Salford Business School

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Salford Business School
Motto Altiora Petamus
"Let us seek higher things"
Established 2006 (through departmental merger)
Type public university business school
Students over 3,000
Location Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Campus Urban, Parkland
Colours Navy, Black, White and Gold
                                                 
Affiliations University of Salford
Website http://www.business.salford.ac.uk/

Coordinates: 53°29′04″N 2°16′17″W / 53.48444°N 2.27139°W / 53.48444; -2.27139

Salford Business School is a contemporary business school located on the A6, 3 km west of Manchester city centre in the Maxwell Building on the Peel Park Campus of the University of Salford. It is one of the University's twelve constituent academic departments. The School offers a full range of degrees oriented around business and management studies including Foundation Degree study, undergraduate programmes and postgraduate taught and research degrees up to PhD level. The School places equal emphasis upon Teaching, Research and Academic Enterprise activities with the understanding that each necessarily informs the other. This commitment is reflected through improving National Student Survey (NSS) results [1][2], a strong Research Assessment Exercise (RAE2008) result [3] and an increase in staffing and resources directed towards enterprise and outreach work.

The School currently hosts over 3,000 students across its full-time and part-time programmes representing approximately 130 different countries. The School currently has 130 faculty a number of whom similarly claim a variety of national origins.

Teaching and research expertise falls within the five broad areas of:

The School is currently working to assist the establishment of an AIESEC committee. The Students' Union has a range of clubs and societies including a Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) group who among their activities work closely with the School delivering enrichment events including business games for local Schools and Colleges.

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[edit] History

The School was formed in 2006 through the merger of four former academic units namely the School of Management, School of Accounting, Economics and Management Science, School of Leisure, Hospitality and Food Management and the Information Systems Institute. The University received its Royal Charter in 1967 but has a long tradition of higher education dating back prior to 1896 when two Workings Men's Institutes merged to form the Salford Technical Institute.

[edit] School Structure

As one of the twelve departments of the University of Salford the School reflects the wider institutional structure by being part of a Faculty (the Faculty of Business, Law and Built Environment) and having a Head of School (rather than Dean). This is a somewhat unusual structure for a UK Business School.

The strategic management of the School is directed by the Head of School and the School Executive. Key operational activities of the School are dealt with through a committee structure that includes a Research and Enterprise Committee, Teaching and Learning Committee and a Marketing and Recruitment Committee. The School also takes regular advice from its School Advisory Committee. This group is group of key external stakeholders who provide input to programme development and strategic development. As a result of a School Review conducted in early 2009 the School has also established an Undergraduate Programme Leaders group and a Postgraduate Programme Leaders group. Each group deal with common teaching and learning issues.

Each programme also conducts regular Student-Staff committee meetings.

Internally the School has three academic directorates; Business Management, Business Operations and Business Strategy. Day-to-day staffing and resource issues are dealt with at a directorate level.

[edit] School Executive

[edit] School Advisory Committee (SAC)

[edit] Undergraduate programmes

Following a review of the School's undergraduate portfolio in 2008 the School restructured its programmes to reflect recent changes in the external business environment as well as the benefits gained from incorporation in a large business school. 18 honours degrees, 7 foundation degrees and a Diploma of HE in Accounting programmes are offered through the UCAS admissions system for September 2009 including Business and Management Studies, Finance and Accounting, Business Information Technology and Leisure, Hospitality and Tourism Studies. All of these degrees are delivered in full-time mode. The academic component of all these honours degree programmes are three years in duration with some students choosing to take the optional placement year (sometimes called a sandwich year as the year is taken between the second and final year of the academic programme of study) that is available on all degrees. The foundation degrees and the Diploma of HE in Accounting are two years in duration [4].

The School also delivers a one year full-time honours degree intended for students who have completed their studies to the equivalent level of a Diploma of Higher Education and a full-time Graduate Diploma for students who do not have the required academic or language standards required by the School's masters degrees. There are also two part-time programmes (Certificate of Higher Education and Graduate Certificate) intended for individuals who have work experience but no formal higher education qualifications.

[edit] Current Undergraduate Programmes (with UCAS codes)

[edit] Postgraduate Programmes

The School's taught postgraduate programmes focus on specialism within the wide scope of business and management. There are 23 full-time masters degrees including the Salford MBA and 11 part-time masters degrees (with intermediate awards). Areas of specialism currently available include Investment Banking, International Business, Tourism Management, Information Security Management, Human Resource Management and Marketing. All full-time masters programme are one year in duration [5].

From September 2009 students enrolling on four of the masters programme will have the option to do a paid placement year with a UK based organisation instead of undertaking the more conventional final dissertation.

[edit] Current Postgraduate Programmes

All the programmes are full-time unless otherwise indicated.

The Maxwell Building on the edge of the Peel Park Campus.

[edit] The Salford MBA

The Salford MBA is one of the oldest established programmes in the UK[citation needed]. In September 2009 The Salford MBA gained accreditation from AMBA. The programme has been significantly revised over the last two years to reflect changes in the expectations of MBA applicants and a changing external environment. A key feature of the current programme is its integrated delivery approach, its use of management simulation and its focus upon innovation and entrepreneurship. This last feature incorporates a consultancy component within the taught programme where students work with an external organisation to assist in solving a specific organisational issue.

