Gain insight into current leadership and management practices and expand your knowledge of how effective managers and great leaders think, work, lead and inspire within organisations with our MQF Level 6 BSc in Business Management. Upon completion of the programme, students will also earn two globally recognised qualifications from Knights College and Coventry University.
The BSc in Business Management has been strategically developed to equip learners with the necessary skills, knowledge and competencies required to successfully lead up, across, down and inward and deliver results in all directions within an organisation. Students will gain a thorough insight into how great leaders manage people, develop strategies, handle risks, take decisions and drive change within organisations.
Learners will also gain interpersonal competencies that will greatly enhance their critical thinking skills, decision-making capabilities and problem-solving abilities. This programme will also delve into the various relevant fields of business, including marketing, finance, human resource management, development and communication. Learns will learn how to:
- Define and critically discuss the term ‘business’ and the different types of organisations found in the business industry.
- Understand the effects of the external environment on the overall success of a business.
- Comply with employment laws and regulations when performing recruitment.
- Understand the key differences and similarities between management and leadership.
- Carry out stress management exercises when needed.
- Provide recommendations on the ways in which marketing can help an organisation reach their goals.
- Execute an effective communication plan according to the requirements of the organisation.
- Ensure the use of effective and appropriate communication methods and techniques with all stakeholders.
- Draw up simple general ledger accounts and simple journal entries.
- Collaborate with colleagues, clients or any other direct or indirect stakeholder using effective team-working skills.
- Monitor inventories and stocks of the organisational resources.
- Carry innovative change management initiatives at the workplace.
- Manage and motivate employees effectively making use of effective strategic human resource management.
- Comply with safety and security procedures set out by the organisation when managing information.
- Carry out tactical and strategic financial management decisions.
- Comply with regulations related to finance.
Mode of Assessment
This course shall be assessed through the use of an assignment based on the theoretical concepts presented during the lectures and ways of implementing said concepts and theories. These assessments will include group assignments, group presentations, individual assignments and individual presentations.
Target Audience
This course is intended for those who are aged 21+ and aspire to work or are already working as team leaders or managers.