IQA Level 05 Diploma in Business Administration
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Level 5 is equivalent to Year 2 of a standard 3-year British Bachelor's Degree (Higher National Diploma / HND or Foundation Degree standard, 120 UK credits / cumulative 240 credits). It emphasizes operational autonomy, managerial problem-solving, and prepares students for Final Year Honours top-up or Level 6 study.
Educational Aims & Competencies
The IQA Level 05 Diploma in Business Administration is an IQ Awards qualification at Level 5. It supports learners in developing knowledge, practical skills and professional behaviours in business administration.
- • Learners with prior study, training or work experience who want to develop specialist knowledge.
- • Professionals seeking career progression or a recognised route into higher-level study.
- • Centres delivering practical, work-related learning for local or international learners.
Assessed Units, Learning Outcomes & Criteria
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BA5-STR
• Level 5
• 15 Credits
• 60 GLH
Strategic Business Administration
Coursework Portfolio / Applied Assignment (No Exams)
Strategic Business Administration
The aim of this unit is to develop the learner's knowledge, professional judgement and applied capability in administrative strategy, organisation design, capability, transformation and enterprise value, through the study of strategic business administration. Learners are expected to use evidence appropriately, communicate professionally and work within ethical, legal, inclusive, confidentiality and organisational requirements.
- LO1: Critically analyse the concepts, theories and professional requirements relevant to strategic business administration.
- LO2: Evaluate and apply appropriate methods to investigate administrative strategy, organisation design, capability, transformation and enterprise value in a defined organisational context.
- LO3: Design an ethical, evidence-informed and operationally realistic business administration response.
- LO4: Evaluate outcomes, limitations, risks and opportunities for continuous improvement.
- 1.1 Critically analyse the principal concepts, terminology and frameworks relevant to the unit.
- 1.2 Examine how organisational objectives, stakeholders, ethics, inclusion, sustainability and external influences affect administrative practice.
- 2.1 Analyse organisational strategy, operating requirements, capabilities, stakeholders, resources and external change.
- 2.2 Evaluate strategic fit, value, future capability, culture, implementation constraints, ethics and enterprise risk.
- 3.1 Design a coherent and feasible administrative plan, process, system, framework, policy or recommendation.
- 3.2 Justify strategic priorities, governance, investment, operating arrangements, change actions and performance measures.
- 4.1 Evaluate actual or expected results against clear service, quality, compliance, stakeholder and organisational success measures.
- 4.2 Recommend realistic improvements and explain how learning can be transferred to future professional practice.
Indicative content:; - Administrative strategy; - Organisational objectives; - Service models; - Capability; - Stakeholder value; - Priorities; - Governance; - Performance
Assignment title: Applied Business Administration Assignment – Strategic Business Administration
Qualification:
IQA Level 05 Diploma in Business Administration
Vocational scenario:
You are acting as a business administrator, office manager or administrative consultant. An organisation has asked you to investigate a realistic administrative, operational, digital, resource, governance or stakeholder issue connected with strategic business administration and provide an ethical, evidence-based and implementable response.
Tasks:
1. Knowledge and professional context
Explain and analyse the relevant concepts, theories, terminology, organisational requirements and professional responsibilities.
2. Organisational investigation
Investigate a realistic organisation, department, process, team, system, dataset, service or administrative case. Use suitable organisational and professional evidence and explain its reliability and limitations.
3. Applied administrative solution
Develop a practical process, system, plan, policy, communication package, dashboard, budget, service framework, governance arrangement or consultancy recommendation appropriate to the unit.
4. Evaluation and improvement
Evaluate actual or expected outcomes, stakeholder implications, ethics, inclusion, confidentiality, sustainability, resources, implementation risk and organisational value. Recommend measurable next steps.
Required evidence:
- a strategic administration options paper containing organisational analysis, a target approach, implementation roadmap, governance and performance measures;
- 2,500–3,000 words or equivalent, excluding references and appendices;
- suitable supporting evidence such as process maps, records, policies, budgets, spreadsheets, risk registers, dashboards, meeting documents, communication materials, project plans or presentation slides;
- a reference list using Harvard referencing or the centre's approved academic referencing style;
- a reflective statement explaining the learner's decisions, limitations and professional learning.
Assessment guidance:
- The submission must address every learning outcome and assessment criterion.
