CULINARY ARTS MANAGEMENT

Let your culinary creativity flow to design and develop new innovative food products - from the initial idea to the market launch. This module offers you the unique opportunity to gain an in-depth understanding of all the essential technical processes in commercial new product development. In this module, you will be challenged to utilise your culinary skills and knowledge to develop a wide range of innovative prototypes considering a specific product brief set by an industry partner i.e. food manufacturer as a live learning project. The additional learning focus will include healthier alternatives, considering consumer allergens and special diets e.g. vegan/vegetarian and free-from products

You will have the opportunity to engage in an independent research project of your choice. You will have support with preparing your proposal and understanding the competent characteristics of good research. An appointed tutor will help guide you through this important and rewarding process.

You will learn the full range of strategic management issues encountered when determining the direction of the organisation. You will use analytical tools in the context of service sector-based case studies and learn procedures and techniques for a range of elements taught on this course. You will be able to identify long-term threats and opportunities for organisations in order for it to develop successfully.

Have you ever imagined what it would be like to start your own culinary business? Maybe a restaurant, café, street food stall or catering business? We will prepare you for the experience by asking you to find a suitable location in the UK for your culinary business operations. In a 'Dragons' Den' session, you will pitch your idea to a 'financer' and create a business plan to support this idea going forward.

An opportunity to consolidate your financial planning knowledge, you will learn how to synthesise and evaluate business performance and strategy. You will develop an in-depth knowledge of financial concepts and how companies portray themselves through their annual reports.

You will explore the ways in which a culturally diverse organisation can make use of a diverse range of perspectives offered by international team members and their varied expertise. You will focus on employees who have a global perspective in achieving success for their organisation by implementing international strategy with an awareness of cross-cultural differences.

The theme for this module is the 'future environment', which gives you the opportunity to explore and analyse the innovation process in the service sector. You will understand that change is an essential component of the managerial process as you develop new products and services for use in the industry.

Contemporary management thinking recognises the value of 'soft skills' and how they complement technical skills and knowledge to drive sustainable organisational performance within this ever growing global work arena. Positive workplace behaviours encompass a myriad of complex competencies, from how to effectively communicate vision and influence others, to creating constructive and positive working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders. This module will allow students to critically examine their own workplace behaviours, through the analysis of theories relating to workplace psychology, Emotional Intelligence and critical self-reflection. It will enable them to identify their personal strengths, weaknesses and areas for improvement, and allow them to consider suitable strategies to help them to develop their own personal effectiveness.