Course Handbook FdA Leadership and Management 2013-14

1 Welcome to the College1.1 Welcome from the PrincipalI am delighted to have this opportunity to welcome you to Leeds City College.Thank you for choosing to study a Higher Education course with us.We have received external recognition that our HE provision is among the best in theregion, following an HE inspection, carried out by the Higher Education QualityAssurance Agency in May 2011. (The QAA inspects all Universities and colleges.) I amdelighted to report the inspection results were excellent and confirmed the very highquality of our HE programmes.We regularly seek the views of our students on the quality of their courses and use thisinformation to make improvements. Student satisfaction is consistently high, withstudents commenting on the level of support provided and the quality of feedback theyreceive on their work.At Leeds City College we know that the whole HE experience is at the heart of studentsuccess. That’s why, in addition to the actual teaching and learning experience, ourcampuses have a friendly, supportive atmosphere and we offer a wide range ofadditional personal support services which cater for all individual needs.We hope you enjoy your time with us.Peter RobertsPrincipal & Chief Executive1.2 Welcome to Leeds City CollegeWelcome to Leeds City College and the Faculty of Management andProfessional Studies. In particular, welcome to the Foundation Degree inLeadership and Management.This handbook provides you with information about your Leadership andManagement course (which is validated by Teesside University), yourfaculty, your responsibilities as a student, support available to you, inaddition to information about assessment and other regulatory issues.Now that you have enrolled, our aim is to offer you all possible help andsupport to enable you to gain the qualification, prepare you to besuccessful in Leadership and Management and also for progression onto aBA (Hons) Degree top-up course if that is your choice.Page 3 of 56