Business Management

100% Online, Self-Paced, Instructor Support

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Description

This course is designed for people seeking to understand and apply the principles of managing staff and resources in a variety of businesses. The course is equally suited to the owner of a small business employing a few staff members or a departmental manager in a larger company. It provides a broad but practical understanding of how management techniques can work to your advantage.

Outline

Module A: Effective Management

  • The manager's role
  • Managing yourself
  • Managing people
  • Managing information
  • Managing finance

Module B: Employing People

  • Recruiting staff
  • Legal aspects of employment
  • Keeping staff
  • Parting with staff

Module C: Performance Management

  • Performance Management
  • Contracts of Employment
  • Equal Opportunities
  • Disciplinary Management
  • Categorising Conduct
  • Managing Assertiveness

Module D: Time Stress & Crisis Management

  • Evaluating your situation
  • Time balance techniques
  • Stress
  • Relaxation
  • Crises
  • Time management techniques

Additional Info

Languages
English
Course Length
100.00 hours
Duration of Access

This is only an approximate figure and is dependant upon how much time you can dedicate to your studies and how well you grasp the learning concepts in the course material. Furthermore, at the end of each lesson there is a question paper that needs to be completed and returned to your tutor. You should allow at least 1 - 2 hours of study to complete each question paper.

The approximate amount of time required to complete the course is: 100 hrs.

Instructor

With this course you will have unlimited access to your own personal tutor who specialises in their field of study. It is your personal tutor's role to ensure that you receive constructive feedback and to deal with any queries you may have. You are more than welcome to telephone, fax or email your personal tutor.

You will also have access to a dedicated and friendly team of administrators and course advisors who offer sound and professional guidance and advice when you need it. This ensures that you will never feel neglected and that you will always succeed!

Prerequisites/Audience

This course is an online course. With online study you have access to your entire course from the start of your studies. You can access your course materials, and submit all of your question papers to your personal tutor, online from anywhere in the World using your unique student account.

If you do not have Internet access, or would prefer to study this course via the traditional paper/postal based study method, you can find more information on the course by clicking on the link below.

Requirements/Materials Included

There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.

Certification

On completion of your course, you will receive two qualifications:

Certificate in Business Management

On successful completion of any course the Study House Certificate of Achievement will be awarded.

Qualification 2: Level 2 Business Management Award

At the end of this course successful learners will also receive a level 2 NCFE Award certificate of achievement. That means that it is independently accredited at a level of learning equivalent to level 2 on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) for England, Wales and Northern Ireland (in which case GCSE's are at levels 1 and 2 and A Levels are at level 3).

This award has been designed by Stonebridge Associated Colleges to meet specific learners' or employers' requirements. Accreditation by NCFE is a guarantee of quality. It means that this learning programme has been scrutinised and approved by an independent panel of experienced educational professionals and is quality audited biannually by NCFE.