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This capstone module provides a moment in time for students to reflect on and connect past experiences with future aspirations. The module aims to provide a structured context within which students can: (1) reflect on learning throughout their honours degree programme and synthesise insights from experiences gained to consolidate employability; (2) gain an appreciation of the challenges and changing demands in the contemporary environment and the impact of these on organisations; and (3) think about future professional pathways, perspectives on management to make informed career choices.

This is the core capstone module for single and joint honours students of Management, inviting students to adopt an entrepreneurial mindset. The module aims to provide a pivot between University and post-University life where students will: reflect on their learning experiences throughout their undergraduate university career; look forward to current and future global challenges to hone skills in organisational analysis and generate creative, contextualised solutions. Students will engage with a series of cross-cutting issues in the contemporary environment applying learning to practice in collaborative study groups. The module encourages students to consolidate and develop graduate attributes that will prepare them to be socially responsible, global citizens equipped for the next stage in their career.

Topics relate to the key learning outcomes. Students will focus on cross-cutting issues that organisations currently, and potentially, face in the environment in which they operate. Topics will be identified during class and may include issues such as: graduate employability; the future of work; environmental sustainability; climate change; technology; and health and wellbeing. Students will be able to identify and discuss relevant cross-cutting issues and apply learning to specific organisational contexts.