- Real organisations may be used, but personal, employee, customer and commercially sensitive information must be anonymised.
- Administrative activity must follow applicable local law, organisational policy, confidentiality requirements and data-protection responsibilities.
- Sources, documents and templates must be acknowledged appropriately and must respect copyright and intellectual property.
- Recommendations must be ethical, inclusive, accessible, sustainable where relevant, evidence-informed and operationally realistic.
- Assumptions must be stated clearly, and calculations, budgets or data analysis must be checked.
- Key analysis must appear in the main submission; appendices should contain supporting evidence only.
- Centres should use authenticity declarations, viva questions, supervised presentations, observations or witness testimony where necessary.
BA5-PRO
• Level 5
• 15 Credits
• 60 GLH
Business Process and Service Improvement
Coursework Portfolio / Applied Assignment (No Exams)
Business Process and Service Improvement
The aim of this unit is to develop the learner's knowledge, professional judgement and applied capability in administrative processes, service quality, productivity and continuous improvement, through the study of business process and service improvement. Learners are expected to use evidence appropriately, communicate professionally and work within ethical, legal, inclusive, confidentiality and organisational requirements.
- LO1: Critically analyse the concepts, theories and professional requirements relevant to business process and service improvement.
- LO2: Evaluate and apply appropriate methods to investigate administrative processes, service quality, productivity and continuous improvement in a defined organisational context.
- LO3: Design an ethical, evidence-informed and operationally realistic business administration response.
- LO4: Evaluate outcomes, limitations, risks and opportunities for continuous improvement.
- 1.1 Critically analyse the principal concepts, terminology and frameworks relevant to the unit.
- 1.2 Examine how organisational objectives, stakeholders, ethics, inclusion, sustainability and external influences affect administrative practice.
- 2.1 Map and analyse administrative processes, workload, capacity, resources, service levels and performance evidence.
- 2.2 Identify bottlenecks, waste, quality failures, customer impact, control weaknesses and operational risk.
- 3.1 Design a coherent and feasible administrative plan, process, system, framework, policy or recommendation.
- 3.2 Justify process changes, resources, responsibilities, technology, controls and continuous-improvement measures.
- 4.1 Evaluate actual or expected results against clear service, quality, compliance, stakeholder and organisational success measures.
- 4.2 Recommend realistic improvements and explain how learning can be transferred to future professional practice.
Indicative content:; - Process analysis; - Customer requirements; - Lean awareness; - Waste; - Bottlenecks; - Service design; - Quality; - Automation opportunities; - Continuous improvement
Assignment title: Applied Business Administration Assignment – Business Process and Service Improvement
Qualification:
IQA Level 05 Diploma in Business Administration
Vocational scenario:
You are acting as a business administrator, office manager or administrative consultant. An organisation has asked you to investigate a realistic administrative, operational, digital, resource, governance or stakeholder issue connected with business process and service improvement and provide an ethical, evidence-based and implementable response.
Tasks:
1. Knowledge and professional context
Explain and analyse the relevant concepts, theories, terminology, organisational requirements and professional responsibilities.
2. Organisational investigation
Investigate a realistic organisation, department, process, team, system, dataset, service or administrative case. Use suitable organisational and professional evidence and explain its reliability and limitations.
3. Applied administrative solution
Develop a practical process, system, plan, policy, communication package, dashboard, budget, service framework, governance arrangement or consultancy recommendation appropriate to the unit.
4. Evaluation and improvement
Evaluate actual or expected outcomes, stakeholder implications, ethics, inclusion, confidentiality, sustainability, resources, implementation risk and organisational value. Recommend measurable next steps.
Required evidence:
- an administrative operations review containing process evidence, performance analysis, an improvement plan and measures;
- 2,500–3,000 words or equivalent, excluding references and appendices;
- suitable supporting evidence such as process maps, records, policies, budgets, spreadsheets, risk registers, dashboards, meeting documents, communication materials, project plans or presentation slides;
- a reference list using Harvard referencing or the centre's approved academic referencing style;
- a reflective statement explaining the learner's decisions, limitations and professional learning.
Assessment guidance:
- The submission must address every learning outcome and assessment criterion.
- Real organisations may be used, but personal, employee, customer and commercially sensitive information must be anonymised.
- Administrative activity must follow applicable local law, organisational policy, confidentiality requirements and data-protection responsibilities.
