CDEV030 - Global Business Essentials

Course Description

Explores key concepts essential for success in the global business landscape, including strategy, risk management, project management, business ethics, and digital transformation. Examines the role of digital sales and e-commerce within broader business practices, equipping learners to navigate complex challenges and opportunities in today's evolving market.

Course Outline

In this course, you will:

• Explore various business structures.
• Learn to prepare and interpret financial statements.
• Examine the evolving landscape of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and its impact on businesses and stakeholders.
• Analyze contemporary economic systems and explore alternative frameworks.
• Understand the principles of strategic management.
• Develop strategies for identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks in organizational contexts.
• Explore the intersection of business practices and environmental sustainability.
• Investigate ethical decision-making across diverse cultural and organizational contexts.
• Discover the transformative impact of technology on modern business practices.
• Learn methodologies for effective project management, from initiation to closure.
• Apply creative problem-solving techniques to address real-world business challenges.
• Examine the principles of corporate governance.
• Explore the role of e-commerce in the broader context of modern business strategies and digital transformation.

Learner Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Identify different business structures and their key characteristics.
• Interpret basic financial statements to understand business performance.
• Explain the role of corporate social responsibility in ethical business practices.
• Discuss alternative economic models and their relevance to sustainability.
• Understand the fundamentals of strategic management and its applications.
• Recognize risks in business contexts and explore basic mitigation strategies.
• Assess how business practices influence environmental sustainability and identify strategies for improvement.
• Identify ethical challenges in global business settings.
• Describe the impact of digital transformation on modern businesses.
• Understand the stages of project management and their importance in business contexts.
• Apply basic creative problem-solving techniques to business scenarios.
• Describe the principles of corporate governance and its role in decision-making.
• Understand and articulate how e-commerce shapes modern business strategies and drives digital transformation.

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

• Digital Sales and E-Commerce Optimization Micro-certificate : Core Courses
• Global Workforce Skills-Specialization in Digital Marketing Certificate : Core Courses