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Retail and Consumer Entrepreneurship (MSIN0091)

Key information

Faculty
Faculty of Engineering Sciences
Teaching department
¹û¶³Ó°Ôº School of Management
Credit value
15
Restrictions
Module is only available to students on the following programmes: - MSc Entrepreneurship - MSc Finance - MSc Management
Timetable

Alternative credit options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

Retail is changing at a faster rate than ever before, driven principally by changes in consumer behaviour, enabled by technology. This provides opportunities for novel concepts, ideas and business models to play a role in creating a successful future retail environment.

This module equips aspiring entrepreneurs with the knowledge and skills needed to create a successful and socially responsible retail business in the modern world.ÌýThroughout this course, we will explore a variety of well-established and emerging retail business models while emphasizing the critical role of sustainability and customer centricity in today's ecologically conscious era.Ìý

This course will cover the end-to-end customer journey, experiential retail, last mile and last yard delivery and consumer and retail analytics. The challenges and opportunities in sharing economy sector will be discussed trough lecture content and guest speaker presentation.

The course will draw on guest speakers, site visits and case studies.

Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year

Intended teaching term: Term 2 ÌýÌýÌý Postgraduate (FHEQ Level 7)

Teaching and assessment

Mode of study
In person
Methods of assessment
70% Dissertations, extended projects and projects
10% Other form of assessment
20% Viva or oral presentation
Mark scheme
Numeric Marks

Other information

Number of students on module in previous year
79
Module leader
Mrs Alina Kim
Who to contact for more information
mgmt-postgraduate@ucl.ac.uk

Last updated

This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.

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