- Duration: 2 yrs
Description
This course provides an opportunity for those working full or part time to gain a qualification based around their work. It enables you to develop your knowledge and skills whilst carrying out your day job. You will then be able to apply this knowledge within your company.
The course content is flexible and business focused. You learn through a combination of online and work-based learning so no University attendance is required. Work-critical projects, with focused academic supervision, will benefit both you and your employer, enhancing your skills and their competitiveness. You can build real-life workplace problems into your programme of study.
If you have significant and valuable work experience but few formal qualifications, this may be the course you have been looking for. It is also suitable for people who have qualifications in an academic area other than business process development.
Courses
| For this diploma you require 120 0 points from the following compulsory courses: | |||
| Compulsory Course | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course title | Credits | |
| UNCCUG1157 | Professional Development | 3 | |
| UNCCUG1158 | Introduction to Work-Based Learning | 3 | |
| UNCCUG1159 | Introduction to Small Business Development | 3 | |
| UNCCUG1160 | Introduction to Information Systems | 3 | |
| UNCCUG1161 | Work-based projects | 3 | |
| UNCCUG1162 | Reflective Portfolio | 3 | |
| Optional Course | |||
| Course Code | Course title | Credits | |
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Structure
The course is tailored to your professional development in the workplace, so the areas of study will vary from person to person. However, general areas of study include introductions to:
- small business development;
- project management;
- information systems for small businesses; and
- general professional development.
You also develop general skills in analysing situations, problem solving and thinking creatively about solutions. The flexible curriculum means that you decide exactly what you need to learn and how the course can work for you, with input from your employer and support from University tutors.