- Sources, documents and templates must be acknowledged appropriately and must respect copyright and intellectual property.
- Recommendations must be ethical, inclusive, accessible, sustainable where relevant, evidence-informed and operationally realistic.
- Assumptions must be stated clearly, and calculations, budgets or data analysis must be checked.
- Key analysis must appear in the main submission; appendices should contain supporting evidence only.
- Centres should use authenticity declarations, viva questions, supervised presentations, observations or witness testimony where necessary.
BA5-DIG
• Level 5
• 15 Credits
• 60 GLH
Digital Administration and Information Systems
Coursework Portfolio / Applied Assignment (No Exams)
Digital Administration and Information Systems
The aim of this unit is to develop the learner's knowledge, professional judgement and applied capability in business information, records, data, digital systems and responsible information governance, through the study of digital administration and information systems. Learners are expected to use evidence appropriately, communicate professionally and work within ethical, legal, inclusive, confidentiality and organisational requirements.
- LO1: Critically analyse the concepts, theories and professional requirements relevant to digital administration and information systems.
- LO2: Evaluate and apply appropriate methods to investigate business information, records, data, digital systems and responsible information governance in a defined organisational context.
- LO3: Design an ethical, evidence-informed and operationally realistic business administration response.
- LO4: Evaluate outcomes, limitations, risks and opportunities for continuous improvement.
- 1.1 Critically analyse the principal concepts, terminology and frameworks relevant to the unit.
- 1.2 Examine how organisational objectives, stakeholders, ethics, inclusion, sustainability and external influences affect administrative practice.
- 2.1 Map and analyse information flows, records, data sources, systems, users and business requirements.
- 2.2 Evaluate data quality, privacy, access, retention, cybersecurity, integration, usability and governance risks.
- 3.1 Design a coherent and feasible administrative plan, process, system, framework, policy or recommendation.
- 3.2 Justify system, record, control, access, implementation, training and monitoring arrangements.
- 4.1 Evaluate actual or expected results against clear service, quality, compliance, stakeholder and organisational success measures.
- 4.2 Recommend realistic improvements and explain how learning can be transferred to future professional practice.
Indicative content:; - Enterprise systems; - Workflow tools; - Document management; - Collaboration platforms; - Data governance; - Automation; - Cybersecurity; - Adoption; - Benefits
Assignment title: Applied Business Administration Assignment – Digital Administration and Information Systems
Qualification:
IQA Level 05 Diploma in Business Administration
Vocational scenario:
You are acting as a business administrator, office manager or administrative consultant. An organisation has asked you to investigate a realistic administrative, operational, digital, resource, governance or stakeholder issue connected with digital administration and information systems and provide an ethical, evidence-based and implementable response.
Tasks:
1. Knowledge and professional context
Explain and analyse the relevant concepts, theories, terminology, organisational requirements and professional responsibilities.
2. Organisational investigation
Investigate a realistic organisation, department, process, team, system, dataset, service or administrative case. Use suitable organisational and professional evidence and explain its reliability and limitations.
3. Applied administrative solution
Develop a practical process, system, plan, policy, communication package, dashboard, budget, service framework, governance arrangement or consultancy recommendation appropriate to the unit.
4. Evaluation and improvement
Evaluate actual or expected outcomes, stakeholder implications, ethics, inclusion, confidentiality, sustainability, resources, implementation risk and organisational value. Recommend measurable next steps.
Required evidence:
- an information-management review containing a process map, records or data controls, system recommendations and implementation guidance;
- 2,500–3,000 words or equivalent, excluding references and appendices;
- suitable supporting evidence such as process maps, records, policies, budgets, spreadsheets, risk registers, dashboards, meeting documents, communication materials, project plans or presentation slides;
- a reference list using Harvard referencing or the centre's approved academic referencing style;
- a reflective statement explaining the learner's decisions, limitations and professional learning.
Assessment guidance:
- The submission must address every learning outcome and assessment criterion.
- Real organisations may be used, but personal, employee, customer and commercially sensitive information must be anonymised.
- Administrative activity must follow applicable local law, organisational policy, confidentiality requirements and data-protection responsibilities.
- Sources, documents and templates must be acknowledged appropriately and must respect copyright and intellectual property.
- Recommendations must be ethical, inclusive, accessible, sustainable where relevant, evidence-informed and operationally realistic.
