In this module you will build on your technical skills and creative approaches to develop an individual creative computing project. The broad themes of play and user interaction will be explored, within which you will identify, research and manage a project with a focus of your own choice. Theories and contexts of play in art, design and commercial contexts will provide a launchpad for your own creative and technical practice in, for example, physical space and interactive installations, the Internet of Toys, mixed reality games, interactive literature and media, playful AI and robotics, HCI and user experience (UX). You will be introduced to user and player testing methods to evaluate your project.
In a world of fast and easy communication, we are increasingly working and studying alongside people from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Understanding our intercultural encounters allows us to develop awareness of ourselves and others, as we grow as individuals, develop new relationships and enhance employability through the intercultural competence we acquire. Whether in social settings or various contexts of employment, intercultural communication in today's globalised world can challenge our established ways of thinking, feeling and behaving. This module prepares you to react to these challenges, and to understand how culture and communication operate around you.
Teams of students will work together to address practical, real-world problems set by industry or government partners. Each team will have an academic supervisor and an industrial advisor and will work together to produce a ‘demonstration’ of their solution to the challenge. Team size will depend on cohort size, but the expected size is around 4 students per group. The goal of the module is to facilitate inter-disciplinary team working and cohort development, whilst providing rapid solutions to real-world challenges, to emulate the demands of a job working in the D&S sector. Outcomes of the projects may be presented during the industry forum event, which will be held during the induction week from the second year of intake, to which industry, government and third sector stakeholders, and the wider University community will be invited (dependent on security considerations of each project).
Teams of students will work together to address a practical, real-world sustainability problem set by industry and government partners. Each team will have an academic and an industry advisor, and work together to produce a demonstration of their solution to the challenge. Demonstrations must include elements combining sustainability and electronics and/or artificial intelligence algorithms in an integrated solution.
This module is offered in the context of a multi-disciplinary programme that requires students to both demonstrate appropriate appreciation of disciplines which are foreign to them (including an understanding of current research and research methods, an awareness of the current limits of knowledge in that discipline) and an appreciation of the possibilities of multi- and inter-disciplinary research opportunities.
The purpose of the module is to develop students’ ability to undertake research in human geography by building on what they have learnt related to methods and research design in Geog2008 and practice-based learning on a fieldtrip and associated lectures, practicals and tutorial teaching. The module will give them practical experience of carrying out research to ensure they have practical research experiences that ready them for GGES3012 - the Undergraduate dissertation. Through the practical experience of undertaking group research project as part of a fieldcourse, a range of research skills including design, methodology and data analysis will be learnt.
This module will equip students with the central concepts of macroeconomics, building on the foundations laid in ECON1021 Principles of Macroeconomics. Students will gain a clear understanding of the equilibrium behaviour of economies at the macro level. That is national level, using aggregate output or GDP as an outcome of interest. The module will distinguish between long run and short run macroeconomic behaviour and it will introduce student to theories of economic growth as well as of short run fluctuations. Throughout the module a focus is placed on the role of economic policy for macroeconomic outcomes and on understanding the patterns behind economic booms and busts and the effects of different fiscal and monetary policies.
This module will familiarise students with the central concepts of microeconomics, building on the foundations laid in ECON1001/ECON1003. Students will gain a clear understanding of the role of the price mechanism in organising economic activity and of choice in strategic situations. To this end the module will offer a rigorous treatment of supply and demand in markets, individual choice and strategic behaviour, concepts of market equilibrium and the evaluation of equilibrium outcomes in terms of social desirability and possible roles for policy intervention, Throughout the module will focus on examples and applications such as the free rider problem.
The module will provide students with an understanding of the nature of accounting practices and taxation of international activities. With respect to accounting it emphasises the importance of a country’s cultural, social, economic, legal and political environment in determining the nature of the rules and regulations which govern its financial reporting practices. In this respect, the problems of financial reporting diversity across countries as a result of the increasing internationalisation of business are explored. Attempts to harmonise/internationalise accounting practices by various international organisations are also examined. Aspects of multinational financial management are also examined. International transactions and organisations provide challenges for both mangers and tax authorities. Taxation can influence various aspects of an organisational including its structure, locations and internal management and control. In this context recent developments in international taxation will be examined.
Consideration of people management must increasingly be cross-national comparative and international in complexion. This exciting new agenda is challenging and problematic. This module examines international developments and comparative difference in the management of human resources, and explores how managers of people may conceive and use the ‘strategic space’ (Vernon (2006) cited in Brewster et al (2016)) they have to productively shape employment relationships in an international environment.
