Management

School of Management

  • Early Challenge Essay to tackle Plagiarism

    In order to help tackle some problems with plagiarism on a postgraduate programme in the School of Management, an early essay was introduced. This case study from Dr Bruce Rayton provides the background, information on the essay, and the results...

  • An e-platform for enhancing the Operations Game

    Summary The project was about the development of an e-platform to improve a simulation game we play in class for the Undergraduates, the Postgraduates and the MBAs. The simulation game is a simulation game played worldwide in Operations Management classes,...

  • Crowdfunding: a platform and a teaching tool

    This 2013-14 project aimed to enable experiential learning for entrepreneurial students across the University of Bath, and develop competence in a fast-growing means of financing new ventures – crowdsourcing. We created a crowdfunding platform where students were be able to upload their own business ideas, then evaluate and “vote” on which ideas get funded. Our aim was to help nurture the entrepreneurial talents of students, by further developing skills in communicating business ideas, evaluating prospects and pitching their ideas through images and videos. The platform (StudentStarter) was used within the Entrepreneurship and Innovation MSc unit, the Zurich Community Challenge and the Operations Management unit in the School of Management.

  • Clickers for exam practice

    Dr Robert Branston, from the School of Management at the University of Bath, discusses how he uses clickers during an exam practice session with students, expanding on their answers to include feedback, further advice, and evaluating specific course issues.

  • Using Unit Outlines

    Dr Robert Branston of the School of Management at the University of Bath discusses the importance of Unit Outlines at the beginning of your Unit.

  • Flipping an International Cohort

    Flipping Project Case Study: Johanne Grosvold presents a case study of the pilot Flipping Project in Management, focussed on seminars with an international cohort of students.

  • Using Wikis for seminar preparation

    Dr Julie Salaber of the School of Management at the University of Bath discusses how she uses wikis for seminar preparation in her teaching.