BUSINESS STUDIES COURSE (LEVEL 3 DIPLOMA)

A home distance learning course is the ideal way to gain a diploma in BUSINESS STUDIES.

Whether you're looking to go on to further education, improve your job prospects or expand your knowledge, distance learning BUSINESS STUDIES is a flexible and convenient course, which allows you to comprehensively prepare for an exam or career through home study. What's more, because the distance learning level 3 diploma BUSINESS STUDIES course is a fully comprehensive course, minimum prior knowledge is required.

This Quality Assured BUSINESS STUDIES LEVEL 3 DIPLOMA is specifically designed to provide students with an understanding of how businesses work; how the world around them affects decision-making within a business; what leads to change and how businesses respond to these issues; and the range of perspectives that can be taken on business activities.

It also helps develop a range of important and transferable skills: data skills; presenting arguments and making recommendations on the basis of the available evidence; and problem solving.

Students will study a broad variety of business related topics ranging from finance to operations management to provide them with a sound understanding of the subject.

KEY TOPICS

The course consists of 10 detailed topics, designed to give the student a thorough understanding of the area.

Module One - Starting a Business

Module Two - Financial Planning

Module Three - Finance

Module Four - People in Business

Module Five - Operations Management

Module Six - Marketing and the Competitive Market

Module Seven - Marketing Strategies and Operations Management

Module Eight - Human Strategies, Financial Strategies and Accounts

Module Nine - The Business Environment

Module Ten - Managing Change

Course Assessments:

When you have completed the programme, your tutor needs to verify that you have worked through all parts of any Workbooks, Activities and Exercises successfully.

Upon verification of the activities, exercises and assignments, you will be awarded your diploma by OLQA as confirmation that your written work has met all of the learning outcomes and assessment criteria for the programme.

Additional Course Information

Your course fee covers everything you will need to successfully complete the BUSINESS STUDIES LEVEL 3 Diploma home study course and earn your diploma:

1. All textbooks, study folders and online learning aids designed for distance learning.

2. A full range of student services including:

• Tutor marked assessments (TMAs)
• Access to the online student portal
• Comprehensive study guide and study plan
• Guide to effective study techniques
• How to approach exams feeling confident

3. An OLQA Quality assured level 3 Diploma upon course completion

4. One year educational support by e-mail, post, fax or phone

5. Free postage and packaging for UK mainland students

Minimum Pc Requirements

For Windows: 

Windows 98, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7 - Acrobat Reader 4.0 and above

For Macintosh: 

Mac OS X, Mac OS 9.2 - Acrobat Reader 4.0 and above

This course is ideal for those hoping to study a business related course at higher or further education.

The good news is that no prior learning knowledge or experience is essential to take this course, however a minimum prior learning to GCSE standard would prove beneficial to students in order to manage their studies and the assumed knowledge within the course content.

MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT -

As a management consultant you would use your business skills to help organisations solve problems, improve efficiency and manage change. Companies might bring in management consultants to provide particular knowledge or skills that they lack, offer a fresh viewpoint on a problem, or even help save a struggling business.