MBA Exeter MBA

1. Critically appraise how organisations work and are governed and how they can successfully manage customers, finance, human resources, operations, CIT and innovation to achieve stakeholder objectives
2. Critically assess the impact of changes in markets, regulation, society, technology and ecology on the strategy, behaviour, management and sustainability of organisations.
3. Apply the accounting and financial principles and techniques necessary to monitor and control costs and assess the performance and viability (on ESG criteria) of businesses, investments and projects for shareholders and other stakeholders.
4. Critically evaluate the functions, processes, systems, technology and challenges involved in managing resources, operations, information, networks and supply chains efficiently and with minimum environmental impact.
5. Demonstrate critical awareness of the alternative options for the strategic development of new and established organisations and the implications and ways of managing change.
6. Articulate the global sustainability challenges and the impact that environmental degradation, resource security, pollution, climate change but also poverty and inequalities, and the “digital revolution” could have for business and society.
7. Critically assess how businesses can contribute to a more sustainable future through business models innovation Demonstrate a global and planet-minded outlook, including sensitivity to different world views and stakeholder perspectives, the challenges faced by less developed economies and communities and the interdependency of social, economic, ecological, technological and governance systems.
8. Demonstrate a global and planet-minded outlook, including sensitivity to different world views and stakeholder perspectives, the challenges faced by less developed economies and communities and the interdependency of social, economic, ecological, technological and governance systems.
9. Critically evaluate theories of leadership and the traits, mindsets and authenticity required for effective leadership in a complex and uncertain environment.
10. Recognise and address ethical dilemmas and corporate social responsibility issues, applying ethical and organisational values to situations and choices.
11. Demonstrate the ability to think holistically and across functional boundaries, and view organisational problems and issues from an (eco) system and strategic (and, where appropriate, global) perspective.
12. Explain the significance of innovation and how it links to the wider strategic issues within the firm, and demonstrate creative and innovative thinking by applying innovation tools and frameworks to improve the well-being of customers and employees and sustainability of business strategies.

1)     MBAM964 As part of Understanding Our World, the Accounting & Finance module will ask participants to critically analyse financial models in a real-world context

MBAM960 As part of Achieving Enduring Success, participants on the Operations module will be required to critically evaluate the role of operations within different business models

MBAM962B As part of Creating the New, participants on the Digital Business in the Digital Era module will evaluate the significance of innovation and how it links to wider strategic and operational issues within organisations

MBAM963 As part of Leading with Purpose, participants on the Corporate Governance module will understand how and why organisations function as they do.

MBAM961 As part of Designing a Better World student groups participating on the Circular Economy Design Challenge will review all aspects of a company and how it manages a particular issue

2)  MBAM960 As part of Achieving Enduring Success, participants on the Marketing module will assess the drivers and processes involved in understanding customer behaviour and how the impact of changes influence marketing strategy development    

MBAM961 As part of Designing a Better World, the Tackling Global Challenges module will inform participants of our global challenges and the risks they pose to business and provide an overview of new business thinking and frameworks

MBAM962B As part of Creating the New, participants on the Digital Business in the Digital Era participants will meet with a number of organisations where changes in markets have impacted their company

MBAM963 As part of Leading with Purpose, participants on the Corporate Governance module will be introduced to how managers manage changes in regulations and behaviour within their organisation

MBAM960 As part of Achieving Enduring Success, participants on the Strategy module will develop a critical understanding of the impact of changes in the ecology on the strategy through model theories and concepts

3)  MBAM964 As part of Understanding Our World, participants on the Accounting and Finance module will learn how to plan, control, report upon and analyse organisational activity from both financial and non-financial perspectives.

MBAM961 As part of Designing a Better Future  student groups on the Circular Economy Design Challenge will review all aspects of a company and how it manages a particular issue & achieves stakeholder value

4) MBAM960 As part of Achieving Enduring Success, the Operations module will focusing on how to achieve the efficient and effective management of resources and operations.

MBAM960 As part of Achieving Enduring Success, the Strategy integrates international issues through case analysis and your experience. In the past, the module used cases that span global issues and challenges.

