Diploma in Improving Critical Business Skills – Level 3

What does it take to gain long-lasting business success? Find the answer here!

This comprehensive course will provide you with in-depth knowledge of how to gain that lasting business success that you would usually only find on high-level MBA courses within the most prestigious business schools.

On this course, you will receive extensive information from renowned educators who are experts within their respective fields.

The course focuses on these five key areas:

• Strategy
• Operations
• Finance and accounting
• Organisational behaviour
• Marketing

In each section, you will learn about everything from key terms and methodologies to research-backed strategies. You will also investigate case studies involving some of the world’s most influential companies. Full details of the extensive list of course modules is outlined below.

Who is it for?

• From entry-level employees to CEOs, no matter the industry or size
• MBA students to use as an easily-accessible resource

Anyone wishing to work in or who already works in a related field

Course Curriculum

1. Strategy is about making choices
2. How apple raises competitive barriers and danger of straddling
3. Identifying trader joes doesnt do
4. First movers or fast followers?
5. Netflix met blockbuster
6. How to anticipate your rival’s response?
7. Why was pixar acquired by disney?
8. Explaining the diversification discount
9. Definition of forward and backward integration
10. The winner’s curse in mergers and acquisitions
11. The lean startup methodology
12. Explaining the power of superior operations
13. Definition of leaner & meaner production
14. Process of refining service operations and demand?
15. Process of inventory rightsizing
16. How to manage supply and suppliers?
17. Learning the long reach of logistics
18. Business processes rethinking
19. Operational performance measuring and margins.
20. How to leverage your supply chain?
21. Overview of reducing risk building resilience
22. Learning accounting and finance decision-making tools
23. How to understand a balance sheet?
24. How to read and analyze an income statement?
25. Analyzing a cash flow statement and trend and ratio.
26. Process of cost-volume-profit analysis and time value of money.
27. Identifying the trade-off between risk and return
28. Method of using net present value by investors and net present value
29. The debt and equity costs weighing and value a company’s stock
30. Organizational results achieving
31. Explaining the value of great leadership and emotional intelligence
32. The art of key effective communications
33. Explore the motivation & performance connection and win with teamwork
34. How to coach from gridiron to boardroom?
35. Definition of power relationships and guidelines for handling conflict.
36. Understanding the bathsheba syndrome and ethics
37. How to lead real organizational change? & enables career success.
38. Definition of marketing and market segmentation
39. How to target a market segment?
40. Way of positioning your offering and sources of sales growth.
41. How to derive value from your customers? & customer experiences.
42. The process of successful branding
43. Definition of customer driven pricing
44. Marketing communications strategy
45. Understanding the promise and perils of social media and innovative marketing research

 Certification:

Successful candidates will be awarded a Diploma in Improving Critical Business Skills – Level 3.

Benefits you will gain:

By enrolling in this course, you’ll get:

• High-quality e-learning study materials and mock exams.
• Tutorials/materials from the industry leading experts.
• Includes step-by-step tutorial videos and an effective, professional support service.
• 24/7 Access to the Learning Portal.
• The benefit of applying for NUS extra Discount Card.
• Recognised Accredited Qualification.
• Access Course Content on Mobile, Tablet or Desktop.
• A study in a user-friendly, advanced online learning platform.
• Excellent customer service and administrative support.