Description
Innovation, Creativity And Entrepreneurship MSc
Innovation, Creativity
and Entrepreneurship MSc
Programme Handbook 2015–2016
For more information
Newcastle University Business School
5 Barrack Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4SE
UK
Telephone: 0191 208 1500
www.ncl.ac.uk/nubs
This brochure is for information and guidance purposes only.
Details are correct at the time of printing (August 2015) but
should be checked on the University’s and School’s website.
The matters covered by this brochure and other information
that we provide for students, are naturally subject to change
from time to time, both before and after a candidate’s admission.
The University may have to make such changes without notice.
Further details of the University’s policies, procedures and
regulations can be found at www.ncl.ac.uk/pre-arrival/regulations.
© Newcastle University, 2015.
The University of Newcastle upon Tyne
trading as Newcastle University.
Newcastle University Business School: Postgraduate Handbook 2015–2016
1 2
The University’s Student Charter is available on the Internet at www.ncl.ac.uk/
pre-arrival/regulations/charter.htm. It is also provided to all students as part of
The Student Guide. In the Student Charter, the University undertakes to provide you
with access to ‘high standards of teaching, support, advice and guidance’.
The Student Charter requires that students are provided with a ‘programme handbook
which details any professional requirements, contact hours, mode of course delivery,
assessment criteria, examination arrangements and regulations, academic guidance
and support, and appeals and complaints procedures’. The purpose of this summary
is to help you locate further details about this key information in your handbook.
Your handbook also contains a range of other valuable information, so you should
read it thoroughly and retain a copy for future reference.
Your attention is also drawn to the Student Charter Supplementary Statement of
Student Rights and Responsibilities. Further information on this can be found at
www.ncl.ac.uk/pre-arrival/regulations/charter.htm
Page
Your contacts 3
Your programme 4
Your assessment 8
Use of programme handbook
The purpose of this handbook is to provide you with an overview of your Master’s
degree programme. This handbook should be read in conjunction with the Newcastle
University Business School Postgraduate Study Guide. Together, these documents
will provide you with a guide to the facilities offered to you both by the School and
the wider University and are designed to complement other information provided
by the University.
This handbook provides an accurate picture of the programme at the time of writing,
but this may be subject to minor change during the course of the academic year.
You will be informed of any changes through the appropriate channels.
Summary of programme commitments Contents
Key Information
This section signposts you to some of the key information about your Master’s
degree programme in your Programme Handbook and Postgraduate Study Guide.
Average number of contact hours
for this stage/programme:
Page 5, Programme Handbook
Mode of delivery: Page 4, Programme Handbook
Normal notice period for changes to the
timetable, including rescheduled classes:
Page 6, Postgraduate Study Guide
Normal notice period for changes
to the curriculum or assessment:
Page 14, Postgraduate Study Guide
Normal deadline for feedback on
submitted work (coursework):
Page 8, Programme Handbook
Normal deadline for feedback on
examinations:
Page 8, Programme Handbook
Professional accreditation: Not applicable
Assessment methods and criteria:
Page 8–9, Programme Handbook
Page 23, Postgraduate Study Guide
Academic guidance and support:
Page 3, Programme Handbook
Page 25, Postgraduate Study Guide
Newcastle University Business School: Postgraduate Handbook 2015–2016
3 4
This section aims to provide you with some key information on your degree
programme. Generic information relating to postgraduate degrees can be
found on the Business School Postgraduate Blackboard Community and in the
Postgraduate Study Guide.
Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship MSc is a one-year, full-time, intensive
modular programme. The programme has been designed to meet the demand for
specialist postgraduate courses in management producing students who are able to
manage and engage with creative, entrepreneurial and innovation processes in and
across organisations, and fully conforms to the QAA Benchmark.