[edit] Prizes, Awards and Honorary Graduates

The School awards prizes to students who have excelled in a particular programme or individual module.

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[edit] School Prizes

[edit] Honorary Graduates

The School regularly makes honorary awards to individuals who have made significant and recognised contributions in their field of expertise and knowledge. The names of the recipients are shown as the individuals' titles and honorifics were recorded at the time of the award.

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[edit] Annual School Lecture

The School conducts an annual lecture presented by prominent business or public figures.

The 2007 Lecture on the 22 May 2007 coincided with the official opening of the School by Andy Bond, CEO of ASDA and Salford graduate. The lecture was delivered by Kate Barker CBE and a member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England.

During the 140th anniversary of the TUC the 2008 Lecture was presented by Brendan Barber, General Secretary of the TUC on 26 November 2008. The title for the lecture was "Where Next? The Challenges Facing Workers and their Unions in a Changing World." "With the economy continuing to struggle, this an uncertain time for Britain’s 29 million workers. TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber discusses some of the major challenges facing ordinary working people, from pressure on pay and pensions through to the impact of globalisation. What kind of policies should the Government adopt to promote both fairness at work and economic competitiveness? What can business do to improve its productivity and how should trade unions respond to a world that is changing fast?"

[edit] Professional Affiliations

As a result of its close connection with the local industry the School has a number of affiliations with professional bodies and institutes. These affiliations include

The School is a member of the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and the Association of Business Schools (ABS).

[edit] Research

The School has a number of important research centres currently engaged in the cutting edge of business and management research. The Centre for Operations Research and Applied Statistics recently had 90% of its work rated as internationally significant in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE2008). Current research interests include Maintenance and Asset Management, Condition based maintenance modelling, Warranty Risk, Operations Management, System Dynamics, Player performance measurement and ranking, Forecasting results in golf and football and Modelling long-shot bias in betting markets [6].

The School's Business and Management Studies subsmission had 65% of its activity judged to be of international standard and 5% was categorised as 'world leading'. Business and Management research in the School is represented by a range of centres including:

The Centre for the Study of Gambling is the only one of its type in the UK and explores issues related to the impact of gambling including its impact on individuals and communities. The Centre regularly advises national and regional governments all over the world.

The Systems, Organisations and Society research centre was ranked second in Research Fortnight's Power Table for its RAE2008 result in the Library and Information Management panel [7] and current research interests include ICTs and social inclusion, the rise of social networking sites such as Myspace, On-line Gaming, information fulfilment, the diffusion of innovations, ICTs and call centre working, mobile and ubiquitous computing, system work-arounds, knowledge work, learning technologies, Web 2.0 technologies, gender and technology, web accessibility and the philosophy of technology [8].

On the 31st of March 2009, and partially in response to the Institution's RAE2008 results, the University of Salford announced significant changes to its internal research structures. The most important change is that research is now be managed at a School level rather than through semi-autonomous Research Institutes. This change most affected the Information Systems, Organisations and Society Research Centre which had members in four of the University's schools.

[edit] International Partners

The School is a member of the Consortium of International Double Degrees.

The School's academic network includes:

[edit] Professors and other notable staff

The School currently has 13 Professors and 2 visiting Professors.

[edit] Notable Alumni and Former Staff

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Finance and Accounting NSS 2008 Results". unistats.com. http://www.unistats.com/nStudentSurvey.do;t=20131111075949406. Retrieved 2009-03-11. 
  2. ^ "Business and Administrative Studies NSS 2008 Results". unistats.com. http://www.unistats.com/nStudentSurvey.do;t=20081211080047788. Retrieved 2009-03-11. 
  3. ^ "RAE 2008 results by Institution". Rae.ac.uk. http://submissions.rae.ac.uk/results/qualityProfile.aspx?id=168&type=hei. Retrieved 2009-03-11. 
  4. ^ "Undergraduate Programmes". Salford Business School. http://www.business.salford.ac.uk/programmes/undergraduate.php. Retrieved 2009-03-11. 
  5. ^ "Postgraduate Programmes". Salford Business School. http://www.business.salford.ac.uk/programmes/postgraduate.php. Retrieved 2009-03-11. 
  6. ^ "Center for Operational Research and Applied Statistics". CORAS. http://www.mams.salford.ac.uk/CORAS/. Retrieved 2009-03-11. 
  7. ^ "UOA 37 - Rankings from Research Fortnight". ResearchResearch. http://rae1.researchresearch.com/pdf/UOA%2037%20-%20Rankings%20from%20Research%20Fortnight.pdf. Retrieved 2009-03-11. 
  8. ^ "Information Systems, Organisations and Society Research Centre". ISOS. http://www.isos.salford.ac.uk/. Retrieved 2009-03-11. 
  9. ^ "Daily Telegraph interview with Nathalie Roche". London: Daily Telegraph. 2009-03-24. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/business/businesstruth/5045276/Natalie-Roche-on-setting-up-tanning-business-Skin-Solutions-UK.html. Retrieved 2009-04-03. 
  10. ^ "Manchester Evening News interview with Nathalie Roche". Manchester Evening News. http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/business/s/1095509_natalies_1m_idea_. Retrieved 2009-04-03. 
  11. ^ Judge, Elizabeth. "Business big shot Mark Saunders". London: The Times. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/movers_and_shakers/article6955278.ece. Retrieved 2009-12-10. 

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