Pearson
Level 5
QN: 603/6838/X
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Pearson BTEC Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Business
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by Pearson. Classified as a Other Vocational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 3540 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 5
Awarding Body
Pearson
Syllabus Units
57 Units
Guided Hours
3540 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Accounting Principles
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Examine the context and purpose of accounting.2.
- Prepare basic financial statements for unincorporated and small business organisations in accordance with accounting principles, conventions and standards.3.
- Interpret financial statements.4.
- Prepare budgets for planning, control and decision-making using spreadsheets.
2
Brand Management
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Analyse how a brand is built and managed over time.2.
- Create a brand portfolio strategy to organise portfolios and manage brand hierarchies.3.
- Evaluate how brands are leveraged/extended over time domestically and internationally.4.
- Apply techniques for measuring and managing brand value over a period of time.
3
Business Data Analytics and Insights
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Analyse the contribution of effective data analytics and insights in business decision making processes.2.
- Apply various data analysis methods and techniques to inform business decisions.3.
- Examine the importance of ethics and conduct in data analytics and management.4.
- Develop data management processes that allows for improved decision making in ever-changing business environments.
4
Business Data and Numerical Skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Collect research data and apply business models for business decision making
- Apply techniques to interpret data
- Assess digital platforms for collection, storage, analysis of data and presentation of business information
- Present information in appropriate formats to meet management needs
5
Business Information Technology Systems
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Analyse the role of different IT systems in support of organisational objectives.2. Compare flexible and reliable IT systems that respond to organisational requirements within an organisational context.3.
- Evaluate IT systems that support value-added change within organisations.4.
- Recommend practical IT systems solutions to given organisational scenarios.
6
Business Intelligence
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Discuss business processes and the mechanisms used to support business decision making
- Compare the tools and technologies associated with business intelligence functionality
- Demonstrate the use of a business intelligence tools and technologies
- Discuss the impact of business intelligence tools and technologies for effective decision-making purposes and the legal/regulatory context in which they are used.
7
Business Law
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Explain the nature of the legal system
- Illustrate the potential impact of the law on a business
- Examine the formation of different types of business organisations
- Recommend appropriate legal solutions to re
- solve areas of dispute
8
Business Strategy
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Analyse the impact and influence which the macro environment has on an organisation and its business strategies.2.
- Assess an organisation’s internal environment and capabilities.3.
- Apply the outcomes of an analysis using an appropriate strategic management tool within a given market sector.4.
- Develop a strategic management plan in an organisation, informed by models, theories and concepts to achieve competitive advantage within a given market sector.
9
Company Law and Corporate Governance
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Evaluate the nature and legal status of companies
- Assess the importance of meetings and resolutions in corporate management
- Analyse the process of raising and maintaining capital for a company
- Evaluate the role and impact of corporate governance in the management of companies
10
Consumer and Intellectual Property Law
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Analyse the main principles affecting the legal relationship between business organisations and their consumers
- Examine the legal rules on consumer credit agreements
- Evaluate the key provisions relating to Intellectual property rights
- Recommend appropriate legal solutions based upon relevant legislation, case law and regulations
11
Customer Value Management
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Examine the concept of customer lifetime value, how to calculate it and the different factors that influence it.2.
- Evaluate the different segments in a customer base and the appropriate opportunities for customer value creation.3.
- Apply appropriate techniques and methods in order to increase customer lifetime value.
12
Developing Individuals, Teams and Organisations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Appraise the use of high-performance working (HPW) and culture in supporting sustainable business performance.2.
- Evaluate the ways in which performance management, can support high-performance culture and commitment.3.
- Review the factors to be considered when planning training and development activities within an organisation.4. Design a personal and professional development career plan for a named job role, based on reflection and evaluation.
13
Digital Business in Practice
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Examine the digital business environment, emerging trends and contemporary approaches.2.
- Investigate the effectiveness of the use of digital technologies to achieve business objectives.3.
- Develop a transformational digital strategy plan to support the implementation of digital technologies within an organisation.4. Present the design of a selected mobile application to support a digital strategy within an organisation.
14
Digital Marketing
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Investigate the influence of the digital environment for effective marketing of business organisations.2.
- Examine digital tools and techniques for an integrated marketing approach within business organisations.3. Design a digital marketing campaign using multi-media to optimise content that targets key audiences.4.
- Evaluate methods of monitoring and measuring a digital marketing campaign in line with marketing objectives to increase engagement and conversions.
