Business Management (Level 3 Award) - A Home Study, Distance Learning Course

How is the course structured? 
The Level 3 award in Business Management is divided into four comprehensive modules:

Business Management Module One
Management Skills and Issues
Personal qualities needed for success in business
Setting duties, tasks and responsibilities
Structure and authority
Managing by objectives
Checklist for an effective organisation
Business ethics
Time management
Stress management
The production team
Warehousing, shipping and dispatching
Administration, finance, marketing and sales
Human resources
Management functions in general

Business Management Module Two
An Introduction to Management
The content and process of management work
Conventional and critical perspectives
Specialisation between areas of management
Models of management
Management theories for uncertain conditions
The general business environment
The competitive environment
Organising environmental analysis
Stakeholder analysis
The growth of international business
Contrasts in national cultures
Managing in an international context
Responsible business practices
Corporate social responsibility

Business Management Module Three
Planning and Organising
Types of planning and strategy
Defining organisational purpose
Alternative perspectives on strategy
The importance of marketing
Creating a marketing orientation
Understanding the consumer
Using the marketing mix
Organisation structure and culture
Creating the vertical structure
Creating the horizontal structure
Human resource management
Performance appraisal
The balance between old and new structure
The context of change
Influencing people to implement change
Sources of power to influence others
Behavioural models

Business Management Module Four
Leading and Controlling the Business
Motivation and behaviour modification
Process theories of motivation
Empowerment
Careers in a time of change
Communication and management
Effective communication
Problems and barriers to communication
The basis of effective teams
A model for team effectiveness
The disadvantages of teams
Finance and budgetary control
Aspects of financial reporting
Managing operations and quality
Computer-based information systems
The role of the internet
Managing information systems

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