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| Duration: 12 Months |
| Delivery: Classroom Based |
| QCF Reference: 600/0365/0 |
| Course Fees: £4950.00 |
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| Level 7 Diploma in Business Management (QCF) |
Overview
This programme is designed for graduates or experienced managers who wish to further develop their career in management. The programme covers a wide range of contemporary issues and develops the critical, analytical and technical skills needed by senior management staff. The programme will also develop the academic skills required for further study at postgraduate level.
The programme is designed to be delivered over a single academic year to full-time students, but may also be offered to part-time
students over a longer period, with considerable flexibility in its delivery. The programme is taught face-to-face by NCC Education’s Accredited Partner Centres. |
Entry Requirements
On entry a student will have:
- An honours degree from a UK university (minimum 2:2) in any
subject, or equivalent award from a non-UK university, OR;
- Three years’ work experience at managerial level with significant responsibility for resources (staff, financial, physical etc. or a
combination of these). Prospective students must be able to
demonstrate that these responsibilities were significant and that they had a high level of autonomy. Students whose first language is not English will need an IELTS score of 6.5 or equivalent, as outlined in the NCC Education English Requirements for Postgraduate Entry document. To view this document, please visit the PgD BM
programme page on the NCC Education website at www.nccedu.com.
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Programme Structure
The programme is made up of eight 15-credit modules, each of which requires an average of 150 hours of study, around 50 of which are based in the classroom.
In normal full-time delivery, the programme is delivered in two 15-week semesters (12 teaching weeks) in which four modules are studied. This model can be adapted in a number of ways for delivery to part-time students.
- Information and Knowledge Management – considers the effective use of information and knowledge by managers in organisations and the technology which is used to manage, capture and derive
information and knowledge.
- International Marketing Strategy – coverage of a wide range of contemporary issues in strategic marketing with a particular focus on the international cultural dimension.
- Management, Control and Accountability for Financial Resources – considers the responsibility of managers for the financial resources under their control and introduces control and management
techniques.
- Managing People in Organisations – examines some of the
contemporary themes associated with managing people. A thematic approach to the subject develops an awareness of the concepts and theory that underpin organisational behaviour and human resource management.
- Research Methods – develops the knowledge and skills needed by both senior management and for further academic research including: critical and creative thinking, complex problem solving, decision-making and research skills.
- Study Skills for Postgraduate Learning – provides the essential skills and knowledge required for studying at postgraduate level. The module is designed to support study in the programme’s other
modules and to develop transferable skills useful for a manager.
- Strategic Management – focuses upon strategic analysis by utilising a set of analytical techniques for understanding better, and so influencing, a company’s position in its actual and potential
marketplace.
- Strategic Operations Management – develops an understanding and the ability to critically appraise decision-making relating to operations management in both the manufacturing and services sector.
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Assessment
Assessments for all modules will be offered in two assessment cycles each year (December/January and May/June).
- Study Skills for Postgraduate Learning is assessed by a written
assignment which consists of a number of research tasks – the module also contains a number of formative assessments to allow students to assess their development as they progress.
- Research Methods is assessed by a single, written assignment which takes the form of a research proposal.
- The other modules are assessed chiefly by coursework (70% of the module’s marks), which generally requires a report to be written, based on a significant case study. A one-hour long written examination (30% of the module’s mark) also needs to be completed.
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| Award Conditions The NCC Education Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management will be awarded when a student has successfully passed all modules. A module is passed when an overall module mark of 40% or more is attained and, for modules that are assessed by assignment and examination, a mark of 30% or more is achieved in both assessment
components.
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| Progression
The qualification is designed to allow entry to and/or enhance progression
in a wide range of management roles in the public, private or charitable sectors. NCC Education currently has articulations in place for entry onto MBA and other Masters level programmes with a number of universities. Please visit www.nccedu.com/recognition for more information.
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