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Programme code | 1INOV016U |
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Programme type | Single Honours |
Programme director(s) |
Antony Beckett (Management contact)
Daniella Jenkins Programme Director (Innovation) |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
School/department | Centre for Innovation |
Second School/department | School of Management - Business School |
Teaching institution | University of Bristol |
Awarding institution | University of Bristol |
Mode of study | Full Time |
Programme length | 3 years (full time) |
The digital and creative innovators of the 21st Century will bring together arts and humanities, design, science, engineering and enterprise to deliver new products, services and ways of working and living. This degree combines an in-depth subject specialism in Management with interdisciplinary breadth, creative teamwork and entrepreneurial skills. Students undertaking this course will spend 220 CP of their time studying Management to gain a solid discipline strength whilst spending the other 140 CP of their time applying that knowledge to innovate and translate their ideas into plans for digital and creative enterprises, both social and commercial.
Increasingly the modern working environment is characterised by new forms of working based around multi-functional teams, engaged in the development of complex projects. It is through these projects, which often cross traditional organisational and knowledge boundaries, that organisations will generate new creative ideas that drive innovation and ultimately their long-term competitiveness. The success of these projects often depends on bringing together a range of individuals with a diverse set of knowledge and skills to generate new ideas and imagine new solutions. Graduates entering this working environment will require a new combination of knowledge and skills. They will still require the specialist knowledge gained from studying and academic discipline, but in addition they will need a set of skills that will equip them with the ability to work successfully in multi-function and multi-knowledge teams.
In taking the Management with Innovation degree students will engage with management ideas and gain a detailed appreciation of the various functions of organisations and the management challenges they face. The Management with Innovation degree however offers more than a traditional degree. In drawing together students from a range of different disciplines and setting them the challenge of creating innovative products and services, it develops students skills in managing complex and highly creative projects, to tight deadlines. In doing this students gain crucial experience of how projects are formed and managed and are given an opportunity to develop key skills such as team working, managing others, integrating different forms of knowledge, framing and defining problems and generating creative solutions. Drawing on their specialised management knowledge, Management with Innovation students will be able to make a valuable contribution to the degree generally and individual projects.
The programme aims to provide well-qualified students with a high quality management education in an environment which fosters the development of analytical, critical and creative graduates strongly grounded in both quantitative and critical analytical methodologies whilst applying that specialism knowledge to innovate. It will cultivate a conceptual understanding of management and related subjects including accounting, finance, economics, critical social theory and statistics. It will also provide students with more general intellectual, personal and technical skills and the ability to apply and develop them in their future careers in management and related occupations in private, public and not-for-profit sectors. The programme will help students achieve their potential by providing a responsive, supportive and stimulating environment with appropriate facilities, academic guidance and pastoral support, empowering them to succeed in future careers in a dynamic global environment.
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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Lectures and linked tutorials/clinics. 2. Group work and presentations. 3. Directed and independent reading, with a strong emphasis on effective use of a wide range of literature and other information sources: academic texts, journals, articles, Blackboard, Business Source Complete and WinEcon. Acquisition of knowledge and understanding for innovation, design and entrepreneurship occurs through lectures, workshops, seminars and tutorials (9, 10, 11 & 12). Workshops and demonstration to develop student practical innovation skills acquisition (9, 12). Innovation challenges to develop students’ skills in practical innovation and entrepreneurship (9, 10 & 12). Innovation project supervision and design challenge mentoring meetings to provide formative feedback (9, 10 & 12). |
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Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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Intellectual skills are developed through the lecture programme and linked seminars, independent study and coursework. Students are exposed to relevant modes of enquiry and analyses, and to a range of theoretical perspectives in the study of management; they are encouraged through class discussion and their individual written work to identify key issues, to summarise and reflect upon key points from their reading, to assess evidence and its relevance. Decision-making skills are developed through seminar classes, assignments and group exercises, and in case study classes. Research skills are further developed through teaching of quantitative and qualitative methods and study skills. Acquisition of skills to innovate, design and create enterprises occurs through lectures, workshops, seminars and tutorials (16-19). Workshops and demonstration to develop student practical innovation skills acquisition (16-19). Innovation challenges to develop students’ skills in practical innovation and entrepreneurship (16-19). Innovation project supervision and design challenge mentoring meetings to provide formative feedback (16-19). |
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Range of written essays/assignments provide formative assessment throughout the course. Assessment includes unseen examinations, essays and group assignments. These test summary, analytical and evaluation skills, problem solving, report writing and the presentation of arguments. Organisation skills are developed through the preparation and fulfilment of individual and group assignments. Individual and group innovation coursework portfolios (including rapid prototyping and proof of concepts) and presentations (16-19) Reflective accounts of practical work and learning (16-19) Iterative and agile practice based innovation and entrepreneurship challenges (16-19) |
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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Personal development is developed through tutorials, assignments and feedback. Effective use of information sources, analytical ability, independent and group work are all developed through coursework tasks and study skills. Use of Blackboard and Business Source Complete develop IT skills and essential computing packages. Oral communication is developed by requiring students to engage in class discussions, in tutorials/clinics, and to give short presentations individually or in groups. Other communications skills are developed through tutorials, assignments and feedback. Interpersonal skills are developed through taught sessions and class interaction, particularly through group and syndicate work. Acquisition of skills to innovate, design and create enterprises occurs through lectures, workshops, seminars and tutorials (16-21). Workshops and demonstration to develop student practical innovation skills acquisition (16-21). Innovation challenges to develop students’ skills in practical innovation and entrepreneurship (16-21). Innovation project supervision and design challenge mentoring meetings to provide formative feedback (16-21). |
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Statement of expectations from the students at each level of the programme as it/they develop year on year.
