The distance learning Business Management (SAC) course is the perfect home study course to ensure that you succeed in this exciting field. Our uniquely flexible Business Management (SAC) home learning course has no time limits. You can start your home learning course whenever you like and there are no deadlines to meet, so you can adapt your distance education course to meet your needs, all from the comfort of your own home.
Once you have registered on the distance education Business Management (SAC) course you will be assigned a personal tutor who specialises in their field of study. Your dedicated personal tutor is always on hand to answer any query you may have, no matter how big or small, and you will also have access to a dedicated course advisor who offers guidance and advice.
Business Management can be defined as the process of leading and directing all or part of an organisation, through the deployment and manipulation of resources (human, financial, material, intellectual or intangible). Managers must also measure the performance of the organisation on a regular basis, review business strategies and plans, and ensure the appropriate actions are taken to meet the organisation's goals.
Management and Leadership are vital to organisational success in today's challenging global environment. It is the role of management to conceive and initiate strategies that create and sustain competitive differentiation and advantage. This course has been designed to take you through the key concepts that underpin good management and ensure that you have the requisite knowledge to promote organisational success.
Tutor Talk Video
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Course Syllabus
Unit 1 - Managing and Leadership
'Management is a practice rather than a science.' This is somewhat self-evident, but to try to make rules for successful management, in the same way as a chemical process, ignores the main element of variability -- namely the people involved. The activities and the role of a manager will vary depending on the organisation and its culture. In this unit you will review the key characteristics of management and leadership whilst looking at the range of styles of management that are employed in the modern day workplace.
By the end of this unit you will be able to:
Describe the key differences between management and leadership
Describe the main components of the role of manager
Identify the main components of the role of leader
Discuss a range of management styles.
Unit 2 - Performance at Work
In assessing training needs, you need to take into account both the needs of the organisation as well as the aspirations of the individual. Training solutions include custom-built courses, external courses, open learning, education programmes, secondment, coaching, on-the-job instruction and computer-based training. In evaluating training, senior management must consider internal measures (whether the training achieved the specified learning objectives), external measures (whether the training resulted in improved performance at work), and its general cost effectiveness (whether it added value to the company or organisation). These are some of the factors you will consider throughout this unit.
By the end of this unit you will be able to:
Describe ways of identifying training needs
Recognise potential solutions to identified training needs
Describe methods for monitoring training
Identify methods for reviewing the performance of individuals
Understand discipline and grievance procedures
Describe strategies to support employees in improving their performance.
Unit 3 - Working, Planning and Organisation
Many businesses operate a traditional strategy in their approach to planning, mainly because their activities are relatively predictable and regular. With an agreed strategy, a detailed plan can be produced with short, medium and long-term goals, with details of what has to happen, who is involved, when it should happen, how it should happen, where it should happen, and why. In this unit, you will examine a number of tools and approaches which can be used to plan business activities, develop organisational strategies and analyse work tasks.
By the end of this unit you will be able to:
Recognise and describe strategies and plans
Recognise planning tools
Describe effectiveness and efficiency methods
Identify and use organisational analysis techniques
Recognise and understand method study
Recognise and understand process charts
Unit 4 - Motivating the Workforce
Delivering a good performance at work has been shown to be a function of ability, experience, reward and, above all, motivation. We are purposive beings and we continually select goals which are important to us and seek to achieve them. It is this goal-directed activity we call motivation. Given the importance of employees as an organisational resource, it is obviously crucial that managers should understand the nature of motivation so that they can better manage those forces, both internal and external to individuals, that lead some to apply only minimal effort to their work tasks while others expend much greater effort and consequently are much more productive.
By the end of this unit you will be able to:
Define motivation and explain the importance to managers of understanding it
Explain how motivation theories are classified into content theories and process theories
Explain Taylorism and its motivational implications
Understand the motivational implications of the Hawthorne experiments
Appreciate Maslow's hierarchy of needs and its motivational implications
Explain Herzberg's two-factor theory and its motivational implications
Describe expectancy theory and its motivational implications
Understand equity theory and its motivational implications
Unit 5 - Human Resource Management
Human resource management (HRM) is regarded by Porter as one of the primary activities in an organisation. It is responsible for one of the key inputs of the transformation process and it is also involved in all other functions and activities as they all have a human element. HRM is concerned with all aspects of people management in organisations, from the initial contact through to termination of employment (and beyond in some cases). The management of people in organisations is becoming more widely recognised as a factor critical to organisational success (Storey, 1992, p. 46). The workforce can be regarded as an organisation's greatest asset and is crucial in achieving and sustaining competitive advantage.