- Assumptions must be stated clearly, and calculations, budgets or data analysis must be checked.
- Key analysis must appear in the main submission; appendices should contain supporting evidence only.
- Centres should use authenticity declarations, viva questions, supervised presentations, observations or witness testimony where necessary.
BA5-RFA
• Level 5
• 15 Credits
• 60 GLH
Resource and Financial Administration
Coursework Portfolio / Applied Assignment (No Exams)
Resource and Financial Administration
The aim of this unit is to develop the learner's knowledge, professional judgement and applied capability in budgets, facilities, procurement, suppliers, assets and value for money, through the study of resource and financial administration. Learners are expected to use evidence appropriately, communicate professionally and work within ethical, legal, inclusive, confidentiality and organisational requirements.
- LO1: Critically analyse the concepts, theories and professional requirements relevant to resource and financial administration.
- LO2: Evaluate and apply appropriate methods to investigate budgets, facilities, procurement, suppliers, assets and value for money in a defined organisational context.
- LO3: Design an ethical, evidence-informed and operationally realistic business administration response.
- LO4: Evaluate outcomes, limitations, risks and opportunities for continuous improvement.
- 1.1 Critically analyse the principal concepts, terminology and frameworks relevant to the unit.
- 1.2 Examine how organisational objectives, stakeholders, ethics, inclusion, sustainability and external influences affect administrative practice.
- 2.1 Analyse budgets, resource needs, suppliers, facilities, assets, demand and relevant performance evidence.
- 2.2 Evaluate cost, value, capacity, sustainability, contract awareness, control weaknesses and resource risk.
- 3.1 Design a coherent and feasible administrative plan, process, system, framework, policy or recommendation.
- 3.2 Justify resource allocation, procurement, supplier, facility, asset-control and monitoring arrangements.
- 4.1 Evaluate actual or expected results against clear service, quality, compliance, stakeholder and organisational success measures.
- 4.2 Recommend realistic improvements and explain how learning can be transferred to future professional practice.
Indicative content:; - Budgets; - Cost control; - Procurement; - Contracts awareness; - Supplier management; - Facilities; - Asset control; - Value for money; - Financial reporting
Assignment title: Applied Business Administration Assignment – Resource and Financial Administration
Qualification:
IQA Level 05 Diploma in Business Administration
Vocational scenario:
You are acting as a business administrator, office manager or administrative consultant. An organisation has asked you to investigate a realistic administrative, operational, digital, resource, governance or stakeholder issue connected with resource and financial administration and provide an ethical, evidence-based and implementable response.
Tasks:
1. Knowledge and professional context
Explain and analyse the relevant concepts, theories, terminology, organisational requirements and professional responsibilities.
2. Organisational investigation
Investigate a realistic organisation, department, process, team, system, dataset, service or administrative case. Use suitable organisational and professional evidence and explain its reliability and limitations.
3. Applied administrative solution
Develop a practical process, system, plan, policy, communication package, dashboard, budget, service framework, governance arrangement or consultancy recommendation appropriate to the unit.
4. Evaluation and improvement
Evaluate actual or expected outcomes, stakeholder implications, ethics, inclusion, confidentiality, sustainability, resources, implementation risk and organisational value. Recommend measurable next steps.
Required evidence:
- a resource and financial administration report supported by budgets, procurement or asset evidence, controls and recommendations;
- 2,500–3,000 words or equivalent, excluding references and appendices;
- suitable supporting evidence such as process maps, records, policies, budgets, spreadsheets, risk registers, dashboards, meeting documents, communication materials, project plans or presentation slides;
- a reference list using Harvard referencing or the centre's approved academic referencing style;
- a reflective statement explaining the learner's decisions, limitations and professional learning.
Assessment guidance:
- The submission must address every learning outcome and assessment criterion.
- Real organisations may be used, but personal, employee, customer and commercially sensitive information must be anonymised.
- Administrative activity must follow applicable local law, organisational policy, confidentiality requirements and data-protection responsibilities.
- Sources, documents and templates must be acknowledged appropriately and must respect copyright and intellectual property.
- Recommendations must be ethical, inclusive, accessible, sustainable where relevant, evidence-informed and operationally realistic.
- Assumptions must be stated clearly, and calculations, budgets or data analysis must be checked.
