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This module aims to provide students with practical knowledge of the equity markets (primary and secondary markets, and mergers and acquisitions activities), as well as an overall understanding in the theoretical foundation and empirical evidence with regard to portfolio theories, capital market theories and market efficiency. The combination of the practical and theoretical elements provides a full picture about how the real financial markets operate, how investors can reach ideal investment decisions, and whether the aggregate empirical evidence of the stock market is consistent with what theories suggest. This module takes a global perspective, from which we learn practices and empirical evidence from the developed markets, as well as the emerging markets.

This module aims to provide students with practical knowledge of the equity markets (primary and secondary markets, and mergers and acquisitions activities), as well as an overall understanding in the theoretical foundation and empirical evidence with regard to portfolio theories, capital market theories and market efficiency. The combination of the practical and theoretical elements provides a full picture about how the real financial markets operate, how investors can reach ideal investment decisions, and whether the aggregate empirical evidence of the stock market is consistent with what theories suggest. This module takes a global perspective, from which we learn practices and empirical evidence from the developed markets, as well as the emerging markets.

Within this module you will explore the key themes of what it is to be an ethical designer and maker of Sustainable Luxury Textiles. Beginning with an examination of what Ethical practice means within the textile industry and luxury marketplace, you will continue to explore the policies, regulations and governance of social responsibility, equality, diversity and inclusivity in textile design, production, employment and practice. You will discuss how to innovate and enhance responsible civic society and social engagement, identify and target specific stakeholders for your final collection and career ambitions.

You will investigate historical and contemporary global designers, makers and artisans who are changing the way of creating, working and thinking about textiles from a social sustainable and ethical perspective. You will discover ethical producers, suppliers, manufacturers, charities, NGO’s and brand organisations that are leading the way in sustainability and ethical behaviours. You will learn from these trailblazers, visionaries and influencers, forging the ethical path into the future.

This module will also explore the ethical and responsible use of digital technologies, digital media and artificial intelligence (GAI) in design, production, promotion, communication, problem solving and efficiency management. This highly dynamic tool is changing the way we are creating, thinking and making, you will be encouraged to explore and use GAI as a tool to support and enhance your work in a responsible, ethical way.

You will examine your own values, ethics and consciousness in your design and practice, learning from your understanding of social responsibility, equality, diversity, inclusivity and ensuring these values are embedded into your final major project work. You will critically analyse and reflect on your final project concepts and assess the impacts, risks or enhancement of your idea’s on people and life on the planet.

This area of study will help you develop both an awareness of how to be an Ethical Artisan and change-maker, how to identify and target ethical stakeholders and how ethics and social responsibility will contribute towards your final major project collection of sustainable, luxury textiles.

Within this module you will explore the key themes of what it is to be an ethical designer and maker of Sustainable Luxury Textiles. Beginning with an examination of what Ethical practice means within the textile industry and luxury marketplace, you will continue to explore the policies, regulations and governance of social responsibility, equality, diversity and inclusivity in textile design, production, employment and practice. You will discuss how to innovate and enhance responsible civic society and social engagement, identify and target specific stakeholders for your final collection and career ambitions.

You will investigate historical and contemporary global designers, makers and artisans who are changing the way of creating, working and thinking about textiles from a social sustainable and ethical perspective. You will discover ethical producers, suppliers, manufacturers, charities, NGO’s and brand organisations that are leading the way in sustainability and ethical behaviours. You will learn from these trailblazers, visionaries and influencers, forging the ethical path into the future.

This module will also explore the ethical and responsible use of digital technologies, digital media and artificial intelligence (GAI) in design, production, promotion, communication, problem solving and efficiency management. This highly dynamic tool is changing the way we are creating, thinking and making, you will be encouraged to explore and use GAI as a tool to support and enhance your work in a responsible, ethical way.

You will examine your own values, ethics and consciousness in your design and practice, learning from your understanding of social responsibility, equality, diversity, inclusivity and ensuring these values are embedded into your final major project work. You will critically analyse and reflect on your final project concepts and assess the impacts, risks or enhancement of your idea’s on people and life on the planet.

This area of study will help you develop both an awareness of how to be an Ethical Artisan and change-maker, how to identify and target ethical stakeholders and how ethics and social responsibility will contribute towards your final major project collection of sustainable, luxury textiles.

We all make moral judgements every day. Today you might have decided not to push into a queue because it would be unfair. You might think that murder is wrong but that it is still not permissible for the state to take an innocent life in retribution. You might have been appalled at an item on the radio, exclaiming that large international companies should not use loopholes to avoid paying taxes. Ethics explores these moral judgements. You will explore the nature of moral judgements. What am I doing when I say that something is wrong? Am I merely expressing my own preferences or am I trying to report some external truth? You will also consider theories about how we should act. Is morality about bringing about the greatest happiness for everyone concerned? Is it wrong to lie even when doing so won’t have any bad consequences?

We all make moral judgements every day. Today you might have decided not to push into a queue because it would be unfair. You might think that murder is wrong but that it is still not permissible for the state to take an innocent life in retribution. You might have been appalled at an item on the radio, exclaiming that large international companies should not use loopholes to avoid paying taxes. Ethics explores these moral judgements. You will explore the nature of moral judgements. What am I doing when I say that something is wrong? Am I merely expressing my own preferences or am I trying to report some external truth? You will also consider theories about how we should act. Is morality about bringing about the greatest happiness for everyone concerned? Is it wrong to lie even when doing so won’t have any bad consequences?

This module develops students understanding of the fundamental security, privacy, ethical, and legal issues relating to all aspects of building systems involving computer systems and artificial intelligence.

This module develops students understanding of the fundamental security, privacy, ethical, and legal issues relating to all aspects of building systems involving computer systems and artificial intelligence.

In our working lives, we engage in many, ethically-complex relationships—with employers, with colleagues and with clients and customers. This module will explore some of the distinctive ethical challenges that these relationships pose. For example, is the employer-employee relation inevitably exploitative? And is wage labour inevitably alienating? If not, when is working for a wage a fair exchange? And how is that question affected by broader questions of equal opportunity and equal reward? When is a business’ relation to its customers exploitative? For example, which ethical demands should shape how businesses advertise products and the prices they set? And are businesses simply there to facilitate their customers’ choices—however immoral they may be? When instead might an employee be obliged to make public confidential information they hold about their customers or indeed their employers—as recent cases of ‘whistleblowing’ illustrate. This module will explore some of these questions, which have widespread - global! - significance.

In our working lives, we engage in many, ethically-complex relationships—with employers, with colleagues and with clients and customers. This module will explore some of the distinctive ethical challenges that these relationships pose. For example, is the employer-employee relation inevitably exploitative? And is wage labour inevitably alienating? If not, when is working for a wage a fair exchange? And how is that question affected by broader questions of equal opportunity and equal reward? When is a business’ relation to its customers exploitative? For example, which ethical demands should shape how businesses advertise products and the prices they set? And are businesses simply there to facilitate their customers’ choices—however immoral they may be? When instead might an employee be obliged to make public confidential information they hold about their customers or indeed their employers—as recent cases of ‘whistleblowing’ illustrate. This module will explore some of these questions, which have widespread - global! - significance.