The programme will give you the skills to understand the fundamentals of strategies
and business processes to promote innovation and creativity in organisations, and the
fundamentals of enterprise development and entrepreneurship. The aim is to produce
graduates who aspire to take on strategic responsibilities in private and public sector
organisations or those who wish to start up and develop their own business. The course
is primarily aimed at graduates or those at graduate level who have a background either
in technological areas or in business management, but are interested in a management
career with a strong emphasis on innovation.
Regional agencies and local centres of excellence, in particular technologies and
industries, work closely with the programme team to provide a range of appropriate
practical opportunities for you. The programme also meets a demand for the integration
of the teaching of business innovation and the teaching of the management of creativity
and design.
There will be an induction week for your Master’s programme at the start of Semester 1
including sessions with your programme director, your designated personal tutor, group
activities and social events. This week is also your opportunity to familiarise yourself with
the University, the facilities available such as the Robinson Library, and check details
such as your timetable. A full schedule for the week will be included in your welcome
pack on the frst day of induction week and will also be published in the ‘Current Students’
section of the Business School website at www.ncl.ac.uk/nubs/studentlife.
Below are details of key contacts for the Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship
(ICE) MSc programme. The programme director has overall responsibility for the
management of the programme. The programme secretary is responsible for
general administrative issues relating to the programme.
Useful contacts
Degree programme director: Paul Richter [email protected]
Room 4.16, Business School @ Barrack Road 0191 208 1696
The degree programme director (DPD) oversees your Master’s programme and can help
you with questions about the programme as a whole.
Programme secretary: Trudi Pemberton [email protected]
Contact via Student Enquiries, The Hub (room 5.07), Business School @ Barrack Road
0191 208 1583
The programme secretary is your main point of contact for administrative queries
relating to your programme, such as information about procedures or deadlines.
Director of pre-experience postgraduate programmes: Dr Anna Tilba
[email protected] Room 4.15, Business School @ Barrack Road
Dr Tilba oversees all pre-experience postgraduate programmes in the Business School.
Senior tutor: Dr Ying Yang [email protected]
Room 8.13, Business School @ Barrack Road
You will be allocated your own personal tutor who is there to help you with matters of a more
personal nature. In addition, you can contact the senior tutor who has overall responsibility
for pastoral matters and is chair of the staff–student committee for your programme.
Business School careers adviser: Ailsa McLeod [email protected]
Careers Service, King’s Gate
Our careers adviser can help you with information and guidance on careers and
employment, both during and after your studies.
Details on the teaching team will be provided in the frst lecture for each module.
A complete list of Business School academic and professional support staff,
along with contact details, can be found online at www.ncl.ac.uk/nubs/staff.
Staff profles are also available via this link illustrating the research and teaching
interests of academic members of staff.
Your contacts Your programme
Newcastle University Business School: Postgraduate Handbook 2015–2016
5 6
Programme structure
You will take 120 credits of compulsory taught modules in total, and a 60-credit dissertation,
as detailed below.
Module code Title Semester Credits
NBS8007 Understanding Organisations 1 10
NBS8035 Understanding and Managing Creativity 1 20
NBS8214 Technology Change and Innovation
Management
1 10
NBS8033 Business Enterprise for Postgraduate Students 1 and 2 20
NBS8062 Research Methods 1 and 2 20
NBS8134 Business Enterprise Policy 2 10
NBS8139 Enterprise and Entrepreneurial Management:
A Critical Exploration
2 10
NBS8213 Managing Design and Product Development 2 10
NBS8320 Open Innovation and Business Clusters 2 10
NBS8039 The ICE Dissertation 3 60
Full descriptions of each module, including the aims and outcomes, syllabus, skills
developed (including Graduate Skills Framework), teaching methods and assessment
methods, can be found in the Module Catalogue at www.ncl.ac.uk/module-catalogue.
Each module will comprise a mix of teaching and learning methods, including
independent study.
The Module Catalogue gives the indicative number of hours for each module of scheduled
learning and teaching (such as lectures/seminars) and guided independent study (such
as assessment preparation/directed reading and research).
