Leadership and Teamwork Level 4

The Undergraduate Level 4 (Leadership and Teamwork) are a 120 credit course designed to fast track students to the final year of an associated Undergraduate degree in Leadership and management, which can either be completed at a UK university on campus or via distance learning.

The Level 4 modules and assignments of this course are equivalent to the first year of a University Degree and the Level 5 modules and assignments are equivalent to the second year of a University Degree.

This course is made up of 10 Level 4 modules (120 credits) and 10 Level 5 modules (120 credits); each level also includes 10 written assignments. If a student decides to only study at Level 4, they will receive 120 credits and can apply for an exemption from the first year of a university Degree course.

Each module consists of approximately 40 guided learning hours of material with an additional 30-50 hours of optional learning material. These materials comprise recommended exercises, recommended readings and internet resources.

The fee for enrolling onto the level 4 is £1800 each.

Students can make payment using one of the following methods:

• Credit or debit card
• Bank transfer / Internet Banking
• Interest free monthly instalments
• UPI
• Paypal
• Western Union

• All course material, including online modules and written assignments
• Personal tutor support with 1-2-1 Zoom sessions
• Dedicated student support
• Access to an online social learning forum
• Assignment marking and feedback
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Managing People in Organisations

• Effective management of people within an organisation is essential if the objectives of the organisation are to be achieved. People represent the single most important resource of the organisation and their needs must be understood and respected.

Culture and The Organisation

• What is culture? What do you associate with culture? Perhaps art and music, perhaps values and beliefs, language and communication, behaviour – in fact, culture is a collection of all of these things. Terpstra and David (1991) define culture as ‘a learned, shared, interrelated set of symbols which unite and identify members of a society’.

Developing Personal Skills

• The manager working in a modern organisation needs a wide range of skills. The manager needs to be able to work with people. This may involve a very wide range of skills in communication, leadership, encouraging teamwork, listening, and so on.

Effective Communication

• During a typical day a manager is likely to encourage team members, tell them about a change in their future work or conditions, take part in a formal meeting, have an informal conversation at the water cooler or coffee machine, study a strategy planned by senior management, send e-mails to customers or suppliers, and search the Web.

Managing Ethically

• Unfortunately, it is not always easy to decide on what we mean by ‘the right action’. For example, think of the company that produces excessive amounts of waste in its factory. Closing the factory will harm the employees and shareholders, and will reduce the amount of money available in the local community. Keeping it open without reducing waste will damage the environment for local people and for future generations.

Performance Management

• The people in an organisation determine whether the organisation is successful or not. Think for a moment about any organisation – in doing this you will also be thinking about people. Every organisation has people within it, and the success of the organisation is largely due to those people.

Strategic Human Resource Management

• Human Resource Management is the management of a key resource in the organisation – people. Without people there is a limit to what the organisation can achieve. The machines cannot operate without people to work them (even if they are automatic machines there needs to be a person who programmes them). The raw materials need to be turned into something that can be sold: this requires people. The computers need people to operate them.

High Performance Teams

• In a world of change, uncertainty and complexity, high performance in an organisation requires a blend of diverse skills and experiences. Organisations recognise that this blend is best achieved through team working.

Leadership Skills

• Good leadership is essential for success in any organisation, whether private or public sector.  Today, rapid change, in the form of a constantly changing competitive environment, innovations in technology and changing economic conditions, have led to the realisation that leadership is a skill to be developed. 

Motivating and Influencing People

• Think about two teams carrying out the same activity. Their manager may ask how a series of tasks will be completed to create a product or service. The manager can plan how the work will be done, make sure that the teams have all the right materials, explain everyone’s tasks and deadlines, and measure progress once they get started. However, the two teams will almost certainly not work at the same speed, not create output of the same quality, nor show the same attitude to their work.

To enrol onto the Level 4 course, you must be at least 18 and have a full secondary education. Before enrolling onto the Level 5 course, you must have attained a Level 4 or equivalent.

To complete course, a student must succussfully submit and get all the written assignments per Level 4 Module listing for this course.

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University Top-Up

• If you decide to top up to a full undergraduate degree through an accredited UK university, the costs are listed below. Please note, the below costs are for distance learning/online only. You have the option of finishing on campus, costs will vary depending on which university you chose to complete the final year at.

Buckinghamshire New University 

• BA (Hons) Top-up–  fee £3,000

Anglia Ruskin University

• BA (Hons) Management (Top-Up) – £4,850

University of Chichester

• BA (Hons) Business Management (Top Up) – £3,850

Northampton University

• BA (Hons) in Business and Management Top up – £3,800
• BSc (Hons) in International Accounting Top up -£3,800

University of Derby

• Undergraduate Top up to BA – £4,400

University of Hertfordshire

• BA (Hons) Business Administration (top-up) (Online) | Courses | University of Hertfordshire (herts.ac.uk)

University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN)

• Business Management (Top Up), BA (Hons) – University of Central Lancashire (uclan.ac.uk)

Edinburgh Napier University

• BA in Business Management (Top-Up) – £4,600
  BA in Business and Enterprise (Top-Up) – £4,600
  BA in Sales Management (Top-Up) – £4,600

University of Sunderland – On Campus

• BA (Hons) Business and Management (Year 3 ) – £9,250

University of Bolton 

• BA (Hons) Top-up, fee £10,250, duration 2 semesters

Coventry University 

• BA (Hons) Top-up – progression from ATHE Level 5 Extended Diploma in Management- fee £9,560

Southern Cross University

• Bachelor of Business
  Bachelor of Business Administration
  Bachelor of Business in Convention and Event Management
  Bachelor of Business in Hotel Management
  Bachelor of Business in Tourism and Hospitality Management
• Please enquire for top up prices for Southern Cross University

University of Cumbria

• BA (Hons) Global Business Management (Top-Up) Course – University of Cumbria
• BA (Hons) International Business Management (Top-up) Course – University of Cumbria

Sheffield Hallam University

• BA (Honours) International Business with Management

University of Nicosia, Cyprus

• Undergraduate Top up to BA – €6,000

NOTE: UK/EU students may be eligible for student loans for the top-up portion of their studies. Visit www.slc.co.uk for more information.

Career path

Successful completion of The Undergraduate Level 4 (Leadership and Teamwork) and Level 5 (Extended Diploma in Management) and final year of an accredited Undergraduate Degree programme will give students the right credentials to go on and apply for a job in management, human resources, management or business consultancy.