- Key analysis must appear in the main submission; appendices should contain supporting evidence only.
- Centres should use authenticity declarations, viva questions, supervised presentations, observations or witness testimony where necessary.
BA5-LDR
• Level 5
• 15 Credits
• 60 GLH
Leadership and Performance in Administrative Teams
Coursework Portfolio / Applied Assignment (No Exams)
Leadership and Performance in Administrative Teams
The aim of this unit is to develop the learner's knowledge, professional judgement and applied capability in administrative team leadership, performance, inclusion and employee wellbeing, through the study of leadership and performance in administrative teams. Learners are expected to use evidence appropriately, communicate professionally and work within ethical, legal, inclusive, confidentiality and organisational requirements.
- LO1: Critically analyse the concepts, theories and professional requirements relevant to leadership and performance in administrative teams.
- LO2: Evaluate and apply appropriate methods to investigate administrative team leadership, performance, inclusion and employee wellbeing in a defined organisational context.
- LO3: Design an ethical, evidence-informed and operationally realistic business administration response.
- LO4: Evaluate outcomes, limitations, risks and opportunities for continuous improvement.
- 1.1 Critically analyse the principal concepts, terminology and frameworks relevant to the unit.
- 1.2 Examine how organisational objectives, stakeholders, ethics, inclusion, sustainability and external influences affect administrative practice.
- 2.1 Analyse team objectives, workload, capability, performance, communication and employee-experience evidence.
- 2.2 Evaluate motivation, fairness, inclusion, wellbeing, conflict, leadership, change and organisational risk.
- 3.1 Design a coherent and feasible administrative plan, process, system, framework, policy or recommendation.
- 3.2 Justify team structures, delegation, communication, support, performance, development and review arrangements.
- 4.1 Evaluate actual or expected results against clear service, quality, compliance, stakeholder and organisational success measures.
- 4.2 Recommend realistic improvements and explain how learning can be transferred to future professional practice.
Indicative content:; - Leadership styles; - Team design; - Objectives; - Performance; - Coaching; - Motivation; - Delegation; - Inclusion; - Wellbeing; - Change communication
Assignment title: Applied Business Administration Assignment – Leadership and Performance in Administrative Teams
Qualification:
IQA Level 05 Diploma in Business Administration
Vocational scenario:
You are acting as a business administrator, office manager or administrative consultant. An organisation has asked you to investigate a realistic administrative, operational, digital, resource, governance or stakeholder issue connected with leadership and performance in administrative teams and provide an ethical, evidence-based and implementable response.
Tasks:
1. Knowledge and professional context
Explain and analyse the relevant concepts, theories, terminology, organisational requirements and professional responsibilities.
2. Organisational investigation
Investigate a realistic organisation, department, process, team, system, dataset, service or administrative case. Use suitable organisational and professional evidence and explain its reliability and limitations.
3. Applied administrative solution
Develop a practical process, system, plan, policy, communication package, dashboard, budget, service framework, governance arrangement or consultancy recommendation appropriate to the unit.
4. Evaluation and improvement
Evaluate actual or expected outcomes, stakeholder implications, ethics, inclusion, confidentiality, sustainability, resources, implementation risk and organisational value. Recommend measurable next steps.
Required evidence:
- a team-management report containing workload or capability evidence, a leadership or performance plan, communication and evaluation;
- 2,500–3,000 words or equivalent, excluding references and appendices;
- suitable supporting evidence such as process maps, records, policies, budgets, spreadsheets, risk registers, dashboards, meeting documents, communication materials, project plans or presentation slides;
- a reference list using Harvard referencing or the centre's approved academic referencing style;
- a reflective statement explaining the learner's decisions, limitations and professional learning.
Assessment guidance:
- The submission must address every learning outcome and assessment criterion.
- Real organisations may be used, but personal, employee, customer and commercially sensitive information must be anonymised.
- Administrative activity must follow applicable local law, organisational policy, confidentiality requirements and data-protection responsibilities.
- Sources, documents and templates must be acknowledged appropriately and must respect copyright and intellectual property.
- Recommendations must be ethical, inclusive, accessible, sustainable where relevant, evidence-informed and operationally realistic.
- Assumptions must be stated clearly, and calculations, budgets or data analysis must be checked.
- Key analysis must appear in the main submission; appendices should contain supporting evidence only.
