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King's College London

Introduction to Business Management

King's College London via FutureLearn

Overview

Explore what it means to be a business manager

On this course, you’ll develop a range of business management skills relevant to your life, university study or the world of work.

You’ll learn how to use and apply useful business concepts, tools and terminology whilst exploring four key aspects of business management: managing money, managing people, managing information, and - most importantly – managing and understanding yourself.

You’ll learn to communicate professionally in common business situations. You’ll reflect on your own management and leadership style and consider the concepts of success, sustainability, and social responsibility.

This course is supported by UK Aid - Strategic Partnerships for Higher Education, Innovation and Reform.

This course is designed for refugees, displaced people and the communities supporting them in the MENA (Middle East and Northern Africa) region who wish to study a Business Management related course at a university in English.

It has been created as part of the PADILEIA project, which aims to increase access to higher education and employment.

However, this course will also be of interest to anyone looking to develop their Business Management skills and foundational knowledge, as well as their English language and communication skills in a business setting.

We recommend learners have a minimum of CEFR B1 (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) to get the most from this course.

Syllabus

  • Managing yourself
    • Welcome to Week 1
    • Exploring the concept and practice of business
    • Introducing Ameera and Zahra. What are management styles?
    • Self-perception and perception of others
    • Summary
  • Managing money
    • Welcome to Week 2
    • The importance of money
    • Sources of finance
    • Cash flow versus profit
    • A financing decision
    • Summary
  • Managing people
    • Welcome to Week 3
    • People and business: stakeholder management
    • Communication
    • Summary
  • Managing information
    • Welcome to Week 4
    • Defining information
    • Growth challenges
    • Summary

Taught by

Sonny Peart

Reviews

4.6 rating, based on 5 Class Central reviews

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  • Anonymous
    This was a course that explained the fundamentals of business. Even if you think you have zero knowledge about business, this could help you explore the key ideas to business. This course was relatively easy, doesn't have a test at the end of the course, and gives you a completion certificate.
  • Muhammad Abubakar
    Please I need some help to no what is meaning of introduction to business management and their functions and the limitation and the role and contribution
  • Anonymous
    It was so useful, I’ve learned many new things about management, as the first step in studying management I don’t regret taking a look at this course
  • ADEEL AIJAZ
    free course but no certificate. i done my course . but very nice course easy to understand.................................
  • Anonymous
    I've just finished the course and found it very nice and easy-designed for non-native speakers, can recommend it to everyone for fun learning language and self-development. Thank you very much to those who organized this course in that way!

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