HN Flex: Business Process Support

Key Information:

Start date: January 2025

Duration: 1 Semester part-time (January-May)

Course type: Part Time. The first year is full time with an option of part time is subsequent years.

Fees: £800 per unit

Additional costs per year: No additional costs

 

Entry Requirements

Entry onto the course will be via a successful interview.

A typical profile for a student who has recently been in education would consist of:

Mature students may present a more varied profile of achievement that is likely to include extensive work experience (paid and/or unpaid) and/or achievement of a range of professional qualifications in their work sector.

Award

Business Process Support is a HN Flex module from the Computing Higher National programme.

This course introduces a range of tools, techniques and technologies used for acquiring data and processing it into meaningful information that can be used to support business function processes, including PowerBI.

You will explore real-world business problems, the emergence of data science and how the application of data science can be used to support business processes.

This course will be one session per week over 15 weeks. The study method will combine online delivery with onsite delivery for practical activities.

HN Flex is an option to undertake specific units of a university level course. The units are designed to equip you with the skills to take your next career steps and reach your earning potential. If you would like to complete a full HN qualification, please contact us for more details.

Course Content
  • The use of data and information to support business processes and the value they have for organisations
  • The implications of the use of data and information to support business processes in real-world scenarios
  • The tools and technologies associated with data science and how it supports business processes
  • The use of data science techniques to make recommendations to support real-world problems
Placements and Work Experience

This unit will focus on skills and tools that will support data analytics within a range of roles.

What careers can the course lead to?

This unit will support knowledge around roles such as

  • Data Analyst
  • Data Scientist
  • Business Intelligence Consultant
  • Business Analyst
Assessment methods

There will be one assessment for this unit, broken into sections and completed throughout the course. You will have an opportunity for formal feedback before your final submission.

HN assessments are graded at Pass, Merit and Distinction and you will provide with specific criteria that you must achieve within a given assessment.

Facilities

Industry-standard computer labs with screens and PCs that will support the development of skills.