem/question(s).

Select research topic

Title
Research Aim
Research Questions
Research Objective
Research Background/Introduction
Research Rationale
Research Literature
Theories or Models
Data (primary or secondary)
Conclusions and recommendations

AI
Data Analytics
Cyber security
Hybrid working
Flexible working hours
Supply chain
Governance
Sustainability
Employee engagement
Mental health & well being
Diversity e-commerce
Globalisation
Electronic money (Cryptocurrency)
Space exploration
Robotics

TASK 2: [1,000 words]

You are required to identify an area of graduate employment that you would consider when you leave University. This could be either a profession ( Marketing /Finance/ Accounting/ HR/IT/ Operations ) or an industry you are interested in (for example Retail, Sports & Leisure, Public Sector, Not for Profit, Travel and Tourism, etc.) Your research should be either in an area you aspire to work within or maybe an area that you want to understand more about.

You need to provide a reflective audit of your own current knowledge, skills, experience and identify 5 skills that you want to improve. The 5 skills could be a mix of your personal and professional goals.