Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC Diploma in Business (QCF)

Course details

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Admission Requirements

Candidate who is at least 18 years of age with GCE A-Level or other equivalent qualifications; OR
Level 3 or equivalent qualifications; OR
Mature students (at least 21 years of age with GCE N/O-Level or its equivalent qualifications with suitable industrial/commercial experience).
Course Outline & Programme Structure:

The Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC Diploma in Business is a qualification with a minimum of 120 credits which must contain a minimum of 90 credits at level 4. The modules, levels and credit values are given below:

S.NO MODULE TITLE LEVEL CREDIT
Core Units:
1 Marketing Principles 4 15
2 Managing Financial Resources and Decisions 4 15
3 Organisations and Behaviour 4 15
4 Business Environment 4 15
Specialist Units:
5 Aspects of Contract and Negligence for Business 4 15
6 Business Decision Making 5 15
7 Management Accounting: Costing & Budgeting 4 15
8 Human Resource Management 4 15
Total Credits 120
Module

1. Marketing Principles

Understand the concept and process of marketing
Use the concepts of segmentation, targeting and positioning
Understand the individual elements of the extended marketing mix
Use the marketing mix in different contexts
2. Managing Financial Resources and Decisions

Understand the sources of finance available to a business
Understand the implications of finance as a resource within a business
Make financial decisions based on financial information
Evaluate the financial performance of a business
3. Organisations and Behaviour

Understand the relationship between organisational structure and culture
Understand different approaches to management and leadership
Understand ways of using motivational theories in organisations
Understand mechanisms for developing effective teamwork in organisations
4. Business Environment

Understand the organisational purposes of businesses
Understand the nature of the national environment in which businesses operate
Understand the behaviour of organisations in their market environment
Assess the significance of the global factors that shape national business activities
5. Aspects of contract and negligence for business

Understand the essential elements of a valid contract in a business context
Apply the elements of a contract in business situations
Understand principles of liability in negligence in business activities
Apply the principles of liability in negligence in business situations
6. Business Decision Making

Use a variety of sources for the collection of data, both primary and secondary
Understand a range of techniques to analyse data effectively for business purposes
Produce information in appropriate formats for decision making in an organisational context
Use software-generated information to make decisions in an organization
7. Management Accounting: Costing and Budgeting

Analyse cost information within a business
Propose methods to reduce costs and enhance value within a business
Prepare forecasts and budgets for a business
Monitor performance against budgets within a business
8. Human Resource Management

Understand the difference between personnel management and human resource management
Understand how to recruit employees
Understand how to reward employees in order to motivate and retain them
Know the mechanisms for the cessation of employment
Method of Delivery

Day/evening classes taught by lecturers with academic and industry experience.Award Criteria

Student must pass all the 8 modules to be awarded with the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC Diploma in Business. Students must satisfy the minimum attendance requirements - 75% for Part-Time students and 90% for Full-time (both local and international) students - in all the modules for the award of Certificate of Attendance (COA).

Assessment & Grading System

BTEC LEVEL 4 HNC Diploma assessments are assignment-based. Assignment is a formal listing of tasks within a vocational context. The assessments will be at unit (module level). The overall grade for the Diploma is based on the learner's best performance in units at the level 4 or 5 to the value of 75 credits. Each Unit is graded as a Pass ('0' credit point), Merit ('1' credit point) or Distinction ('2' credit point).

Points scored = (credits achieved at pass grade) * 0 + (credits achieved at Merit grade) * 1+ (credits achieved at Distinction grade) * 2

Overall grade for the Higher National Diploma is awarded based on the table below:

POINTS RANGE GRADE
0-74 Pass P
75-149 Merit M
150 Distinction D
Expected date of release of Assessment result

Assessment results will be available to the students within 3 months upon completion of the last assessment for that assessment cycle. Appeal (if any) on assessment results must be lodged within 7 days after the release of assessment results.

Specimen Certificate

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