Modules

Modules may include: Year 1 (Level 4) Principles & Concepts of Leadership & Management (20 credits) Develop a key understanding of leadership and management, whilst exploring human resources, motivation in the workplace, and traditional and modern management systems. Academic Toolkit (20 credits) Acquire and develop transferable, academic, employability and subject specific skills to succeed in a leadership and management role. Business Environments & Marketing (20 credits) Gain knowledge and understanding on the core elements of business and marketing in relation to the external business environment. Managing Customer Relations (20 credits) Develop your customer relational skills and further your understanding of customers, their expectations and complaints. Funding & Financial Management (20 credits) This module gives you the tools to understand the operation and decision making within an organisation from a financial standpoint. You will learn how to effectively budget, plan and manage all aspects of finance. Resource Planning & Forecasting (20 credits) In this module you will develop skills in planning and forecasting through utilising the resources available to you. Year 2 (Level 5) Project Management (20 credits) You will be introduced to project management whereby you learn how to manage finances, technology, people and intellectual property in order to achieve the desired outcome. Leading People and Performance (20 credits) This module covers the skills needed to lead and manage both teams and individuals, whilst giving you the opportunity to improve your skill set. Learning and Development in Organisations (20 credits) Further your knowledge and understanding of the importance of personal learning within organisations. Research Project (20 credits) Identify and analyse issues within the workplace whilst developing solutions. This module gives you the opportunity to reflect on your overall learning experience. Strategy, Innovation and Enterprise (20 credits) Develop your knowledge and skills around strategic analysis, strategic choice and implementing strategy. Managing Continuous Improvement and Change (20 credits) Within the module you will gain an in-depth understanding of quality management.

Assessment method

Our assessments are designed around the leadership and management role, reflecting the skills that are needed for the workplace. This means they not only prepare you for the industry, but offer a glimpse into your future work-based activities. Assessments throughout the foundation degree will reflect work related transferable skills such as writing reports, delivering presentations and role play scenarios. Both formative and summative assessment methods will be adopted within the programme to enable you to effectively relate theory to practice. Regular assessment and feedback is embedded throughout the modules to help you develop the wide range of skills needed to succeed on the course and in a leadership and management role. Such activities include, group discussions, direct and indirect questioning, simulated practice, peer assessment, reflective practice, analytical tool practice, research tasks, and role plays, for instance. Formative assessment is also on-going through a structured tutorial system. Formal assessments have been designed to reflect employability skills and occupationally related tasks. The assessment activities are based upon occupationally related skills so that we are effectively preparing you for the workplace. Assessments are dependent on each module and may consist of:

• Professional discussions

• Reflective reports

• Written analysis of case studies

• Presentations

• E-presentations

• Peer focus groups

• Innovation pitches

• Literature reviews

• Role play exercises

• Quality audit reports