The aim of this module is to understand the meaning and nature of organisational behaviour and its importance and relevance to management in a dynamic and changing world, demonstrate in depth knowledge and understanding of people within organisations through analysis of the individual processes at work, understand the nature of groups and group processes, key principles and practices of management should be related to effective leadership and the resolution of conflict within organisations, appreciate the nature of interpersonal processes as they impact on people and work performance, relevant processes include motivation and the creation of job satisfaction and to assess the ways in which organisational performance may be improved through organisational process, such as communication and better use of people.

The aim of this module is to introduce students to the basic components of a PC, so they have a clear understanding of the main hardware units at a macro level, introduce the relationship between information and data and the way computers use binary codes to represent data and instructions, stimulate analysis and to develop a critical approach to the observation of IT systems and networks in everyday use in typical retail and banking sectors, examine a wide variety of different types of software from operating systems to development and application packages, including an introduction to the Internet as a source of information.

Topics covered in this module are Introduction to computers, Microprocessors and semiconductor devices, Information processing, current IT issues and data communications.

The aim of this module is to maximise personal business communication skills, necessary both within the organisation and for communication with external audiences, appreciate the internal mechanisms needed for business communication and how to ensure that these are effective, learn to deal with different types of data, particularly for the purpose of presenting information that is visually appealing and professionally produced and understand the role of information technology in the business communication environment and the efficiencies that these opportunities bring to the world of work.

The aim of this module is to introduce candidates to typical applications software used in business and finance, introduce the types of costs and benefits of applications software together with common issues in its implementation, explore the role of applications software through case studies from the finance and retail sectors and to develop the candidate’s practical ability through the creation of simple applications using the microsoft excel spreadsheet including visual basic for applications.

The aim of this module is to build on the concept introduced in computer fundamentals, provide an overview of the principles of telecommunications, examine the underlying technology to communications systems, especially those concerned with PC LANs and WANs including the internet and to introduce the issues involved in the building and use of open systems and applications.

The aim of this module is to achieve an overall understanding of how and why statistics and mathematics are used in economic and business decisions, demonstrate the ability to collect, present, analyse and interpret quantitative data using standard statistical techniques.

The aim of this module is to learn the knowledge and skills required to write simple routines and programs, be able to design and implement effective spreadsheet macros and small utilities, provide a secure foundation upon which more advanced concepts can be built, such as object-orientation and rapid prototyping and to create the practical framework to enable students to achieve useful programming language such as visual basic.

The aim of this module is to understand the tasks involved in designing a new information system to meet an organisation’s specific requirements, create the major models used in the analysis and design of information systems and to contribute towards the design of an organisation’s information system taking into consideration the technological and human aspects of the design.

The aim of this module is to develop the student’s knowledge and understanding of individual differences, especially in such fields as learning, personality, motivation and attitudes, the changing nature of the psychological contract between organisations and their employees, each major dimension of human resource management in practice and techniques for effective communication in all work-related situations.