Level C/4 - Certificate |
Students are expected to acquire the foundations on which to develop appropriate expertise in line with the aims and objectives of the course. They will acquire familiarity with the main themes and key concepts of: economics that underpin business and organisational environments; and the use of financial information for the management of a business. They will develop an understanding of debates on issues of central importance to management and its theoretical foundations. They will have grasped the analytical tools necessary to work in the discipline. The expectation is that their work may require substantial direction from tutors at this stage with guidance on the development of study skills. They will also have gained an understanding to how design and systems thinking can be applied to problems to innovate and unearth novel and creative solutions that may have been missed from undertaking a purely analytical approach whilst gaining experience in working in multidisciplinary teams. |
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Level I/5 - Intermediate |
In Year 2, students are expected to expand the range and depth of their knowledge in core areas of management and their capacity to evaluate material using a variety of critical perspectives. They acquire an overview of key fields of organisation and management theory and appropriate methodologies, a strong conceptual basis for later theory and substantive units. Students will extend their analytical skills, their ability to structure their work and present it fluently. They will be encouraged in group work skills through active participation in seminars/clinics. They are expected to be developing a capacity for self-directed learning (for example, through the researching and writing of essays and coursework assignments). Student will be expected to critically reflect on past and present case studies and develop further their transdisciplinary working to real world digital and creative client problems. Students will be encouraged to broaden their perspective beyond the subject provisions in Management with Innovation and take either an open unit, learn how to program or design specifically for human computer interaction. |
Level H/6 - Honours |
In Year 3, students are expected to broaden and deepen their knowledge through their study of specialised subjects, developing the conceptual and methodological approaches used in more complexity. Students will be expected to develop further their ability to gather and assimilate information from diverse sources, to synthesise these in an appropriate way and to engage in sophisticated critical evaluation of texts and cases. Students will be encouraged to make their own critical judgements, to develop greater independence and organisation of relevant materials, which is tested in particular through traditional unseen written examinations and the dissertation. They will further extend individual and group work skills and their capabilities of direct application of theory to practice. Within the transdisciplinary group project the students will be expected to innovate for their own chosen problem by exploring the potential of new technologies to enable disruptive innovation to change the way people work and live. They will be supported by mentors and coaches to explore how their proposed solutions may be turned into an enterprise. |
The intended learning outcome mapping document shows which mandatory units contribute towards each programme intended learning outcome.
For information on the admissions requirements for this programme please see details in the undergraduate prospectus at http://www.bristol.ac.uk/prospectus/undergraduate/ or contact the relevant academic department.
UG Workload Statement
Success as an undergraduate student depends on you being able to make the transition to self-motivated, independent learning. Programmes are designed to assist you in this development, in many cases by starting with units in which timetabled teaching, such as lectures and practical classes, provides the foundations of knowledge and skills in a subject, moving on to individual research-based work. Over time you will be expected to take increasing responsibility for your own learning, guided by the feedback on your work that you will receive. At the heart of your studies at every level there must be regular and disciplined individual reading, reflection and writing and it is this skill of independent studies, above all others, that will serve you best when you leave the University.
Most programmes use credits and a 20 credit unit broadly equates to about 200 hours of student input. This includes all activities related to the teaching, learning and assessment of taught units.
A component of this is the time that you spend in class, in contact with the teaching staff, which includes activities such as lectures, laboratories, tutorials and fieldwork. Some of this activity may be online and could consist of activity that is synchronous (using real-time environments such as Blackboard Collaborate) or asynchronous (using tools such as tutor moderated discussion forums, blogs or wikis).
In some programmes there are field courses and/or placements that will take place in concentrated periods of time.
Outside scheduled activities you are expected to pursue your own independent learning to build your knowledge and understanding of the subjects you are studying. Such independent activities include, reviewing lecture material, reading textbooks, working on examples sheets, completing coursework, writing up laboratory notes, preparing for in-class progress tests and revising for examinations.
We recognise that many students undertake paid employment. To achieve a sensible balance between work and study, you are advised to undertake paid work for no more than 15 hours per week in term-time.
