The distance learning Managing the Enterprise course is the perfect home study course to ensure that you succeed in this exciting field. Our uniquely flexible Managing the Enterprise 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 Managing the Enterprise 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.
“…the process of achieving organisational objectives, within a changing environment, by balancing efficiency, effectiveness and equity, obtaining the most from limited resources and working with and through people.”
This course has been chosen because it presents the information on management in an interesting way, and encourages a high level of student participation. The course has been written to help you to develop your understanding of each topic, and highlighting the key points.
The course will require you to undertake practical activities, whilst others are more reflective and ask you to think about some of the concepts covered and then to relate them to your own experience. In either case, completing the course will add a further dimension to your studies and enable you to make sense of the material presented to you by applying it to the real world and to your own frame of reference.
On completion of this course you will be able to:
Demonstrate theoretical and integrated applications of concepts, models, and techniques associated with the integrative, holistic nature of the business enterprise.
Analyse and synthesise arguments focusing on the value creation process in any for profit and for non-profit organisational entity and the management challenges posed by diverse stakeholders.
Collaborate as a group to assess and resolve issues through the ability to access information, interpret, synthesise and communicate to others collectively and/or individually, using current retrieval, analysis and presentation tools.
Develop an awareness of the Business Environment.
Course Syllabus
The Business in its Environment
Introduction
Participating in the Dynamic Business Environment
What is Management?
The Dynamic Business Environment
Making Ethical Decisions and Managing a Socially Responsible Business
Competing in the Global Marketplace
Summary
Managing the Business
Introduction
Management and Leadership in Today’s Organisation
World-Class Operations Management
Understanding the Customer and Creating a Marketing Strategy
Developing Quality Products at the Right Price
Distributing Products in a Timely and Efficient Manner
Using Integrated Marketing Communications to Promote Products
Technology, Information and Finance
Introduction
Using Technology to Manage Information
Using Financial Information and Accounting
Managing the Firm’s Finances
Summary
Contemporary Issues in Managing the Enterprise
Introduction
Knowledge Management
Intellectual Capital Auditing
Virtual Organisations
Summary
Qualifications
Qualification 1: Managing the Enterprise Diploma
Managing the Enterprise Diploma issued by Stonebridge Associated Colleges, entitling you to use the letters SAC Dip after your name.
Study Options
This course is currently only available to be studied via the traditional paper-based method.
Fees
Cash Price
Deposit
Installments
No of Payments
£235.00
£60.00
£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.
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: 80 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
Course Text
For this course you will be required to purchase the textbook:
Naylor J (2004) Management, 2nd Edition, Harlow, FT Prentice Hall
This textbook has been chosen because it presents the information on management in an interesting and interactive way, and encourages a high level of student participation. There is also an online study skills resource which complements the textbook and this can be found at: www.booksites.net/naylor.
