BSc Business Economics
Academic Year 2018/19
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Programme Title |
BSc Business Economics |
Final Award |
Bachelor of Science in Business Economics |
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Programme Code |
BEC-BSC-S |
UCAS Code |
L110 |
HECoS Code |
100450 |
ATAS Clearance Required |
No |
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Mode of Study |
Full Time |
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Type of Programme |
Single Honours |
Length of Programme |
3 Academic Year(s) |
Total Credits for Programme |
360 |
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Exit Awards available |
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INSTITUTE INFORMATION
Teaching Institution |
Queen's University Belfast |
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School/Department |
Queen's Management School |
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Framework for Higher Education Qualification Level |
Level 6 |
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QAA Benchmark Group |
Business and Management (2015) |
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Accreditations (PSRB) |
REGULATION INFORMATION
Does the Programme have any approved exemptions from the University General Regulations None |
Programme Specific Regulations Stage 1 |
Students with protected characteristics
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Are students subject to Fitness to Practise Regulations (Please see General Regulations) No |
EDUCATIONAL AIMS OF PROGRAMME
The degree programme aims to:
Develop effective systems of teaching, learning, academic guidance and pastoral support to encourage the academic, intellectual and personal development of our students;
Provide students with the opportunity to pursue appropriately demanding programmes of study focused on Economics with special application to business;
Provide students who wish to pursue postgraduate studies in Economics or cognate subjects with the necessary study skills and subject knowledge;
Develop students' knowledge and skills base in ways that, inter alia, will enhance their employment opportunities;
Maintain a supportive working environment in which there is respect for social and cultural differences and openness, fairness, and equality of opportunity in relation to selection, learning, assessment and support.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learning Outcomes: Cognitive SkillsOn the completion of this course successful students will be able to: |
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On completion of the programme, students should be able to demonstrate proficiency in: abstraction, analysis, deduction and induction, quantification, synthesis and evidence based evaluation. |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Student’s own study supported by lectures, tutorials and web-based course materials, thorough tutorial preparation, essays, problem sets and projects Methods of Assessment Assessment is through presentations, problem sets, essays, projects and unseen examinations. |
Learning Outcomes: Transferable SkillsOn the completion of this course successful students will be able to: |
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Students are expected to demonstrate skills in the management of workload, independent learning and self management, in written and oral communication and in the use of information and communications technology. |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Scheduled essays and presentations develop transferable skills such as independent learning, communication and self management. Methods of Assessment Learning, communication and self-management are indirectly assessed through essays, projects/reports and end of semester examinations. |
Learning Outcomes: Knowledge & UnderstandingOn the completion of this course successful students will be able to: |
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Understanding of analytical methods, both theory- and model-based |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Acquisition of core knowledge is through students’ own study supported by lectures, tutorials, on line material, projects, essays, quantitative exercises and directed reading. The core material for each module is presented in lectures. Learning is consolidated by means of weekly tutorials which are typically organized around topics for discussion or problem sets. Methods of Assessment Assessment is designed to promote effective learning given the objectives of each module. At level one, course work assessment is formative and summative with the emphasis on supportive feedback to enable all students to acquire a solid foundation in economics and quantitative techniques regardless of their previous background. Summative assessment is also by means of an end of semester unseen written examination. At levels two and three coursework is used for both summative and formative assessment with a view to encouraging sustained independent learning. |
Ability to apply core microeconomic theory and reasoning to business and management topics |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Acquisition of core knowledge is through students’ own study supported by lectures, tutorials, on line material, projects, essays, quantitative exercises and directed reading. The core material for each module is presented in lectures. Learning is consolidated by means of weekly tutorials which are typically organized around topics for discussion or problem sets Methods of Assessment Assessment is designed to promote effective learning given the objectives of each module. At level one, course work assessment is formative and summative with the emphasis on supportive feedback to enable all students to acquire a solid foundation in economics and quantitative techniques regardless of their previous background. Summative assessment is also by means of an end of semester unseen written examination. At levels two and three coursework is used for both summative and formative assessment with a view to encouraging sustained independent learning. |
Ability to relate differences in economic policy recommendations to differences in the theoretical and empirical features of the economic analysis, which underlie such recommendations |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Acquisition of core knowledge is through students’ own study supported by lectures, tutorials, on line material, projects, essays, quantitative exercises and directed reading. The core material for each module is presented in lectures. Learning is consolidated by means of weekly tutorials which are typically organized around topics for discussion or problem sets Methods of Assessment Assessment is designed to promote effective learning given the objectives of each module. At level one, course work assessment is formative and summative with the emphasis on supportive feedback to enable all students to acquire a solid foundation in economics and quantitative techniques regardless of their previous background. Summative assessment is also by means of an end of semester unseen written examination. At levels two and three coursework is used for both summative and formative assessment with a view to encouraging sustained independent learning. |
