Entry Requirements:-

For admission to the Level 3 programme, you normally need to have:

• A pass in the Advanced Diploma in Business or any other related field, or equivalent HND or Foundation Degree programme. International qualifications will be checked for appropriate matriculation to UK Higher Education undergraduate programmes
OR
• Mature delegates aged 25 years or above with an extensive 5 years work experience at supervisory level; AND
• A minimum IELTS score of 6.5 or equivalent is required for those for whom English is not their first language. This may be waived where delegates demonstrates clear alternative evidence of an acceptable standard of English, derived from work experience.

About the Programme:

The programme enables students to develop an informed vision of their preferred future career and an understanding of how to create tomorrow's success with today's strategy in terms of business administration and management. Thus, the courses cover essential areas of Business Strategy Formulation, Marketing, Finance, Human Resource Management and Development, Entrepreneurship, International Business, Management of Information Resource, Professional & Personal Development, Project Management and Law. In each module of this programme, students will have exposure to real-world case studies. This will help them to contextualise and apply what they are learning in their workplace. The integrative nature and overall emphasis in the programme is on active participation and interaction between students and tutors. This ensures that they are equipped to excel as holistic and progressive thinkers in all areas of today's dynamic and demanding new business environment. They can develop a network of contacts in their chosen career route, thus enhancing their employability profile.

Programme Structure:

This programme is part of a modular degree scheme. The overall credit-rating of this programme is 360 credits (including 240 credits from prior study and 120 credits for the Final Year).

YEAR 1/ LEVEL 1 BA (HONS) Modules (20 credits each):

• Business Economics
• Quantitative Methods
• Marketing, Principles and Practice
• Business Law
• Organisations and Behaviour
• Business Accounting

YEAR 2/ LEVEL 2 BA (HONS)

Modules (20 credits each):

• Managerial Accounting
  
• Research Project
  
• International Business
• Corporate Strategy
• E-Commerce
• Managing People

YEAR 3/ LEVEL 3 BA (HONS)

The Level 3 BA (Hons) Business/Finance/Hospitality/ Information Technology is offered as a full-time one year programme. This programme delivers the 120 credit points at level 3 that are needed to progress from an Advanced Diploma to a full BA (Hons). You must complete seven core modules and a project.

Core Modules (10 credits each):

• Marketing Management
• Human Resource Management
  
• Business Strategy and Environment
  
• Managing Finance
  
• Information Systems and Management
  
• Entrepreneurship
  
• Professional Development Plan

Programme Planning (10 credits)

Research Methods and Project (40 credits):

In addition to the taught core modules, you must complete an individual project that is research-based. Workshops will be used to develop your research skills and independent research capabilities.

Aims:-

This programme is designed to give you the opportunity to:

• Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the specialised areas
• Be able to critically analyse, evaluate and apply theories, models and frameworks of financial, operational, strategic and information systems to complex business situations.
• Study, analyse and critique complex theoretical debates, and apply to case studies.
• Develop originality of thought and skills in independent research.
• Gain a clear understanding of future career options and demonstrate progress towards achieving them as either an employee or an owner manager or entrepreneur, in either business or the non-profit sector, or within further study within the academic community
• Develop academically so that you have a detailed knowledge of business and management practices, can critically evaluate that knowledge and finally apply it in complex situations which may be characterised by contested and contradictory information.
• Enhance your transferable and practical skills so that you can manage your own learning and can be confident in applying these transferable and practical skills

Learning Outcomes:-

The learner will demonstrate the following learning objectives in an academic and/or work based setting:

1. Knowledge and Understanding

• You will have comprehensive knowledge of a major discipline(s), with areas of specialisation in depth, and an awareness of the provisional nature of knowledge
• You will have critical awareness of personal responsibility and professional codes of conduct and can incorporate a critical ethical dimension into a major piece of work

2. Cognitive and Intellectual Skills

• You will be able to analyse new and/or abstract information and situations without guidance, using a range of techniques appropriate to the subject
• With minimum guidance You will be able to transform abstract information and concepts towards a given purpose and design innovative solutions
• You will be able to critically evaluate evidence to support conclusions/recommendations and can assess contradictory information/identify reasons for contradictions.
• You will be able to identify and defining complex problems and can apply appropriate knowledge and skills to their solution

3. Key/Transferable Skills

• You will be able to work effectively both as a team player and as an individual meeting strict deadlines and targets.
• You will have confidence in explaining, defending and summarising your views to your peers on complex multidisciplinary issues and problems.
• You will have developed a high level of skills in identifying complex business problems and the application of appropriate knowledge, tools and methods to their solutions.
• With minimum guidance you can manage own learning using full range of resources.
• You can engage effectively in debate in a professional manner and produce detailed and coherent reports.
• You will be able to develop effective project management skills that will enable you to understand critical activities and enable you to prioritise and plan these activities

4. Practical Skills

• You will be able to apply quantitative, qualitative, project management and ICT skills to business problems.
• You will be able to operate in complex and unpredictable contexts, selecting from a wide range of innovative or standard techniques.
• You will be able to act autonomously, with minimal supervision or direction, within agreed guidelines
• You will be able to undertake a major self-managed activity, the project, and demonstrate the ability to write substantial reports using sustained argument

Typical duration

The expected duration of each level is one year. This can be extended to a period of 18 months to accommodate any external factors such as financial constraints or domestic and work commitments. Many of our participants make use of this flexibility and this may impact on the overall duration of their total study period. However, in normal circumstances, participants are allowed to spend up to 18 months to complete any of the level. There will be an additional cost for any extended period of time (i.e. beyond the 18 months duration).

