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The Programme - BA(Hons) Leadership and Management
Working in partnership with the British Army, Newcastle Business School (Northumbria University) have developed the BA (Hons) Leadership and Management, an innovative work related degree programme designed to build upon your skills as a JNCO, PNCO, SNCO or Warrant Officer.
The programme duration will depend upon your existing army training, where over 95% of candidates are able to join the programme at stage 2. The maximum time it will take to complete is three and a half years, although by joining at stage 2 this will be reduced by 15months. The programme can be studied on-line by distance learning or part time at Newcastle Business School (3 hours per week during semester time).
The programme is delivered over three stages with entry points depending upon your existing learning and experience.
Entry for JNCO and PNCO
Stage One (15 month programme duration)
Managing in Organisations 20 points |
Personal and Study Skills Development including IT Skills 40 points |
Work Based Project 20 Points |
Business Functions 20 points |
Financial Information 20 Points |
Successful completion of this stage will allow for progression to Stage Two or the award of Certificate in Leadership and Management
Entry for SNCO and Warrant Officer although exemptions exist for JNCO and PNCO
Stage Two (15 month programme duration)
Managing Self and Professional Skills 20 points
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Achieving results and Facilitating Change 20 Points |
Management Practice Work Based Project 60 Points |
Managing and Developing Others 20 points |
Successful completion of this stage will allow for progression to Stage Three or the award of Diploma in Leadership and Management
Entry for those with an existing Diploma, Foundation Degree or equivalent award
Stage Three (12 month programme duration)
Leadership 20 points
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Understanding Strategy 20 points |
Professional Project 60 Points |
Leading Innovation and Change 20 points |
Successful completion of this stage will allow for award of BA (Hons) Leadership and Management
All assessment is based upon the army environment or areas in which you aspire to work in the future. Assessment is individually negotiated to ensure relevance.
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Having supported many army personnel in the past, we appreciate the need for complete flexibility in your learning. As such whilst completing the BA (Hons) Leadership and Management you would receive ongoing individual guidance from tutors across Newcastle Business School, alongside full access to the range of on site and distance learning resources available to support the programme.
Each module has its own on-line portal with a wide range of supporting information, workbooks and activities. Furthermore, materials are available on CD if access to the internet is unavailable.
All study materials would be available on line and as part time/distance learning students, we would post books to participants free of charge wherever you are located in the world.
The university library holds half a million books, 3,000 print journals and provides access to over 300 electronic databases and 30,000 electronic journals.
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“…the course has developed my motivational skills along with the ability to apply myself. I am confident that I now have more to offer the Army and am more effective in my role as a manager, with a better managerial understanding which my department will benefit from. It is rewarding to be able to add such a qualification to my portfolio, which will stand me in good stead for employment in Civilian Street when the time comes.”
Staff Sergeant Jo McCue
Movement Controller
HQ 2nd Division
“I signed up to the programme, run by Newcastle Business School as I wanted formal accreditation for the management skills I have learned in the army and to help me make the transition to civilian life. Through their online programme, I've gained in depth knowledge about managing and working with people, communications skills and quality control. I left school without any qualifications and have found it invaluable to gain a formal academic qualification through work-based projects. It's exactly what the armed forces need."
Steve Gaskell
Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant (RQMS)
Infantry Training Centre, Catterick
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Stage One
Business Functions
This module deals with internal and external aspects of the conduct of business organisations, including ‘for profit’ and ‘not for profit’ enterprises, whether in the private sector, the public sector or the voluntary sector.
You will develop an understanding of the different functions and activities which make up an organisation such as marketing, human resource management, operations, finance and supply chain. The external operating environment will also be analysed considering how organisations affect and are affected by their local, national and international environment.
Managing in Organisations
This module considers contrasting approaches to managing people in organisations. Looking at different management topics such as culture, structure, power, leadership and teamworking, the module encourages learners to evaluate the suitability, appropriateness and effectiveness of different approaches to management and leadership.
Personal and Study Skills Development
This module is designed to develop a range of personal, intellectual and practical study skills in order to enhance learners individual effectiveness in this and future programmes.
Participants are required to complete an on line study skills audit and identify areas for personal development.
Financial Information
The purpose of this module is to introduce learners to financial information. The module has three distinct elements.
Firstly it focuses on personal finance and managing a budget. Secondly it looks at company accounts and thirdly the module focuses on enabling managerial decision making through the application of accounting techniques and the provision of relevant financial information.
Work Based Project
This module requires you to complete an individually negotiated 3000 word real-time work-based project that will be of benefit to your service. It will focus on organisational-based issues and seek to develop skills in the diagnosis of problems, research and analysis, development of strategies to address problems, and techniques of presentation.
Stage Two
Managing Self and Professional Skills
This module will encourage you to embark on the process of personal, interpersonal and professional knowledge and skills development by evaluating their knowledge, skills and competence in the light of job requirements and personal aspirations.
Achieving Results and Facilitating Change
The module covers principles and methods of managing activities to meet customer requirements, including principles and methods of controlling the use of physical resources, ensuring quality and managing the process of change. Emphasis will be made on recommending and supporting improvements to existing operational activities and plans.
