Course Guide 2016-17 - Online MBA v1.5

e-texts and BCU Digital library. There will also be a forum by which BCU module leaders and
lecturers will respond to module specific enquiries within a reasonable time period.
Seminars 14 and 15 of each module are expressly directed towards ‘Module Review’ (Session 14)
and ‘Module Assessment: Preparation and Practice’ (Session 15) with some 28 hours available for
these purposes.

Summative Assessment
One end of module closed book examination (70%). Participation in discussion forums (15%).
Production of a reflective journal (15%)
Learning Outcomes covered: 1, 2, 3 & 4

Feedback
Formative feedback will be provided to students on an on-going basis throughout the delivery
of the module and its constituent Sessions involving a total of 200 hours ‘Time on Task’. There
will also be opportunity for students to interact with module leaders and lecturers via an ‘Ask
the Tutor’ forum.

Related Modules
Pre-requisite modules: None
Co-requisite modules: None
Excluded modules: None

Learning Resources
Purchase/Essential Reading
Sustainable Health and Healthcare Futures(2015) Pearson Custom e-Text (Web
reference TBC on completion)
Recommended Reading
Morgon, P. (2015) Sustainable Development for the Healthcare Industry:
Reprogramming the Healthcare Value Chain (Perspectives on Sustainable Growth)
London: Springer
Prada, G., Grimes, K., and Sklokin, L. Defining Health and Health Care Sustainability.
Ottawa: The Conference Board of Canada, 2014.
http://www.conferenceboard.ca/e-library/abstract.aspx?did=6269
Schroeder, K., Thompson, T., Frith, K. & Pencheon, D. (2013) Sustainable Healthcare.
Chichester: Wiley

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Singh, V.K. & Lillrank, P. (2015) Innovations in Healthcare Management: Cost effective
and sustainable solutions Boca Raton, FL: Taylor & Francis
Sustainable Development Unit (2014) Sustainable, Resilient, Healthy People and Places
– A Sustainable Development Strategy for the NHS, Public Health and Social Care
System London: Kings Fund (Available at; http://www.sduhealth.org.uk/policy-
strategy/engagement-resources.aspx )
Walshe, K. & Smith, J. (2011) Healthcare Management Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill
World Economic Forum (2013) Sustainable Health Systems: Visions, Strategies, Critical
Uncertainties and Scenarios. A report from the World Economic Forum. Prepared in
collaboration with Mckinsey and Company, Geneva 2013
http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_SustainableHealthSystems_Report_2013.pdf

Journals
British Journal of Healthcare Management (Available at;
http://ezproxy.bcu.ac.uk:3414/ )
Health Affairs (Available at; http://ezproxy.bcu.ac.uk:2073/publication/36027 )
Health Care Manager (Available at; http://ezproxy.bcu.ac.uk:3414/ )
International Journal for Quality in Health Care (Available at;
http://ezproxy.bcu.ac.uk:3376/ )
Journal of Health Services Research and Policy (Available at;
http://ezproxy.bcu.ac.uk:4265/ )
Lancet Global Health (Available at; http://www.elsevier.com/journals/title/all )

Websites
British Medical Association (Available at; http://bma.org.uk/ )
Canadian Institute for Health Information (Available at; www.cihi.ca)
Institute of Healthcare Managers (Available at; http://www.ihm.org.uk/ )

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