Diploma in Applied Business Management

About this course

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Entry Requirements

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Curriculum

Management Theory

• The evolution of management theory and the main theories of management;
• The main functions of management and management’s role in controlling and measuring success.

The Structure of Business Enterprises

• Sole Trader, Partnership and Limited Companies;
• Government Agencies, Non-profit organisations.

Business Environment

• The nature of the business environment within which all business operates;
• Business environmental analysis for the purpose of future planning.

Functions of Business

• Production function;
• Marketing function;
• Human Resources function.

Organisational Structures

• The organisational hierarchy;
• Simple, Functional, Geographic/Product based structures;
• Organisational development.

Entrepreneurship

• The nature of entrepreneurship and its importance to business management.

Applied Management

• Based on the knowledge gained in the above sections utilising a range of problem solving techniques and/or tools of business analysis to solve workplace problems and/or identification of future courses of action.