Course Summary

This degree will provide you with the knowledge and skills required to become a computing professional. The degree offers a unique opportunity for you to develop a wide range of computing skills including, but not limited to, cyber security, data science, artificial intelligence, web development, networking and software engineering.

Course Aims

The course aims are:
1.    Provide students with a thorough grounding in the practical and theoretical fundamentals that underpin the discipline of computing. 
2.    Enable students to demonstrate problem-solving and evaluation skills in the design, development and testing of technological solutions to solve well-specified problems.
3.    Develop students understanding and application of concepts, principles and practices in the context of well-defined computing scenarios, showing judgment in the selection of appropriate tools and techniques.
4.    Develop students command over the management of computing projects consistent with industry best practices and methodologies.
5.    Develop students’ ability to effectively communicate their work to diverse audiences through written formats.
6.    Help students develop the interpersonal qualities and professional attributes required by employers including reliability, integrity, ethical approach, dependability and reflection.
7.    Enable students to become effective independent learners by taking responsibility for their learning and professional development.

Course Learning Outcomes

The following statements define what students graduating from the BSc (Hons) Computing course will have been judged to have demonstrated in order to achieve the award.  These statements, known as learning outcomes, have been formally approved as aligned with the generic qualification descriptor for level 6 awards as set out by the UK Quality Assurance Agency (QAA).

Knowledge and understanding
1.    Expressed and employed detailed knowledge and systematic understanding of essential facts, concepts, principles and theories, both established and emergent, relating to specialisms in computing
2.    Expressed and employed knowledge and understanding of information security issues in relation to the design, development and the use of information systems
3.    Understood, described, and commented upon the literature and cutting-edge research in computing, and appreciated the associated uncertainties, ambiguities, and limits to knowledge at the forefront of the discipline.

Cognitive Skills
1.    Applied methods and techniques learned in computing and specialist topics to consolidate, extend, and apply knowledge and understanding to extended realistic and real-world projects
2.    Applied detailed knowledge, systematic understanding, and mastered techniques to initiate and execute their final-year project and multiple minor projects in different topic areas
3.    Critically evaluated arguments, concepts, requirements, constraints and data to make rational judgements on appropriate algorithms, designs, methods, and configurations leading to the necessary analysis, design, implementation, and/or testing of solution or identification of a class of solutions to significant problems
4.    Presented ideas, information, analyses, designs, implementations, tests and results relating to computing, critically, comprehensibly and succinctly to both specialist and non-specialist audiences

Subject-specific skills
1.    Deployed appropriate established and/or cutting-edge theory, practices and tools for the successful design, development, deployment and maintenance of computer-based systems
2.    Recognised the legal, social, ethical and professional issues involved in the exploitation of computer technology and be guided by the adoption of appropriate professional, ethical and legal practices
3.    Researched, designed, implemented, tested, utilised and documented solutions to address specific problems, using their knowledge, understanding and technical skills in computing

Key/transferable skills
1.    Developed an understanding of a specialist subject or problem area in computing to a level where they can effectively evaluate it, analyse possible solutions, design an appropriate solution and bring that solution to a successful conclusion in a defined time-frame, showing by doing so their capabilities and readiness for lifelong learning and professional training
2.    Evidenced the qualities and transferable skills necessary for graduate level employment requiring the exercising of initiative, personal responsibility, and decision making, through working individually and in groups on mini-projects, extended case studies and scenarios, and their major project
3.    Identified appropriate practices considering equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) as well as any economic, social, and environmental impact
 

Course Summary

Law is taught from a range of perspectives, based on the finest traditions of legal education and recent innovations for the 21st century. Our approach is to examine law well beyond basic legal rules and legal institutions, taking account of wider contexts and discourses that allow deeper understanding of law in society. With this approach, the University of Suffolk provides students with a firm grounding in the subject of law and the contexts in which law functions. Equally important is the breadth and depth of education that this subject facilitates. Students will be equipped to take on challenging questions about law and related issues, and to apply their knowledge and skills in a variety of contexts. This ethos runs right through all subjects in the law curriculum, which includes a number of modules specifically designed to provide opportunities to apply your knowledge and skills in different contexts.

This course places emphasis on the use of law to solve problems. With this in mind, teaching and learning on this course is designed to encourage the development of strong legal and problem-solving skills. In addition to engaging in legal reasoning, students also learn how to analyse the impact of law in society. Though law is often studied as a distinct subject, its methods and analytical approaches draw on fields within the humanities and the social sciences. Students will have the opportunity to develop skills in the use of a wide range of legal research methods and approaches, with increasing emphasis on independent work as you progress through your course. The course also emphasises the importance of developing a range of legal and academic skills to enable students to learn, research and analyse the law as independent learners to prepare them for further study or a variety of legal careers. This course also recognises the importance of practical legal skills for employability, and endeavours to infuse skills-based learning on all modules.

Course Aims

1. To develop extensive knowledge and understanding of a broad range of legal areas, including the core foundational subjects as well as specialist areas.

2. To expose students to core legal concepts, principles and values to allow them to understand the context in which law operates and to facilitate the careful analysis of individual legal rules.

3. To allow for the critical evaluation and engagement of a range of primary and secondary sources to encourage evidence-based legal analysis.

4. To introduce a range of legal research methods to allow students to conduct objective and competent legal research to examine and propose solutions for legal problems.

