To provide participants with the basic principles of marketing in the context of fashion retail industry through practical exercises, lectures, demonstrations and case studies. The primary scope is to cover all foundational concepts of fashion marketing management, so that the students are able to grasp other advanced modules in their program successfully. Students need to accomplish tasks such as an assignment, an integrated project and examinations in order to complete the module.

The aim of this module is to provide students with analytical and interpretative skills so they can perform statistical calculations and interpret statistical reports. Statistics 1 explains the use of descriptive statistics to summarise data and introduces students to sampling and probability.

The purpose of this module is to introduce students to the principles and practices of Human Resource Management as applied to a small company.

The aim of this module is to provide students with analytical and interpretative skills so they can perform statistical calculations and interpret statistical reports. Statistics 2 explains inferential statistics and how to apply inferential statistical techniques in typical business situations.

The purpose of this module is to teach non-finance major students the basic concepts and techniques of financial management for small businesses.

The purpose of this module is to develop students’ ability to design innovative, efficient and cost effective manufacturing systems and service operations.

The module promotes the understanding of management from a holistic perspective and will examine local, international and global management practices.

This module introduces the students to the basic elements of market research for strategic decision making. Students will learn how to develop a research project through the selection and application of appropriate quantitative and qualitative research methods.

This module will provide a contemporary view of the role and importance of Advertising and Public Relations in the 21st century. Advertising describes a process that entails the planning, creation, integration and implementation of all diverse forms of mass communication that are delivered over time to a brand’s targeted customers and prospects. Students will learn how to influence or directly affect the buying behavior of targeted audiences.

This module aims to provide students with the necessary skills to showcase their Business Portfolio while giving them the opportunity to gain real-world industry experiences. Self-promotion is critical to success in the 21st century and this concept of self-marketing forms the basis of the module. Students will find industrial projects and prepare a text/graphic based Business Portfolio Report (hardcopy and softcopy) based on the projects they will be undertaking. The Business Portfolio Report will demonstrate their value to their potential employers, highlight student’s work readiness and eligibility for admission to an organization.

This module will equip students with the frameworks, tools, and concepts that is needed to understand strategy formulation and implementation. They will learn the fundamental aspects of business and corporate strategy; identify the important opportunities and challenges facing a business and setting out a course of action for dealing with them; manage the firm’s competitive position and development, in order to ensure its long-term survival.

The purpose of this module is to develop students’ ability to design innovative, efficient and cost effective manufacturing systems and service operations.

The recent explosion of digital data provides increasingly more opportunities for organizations to make data-drivendecisions. Business analytics is the intersection of business, statistics, and technology, offering new opportunities for a competitive advantage. It unlocks the predictive potential of data analysis to improve operational efficiency, strategic management, and financial performance. The module aims to foster analytical and statistical thinking in business and management so that students are able to make informed decisions under uncertainty in real business settings. Studentsare trained to understand the need for data, the importance of data production, the omnipresence of variability, and the quantification and explanation of variability.

Students will understudy issues currently affecting business and management activities. This will enable students to reflect, analyse and propose potential solutions. Students should develop critical and analytical problem solving skills through the examination of the contemporary issues.

The aim of this module is to provide insights into selected key areas of project management to enable student to work within or to lead a project team. Students will be able to define a project, its characteristics and the role of the project manager. They will also understand the various approaches to problem-solving, through the analysis and presentation of views on project problems / situations.

The course surveys the main managerial and organizational challenges in logistics, including the role of information technology and the relationships between logistics and financial performance. Topics covered include the main functions of logistics operation including supply and demand management, distribution network management, warehouse and material management, transportation and international operations.Students will be given opportunities to work in group to analyse specific corporate problems in an experiential and stimulating classroom environment.

This course has been developed to promote an understanding of key concepts and practical knowledge of transportation as it applies in modern supply chain networks. The course introduces to the links of transportation in the global economy and supply chain management and exposes students to the different transportation technologies and their combination into multimodal systems. The core content of the course takes an applied view to study the transportation systems and the management of physical distribution across the channels types and structures. Students will be exposed to the various aspect of transportation management including transportation planning and optimization, transportation execution through private fleet and third party logistics. The course introduces students to the key concepts and methods in determining costing and pricing for transportation, it covers as well the operational and regulatory processes required prior to shipping.

This course aims to provide students with a comprehensive and practical knowledge in planning and controlling the flows of materials within and between warehouses to foster productivity and customer service.Students will be introduced to the various methods in demand forecasting, production planning and its derivation in material requirement planning and purchasing. Emphasis will be placed on inventory management to familiarize students with the different types of inventories, their physical counting and valuation methodologies. The module includes the study of the various types of order quantity determination for dependent and independent demands.

This course introduces students to the fundamentals of warehouse location, types and layouts design. The course adopts a practical approach to familiarize students to the operational activities pertaining to warehouse material handling: receiving and storage, picking and replenishment, orders preparation, packaging, grouping and shipping. Students are introduced as well to the basic notions of warehouse economics and workforce management. The course finally stresses on the importance of information technology to build sound warehouse management systems (WMS).

This course introduces students to the framework of regulations and practices in international carriage of goods.In this module students are introduced to the essentials of international trade contracts, negotiation and terms and related commercial documents. Topics covered include also the main aspects dealing with currencies, insurance and security. The course puts emphasize on customs clearance and procedures.

This module explores the basics of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) applied to supply chain operations. The course surveys the predominant role of information technologies in competitive supply chains organizations. Topics covered include the study of the latest ICTs evolutions and Internet based applications: e-procurement, e-marketplaces, and supply chain collaborative applications. The course focuses also on breakthrough technologies such as Barcode and RFID.

In this module students are introduced to the evolution of the global trade and its logistics infrastructure. Students are exposed to the leading edge concepts and practices in global sourcing and transportation planning, the various types of carriers (ocean, air, and land) and their combination into inter-modal systems. Particular emphasis is put on terminal facilities and operations as essential nodes of the global logistics network.

This module covers the primary concepts and skills needed to perform various purchasing and buying responsibilities from an organisation and supply chain management perspective. It focuses on the managerial, administrative, strategic and tactical aspects of purchasing functions, including an overview of the principles and practices of quality assurance, quantity determination, price and cost analysis, legal issues, supplier relations, distribution and inventory management systems.