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Preparing to Manage - Skills and Practices
Build your business management skills and practices.
Description
Successful business management practices implemented by skilled and knowledgeable managers are vital for the continued success and growth of any business. This course introduces you to essential business management skills and practices.
The course starts by asking what management is, and reviews managerial characteristics and skills. The course covers topics such as managing external relationships such as with customers and suppliers. It introduces management accounting practices and procedures, best practices for managing and using information systems, how to manage information about business competitors, and best practices for human resources management in terms of selecting, training and appraising employees.
This course is ideal for business professionals who are working in established companies and who want to prove a basic competency and knowledge of business management matters, and also to learn more about successful business management skills and practices.
Modules
Module 3: Managing External Relationships
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Introduction to External Relationships
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External Relationships
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Trust: Foundation for a Successful Business Relationship
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Market Exchange and Partnerships
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Elements of a Successful Relationship
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Four Major Developmental Phases
Module 4: Managing the Accounts
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Financial and managerial accounting
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Six Basic Types of Accounts
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Chart of Accounts
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Basic Financial Statements
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Evaluating Accounting Software
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Advanced Reports and Analyses
Module 5: Managing the Information systems
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Information Systems
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Identify Your Information Systems Needs
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Five Forces Model
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Information System Risk Management
Module 6: Managing Competitive Intelligence
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What is Competitive Intelligence?
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Underestimating the Competition
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Information Collection Methods
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Identifying competitors and their relative advantage
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Finding New Business Opportunities
Module 8: Business Management Skills and Practices Assessment
Module 7: Managing Employees
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Employees as assets
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Employees participation and influence
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Recruiting employees
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Interviews
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Training employees
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Benefits of training
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Training systems
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Appraisal methods
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The importance of feedback
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Receiving feedback
Module 2: Managerial Characteristics and Skills
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Management skills
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Characteristics of an Effective Manager
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Transition into Management
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The Transition Process
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Causes of Stress
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Dealing with Stress
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Time Management
Module 1: What is Management?
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course you will gain a good knowledge of management and the characteristics of an effective manager. You will understand how to manage external relationships, accounts, information systems, competitive intelligence and employees successfully.
Certification
All Alison courses are free to enrol, study and complete. To successfully complete this Certificate course and become an Alison Graduate, you need to achieve 80% or higher in each course assessment. Once you have completed this Certificate course, you have the option to acquire official Certification, which is a great way to share your achievement with the world. Your Alison Certification is:
Ideal for sharing with potential employers - include it in your CV, professional social media profiles and job applications
An indication of your commitment to continuously learn, upskill and achieve high results
An incentive for you to continue empowering yourself through lifelong learning
Alison offers 3 types of Certification for completed Certificate courses:
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