Study Abroad - Professional Certificate Business Management

Week 1
• The History of Management Thought
• The Management Process Today
• The Manager as a Person (Values, Attitudes, etc.)
• Case Studies.
Student Deliverables: Course expectations set, prepare and present a strategic plan for a selected product, as a written paper and an oral team presentation

Week 2
• Planning, Strategy and Competitive Advantage
• Organisational Structur
• Control and Change
• Managing Operations.
Student Deliverables: Students make final decision for their product. Design and conduct an online survey for potential consumers. Field research task

Week 3
• Motivation
• Leadership,
• Communication
• IT Management
• Decision Making
• Entrepreneurship
Student Deliverables: Students create a fictional company and decide on factors needed that would allow the company to expand to a foreign country

Week 4
• Managing the Global Environment
• Effective Teams
• Managing Human Resources

• Experienced professionals wanting to develop international business skills
• Aspiring students who want experience for their university application
• Upper Intermediate and above English students who want to use their skills in a new way
• Job seekers who want to advance in their career A Professional Certificate from Stafford House
• Final business presentation and project
• Experience working as part of a multicultural team
• Networking skills and new international contacts

• Understand different types of business structures, business environments and economic realities
• Understand organisational control, management tools, business management styles and practices
• Develop strategic and tactical planning techniques

• Lecture-style classes
• Experienced business teachers
• Focus on communication, presentation and teamwork skills
• Gain experiences that reflects the modern workplace
• Team based projects
• Company visits and guest speakers

To attend the course, a minimum English level of Upper Intermediate (B2) is required.