Level 4 PreU Diploma
in Leading and Managing Teams in Logistics Operations
Level 4 PreU Diploma could transfer 20 credits and full tuition fees to second-year bachelor’s programs by SIMI and University Partners.
Level 4 PreU Diploma in Leading and Managing Teams
Employers highlight the importance of hard management and soft leadership skills for business success, yet few excel in both. This unit helps learners grasp leadership roles and management functions to build the skills needed for meaningful business impact.
Could transfer 20 credits and full tuition fee to the Master of Business Administration (MBA) of SIMI Swiss and University Partners.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Understand leadership and management.
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1.1 Differentiate between leadership and management.
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1.2 Explain key leadership theories.
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1.3 Explain key management theories.
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1.4 Explain leadership and management styles.
2. Understand how teams are developed.
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2.1 Explain what is meant by the term “team development”.
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2.2 Explain what is meant by the term “high performance team”.
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2.3 Compare different team development models.
3. Understand how to improve individual and team performance.
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3.1 Explain techniques used to improve individual and team performance.
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3.2 Explain the importance to an individual of improving own performance.
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3.3 Explain the importance to a business of effective individual and team performance. 3.4 Discuss the role of motivation theories in improving individual and team performance.
4. Be able to determine own capacity to be an effective leader and manager.
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4.1 Apply techniques to determine own capacity to be an effective leader and manager.
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4.2 Assess own ability to improve knowledge and skills to be an effective leader and manager.
Topics:
Understand leadership and management.
Course Coverage
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Soft leadership (inspiration, motivation)
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Hard management (policy-making, planning)
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Management Theories
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Trait theory
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Situational theory
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Contingency theory
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Leadership and management styles
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Autocratic style
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Democratic style
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Laissez-faire style
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Transformational leadership
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Scientific management
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Bureaucratic management
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Human relations
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Systems management
Understand how teams are developed.
Course Coverage
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Aligned goals, Mutual trust and respect, Collaboration, and Effective communication.
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Tuckman’s model of team stages: forming, storming, norming, performing.
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Belbin’s team roles: Shaper (SH), Implementer (IMP), Complete-Finisher (CF), Coordinator (CO), Team Worker (TW), Resource Investigator (RI), Plant (PL) Monitor-Evaluator (ME).
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Adair’s task, team, and individual framework.
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McGregor’s X/Y theory: authoritarian (Theory X) and participative (Theory Y).
Understand how to improve individual and team performance.
Course Coverage
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SMART: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Reaic, and Timely goals.
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Training and development, Appraisals, Coaching and mentoring.
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Develop own skills, Enhanced promotion opportunities, Increased productivity, Increased quality.
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Maslow’s hierarchy of needs: physiological, safety, social, esteem and self-actualisation.
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Herzberg’s 2-factor theory: Motivating factors cause employees to work harder. Hygiene factors: The absence of hygiene factors will cause employees to work less hard.
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Vroom’s expectancy theory: employee’s motivation is an outcome of how much an individual wants a reward (Valence), the assessment of the likelihood that the effort will lead to expected performance (Expectancy) and the belief that the performance will lead to reward (Instrumentality).
Be able to determine own capacity to be an effective leader and manager.
Course Coverage
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Personal SWOT
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Leadership/management assessments
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MBTI: Myers Briggs Type Indicator tool used to help individuals understand their own communication preferences and how they interact with others.
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Emotional intelligence assessment
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Reflective journals
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Reflective statements
Indicative reading list
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Adair, J. (2018) Develop Your Leadership Skills: Fast, Effective Ways to Become a Leader People Want to Follow, Kogan Page, London.
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Kelly, P. and Cole, G. (2020) Management: Theory and Practice 9th edition. Cengage, Boston.
Additional Resources
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Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies / Journal of Management
Entry requirements
To enroll The Level 4 PreU Diploma, the learner must possess:
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Learners must be over 18 years old.
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Relevant Level 3 Diploma or equivalent qualification.
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Or GCE Advanced level in 2 subjects or equivalent qualification.
The SIMI Swiss reserves the highest decision-making power for admission whether to accept or not accept after a specific review of each candidate’s profile to ensure that they can comprehend and gain benefits when participating. For the fake university or diploma mills, University Partners shall not be accepted.
English requirements
If a learner is not from a predominantly English-speaking country, proof of English language proficiency must be provided.
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Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) level B2 or equivalent.
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Or A minimum TOEFL score of 101 or IELTS 5.5; Reading and Writing must be at 5.5 or equivalent.
