CDEV052 - Business Fundamentals

Course Description

In this essential course, you will broaden your management and leadership acumen regarding strategic planning and operations within various business structures and systems. You will be introduced to diagnostic models and tools that can be applied within social enterprises and for-profit businesses.

Learn the language of finance for application in your leadership practice, including finance terms, formats, and interpretive analysis to illustrate the impact of resource management. By working through two unique case studies, you will focus on the impact of decision-making and internal/external stakeholder management.

Course Outline

In this course, you will:

• Explore business structures in the public and private domains
• Understand strategic planning and systems
• Examine operational interdependencies
• Conduct financial analysis
• Learn governance and stakeholder management

Learner Outcomes

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

• Differentiate between various business entities
• 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 communication skills in stakeholder management

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

• Business Administration Essentials Micro-credential : Core Courses
• Professional Certificate in Effective People Management : Elective Courses