MO9624 - Supply Chain Innovation

The two separate hours of lectures per week will provide you with a theoretical underpinning of the module content, supported by a one hour seminar per week which will give you an opportunity to apply some of the theories to selected case study scenarios, allowing you to become conversant in various issues associated with supply chain innovation.

The module has a supporting reading list that provides you with an opportunity to read around the area of supply chain innovation.

Your directed study will support the work you have undertaken in the contact sessions. You will be expected to keep up-to-date with your seminar activities and the reading of academic journal articles.
Independent learning time is set aside for learning activities, self-identified by you, to gain a deeper and broader knowledge of the subject.
The use of case study based seminars means that you will receive formative tutor feedback continuously.

Support will be provided to you by a member of academic staff leading the module and providing the lecture input. A team of academic staff are allocated to seminar groups of about 20 students, which provides you with a closer, more personal academic support. These seminar groups are typically based on study programme cohorts, so you will be taught here alongside fellow members from your particular degree.

Your module is supported by an e-learning portal, which houses lecture materials and, to some extent, seminar files, alongside assessment details.

You will be provided with a wide-ranging electronic reading list that comprises of various academic reports, conference papers and journal articles that showcase the application of various supply chain innovation related theories presented in the module.

The module assessment consists of two individual assignments. The first one is about topics from the first 6 weeks of teaching; the second one is about topics from the second 6 weeks of teaching. This will encourage your active participation in the learning process throughout the semester. The eLearning portal will be used to permanently host these assignments after release to ensure that you can access the information required at all times.

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:
1. You are expected to assess knowledge of contemporary supply chain innovation theories and their application to the analysis and interpretation of business case studies. (MLO1)
2. You are expected to appraise knowledge of supply chain innovation in the wider business context. (MLO2)

Intellectual / Professional skills & abilities:
3. You are expected to develop critique creative and critical thinking skills that involve independence, understanding, justification and the ability to challenge supply chain innovation theories in relation to different kinds of business scenarios. (MLO3)

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

The module assessment consists of two individual assignments disseminated at two different times during the semester.

Both of these summative assessments will address MLO1, MLO2 and MLO3.

This will encourage your active participation in the learning process throughout the semester.

The eLearning portal will be used to permanently host these assignments after release to ensure that you can access the information required at all times.

Your work on these assignments will provide you with further chance to apply supply chain innovation theories to practice situations. Each individual assignment will contribute to 50% towards the overall module mark.

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It is expected that you will enter employment with an appropriate level of understanding and proficiency regarding supply chain innovation theories and their practical application. This module provides you with these essential business skills giving you a theoretical understanding of various supply chain innovation frameworks supported through case study based seminar activities. This will prepare you to tackle the two individual assignments. The understanding and practical application of supply chain innovation theories are directly transferable to your working life, through part-time employment, placement or full-time graduate role. Your additional experiences within the module centre on support reading giving you additional awareness of the broad applicability of the module content across the wider business and management subject area.