Management - Business Management and E-Commerce

* Subject to validation

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The validation process is a key mechanism by which the university establishes the academic standards and quality of its courses; new developments are normally validated from four to twelve months ahead of their start date.

Why study with us?

This course will provide a deep knowledge of the process surrounding technical and operational developments in e-commerce. Areas of study include e-commerce environment, trends and developments in e-commerce initiatives, marketing, supply chain management, strategy and planning.

The four-year, sandwich-route mode of study gives you the opportunity to undertake a one-year placement between year two and three of the programme. This will allow you to enhance and apply your knowledge in real world contexts.

All our awards utilise the beauty and rural environment of Cumbria to provide you with unique experiences.

Resources and facilities

We place a high degree of emphasis on interactive learning within the Business School and provide a supportive environment in which you can develop academically and personally.

Business eresources are available to students through the Library and Learning's Quest service. Quest is an easy to use, powerful discovery service that searches the university's journal collections, bibliographic databases and library catalogue from one search box.

Entry requirements 100 UCAS tariff points.

Find out more about qualification options from the UCAS tariff table.

Please check selection criteria for any additional entry requirements.

Credit and UCAS requirements UCAS code: N262 UCAS points: 100 Costs

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Full-time students

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The tuition fee for the 2013/14 academic year has been set at £8,250 (including an automatic £750 fee discount).

As a full-time UK student, you are entitled to a tuition fee loan which doesn’t have to be repaid until you start earning £21,000 per annum (if you're from England) or £15,795 (if you're from Scotland). You may also be eligible for a maintenance loan (up to £5,500) and a maintenance grant (up to £3,354). For more information about student loans and grants, visit our student finance page.

Additional funding

National Scholarship Programme

The National Scholarship Programme is designed to support students with a household income of less than £25,000. Full-time students may be eligible for one of 110 NSP awards for full-time students worth up to £6,000.

Cumbria Bursary

The Cumbria Bursary is an annual cash award of £1,000 for up to three years of study. There are 300 Cumbria Bursaries available in 2013.

More financial support

Access to financial support doesn’t end at registration. We have several awards and support funds available to our current students, including:

• Achievement scholarships
• Outstanding performance awards
• Access to Learning Fund
• Utilities trust

EU

The tuition fee for the 2013/14 academic year has been set at £8,250 (including an automatic £750 fee discount).

As a full-time EU student, you are entitled to a tuition fee loan which doesn’t have to be repaid until you start earning £21,000 per annum (or the equivalent in your country). For more information about student loans, visit our student finance page.

Additional funding

National Scholarship Programme

The National Scholarship Programme is designed to support students with a household income of less than £25,000. Full-time students may be eligible for one of 110 NSP awards for full-time students worth up to £6,000.

Cumbria Bursary

The Cumbria Bursary is an annual cash award of £1,000 for up to three years of study. There are 300 Cumbria Bursaries available in 2013.

More financial support

Access to financial support doesn’t end at registration. We have several awards and support funds available to our current students, including:

• Achievement scholarships
• Outstanding performance awards
• Utilities trust

International

The tuition fee for the 2013/14 academic year is £9,960.

Fees are billed annually and may be paid by the student or a sponsor. 75 percent of the annual tuition fees must be paid before or at registration. For students requiring a Tier 4 Student Visa, a deposit of £3,500 is expected as a minimum before a CAS (Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies) will be issued. For more information, visit our international student finance page.

Early payment discount

If you are paying your own fees, you may be eligible for an early payment discount of £1,000. This discount is awarded to students who pay in full before registration.

International scholarship

If you are studying a full-time bachelor's degree (excluding teacher training and NHS-funded courses) or a top-up degree, you may be eligible for an international scholarship. The university has nine scholarships available. Find out more on our scholarships page.

Additional financial support

Our money doctors will be on hand throughout the year to help you manage your money while you’re in the UK. However, if you do happen to run into financial difficulty during your time here, you may be able to access a small emergency support fund.

