HND & HNC Business
HND & HNC Business
Duration
HNC One Academic Year
HND Two Academic Year
Start Dates
April
September
January
Fees
Campus (Home): Year 1 fee, £6,000
Campus (International): Year 1 fee, £12,500
Delivery
3 days a week (average 15 hours each week).
Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm
Entry Requirements
Minimum 48 UCAS Tariff points
Student Satisfaction
95% of Our students would recommend IBCM / IBCM Student Survey 2022
Awarding Body
Pearson
UCAS Course Code
N/A
Course Overview
In a global business environment, success depends on a sound knowledge of business principles and the ability to apply them. An understanding of disciplines as diverse as Finance, Marketing, HR and operations is key to success in both in a managerial context and when launching a new business. Strong, confident and proactive leaders, who understand the complexities of organisations, are in high demand in all sectors.
Our HND in Business will equip you with everything you need to give you a competitive edge in your business career. You’ll gain knowledge and practical skills through research, independent study, directed study and real-life workplace scenarios, giving you the all-round skills that employers are looking for.
Year One (HNC)
120 credits – 1 year full time study or 2 years part-time study| Unit/Module | Mandatory or Optional | Key Learning Outcomes |
| 1 Business and the Business Environment (15 credits) | Core unit- mandatory | ·Explain the different types, sizes and scope of organisations ·Analyse interrelationships between organisational functions and the impact on organisational structure ·Use contemporary examples to demonstrate both the positive and negative influence/impact the macro environment has on business operations ·Determine the internal strengths and weaknesses of specific businesses and explain their interrelationship with external macro factors |
| 2 Marketing Processes and Planning (15 credits) | Core unit – mandatory | ·Explain the role of marketing and how it interrelates with other business units of an organisation ·Compare ways in which organisations use elements of the marketing mix to achieve overall business objectives ·Produce a marketing plan for an organisation that meets marketing objectives ·Develop a media plan to support a marketing campaign for an organisation |
| 3 Human Resource Management (15 credits) | Core unit – mandatory | ·Explain the impact of the role of HRM in creating sustainable organisational performance and contributing to business success ·Assess the contribution of HRM in recruiting and retaining talent and skills to achieve business objectives ·Examine how external and internal factors can influence HRM decision making in relation to organisational development ·Apply HRM practices in a work-related context for improving sustainable organisational performance · |
| 4 Leadership and Management (15 credits) | Core unit – mandatory | ·Examine leadership and management theories and principles, and their impact on the effectiveness of an organisation ·Review the influence of different leadership and management styles on the culture of an organisation ·Develop a motivational strategy to optimise organisational performance ·Apply leadershi and management approaches to managing performance to ensure continuous improvement |
| 5 Accounting Principles (15 credits) | Core unit – mandatory | ·Examine the context and purpose of accounting ·Prepare basic financial statements for unincorporated and small business organisations in accordance with accounting principles, conventions and standards ·Interpret financial statements ·Prepare budgets for planning, control and decision making using spreadsheets |
| 6 Managing a successful business project (Pearson set) (15 credits) | Core unit – mandatory | ·Explain the key stages of the project lifecycle that should be considered when project managing ·Produce a Project Management Plan (PMP) for a business project using primary and secondary research methods ·Implement the Project Management Plan (PMP) to communicate results from the research and make conclusions from the evidence of findings ·Reflect on value gained from implementing the project and project management process |
| 7 Business Law (15 credits) | Optional | ·Explain the basic nature of the legal system ·Illustrate the potential impact of the law on a business ·Examine the formation of different types of business organisations ·Recommend appropriate legal solutions to resolve areas of dispute |
| 15 Operations Management (15 credits) | Optional | ·Examine the interrelationships of operations management with the other functions within an organisation ·Explain the importance of operations management in achieving effective organisational performance ·Investigate the importance of quality management and continuous improvement for optimising organisational performance ·Assess the role of supply chain management in supporting an organisation to satisfy customer requirements |
Year Two (HND)
240 credits Two years full time study or four years part-time study (The above HNC programme must be successfully completed* before beginning the following modules:) This will give the learner 120 credits. Learners will undertake the 2 mandatory units plus a choice from the optional units below toalling a further 120 credits (therefore 240 total, with those from years one and two combined). Choices of optional units will be discussed with students during their first year.| Unit/Module | Mandatory or Optional | Key Learning Outcomes |
| 19Research Project (Pearson set) (30 credits) | Core unit- mandatory | ·Examine appropriate research methodologies and methods to identify those appropriate to the research process ·Develop a research proposal, including a supporting literature review ·Analyse data using appropriate techniques to communicate research findings ·Reflect on the application of research methodologies and process |
| 20 Organisational Behaviour (15 credits) | Core unit – mandatory | ·Reflect on own personality and perceptions to understand how individual difference informs and influences management approaches ·Apply content and process theories of motivation to create and maintain an effective workforce ·Participate in a group team activity for a given business situation to demonstrate effective team skills ·Examine how power, politics and culture can be used to influence employee behaviour and accomplish organisational goals |
