Management And Entrepreneurship, UNIVERSITY 1st and 2nd Year (LEVEL 4 and 5)
DIPLOMA IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
UNIVERSITY 1st Year
LEVELS: 4 | CREDITS: 120 | £1800
EXTENDED DIPLOMA IN MANAGEMENT
UNIVERSITY 2nd Year
LEVELS: 5 | CREDITS: 120 | £1800
About This Course
The level 4 diploma in entrepreneurship and the level 5 diploma in business management are a 240 credit course designed to provide business managers and the CEO's of tomorrow with the skills needed to succeed in business, with a specific focus on innovation and entrepreneurship within medium to large businesses.
The management and entrepreneurship course at level 4 and 5 is equivalent to the first two years of an undergraduate course, allowing learners to progress onto the final year of an undergraduate degree programme at a university.
This course is made up of 10 level 4 modules and 10 level 5 modules, each of which will be assessed by one multiple choice test and written assignments (10 assignments at level 4 and 6 assignments at level 5). Our team of expert academics have designed a series of exclusive, comprehensive lessons for online study to help you study for these assessments. This material will cover everything you need to know and can be accessed anytime and anywhere.
Each module of the course consists of approximately 40 guided learning hours of material with an additional 30-50 hours of optional learning material. These materials are comprised of interactive exercises, further readings and internet resources.
Examples of University Progression
Awarding Body
Qualification
Am I eligible for this programme?
To enrol onto the level 4 course, you must be at least 18 and have a full secondary education. Before enrolling onto the level 5 course, you must have attained a level 4 or equivalent.
Course Fees
The fee for enrolling onto the level 4 and level 5 courses together is £2200. Alternatively, students can enrol onto a single level (level 4 or 5) for £1800 each.
Students can make payment using one of the following methods:
- Credit or Debit Card
- Bank Transfer
- Interest Free Monthly installments
- Western Union
What is included in the cost of my course?
- All course material, including online modules and written assignments.
- Personal tutor support with 1-2-1 Zoom sessions where required.
- Dedicated student support
- Access to an online social learning forum
- Assignment marking and feedback.
Level: 4 Module Listing
Managing business operations
This module aims to introduce learners to key aspects of all businesses and how they operate within the wider business environment as well as internally. Learners will gain knowledge and understanding of key business functions and their importance to business success.
Business environment
This module aims to develop the learner’s knowledge of the business environment and its impact on organisations. This includes factors that shape the internal environment and other external influences. Using this knowledge, learners will be able to develop approaches for managing change.
Personal effectiveness
This module explores the skills of different approaches to learning and examines the significance of time management. It investigates the skills managers need to develop to solve problems and to make decisions, as well as discussing the issue of management stress.
The entrepreneurial manager
This module aims to identify competing perspectives on the nature of entrepreneurial management as both a function and a process supporting the process of organisational change and development.
Business planning and goal setting
This module aims to identify mechanisms for the setting of organisational goals and their achievement as part of the process of business planning.
The manager’s toolkit
This module provides a selection of the most useful tools used in management and explores some of the uses of each. It aims to provide sufficient information to understand the principles behind each tool and enable them to be used with confidence. The module aims to help learners analyse situations within the organisation; develop solutions to organisational problems; evaluate an organisation’s position in its operating and competitive environment; and develop elements of an effective organisational strategy.
Managing and using finance
This module aims to provide an outline of the use and management of finance within an organisation. This includes an introduction to accounting and financial terminology. Learners are also introduced to the basics of financial reporting.
Managing and using marketing
This module aims to develop knowledge of marketing as key management tool. This includes understanding the marketing planning process and the role of internal as well as external marketing. Using this knowledge, learners will be able to understand the value of marketing activities to an organisation.
Psychology of entrepreneurship
This module aims to introduce the fundamental principles of the science of psychology, relating them to the entrepreneurial perspective of business management.
Innovation and creativity
This module describes the role of innovation and creativity for organisations. It considers models used to help understand and recognise their importance, as well as techniques to facilitate their use as part of strategic development.
Level: 5 Module Listing
The entrepreneurial manager
What is an Entrepreneur? Examine the skills and qualities of entrepreneurship.
Organization structures
Why are organisations structured in the way they are? What determines the optimum structure and how does it differ between organisations? In this module, learners will look at the numerous models and theories that make up organisational structure.