15
E-Commerce & Strategy
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Examine the strategies employed and the impact of E-Commerce on business organisations.2.
- Analyse the hardware, software, web-based and database technologies involved in setting up a secure E-Commerce site.3. Design an e-commerce strategy based on a given end-user requirement for a target audience.4.
- Implement an e-commerce strategy based on a given end-user requirement for a target audience.
16
Employee Relations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Analyse how changes and developments in society, the work context and employment have influenced the employment relationship.2. Devise mechanisms of employee communication and consultation for different types of organisations.3.
- Apply negotiation skills to workplace disputes for effective conflict management approaches.4.
- Develop HR solutions for an organisation’s employee relations approach and practices in order to improve performance.
17
Entrepreneurial Ventures
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Examine what it takes to be an entrepreneur and the scope of entrepreneurial ventures.2.
- Explore the concept of the entrepreneurial mindset and its contribution to entrepreneurial ventures.3.
- Assess the impact of SMEs (Small medium enterprise) on the economy.4.
- Explain the importance of intrapreneurship in both public and corporate organisations.
18
Executive Recruitment Solutions
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Explain the nature and scope of the recruitment industry.2.
- Examine the role of executive recruitment for effective talent acquisition.3. Present the process of executive recruitment and the required skills at each stage of the process.4.
- Apply skills for an executive search within a given business context to meet a client brief.
19
Financial Management
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Evaluate the role and purpose of the financial management function.2.
- Determine alternative sources of business finance including contemporary methods for different business situations.3.
- Evaluate approaches to working capital management within an organisation.4.
- Recommend alternative investment appraisal techniques to inform decision-making.
20
Financial Reporting
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Analyse the context and purpose of financial reporting for high performing organisations.2.
- Evaluate regulatory frameworks for financial reporting.3.
- Prepare financial statements for an incorporated organisation to meet legal requirements and business objectives.4.
- Interpret financial statements of an incorporated organisation to achieve performance metrics.
21
Global Business Environment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Analyse the key factors which drive globalisation.2.
- Determine the strategic complexities associated with operating in a global environment.3.
- Evaluate how operating in a global market influences an organisation’s structure, culture and functions.4.
- Develop a global strategy to support decision making for a given organisation.
22
Human Capital Management
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Explore human capital management for effectively optimising business strategy.2.
- Prepare a workforce acquisition and management plan using human capital management techniques.3.
- Assess the organisational environment to enable human capital management decisions to be made.4.
- Review external factors and trends impacting human capital management.
23
Human Resources − Value and Contribution to Organisational Success
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Evaluate the importance of organisational design to the delivery of sustainable performance.2.
- Analyse the workforce development needs to inform human capital management strategy that will increase engagement within an organisation.3.
- Apply contemporary knowledge and research to support emerging HR developments.4.
- Evaluate the relationship between organisational design and high performing workforce practices that achieve organisational success.
24
Identifying Entrepreneurial Opportunities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Explore the role of entrepreneurship and innovation for developing new entrepreneurial ideas.2.
- Investigate a potential entrepreneurial idea from a gap in the market for a small to medium sized (SME) enterprise.3.
- Analyse primary and secondary data to identify the market potential of an entrepreneurial idea.4. Pitch the potential viability of an entrepreneurial idea in the context of the market and competition.
25
Innovation and Commercialisation
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Investigate how innovation is sourced and supported within different types of organisations.2.
- Explore the processing of different types of innovation within organisations.3.
- Apply the process required to commercialise innovation within an organisation.4.
- Evaluate the range of methods for protecting innovation within organisations.
26
Integrated Marketing Communications
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Evaluate marketing channels for achieving communication objectives as part of a communications strategy.2.
- Develop an integrated marketing communications plan to achieve specified communication objectives within a business context.3.
- Produce appropriate content for a marketing channel that meets specified communication objectives.4.
- Apply methods for monitoring an integrated marketing communications plan (IMC) to maximise reach and achieve positive ROI.
27
International Marketing
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Analyse how effective marketing contributes to business strategies in an international context.2.
- Evaluate entry to a selection of international markets and define the key success factors.3. Debate how the elements of the marketing plan can be adapted or standardised across international markets.4. Present different international marketing approaches for multinational, global, transnational or meta-national contexts
28
Launching a New Venture
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Investigate the resources required to launch a new venture.2.
- Explore the skills and capabilities required to support the launch of a new venture.3.
- Develop promotional activities to support the launch of a new venture.4.
- Produce a budget for launching a new venture for a small business or social enterprise.