Professional Programmes
Many undergraduates in the Faculty of Health Sciences will be following the professional programmes of:
For these professional programmes, full time attendance is compulsory unless absence is formally approved. Academic activities are timetabled throughout the 5-day week and student workload is around 40 hours per week on average. Where possible, students in the early years are permitted Wednesday afternoons for sport and extra-curriculum activities. This may not be available in later years of professional programmes as when a student progresses through the curricula there is an increasing exposure to clinical and professional activities. Students in clinic or on placements may need to stay later than core times of 08.00 – 18.00 or even overnight to observe out-of-hours activities. This increasing exposure to clinical activities means that students on these professional programmes often have longer term dates than the University standard. Individual years within programmes are likely to vary in length (for example because of the timings of placements) and further information on this will be found in individual programme regulations. Another important point to note is that many of the assessments sit outside of the standard University examination timetable and are likely to be more frequent meaning that students will more oftentimes be engaged in revision activities and self-directed learning.
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty Assessment and Feedback Statement for Undergraduate Students. University of Bristol access only.
Students studying across the different specialisms on the innovation degrees come together as a cohort to learn and apply design and systems thinking for digital and creative innovation and put it into practice their working in transdisciplinary project teams. Students in their second year expand on their understanding of how to design to meet real human needs, learning from past and present success and failure case studies to help them think about future opportunities. The transdisciplinary project work in the second year works with real world clients where students develop empathy for the people they are designing for, explore solutions, iterating to develop an unexpected range of possibilities, and create prototypes to take back to the client to test with real customers or users. In their third year students explore innovative and disruptive ideas, changing the way people live and work. Students will learn about different ways to generate ideas, ranging from brainstorming to crowd-sourcing, exploring project opportunities and creating prototypes to test with real people. Alongside this students will learn about different kinds of enterprise that can be used to take forward their ideas supported by mentors and coaches.
This is a transfer-only programme for students who are not able to progress onto the third year of the integrated master’s programme or who do not wish to complete the four year integrated master’s programme but wish to continue with a bachelor’s award.
Minimum requirement of pass mark 40% in each unit
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | ||
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Introduction to Management | EFIM10015 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 | |
Markets and Marketing | EFIM10017 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-2 | |
Quantitative Analysis in Management | EFIM10014 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 | |
Accounting and Finance for Managers | EFIM10030 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-2 | |
Design and Systems Thinking for Innovation | INOV10001 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 | |
Transdisciplinary Group Project 1: Being Human | INOV10002 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 | |
Certificate of Higher Education | 120 |
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | ||
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Project Management | EFIM20015 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 | |
Issues in Consumer Marketing and Innovation | EFIM20045 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 | |
Transdisciplinary Group Project 2: Solving Someone's Problem | INOV20002 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 | |
Innovation at Work | INOV20004 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 | |
Select 40CP from: | |||||
Management Accounting | ACCG20011 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Organisation Theory | EFIM20026 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Strategic Finance | EFIM20024 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Management Research Methods | EFIM20025 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Consumption and Consumer Behaviour | EFIM20046 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Diploma of Higher Education | 120 |
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | ||
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New Creative Ventures | INOV30006 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-2 | |
Making Ideas Happen | INOV30007 | 20 | Mandatory | D | TB-2 |
Ideation for Innovation | INOV30008 | 20 | Mandatory | A | TB-1 |
Select 60cp from the list below. You should select 40cp from TB1 units and 20cp from TB2 units | |||||
Strategy | EFIM30030 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability | EFIM30012 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
The Digital Economy | EFIM30040 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Organizational Crime and Corruption | EFIM30047 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
International Human Resource Management | EFIM30024 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence for Business | EFIM30051 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
The Practice of Management | EFIM30007 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Global Production, Work and Employment | EFIM30037 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Brands and Cultural Strategy | EFIM30061 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Management Accounting for Strategy | EFIM30035 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Retail Futures | MGRC30006 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Design, Marketing, & Creativity | MGRC30007 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Management with Innovation (BSc) | 130 |
Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:
For details on the weightings for classifying undergraduate degrees, please see the Agreed Weightings, by Faculty, to be applied for the Purposes of Calculating the Final Programme Mark and Degree Classification in Undergraduate Programmes.
For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.
Please refer to the specific progression/award requirements for programmes with a preliminary year of study, the Gateway programmes and International Foundation programmes.
All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.
Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 90 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.
The opportunities for a student to exit from one of the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry with an Award is outlined in the relevant Programme Regulations (which are available as an annex in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes).
An Ordinary degree can be awarded if a student has successfully completed at least 300 credits with a minimum of 60 credits at Level 6.
The pass mark for the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine and Dentistry is 50 out of 100. The classification of a degree in the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry is provided in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
Please note: This specification provides a concise summary of the main features of the programme and the learning outcomes that a typical student might reasonably be expected to achieve and demonstrate if he/she takes full advantage of the learning opportunities that are provided.
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