MBAM962B As part of Creating the New, participants on the Digital Business in the Digital Era participants will carry out an innovation project which explores how well organisations manage innovation   

MBAM963 As part of Leading with Purpose the Corporate Governance module will introduce students to how managers manage change and changes in regulations and behaviour within their organisation 

5) MBAM962 As part of Creating the New, The Entrepreneurial module focuses on principles and process elements which are transferable internationally, with specific attention given to entrepreneurship with an international perspective

MBAM961 as part Designing a Better Future for All, participants on Tackling Global Challenges will explore contemporary issues in global risk MBAM963 As part of Leading with Purpose, participants on the Corporate Governance module will be introduced students to how managers manage change and changes in regulations and behaviour within their organisation 

6) MBAM961 As part of Designing a Better World, module Tackling Global Challenges will inform participants of our global challenges and the risks they pose to business and provide an overview of new business thinking and frameworks

MBAM962B As part of Creating the New, the Digital Business in the Digital Era module participants will meet with a number of organisations where changes in markets have impacted their company

MBAM961 in Designing a Better Future for All, participants on the Circular Economy Design Challenge will apply & articulate theoretical concepts & arguments to support new circular economy solutions

7) MBAM962B As part of Creating the New, the Digital Business in the Digital Era module participants will assess how a sustainability perspective can reveal new approaches for product, service and organisation development.

MBAM914 In MBA Project, participants will engage with client organisations based in the UK and internationally to complete their consultancy project  

10) MBAM961 As part of Designing a Better World, module Tackling Global Challenges will introduce students to ethical issues associated with the management and leadership of change

MBAM963 in Leading with Purpose, the Corporate Governance module, participants will critique organisational brand and reputation, and analyse ethical dilemmas through a range of theories & perspectives

11) MBAM914 In MBA Project participants will demonstrate effective understanding of the client’s needs and able to work across multiple departments within an organisation

MBAM961 in Designing a Better Future for All, participants on the Circular Economy Design Challenge will analyse and work across multiple subject areas of a specific organisation

12) MBAM962B In Creating the New, module Digital Business in the Digital Era is focussed on increasing the participant’s ability to understand technical innovations and communicate them clearly within a diverse team, in order to increase the ability to create more value.

1) MBAM964 – MCQ test and exam (ILO 4)

        MBAM960 – Individual assignment (ILOs 1-3)

        MBAM962B – Innovation fitness report & technology report (ILO 4)    

       MBAM963 – Individual Assignment (ILO 2)

       MBAM961 – Group report (ILOs 2, 3, 6)

  2)   MBAM960– Group report (ILOs 5,8)       

      MBAM961 - Individual Assignment (ILOs 1, 2, 6)

      MBAM962B - Innovation fitness report (ILO 1)

      MBAM963 – Individual Assignment (ILOs 1, 5)

      MBAM960 Individual assignment (ILO 7) 

  3)   MBAM964 –  MCQ test and exam (ILOs 3, 4, 5); 

        MBAM961 – Group report (ILOs 3,4, 5)

   4)   MBAM960 Individual assignment (ILOs 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9)

        MBAM960

         Individual  Assignment (ILOs 1, 3, 7, 9 )

        MBAM962B Innovation fitness report & technology report

       (ILOs 1-2)     

        MBAM963 individual essay (ILOs 2, 5, 7, 8)

   5) MBAM962B Group presentations & individual essay (ILOs 2, 3, 7, 9)

       MBAM963 Individual Assignment (ILOs 1-2)     

       MBAM961  Individual

       Assignment (ILOs -3,7)

  6)   MBAM962B Innovation fitness report & technology report

       (ILOs 1-6)    

        MBAM961 - Individual Assignment (ILOs 1-4)

        MBAM961 group report & presentation (ILOs 3, 7, 8, 9)

   7)  MBAM914 Consultancy Report (ILO 5)

        MBAM962B Individual Assignment (ILOs 1, 2, 4, 5, 6)

   8)   MBAM914 Consultancy Report (ILOs 5,7)

         MBAM961 individual assignment (ILOs 1, 2, 5)

