About this course
This course is ideal for learners who would like to gain an insight into what a business is and how a successful business functions. This will include studying topics such as leadership, decision making and overall business performance in terms of marketing, operations, finance and human resources. We take an approach which draws on real business examples, allowing students to make links and identify key differences between theory and practice.
COURSE AREA LEAD
Lucy McKenzie
Who is this aimed at?
This course is aimed at students who:
Would like to progress to Higher Education to study a Business related course
Would like to run their own businessÂ
Want to improve their decision making and learn how to assess organisational performance
Want to develop a strategic understanding of how businesses workÂ
Would like to study and engage with the business world and follow corporate developments
What will you learn?
What is business?Â
Managers, leadership and decision makingÂ
Decision making to improve marketing performanceÂ
Decision making to improve operational performanceÂ
Decision making to improve financial performanceÂ
Decision making to improve human resource performanceÂ
Analysing the strategic position of a businessÂ
Choosing strategic directionÂ
Strategic methods: how to pursue strategiesÂ
Managing strategic change
What skills will you develop?
Application Analysis & FocusÂ
Evaluation & VisionÂ
Technical Language
Self ConfidenceÂ
Practice & Effort
 Time ManagementÂ
Self MotivationÂ
Numeracy ExamÂ
Techniques & RevisionÂ
Responsibility & Decision Making
Professional development
EntrepreneurÂ
Computer ScienceÂ
Mechanical EngineeringÂ
PhysicsÂ
MathsÂ
Cyber SecurityÂ
Business ManagementÂ
TeachingÂ
RecruitmentÂ
MarketingÂ
ManagementÂ
AccountantÂ
Economist