Executive Master of Business Administration

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1 Executive Master of Business Administration Programme Handbook

2 Newcastle University Business School: Postgraduate Handbook Summary of programme commitments The University s Student Charter is available on the Internet at pre-arrival/regulations/charter.php. It is also provided to all students as part of The Student Guide. In the Student Charter, the University undertakes to provide you with access to high standards of teaching, support, advice and guidance. The Student Charter requires that students are provided with a programme handbook which details any professional requirements, contact hours, mode of course delivery, assessment criteria, examination arrangements and regulations, academic guidance and support, and appeals and complaints procedures. The purpose of this summary is to help you locate further details about this key information in your handbook. Your handbook also contains a range of other valuable information, so you should read it thoroughly and retain a copy for future reference. 1 Your attention is also drawn to the Student Charter Supplementary Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities. Further information on this can be found at Key Information This section signposts you to some of the key information about your Master s degree programme in your Programme Handbook and Postgraduate Study Guide. Average number of contact hours for this stage/programme: Mode of delivery: Normal notice period for changes to the timetable, including rescheduled classes: Normal notice period for changes to the curriculum or assessment: Normal deadline for feedback on submitted work (coursework): Normal deadline for feedback on examinations: Professional accreditation: Assessment methods and criteria: Academic guidance and support: Page 6, Programme Handbook Page 6, Programme Handbook Page 6, Postgraduate Study Guide Page 14, Postgraduate Study Guide 20 working days after hand-in Early in the following semester Not applicable Page 9, Programme Handbook Page 23, Postgraduate Study Guide Page 3, Programme Handbook Page 25, Postgraduate Study Guide

3 Contents Page Your contacts 3 Executive MBA programme 5 Your assessment 9 Use of programme handbook The purpose of this handbook is to provide you with an overview of your Master s degree programme. This handbook should be read in conjunction with the Newcastle University Business School Postgraduate Study Guide. Together, these documents will provide you with a guide to the facilities offered to you both by the School and the wider University and are designed to complement other information provided by the University. This handbook provides an accurate picture of the programme at the time of writing, but this may be subject to minor change during the course of the academic year. You will be informed of any changes through the appropriate channels. 2 MORE: ncl.ac.uk/nubs

4 Newcastle University Business School: Postgraduate Handbook Your contacts Juli Campey, Director of Executive MBA programme, has operational responsibility for the Executive MBA programme. Suzanne Dunn is the programme secretary and is responsible for the general administrative issues relating to the programme. The MBA suite is situated on the 5th floor, Business Barrack Road. Professor Alan McKinlay, Director of MBA and Executive Education, has strategic responsibility for the MBA programmes. Useful contacts Executive MBA programme director: Juli Campey juli.campey@ncl.ac.uk Juli is responsible for the management of the Executive MBA programme. You may contact Juli for any queries related to the delivery of the Executive MBA programme and any personal questions or issues. 3 Programme secretary: Suzanne Dunn suzanne.dunn@ncl.ac.uk Contact via Student Enquiries, The Hub (room 5.07), Business Barrack Road Business School careers adviser: Caron Pearson caron.pearson@ncl.ac.uk Careers Service, King s Gate and Business St James Caron is responsible for providing careers support and advice to all MBA students. Alumni manager: Contact details for the alumni manager will be confirmed at the start of the programme. The alumni manager is responsible for alumni relations and can arrange introductions to MBA alumni on request.

5 Computer technicians: Abdul Abduqader, Andy Oldroyd If you have any problems with the computers at the Business School, please contact Abdul or Andy on Executive MBA teaching team Core compulsory modules: Module Module leader Contact Global Political Economy Prof Stephen Hughes Competing with IT Dr Colin Ashurst Personal and Professional Juli Campey Transformation Business in Action Juli Campey Strategic Management Dr Tyrone Pitsis Organisational Behaviour Prof Iain Munro in Practice Strategic Marketing Dr Fred Lemke Strategic Human Prof Stephen Procter Resource Management Accounting and Finance Prof Darren Duxbury Operations Management Dr Katarzyna Zdunczyk Global Strategic Design Dr Tyrone Pitsis 4 Elective modules are delivered by Business School academic staff from a wide range of disciplinary areas. A complete list of Business School academic and professional support staff, along with contact details, can be found online at Staff profiles are also available via this link, illustrating the research and teaching interests of academic members of staff. Juli Campey, Programme Director MORE: ncl.ac.uk/nubs

