Contemporary Live Management Project

Module code: BUSM250

Credits: 60.0
Semester: YEAR

Contact: Dr Lilian Ngozi Schofield

The Contemporary Live Management Project module is a capstone project designed to be offered as a core module and an alternative to the dissertation module. The introduction of the module is driven by the gaps in the sustainability audit and mapping exercise in January 2022. The mapping exercise identified 1) a lack of skills development concerning addressing global challenges associated with sustainability and 2) an inconsistent focus on sustainability across taught modules. The fragmented and disconnected nature of sustainability content covered in the programme meant that students might not appreciate just how much sustainability content they actually get without a way of showing them how the pieces connect up. The Capstone project was identified as an approach and strategy to integrate sustainability learning from across the taught modules in the programme.

The Contemporary Live Management Project module meet the following Programme¿s learning outcomes Identifies appropriate research methods to investigate a specific research problem; demonstrates a structured plan for the research; evaluates contemporary issues in business management/society; assesses the strength of arguments in academic literature and debates in a relevant field; expresses arguments coherently through writing; displays good structure, formatting, style and presentation of writing.
By meeting these programme learning outcomes, the module meets some of the Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and UNESCO key competencies for sustainability such as problem solving, critical thinking, reflexivity collaborative competency and promoting employability and enterprise.

There is also the appeal to market- Many Business Schools have the capstone module on offer, for example, The School of Management at UCL, Accounting and Financial Management programme, UCL, https://london.ac.uk/courses/accounting-and-financial-management, Imperial College Business School: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/business-school/programmes/global-mba/programme/capstone/ , London School of Economics and Political Science, The MPA Capstone: https://www.lse.ac.uk/school-of-public policy/mpa/capstone

The Contemporary Live Management Project module is important in:

-Tackling contemporary issues arising in an unsustainable business environment organisation,

-Developing critical and analytical skills and methods relevant to addressing sustainability in the workplace.

-Identifying and analysing problem-driven issues and using appropriate methods to deal with those issues.

-Collaborating with diverse organisations in addressing issues, risks, problems etc.


The module will fill a key gap in the MSc in Management programme by capturing the many important issues that are treated by many modules across the programme, which are in some ways fragmented and disconnected at the moment, with which sustainability is one of them.

Finally, the module fits in the UN¿s Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) initiative, which asks Business Management schools to pledge their support towards putting sustainability at the forefront of education.

Connected course(s): UDF DATA
Assessment: 100.0% Coursework
Level: 7