The course is suitable for graduates with work experience and for professionally qualified staff such as those employed in nursing, accountancy, marketing, production and personnel, in both the public and private sectors. Some students may not have studied formally for a number of years. Students find that the course improves their confidence and competence and enables them to become more effective in the workplace. Each year a number of students who have successfully completed the course are promoted to more senior managerial positions. Managing People and Organisations Integrative Management Activity.
Assessment is through coursework.
The final component, Integrative Management Activity, is divided into two parts. The first part is a report of 3,000 words on a shadowing activity in a workplace involving management of change. The second part asks students to explain in a paper of 1,500 words how course learning has progressed and been transferred into workplace practice. Interactive workshops provide support for students' research activities. The workshops are spread throughout the course at key points, and an introduction to management research methods is included.