Activate Learning
UCAS Code: LM10 | Higher National Diploma - HND
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Delivered online through distance learning, the Higher National Diploma (HND) in Leadership and Management is a two-year programme that provides specialist business education which develops the key knowledge and practical skills required to progress into employment or continued studies. It will give you the opportunity to explore modern and relevant industry skills necessary for roles that require critical thinking, effective planning and future management.
The HND in Leadership and Management is also a higher technical qualification that helps you develop as a professional, self-reflecting individual, able to meet the demands of employers in the business sector and adapt to a constantly changing world.
The programme provides you with the opportunity to gain knowledge, skills and behaviours aligned to the Occupational Standard (OS) for Operations or Departmental Manager. The units will prepare you to enter employment or progress your career with the qualities and abilities necessary for roles that require personal responsibility and decision-making, and support students to aspire to future management roles.
The subjects covered will also prepare you to progress to Level 6 higher education study, including higher apprenticeships and professional body qualifications. You will be able to develop and apply your own ideas to your studies, deal with uncertainty and complexity, explore solutions, demonstrate critical evaluation and use both theory and practice in a wide range of business situations. By the end of the programme, you will have a sound understanding of the principles of leadership and management and will know how to apply those principles more widely in the business world.
The HND in Leadership and Management is a modular programme delivered fully online by our teachers through our Virtual Learning Environment. When you study with Activate Learning, you will belong to a group of students studying and have regular on-to-ones, group interactions and taught sessions with a team of highly qualified and experienced teachers with business experience.
We understand the unique needs of students studying online; we appreciate that they may be juggling work, family, and other commitments, and at Activate Learning we are experienced in supporting people in those positions. We have a dedicated team of Higher Education Study Support Tutors who are on hand if you need additional help.
The HND qualification offers a solid foundation in business aimed at students who would like a broad knowledge of all management concepts. This is ideal for students interested in a leadership and management position with entrepreneurial, employment or academic aspirations.
Modules
IN YEAR 1 YOU WILL STUDY:
• The Contemporary Business Environment
• Marketing Process and Planning
• Management of Human Resources
• Leadership and Management
• Accounting Principles
• Managing a successful business project
• Digital Business Practice
• Operational Planning and Management
IN YEAR 2 YOU WILL STUDY:
• Organisation Behaviour Management
• Managing and Leading Change
• Principles of Operations Management
• Business Strategy
• Business Information Technology Systems
• Developing Individuals, Teams and Organisations
• Business Communications and Relationships
• Business Data Analytics and Insights
Assessment methods
This course is delivered online and will consist of ‘live’ (synchronous) workshops and seminars along with learning materials which you will be guided through and able to complete at a time convenient to you. You will learn through research, independent study, directed study and workplace scenarios. By participating in vocational activities, you will develop key behaviours and transferable skills such as communication, teamwork, research, and analysis. Plus, you’ll be supported by a friendly, committed, and qualified team of lecturers who have both professional and teaching experience.Additional study support Whether you have a recognised disability, specific learning difficulty, or not, you will be eligible to access additional learning support in all the following areas:
-assistive software training
-IT upskilling
-essay planning and structure
-proofreading and editing written work
-bibliographies and referencing
-time management and personal organisation
-revision and exam tips
-presentation techniques
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