As an overall indication, each 10 credits comprises 100 hours of study, including
lectures – the majority of this time will be independent learning, which you will carry out
yourself outside of scheduled classes. The exact number and type of contact hours
for each module will vary but you can expect to have at least 18 contact hours per
10 credits of modules taken.
Reading lists for each module can be accessed at rlo.ncl.ac.uk. Further information
about the module structure and recommended reading will be provided by the module
leader at the start of teaching.
Semester Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship MSc
1
5 Oct 2015–
15 Jan 2016
Understanding Organisations
Understanding and Managing Creativity
Technology Change and Innovation Management
Business Enterprise for Postgraduate Students
Research Methods
18 Jan–
29 Jan 2016
Assessment Period
2
1 Feb–
20 May 2016
Business Enterprise Policy
Enterprise and Entrepreneurial Management: A Critical Exploration
Managing Design and Product Development
Open Innovation and Business Clusters
Business Enterprise for Postgraduate Students
Research Methods
23 May–
10 June 2016
Assessment Period
3
13 June–
1 Sep 2016
Extended Project / Dissertation
Extended project (dissertation)
The dissertation is worth 60 credits and is the opportunity for you to integrate and
apply your learning to real-world situations and problems. The dissertation process
commences during the frst semester with the compulsory Research Methods sessions.
These are designed to lead you through the dissertation process, including the preparation
of your research project proposal. Following preparation of your initial proposal, you will be
allocated a supervisor who will provide guidance through the dissertation writing process.
Newcastle University Business School: Postgraduate Handbook 2015–2016
7 8
The assessment will depend on the individual module. You can expect to be
assessed by a variety of means, including examinations, assignments both
individual and group, presentations and the dissertation. The mix of assessment
methods is to allow you to demonstrate your understanding of the knowledge
outcomes of the programme and also your assimilation of the skills developed
during your Master’s programme.
The assessment methods used in individual modules are included in the module
outlines. The assessments for the taught modules are summarised in the table overleaf.
Details of assessment deadlines will be provided on the Postgraduate Blackboard
Community within the frst two weeks of term to allow you to plan your workload.
You should familiarise yourself with the assignment submission procedures available
on the Postgraduate Blackboard Community. All assignments for Business School
postgraduate modules must be submitted by 09.00 on the specifed deadline date.
Most assignment deadlines are set at 09.00 on a Monday morning. This timing was
decided upon following feedback from students in previous years as it allows you to
make full use of the weekend for working on your assessment but doesn’t overlap with
classes on a Monday. Please note that work submitted after the specifed deadline,
even by just a few minutes, will be treated as a late submission in line with University
policy. Please see further details in the Postgraduate Study Guide on late submission
of assessed work.
Occasionally, a module leader may change an assignment deadline (almost always to a
later date). You will be notifed of this in advance by e-mail by either the module leader
or the relevant programme secretary. For all assignment deadlines, you should receive
your marks and feedback within 20 working days. There may be certain exceptions
to this turnaround time, but you will be notifed of this at the time the deadline is set.
For Semester 1 exams, generic feedback will be provided for the module early in
Semester 2 to help you prepare for Semester 2 exams. For any students required to
resit any exam, as a minimum generic feedback will be provided at least four weeks
before the resit exam. Individual feedback for any exam can be provided on request
after exam boards have met.
Your assessment
The dissertation is a major piece of work (12,000 words), which will enable you to
apply the knowledge and skills developed during the taught element of your degree
programme. You will be expected to demonstrate evaluative and analytical ability, gain
an in-depth knowledge of the topic and understand the relevance of the context in
which the investigation is set. The dissertation will be completed by 1 September 2016.
Degree programme regulations
The Degree Programme Regulations detail the modules to be studied on your Master’s
degree and any progression requirements, such as the need to pass the taught modules of
the degree before proceeding to dissertation. It is important that you read these and make
sure you know the requirements of your Master’s degree. Degree Programme Regulations
are available online at www.ncl.ac.uk/regulations/programme/2015-2016/nubs.php.
