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Access to Higher Education Diploma (Business and Management)
Modern-day society has seen the influx and rise of millions of innovative businesses and services. Whether you’re in the supermarket buying supplies for the week or treating yourself to a new item of clothing, your purchase impacts a host of businesses. That’s why having high-level knowledge and understanding of business can enable you to start a prosperous career within this dynamic field.
An Access to Higher Education Diploma (Business and Management) is an efficient way to gain the highly targeted knowledge you need to hit the ground running in a related degree. Enabling you to study business or management at university and gain the qualifications that set you apart from other aspiring business professionals.
This Access to HE Diploma (Business and Management) is studied online, so you can enrol and get started at any point in the year. You will receive an Individual Learning Plan that outlines the submission deadlines for your assignments to keep you on track throughout your studies. An Access to HE Diploma can also be completed over two years, though most students complete their course within 9-12 months.
As part of your learning programme, you will also receive support and guidance from our team of qualified and experienced tutors.
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Study around other commitments
24/7 access to online learning
You will learn everything you need to prepare for the world of business, from delegation techniques to the structure and operations of the national economy. You will study business organisations, market structures, marketing, consumer legislation, macro-economics and the business environment. As well as many other important topics that will help you operate lawfully, effectively and efficiently in the world of business.
Alongside the intricacies of business operations, your online study materials will also prepare you to study a distance learning course by helping you organise and plan your time. You will also learn about academic writing skills and how to write an academic assignment.
Unit 1: Preparing to Study
On completion of this unit you will:
• Understand how study is organised and planned
• Understand how to apply theories of learning in relation to personal approaches to learning
• Understand a range of constraints upon study
• Understand the importance of assessment feedback.
Unit 2: Academic Writing Skills
On completion of this unit you will:
• Be able to write with relevance in responding to an academic task.
• Know how to interpret and discuss ideas and issues in responding to a set, academic writing task.
• Be able to summarise for academic purposes, selecting key points, information or central ideas.
Unit 3: Preparing a Written Assignment
On completion of this unit you will:
• Understand how to use key information sources.
• Understand why sources are acknowledged and referenced.
• Understand a range of reading strategies.
• Understand note-making methods.
• Understand how to plan draft and produce a written assignment.
Unit 4: Business Organisations
On completion of this unit you will:
• Understand the concept of a mixed economy.
• Understand the legal and financial structure of organisations found in the public sector.
• Understand the methods of growth available to business organisations.
• Understand the nature and purpose of public sector organisations.
• Understand the impact of change on the public sector.
Unit 5: Management
On completion of this unit you will:
• Understand different levels of management within a business.
• Understand different styles of management.
• Understand the management of change.
• Understand the importance of information in decision making.
Unit 6: Market Structures
On completion of this unit you will:
• Understand characteristics which affect the nature of market competition and pricing.
• Understand Porter’s ‘five forces’ model of market structure.
• Understand the measurement of competition by the use of concentration ratios.
• Understand the use of non-price competition by organisations.
Unit 7: Marketing
On completion of this unit you will:
• Understand marketing.
• Understand product development and the role of market research.
• Understand the role of the marketing mix.
• Understand marketing strategies.
Unit 8: Macro-Economics and the Business Environment
On completion of this unit you will:
• Understand macro-economic analysis.
• Understand the main objectives of Government economic policies.
• Understand the main tools used by the Government to manage the economy.
• Understand the productivity of the UK economy.
Unit 9: Consumer Legislation
On completion of this unit you will:
• Understand the legislation which regulates contracts for the supply of goods and services.
• Understand the legislation which protects the consumer in civil law.
• Understand the legislation which protects the consumer in criminal law.
• Understand the liability imposed on manufacturers by consumer legislation.
Unit 10: Team Work and Motivation in Organisations
On completion of this unit you will:
• Understand the theories of motivation.
• Understand the importance of team work in a business context.
• Understand delegation techniques in a business context.
• Understand the role of training within business organisations.
Unit 11: Research Topic
On completion of this unit you will:
• Be able to plan and carry out a primary research project on a topic relevant to your Diploma title.
• Be able to plan and write a research topic report.
• Understand, develop and apply basic research skills.
Unit 12: Quality Management
On completion of this unit you will:
• Understand the importance of quality to a business.
• Understand quality systems.
• Understand quality auditing.
• Understand how to respond to quality issues.
Unit 13: Business & the Environment
On completion of this unit you will:
• Understand the structure and operations of the national economy.
• Understand the competitive environment in which businesses operate and how businesses respond.
• Understand different types of business organisations.
• Understand the different types of business objectives.
• Understand key concepts in business strategy formulation.
Unit 14: Business and Employment Law
On completion of this unit you will:
• Understand the different types of business organisations and the process of information.
• Understand the legal relationships arising from business operations and activities.
Unit 15: Resource Allocation
On completion of this unit you will:
• Understand the central economic problem of scarcity arising from infinite wants and finite resources.
• Understand how demand is influenced by not only price but also changes in taste and fashion.
• Understand the meaning and nature of market failure.
• Understand the concepts of externalities, public goods, merit and demerit goods.
Unit 16: Operations Management
On completion of this unit you will:
• Be able to assess efficiency in a given business.
• Understand what is meant by lean production.
Unit 17: Business Planning
On completion of this unit you will:
• Understand the need for risk management.
• Be able to carry out risk analysis.
• Be able to create financial projections.
• Be able to create and review a business plan.
If you decide to continue your education through an Access to Higher Education Diploma, you will need a GCSE Grade A-C in maths and English (or Functional Skills Level 2 or new GCSE Grade 4-9) and have the desire to study a related degree at university.
Our Access to Higher Education Diplomas fulfil the entry requirements for a broad range of university degrees and can be used in conjunction with the standard UCAS application process. Overall, Access to HE Diplomas are renowned for helping learners get into the university and onto the degree of their choice. Though you must bear in mind that each university has its own entry criteria and places are subject to demand. Varying entry criteria can include but are not limited to the following:
1. Number of credits to be attained at merit or distinction level.
2. Successfully passing a face-to-face interview at the University.
3. Passing a Universities proprietary literacy and numeracy assessments.
4. Completion of specified work placements or work experience.
5. Learners starting an Access to Higher Education Diploma must have a GCSE Grade A – C in maths and English (or equivalent Level 2 such as Functional Skills).
You must undertake your own research to ensure your Access to HE Diploma is properly specified and gives you the best possible chance of gaining entry to your university of choice. It is not possible for learndirect to accept any liability if any Access to Higher Education Diploma students fail to secure an offer from a higher education institution.
This qualification is made up of a number of units, with the need to complete an assignment at the end of each one. After each assignment, you will submit your work to your course tutor for marking. They will return this to you with tailored feedback to help you improve. To achieve this Access to HE Diploma (Land Based Science) you must acquire 60 credits in total. Of these, 45 credits will be taken from graded units that focus on the academic subject areas included in the course. The remaining 15 will be taken from ungraded units that have been included to help you to improve your academic writing and study skills.
As part of your study programme, you will also receive help and guidance on your university application. As well as the research you need to do to get the most out of your diploma.
On successful completion of the Open College Network West Midlands Access to Higher Education Diploma (Business and Management) you will receive a QAA recognised Access to HE Diploma at level 3 (QAA ref 40010363).
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