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Marie Pitson BA(Hons), PGCE (PCET), PGDip Ed, MA Ed, CMI, SFHEA

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Programme Manager and Senior Lecturer

Institute of Management and Health

Tel: 01792 482052 
Email: marie.pitson@uwtsd.ac.uk

Role in the University

Programme Manager for the MBA and MA Leadership at Swansea Business Campus.

Senior Lecturer of Management and Finance within Swansea Business School, teaching on a number of programmes including the MBA, MA Leadership, Engineering, Business and Accounting.

In my role at the University as well as the development and incorporation of different teaching strategies to enhance the student experience, my main interests link to the role and benefits of placement to enhance graduate employment opportunities, and the role of feedback in facilitating learner progression.

Background

Prior to starting my role at the University, I spent two decades working in Accounting and Management roles in both the private and public sector. For the first ten years I managed an Accounts Department in an Engineering Company.  Following this I then moved onto the development of the accounting department within a third Sector Organisation, training volunteers for the different roles within the department.

Member Of

  • Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy  
  • Chartered Management Institute
  • International Professional Development Association 
  • Affiliate of the Institute of Hospitality

Academic Interests

Postgraduate

  • PGCE (PCET) Teaching, Learning and Curriculum (Levels 6 and 7)
  • PGCE (PCET) Leadership and Management in Education (Levels 6 and 7)
  • PGCE (PCET) Student Mentor and Assessor
  • Global Business Challenges
  • Contemporary Issues in Management and Leadership
  • Contemporary Issues in Performance Management
  • Finance for Business Managers
  • Change and Stability Management
  • Research Methods and Professional Development (Level 7) 
  • MBA, MSc Financial Reporting and MA Leadership Dissertation Supervisor


Undergraduate

  • Finance for Business (Level 4)
  • Financial Performance Management (Level 5)  
  • Financial Management for the Hotel Industry (Level 5)
  • Accounting and Accounting Software (Level 5)
  • Engineering Applications and ÃÜÌÒ´«Ã½ Skills (Level 4)
  • Engineering Management (Level 5)
  • Research Methods and Professional Development (Level 4)
  • Management, Innovation and Sustainability (Level 5)
  • Principles of Management for Tourism Organisations (Level 4)
  • Professional Development for Sport (Level 5)
  • Developing Professional Practice (Level 5)
  • Sports Industrial Placement (Level 5)
  • Management In Practice (Level 5) 
  • Industrial Placements (Business, Tourism, Events) (Level 5)
  • Applied Internship (Level 6) 
  • Workplace Culture and its Impact on Organisational Efficiency (Level 5)
  • Emergent Leadership Skills for the Workplace (Level 6)
  • Leading and Implementing Workplace Change (Level 6)
  • International Business Communication (Level 6)
  • Developing Relationships and Workplace Achievement (Level 5)
  • Leadership and Management Development (Level 6)  
  • Dissertation supervisor for Leadership and Accounting related research (Level 6)

Research Interests

My pedagogical research interests relate to the role of feedback in supporting learner progression, with particular emphasis on mathematics and accounting based modules. This links closely to my Master thesis which focused heavily on Assessment for Learning and Developing thinking within Higher Education programmes.

My other research interests include the role, benefits and equity of placement provision within HE. Further focus looks at how placements support and enhance the employability of the students studying on the Sport, Tourism, Events, Business Management and Accounting programmes. 

I am currently reading for my Doctorate in Education. 

Expertise

  • Accounting and Finance
  • Management and Leadership
  • Placement and Internship

Enterprise, Commercial and Consultancy Activities

I have undertaken several consultancy roles related to the introduction of accountancy processes within voluntary organisations. I have also worked as a consultant within the University International Office, with a focus upon assessment practices.

Publications

  • Khan, S. and Pitson, M. (2021), Transitioning to Higher Education – Nexus Plus Conference, ÃÜÌÒ´«Ã½, Swansea, July    
  • Pitson, M. (2022), Overcoming Challenges in Recruiting Student Participants for Online Action Research, SRM Doing Research Online Cases, [Online] UK: Sage