Practical accounting analysis
Learners will complete exercises in accounts throughout this module to understand what they are telling us and the actions that analysis can precipitate.
Business planning and goal setting
What is the business trying to achieve? What will it do? How will it do it? This module focuses on the creation of clear goals and clear plans to achieve a clear objective.
Politics and business
Impact of politics on business and how it may help or hinder business. This module will educate learners on economic impact, exports and government support.
Business law
Explore the statutory responsibilities of managers as learners look into the legalities of business and business executives.
Managing in today’s world
Business in the modern world. This module focuses on governance and equality as a means to do right in business.
Performance management
Understanding how your people and your business can continually improve together, learners will review reward structures, CPD, training and development to ensure high performance in business.
Marketing and sales planning
Learners will analyse how markets, customers, competitors and products can come together in a cohesive plan.
Quantitative skills
On successful completion of this module, learners will have knowledge of numeric exercises and will understand their use within the context of the business.
Level 4 Sample Certificate
Level 5 Sample Certificate
Assignment listing
The level 4 diploma in entrepreneurship has 10 modules and 10 written assignments and the level 5 diploma in management has 10 modules and 6 written assignments. The assignments are approximately 2,000-3,000 words each. Students are provided support on the modules and assignments via the ‘Tutor’ section of the learning platform.
The assignment unit titles for the level 4 course are:
- Managing business operations
- Business environment
- Personal effectiveness
- The entrepreneurial manager
- Business planning and goal setting
- The manager’s toolkit
- Managing and using finance
- Managing and using marketing
- Psychology and entrepreneurship
- Innovation and creativity
More information about the units can be found here www.qualifi.net
The assignment unit titles for the level 5 course are:
- Business development
- Business models and growing organisations.
- Customer management
- Responding to the changing business environment
- Risk management and organisations
- Effective decision making
More information about the units can be found here www.qualifi.net
Assessment
Assessment at Mortha Halls of Ivy is a very straightforward process:
- After you have completed an online module, you will have an online assessment to complete. This assessment contains 30 multiple-choice questions. You will have one hour to complete these questions which are answered in sets of five so you will have plenty of time to review and edit your answers. After an hour the test will automatically time out.
- After you have completed the test, your results will be displayed immediately. If you have passed, you will receive a Certificate of Completion. If you didn’t pass, you will receive a notification of a “refer’’ where you will be told how to retake a module assessment. You can complete these modules at your own pace, as there is no deadline to complete the course.
- When the online modules have been completed, you will then be able to take the final written assignments, provided by Mortha Halls of Ivy, that test your knowledge and understanding of the modules. After the successful completion of these eight assignments, you will receive your Diploma (from the Awarding Organization).
- You will then be eligible to apply for progression onto a Top-up course through a recognized UK university on-campus or by distance learning
University Top-Up
If you decide to top up to a full undergraduate degree through an accredited UK university, the costs are listed below.
University of Gloucestershire
- BA (Hons) Business Management & Strategy – £3,250
Anglia Ruskin University
- BA (Hons) Management – £4,850
Northampton University
- BA (Hons) in Business and Management – £5,280
- BSc (Hons) in International Accounting -£9,250
University of Derby
- BSc (Hons) Business and Management– £5,200
Westcliff University
- Business Administration – £11,655 (online) / £15,600 (on campus)
University of Hertfordshire
- BA (Hons) Business Administration – £6,400
University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN)
- BA (Hons) Business Management – £9,240
Edinburgh Napier University
- BA in Business Management – £4,600
- BA in Business and Enterprise – £4,600
- BA in Sales Management – £4,600
University of Sunderland – On Campus
- BA (Hons) Business and Management – £9,250
University of Bolton
- BA (Hons) Top-up, fee £10,250
University of Cumbria
- BA (Hons) Global Business Management – ON CAMPUS– £9,250 UK/ £13,250 International
- BA (Hons) International Business Management – ON CAMPUS– £9,250 UK/ £13,250 International
University of Nicosia, Cyprus
- Undergraduate Top up to BA – €6,000
NOTE: UK/EU students may be eligible for student loans for the top-up portion of their studies. Visit www.slc.co.uk for more information.
Career Path
Successful completion of the undergraduate level 4 (Diploma in Entrepreneurship) and level 5 (Diploma in Business Management) and the final year of an accredited undergraduate degree programme, students will have attained the right credentials to go on and apply for a job in management, HR, strategic business management or set up their own business.