MBA - International Business (Robert Kennedy College)

How you will learn

As a student at the University of Cumbria and Robert Kennedy College, you are part of an inclusive learning community that recognises diversity. You will have opportunities to learn by interacting with others in a collegiate, facilitative and dynamic learning environment. Teaching, assessment and student support will allow equal and equitable opportunities for you to optimise your potential and develop autonomy.

We seek to create a stimulating and innovative community of learning, even at a distance. Facilitated by our expert practitioner staff, you will experience a learning environment that is well equipped, flexible, and stimulating.

The promotion of inclusive practice across a range of learner types, utilising the appropriate learning technologies and the provision of active learning and social learning underlie the teaching principles applied.

In terms of workplace preparedness, workplace and professional learning necessary for the needs of the workplace entail applying problem solving under the interaction of theory and practice with strong emphasis on practical management and work-related activities.

Finally, the learning processes will emphasise the global perspective and internationalisation with strong emphasis on development of entrepreneurial skills. These principles are reinforced through research-informed teaching, supported by industry-based knowledge and expertise. In common with all master’s level programmes students are expected to draw insights from independent research into academic and practitioner sources to fully underpin their analysis, facilitated by access to electronic libraries at both the University of Cumbria and Robert Kennedy College.

RKC’s teaching staff include academics with a wide range of backgrounds and experience in a variety of universities, including Cambridge, Oxford and Harvard, as well as practical expertise gained from working in a variety of international organisations.

How you will be assessed

Summative and Formative Assessment

Intellectual and cognitive skills are assessed by means of written assignments, including reports and presentations, while quantitative skills, including the use of ICT, are assessed via worked exercises.

Assessment is focused on providing opportunities for both formative and summative assessment.

For all modules, formative assessment is in an interim assignment, as well as on a continuous and on-going basis via the medium of the online forums, whereby tutors comment on ideas expressed, give feedback on the direction of the discussion, and recommend courses of action/lines of thought that might be taken.

Summative assessment is based on analysis and critical evaluation of case-study material to facilitate the real-world application of knowledge and integration of the often considerable expected experience of the students, as well as theoretical material.