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Business Studies course online.
You will be a better manager if you understand business fundamentals. It is important that you are able to evaluate performance and implement appropriate responses, regardless of the size of your business.
The course is self-paced and introduces the basics of business management:
- Get a better understanding of business management
- Create a business or improve one that you already have
- You’ll learn from business professionals with decades of successful experience
In this course, you will learn how to manage a small business or a department within a larger company. This course covers a wide range of topics that will strengthen the foundations for your career in Management. It has been developed by professionals with many years of experience.
Business Operations overlaps with Starting Your Own Business, so only select one of them. We can help you decide which one is best for you.
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Lessons
Lesson Structure:Â Business Studies BBS101 Online Certificate Course
There are 8 lessons:
- Establishment Procedures
- The Business World
- Ways to Begin a Business
- Buying or Starting Up New
- Market, Location, Regulations
- Risks; emotional, financial
- Common Reasons for Business Failure
- Developing a 12 Month Plan
- Creating a Business Plan
- Motivation, Planning, Customers, Competitors, Promotion, Sales and Pricing, Employees, premises, Tax, Cashflow, Your Skills, etc
- Legislation and Business Law
- Legal Obligations
- Partnerships
- Contracts
- Types of Business
2. Management Procedures
Management Theory
Economic View, Behavioural View, Stakeholder Theory
Policies
Management Influences
Government Intervention
Classical School of Management Theory
Humanistic Management Theory
Scientific or Contingency Approach to Management
Systems Management
Neo Human Relations Management
Organisational Structures
“Functional”, “Product/Market” and “Matrix” Structures
Coordination
Office Work
Quality Systems
3. Communication in Business
Scope of Office Work
Business Letters
Customer Service
Writing Procedures
Clarity in Writing
Causes of Confusion
Concise Wording
Examples of Quality Assurance
4. Problem Solving
Problem Solving Approaches
Non Complience Procedures
5. Staff Management
Introduction
Interviewing, Recruitment and Staff Induction
Advertising
Potential Candidates
Interviews
Job Specifications
Management Styles
Supervision
Communicating with Employees
Giving Orders
Delegating
Motivating Employees
Security, ethics, gratitude, belief systems, etc
Negative Motivators
Space Management
Time Management
Viscious and Virtuous Cycles
Staff Training
Dealing with Complaints
Workplace Health and Safety
Work Sceduling
6. Productivity
Introduction
Total and Partial Productivity Ratios
Foundation Economics
Goods, Resources, Performance Criteria
Economic Laws
Improving Results in Business
Profitability Ratios
7. Financial Management
Introduction
Liquidity
Financial Records
Steps in the Bookkeeping Process
Basic Bookkeeping; Double Entry System, Ledger, Entrries resulting from Transactions, etc.
Cash Flow
Taxation
Financial Assistance
Insurance and Types of Insurance
Financial Terminology
Budgeting
Costing
Cost of Employing Labour
8. Marketing Techniques
Scope and Nature of Marketing
Supply and Demand
Market ResearchMaking Contact and Communicating with Potential Customers
Convincing a Customer
Developing an Advertizement or Promotional Message
Please note:Â Â Tutors mark each assignment you submit and returned with relevant suggestions, comments, or additional reading where necessary.
There are 8 lessons:
- Establishment Procedures
- learn how to select appropriate procedures for the establishment of a small business
- Management Procedures
- teaches the student how to select appropriate procedures for the management of a small business
- Communication in Business
- how to develop procedures for communicating with suppliers and customers of a small business
- Problem-Solving
- how to develop procedures for addressing problems in a small business
- Staff Management
- looks at how to plan the management of staff in a small business
- Productivity
- learn how to develop strategies for managing production in a small business or department within a larger organisation.
- Financial Management
- how to carry out different financial management tasks used in small business or department within a larger organisation
- Marketing Techniques
- Evaluation of marketing techniques used in business
Learning Goals
- Select appropriate procedures for the establishment of a small business.
- Select appropriate procedures for the management of a small business.
- Develop procedures for communicating with suppliers and customers of a small business.
- Develop procedures for addressing problems in a small business.
- Plan the management of staff in a small business.
- Develop strategies for managing production in a small business or department within a larger organisation.
- Perform different financial management tasks used in small business or department within a larger organisation.
- Evaluate marketing techniques used in business.
Practical (Set Tasks)
Practicals:
- Find out what pay & conditions must be supplied for a list jobs.
- Find out about how to register a business name in your state, including procedures and costs.