Programme speci?cation
A detailed description of the programme structure, programme aims and learning
outcomes can be found in the Programme Specifcation online at
www.ncl.ac.uk/regulations/specs/index.php/2015-2016/NUBS.
This includes information on the knowledge and understanding, intellectual skills,
practical skills and transferable/key skills which you are expected to develop and
demonstrate during your studies.
University regulations
It is important that you familiarise yourself with the University Regulations, in particular
the Postgraduate (Taught) Progress Regulations and Examination Conventions which
detail the regulations for study and award of a Master’s degree. This includes conditions
for reassessment in failed modules and criteria for eligibility of a Master’s award. You are
expected to read these and make yourself aware of their implications.
www.ncl.ac.uk/regulations/docs/2015.html.
Postgraduate research
Students who are successful in their Master’s programme may wish to consider
applying for a PhD with Newcastle University Business School. Newcastle University
Alumni may also qualify for a discount on PhD fees. Further details of the research areas
covered within the School and details of research programmes are available online at
www.ncl.ac.uk/nubs/courses/postgrad/research.
Newcastle University Business School: Postgraduate Handbook 2015–2016
9 10
10
Module Compulsory/
core/
optional
Individual
assignment(s)
Group
assessment
Examination
Understanding
Organisations
Compulsory 100%
Understanding and
Managing Creativity
Compulsory 50% 5% 45%
Technology Change
and Innovation
Management
Compulsory 100%
Business Enterprise
for Postgraduate
Students
Compulsory 70% 30%
Research Methods Compulsory 100%
Business Enterprise
Policy
Compulsory 100%
Enterprise and
Entrepreneurial
Management: A
Critical Exploration
Compulsory 100%
Managing Design and
Product Development
Compulsory 30% 70%
Open Innovation and
Business Clusters
Compulsory 100%
doc_120232677.pdf
Innovation, Creativity And Entrepreneurship MSc
Innovation, Creativity
and Entrepreneurship MSc
Programme Handbook 2015–2016
For more information
Newcastle University Business School
5 Barrack Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4SE
UK
Telephone: 0191 208 1500
www.ncl.ac.uk/nubs
This brochure is for information and guidance purposes only.
Details are correct at the time of printing (August 2015) but
should be checked on the University’s and School’s website.
The matters covered by this brochure and other information
that we provide for students, are naturally subject to change
from time to time, both before and after a candidate’s admission.
The University may have to make such changes without notice.
Further details of the University’s policies, procedures and
regulations can be found at www.ncl.ac.uk/pre-arrival/regulations.
© Newcastle University, 2015.
The University of Newcastle upon Tyne
trading as Newcastle University.
Newcastle University Business School: Postgraduate Handbook 2015–2016
1 2
The University’s Student Charter is available on the Internet at www.ncl.ac.uk/
pre-arrival/regulations/charter.htm. It is also provided to all students as part of
The Student Guide. In the Student Charter, the University undertakes to provide you
with access to ‘high standards of teaching, support, advice and guidance’.
The Student Charter requires that students are provided with a ‘programme handbook
which details any professional requirements, contact hours, mode of course delivery,
assessment criteria, examination arrangements and regulations, academic guidance
and support, and appeals and complaints procedures’. The purpose of this summary
is to help you locate further details about this key information in your handbook.
Your handbook also contains a range of other valuable information, so you should
read it thoroughly and retain a copy for future reference.
Your attention is also drawn to the Student Charter Supplementary Statement of
Student Rights and Responsibilities. Further information on this can be found at
www.ncl.ac.uk/pre-arrival/regulations/charter.htm
Page
Your contacts 3
Your programme 4
Your assessment 8
Use of programme handbook
The purpose of this handbook is to provide you with an overview of your Master’s
degree programme. This handbook should be read in conjunction with the Newcastle
University Business School Postgraduate Study Guide. Together, these documents
will provide you with a guide to the facilities offered to you both by the School and
the wider University and are designed to complement other information provided
by the University.