         MBAM963 individual assignment (ILOs 1, 2, 7) 

  9)   MBAM963 Individual Assignment (ILOs 1, 6, 7)

  10)  MBAM961 - Individual Assignment (ILOs 1, 5, 6)

         MBAM963 – Individual assignment (ILOs 1, 2, 5, 8) 

  11)  MBAM914 Consultancy Report (ILO 7)

        MBAM961 - group report & presentation (ILOs 8, 9, 10, 11)

12)   MBAM962B Innovation fitness report & technology report

       (ILOs 1, 2, 4, 5, 6)   

13. Critically evaluate and reflect on management theory, processes and behaviour through experience and engagement with academic literature.
14. Apply critical thinking to practical business and management issues in relation to the global challenges faced by business leaders, in particular in the area of sustainability, using appropriate theory, frameworks, techniques and information resources, while questioning data, assumptions and the validity of supporting research.
15. Apply appropriate tools and techniques (including software) to analyse and interpret quantitative data and financial statements and to draw conclusions from structured and unstructured problems.
16. Demonstrate the ability to design, plan and implement consultancy projects using relevant tools and appropriate and ethical methodologies to analyse complex situations and generate viable and appropriate solutions and recommendations (often in the absence of complete data).
17. Articulate the benefits of building effective collaborative relationships and how synergistic outcomes and shared value can be achieved in a personal or work context.

13) MBAM914 In MBA Project, participants will    complete a consultancy project, reflect on management theory and complete a literature review

MBAM963 Leadership with Purpose will teach participants to undertake critical reflection, self-awareness, inner communication through management theory literature.

  14)       MBAM962B in Creating the New Innovation, participants will apply critical thinking to a number of business issues for the company innovation report.

           MBAM914 In MBA Project, participants will apply critical thinking to business and management issues in relation to their consultancy project.

  15)      MBAM964 Practical Insights into Data and Analytics in Understanding our World participants will use a variety of data analytic tools such as IBM Watson online; MS Excel and SPSS

         MBAM914 In MBA Project, participants will undertake both qualitative and quantitative analysis for their project report.

  16)      MBAM962B in Creating The New, participants will complete a company innovation project

          MBAM914 MBA Project, participants develop their planning and analytical skills to complete their consultancy project

  17)    MBAM914 MBA Project, participants will work closely with client organisations and build effective and collaborative relationships whilst completing their consultancy project

        MBAM963 Leading with Purpose module  will  encourage participants to build collaborative relationships with their fellow participants, develop networking skills both locally and globally

13)  MBAM914 Consultancy Report (ILOs 2, 5)   

       MBAM963 – Individual assignment (ILOs 1,6, 7)

14)   MBAM962B – Innovation fitness report & technology report (ILOs 2, 3, 4)

MBAM914 consultancy project (ILO 5)

15)   MBAM964 –  individual assignment (ILO 7

          MBAM914 Consultancy Report (ILOs 2,7)

16)    MBAM962B – Innovation fitness report & technology report (ILOs 3, 4, 8)

           MBAM914 Consultancy proposal and report (ILOs 1 & 7)        

17)    MBAM914 Consultancy Report (ILOs 4, 6)

          MBAM963 –Individual assignment (ILO 12, 13)

18. Take a Global Outlook: Our graduates are prepared for the complexities of a global business environment; drawing on creative intelligence and ethical imagination when dealing with wicked problems.
19. Apply Critical Thinking: Our graduates have a commercial awareness that enables them to engage critically with evidence in order to analyse, conceptualise and evaluate the ESG challenges facing business.
20. Work with a Collaborative Mind-set: Our graduates are enterprising and motivated individuals who are able to work in an inclusive, respectful, and collegiate manner across diverse teams.
21. Develop an Ethical Perspective: Our graduates understand the social, financial and environmental factors that affect stakeholders and are able to use this to make decisions openly and responsibly
22. Demonstrate Technological and Digital Literacy: Our graduates are able to use a wide range of relevant technologies to source, process and communicate accurate information.

18.   MBAM964 Understanding our World focuses global issues, and draws on different perspectives from a variety of countries.

    MBAM960 Achieving Enduring Success is principle based and is applicable in any market, at any stage of development, and case studies and examples are drawn accordingly. 

      MBAM964 Understanding Our World draws on recent scholarship in the areas of innovation and market studies broadly defined published by researchers internationally (UK, Europe, and the United States) and case studies based on a variety of national contexts.

     MBAM960 In Achieving Enduring Success, Operations, internationalisation is a core theme and utilises international cases and video material used in class.  The importance of international alliances is explored in the topics of buyer-supplier relations, inventory management, supply and innovation.

     MBAM960 In Achieving Enduring Success, Strategy integrates international issues through case analysis and your experience. In the past, the module used cases that span global issues and challenges.

     MBAM962B In Creating the New, Innovation & Technology, is highly essential for change in organisations, which is globally important, especially in the emerging world.

     MBAM962B  In Creating the New,  Entrepreneurship & Creativity  focuses on principles and process elements which are transferable internationally, with specific attention given to entrepreneurship with an international perspective

     MBAM964 In Understanding Our World, Data Analytics will draw on recent scholarship in the areas of data and analytics published by researchers internationally (UK, Europe, United States) and case studies based on a variety of national contexts

     MBAM914 In MBA Project, client organisations are both based in the UK and internationally

     MBAM964 In Understanding our World, Tackling Global Challenges focuses on global issues, and draws on different perspectives from a variety of countries.

     MBAM962B In Creating the New, Innovation & Technology will engage the participant with the global emergent technological innovations that are being described as the next industrial revolution

    MBAM963 in Leading with Purpose Corporate Governance contains international material and discussions will include case studies from around the world. One session will be devoted to managing culture and the influence that national culture has on organisational culture.

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      MBAM960 In Achieving Enduring Success, the Marketing module requires students to analyse markets and describe relevant organisational strategies and demonstrate effective skills in written and oral communication, critical evaluation, and independent research.

     MBAM964 In Understanding Our World the Economics module encourages students to develop in thinking analytically, interpreting economic data and critically reflecting on common assumptions held within the business community.

     MBAM960 In Achieving Enduring Success, the In Operations module, students are required to explain and apply a range of fundamental operational improvement, explain and apply quality management concepts, analyse organisations, critically evaluate the role of operations, and present analytical findings effectively.

     MBAM960 In Achieving Enduring Success, the  Strategy modules requires students to demonstrate a critical understanding of strategic management tools and concepts, evaluate firm strategies, to develop the ability to analyse and develop a holistic approach to strategic issues, and develop a critical understanding of strategic thinking and its implications for organisations.

     MBAM962B In Creating the New, the Innovation & technology module asks students to evaluate the significance of innovation, diagnose barriers to innovation, and evaluate the contribution of innovations

     MBAM962B In Creating the New the Entrepreneurship & creativity module student should have a critical understanding of the entrepreneurial mind-set. Students should be able to critically evaluate research literature, explain how the entrepreneurial process operates, and assess the key elements and resource demands of the entrepreneurial process

     MBAM964 In Understanding Our World the Data and Analytics module, students are required to apply theoretical arguments and link theoretical constructs and organisational practices, critically articulate how different organisations and individuals approach practice and why differences exist, and analyse and draw conclusions from unstructured problems and scenarios

    MBAM914 MBA Project requires students to understand methodologies to help structured thinking and the techniques for effective project management

MBAM961 in Designing a better future the      Tackling Global Challenges module will require students to critically understand how our global challenges affect ‘business as usual’                       

    MBAM963 in Leading with purpose the Corporate Governance module requires students to critically articulate how different organisational perspectives imply different approaches to organisational practice, be critical of organisation management theory and practice, and explain and evaluate the drivers of organisational performance.

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      MBAM960 In Achieving Enduring Success, the Marketing module assesses students through formative group exercises

      MBAM960 In Achieving Enduring Success, the Operations module will assess students through a formative group presentation

      MBAM960 In Achieving Enduring Success, the Strategy module assess students through group presentation based on a group discussion.

      MBAM962B In Creating the New, the Innovation & technology module utilises a group company innovation project for assessment.