29
Law of Contract and Tort
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Discuss how the contents and the terms of contract are established
- Illustrate the impact of contractual breakdown and suggest remedies available for breach
- Assess the elements of tort of negligence and remedies available
30
Leadership and Management
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Examine leadership and management theories and principles and their impact on the effectiveness of an organisation.2.
- Review the influence of different leadership and management styles on the culture of an organisation.3.
- Develop a motivational strategy to optimise organisational performance.4.
- Apply leadership and management approaches to managing performance to ensure continuous improvement.
31
Management Accounting
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Explore the nature, source and purpose of management accounting information.2.
- Evaluate management accounting techniques to inform optimal resource allocation and decision-making.3.
- Analyse actual and standard costs to control and correct variances.4.
- Evaluate how the management accounting function contributes to performance measurement and monitoring.
32
Management of Human Resources
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Explain the impact of the role of HRM in creating sustainable organisational performance and contributing to business success
- Produce a workforce action plan for recruiting and retaining talent to address skills shortages in an organisation
- Examine how external and internal factors can affect HRM decision making in relation to organisational development
- Apply HRM practices in a work-related context for improving sustainable organisational performance
33
Managing a Successful Business Project
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Explain the key stages of the project lifecycle that should be considered when project managing.2.
- Produce a Project Management
- Plan (PMP) for a business project using primary and secondary research methods.3.
- Implement the Project Management
- Plan (PMP) to communicate results from the research and make conclusions from the evidence of findings.4.
- Reflect on value gained from implementing the project and the project management process.
34
Managing and Leading Change
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Produce a comparative analysis of the different types and drivers of change in business
- Evaluate the impact of change on organisational behaviour
- Examine different leadership techniques in decision making for managing resistance to change and overcoming barriers
- Recommend a range of leadership approaches to support the management of change initiatives
35
Managing and Running a Small Business
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Explore how a small business or social enterprise plans and allocates resources to achieve objectives.2.
- Evaluate the customer relationship management process for a small business or social enterprise.3.
- Develop a cash flow forecast and break-even analysis for a small business or social enterprise.4.
- Discuss the financial statements, regulation and legislation that applies to a small business or social enterprise.
36
Managing the Customer Experience
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Explain the needs and expectations of market segments for products and/or services of a given business organisation.2.
- Produce a customer experience map to create business opportunities and optimise customer touch points.3.
- Investigate the impacts of digital technology in customer relationship management.4.
- Apply effective customer experience management within an organisational context to maximise customer engagement.
37
Marketing Insights and Analytics
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Investigate characteristics and influences on consumer decision making processes in different organisation contexts.2.
- Apply techniques to enhance the customer experience and develop customer relationships for marketing purposes.3.
- Evaluate measures and metrics that seek to improve customer experience for a range of products and services.4. Devise measures and metrics to improve customer experience within a given organisation context.
38
Marketing Processes and Planning
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Explain the role of marketing and how it interrelates with other business units of an organisation.2. Compare ways in which organisations use elements of the marketing mix to achieve overall business objectives.3.
- Produce a marketing plan for an organisation that meets marketing objectives.4.
- Develop a media plan to support a marketing campaign for an organisation.
39
Operational Planning and Management
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Examine the interrelationships of operations management with the other functions within an organisation
- Explain the importance of operations management in achieving effective organisational performance
- Apply quality management approaches to solve practical operations management problems
- Assess the role of supply chain management in supporting an organisation to satisfy customer requirements
40
Organisational Behaviour Management
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Reflect on own personality and perceptions to understand how individual difference informs and influences management approaches
- Apply content and process theories of motivation to create and maintain an effective workforce
- Lead a group team activity for a given business situation to demonstrate effective team leadership skills
- Examine how power, politics and culture can be used to influence employee behaviour and accomplish organisational goals
41
Pitching and Negotiation Skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Evaluate the context of a negotiation and identify the key considerations to prepare for a negotiation.2.
- Manage information and documentation relevant to tenders and contracts.3.
- Develop a pitch to achieve a sustainable competitive edge.4.
- Assess the outcome of a pitch and negotiation.
42
Planning for Growth
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Analyse the key factors SMEs should consider when evaluating growth opportunities.2.
- Assess the various methods through which organisations access funding and when to use different types of funding.3.
- Develop a business plan to communicate a growth strategy within a business to the relevant stakeholders.4.
- Assess the various ways a small business owner can exit the business and the implications of each option.
43
Planning Social Media Campaigns
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Examine the key concepts and features of social media for different business activities.2.
- Discuss the uses of social media and their impact on market and audience.3.
- Plan a social media campaign for an organisation, based on client need, market and user research.4.
- Implement a social media campaign plan for an organisation to meet business objectives.
44
Principles of Operations Management
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Analyse the effectiveness of operations management in contributing to organisational objectives across a wide range of organisations and sectors.2.
- Apply a range of techniques and analysis frameworks used by operations managers to support decision-making and addressing problems.3.
- Apply the concept of continuous quality improvement in an operational context.4. Conduct a strategic risk analysis (SRA) on the operations functions of an organisation.
45
Procurement and Supply Chain Management
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Compare procurement and supply chain concepts, principles, and processes in an organisational context.2.
- Evaluate the importance of ethical and sustainable practices in procurement and supply to achieve responsible management.3.
- Analyse the added value achieved through procurement and supply management to achieve competitive advantage for a given organisation.4.
- Develop solutions to improve a procurement or supply chain process for an organisation.
46
Product and Service Development
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Examine the processes involved in new product or service development.2.
- Assess the life-cycle stage of the products or services in a company’s portfolio and evaluate whether innovation, adaptation or renovation are needed for the individual products or services.3. Pitch the design for a new or renovated product or service.4.
- Critically reflect on the skills of team working, creative development and presentation.
47
Professional Identity and Practice
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Explore the importance of on-going professional development and self-directed learning to enhance professional identity and career opportunities.2.
- Assess own skills, competences and the different learning and development approaches.3. Design a professional development plan, within a specific work context.4.
- Demonstrate a range of competences and transferable skills for a job application.
48
Recording Financial Transactions
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Record business transactions using double entry book-keeping, books of prime entry, journals & leger accounts.2.
- Prepare a trial balance for a given organisation from data provided.3.
- Perform bank reconciliations to ensure organisation and bank records are correct.4.
- Perform control account reconciliations for accounts receivable and accounts payable.
49
Research Project
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Examine appropriate research methodologies and methods to identify those appropriate to the research process.2.
- Develop a research proposal including a supporting literature review.3.
- Analyse data using appropriate techniques to communicate research findings.4.
- Reflect on the application of research methodologies and process.
50
Resource and Talent Planning
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Analyse the impact of labour market trends on strategic resource and talent planning for achieving business goals.2.
- Apply strategic resource and talent planning for effective recruitment and selection.3.
- Examine the importance of performance management systems for improving people capability to achieve sustainable organisation performance.4.
- Assess the relevance of the Human Resource life cycle to managing change in work force planning.
51
Statistics for Management
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Evaluate business and economic data/information obtained from published sources
- Analyse and evaluate raw business data using a number of statistical methods
- Apply statistical methods in business planning
- Communicate findings using appropriate charts/tables
52
Strategic Human Resource Management
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Assess how HR strategy and practices are influenced by developments in an organisations external and contextual environment.2. Appraise the theoretical perspectives of strategic HRM and their associated practices in different types of organisations.3.
- Evaluate how strategic HR initiatives can be utilised to develop high- performance organisational cultures.4.
- Develop an integrated HR strategy to support sustainable business performance and growth.
53
Tapping into New and International Markets
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Analyse the opportunities and threats for firms exposed to an increasingly globalised environment.2.
- Evaluate the membership of trading blocs as a vehicle for expanding internationally.3.
- Determine the importing and exporting process and the practicalities involved.4. Devise ways in which an SME organisation can tap into international markets.
54
Taxation
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Analyse taxation systems and the legislation which governs them
- Determine taxation liabilities for unincorporated organisations and individuals
- Determine taxation liabilities for incorporated organisations
- Evaluate the impact on organisations of the legal and ethical constraints associated with taxation responsibilities
55
The Contemporary Business Environment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Explain the different types, size and scope of organisations
- Discuss the interrelationship of the various functions within an organisation and how they link to organisational structure
- Use contemporary examples to demonstrate both the positive and negative influence/impact the macro environment has on business operations
- Determine the internal strengths and weaknesses of specific businesses and their interrelationship with external macro factors
56
Work Experience
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Investigate the value and benefits of practical work experience for career and personal development.2.
- Plan suitable and relevant work experience in an appropriate sector organisation.3.
- Undertake appropriate work experience to develop professional skills and competences.4.
- Evaluate personal skills and competences developed during practical work experiences.
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 603/6838/X
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- Pearson
- Qualification Type
- Other Vocational Qualification
- Operational Start
- Sept 2021