Saul's Experience at the Residential SchoolAttentionL This case study may trigger your emotions. Please book an appointment with one of the counselors at our Learner Success Services if you need any support. The author of the case study, Crystal Manyfingers, Learning Design /Curriculum Indigenization/Decolonization Specialist at Bow Valley College, will also be happy to provide additional support. Saul Indian Horse is a husband and father f...
Key Drivers of Megaprojects GloballyConstruction Procurement Assignment Brief (For UK Based Students & Distance Learning Students)Megaprojects are large-scale, complex ventures that typically cost billions of dollars, take many years to develop and build. They involve multiple public and private stakeholders, are transformational, and impact millions of people (Flyvbjerg, 2014). Hirschman (1967) calls such projects "privileged particl...
Fundamental Roles and Functions of ManagementLO1: Understand key concepts and principles of management, including the basic roles, skills, and functions of management LO2: Describe the interactions between the organisational structure, different functions and discuss how to achieve high performance and explain the components and complexities of an organisation's culture and its impact on the manager LO3: Understand the nature of change in th...
AimThe aim of the module is to allow those students who are pursuing the Masters degree to have a further opportunity to develop their chosen specialism by preparing and presenting a research based Dissertation. The final submission will be not more than 12,000 words. The Dissertation will build on previous studies and will fuse them into a major piece of research related to an international business issue/s. Successful students will be a...
Module Learning Outcomes (from module syllabus)Module Learning Outcomes (from module syllabus) 1. Understand critically intercultural communication theories2. Evaluate and interpret divergent international cultures within business3. Analyse business communication situations. Task Discription Assessment Component 2 (Practical) – Presentation A global company based in the United Kingdom contemplating a joint venture with ...
Assessment BriefStarbucks operates globally serving millions of customers on a daily basis. The company operates internationally with more than retail stores in 80 countries1 . Its global operations depend on the service provided through a number of international partners, and in particular a worldwide network of franchises and licensed Starbucks cafes. This allows for local responsiveness through a degree of decentralised decision-making,...
Assignment Brief As part of the formal assessment for the programme you are required to submit a Risk Management and Innovation case based assignment. Please refer to your Student Handbook for full details of the programme assessment scheme and general information on preparing and submitting assignments. Learning Outcomes: After completing the module you should be able to: Analyse and evaluate risk in practical situations using a concept...
Assessment GuidanceYou will be assessed in this module in Two ways: firstly, through the end of unit tests for units 1-10 and secondly by a written report (Case Study). As part of your module assessment you will be answering multiple choice questions for the ten study units (1 – 10). The following is some advice regarding how best to do this. 1. Read all the relevant class materials carefully for each unit, trying to work out what the ...
Learning MethodsLearning MethodsThis section describes learning methods used, and the resources available, to support learning. LecturesYou will have one-hour lectures every week, which covers the following key areas:• Introductions to the module, assessment and research for business and academia• Revising literature reviewing and identifying research questions• Qualitative research planning, sampling, methods, analysis (incl...
AssessmentThe essays must draw on academic research and theory and must be clearly written. Please answer one of the following questions Coursework essay titles: Critically consider how both qualitative interviews and quantitative surveys have contributed to our understanding of individual career development over time. How can career research and theory help individual self-management of work trans...
BackgroundBackgroundIn the UK regulations to publish data on the gender pay gap came into force, companies with over 250 employees were required from 2018 to publish figures on their gender pay gap. In 2017 the then UK Prime Minister Theresa May called the gender pay gap a ‘burning injustice’. The gender pay gap is not about equal pay- the Equal Pay Act 1970, updated in 2018 ensures that it is unlawful employment pract...
Questions: Section A: Question 1: Creme brulee man Food from street carts has become a foodie favorite for San Franciscans. Food carts travel from neighborhood to neighborhood, offering their delicacies to range of local foodies. But without a set location, how do these carts let consumers know here they will be? Well, through Twitter of course. Curtis Kimball, the man behind the enormously popular Creme Brulee Cart in San Francisco, has quick...
Learning OutcomesOrganisations are increasingly aware of the importance of complex, ever-changing external forces that significantly affect them. Managers, therefore, need to widen their perspective away from the internal daily functions and activities of the organisation in order to understand and cope with such factors that impact the long term grow and viability of the organisation. Strategic business management is the decision making proce...
TaskCLO1. Understand what contemporary management issues and challenges are in modern organisations CLO2. Apply relevant theories to critically examine contemporary management issues and formulate effective solutions to these issues CLO3. Effectively communicate concepts and arguments learned in contemporary management in a logical, coherent and engaging manner CLO4. Demonstrate interpersonal and teamwork skills in analysing issues and chal...
Literature ReviewExploring the opportunities and challenges for business A sensor is a device that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure, or any one of a great number of other environmental phenomena. Sensors are not just a new phenomenon as variations of these technologies have been around for years but with the expansion of wifi, the availab...