Business
About this course
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This Business course provides a stimulating and challenging programme of study that will be both engaging and memorable for students, along with essential subject knowledge that students need to progress successfully into the world of work or a related degree.
BTEC is the world's most successful and best-loved vocational qualification brand and is renowned for engaging students in practical, interpersonal and thinking skills for more than thirty years.
BTEC Higher National qualifications are widely recognised by industry and higher education as the principal vocational qualification at Levels 4 and 5.
The qualification provides students with a clear line-of-sight to employment and to progression to a degree.
After the HND a Top-up to a full Degree may be possible.
After the HNC – you could ask to transfer to the second year of a degree. Again, contact the University's admission team direct after searching the course on the UCAS website. Or you could continue at Harlow College and complete your HND.
Or get a job in Business, Business Management, Marketing, Law, Accounting, Business Administration, Sales, Event Management, Politics, and many more.
(Course viability is subject to the number of enrolments.)
Modules
HNC (Level 4)
Mandatory Core unit units
Unit 1: Business and the Business Environment
Unit 2: Marketing Processes and Planning
Unit 3: Human Resource Management
Unit 4: Leadership and Management
Unit 5: Accounting Principles
Unit 6: Managing a Successful Business Project (Pearson Set)
Optional Units
Unit 8: Innovation and Commercialisation
Unit 9: Entrepreneurial Ventures
HND (Level 5)
Mandatory Core unit units
Unit 19: Research Project (Pearson Set)
Unit 20: Organisational Behaviour
Optional Units
Unit 29: Managing and Running a Small Business
Unit 46: Developing Individuals, Teams and Organisations
Unit 51: Brand Management
Unit 43: Business Strategy
Unit 33 Marketing Insights and Analytics
*These modules may be subject to change
Assessment methods
All assessment is Internal except for Managing a successful Business Project (unit 6) and the Research project (unit 11) which will both be set by Pearson. There are no external examinations for this qualification.
Each qualification is assessed with either a Pass, Merit or Distinction.
Assessment methods will vary for each module but will be a range of:
Written assessment
Mind Mapping
Presentations
Discussions
Practical assessments
Action research
The % of teaching and learning that is:
Coursework/written 70%
Practical 10%
Work based learning 20%
The % type of planned learning:
Planned hours face to face 70%
Independent study 30%
Assessment % how much is:
Final assessment end loaded 35%
In year assessment/continuous 65%
Types of assessment %:
Controlled assessment (open book or closed book) 0%
Exam – written 0%
Exam – multiple choice 0%
Portfolio 60%
Practical piece 20%
Work based 20%
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