FdA Business Management
Start Date: 9th September 2024
- Length 2 years
- Study Full-Time
- Location Rye Hill Campus
Qualification Gained
FdA Business Management (awarded by NCG)
More about the course
A Business Management Foundation Degree from Newcastle College University Centre will give you the skills and knowledge you need to build a strong foundation for future success within the private, public and not-for-profit in the business sectors. This two year degree will not only develop your ability to transform initial business ideas and concepts into innovative campaigns, but you will also work on live briefs from a variety of businesses to better understand the challenges of operating with a dynamic business environment.
This course has been designed in collaboration with local / national employers to ensure that the knowledge and employability skills that you gain will give you the edge when it comes to securing your first graduate job.
You will cover the main areas of business including finance, marketing, human resources and leadership as well as specialist modules to give you a competitive edge in your career. Throughout this course you will learn from industry experienced tutors as well as a range of guest speakers. You will also benefit from industry visits which will give you first-hand experience of how businesses operate, and how their owners meet and adapt to challenges to become successful entrepreneurs.
From 2024 this degree will be an approved Higher Technical Qualification quality marked by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.
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What can I do with a qualification in Business?
Daily tasks:
- Assesses and advises on factors affecting business performance.
- Determines staffing levels appropriate for accounting activities.
- Plans external and internal audit programmes, arranges for the collection and analysis of accounting, budgetary and related information, and manages the company.
- Participates in the formulation of strategic and long-term business plans, assesses the implications for the organisation financial mechanisms and oversees their implementation.
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Daily tasks:
- Produces and/or assesses reports and recommendations concerning marketing and sales strategies.
- Controls the recruitment and training of staff.
- Examines and analyses sales figures, advises on and monitors marketing campaigns and promotional activities.
- Discusses employer.
- Liaises with other senior staff to determine the range of goods or services to be sold.
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Daily tasks:
- Stays abreast of and ensures adherence to relevant legislation regarding tendering and procurement procedures.
- Researches and identifies new products and suppliers.
- Interviews suppliers.
- Arranges for quality checks of incoming goods and ensures suppliers deliver on time.
- Negotiates prices and contracts with suppliers and draws up contract documents.
- Devises purchasing policies, decides on whether orders should be put out to tender and evaluates suppliers.
- Determines what goods, services and equipment need to be sourced.
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Daily tasks:
- Directs the arranging of conferences, exhibitions, seminars, etc. to promote the image of a product, service or organisation.
- Stays abreast of changes in media, readership or viewing figures and advertising rates.
- Reviews and revises campaign strategy in light of sales figures, surveys, etc. and takes appropriate corrective measures if necessary.
- Conceives advertising campaign to impart the desired product image in an effective and economical way.
- Defines target group and implements strategy through appropriate media planning work.
- Liaises with client to discuss product/service to be marketed and develops the most appropriate strategy to deliver the objectives.
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Daily tasks:
- Stays abreast of relevant legislation, considers its impact on the organisation.
- Considers alternative work procedures to improve productivity.
- Examines and reports on company and departmental structures, chains of command, information flows, etc. and evaluates efficiency of existing operations.
- Develops and administers salary, health and safety and promotion policies.
- Undertakes industrial relations negotiations with employees.
- Provides or arranges for provision of training courses.
- Oversees the monitoring of employee performance and career development needs.
- Oversees the preparation of job descriptions, drafts advertisements and interviews candidates.
- Determines staffing needs.
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Daily tasks:
- Arranges for payment of bills, keeps accounts and ensures adherence to licensing and other statutory regulations.
- Approves and arranges shipboard entertainment and shore trips and liaises with ship.
- Ensures physical comfort of residents or passengers and makes special arrangements for children, the elderly and the infirm if required.
- Determines financial, staffing, material and other short- and long-term needs.
- Analyses demand and decides on type, standard and cost of services to be offered.
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