7B006E - Innovation, Sustainability and the Future Economy 01 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2032 | Version 0
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | 7B006E | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Innovation, Sustainability and the Future Economy | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Business and Creative Industries | ||
| Faculty Group: | Global Governance | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Global Governance | ||
| Module Leader: | Filippos Proedrou, Manisha Kumar | ||
| Module Team: | Tiansheng Yang, Adeyemi Aromolaran | ||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2026 | Final Year of Intake: | |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 30 | Credit Level: | 7 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 100080 - international business | 100085 - human resource management | 100088 - leadership |
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 20 | 60 | 20 |
Document Version Information
| Version | 0 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 01 Sep 2026 |
| Valid To | 31 Jul 2032 |
Module Aims
To develop students’ capability to design and appraise sustainability-led innovation and future-ready business models.
To enable students to integrate GenAI and data as accelerators of innovation while exercising ethical, commercial and systems judgement.
To build leadership capacity to plan, govern, and scale responsible innovation across sectors and geographies.
Content Summary
This module equips students to design innovations that are commercially viable, ethically responsible, and sustainability-led in the evolving future economy. It integrates operations management, finance, and marketing with global challenges such as climate change, digitalisation, and circular economy models. Learners explore how GenAI, data, and green transitions reshape value creation, operations, and financing. The module examines value chain design, global logistics, and operational resilience as key enablers of sustainable and competitive business practices. Students apply systems thinking to connect strategy, impact, and governance, and learn to evidence outcomes with credible metrics. Alongside technical and analytical skills, the module develops MBA course goals: strategic technology integration, value creation and strategy design, innovation and sustainability, ethical and responsible leadership, and reflective practice for lifelong learning. A live challenge from an industry partner anchors the learning experience. Core themes include sustainable supply chains, responsible investment, ESG performance, and creating customer value in socially and environmentally conscious markets. Foundational concepts are introduced through flipped resources, with in-class workshops focused on problem-solving and prototyping. By the end, students deliver an evidence-based innovation proposal and implementation roadmap integrating GenAI as an accelerator and human judgment as the arbiter of quality.
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 9 |
| Seminar | 12 |
| Practical Classes and Workshops | 15 |
| Groupwork | 20 |
| Guided Study | 60 |
| Problem/Challenge based learning | 120 |
| Formative Assessment | 4 |
| Summative Assessment | 60 |
| Total Hours Selected | 300 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Critically evaluate the (role of leadership) and frameworks of innovation and sustainability in global business contexts. |
| LO2 | Design innovative business models and strategies integrating financial, operational, and ethical considerations. |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asynchronous Assessment | Portfolio | (Group motion poster and individual observational journal) Both elements of the portfolio mirror professional innovation practice. In the first element, students in groups generate innovative business models through GenAI. In doing so, they generate options, test them with evidence and impact metrics, and present a defensible, sustainability-led proposal and roadmap, in the format, a motion poster comprising both text and embedded video and animation. | 0 | 6000 | 100 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | ||
| Portfolio | ✔ | ✔ | |