      MBAM962B In Creating the New the Entrepreneurship & creativity module uses reflective group presentation as a summative assessment

      MBAM964 In Understanding Our World the Data and Analytics module formatively assesses student with group exercises completed during workshops

      MBAM914 MBA Project formatively assesses students through group discussions

      MBAM961 in Designing a better future the      Tackling Global Challenges module will assess participants through formative group workshop exercises, presentations and discussion

      MBAM963 in Leading with purpose the Corporate Governance module requires students to participate in a group discussion and report as part of the assessment for the module

18. MBAM964 – MCQ test & Exam ILOs 10, 11); 

      MBAM962B – group assignment (ILOs 10,11)

      MBAM964 – Individual Assessment (ILOs 10, 11)

      MBAM960 – Individual assignment (ILOs 7,10, 11)

      MBAM960 –Individual Assignment (ILOs 7, 10, 11)

      MBAM962B – Innovation fitness report & technology report (ILOs 10, 11)

      MBAM962B – 20 minute individual presentation and individual assignment (ILOs 10, 11)

      MBAM964 – Individual assignment  (ILOs 10-11)

      MBAM914 – Consultancy Proposal, Consultancy Report, and Client Assessment/External Appraisal (ILOs 3, 6,10)

      MBAM961 – Individual Assignment (ILOs 10, 11)

      MBAM962B – Innovation fitness report & technology report (ILOs 10, 11)

      MBAM963 –individual assignment (ILOs 10,  11)

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      MBAM946– Group Report (ILOs 3, 5, 7, 8),

      MBAM964 – MCQ test & individual essay (ILOs 1, 2, 4, 9)

      MBAM960 – Individual assignment (ILOs 6, 7, 8)

      MBAM960 - Analysis, Group Discussion, Individual Assignment (ILOs 3, 7, 8, 9)

      MBAM962B – group technology report & individual report (ILOs 1, 2, 5)

      MBAM962B – Group presentations & individual essay (ILOs 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9)

      MBAM964 – individual essay (ILOs 2,3, 7)

      MBAM914 –Consultancy Report (ILOs 3,6,),

     MBAM961 – Individual assignment (ILOs 1, 2, 5, 6)

     MBAM963 – Individual Assignment (ILOs 2, 8, 9) 

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      MBAM960 – Marketing - formative group discussions (ILOs 9-12)

      MBAM960 – Operations - formative group discussions (ILOs 9-12)

      MBAM960 – Strategy group Discussion (ILOs 9-12)

      MBAM962 – formative in class discussions (ILOs 10-13)

      MBAM962B– Entrepreneurship group presentations (ILOs 10-13)

      MBAM964 –  formative group exercises (ILOs 10-13-)

      MBAM914 – Consultancy project workshops (ILOs 4, 6)

      MBAM961 – formative individual essay (ILOs 9, 10-12)

      MBAM961 – Corporate Governance - formative presentations (ILOs 10-13)

21. MBAM964 –  MCQ test and exam (ILOs 4, 8, 9),

      MBAM960– Group Report (ILOs 2, 3, 6)

      MBAM964 – MCQ test & individual essay  (ILOs 4, 8, 9

      MBAM960 – Individual assignment (ILO 6, 7)

      MBAM960 – Analysis of company issues (ILO 7)

      MBAM960 – group technology report & individual report(ILOs 1, 2, 4, 5)

      MBAM962B – Group presentations & individual essay (ILOs 1, 2, 4, 5)

      MBAM964 – Individual Assignment (ILOs 4, 8, 9)

      MBAM914 – Formative Consultancy Proposal, Consultancy Report, and Client Assessment/External Appraisal (ILO 2)

      MBAM964 – Individual Assignment (ILOs 4, 5)

      MBAM963 – Individual Assignment (ILO 5)

      MBAM961 – Group report (ILOs 4, 5)

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       MBAM964 – Individual Assignment (ILOs 2, 6, 7)

       MBAM964 – Individual Assignment  (ILO 1)    

       MBAM960 – Company Innovation project and individual assignment (ILOs 5, 6)