5. To facilitate opportunities for students to develop legal skills such as oral and written advocacy, legal writing, critical analysis of conflicting sources and arguments, and ability to conduct accurate and reliable legal research.

6. To develop students into becoming independent learners and researchers.

7. To develop subject specific, cognitive and employability skills for personal development, postgraduate study and a range of graduate careers including entering legal practice.

8. To promote increasing participation in education for the local community by supporting a range of learners, including non-traditional entrants, at degree level.

Course Learning Outcomes

The following statements define what students graduating from the LLB (Hons) Law course will have been judged to have demonstrated in order to achieve the award. These statements, known as learning outcomes, have been formally approved as aligned with the generic qualification descriptor for level 6 awards as set out by the UK Quality Assurance Agency (QAA).

Knowledge

1. Demonstrate extensive knowledge and understanding of a full range of foundational and specialist areas of law.

2. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of socio-legal concepts, values and principles with a range of different legal contexts, including nationally and internationally.

3. Critically evaluate different interpretations of the law and the relationship between law and other concepts such as political ideology and social problems.

4. Demonstrate sophisticated knowledge and application of legal research theories, methodologies, and methods as part of an independent project.

Intellectual Skills

5. Critically evaluate a range of primary and secondary sources, identifying limitations and weaknesses of particular sources.

6. Discuss the law from different perspectives such as moral, social economic and political.

7. Demonstrate intellectual independence through the design and development of an independent project drawing on a range of different sources, data, and/or first-hand experiences.

8. Critically evaluate ambiguity, uncertainty, gaps and growth points in the law.

Capability and Employability Skills 

9. Manage own learning, including through independent research and learning. 

10. Analyse and distil a range of material from a range of appropriate sources to inform judgements and reach accurate conclusions. 

11. Present complex legal information clearly both orally and in writing, including responding to questions and instructions taking into account the needs of the audience. 

12. Articulate complex legal points and argument based on credible evidence using appropriate language and legal terminology. 

13. Demonstrate mastery of relevant professional legal skills.

Course Summary

The BA (Hons) Business Management programme covers a broad range of management topics and is designed to give students an overview of how businesses work, and how managers can affect and improve business performance. The modules on the programme will ensure that students develop a good understanding of basic principles, important elements of management, leadership and strategy and develop skills that will support students’ employment or further study after they graduate. 
 
The programme has been designed to support students’ future career ambitions – each module will require students to learn and apply ideas and to develop skills that will be useful to students in their future work. Students that graduate from the Business Management programme take with them a broad range of skills and knowledge that can support careers in multi-national companies, small business, family firms, the public sector, charities or help those who want to start their own company. 

Course Aims

In providing this course, the University and the course team aim to:

1.    To provide you with a systematic understanding of key aspects of business management through a coherent and integrated programme of study. 
2.    To develop conceptual understanding that enables you to: devise and sustain arguments; use established techniques of analysis to solve problems; and describe and comment on current research in business management. 
3.    To prepare you for a career in business and/or management by developing personal and professional skills that will support communication, group interaction, information finding, analysis and problem solving during your period of study consistent with preparation for a fulfilling career in a management or leadership role. 
4.    To provide you with a valuable and positive learning experience in your academic studies. 
 
Within the framework of these main aims, it is expected that graduates will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding in the following areas: 
 
Markets - the development and operation of markets for resources, goods and services 
Customers - customer expectations, service and orientation 
Finance - the sources, uses and management of finance, the use of accounting and other information systems for managerial applications 
People - the management and development of people within organisations 
Operations - the management of resources and operations 
Information systems - the development, management and exploitation of information systems and their impact upon organisations 
Communication and information technology - the comprehension and use of relevant communication and information technologies for application in business and management 
Business policy and strategy – the development of appropriate policies and strategies within a changing environment, to meet stakeholder interests 
Pervasive issues - sustainability, globalisation, corporate social responsibility, diversity, business innovation, creativity, enterprise development, knowledge management and risk.   
 

Course Learning Outcomes

The following statements define what students graduating from the BA (Hons) Business Management course will have been judged to have demonstrated in order to achieve the award.  These statements, known as learning outcomes, have been formally approved as aligned with the generic qualification descriptor for level 4/5/6 awards as set out by the UK Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) .

On successful completion of this full course, students will be able to: 

1.    Demonstrate a systematic understanding of key aspects of business management, including acquisition of coherent and detailed knowledge, at least some of which is at, or informed by, the forefront of defined aspects of a discipline
2.    Effectively communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialist and non-specialist audiences 
3.    Describe and comment upon particular aspects of current research relating to business, management or leadership and appreciate the uncertainty, ambiguity and limits of knowledge 
4.    Deploy accurately established techniques of analysis and enquiry and apply these to offer insight into problems or challenges facing a range of businesses 
5.    Critically evaluate arguments, assumptions, abstract concepts and data, in order to make judgements, to frame appropriate questions to achieve a solution, or to identify a range of solutions to a problem 
6.    Devise and sustain arguments and/or to solve problems using ideas and techniques, some of which are at the forefront of current management research 
7.    Manage your own learning and personal development 
8.    Demonstrate the possession of qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment requiring the exercise of initiative and personal responsibility; decision making in complex and unpredictable contexts; the learning ability needed to undertake appropriate further training of a professional or equivalent nature