Managing and Developing Others
This module is intended to develop your ability to understand and develop relationships with colleagues at work. It aims to introduce a range of human resource management processes, procedures and underpinning theories for working with and managing people, and to encourage you to apply these to your own personal and organisational experiences in order to identify areas for improving practice.
Management in Practice (Work-based Project)
This module encourages links between knowledge studied on the programme to date with actual working practice. It also seeks to raise your awareness of the workplace as a learning environment. The module will enable you to extend your knowledge of business and management in specified functional areas, and to employ your intellectual and practical skills in an organisational context.
The module will be assessed by an organisation proposal and analysis report, a workplace progress review report, and an individual personal development plan and report.
Stage Three
Understanding Strategy
This module is intended to develop your awareness and critical evaluation of strategic management by assessing the impact of the business environment on organisations. The nature of practicing strategy will be evaluated by reviewing the tools and activities involved when formulating strategies.
The concept of corporate social responsibility will be central when discussing the above topics by assessing the role of stakeholders in organisations. Case studies describing practical examples of formulating strategies in organisations will play a major role in your learning process.
Leadership
Being able to lead, develop and support individuals and teams is vital in enabling others to maximise their contribution, and for achievement of the organisation’s vision. This is the focus of this module. It aims to consolidate and develop your understanding of the theories and principles of effective leadership and examine the differences between management and leadership. The module will help you appreciate the issues and complexities involved in leading, and how this is related to successful implementation of business strategy. The module will enable you to reflect on your role as a leader of others and enhance your understanding of the importance of effective delegation, motivation, and development of employees.
Leading Innovation and Change
This module is intended to develop your understanding of contemporary issues in management and organisational behaviour and subsequent ability to understand the process of change from the identification of the signal for change to the design and implementation of a change strategy.
The role of group working, transformational leadership and knowledge sharing in leading and managing change including reducing stress and creating a climate for innovation will be emphasised as well as the importance of developing a strategy to support the change throughout the life of the change strategy.
Professional Project
The integrative project will draw on your learning from each of the programme’s modules. It will focus on a contemporary business/leadership issue and seek to develop research and leadership skills in considering the wider implications of this issue for the organisation.
The project will focus on an organisational-based issue and seek to develop skills in the diagnosis of problems, research and analysis, development of strategies to address problems, and techniques of presentation.
After completing the module you will be able to:
- Critically evaluate, and make recommendations for organisational development relating to a theme/issue impacting on business/leadership
- Design, develop, apply and evaluate practically sound research skills and techniques, taking into consideration appropriate ethical, commercial confidentiality and data protection issues.
- Critically evaluate the theme/issue impacting on business/leadership drawing upon concepts, models and theories to develop innovative thinking and informed, justifiable and feasible solutions
- Present findings through oral/visual and written presentations appropriate to both management and academic audiences
- Critically assess and evaluate personal learning and development outcomes resulting from undertaking the project and identify ongoing personal and leader development needs
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All modules encourage reflection on existing work based practice and identification of work based service improvement. All assessment is designed to encourage improved practice in the workplace whilst also preparing for future studies at postgraduate and professional level.
With a choice of study content within a structured framework, the programme uses a combination of teaching and learning materials and techniques including:
- Self-study materials, providing knowledge and understanding, and helping you to apply ideas to the workplace.
- Work-based assignments that give you an opportunity to develop and demonstrate your knowledge and understanding and provide evidence of competence.
- Personal and organisational development plans which focus on issues of specific interest to you.
- On line workshops and tutorials where you are invited to share insights and management experience.
Self-study workbooks are available online, with a CD-ROM version also being provided. These materials enable you to study at a pace that suits your own individual circumstances. The programme is assessed through a variety of work-based assignments rather than formal examinations. These assignments involve a number of learning activities encouraging self-reflection as well as the investigation and analysis of workplace situations.
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The programme provides both academic and competence-based coverage of the key functions and activities of first line managers and enables the development of a range of knowledge, understanding and managerial competence. The programme has been designed with consideration of national standards for Management and Leadership (published by the Management Standards Centre in 2005) together with addressing international and national business school standards.
Additionally, the programme is also mapped to the requirements of the Chartered Management Institute Guaranteed Membership Scheme. As such, you will gain access to the wide range of learning resources available from the CMI throughout the duration of your study. The Chartered Management Institute is the only chartered professional body that is dedicated to management and leadership and members gain access to the following benefits:
- Receive instant online access to the latest news and research to support study and work.
- Access an interactive online Continuing Professional Development (CPD) system to plan and monitor learning and development as a manager.
- Participate in regional branch and network events – There are over 300 events per year.
- Receive monthly edition of Professional Manager, packed with interesting features, news, book reviews and letters.
- Develop membership in the institute to Chartered Manager status
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Anyone wishing to be considered for a place on this work based programme is encouraged to email the programme team for details on eligibility. Please contact nb.admissions@northumbria.ac.uk
JNCO and PNCO will typically be eligible to join stage one or two depending upon army training and experience.
SNCO and Warrant Officer will typically be eligible to join stage two and may be allowed some module exemptions.
Applicants with a Foundation Degree, HND or Level 5 qualification in Business or Management will be eligible to join stage three.
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Fees for this programme are £1,680 per stage. A flexible payment scheme is offered.
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Newcastle Business School, Northumberland Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 8ST
Admissions: 0191 227 4433
info.nbs@northumbria.ac.uk
