ICS will support you on the first two modules of your programme
with our friendly mentors and expert tutors. This will help
you gain increased confidence and develop the necessary skills
needed to succeed in your studies.
Level 1
Studying for Business
Raise your academic aspirations, engagement, and sense of
achievement. This module will allow you to realise your full
learning potential through the process of academic study itself,
helping you develop recognisable transferable skills that will take
you forward in your business career.
Key Topics
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The nature of learning in a HE
environment including regulations
- Constructing and maintaining a Personal Development Plan
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Academic integrity and the avoidance
of plagiarism
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Use of IT: Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
Outlook and UEL Plus
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Effective use of library
resources
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Interpretation and evaluation of
written and numeric data
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Team working and learning
communities
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Structure and composition of essays
and reports, referenced using the Harvard system
- Time management.
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Business Environment
This module is designed to introduce you to business
organisations, business environments and how economic change
affects businesses. You'll cover everything from public and
private sectors to profit and non-profit organisations. You'll
also learn just how important changes in the national and global
economic systems are to a business.
Key Topics
- Types of public and private sector organisations (profit and
not-for-profit organisations)
- Legal and organisational structures of organisations
- Organisational cultures and behaviour, organisational culture
and organisational structure, culture external to the
organisation
- The goals and interests of organisations
- Different levels of the organisation's external
environment
- The political, economic, socio-cultural, technological, legal
and ecological dimensions to an organisation's external
environment
- Analysis of why changes in market prices important to the
business occur
- Why changes in the competitive environment of business
occur
- Why changes in national and global economic systems occur
- How these changes affect businesses
Modules 3-18 offered by University of East London
Once you have successfully completed these initial modules you
would be eligible to enrol for the full undergraduate programme if
you wish. UEL will directly provide the support you need as a
distance learner to successfully complete your chosen degree
programme. This will allow you to benefit from being a university
student and a member of UEL's vibrant and diverse educational
community. As a fully supported UEL student, you will enjoy greater
access to our comprehensive range of services during your
studies.
Level 1
- Managing the Enterprise
- Accounting and its Regulatory Framework
- People, Organisations and Management
- Governing Business Development
Level 2
- Fundamentals of Marketing
- Business Research Methods
- SME (Small/Medium Enterprise) Marketing
- Managing Diversity
- Financial Reporting
- Operations Management
Level 3
- Project Planning and Personal Development
- Consumer Behaviour and Research
- Integrated Marketing Communications
- Corporate Strategy
- International Marketing Communications
- Corporate Strategy
- International Marketing Management
- Project