BTEC Higher National Certificate (HNC) and Diploma (HND) in Business (RQF)
Introduction
BTEC Higher National Certificate and Diploma in Business provides students with the skills and knowledge required to work in a global business environment. The programme offers training in business principles without committing to a specialist vocational pathway.
Duration: 1-2 Years Academic Level: 4/5 Awarding Body: Pearson
Course Objectives
Students develop transferrable knowledge, understanding and skills to work in a wide range of business contexts. Students gain a nationally-recognised vocational qualification to enter in business, or to progress to higher education qualifications such as a degree in a related area such as business management.
Progression and Awards
Students commence by enrolling on the Higher National Certificate (HNC) programme, and upon successful completion of units worth 120 credits at the end of the first year of study, progress onto the Higher National Diploma (HND) programme. Having achieved 240 Credits, students are awarded the Higher National Diploma (HND). Students who are not able to progress or who wish to complete only one year of studies can be awarded the Higher National Certificate (HNC). Where one or more units are completed but there is no further progression, students may claim the relevant unit certificate(s).
Programme Standard
The programme specification and individual unit specifications for this subject are set and issued by Pearson. Academic Management, Teaching and Assessment follow Pearson standards.
Methods of Teaching
Units will be delivered in two weekly sessions of 3 hours per session for five weeks per 15 credits minimum totaling 60 guided learning hours. Methods of learning include lectures, discussions, use of visual aids, websites and online resources, handouts of readings, exercises and worksheets, workshops, pair and group work, presentation, seminars and one to one sessions with the tutor. Teaching aims to engage students as active learners.
In addition, students will need to carry out directed learning, including independent research and complete their assignments in their own time outside class hours. Towards the end of the course some time may be given during class hours for individual tutorials whilst students work on their assignments. This is designed so that students can develop over the programme as independent learners. Study-skills training and learning support are provided with a view to increasing both professional and personal competencies such as critical thinking and communication skills.
Methods of Assessment
Students will be handed assignment briefs after the first four weeks of term. Assessment will be carried out using a range of methods, including assessment of written reports, oral presentation and observations of practical work. Students will be required to demonstrate that they have attained a good understanding in each module by meeting the pass criteria for all of the learning outcomes. Further advanced grades of merit or distinction may also be awarded to students who meet the descriptors for those awards as detailed in the assignment briefs.
Once a student’s assignment has been submitted the tutor will mark it and provide qualitative assessment and feedback in the form of written evaluations against each learning outcome. The student will be given their feedback verbally and will also be given reasonable opportunity to resubmit work if necessary.
All assessments will be based upon the tutor’s academic judgements, but these will be verified by both internal and external assessors. Students are given the opportunity to appeal assessment decisions through both Docklands Academy and Pearson appeals procedures.
Course Content: One or two year programme including the following units:
Year 1 HNC Level 4 Business (General Pathway) (RQF)
| Unit Number | Unit Title | Core/Specialist | Credit Value |
| 6 | Managing a Successful Business Project (Pearson-set) | Core | 15 |
| 7 | Business Law | Optional | 15 |
| 9 | Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management | Optional | 15 |
| 1 | Business and the Business Environment | Core | 15 |
| 2 | Marketing Essentials | Core | 15 |
| 3 | Human Resource Management | Core | 15 |
| 4 | Management and Operations | Core | 15 |
| 5 | Management Accounting | Core | 15 |
| Total Credits | 120 | ||
Year 2 HNC Level 4 Business (General Pathway) (RQF)
All level 4 units above are core units for level 5
| Unit Number | Unit Title | Core/Specialist | Credit Value |
| 44 | Pitching and Negotiation Skills | Optional | 15 |
| 35 | Developing Individuals and Teams | Optional | 15 |
| 37 | Consumer behaviour and Insight | Optional | 15 |
| 11 | Research Project (Pearson-set) | Core | 30 |
| 12 | Organisational Behaviour | Core | 15 |
| 30 | Taxation | Optional | 15 |
| 32 | Business Strategy | Optional | 15 |
| Total Credits | 120 | ||
COURSE FEE : £5995 per level. Level 4 and 5 – 2 years study total: £11,990.
There are a number of financial support options which can help to pay for a Higher Education qualification.
They are:
• Tuition Fee Loan to cover the cost of your course (full and part-time students)
• Maintenance Loan to help with living costs (full-time students only)
• Special Support Grant instead of a Maintenance Grant if you qualify for Income Support or Housing Benefit (full-time students only)
• Extra help may also be available if you are on a low income, have children or dependent adults, or are disabled.
• All of the above can be arranged through our Partner institution USP College //www.uspcollege.ac.uk/life-at-college/support/financial-support/
You need to pay back Tuition Fee Loans and Maintenance Loans once your income is £25,000 or over, but not other student finance, for example, grants and bursaries. You still have to repay your student loan if you leave your course early.
Completion of this course will enable the student to progress further into further careers pathway, including network support, administration, security and management, programming in a variety of languages, website design or database development.
You must be 18 years-old or over at the time of registration. You must have at least one of the following to qualify for HNC Level 4: a recognised university foundation degree diploma, BTEC national level 3 diploma, High/Secondary School diploma or related work experience. HNC level 4 qualification or equivalent is required for HND level 5 courses. Home/ EEA/ ILR and Swiss national students should be English B1 level of the CEFR (Common European Framework Reference). You can contact us and enquire if you need any further guidance or explanation.
Refunds
When accepting an offer of a place of study at the Academy, a prospective student is required to pay the full amount of the tuition fees for their selected course as set out in our most recent publicity material including the web site.
Tuition fees, as agreed by the student in the Terms and Conditions and in the Learning Agreement signed on induction, will NOT normally be refunded.
This includes, by way of example only;
However, the tuition fees MAY be refunded in special circumstances.
These include, but are not limited to;
An application for a refund must be made on the Tuition Fee Refund Application form (available from the website or in hard copy on request) submitted to the Finance Manager. A decision will be made by the Finance Manager, which is subject to review at the discretion of the Academy Directors, whose decision is final, there being no further appeal. The decision will aim to take into account all the known circumstances and the overall reasonableness and fairness of the case.
A refund, if approved, will be limited to the tuition fees paid to the Academy less an amount proportional to the time spent by the student at the Academy. The Academy shall not be liable in any case for bank charges incurred, monetary loss suffered due to currency fluctuations or any other consequential loss. Due to the above procedures the Academy requires a minimum period of 42 days to process any refund.
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