- Centres should use authenticity declarations, viva questions, supervised presentations, observations or witness testimony where necessary.
BA5-CRM
• Level 5
• 15 Credits
• 60 GLH
Customer and Stakeholder Relationship Management
Coursework Portfolio / Applied Assignment (No Exams)
Customer and Stakeholder Relationship Management
The aim of this unit is to develop the learner's knowledge, professional judgement and applied capability in customer and stakeholder service, relationships, complaints and service improvement, through the study of customer and stakeholder relationship management. Learners are expected to use evidence appropriately, communicate professionally and work within ethical, legal, inclusive, confidentiality and organisational requirements.
- LO1: Critically analyse the concepts, theories and professional requirements relevant to customer and stakeholder relationship management.
- LO2: Evaluate and apply appropriate methods to investigate customer and stakeholder service, relationships, complaints and service improvement in a defined organisational context.
- LO3: Design an ethical, evidence-informed and operationally realistic business administration response.
- LO4: Evaluate outcomes, limitations, risks and opportunities for continuous improvement.
- 1.1 Critically analyse the principal concepts, terminology and frameworks relevant to the unit.
- 1.2 Examine how organisational objectives, stakeholders, ethics, inclusion, sustainability and external influences affect administrative practice.
- 2.1 Analyse customer and stakeholder needs, journeys, enquiries, complaints, feedback and service-performance evidence.
- 2.2 Evaluate accessibility, trust, inclusion, service quality, confidentiality, retention and organisational impact.
- 3.1 Design a coherent and feasible administrative plan, process, system, framework, policy or recommendation.
- 3.2 Justify service standards, responsibilities, communication, relationship actions, controls and measures.
- 4.1 Evaluate actual or expected results against clear service, quality, compliance, stakeholder and organisational success measures.
- 4.2 Recommend realistic improvements and explain how learning can be transferred to future professional practice.
Indicative content:; - Stakeholder mapping; - Customer journeys; - Service standards; - Crm; - Complaints; - Relationship planning; - Communication; - Feedback; - Retention; - Performance
Assignment title: Applied Business Administration Assignment – Customer and Stakeholder Relationship Management
Qualification:
IQA Level 05 Diploma in Business Administration
Vocational scenario:
You are acting as a business administrator, office manager or administrative consultant. An organisation has asked you to investigate a realistic administrative, operational, digital, resource, governance or stakeholder issue connected with customer and stakeholder relationship management and provide an ethical, evidence-based and implementable response.
Tasks:
1. Knowledge and professional context
Explain and analyse the relevant concepts, theories, terminology, organisational requirements and professional responsibilities.
2. Organisational investigation
Investigate a realistic organisation, department, process, team, system, dataset, service or administrative case. Use suitable organisational and professional evidence and explain its reliability and limitations.
3. Applied administrative solution
Develop a practical process, system, plan, policy, communication package, dashboard, budget, service framework, governance arrangement or consultancy recommendation appropriate to the unit.
4. Evaluation and improvement
Evaluate actual or expected outcomes, stakeholder implications, ethics, inclusion, confidentiality, sustainability, resources, implementation risk and organisational value. Recommend measurable next steps.
Required evidence:
- a customer and stakeholder service review containing journey evidence, standards, complaint or relationship actions and performance measures;
- 2,500–3,000 words or equivalent, excluding references and appendices;
- suitable supporting evidence such as process maps, records, policies, budgets, spreadsheets, risk registers, dashboards, meeting documents, communication materials, project plans or presentation slides;
- a reference list using Harvard referencing or the centre's approved academic referencing style;
- a reflective statement explaining the learner's decisions, limitations and professional learning.
Assessment guidance:
- The submission must address every learning outcome and assessment criterion.
- Real organisations may be used, but personal, employee, customer and commercially sensitive information must be anonymised.
- Administrative activity must follow applicable local law, organisational policy, confidentiality requirements and data-protection responsibilities.
- Sources, documents and templates must be acknowledged appropriately and must respect copyright and intellectual property.
- Recommendations must be ethical, inclusive, accessible, sustainable where relevant, evidence-informed and operationally realistic.
- Assumptions must be stated clearly, and calculations, budgets or data analysis must be checked.
- Key analysis must appear in the main submission; appendices should contain supporting evidence only.
- Centres should use authenticity declarations, viva questions, supervised presentations, observations or witness testimony where necessary.
