HR9802 - Managing Responsibly

You will experience a dynamic and flexible learning environment that caters to professionals across business, public, and third sectors. The delivery model blends intensive face-to-face workshops with live virtual sessions and self-paced online components, with pre-session materials providing essential background knowledge and post-session tutorials fostering reflective discussion through the lenses of advocacy, plurality, sustainability, inclusivity, and accountability.

Throughout the module, you’ll engage in expert-led lectures, collaborative group work, and practical case studies that examine real-world challenges—from sustainable business practices to innovative public policy and third sector initiatives. This multifaceted approach not only develops your analytical and practical skills but also encourages you to appreciate diverse perspectives and harness collective creativity in addressing complex issues.

A robust digital learning platform supports your studies by offering access to recorded sessions, interactive quizzes, and discussion forums for peer-to-peer exchange. Optional office hours and guided independent study sessions provide personalized support from experienced tutors, ensuring that every learning need is met.

Overall, this integrated approach reinforces theoretical insights into responsible management while building practical competencies essential for driving sustainable and ethical change across various sectors. It empowers you to become an effective leader capable of advocating for transformative practices in any organizational context.

In this module, you will benefit from a comprehensive and responsive academic support system designed to help you succeed across both private sector and public/third sector contexts. Your learning is guided by experienced module tutors and supported by dedicated programme leaders and academic mentors, ensuring that expert advice is always available. In addition to scheduled lectures, workshops, and group sessions, you will have access to drop-in sessions, virtual office hours, and interactive online forums via our digital learning platform—providing continuous, flexible support beyond the formal classroom setting.

The programme is structured to encourage both collaborative and independent study, with resources such as recorded lectures, curated reading materials, and peer discussion groups that help reinforce key concepts in responsible business. This multi-faceted approach ensures that whether you are tackling complex theoretical frameworks or developing practical strategies for sustainable change, you have a robust network of academic support to guide you every step of the way.

All modules at Northumbria include a range of reading materials that students are expected to engage with. The reading list for this module can be found at: http://readinglists.northumbria.ac.uk
(Reading List service online guide for academic staff this containing contact details for the Reading List team – http://library.northumbria.ac.uk/readinglists)

Knowledge & Understanding:
• [MLO 1]Explain the key concepts of responsible business, sustainability, ethics, and ESG, and their application in private, public, and third sectors.[PLO 2, 3,5,6]
Intellectual / Professional skills & abilities:

• [MLO 2] Apply frameworks such as the UN SDGs and triple bottom line to develop sustainable business strategies [PLO 1, 2, 3, 5, 6].
• [MLO 3] Enhance professional skills through problem-based learning to design innovative and responsible business models. [PLO 1, 2, 3, 6]
• [MLO 4] Evaluate real-world case studies and research to propose effective responsible management solutions.

Personal Values Attributes (Global / Cultural awareness, Ethics, Curiosity) (PVA):

• [MLO 5] Reflect on personal values and ethical perspectives to demonstrate global and cultural awareness in leadership. [PLO 1. 5]

This module is assessed through a single 2,500-word summative individual written report in which students critically analyse and evaluate a complex real life organisational challenge (drawn from their personal experience or otherwise observed or documented) integrating responsible business, sustainability, ethical, and strategic perspectives.

This assessment is designed to address all of the Module Learning Outcomes (MLOs) identified.

• Knowledge & Understanding: Demonstrate critical insights into responsible business practices.
• Intellectual / Professional Skills & Abilities: Apply frameworks such as the UN SDGs and triple bottom line to develop practical, innovative solutions.
• Personal Values Attributes: Reflect on and integrate your ethical perspectives and global awareness into your strategic recommendations.

Formative feedback will be offered throughout the block teaching sessions and in the virtual sessions convened to support your learning and development.

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Managing Responsibly is a dynamic module that equips you with the essential knowledge and practical skills to drive sustainable change in today’s global marketplace. Through a research-rich learning approach, you will explore the integration of sustainability, ethics, and strategic innovation within diverse organizational contexts—from private enterprises to public institutions and third sector entities. Utilizing state-of-the-art technology enhanced learning platforms, the module blends interactive lectures, hands-on projects, and real-world case studies to deepen your understanding and stimulate critical thinking. Continuous formative assessments and detailed feedback ensure that you gain valuable insights while refining your problem-solving and leadership capabilities. Emphasizing employability, entrepreneurship, and the core thematic areas of advocacy, plurality, sustainability, inclusivity, and accountability, you will develop innovative, strategic solutions directly applicable to your career. This module not only enhances your academic and professional skills but also opens diverse career paths, empowering you to be a catalyst for sustainable transformation in any sector.