This handbook provides an accurate picture of the programme at the time of writing,
but this may be subject to minor change during the course of the academic year.
You will be informed of any changes through the appropriate channels.
Summary of programme commitments Contents
Key Information
This section signposts you to some of the key information about your Master’s
degree programme in your Programme Handbook and Postgraduate Study Guide.
Average number of contact hours
for this stage/programme:
Page 5, Programme Handbook
Mode of delivery: Page 4, Programme Handbook
Normal notice period for changes to the
timetable, including rescheduled classes:
Page 6, Postgraduate Study Guide
Normal notice period for changes
to the curriculum or assessment:
Page 14, Postgraduate Study Guide
Normal deadline for feedback on
submitted work (coursework):
Page 8, Programme Handbook
Normal deadline for feedback on
examinations:
Page 8, Programme Handbook
Professional accreditation: Not applicable
Assessment methods and criteria:
Page 8–9, Programme Handbook
Page 23, Postgraduate Study Guide
Academic guidance and support:
Page 3, Programme Handbook
Page 25, Postgraduate Study Guide
Newcastle University Business School: Postgraduate Handbook 2015–2016
3 4
This section aims to provide you with some key information on your degree
programme. Generic information relating to postgraduate degrees can be
found on the Business School Postgraduate Blackboard Community and in the
Postgraduate Study Guide.
Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship MSc is a one-year, full-time, intensive
modular programme. The programme has been designed to meet the demand for
specialist postgraduate courses in management producing students who are able to
manage and engage with creative, entrepreneurial and innovation processes in and
across organisations, and fully conforms to the QAA Benchmark.
The programme will give you the skills to understand the fundamentals of strategies
and business processes to promote innovation and creativity in organisations, and the
fundamentals of enterprise development and entrepreneurship. The aim is to produce
graduates who aspire to take on strategic responsibilities in private and public sector
organisations or those who wish to start up and develop their own business. The course
is primarily aimed at graduates or those at graduate level who have a background either
in technological areas or in business management, but are interested in a management
career with a strong emphasis on innovation.
Regional agencies and local centres of excellence, in particular technologies and
industries, work closely with the programme team to provide a range of appropriate
practical opportunities for you. The programme also meets a demand for the integration
of the teaching of business innovation and the teaching of the management of creativity
and design.
There will be an induction week for your Master’s programme at the start of Semester 1
including sessions with your programme director, your designated personal tutor, group
activities and social events. This week is also your opportunity to familiarise yourself with
the University, the facilities available such as the Robinson Library, and check details
such as your timetable. A full schedule for the week will be included in your welcome
pack on the frst day of induction week and will also be published in the ‘Current Students’
section of the Business School website at www.ncl.ac.uk/nubs/studentlife.
Below are details of key contacts for the Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship
(ICE) MSc programme. The programme director has overall responsibility for the
management of the programme. The programme secretary is responsible for
general administrative issues relating to the programme.
Useful contacts
Degree programme director: Paul Richter [email protected]
Room 4.16, Business School @ Barrack Road 0191 208 1696
The degree programme director (DPD) oversees your Master’s programme and can help
you with questions about the programme as a whole.
Programme secretary: Trudi Pemberton [email protected]
Contact via Student Enquiries, The Hub (room 5.07), Business School @ Barrack Road
0191 208 1583
The programme secretary is your main point of contact for administrative queries
relating to your programme, such as information about procedures or deadlines.
Director of pre-experience postgraduate programmes: Dr Anna Tilba
[email protected] Room 4.15, Business School @ Barrack Road
Dr Tilba oversees all pre-experience postgraduate programmes in the Business School.
