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SearchCourse Syllabus: Business Management
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with CEU Certificate*
| Office Hours: | Continuous |
| Course Meeting Times: | Continuous |
Course Description
Introduction to Fundamentals of Business Management
We begin by examining the various disciplines and levels in business management and give you hints on how to get a management job in your company. In lesson 2 we cover areas of financial management such as types of capital, debt and equity financing alternatives, a business plan and a budget. Lesson 3 deals with legal and regulatory compliance issues. Human resources and personnel issues are discussed in Lesson 4.
Sales management fundamentals – the sales cycle, customer relationships and pricing – make up lesson 5. We examine the marketing functions (lesson 6) right after sales functions because the two disciplines work hand-in-hand to drive business. Lesson 7 covers some key accounting principles and practices. Inventory control techniques make up Lesson 8, focusing on the role of inventory control, the processes involved and control mechanisms used.
Lesson 9 "Taxes and Your Business Organization" delves into types of organization and some key business tax requirements. Order fulfillment follows the purchase from sales inquiry to delivery in Lesson 10, and explains how fulfillment is important to customer relationships. We finish with lesson 11 explaining the importance and function of information technology. Once completed, you will have a basic understanding of how to manage a business.
Course Requirements
Course Goals
- Lesson 1 : Business Basics
- Lesson 2 : Financial Management
- Lesson 3 : Legal / Regulatory Compliance
- Lesson 4 : Personnel Management
- Lesson 5 : Sales Management
- Lesson 6 : Marketing Practices
- Lesson 7 : Accounting Principles
- Lesson 8 : Inventory Control
- Lesson 9 : Taxes and Your Business Organization
- Lesson 10 : Fulfillment
- Lesson 11 : Information Technology
Course Materials
Grading Policy
Learning Outcomes
- Describe the basic functions needed to run a business.
- Describe financial management systems within a business.
- Describe personnel management within a business.
- Summarize sales management within a business.
- Describe common marketing practices within a business.
- Describe the accounting principles of a business.
- Describe inventory control, fulfillment, taxes, and organization of a business.
- Describe the critical role of Information Technology in a business, and
- Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
Assessment Guide
| An Introduction | Assignment | 5 |
| Lesson 1: Basics of Business Management | Assignment | 25 |
| Quiz for Lesson 1 : Business Basics | Exam | 10 |
| Lesson 2: Financing and Significance of Business Planning | Assignment | 25 |
| Quiz for Lesson 2 : Financial Management | Exam | 10 |
| Lesson 3: Regulations and Legal Obligations for a Business Firm. | Assignment | 25 |
| Quiz for Lesson 3 : Legal / Regulatory Compliance | Exam | 9 |
| Lesson 4: Basics of Human Resources Management | Assignment | 25 |
| Quiz for Lesson 4 : Personnel Management | Exam | 10 |
| Lesson 5: Overview of Sales Management | Assignment | 25 |
| Quiz for Lesson 5 : Sales Management | Exam | 10 |
| Lesson 6: Marketing a Product | Assignment | 25 |
| Quiz for Lesson 6 : Marketing Practices | Exam | 9 |
| Lesson 7: Accounting or Record Keeping | Assignment | 25 |
| Quiz for Lesson 7 : Accounting Principles | Exam | 10 |
| Lesson 8: Role of Inventory Management | Assignment | 25 |
| Quiz for Lesson 8 : Inventory Control | Exam | 5 |
| Lesson 9: Taxes and Organizational Structure | Assignment | 25 |
| Quiz for Lesson 9 : Taxes and Your Business Organization | Exam | 9 |
| Lesson 10: Filling an Order | Assignment | 25 |
| Quiz for Lesson 10 : Fulfillment | Exam | 10 |
| Lesson 11: Role of IT in Management | Assignment | 25 |
| Quiz for Lesson 11 : Information Technology | Exam | 9 |
| The Final Exam | Exam | 52 |
| Total Points: | 433 | |
