About this course
Unit 3 moves from what a business does to how it decides. Corporate objectives, growth, the tools that support a decision, and the reasons those tools are trusted further than they should be.
The step up from AS is the depth of the judgement, so the course spends as long on how an answer is argued as on what goes into it.
What you will be able to do
- Apply decision trees, investment appraisal and ratio analysis
- Assess a growth or retrenchment strategy on evidence
- Explain how a business changes as it scales
- Write a top-band evaluation under exam conditions
What this course includes
Released to you through the student portal as the course runs.
- Syllabus
- Recordings
- Notes
- Homework
- Assignments
- Past Papers
- Model Questions and Answers
- Online Quizzes
Curriculum
Module by module. Lesson materials are released to enrolled students as the course runs.
01Business objectives and strategy3 lessons
- Corporate objectives
- Theories of corporate strategy
- SWOT and its limits
02Business growth3 lessons
- Organic growth and integration
- Economies of scale
- Why mergers fail
03Decision-making techniques4 lessons
- