Course Overview

The EduQual Diploma in Business Management (QCF Level 11) is a Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) equivalent Level 7 qualification. It is designed to meet the needs of senior/middle managers in the running of their businesses, and to facilitate their progression to higher levels within their organisation. Managers need to be aware of issues, able to analyse their potential outcomes and consequences, and decide how to react. They do not have to be expert in all areas of business but they need to possess a general awareness of what specialist facilities and services exist, and how they can assist in carrying out that role. The programme includes contemporary topics reflecting key issues within the 21st century business environment, as well as the latest developments in management research.

The programme has been produced to conform to the requirements of the RQF, the SCQF, the National Occupational Standards for Management and Leadership (NOS) and the relevant Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) subject benchmark statements.

The aims of this programme will allow learners to:

• Apply theoretical understanding of business and management to complex and current business issues and the impact of the external environment, with a view to improving business practice
• Critically reflect upon own leadership and management skills and thereby allow learners to prepare for senior roles within their organisation
• Develop a lifelong learning attitude to education and training
• Gain a critical insight into contemporary research and leading-edge practice within the field of strategic management
• Develop considerable autonomy in their learning and enhance their ability to plan, implement and evaluate consultancy projects in a group context
• Demonstrate originality and enterprise in approaching complex business issues
• Demonstrate self-direction, initiative and autonomy in research and scholarship towards solutions

* Equivalent level. See Qualifications Can Cross Boundaries for a comparison of the UK and European Qualifications Frameworks.

This qualification is SCQF credit-rated by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA). See the SCQF website for the full list of SCQF credit-rated EduQual qualifications. The SCQF is a partnership between the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), College Development Network, the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) and Universities Scotland. The EduQual Diploma in Business Management (BM) is designed to meet the needs of senior/middle managers in the running of their businesses, and to facilitate their progression to higher levels within their organisation. Managers need to be aware of issues, able to analyse their potential outcomes and consequences, and decide how to react. They do not have to be expert in all areas of business, but they need to possess a general awareness of what specialist facilities and services exist, and how they can assist in carrying out that role.

The programme includes contemporary topics with cutting-edge content, reflecting key issues within the 21st-century business environment as well as the latest developments in management research. The programme has been produced to conform to the requirements of UK regulatory authorities and the relevant Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) subject benchmark statements.