In this unit, we consider the background to and philosophy of HRM and will concentrate on some of the tasks carried out that can influence the effectiveness of people within the work environment.
By the end of this unit you will be able to:
Distinguish between the concepts of personnel management and HRM
Describe Human Resource Planning
Outline recruitment and selection processes and methods
Describe the stages in the training cycle
Explain the role of assessment and appraisal
Outline the main factors in employer/employee relations and the role of unions
Identify the value of HRM procedures that are grounded in a legislative framework
Unit 6 - Business Strategies
Every year in Britain thousands of new businesses are created. A few will grow to become global companies employing thousands of people, others will never make the world stage; in fact, the majority will cease trading within two or three years.
In this unit, we look at some of the tools that we can use to decide on the strategy. As you will see, the tools we describe are those which link the various functions of the business and are to do with operating the business as a complete organisation rather than as a collection of functions or departments. The business strategy concerns the overall direction of the organisation. Here, we consider the operational or functional strategies that contribute to the business strategy.
We start by looking at key issues involved in setting strategy and at a process for choosing the strategy.
By the end of this unit you will be able to:
Explain how businesses need to align their objectives and capabilities with the needs of their customers and with the environment
Define examples of business objectives, mission and value statements
Understand how the business environment provides opportunities for the business but also limit its freedom of action
Describe a range of business strategies and explain the circumstances in which they might be appropriate for a business
Describe how an organisation copes with an uncertain future and responds to complex environmental change.
For a more detailed syllabus on this course, click here.
Qualifications
On completion of your course, you will receive two qualifications:
Qualification 1: Business Management (SAC) Diploma
Business Management (SAC) Diploma issued by Stonebridge Associated Colleges, entitling you to use the letters SAC Dip after your name.
Qualification 2: ASET Level 3 Business Management (SAC) Award
This Course leads to an ASET Level 3 Award Certificate for successful learners. That means that it is independantly accredited at a level of learning equivalent to level 3 on the National Qualifications Framework (NFQ) for England, Wales and Northern Ireland (in which case GCSE's are at levels 1 and 2 and A Levels are at level 3).
The Award has been designed by a learning provider to meet specific learners' or employers' requirements and as such is not listed as a qualification on NQF. While the duration, content or assessment may vary from similar national qualifications, in accrediting the programme at level 3, ASET attests that its learning outcomes are at an equivalent level to a level 3 national qualification.
Study Options
In order to offer our students the most convenient and flexible distance learning courses, Stonebridge Associated College offers you the option to study for your course via two methods:
1. Via the traditional paper-based method.
2. Through the online method via ElearnUK.
When you study through ElearnUK you can quickly access your course material online and submit all of your question papers to your tutor online, using your unique student account. You have access to all of your course material immediately, and when you submit question papers, your tutor sends you an email containing your results and feedback.
Fees
Cash Price
Deposit
Installments
No of Payments
£260.00
£85.00
£25.00
7
The total amount payable over the term's period, is
no more than the total cash price of the course. (APR
= 0%). Written quotations are available on request.
At the end of the course you will receive an award issued by Stonebridge Associated College, and also gain full ASET accreditation for the course.
Tutor Support
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!
Requirements for Entry
There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.
Study Hours
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: 108 hrs.
Additional Information
Assessment Method
After each lesson there will be a question paper, which needs to be completed and submitted to your personal tutor for marking. This method of continual assessment ensures that your personal tutor can consistently monitor your progress and provide you with assistance throughout the duration of the course.
What's Included
All study materials
Study Guide
Full Tutor and Admin support
The course fee includes the ASET registration and certification fee (valued at up to £30.00).
What is ASET
ASET is a recognised National Awarding Body.
This course is accredited by ASET. ASET are a leading National Awarding Body, recognised in the U.K by the Department for Education and Skills (DfEs), Learning Skills Council (LSC) and the Qualifications & Curriculum Authority (QCA). ASET specialise in providing, quality-assuring and certificating vocational learning programmes.
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