The module structure Each module begins with a set of reading materials with particular application to legal practice carefully selected from a wide range of business and academic writers. Participants are directed to relevant preparatory material. These materials are to be studied at the individual's own pace, time and place. The centrepiece of each module is an intensive residential weekend at Nottingham Law School running from late Thursday afternoon to Sunday lunchtime during which participants work in groups, attend presentations and participate in workshops, with the help and guidance of tutors from the MBA faculty and visiting tutors. The weekend sessions allow for the development of understanding and exploration of the practical application of management principles.
Attendance is mandatory.
After each weekend participants are required to submit written work for assessment. For the PGD year, this entails a work-based assignment for each module, relevant to the subject matter of the module. These assignments are intended to integrate the theoretical and practical lessons from the module. For the MBA year, participants will submit elements of their extended project for assessment. Approximately 80 hours of independent learning is required for each module of study, including the written work following each weekend.