BA5-RSK
• Level 5
• 15 Credits
• 60 GLH
Governance, Risk and Business Continuity
Coursework Portfolio / Applied Assignment (No Exams)
Governance, Risk and Business Continuity
The aim of this unit is to develop the learner's knowledge, professional judgement and applied capability in governance, compliance, risk, internal control, assurance and business continuity, through the study of governance, risk and business continuity. Learners are expected to use evidence appropriately, communicate professionally and work within ethical, legal, inclusive, confidentiality and organisational requirements.
- LO1: Critically analyse the concepts, theories and professional requirements relevant to governance, risk and business continuity.
- LO2: Evaluate and apply appropriate methods to investigate governance, compliance, risk, internal control, assurance and business continuity in a defined organisational context.
- LO3: Design an ethical, evidence-informed and operationally realistic business administration response.
- LO4: Evaluate outcomes, limitations, risks and opportunities for continuous improvement.
- 1.1 Critically analyse the principal concepts, terminology and frameworks relevant to the unit.
- 1.2 Examine how organisational objectives, stakeholders, ethics, inclusion, sustainability and external influences affect administrative practice.
- 2.1 Assess governance, compliance, records, risk, control, continuity and assurance arrangements against defined requirements.
- 2.2 Identify weaknesses, causes, stakeholder exposure, ethical concerns, escalation needs and assurance gaps.
- 3.1 Design a coherent and feasible administrative plan, process, system, framework, policy or recommendation.
- 3.2 Justify roles, controls, reporting, escalation, continuity, monitoring and assurance arrangements.
- 4.1 Evaluate actual or expected results against clear service, quality, compliance, stakeholder and organisational success measures.
- 4.2 Recommend realistic improvements and explain how learning can be transferred to future professional practice.
Indicative content:; - Governance frameworks; - Compliance; - Risk registers; - Controls; - Records; - Assurance; - Continuity; - Crisis awareness; - Recovery; - Reporting
Assignment title: Applied Business Administration Assignment – Governance, Risk and Business Continuity
Qualification:
IQA Level 05 Diploma in Business Administration
Vocational scenario:
You are acting as a business administrator, office manager or administrative consultant. An organisation has asked you to investigate a realistic administrative, operational, digital, resource, governance or stakeholder issue connected with governance, risk and business continuity and provide an ethical, evidence-based and implementable response.
Tasks:
1. Knowledge and professional context
Explain and analyse the relevant concepts, theories, terminology, organisational requirements and professional responsibilities.
2. Organisational investigation
Investigate a realistic organisation, department, process, team, system, dataset, service or administrative case. Use suitable organisational and professional evidence and explain its reliability and limitations.
3. Applied administrative solution
Develop a practical process, system, plan, policy, communication package, dashboard, budget, service framework, governance arrangement or consultancy recommendation appropriate to the unit.
4. Evaluation and improvement
Evaluate actual or expected outcomes, stakeholder implications, ethics, inclusion, confidentiality, sustainability, resources, implementation risk and organisational value. Recommend measurable next steps.
Required evidence:
- a governance, risk or continuity review containing a risk assessment, controls, responsibilities, monitoring and assurance;
- 2,500–3,000 words or equivalent, excluding references and appendices;
- suitable supporting evidence such as process maps, records, policies, budgets, spreadsheets, risk registers, dashboards, meeting documents, communication materials, project plans or presentation slides;
- a reference list using Harvard referencing or the centre's approved academic referencing style;
- a reflective statement explaining the learner's decisions, limitations and professional learning.
Assessment guidance:
- The submission must address every learning outcome and assessment criterion.
- Real organisations may be used, but personal, employee, customer and commercially sensitive information must be anonymised.
- Administrative activity must follow applicable local law, organisational policy, confidentiality requirements and data-protection responsibilities.
- Sources, documents and templates must be acknowledged appropriately and must respect copyright and intellectual property.
- Recommendations must be ethical, inclusive, accessible, sustainable where relevant, evidence-informed and operationally realistic.
- Assumptions must be stated clearly, and calculations, budgets or data analysis must be checked.
- Key analysis must appear in the main submission; appendices should contain supporting evidence only.
- Centres should use authenticity declarations, viva questions, supervised presentations, observations or witness testimony where necessary.