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Banks are at the heart of the global financial system. This module strives to link the theory and practice of banking in a real-world setting. Considerable attention is given to the vast array of risks that banks face and this is achieved by learning about the management and measurement of these various risks. Also, the module looks at financial/banking crises and the impact that these have on the wider economy especially over the past number of years since the global financial crisis of 2008. This module also covers how to measure bank performance and looks in detail at the case for banking regulation. Finally, this module will cover some recent trends in banking activities including sustainability and green banking and disrupted financial technologies (Fintech).
This module is focused on banking, as opposed to financial market or accounting and finance-related courses otherwise on offer in the MBA. Students will learn about the 'micro' side of banking, including financial institutions, instruments and techniques, such as hedging, or bank regulation. In addition, the module covers the 'macro' side of banking, which is how banking is connected to and influenced by the economy.
The module introduces key theories of international business, including the determinants and the impact of international trade, foreign market entry strategy and regional integration. This theoretical understanding will then be illustrated and examined by reference to the way multinational companies develop and implement their international strategies. Particular attention will be devoted to the role played by the international business environment and to key strategic management issues such international marketing and HR strategies.
This module covers international commercial sale contracts, principally CIF and FOB (which account for the vast majority of the world's tonnage internationally shipped), but also other international sales, in particular international commodity sales, and sales envisaging multimodal transport operations.
Competition law, whether on an international or national level, is an important influence on companies' business strategy. Competition law plays a major role in trade and trade relations between countries. It is also an increasingly important element of the everyday life of businesses. The aim of the course is to give you a good understanding of competition law, with a primary focus on EU and US antitrust rules and cases for the purpose of either practice or research in the field.
Corporate Governance is an area that has grown rapidly in the last few years fuelled by high profile corporate collapses and financial crisis. The module builds on sound theoretical base to encompass the latest developments in the field worldwide. It takes an international approach to corporate governance, contextualising its development and providing a stimulating range of academic and empirical practitioner research, and topical case studies. It also introduces institutional and legal systems from both government and firm’s viewpoints that influence the effectiveness of corporate governance.
This module gives an overview of moral philosophy and shows how such ethical theories apply in a business context. This module also covers the development of the concept and the meaning of the terms ‘corporate social responsibility’ (CSR) in a business context; how CSR is being implemented in today’s corporations, its impact and likely future directions. The module summarises the latest thinking of the strategic significance of CSR, and how CSR goes to the heart of the way in which businesses and their managers make decisions and conduct their activities. In addition, the module explores how businesses can develop and adopt sustainable business models to secure a positive future for themselves and the world in which they operate. In the process, the module considers how CSR can lead to innovation, new business opportunities and towards solutions to many of today’s business, social and environmental problems. A key aim of the module is to enable students to understand the role and responsibilities of business and managers/owners in the context of the wider society and the future global challenges.
This core interdisciplinary module sets the foundations for postgraduate study on international criminal justice by providing two key elements. Firstly, it provides a comprehensive overview of criminal justice principles and processes. Secondly, it introduces key criminological and psychological perspectives that underpin and permeate criminal justice institutions. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, students will engage with key theoretical and practical issues from both criminological and psychological viewpoints. The module examines national and international criminal justice agencies and institutions, and looks at the roles and responsibilities of personnel as well as issues of accountability in relation to current international developments. Legal cases from the UK, the US, Australia, and Canada, as well as cases from the European Court of Human Rights, International Criminal Court and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights will provide contemporary case studies of cutting-edge criminal justice dilemmas.
International Criminal Law, rather than comparing domestic law of different countries, is concerned with only those crimes which are of such gravity that they affect the whole international community. International criminal law deals therefor with crimes such as genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, usually committed in the context of armed conflict. This module explores how the international community responds to such mass atrocities, how it tries to bring even the most powerful perpetrators to justice and the numerous challenges it faces in trying to do so though the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. This module will introduce you to the core international crimes over which the International Criminal Court has jurisdiction as well as the Court’s main procedures. It will examine the relationship between the Court and its stakeholders such as member and non-member states, the United Nations Security Council and the African Union. Analysing the tension between the principles of truth, justice and peace and the pressures of realpolitik, this course will critically assess to what extent the ICC is able to achieve its aims and objectives.
