BE860-7-PT-CO:
The Director's Workshops
2023/24
Essex Business School
Colchester Campus
Spring Special
Postgraduate: Level 7
Current
Wednesday 01 January 2020
Wednesday 07 October 2020
0
13 July 2023
Requisites for this module
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This module addresses a wide range of topical, critical management issues of relevance to the practice of business and management with the view to help you acquire the tools and the skills to develop innovative business thinking.
Typically led by the MBA Director, the Director's Workshops include contributions from the MBA Director, local and national industrial figures discussing their business and management practice, experts in their field and fellow MBA students themselves leading discussions on business issues specific to their own industry or geography. The Director's Workshops also aim to support you early on in your MBA studies, helping you acquire critical learning and study skills through writing workshops and other research and reporting techniques. The module also incorporates field and company visits, enabling you to evidence the relevance of your learning to the workplace environment.
The aims of this module are
- To support you and your MBA study through a series of workshops revolving around communication skills, the understanding of the ‘self’ and your professional development.
- To enable you to evidence application of your MBA learning via effective verbal communication.
- To introduce you to topical issues in business and management not explicitly covered in other MBA modules.
- To equip you with the tools and frameworks to contribute persuasively to innovative business thinking while addressing major issues in business and management.
By the end of this module, students will be expected to be able to:
- Apply techniques, models and frameworks to communicate verbally effectively and persuasively.
- Acquire and practice active listening skills.
- Enhance your understanding of real-life business dilemmas.
- Apply techniques, models and frameworks to enhance your CV.
Skills for Your Professional Life (Transferable Skills)
- Interpersonal skills including self-management and teamwork.
- Verbal communications skills.
- Presentation skills.
- Experience of the work environment.
- Commercial/business awareness.
No additional information available.
This module will be delivered via:
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33 contact hours
- Presentation and participation in class discussions/case study analysis - 20 hrs
- Taught - 13 hrs
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
2500 word Reflective Essay |
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100% |
Additional coursework information
- Assessment brief: To reflect on your learning from the module, identifying how your learning shaped your approach to the rest of your MBA (modules, project) and how it will shape your practice as a manager and/or aspiring leader. (2,500 words)
- Key questions to address: Identify three themes covered in this year’s Director’s Workshops module:
- What you learnt from those workshops – key learning (which is likely to differ from each of you).
- How you’ve taken that learning on board while progressing your MBA studies – from an individual perspective and/or a teams-based perspective.
- How this learning is making you a better, and more effective manager and/or leader back in a workplace setting (or in your own business if you have one or intend to create your own venture).
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Prof Nicolas Forsans, email: n.forsans@essex.ac.uk.
Prof Nicolas Forsans, Dr James Fowler & Dr Simon Carmel and Business Practitioner
ebsmba@essex.ac.uk
No
No
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Dr Jessica Andrea Chelekis
Brunel University London
Senior Lecturer in Sustainability and Global Value Chains
Available via Moodle
Of 35 hours, 35 (100%) hours available to students:
0 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s), module, or event type.
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