6 Newcastle University Business School: Postgraduate Handbook Executive MBA programme This section aims to provide you with some key information on your degree programme. Generic information relating to postgraduate degrees can be found on the Business School Postgraduate Blackboard Community and in the Postgraduate Study Guide. Newcastle University Business School has offered a Master of Business Administration (MBA) qualification since 1982 and has been accredited by the Association of MBAs since The design of the Newcastle MBA is underpinned by the increasing demand of professional managers to enhance their skills and knowledge to cope with the everchanging global business environment. The MBA programmes are post-experience programmes, suitable for those with a significant degree of management work experience already and who are seeking to develop their career into more senior positions. 5 The Executive MBA is ideal for working professionals looking to combine full interaction with their studies together with the responsibilities of a demanding career and family life. The Executive MBA provides students with the ability to build their managerial knowledge and capacity while enhancing their professional managerial skills in a highly applied manner within the block taught two-year programme of study. Focused group teaching (average intake of 20 students). International programme content centred on globalisation and change. Highly experienced cohort (average age 35 years old) providing opportunities to gain extensive exposure to fellow students business experience. The Executive MBA affords the opportunity to share experiences with a group of like-minded individuals, from varied backgrounds, and will challenge you by bringing cutting-edge academic thinking together with relevant, topical and up-to-date advice and case studies from active practitioners. It s also an opportunity to study in one of the UK s leading Business Schools and in a great location: the city of Newcastle upon Tyne.

7 Programme structure The period of study for the part-time MBA is normally two years. Teaching starts with a three-day induction on Wednesday 1 October The basic teaching pattern is from 08:30 to 13:00 and then 14:00 to 18:30 across regular Wednesday Friday blocks of teaching. Some teaching, eg guest lectures, industrial visits or additional academic activities, may take place outside these times. Please refer to the Executive MBA timetable for detailed teaching time and venues. The Executive MBA timetable is also available on Blackboard under Executive MBA Programme Info. Programme delivery The delivery mechanism of all lectures combines theory with practice. MBA students are often required to reflect on their professional experiences through active group discussions and debates on relevant theories as well as academic lectures. An active learning attitude is essential during the process of studying for an MBA. Students will be provided with reading lists and case studies during the course of the programme. Delivery methods also include business simulations, guest speakers, team activities and industrial visits, subject to the arrangement of module leaders. 6 MORE: ncl.ac.uk/nubs

8 Newcastle University Business School: Postgraduate Handbook Programme content All candidates following a part-time programme of study shall undertake the following modules. September 2014 starters You will take the following compulsory modules: 7 Module code Title Total credits NBS8023 Strategic Human Resource Management 10 NBS8024 Strategic Marketing 10 NBS8026 Strategic Management 10 NBS8028 Global Political Economy 10 NBS8109 Organisational Behaviour in Practice 10 NBS8292 Competing with IT 10 NBS8022 Accounting and Finance 10 NBS8025 Operations Management 10 NBS8290 Business in Action 10 NBS8291 Personal and Professional Transformation 10 NBS8294 Global Strategic Design 10 NBS8521 Dissertation 50

9 Elective modules All Executive MBA students will select elective modules with a total value of 20 credits over the two-year programme, to be taken in Semester 2 of Year 2. Dissertation The dissertation is worth 50 credits and is the opportunity for you to integrate and apply your learning to real-world situations and problems. The dissertation process commences during the second year. We will then allocate you a supervisor who will provide guidance through the dissertation writing process. The dissertation is a major piece of work (12,000 words), which will enable you to apply the knowledge and skills developed during the taught element of your degree programme. You will be expected to demonstrate evaluative and analytical ability, gain an in-depth knowledge of the topic and understand the relevance of the context in which the investigation is set. The dissertation also allows you to challenge and contribute to management knowledge, understand the complexity of the world of organisations and business, and appreciate the practical applicability of management theory. Submission of dissertation The submission deadline will be in September The Personal Extenuating Circumstances (PEC) Committee may, in exceptional circumstances, grant an extension to the submission deadline for the dissertation. If you have personal circumstances affecting your work on the dissertation, please submit a PEC form to the programme secretary as soon as possible. MORE: ncl.ac.uk/nubs

10 Newcastle University Business School: Postgraduate Handbook Your assessment The assessment methods used in individual modules is included in the module outlines. The assessments for the core modules are summarised in the table below. 9 September 2014 Compulsory modules Module Examination Individual assignment Global Political Economy 100% Competing with IT 100% Personal and Professional 100% Transformation Business in Action 50% Report 1 50% Report 2 Strategic Management 100% Organisational Behaviour in Practice Strategic Marketing 50% 10% Poster 40% Report Accounting and Finance 100% 100% Report Group assessment 30% Group presentation 70% Assignment Presentation Operations Management 100% Report Global Strategic Design 50% Report 50% Research project Strategic Human Resource Management 100% MORE: ncl.ac.uk/nubs

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12 Newcastle University Business School: Postgraduate Handbook For more information Newcastle University Business School 5 Barrack Road Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4SE UK Telephone: Disclaimer The matters covered by this brochure and other information that we provide for students, are naturally subject to change from time to time, both before and after a candidate s admission. The University may have to make such changes without notice. Further details of the University s policies, procedures and regulations can be found at Newcastle University, The University of Newcastle upon Tyne trading as Newcastle University. ncl.ac.uk/nubs