NG4S726 - Business and Risk Management 01 Apr 2025 - 31 Aug 2027 | Version 3
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | NG4S726 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Business and Risk Management | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Science | ||
| Faculty Group: | Built Environment and Civil Engineering | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Built Environment | ||
| Module Leader: | |||
| Module Team: | Alan Protheroe | ||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2015 | Final Year of Intake: | |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 20 | Credit Level: | 7 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 100151 - construction management | ||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 100 | ||
Document Version Information
| Version | 3 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 01 Apr 2025 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2027 |
Module Aims
This module aims to give students a detailed understanding of how effective leadership enhances organisational Safety, Health and Environmental Management.
Content Summary
Leadership styles and the impact on workers and workplace compliance.
Worker involvement and participation with top management.
Worker engagement and wellbeing benefits.
Principles and benefits of vocational rehabilitation.
Occupational health services.
Mental ill health at work.
Mental health controls.
Well.
Work-related violence.
Lone working.
This module will facilitate the development of Personal Development Planning through the delivery of the key skills identified below in the module descriptor.
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 48 |
| Independent Study | 102 |
| Directed Study | 50 |
| Total Hours Selected | 200 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Evaluate the impact of organisation leadership on worker safety, health and environmental performance. |
| LO2 | Critically evaluate the approaches to worker engagement and wellbeing. |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asynchronous Assessment | Project 1 | A detailed analysis of a topic, with an associated word count, involving some original research undertaken by the candidate who makes use of data and/or primary sources. | 0 | 2000 | 50 | No | 40 |
| Asynchronous Assessment | Essay 1 | A written composition with a specified word length that, typically, on the basis of existing literature, proceeds to sustain a coherent argument. | 0 | 2000 | 50 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | ||
| Project 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Essay 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |