Leadership and Management (Foundation Degree)

Code  PTBUS1

Couse Content

This programme aims to provide students with

• A general understanding of organisations, their structures and cultures, wider considerations such as environments, markets and processes, and how all these inform leadership and management.

• An ability to analyse leadership behaviour and management decision-making in the workplace.

• An understanding of how they can contribute to and develop skills in leadership and management in their own working lives.

• Relevant and practical skills, including, IT, numerical, study and thinking skills.

• To provide a programme of study which places emphasis on work-based-learning as an integral part of the learning and assessment process.

Distinctive Features of the Award

• Structured programme design

Modules designed to meet current Leadership and Management issues

• Access to Barnsley college E resources and Staffordshire University website resources

Provides support for independent and blended learning

• Work-based assessments

Provides immediate relevance to the workplace environment

• Accreditation of prior learning available

Applications encouraged with tutor support

• Progression to a named Honours programme

B.A.(Hons) Business Management

Modules

A module is an individual component of study, which is self-contained with its own assessment. Each has distinctive educational objectives and clearly defined content (Module Descriptor). With the exception of the work based project (which carries a total of 30 credits), each module is equivalent to 15 credits.
In order to qualify for the Foundation Degree you must accumulate 240 credits, comprising at least 120 credits at Level 5.

The modules will be delivered in pairs.

• Each 15 credit module equates to 24 guided learning hours (i.e. 4 days attendance, 1 day per week) and 126 hours of self study, including assessment work.

• Eight 15 credit modules to complete in year 1

• Six 15 credit modules and a work based project to complete in year 2

• After each pair of modules there will be a two week period for reflection / tutorial time

• The teaching will comprise a mix of lectures, case study analysis and group discussions based on your experiences in the subject area. You will be encouraged to integrate your work based experiences with new knowledge and skills developed in the classroom as the module progresses.

• Each module will be supported by notes on each topic area and formative tasks to reinforce the learning and links to external sources.

For each module, you will be required to allocate personal time to independent learning, which will include work-based learning, accessing web-based learning material and producing your submission for the coursework assignments.

Course Structure

The curriculum is divided into two levels of study. Each level is worth 120 academic credits and comprises a set of modules, typically valued at 15 credits each. The modules are delivered sequentially in pairs. Credits indicate progression through the award.

Year 1 (120 Level 4 credits)

Year 2 (120 Level 5 credits)

Accreditation of Prior Learning

Previous qualifications and work experience may be used to claim academic credit for parts of the programme of study. Qualifications may form the basis if a claim for the Accreditation Prior Certificated Learning (APCL). Credit for work experience is used for claims for the Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL).

The Accreditation of Prior Learning APL (including Experiential Learning) will be assessed on an individual basis. The extent of any APL will affect the number of modules studied and possibly the order in which they are studied. You may apply for APL for one or more modules on the grounds of past experience in this area or by virtue of a certificate from an approved programme. If APL is granted you will not be required to study that module.