BA5-CSP
• Level 5
• 15 Credits
• 60 GLH
Business Administration Consultancy Project
Coursework Portfolio / Applied Assignment (No Exams)
Business Administration Consultancy Project
The aim of this unit is to develop the learner's knowledge, professional judgement and applied capability in applied administrative investigation, consultancy, implementation and evaluation, through the study of business administration consultancy project. Learners are expected to use evidence appropriately, communicate professionally and work within ethical, legal, inclusive, confidentiality and organisational requirements.
- LO1: Critically analyse the concepts, theories and professional requirements relevant to business administration consultancy project.
- LO2: Evaluate and apply appropriate methods to investigate applied administrative investigation, consultancy, implementation and evaluation in a defined organisational context.
- LO3: Design an ethical, evidence-informed and operationally realistic business administration response.
- LO4: Evaluate outcomes, limitations, risks and opportunities for continuous improvement.
- 1.1 Critically analyse the principal concepts, terminology and frameworks relevant to the unit.
- 1.2 Examine how organisational objectives, stakeholders, ethics, inclusion, sustainability and external influences affect administrative practice.
- 2.1 Formulate a clear administrative project, consultancy or research question and select a justified, ethical investigation method.
- 2.2 Collect or synthesise organisational and professional evidence systematically and analyse it using suitable methods.
- 3.1 Design a coherent and feasible administrative plan, process, system, framework, policy or recommendation.
- 3.2 Relate recommendations critically to evidence, organisational context, stakeholder needs, limitations and implementation risk.
- 4.1 Evaluate actual or expected results against clear service, quality, compliance, stakeholder and organisational success measures.
- 4.2 Recommend realistic improvements and explain how learning can be transferred to future professional practice.
Indicative content:; - Client brief; - Organisational evidence; - Process or service problem; - Research; - Options; - Business case; - Implementation roadmap; - Measures; - Risk; - Evaluation
Assignment title: Applied Business Administration Assignment – Business Administration Consultancy Project
Qualification:
IQA Level 05 Diploma in Business Administration
Vocational scenario:
You are acting as a business administrator, office manager or administrative consultant. An organisation has asked you to investigate a realistic administrative, operational, digital, resource, governance or stakeholder issue connected with business administration consultancy project and provide an ethical, evidence-based and implementable response.
Tasks:
1. Knowledge and professional context
Explain and analyse the relevant concepts, theories, terminology, organisational requirements and professional responsibilities.
2. Organisational investigation
Investigate a realistic organisation, department, process, team, system, dataset, service or administrative case. Use suitable organisational and professional evidence and explain its reliability and limitations.
3. Applied administrative solution
Develop a practical process, system, plan, policy, communication package, dashboard, budget, service framework, governance arrangement or consultancy recommendation appropriate to the unit.
4. Evaluation and improvement
Evaluate actual or expected outcomes, stakeholder implications, ethics, inclusion, confidentiality, sustainability, resources, implementation risk and organisational value. Recommend measurable next steps.
Required evidence:
- a complete applied administration or consultancy portfolio containing a proposal, evidence, solution design, implementation and evaluation;
- 2,500–3,000 words or equivalent, excluding references and appendices;
- suitable supporting evidence such as process maps, records, policies, budgets, spreadsheets, risk registers, dashboards, meeting documents, communication materials, project plans or presentation slides;
- a reference list using Harvard referencing or the centre's approved academic referencing style;
- a reflective statement explaining the learner's decisions, limitations and professional learning.
Assessment guidance:
- The submission must address every learning outcome and assessment criterion.
- Real organisations may be used, but personal, employee, customer and commercially sensitive information must be anonymised.
- Administrative activity must follow applicable local law, organisational policy, confidentiality requirements and data-protection responsibilities.
- Sources, documents and templates must be acknowledged appropriately and must respect copyright and intellectual property.
- Recommendations must be ethical, inclusive, accessible, sustainable where relevant, evidence-informed and operationally realistic.
- Assumptions must be stated clearly, and calculations, budgets or data analysis must be checked.
- Key analysis must appear in the main submission; appendices should contain supporting evidence only.
- Centres should use authenticity declarations, viva questions, supervised presentations, observations or witness testimony where necessary.
Standard & Mature Entry Guidance
University & Professional Progression
Progression to Level 6 degree-level study, top-up routes where accepted, or professional roles.
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