Business Studies Course

Are you interested in how businesses work? Want to understand each key component better? Then Business Studies may be the right course for you.

It breaks business into a number of key subjects including management principles, small business skills, personnel management, customer care and psychology in the work place. This is the perfect course to take if you have career aspirations in the business field or would like to have your own business one day.

The course is split into bite sized modules to make learning even easier. Plus, your tutor is also there to help every step of the way. So Start Learning now!

Distance Learning Support

At Start Learning we pride ourselves on our friendly and supportive tutors. Your tutor support will start as soon as you receive your course and will be valid for 12 months. All our tutors are highly qualified with extensive experience in supporting distance learning students. You contact your tutor　via email and they are responsible for marking assignments answering your questions and guiding you through the course.

Entry Requirements

There are no entry requirements for this course. At Start Learning we believe that everyone should　have the opportunity to expand their knowledge and study further, so we try to keep our entry requirements to a minimum. At Start Learning we believe that everyone should　have the opportunity to expand their knowledge and study further, so we try to keep our entry requirements to a minimum.

Course Contents

Unit 1 - Managment Principles: The environment and Ecology of Management - Management Applied & Process - Organisational theory - The Five Keys of Management 

Unit 2 - Small Business Skills: Starting a Small Business - Ways of Starting a Business - Fraud and Theft - Marketing - Advertising - The Business Plan Unit 3 - Personnel Management: The Personnel Function - Planning Staffing Levels - Analysing the Job function - Recruiting Staff - Training Staff - Evaluating the Job - Providing the Personnel Department Function - Sample Letters for Personnel Managers - Business Ethics - Case Studies

Unit 4 - Customer Care: What is Customer Care? - Customer Care and Company Benefits - Considering a Policy and Plan - Customer Care and You - Customer Care and Service Plans - Motivating Staff - Standards and Monitoring - Selling the Plan - An Overview

Unit 5 - Psychology: Introduction to Workplace Psychology - The Use of Sensation and Perception - Understanding Personality Concepts - Using Psychological Testing - Management of the Workforce - The Workplace Environment - How to Motivate the Workforce - Recruitment - What is Social Psychology?

Qualifications

Upon successful completion of this course, you will receive a Level 3 NCFE AWard certificate in Business Studies.

Awarding Body Information

NCFE is recognised as an awarding body by the qualification regulators ('regulators') for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The regulators are the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator (Ofqual) in England, the Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills (DCELLS) in Wales and the Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) in Northern Ireland. The course is recognised in Scotland by the SQA (Scottish Qualifications Authority).

Language of Course

English

Assessment

There is no exam as such, although you will be required to complete a series of tutor marked assignments. There is no word count for these assignments although you do have to prove to your tutor that you have fully understood the questions asked