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Modules Year 1

• UCBS4001 - Contemporary Business Management and Organisation

The aim of this module is to illustrate how contemporary management has been developed through a study of classic management theory and practice. It considers changes to contemporary management and organisations including the adoption of ethical and moral practices and corporate social responsibility. The module introduces the notion of management and leadership and the continuum needed in responding to different organisational situations. In addition the module explores the differences and similarities between entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship and how these concepts are applied in local, regional, national, international and global companies.

• UCBS4002 - An Introduction to Marketing in the 21st Century

The aim of the module is to introduce you to the theories and concepts of marketing and consider the impact, ethics and sustainablity agendas to which it contributes in the 21st Century, particularly in regard to 'technology revolution'.

• UCBS4003 - Business Research and Practice

This module aims to introduce management research related to a variety of business contexts and using different approaches. This will include the identification and understanding of how information and knowledge are generated and applied, the preparation and planning of research, data collection from a wide range of sources of data, data analysis and dissemination of results.

• UCBS4004 - Essentials of Human Resources

This module introduces you to the human resource function and enables an understanding of its importance within organisational contexts. You will learn how to compile a systematic recruitment and selection process. The module also considers the human resource function in terms of management and leadership.

• UCBS4005 - Principles of Business Finance and Economics

The module aims to introduce you to fundamental economic theories and the role of individual businesses to economic success.

• UCBS4006 - Business Sectors

The aim of this module is to provide you with a broad knowledge of business; its scope, nature, types, management functions, leadership, range and challenges. The module will introduce different sectors of industry, functions of management and leadership through a range of guest speakers. The roles and responsibilites of different levels of organisation will be considered through the exploration of job roles and descriptions as well as a contemporary view of how the wider environment impacts on business success. Business is considered in its widest definitions with consideration of sustainability in both urban and rural enviroments. The module will challenge you to consider how sustainability impacts on business decision making in terms of location and growth using a variety of case studies to support learning and maintain a balance between historical and contemporary perspectives.

Year 2

• UCBS5001 - Applied Research and Analysis

The aim of this module is to enable you to successfully develop research proposals and undertake research projects. The module will provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate an evaluative ability to be creative and innovative in operational decision making using a range of data. This module will enable you to act with confidence and competence in respect to the production of a major piece of work as well as develop your work based skills in an academic environment

• UCBS5002 - Human Resource Management and Development

This module also aims to introduce you to the study and practice of Human Resource Development and its importance within organisations looking at different approaches to individual, team and organisational learning and development utilising best practice examples across a broad range of organisations and contexts.

• UCBS5003 - Management Accounting and Decision Making

The aim of this module is to give you the knowledge and evaluative ability to be creative and innovative in your operational decision making using a range of decision making models, processes and opportunities. In addition you will learn how knowledge and application of financial data is used to assist the decision making process and reflect on adaptations of this knowledge to work in industry.

• UCBS5004 - Marketing and Consumer Behaviour

This module aims to look at the changing nature of consumers together with the socioeconomic factors affecting them. The module provides you with the ability to provide creative and innovative marketing solutions for a range of private, public and third sector organisations in a range of geographic locations.

• UCBS5013 - Principles of E Business
  (Optional module)

The module aims to give a comprehensive coverage of emerging online technologies and their influence on the electronic business marketplace. It seeks to balance the understanding of enabling technology with the strategic and operational business aspects of successful e-business systems. It evaluates the ways in which e-business technologies can be applied to achieve new business development and process improvements, and reflects on how business and society are responding to those changes.

• UCBS5014 - Retail Enterprise and Operations

The aim of this module is to provide you with the basic principles and main theories of retailing noting the growth and change exacerbated by a global marketplace. The scope of retail operations is evaluated and analysed together with technological change and the impact of e-commerce.

Course summary

This award enables you to critically evaluate the relationships between international business strategy and operational needs providing creative and innovative solutions through the key essential attributes of management and leadership.

Furthermore it allows you to foster awareness of the different applications of computational thinking technologies and methods of enabling information and service delivery to an organisation and its customers.