Ability to discuss and analyse government policy and to assess the performance of the UK and other economies |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Acquisition of core knowledge is through students’ own study supported by lectures, tutorials, on line material, projects, essays, quantitative exercises and directed reading. The core material for each module is presented in lectures. Learning is consolidated by means of weekly tutorials which are typically organized around topics for discussion or problem sets Methods of Assessment Assessment is designed to promote effective learning given the objectives of each module. At level one, course work assessment is formative and summative with the emphasis on supportive feedback to enable all students to acquire a solid foundation in economics and quantitative techniques regardless of their previous background. Summative assessment is also by means of an end of semester unseen written examination. At levels two and three coursework is used for both summative and formative assessment with a view to encouraging sustained independent learning. |
Knowledge of verbal, graphical, mathematical and econometric representation of economic ideas and analysis, including the relationship between them |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Acquisition of core knowledge is through students’ own study supported by lectures, tutorials, on line material, projects, essays, quantitative exercises and directed reading. The core material for each module is presented in lectures. Learning is consolidated by means of weekly tutorials which are typically organized around topics for discussion or problem sets Methods of Assessment Assessment is designed to promote effective learning given the objectives of each module. At level one, course work assessment is formative and summative with the emphasis on supportive feedback to enable all students to acquire a solid foundation in economics and quantitative techniques regardless of their previous background. Summative assessment is also by means of an end of semester unseen written examination. At levels two and three coursework is used for both summative and formative assessment with a view to encouraging sustained independent learning. |
Learning Outcomes: Subject SpecificOn the completion of this course successful students will be able to: |
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Students should acquire a facility with some key concepts such as opportunity cost, incentives, equilibrium and the relevance of marginal considerations. |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Subject specific skills are developed and practiced in the course of preparation for and participation in tutorials, through solving problem sets, through researching and writing of essays, through taking part in projects and through preparation for mid-and/or end of semester examinations Methods of Assessment Assessment is both summative and formative. It takes the form of essays, problem sets, projects, presentations and unseen examinations |
Students should also be familiar with the principal sources of economic information and data relevant to industry, commerce and government, and have had practice in organizing and presenting data in an informative manner. |
Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies Subject specific skills are developed and practiced in the course of preparation for and participation in tutorials, through solving problem sets, through researching and writing of essays, through taking part in projects and through preparation for mid-and/or end of semester examinations Methods of Assessment Assessment is both summative and formative. It takes the form of essays, problem sets, projects, presentations and unseen examinations |
MODULE INFORMATION
Stages and Modules
Module Title |
Module Code |
Level/ stage |
Credits |
Availability | Duration |
Pre-requisite |
Assessment | |||||
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S1 | S2 | Core | Option | Coursework % | Practical % | Examination % | ||||||
Accounting | ACC1002 | 1 | 20 | YES | 12 weeks | N | YES | 100% | 0% | 0% | ||
Financial Institutions and Markets | FIN1001 | 1 | 20 | YES | 12 weeks | N | YES | 25% | 0% | 75% | ||
Organisational Behaviour | MGT1009 | 1 | 20 | YES | 12 weeks | N | YES | 60% | 40% | 0% | ||
Applied Economics | ECO1008 | 1 | 20 | YES | 12 weeks | N | YES | 40% | 0% | 60% | ||
Quantitative Methods | ECO1009 | 1 | 20 | YES | 12 weeks | N | YES | 20% | 0% | 80% | ||
Introduction to Business Economics | ECO1011 | 1 | 20 | YES | 12 weeks | N | YES | 90% | 10% | 0% | ||
Financial Decision Making | FIN2006 | 2 | 20 | YES | 12 weeks | N | YES | 25% | 0% | 75% | ||
Financial Market Theory | FIN2008 | 2 | 20 | YES | 12 weeks | N | YES | 25% | 0% | 75% | ||
Operations Management | MGT2005 | 2 | 20 | YES | 12 weeks | N | YES | 40% | 0% | 60% | ||
Managerial Economics | ECO2009 | 2 | 20 | YES | 10 weeks | N | YES | 100% | 0% | 0% | ||
International Business | MGT2011 | 2 | 20 | YES | 12 weeks | N | YES | 100% | 0% | 0% | ||
Human Resource Management | MGT2013 | 2 | 20 | YES | 12 weeks | N | YES | 60% | 40% | 0% | ||
Data Analysis and Optimisation | ECO2023 | 2 | 20 | YES | 12 weeks | N | YES | 90% | 10% | 0% | ||
Macroeconomic Policy and Performance | ECO2002 | 2 | 20 | YES | 12 weeks | N | YES | 40% | 0% | 60% | ||
The Digital Business | MGT2018 | 2 | 20 | YES | 12 weeks | N | YES | 100% | 0% | 0% | ||
Leading for Change | MGT2019 | 2 | 20 | YES | 12 weeks | N | YES | 40% | 0% | 60% | ||
Public Economics | ECO3012 | 3 | 20 | YES | 12 weeks | N | YES | 30% | 0% | 70% | ||
Labour Economics | ECO3019 | 3 | 20 | YES | 12 weeks | N | YES | 100% | 0% | 0% | ||
Innovation Management | MGT3011 | 3 | 20 | YES | 12 weeks | N | YES | 100% | 0% | 0% | ||
Supply Chain Management | MGT3013 | 3 | 20 | YES | 12 weeks | N | YES | 100% | 0% | 0% | ||
International Macroeconomics | ECO3031 | 3 | 20 | YES | 12 weeks | N | YES | 100% | 0% | 0% | ||
Business Ethics | MGT3012 | 3 | 20 | YES | 12 weeks | N | YES | 0% | 30% | 70% | ||
Public Sector Management | MGT3018 | 3 | 20 | YES | 12 weeks | N | YES | 30% | 0% | 70% | ||
Consumer Behaviour | MGT3027 | 3 | 20 | YES | 12 weeks | N | YES | 30% | 0% | 70% | ||
Economics of Corporate Strategy | ECO3013 | 3 | 20 | YES | 12 weeks | N | YES | 40% | 0% | 60% | ||
International Trade | ECO3014 | 3 | 20 | YES | 12 weeks | N | YES | 30% | 0% | 70% | ||
Economic History | ECO3020 | 3 | 20 | YES | 12 weeks | N | YES | 75% | 25% | 0% | ||
Economics Dissertation | ECO3021 | 3 | 20 | YES | 12 weeks | N | YES | 80% | 20% | 0% | ||
Business Start Up | MGT3031 | 3 | 40 | YES | YES | 24 weeks | N | YES | 100% | 0% | 0% |
Notes
Students must take ECO3013 plus at least 2 electives from Economics and up to 3 electives from Management