- Find out the procedure for establishing a company.
- List the legal requirements for the establishment of one of a list of businesses.
- What are the legal rights and obligations of both the customer and the supplier in a legal contract?
- Visit an office in a workplace, and observe the layout of that office, and the way in which the layout affects work performance.
- Draw a sketch plan of an office, showing the arrangement of people, furniture and equipment.
- Contact either (or both) the Standards Association in your country and/or an appropriate government department to find out more about Quality Assurance.
- Compile a resource collection of information on office equipment.
- Interview someone who works in a business involved in selling.
- Investigate three different workplaces, in order to evaluate problems in small businesses.
- Investigate two different small business workplaces, making observations and speaking with some staff,
- Investigate the role of unions within a workplace.
- Contact at least one workplace where enterprise bargaining has been used to establish working conditions for staff.
- Investigate productivity in two different small business workplaces, from the same industry, and which provide the same or similar services or products.
- Investigate changing conditions in the business environment that may affect production or objectives of business.
- Investigate and prepare a management report on a business.
- Investigate investment opportunities with an investment counsellor.
- Investigate an established business. Consider how a product is marketed by this business in three different ways.
Examinations
Program Summary
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IMPORTANCE OFÂ CREATING A BUSINESS PLAN
Most lenders will require a business plan before considering lending money to a new business. However, even if you are not considering lending money, you still need a business plan. If you do not know where you are heading, how can you to get there?
Before going any further, write down your answers to the following questions:
Motivation
• Do I have time to start a business?
• How can I make my idea a success?
• How can I get the correct balance between work and home?
• Will I give up my existing job or run my new business as a side line initially?
Planning a Business
• What is the main aim of my business in the long term?
• In the short term, what do I hope to achieve to get the business off the ground?
• What product or service am I going to offer?
• How will I trade e.g. sole trader, partnership, limited company?
• What type of business will I choose? (New business, purchase a franchise, buy an existing business etc.)
• What will be my business name? Does anyone else have this name?
• Do I need patents, copyrights or trademarks? Do I know anything about them? Do I need advice?
• Do I know a good accountant?
Customers
• Who are my customers going to be?
• Why do they buy this particular product or service?
• Where do your potential customers currently buy?
• How do they buy? (Shopfront, internet, catalogue etc.)
• Where will I find new customers?
Competitors
• Think about your potential competitors, complete a strengths and weaknesses analysis for all your competitors. This will help you to see what they are doing well and what they are doing wrong. Learn by their success and their failures!
• How am I going to make my business appear better than the competitors?
Promoting my Business
• How am I going to promote the business?
• How much am I willing to spend on advertising?
• How can I get free advertising? E.g. press releases, links on the internet, business contacts.
• Where is the best place to advertise? Some businesses find that traditional newspaper and magazine advertising works well. If this is the case, find the right magazine or newspaper for your particular product. However, you may find that a website works best for you, flyers, etc. etc. It really depends on the type of business you are planning to run and how you are going to run it – e.g. locally, countrywide or worldwide?
• What do I want to tell my customers about my business?
• How can I encourage word of mouth recommendations?
• How do I present the right image for my business?
Sales and Pricing
• How much will I charge? Per hour, per product?
• How much do my competitors charge?
• Can I undercut them? Offer better value for money?
• What about late payments? What procedures will I adopt to deal with late payers?
• Approximately, what level of sales do I expect each month?
• How can I improve my selling skills?
• How can I predict my sales figures?
• What do I need to buy to produce my product or service?
• How much will I spend on materials per month?
• What suppliers will I use?
• What will I look for in a supplier?
• Are they reliable and produce good quality products/services?
• What credit terms will they offer?
• Will they offer me discounts?
Employing Staff
• Do I need to employ staff?
• If yes – Straight away or a later date?
• How will I find the right staff?
• What are the laws re working, sick pay, hours etc.?
• What do I need to know regarding tax and employment?
• What about insurance? Pension schemes?
• What is the minimum wage?
• How should I pay staff?
• How do I train and motivate staff?
• How do I keep staff?
My Premises
• Where will I work from?
• Can I work from home? If yes, do I need permission from local government for this? What about my home insurance?
• If no, where will I work from?
• What type of premises will I need?
• Will I rent or buy?
• What is a typical rent?
• Is anyone offering free/discount rentals initially?
• What insurance will I need?
Your Finance
• Write down all the things you will need to start your business. e.g. premises, a new van, materials etc. and how much these will cost.