Senior tutor: Dr Ying Yang [email protected]
Room 8.13, Business School @ Barrack Road
You will be allocated your own personal tutor who is there to help you with matters of a more
personal nature. In addition, you can contact the senior tutor who has overall responsibility
for pastoral matters and is chair of the staff–student committee for your programme.
Business School careers adviser: Ailsa McLeod [email protected]
Careers Service, King’s Gate
Our careers adviser can help you with information and guidance on careers and
employment, both during and after your studies.
Details on the teaching team will be provided in the frst lecture for each module.
A complete list of Business School academic and professional support staff,
along with contact details, can be found online at www.ncl.ac.uk/nubs/staff.
Staff profles are also available via this link illustrating the research and teaching
interests of academic members of staff.
Your contacts Your programme
Newcastle University Business School: Postgraduate Handbook 2015–2016
5 6
Programme structure
You will take 120 credits of compulsory taught modules in total, and a 60-credit dissertation,
as detailed below.
Module code Title Semester Credits
NBS8007 Understanding Organisations 1 10
NBS8035 Understanding and Managing Creativity 1 20
NBS8214 Technology Change and Innovation
Management
1 10
NBS8033 Business Enterprise for Postgraduate Students 1 and 2 20
NBS8062 Research Methods 1 and 2 20
NBS8134 Business Enterprise Policy 2 10
NBS8139 Enterprise and Entrepreneurial Management:
A Critical Exploration
2 10
NBS8213 Managing Design and Product Development 2 10
NBS8320 Open Innovation and Business Clusters 2 10
NBS8039 The ICE Dissertation 3 60
Full descriptions of each module, including the aims and outcomes, syllabus, skills
developed (including Graduate Skills Framework), teaching methods and assessment
methods, can be found in the Module Catalogue at www.ncl.ac.uk/module-catalogue.
Each module will comprise a mix of teaching and learning methods, including
independent study.
The Module Catalogue gives the indicative number of hours for each module of scheduled
learning and teaching (such as lectures/seminars) and guided independent study (such
as assessment preparation/directed reading and research).
As an overall indication, each 10 credits comprises 100 hours of study, including
lectures – the majority of this time will be independent learning, which you will carry out
yourself outside of scheduled classes. The exact number and type of contact hours
for each module will vary but you can expect to have at least 18 contact hours per
10 credits of modules taken.
Reading lists for each module can be accessed at rlo.ncl.ac.uk. Further information
about the module structure and recommended reading will be provided by the module
leader at the start of teaching.
Semester Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship MSc
1
5 Oct 2015–
15 Jan 2016
Understanding Organisations
Understanding and Managing Creativity
Technology Change and Innovation Management
Business Enterprise for Postgraduate Students
Research Methods
18 Jan–
29 Jan 2016
Assessment Period
2
1 Feb–
20 May 2016
Business Enterprise Policy
Enterprise and Entrepreneurial Management: A Critical Exploration
Managing Design and Product Development
Open Innovation and Business Clusters
Business Enterprise for Postgraduate Students
Research Methods
23 May–
10 June 2016
Assessment Period
3
13 June–
1 Sep 2016
Extended Project / Dissertation
Extended project (dissertation)
The dissertation is worth 60 credits and is the opportunity for you to integrate and
apply your learning to real-world situations and problems. The dissertation process
commences during the frst semester with the compulsory Research Methods sessions.
These are designed to lead you through the dissertation process, including the preparation
of your research project proposal. Following preparation of your initial proposal, you will be
allocated a supervisor who will provide guidance through the dissertation writing process.
Newcastle University Business School: Postgraduate Handbook 2015–2016
7 8
The assessment will depend on the individual module. You can expect to be
assessed by a variety of means, including examinations, assignments both
individual and group, presentations and the dissertation. The mix of assessment
methods is to allow you to demonstrate your understanding of the knowledge
outcomes of the programme and also your assimilation of the skills developed
during your Master’s programme.
The assessment methods used in individual modules are included in the module
outlines. The assessments for the taught modules are summarised in the table overleaf.
