CDEV052 - Business Fundamentals

Course Description

This essential course will broaden management and leadership acumen about strategic planning and operations within various business structures/systems. Participants will be introduced to diagnostic models and tools, which may be applied within social enterprises and for-profit businesses.

Learn the language of finance for application in their leadership practice, in particular, finance terms, formats, and interpretive analysis are introduced to illustrate the impact of resource management. As participants work through two unique case studies, the course focus is directed toward the impact of decision-making and internal/external stakeholder management.

Course Outline

• Business structures in the public and private domains
• Strategic planning and systems
• Operational interdependencies
• Financial analysis Governance and stakeholder management

Learner Outcomes

• Ability to differentiate between various business entities
• Ability to apply diagnostic tools to determine appropriate strategies
• Gain comfort in using basic finance terms and practice interpreting financial results for decision making
• Broaden your practice and communications in stakeholder management

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

• Business Administration Essentials Micro-credential : Core Courses