• Where will I get the finance from? Savings, a bank loan?
Tax
• What taxes will I incur?
• What is the most tax-efficient way to set up my business?
• Who can I go to for advice on tax? Accountant? Tax specialist?
Insurance
• What types of insurance do I need?
• Who can I ask for advice on insurance?
Assessment
Assessment is based on a combination of completing all assignments and sitting for a final short one and a half hour exam, in your own location.
If you don’t cope well with exams then you may elect to undertake a project instead. This is a popular option.
In addition, most modules have a Set Task at the end of each lesson placed before the assignment. This is an opportunity to undertake practical work to help you acquire knowledge and skills and practical experience. This ADL feature is an added bonus not found at most online schools. Set Tasks are not required for assessment.Â
Some courses also have optional Self-Tests which are available on our online learning platform. These are not available by correspondence or by USB, and do not form part of your overall grade.
How our courses work
- Choose Your Learning Method
You choose how you would like to receive your course material, i.e., Online, USB or Correspondence. The choice is yours. You may also work on online or offline. - Tutor Allocation
Every student is assigned their own dedicated tutor who is an expert in their subject area. They provide as much or as little individual contact as you require. You can contact your tutor whenever you need – your hours are not limited. - Feedback and Assignments
Tutor Feedback is an essential component in helping you understand the subject matter. Tutor feedback is given in the form of notes written on the assignment. We encourage you to contact your Tutor where help with clarification and understanding of course material may be required.
Your assignments are located at the end of each lesson. You submit them for marking whenever you are ready. There is no time limit.  - Set Tasks and Self-Tests
Most modules have a Set Task at the end of each lesson before for the assignment. This is where you get the opportunity to undertake practical work to help you acquire knowledge, skills and practical experience. Many modules also have short Self-Tests. - Exams
Once all assignments have been completed you may then elect to sit for a one and half hour exam in your own location. If you prefer not to take the exam you do have the option to undertake a project instead.
Once the exam or project part of the course is completed, your Certificate is then processed. Please allow approximately 4 weeks for this. - Design Your Own Qualification
ADL offers students the flexibility to self-design their own qualification – bundling together a combination of 100-hour modules into a qualification higher than a certificate.
FAQ
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Here is a list of the most often asked FAQ’s.
General
Q. Why should I enrol with the Academy for Distance Learning?
A. Here at ADL, our students are our priority – we treat everyone as a unique individual.
Q. Do I need to buy text books?
A. No, as each module has been written by highly qualified industry professionals. The content of the material is presented in such a way that text books are not required. However, if you require additional reading your tutor will be able to supply a list.
Q. What happens if I have to stop studying for a while? (eg. become sick, go on holidays, have a baby, move house, etc)
A. It’s OK to take a break and start up your study at a later point in time. Just let us know.
Q. Is there an age limit?
A. There is no maximum age limit. We do however, have a minimum age limit of 18 years. Below that age parental consent would be required.
Q. Are your courses up-to date?
A. Our courses are revised and updated on a rotation system.
Q. Do you have a Cancellation policy?
A. Yes. We have a cancellation policy that is fair and equitable. For further details please click here.
Q. Will I have any opportunity to engage with other students?
A. We have a Student Community group based on facebook! If you don’t have a facebook account already, you could make one just for talking with fellow students on the group.
Enrolment
Q. When can I enrol/start?
A. You may enrol and start at any time of the year – it’s all self- paced.
Q. Can I study from anywhere in the world?
A. Our courses are available to anyone, anywhere in the world from the comfort of your own home. The course content is relevant to any country, culture or economy.
Q. How long do I have to complete the course?
A. You complete the course at any time that is convenient for you.
Q. Completing a 100 hour module – how long will it take?
A. For some students a 100 hour module will take approximately to 3- 6 months to complete. Others take less time and some even longer.
Assessment
Q. Assessment – how does it work?
A. For each 100 hour module you are assessed by assignments (at the end of each lesson) and a final one and a half hour exam (or you may elect to complete a Project, instead of sitting the exam) – the choice is yours – you sit for the exam in your own location.
Q. I don’t cope well with exams – what can I do?
A. You may elect to undertake a Project (set by your tutor) instead of sitting the exam. Projects are completed from your home and can usually take a couple of weeks to complete.
Q. If my assignment is not up to standard is there an opportunity to resubmit my work?
A. Yes –
Q. How many assignments do I need to complete for each module?
A. At the end of each lesson, there is an assignment – so if a course has say, 10 lessons, there would be 10 assignments.