How the training period is divided

The training year normally begins as per scheduled timetable. A participant will normally complete for 6 modules per level. Each module will be completed on taught and self study basis. Split between 40 hours of taught and, i.e. 5 days of 8 hours per day and the remaining 160 hours of participant own input. Workshops normally take place three to five days in a week on a block release basis. Morning session start at 09.00am and finish at 1.00pm, afternoon session start at 2.00pm and finish at 5.00pm and evening session start at 6.00pm and finish at 9.00pm.

Requirements for gaining an award

In order to gain an honours degree you will need to obtain 360 credits including:

• A minimum of 120 credits at level one or higher
• A minimum of 120 credits at level two or higher
• A minimum of 120 credits at level three or higher

Methodology

Workshop attendance and active participation are very important to this programme, because participant opinions and discussion of the assigned study materials are an integral part of the learning experience. The reading of current news and articles that focus on events and developments in the field of business are encouraged. Constructive contribution may include observations and questions about the course material as well as current events, and answers to questions raised by fellow participants. Case studies are an integral part of the programme. Additional opportunities for professional interaction and learning may be offered to you, including an orientation function at the beginning of the year, a social function in the course of the year and various guest speakers from industry and academia from time to time. In order to facilitate presentations, you are encouraged to use PowerPoint presentation or multimedia resources Degree Classification

A First Class with Honours:-

• Exceptional comprehensive knowledge base
• Exceptional analysis of the interface between theory and practice, which evaluates and challenges theoretical frameworks.
• Exceptional, discerning and balanced range of key and peripheral primary and secondary sources demonstrating a very high level of evaluation and synthesis and the ability to challenge received wisdom in the subject
• Exceptional clarity of presentation that demonstrates ability to attend to all detailed aspects of organisation and structure of discussion and all supporting evidence.

Second Class with Upper Honours:-

• Excellent, comprehensive knowledge base
• Rigorous analysis of the interface between theory and practice clearly elaborated to evaluate theoretical adequacy and synthesises the development of professional practice
• Excellent, wide range of key and peripheral primary and secondary sources, demonstrating evaluation and synthesis within the professional context
• Excellent, coherent organisation and structure which enhances comprehension.

Third Class:-

• Sound knowledge base
• Good analysis/evaluation of the relationship between theory and practice.
• Good selection of key primary literature sources with evaluation of significant issues for the professional context. Some limited analysis of related, secondary material.
• Organisation and structure is coherent. Well presented, facilitating comprehension. Supporting material is well presented and ordered. Accurate referencing

Fail:-

• Some evidence of relevant knowledge base but little argument and lines of thought are poorly expressed and often demonstrate confused thinking
• Some use of relevant theory but lack of awareness of relationship to practice. Little integration of the articulation between theory and practice
• Narrow but mainly relevant selection of evidence/literature demonstrating some recognition of significance for the professional context
• Poorly organised, incoherent structure, Poor presentation and referencing. Little appropriate supporting material given

Teaching and Learning

WORKSHOPS

Workshops define the content of the course and provide an essential overview of the subject. Assessments are based on the material covered in workshops, tutorials and participant own input. Final Grade will be based on individual assessment.

TUTORIALS

All participants are required to attend tutorial classes and to complete set work. Participants' contributions to workshop discussion, attendance and grade for work completed are recorded. Tutorials can vary greatly in character, according to the unit. There will always be an opportunity to raise questions arising from the lectures and from other aspects of the module.

EXERCISE WORKSHOPS

In a number of modules, exercise workshops are provided as well as, or in some cases, as alternatives to tutorials. In an exercise workshop the trainer will go through exercises (or sometimes an essay topic) explaining how the answers are arrived at. You will often be invited to participate. To get the most out of exercise workshops you should make sure you attempt to do the exercises before the workshop. You will then find that you are in a better position to participate, and you will understand and remember the answers much better.

Assessment

For each module you study, you will be asked to do a variety of assessment tasks. All assessments taken will count in different ways to your degree classification.
Therefore during your studies and dependent upon the modules you choose, you will be assessed by many different summative techniques which may include, conducted either individually or in groups:

• Essays
• Reports
• Presentations, (using PowerPoint or a short video)
• Preparation of a case study
• Analysis of an existing case study
• An independent research project
• Closed book assessments
• Examinations based upon previously distributed case studies