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PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION: BA Business and Management
1 Awarding Institution: University of Exeter 2 School(s)/Teaching Institution: The Business School 3 Programme accredited/validated by: 4 Final Award(s): BA (Hons) 5 Programme Title: Business and Management 6 UCAS Code (if relevant): N 7 FHEQ Level of Final Award(s): H 8 QAA Subject Benchmarking Group:
General Business and Management
9 Date of Production/Revision: October.
10 Programme Structures and Requirements, Levels, Modules, Credits and Awards
The programme is studied over three years and is University-based throughout that time. Each year of study is based on semesters, taught over three ten-week terms, with a period of assessment at the end of each semester. The programme comprises of 360 credits, divided into units of study (modules) which have credits ratings of either 15 or 30 credits. Students taking the Honours degree may take no more than 150 credits of level 1 modules and no fewer than 90 credits of level 3 modules.
Stage 1 Module credit BEA1006 Accounting 1 15 BEA1007 Accounting 2 15 BEE1027 Economics for Business 30 BEE1025 Statistics for Business and Management 15 BEM1005 Introduction to Business Information 15 Systems BEM1007 Theory of Management 15 plus elective 15 120
Assessment at Stage 1 is formative and does not contribute towards the overall mark for the degree programme, although an overall pass is necessary for progression to Stage 2. The overall mark for the degree is calculated from the marks for Stages 2 and 3, which are weighted equally i.e. Stage 2 comprises 50%, Stage 3 also comprises 50% of the overall assessment for the degree.
Stage 2 BEA2003 Management Accounting 30 BEM2004 Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management 30 BEM2013 Principles of Marketing 15 BEM2016 Consumer Behaviour 15 BEM2007 Operations Management* 15 plus elective 15 120
Stage 3 Either BEA3001 Financial Management 30 or BEA3001A Finance for Managers 15 BEM3004 Business Strategy 30 plus Electives (60 or 75 credits) 120 360
*Students may, in consultation with the Programme Director, postpone BEM2007 to the final year.
Some modules have been designated ‘non-condonable’ by the School for this programme. These are indicated by bold type. At each stage, if the programme structure supports it, students may choose modules worth up to 30 credits from outside the School of Business and Economics
Further details are available from the School’s website, www.exeter.ac.uk/sobe
13 Teaching, Learning and Assessment Methods
Teaching and learning methods include lectures, seminars, individual and group presentations, case studies, use of internet and library resources for individual research; directed private study, consultancy sessions, internet based communication
Assessment methods include written examinations to test knowledge base, synthesising and formal writing skills group presentations to assess ability to work together, presentational skills, powers of critical evaluation individual assignments/reports to test ability to research effectively, write critically and reflectively. class exercises to test numeracy skills
14 Support for Students and Students’ Learning
At Exeter, the University Library maintains its principal collections in the main library buildings on the Streatham and St Luke’s campuses, together with a number of specialist collections in certain Schools. The total Library collection comprises over a million volumes and 3000 current periodical subscriptions.
Information Technology (IT) Services provide a wide range of services throughout the Exeter campuses including open access computer rooms, some of which are available 24 hours, 7 days a week. One of these is sited within Streatham Court, and in addition the School has a dedicated teaching suite comprising 21 workstations for undergraduate use, maintained by the School’s CDO. Helpdesks are maintained on the Streatham and St Luke’s campuses, while most study bedrooms in halls and flats are linked to the University’s campus network.
In accordance with University policy, the School of Business and Economics has in place a system of academic and personal tutors for its students. A University-wide statement on such provision is included in the University’s TQA Manual.
Additionally, the following units at Exeter between them provide a wide range of student support services:
- Student Counselling Service - Student Health Centre
- Study Skills Service - Family Centre (Streatham campus)
- Student Advice Centre (Guild of Students) - Chaplaincy
- International Office - INTO and Foreign Language Centres
- Study Abroad Office - Disability Resource Centre
The University Careers Advisory service provides expert advice to all students to enable them to plan their futures, through guidance interviews, psychometric testing, employer presentations, skills events, practice job interviews and CV preparation.
In accordance with University policy, the School of Business and Economics possesses a Student/Staff Liaison Committee, which allow students to contribute directly to the enhancement of educational and other provision at discipline level.
15 Admission Criteria Please refer to the latest Entry Data tables at www.exeter.ac.uk/undergraduate These can be found under Entry Requirements within the relevant subject entries at http://www.exeter.ac.uk/undergraduate/degrees/
16 Regulation of Assessment and Academic Standards
Each academic programme in the University is subject to an agreed School assessment marking strategy, underpinned by institution-wide assessment procedures. The security of assessment and academic standards is further supported through the external examiners appointed for each programme. Their responsibilities are described in the University’s code for external examiners and include access to draft papers, course work and examination scripts. Attendance at the Board of Examiners and the provision of an annual report are both required. Clear procedures are also in place for the monitoring of these annual reports at both School and University level. See the University’s TQA Manual for details of these processes (http://www.ex.ac.uk/ )
17 Indicators of Quality and Standards
The University and its constituent Schools draw on a range of data in their regular review of the quality of provision. The annual produced Performance Indicator Dataset details admission, progression, completion and first career destination data, including comparisons over a five year period.
18 Methods for Evaluating and Improving Quality and Standards
The University has procedures in place for the regular review of its educational provision, including the annual review of both modules and programmes which draw on feedback from such sources as external examiners’ reports, student evaluation, student achievement and progression data. In addition, subject areas are reviewed every three years through a subject and programme quality review scheme that includes external input. These procedures are recorded in codes of practice contained in the TQA Manual.
The department of Economics was reviewed by the national Quality Assurance Agency for HE in February 2002; see the QAA web site for review reports on subjects at Exeter.
