Work and Enterprise

This module draws upon an interdisciplinary pedagogical research project funded by Enterprise Education UK and ARU.

It asks students from different faculties what they require and demand in terms of employability skills. It also examine the skills employers and industry look for in graduates.

In doing so, it departs from traditional management education by integrating different methods and values in a truly interdisciplinary approach.

This module will appeal to students wishing to explore how they can refer to skills they've learned to their course to demonstrate to employers that they have an enterprising mindset.



What will I do in this module?

The module has three key elements:

  1. Unpacking the Problem (understanding real-life scenarios, reframing socio-economic problems, and finding solutions for these problems).
  2. Innovation and Creativity (discovering why being innovative is essential for career growth and employability).
  3. Business Pitch (communicating a creative solution and evaluating it from the business and societal perspective).

What skills will I develop?

  • Enterprising competencies
  • Confidence
  • Willingness to take risks and weigh up the consequences
  • Communication
  • Managing uncertainty and career challenges
  • Identifying and responding creatively to opportunities in our changing world.

This module explores the complexities of work across different times and places and tracing some key changes, such as the growth of automation and AI.

It encourages students to interrogate the boundaries between work and leisure, find out how work has been depicted in the arts, engage with the relationship between work and politics/activism, and reflect on what they want from their own working future – and how they might achieve those goals.



What will I do in this module?

The module has three key elements:

  1. In small groups, debating controversies and questions raised by the topic of work.
  2. Listening to mini lectures to aid understanding of key topics and spark debate.
  3. Exploring different aspects of the world of work through role play and creativity.

What skills will I develop?

  • Critical thinking
  • Reviewing evidence
  • Researching independently
  • Problem-solving and coming up with creative solutions in response to various briefs.