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Or A minimum Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) score of 51 or equivalent.
After graduating with Master Award, students receive all certified documents from the SIMI Swiss.
Certified Documents:
- e-Certificate from the Swiss Information and Management Institute (SIMI Swiss).
- Hard copy certificate from the Swiss Information and Management Institute (SIMI Swiss) – Optional.
- Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning for Qualifications (APEL.Q) certified from SIMI Swiss for credit and tuition fee transfer.
Because the program is accredited and recognized, students can easily use certified in the working environment and have many opportunities for career advancement. In addition, in case if you want to study for a SIMI degree or university partner degree, students can convert all credits and the full paid tuition fee when participating in the program University Partners.
The SIMI Swiss’ Master Award means:
SIMI Swiss Master Award is the award at the master level and is equivalent to:
- Level 7 certificate of Regulated Qualification Framework (RQF) of UK
- Level 10 certificate of Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF)
- Level 7 certificate of Credit and Qualifications Framework (CQFW)
- Level 7 certificate of European Qualifications Framework (EQF)
- Level 9 certificates of the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF)
- Level 7 certificate of ASEAN Qualifications Reference Framework (AQRF)
- Level 9 certificate of the African Continental Qualifications Framework (ACQF)
Students can convert all credits and the full tuition fee when participating in the SIMI Swiss and/or University Partners academic programs if they want to study for an academic degree.
Credits transfer:
Learners can accumulate 20 credits from the Master Award program when participating in the Master of Business Administration (MBA) Please see the credit transfer policy HERE
Tuition fee transfer:
When participating in the MBA program, students who have graduated 1 Master Award will receive a discount of full tuition fee which you paid. Please see the tuition fee transfer HERE
The SIMI Swiss micro-credential program allows for the transfer of credits and tuition fees into full degree programs from SIMI Swiss and/or its university partners. SIMI Swiss reserves the right to limit admissions once the number of students exceeds the quotas.
Apply Policy:
- To participate in the SIMI Swiss micro-credential program, students need to meet the entry criteria corresponding to each level. Please see the “Entry” tab for more details.
- SIMI Swiss will not accept applicants if their entry qualifications are from diploma mill universities or schools/universities that are not accredited.
- For Master Award programs, if an entry bachelor is unavailable, students must demonstrate a minimum of 5 years of work experience in the relevant field. Please note that a bachelor’s degree is required for the Master’s program at SIMI Swiss and University Partners so that you could study Master Award but could not move to the Master’s program of SIMI and University Partners.
- English is not a mandatory entry requirement for short course programs, but candidates need to ensure that English is used in reading documents, listening to lectures, and doing assignments. Candidates should note that English is a mandatory requirement when switching to an academic program at SIMI Swiss and University Partners.
Apply Process:
- Choose the program that suits your requirements. Note that applicants without a university degree will not be able to participate in the program at Master’s level, and applicants without a Master’s degree will not be able to participate in the program at the Doctoral level.
- Email your application to support@simiswiss.ch with all the required documents. You could download the application form here.
- Our admission department will contact you and guide you through further processes if the registration documents need to be supplemented.
- SIMI Swiss will issue the Letter of Acceptant (LOA). You wil proceed to the next steps according to the instructions and pay tuition fee.
- SIMI Swiss will issue a student confirmation letter, login account to the e-learning system and related documents.
- You have become an official SIMI Swiss student and enjoy your study journey.
The SIMI Swiss micro-credential program is fully online, allowing you to study anytime, anywhere. You have the option to attend live classes with SIMI Swiss. The final exam will be uploaded to the system and evaluated by the academic panel of SIMI Swiss. Students must submit assignments on time; failure to do so will result in the student being considered to have discontinued the program.
Pricing Plans
Take advantage of one of our non-profit professional certified programs with favorable terms for your personal growing carreers.
- Live Class (Option)
- Full online videos
- e-Books
- Self study contents
- Online tutor videos
- Assignment guide
- e-Certificate
- Hard copy certificate
- Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning for Qualifications (APEL.Q) certified from University Partners for credit and tuition fee transfer
- Accreditation & Recognition certified from University Partners
- Deliver hard copy certificate and all certified documents to your home
- Transfer full credits & tuition fees to equivalent academic programs
- Get more support tuition fees and scholarships when becoming University Partners' international students
- (*) In the event that you receive a scholarship or discount, the fee you should transfer is the amount you actually paid.
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