Overview:
- Credits:
- 20.0
- Level:
- 4
- Semester:
- Summer
- Subject:
- Business Management
- School:
- Business
- Coordinator:
- Professor Donna Marshall
BMGT45630 Sustainbl. SupplyChain Project
Academic Year 2023/2024
This module aims to provide the students with experience of real-life sustainable supply chain issues as experienced by researchers and organisations in Ireland and internationally. The module will give the student an array of sustainable supply chain management skills such as the ability to apply theory to practice, critically analyse current practice and theory, provide solutions to sustainable supply chain issues and manage sustainable supply chain research or consulting projects.Show/hide contentOpenClose All
Curricular information is subject to change
Learning Outcomes:
The learning objectives are to use the knowledge from the MSc in Sustainable Supply Chain Management to solve a sustainable supply chain management issue for a company or to undertake a sustainable supply chain management research project. Students will use synthesis, analysis and critical-thinking skills to develop the solutions for the company or for the research. They will use their writing and presentation skills to communicate their work and solution to the company or for the research. On completing this module, students will be expected to:
1. Research and analyse a real-life sustainable supply chain issue;
2. Manage a sustainable supply chain project;
3. Combine different knowledge streams to provide a solution;
4. Professionally present findings on the sustainable supply chain issue;
5. Prepare a sustainable supply chain management report.
Sustainable supply chain management
Sustainable supply chain research
Strategic sustainable supply chain issues
Literature and best practice review
Research methods
Presenting
Report writing
| Student Effort Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Specified Learning Activities | 500 |
| Total | 500 |
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Not applicable to this module.
Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
Assessment Strategy
| Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group Project: The assessment consists of workshops, communication with mentors, letter of engagement, participation reports, interim report, presentation and final sustainable supply chain consulting report. | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | Yes | 100 |
| Resit In | Terminal Exam |
|---|---|
| Autumn | No |
Feedback Strategy/Strategies
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
How will my Feedback be Delivered?
Group/class feedback, post-assessment: This will be feedback sent to the groups by email by their supervisors. Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment: This will be feedback both orally and sent to the groups by email by their supervisors.
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