This course provides an even broader work-related focus than the Edexcel BTEC Level 7 Diploma and is particularly useful for learners who wish to progress to an MBA or other Masters degree programme.
Key features of the Edexcel BTEC Level 7 qualifications in Strategic Management and Leadership
The Edexcel BTEC Level 7 Professional qualifications in Strategic Management and Leadership have been developed to give learners the opportunity to:
- engage in learning that is relevant to them and which gives them opportunities to develop a range of skills, techniques and attributes essential for successful performance in working life.
- achieve a nationally recognised Level 7 vocationally related qualification
- progress to employment in a particular vocational sector
- progress to related general and/or vocational qualifications.
Rules of combination for the Edexcel BTEC Level 7 Extended Diploma qualification
- Qualification credit value: a minimum of 120 credits.
- Minimum credit to be achieved at, or above, the level of the qualification: 115 credits.
- All credits must be achieved from the units listed in this specification.
The Edexcel BTEC Level 7 Extended Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership is a 120-credit qualification that consists of three mandatory units plus optional units that provide for a combined total of 120 credits (where at least 115 credits must be at Level 7 or above).
Mandatory units |
Credit |
Level |
| Developing Strategic Management and Leadership Skills | 10 | 7 |
| Professional Development for Strategic Managers | 5 | 7 |
| Strategic Change Management | 10 | 7 |
Optional units (choose a minimum of 95 credits) |
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| Developing Corporate Culture | 5 | 7 |
| Leading E-strategy | 10 | 7 |
| Creative and Innovative Management | 10 | 7 |
| Strategic Marketing Management | 10 | 7 |
| Corporate Communication Strategies | 10 | 7 |
| Managing Corporate Responsibility in the Wider Business Environment | 10 | 7 |
| Strategic Human Resource Management | 10 | 7 |
| Strategic Quality and Systems Management | 10 | 7 |
| Strategic Planning | 15 | 7 |
| Managing Financial Principles and Techniques | 15 | 7 |
| Strategic Supply Chain Management and Logistics | 15 | 7 |
| Developing Successful Business Teams | 5 | 5 |
| Research Methods for Strategic Managers | 15 | 7 |
| Project Development and Implementation for Strategic Managers | 20 | 7 |
Assessment
All units within this qualification are internally assessed. The qualification is criterion referenced, based on the achievement of all the specified learning outcomes.
To achieve a ‘pass’ a learner must have successfully passed all the assessment criteria.
Qualification grade
Learners who achieve the minimum eligible credit value specified by the rule of combination will achieve the qualification at pass grade.
In the Edexcel BTEC Level 7 Professional qualifications each unit has a credit value, which specifies the number of credits that will be awarded to a learner who has achieved the learning outcomes of the unit. This has been based on:
- one credit for those learning outcomes achievable in 10 hours of learning time
- learning time being defined as the time taken by learners at the level of the unit, on average, to complete the learning outcomes of the unit to the standard determined by the assessment criteria
- the credit value of the unit remaining constant regardless of the method of assessment used or the qualification to which it contributes.