Details of assessment deadlines will be provided on the Postgraduate Blackboard
Community within the frst two weeks of term to allow you to plan your workload.
You should familiarise yourself with the assignment submission procedures available
on the Postgraduate Blackboard Community. All assignments for Business School
postgraduate modules must be submitted by 09.00 on the specifed deadline date.
Most assignment deadlines are set at 09.00 on a Monday morning. This timing was
decided upon following feedback from students in previous years as it allows you to
make full use of the weekend for working on your assessment but doesn’t overlap with
classes on a Monday. Please note that work submitted after the specifed deadline,
even by just a few minutes, will be treated as a late submission in line with University
policy. Please see further details in the Postgraduate Study Guide on late submission
of assessed work.
Occasionally, a module leader may change an assignment deadline (almost always to a
later date). You will be notifed of this in advance by e-mail by either the module leader
or the relevant programme secretary. For all assignment deadlines, you should receive
your marks and feedback within 20 working days. There may be certain exceptions
to this turnaround time, but you will be notifed of this at the time the deadline is set.
For Semester 1 exams, generic feedback will be provided for the module early in
Semester 2 to help you prepare for Semester 2 exams. For any students required to
resit any exam, as a minimum generic feedback will be provided at least four weeks
before the resit exam. Individual feedback for any exam can be provided on request
after exam boards have met.
Your assessment
The dissertation is a major piece of work (12,000 words), which will enable you to
apply the knowledge and skills developed during the taught element of your degree
programme. You will be expected to demonstrate evaluative and analytical ability, gain
an in-depth knowledge of the topic and understand the relevance of the context in
which the investigation is set. The dissertation will be completed by 1 September 2016.
Degree programme regulations
The Degree Programme Regulations detail the modules to be studied on your Master’s
degree and any progression requirements, such as the need to pass the taught modules of
the degree before proceeding to dissertation. It is important that you read these and make
sure you know the requirements of your Master’s degree. Degree Programme Regulations
are available online at www.ncl.ac.uk/regulations/programme/2015-2016/nubs.php.
Programme speci?cation
A detailed description of the programme structure, programme aims and learning
outcomes can be found in the Programme Specifcation online at
www.ncl.ac.uk/regulations/specs/index.php/2015-2016/NUBS.
This includes information on the knowledge and understanding, intellectual skills,
practical skills and transferable/key skills which you are expected to develop and
demonstrate during your studies.
University regulations
It is important that you familiarise yourself with the University Regulations, in particular
the Postgraduate (Taught) Progress Regulations and Examination Conventions which
detail the regulations for study and award of a Master’s degree. This includes conditions
for reassessment in failed modules and criteria for eligibility of a Master’s award. You are
expected to read these and make yourself aware of their implications.
www.ncl.ac.uk/regulations/docs/2015.html.
Postgraduate research
Students who are successful in their Master’s programme may wish to consider
applying for a PhD with Newcastle University Business School. Newcastle University
Alumni may also qualify for a discount on PhD fees. Further details of the research areas
covered within the School and details of research programmes are available online at
www.ncl.ac.uk/nubs/courses/postgrad/research.
Newcastle University Business School: Postgraduate Handbook 2015–2016
9 10
10
Module Compulsory/
core/
optional
Individual
assignment(s)
Group
assessment
Examination
Understanding
Organisations
Compulsory 100%
Understanding and
Managing Creativity
Compulsory 50% 5% 45%
Technology Change
and Innovation
Management
Compulsory 100%
Business Enterprise
for Postgraduate
Students
Compulsory 70% 30%
Research Methods Compulsory 100%
Business Enterprise
Policy
Compulsory 100%
Enterprise and
Entrepreneurial
Management: A
Critical Exploration
Compulsory 100%
Managing Design and
Product Development
Compulsory 30% 70%
Open Innovation and
Business Clusters
Compulsory 100%
doc_120232677.pdf