Upon completion of the programme, students are expected to be able to:

• Demonstrate a secure knowledge and understanding of the variety of organizational types, objectives, operational behaviour and managerial and strategic approaches, both within and between organizations

• Demonstrate a critical awareness of the external environment within which businesses operate, including economic, technological, demographic, environmental, ethical, legal, political socio-cultural and cross-cultural aspects

• Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the principles and functions of management, including human resource, marketing, accounting and finance, and knowledge and information management

• Show a critical appreciation of contemporary issues such as globalization, sustainability, entrepreneurship and innovation, social responsibility, knowledge-based economies, demographic and structural change

• Use inductive, deductive and other analytical approaches to identify potential linkages between variables and generate testable hypotheses

• Evaluate the contribution of various qualitative and quantitative techniques to the solution of problems identified

• Plan and execute a research project into business and management issues

• Use communication and information technology effectively for business applications

• Use practical survey techniques effectively e.g. designing, using and ‘scoring’ questionnaires, conducting interviews.