NCC Education
Level 3
QN: 600/6416/X
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NCC Education Level 3 Diploma in Business
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by NCC Education. Classified as a Other General Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 981 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 3
Awarding Body
NCC Education
Syllabus Units
14 Units
Guided Hours
981 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Advanced Basics in Business
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Examine the concept of innovation within a business context.
- Develop a critical understanding of the marketing concept
- Define what operations management and supply chain management is, consider its importance and challenges faced by operations and supply chain managers
- Identify the importance of design
- evaluate the design and the development process of a product and service design.
- Analyse the importance of the role of International Human Resource Management within global initiatives
- Examine the strategies that organisations adopt to finance themselves
2
Communication in Business
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to gather information and make effective notes in different situations
- Be able to compose suitable content that can be featured on a social media platform or company website
- Determine the common steps in producing written work
- Be able to produce written work suitable for business and purposes, following a drafting process
- Be able to hold virtual meetings using appropriate technology when needed (e.g. online)
- Describe the importance of information and data security in business
3
Culture Studies
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the concept of culture and how different cultures can be defined
- Understand how the education system of a foreign country differs from their own
- Understand the key geographical, demographic and cultural features in a range of English speaking countries and cities
- Understand some of the key issues relating to student life away from home
4
Developing an eBusiness
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Determine the need for eBusiness model in the economy
- Be able to explain the objectives of eBusiness models
- Describe the requirements of an eBusiness model
- Be able to explain the types of eBusiness models
- Be able to assess the eBusiness model
- Define the security and privacy issues of eBusiness
- Be able to explain the rules and regulations of eBusiness
- Be able to assess the future of eBusinesses
5
Developing Entrepreneurship Skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Describe different forms of entrepreneurial practice around the world
- Identify and describe entrepreneurial opportunities and risk
- Analyse contexts and perspectives of entrepreneurship using theories, concepts and frameworks, with a particular focus on the implications for practice
- Evaluate the benefits and risks of entrepreneurial teams and networks
- Demonstrate a sound understanding of concepts and theories explaining enterprise behaviours and the leadership of entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial initiatives
6
Developing Financial Forecasting and Accounting in Business
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Analyse the types of costs of a business
- Describe the various revenues of a business
- Determine the accounting principles to support account preparation
- Explain cash flow forecasting
- Describe the concept break even analysis
- Explain the purpose of the main accounting statements
- Explain how to prepare basic financial statements
- Interpret financial statements using ratio analysis
7
Developing Organisational Structure
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Describe and define the importance of organisational structure and how organisational structure develops
- Determine and define the importance and influences of organisational culture and control
- Explore different types of organisational structure, analysing key characteristics, advantage and limitations
- Define the importance of management control systems in strategic implementation
- Recognise how bureaucratic systems are managed in practice
- Apply theories, frameworks and management tools to describe organisational structure
8
Foundation Mathematics
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to perform a range of algebraic calculations
- Be able to solve a range of basic Calculations equations
- Be able to present data in graphical form
- Understand the fundamentals of Differential Calculus
- Understand the fundamentals of Integral Calculus
- Understand Measures of Dispersion
- Understand the fundamentals of Probability.
9
Introduction to Accounting and Economics
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the purpose of accounting and its importance to a business for sustainability and decision making.
- Understand core concepts of economics and their application for businesses in the real-world.
- Analyse the financial health and performance of a business using information from financial statements and data.
10
Introduction To Business
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the purpose of businesses; their different forms, and the business environment.
- Understand people, processes, structures and change management.
- Understand basic marketing principles in business.
- Understand production and the role of quality in business.
- Understand and analyse the business environment.
11
IT Skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the main functions of a word processor
- Be able to use the main functions of a word processor
- Be able to extract information from the Internet without plagiarising
- Understand how to open
- create and modify a spreadsheet
- Be able to format a spreadsheet
- Be able to create graphs from a spreadsheet
- Understand the main functions of presentation software
- Be able to utilise presentation software
12
Marketing Practices
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Determine core marketing concepts and apply these concepts in practical scenarios.2.
- Analyse consumer behaviour and evaluate its impact on marketing decisions.3.
- Develop a basic marketing strategy, addressing product, price, place, and promotion in line with target market requirements.4.
- Evaluate marketing metrics and effectiveness in meeting organisational objectives
13
Mathematical Techniques
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to perform basic number calculations
- Be able to use ratio, percentages and fractions
- Understand the fundamentals of algebra and algebraic calculations
- Understand the fundamentals of probability and probability calculations
- Be able to perform basic calculations with shapes, spaces and measurements
- Be able to use a range of techniques to present mathematical data
14
Research and Study Skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to take effective notes from a variety of sources
- Understand how to work out the meaning of unfamiliar content
- Understand common steps in producing academic work
- Be able to produce a piece of academic work suitable for this level, following a drafting process
- Understand different learning styles
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 600/6416/X
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- NCC Education
- Qualification Type
- Other General Qualification
- Operational Start
- Sept 2012