| 22. Management Accounting (15 credits) | Optional | ·Explore the nature, source and purpose of management accounting information ·Evaluate management accounting techniques to informal optimal resource allocation and decision making ·Analyse actual and standard costs to control and correct variances ·Evaluate how the management accounting function contributes to performance measurement and monitoring |
| 30 Resource and Talent Planning (15 credits) | Optional | ·Assess how HR strategy and practices are Analyse the impact of labour market trends on strategic resource and talent planning for achieving business goals ·Apply strategic resource and talent planning for effective recruitment and selection ·Examine the importance of performance management for improving people capability to achieve sustainable organisational performance ·Assess the relevance of the human resource lifecycle to managing change in workforce planning |
| 43 Business Strategy (15 credits) | Optional | ·Analyse the impact and influence that the macro environment has on an organistaion and its business strategies ·Assess an organisation’s internal environment and capabilities ·Apply the outcomes of an analysis using an appropriate strategic management tool, in a given market sector ·Develop a strategic management plan in an organisation, informed by models, theories and concepts, to achieve competitive advantage in a given market sector |
| 46 Developing Individuals, teams and organisations (15 credits) | Optional | ·Appraise the use of high-performance working (HPW) and culture in supporting sustainable business performance ·Evaluate ways in which performance management can support high-performance culture and commitment ·Review the factors to be considered when planning training and development activities in an organisation ·Design a personal and professional development career plan for a named job role, based on reflection and evaluation |
| 36 Human Resources: Value and contribution to organisational success (15 credits) | Optional | ·Evaluate the importance of organisational design to the delivery of sustainable performance ·Analyse the workforce development needs to inform a human capital management strategy that will increase engagement in an organisation ·Apply contemporary knowledge and research to support emerging HR developments ·Evaluate the relationship between organisational design and high performing workforce practices that achieve organisational success |
| 50 International marketing (15 credits) | Optional | ·Analyse how effective marketing contributes to business strategies in an international context ·Evaluate entry to a selection of international markets and define the key success factors ·Describe how the elements of the marketing plan can be adapted or standardised across international markets ·Present different international marketing approaches for multinational, global, transnational or meta-national contexts |
| 38 Law of contract and tort (15 credits) | Optiional | ·Examine the essential elements of a contract ·Discuss how the contents and terms of contract are established ·Illustrate the impact of contractual breakdown and suggest remedies available for breach ·Evaluate the elements of tort of negligence and remedies available |
Minimum of 18 years
Academic
2 x ‘A’ Level qualifications passes (E Grade) or
vocational equivalent at BTEC National Diploma (Pass)
Applicants for whom English is not their first language must demonstrate sufficient proficiency in both writer and spoken English. The minimum is IELTS 5.5 (with a minimum of 5.5 in all skill areas) or equivalent.
Students with significant relevant work experience can also be considered.
You will be taught at our Central Manchester location and will attend three terms each year. You will attend classes 3 days a week, averaging 15 hours a week. Your classes will be scheduled Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm and you will experience a variety of teaching methods. Most modules are delivered through lectures, seminars and workshops.
- Lectures provide a broad outline structure for each topic to be covered. Lectures offer a good way of covering a lot of information and, more importantly, of conveying ideas to many people at once.
- Seminars enable you to complete directed self-study and to answer questions and solve problems which are set by the lecturer. You will discuss your answers and solutions within the seminar group. Seminars will enable you to explore further the topics introduced in the lectures.
- Workshops follow on from lectures and seminars. They are designed to enable you to work within a small group to perform set tasks (e.g. working on an exercise or case study).
Assessment
To achieve each module you will have to demonstrate competence in each of the relevant learning outcomes identified above. Assessment may take the form of a completed written assignment or report, a project, or a presentation (or combination of any of the above). Some group work may take place, although you will always be assessed on an individual basis.
You will be given formative assessment early on in each module to enable you to identify where your strengths are and which areas you need to develop in order to be successful.
You will then be assessed at the end of each module against the required Learning outcomes. All assessments go through our own Internal Quality Assurance process to ensure that they meet the highest possible standards and give you every opportunity to achieve (see IBCM Assessment and Verification Policy)
Students will be awarded a grade of pass, merit or distinction for each module and an overall grade at the end of the qualification.
All of our assessment and internal quality procedures are regularly monitored and an Assessment Board will be held at the end of each term to verify all decisions made as well as to investigate any issues of concern.
Should you not meet the learning outcomes on your first submission, you will be given one opportunity for a resubmission. If, at the resubmission, you still do not meet the required outcomes, one opportunity to retake the unit can be authorised. This unit can then receive a maximum pass grade.
If a unit is still not passed at this stage it is deemed to have failed. Your assessor will discuss the options with you, such as an alternative unit in the case of optional units, or whether you are able to study the core module again (repeat). See IBCM Assignment submission procedure. Full attendance at lessons for the repeated module is required along with appropriate payment.
There are compensation provisions within both the HNC and HND provision in that students can still be awarded the qualification if they have not achieved a pass in one of the 15 credit units completed, but have completed and passed the remaining units.