INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT EDUCATION (BME) - 2025/6

Module code: MANM566

Module Overview

Introduction to Business and Management Education gives an overview of the business school environment and the global educational landscape of business schools in Higher Education. The business school environment includes learning about accrediting and professional bodies, influential educational research relevant to business and management education and the global and cultural differences and perspectives that shape our understanding of our profession, which is relevant in the context of employability.

Module provider

Surrey Business School

Module Leader

RIVERS Christine (SBS)

Number of Credits: 15

ECTS Credits: 7.5

Framework: FHEQ Level 7

Module cap (Maximum number of students): N/A

Overall student workload

Independent Learning Hours: 118

Seminar Hours: 6

Tutorial Hours: 6

Practical/Performance Hours: 2

Guided Learning: 10

Captured Content: 8

Module Availability

Year long

Prerequisites / Co-requisites

None

Module content

This module focuses on three areas:


  • The Business School environment

  • Research in Business and Management Education

  • International Perspectives and Globalisation of Business and Management Education


Assessment pattern

Assessment type Unit of assessment Weighting
Coursework Individual essay 1500 words 80
Coursework Reflective Account (5 min) 20

Alternative Assessment

N/A

Assessment Strategy

The assessment strategy is designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate:

 


  • Knowledge and understanding of business and management education including business landscape, accrediting bodies, external governing bodies, global and cultural contexts and their role of becoming an educator in this field.

  • Personal and professional development and insights gained during the module



 

Thus, the summative assessment for this module consists of:

 


  • Individual essay, (80%), 1500 words



The individual essay refers to learning outcomes 1, 2, 3 and 4.


  • Reflective account (5 min, 20%)



The reflective account should be submitted as an audio recording and refers to learning outcome 4 and 5.

 

Formative assessment


  • As part of teacher training it is paramount that student practice teach, which is a component assessed summatively in module MANM411. There are 2h dedicated to formatively assessing students’ capabilities to teach. This might include the use of digital tools, linking global and cultural concepts as part of their teaching session or facilitating a session on other subjects of their interest.

  • Feedback

  • Feedback will be provided online via the virtual learning environment and face-to-face during personal learning consultations. Feedback will be given to formative and summative assessments.


Module aims

  • Gain a critical understanding of business and management education landscape globally including the purpose and value of accrediting and professional bodies and employment routes.
  • Explore international perspectives and educational research in business and management education in the context of globalisation and culture.
  • Develop reflective and prospective practices including feedback, mindfulness to self and others, self-awareness, resilience, resourcefulness and confidence.

Learning outcomes

Attributes Developed
001 Identify the key trends and challenges in business and management education globally for the profession of BM educators in the future. CKPT
002 Critically engage with educational research, e.g. journals, project reports e.g. journals, project reports and evaluate its relevance and applicability from an educators perspective. CK
003 Discuss global and cultural aspects affecting the provision and delivery of business and management education including responsible and sustainable approaches in learning and teaching. CKPT
004 Provide constructive and developmental feedback to peers that fosters reflection, self-awareness and confidence in the context of becoming an educator. CT
005 Apply reflective and prospective thinking skills CPT

Attributes Developed

C - Cognitive/analytical

K - Subject knowledge

T - Transferable skills

P - Professional/Practical skills

Methods of Teaching / Learning

Teaching formats include:


  • Live online seminars to exchange knowledge and facilitate discussions

  • Practice Teach workshop to increase confidence and self-awareness

  • 121 Coaching sessions to discuss study progress and direction for professional development 

  • Guided learning and captured content on Surreylearn complement the live sessions to deepen understanding.



The learning and teaching methods include:


  • Experiential learning

  • Reflective learning and mindfulness practice 

  • Guest lectures

  • Group discussions


Indicated Lecture Hours (which may also include seminars, tutorials, workshops and other contact time) are approximate and may include in-class tests where one or more of these are an assessment on the module. In-class tests are scheduled/organised separately to taught content and will be published on to student personal timetables, where they apply to taken modules, as soon as they are finalised by central administration. This will usually be after the initial publication of the teaching timetable for the relevant semester.

Reading list

https://readinglists.surrey.ac.uk
Upon accessing the reading list, please search for the module using the module code: MANM566

Other information

The module refers to the pillars of globalisation, employability, resilience and resourcefulness and includes considerations for sustainable business school education such a digitisation. 

Please note that the information detailed within this record is accurate at the time of publishing and may be subject to change. This record contains information for the most up to date version of the programme / module for the 2025/6 academic year.