Assessment
EMBA students outline how they have used their coursework assignments and their learning on the programme to benefit their organisations.
Tying in your learning to your own work situation is one of the key principles behind the design of the EMBA programme, and enables you – and your managers – to see how the principles and ideas you discuss in class can be translated rapidly into your own organisation.
Work-based assignments
After each of the five core modules and the two electives you complete a written work-based assignment (typically of around 5,000 words).
These allow you to show your knowledge and understanding of the material covered but, most importantly, to apply it in order to understand and improve real organisational situations.
Case study examinations
There are also two integrative case study examinations, which require you to draw on concepts from all of the core modules. Each case is analysed within your tutorial group and the questions are then answered on an individual basis. To prepare you for this, we set a mock case study examination, enabling you to practise the kinds of techniques required.
"It’s rewarding to look back at some of the EMBA-derived projects... which made a real difference to my employer."
Steve Gibbs describes how he used his EMBA projects to address organisational priorities as Managing Director of STL Distribution.
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Group-based consultancy
Another form of integrative assessment is the Consultancy Challenge, in which you again apply a range of theories and knowledge to a real ‘client’ problem in an organisation other than your own, in order to find a robust and rigorous solution.
The assessment process will also involve presentations - for example, for the Consultancy Challenge (group-based) and during the dissertation stage (individual). For those who would like input to improve their presentation skills we also provide optional workshops on presentation skills as part of the MBA Career Management programme, which is open to both full-time and EMBA students.