Q. I am having difficulty attending workshops/industry meetings, what can be done?
A. If your course requires attendance at workshops, conferences, or industry meetings; alternative arrangements can be made in your country.
Qualifications
Q. What qualification will I receive?
A. For individual modules, you would be awarded a Certificate endorsed by TQUK (Training Qualifications, UK), providing you complete all assignments and the exam. If you just want to complete only the assignments and not sit for the exam or finish a Project, then a Letter of Achievement would be awarded. For more details on qualifications available please click here.
Q. Can I customize my diploma/higher qualification?
A. Not all educational institution’s certificates /diplomas meet everyone’s needs. The opportunity to Design Your Own Diploma at the Academy (subject to our approval) is an added bonus, not found at other colleges. You choose modules that you think will help you in achieving your goal.
Q. What do I get when I complete the course? Will I receive a transcript?
A. At the completion of all courses and providing all assignments and exam requirements have been met, you will receive your Award and a Transcript.
Tutors
Q. Our tutors – who are they?
A. We appoint Tutors and require that they must be currently active in their industry, with at least 5 years’ experience in their chosen profession.
Q. Can I contact my tutor at any time?
A. Yes – you have unlimited access to your tutor via email through our Online Classroom. You can always leave a message with ADL requesting your tutor to contact you. You decide on how much or how little contact you wish to have.
Q. Practical work – How is this done?
A. To find out more about this part of the course please visit the section on How Our Courses Work here.
Career Options
What's Included
What your tuition fees include
- All Course Material via Online, USB or Correspondence
- Assignments Marked
- Professional Tutor Feedback
- Set Tasks - Practical Exercises to help you develop skills
- Self-Tests – multiple choice questions at the end of lessons in most modules
- Unlimited Personal Tutor Support – via our student classroom
- Committed and Friendly Admin Support – vital to your success
- All ADL Exam or Project fees (exception RHS exams)
- Qualification Certificate
- Official Transcript with assignment grades
- Student Manual
Plus FREE
- Academic Writing course (optional - 10 hours only)
- Critical Thinking course (optional - 10 hours only)
- Job Seekers Careers Guide
- Study Tips on How To Study Better
- Career Counselling by ADL Staff
- CV Writing Help, Tips and Advice
There are no hidden extras
Career Opportunities
FAQ - RHS Theory Qualifications
GENERALÂ
If you require further details about any of the RHS industry recognised qualifications please, call one of our friendly RHS Course Advisors on +44 (0)1227 789 649 or email: [email protected]
Q:Â When can I Enrol/Start My RHS Course With ADL?
A: Anytime, Anywhere. There are no enrolment deadlines.
Q:Â I live Overseas. Can I Study From Overseas?
A: You can study any of the RHS theory qualifications overseas. All courses are offered in English. You will need to email RHS Qualifications direct to arrange sitting for your examination overseas.
Q: Is There a Time Limit for Completing an RHS Qualification?
A: At present there are no time limits. However, RHS is contemplating in the future, the introduction of course time-lines.
Q:Â Are There Any Entry Requirements (Pre-Requisites)?
A:Â The RHS Theory courses do not require prerequisites, previous experience or any knowledge of horticulture. You just need passion for all things horticulture.
Q: What Course Should I Start With First? I Am New To RHS Qualifications.
A: We highly recommend that you start with Level 2 – Principles of Garden Planning, Establishment and Maintenance.
Q:Â What Does ADL Course Material Include?
A:Â Includes Power Point Presentations, Videos and written course lessons.
RHS EXAMS
Q:Â When Do Exams Take Place?
A: Exams are held on fixed dates in February and June of each year. You should register as a candidate at least 3 months before these dates, so please do not leave exam registration to the last minute
Q:Â Where Do I Take My Exams?
A:Â UK: You take the exams at the RHS Wisley Centre, located between Cobham and Ripley in Surrey or at other authorised RHS centres around the UK.
Overseas: please email RHS qualifications direct for centre information.
Q:Â Exam Pass Marks?
A:  Module – pass 50%.  Commendation 70%.
Qualification:Â 50% pass for all modules.
Commendation awarded for all modules.
Each question carries a value of 10 marks.
Q: I’m Not Happy With My Exam Results?
A:Â You have the opportunity to re-sit your exam at the next opportunity.
There are no restrictions on the number of re-sits you can take. The highest mark you achieve will remain.,