Award in Business Management and Study Skills

This module is designed to provide students with a range of academic literacy skills required for studies at MQF/EQF levels 4, 5 and 6. This module will focus on equipping students with academic language and academic writing, academic literacy and skills needed to be successful in the other modules in the Award in Business and Management and support their progression to studies in higher education (MQF/EQF Level 5 and 6).

The module will provide students with a thorough grounding in the following key academic skills: reading and comprehension, notetaking, paraphrasing, referencing, English language skills, basic research skills, listening skills, presentation skills, referencing, academic integrity and good academic practice and appraisal of published sources.

This module provides an introductory context to and understanding of the different forms of business and the functions of management in coordinating and managing business resources. This module also provides an introduction to various types of businesses alongside establishing key management and organisational functions. In addition, the module will develop an understanding of the key skills important to students’ future career development. The module also enables students to put management in the context of its component parts. This module will also provide an understanding of the principles of analysing the business environment.

This module is designed to equip students with essential communication and digital literacy skills necessary for success in both academic and professional contexts. Students will examine a range of theories of communication whilst acquiring the skills necessary to engage in succinct, effective communication suitable for professional audiences, about themselves and their chosen subject of study.

In recognition of the demand for digital know-how amongst employers, this module seeks to equip students with digital employability skills to support them in life, learning and work. This module will equip students with the essential communication and digital tools required to communicate effectively as well as providing a baseline from which to apply these tools to professional settings. Students will learn about different types of digital skills and platforms, and how they can be used to communicate a message within and outside organisations as required in the contemporary interconnected and technology driven world.

Students will also understand the impact of cultural diversity on communication, as well as an understanding of how to adapt communication styles appropriately to respect and take account of cultural differences in academic, personal and business settings.

This module will explore the important contemporary issue of wellbeing in the workplace. It will examine how different management approaches impact overall employee health and wellbeing, as well as introducing different techniques and interventions to improve and promote employee wellbeing.

Students will acquire a broad understanding of the workplace as a complex system, and how investing in workplace wellbeing and responsible business practices contribute to business success.

Students will also reflect upon their own wellbeing with the purpose of developing a Personal Wellbeing Action Plan. In this, they will apply some of the tools taught throughout the module to support their own wellbeing and resilience as they progress to the next level of their studies.

This module will enable students to identify study practices, personal qualities, and attributes that are necessary for successful studying and achievement in higher education. This module complements the Developing Academic Skills module. Students will develop self-awareness, reflect on their existing abilities and enhance abilities to enable successful studying and achievement in higher education. This module will also engage students with career planning and identifying career aspirations in a structured and personalised manner.

The overall aim of this module is to develop in students an understanding of how to create and deliver specific project objectives in business and management, together with the necessary resources to deliver a project on time and budget.

This module will provide students with a sound understanding and insights into undertaking a project in business and management. This module will provide students with skills and knowledge required for setting up a clear and informed project rationale with specific objectives and associated measurable project tasks. Students will be introduced to the importance of set a budget for a project and how to monitor as a project progresses. This practical introduction to how to manage a project will allow students to identify how to communicate progress at each stage of the project.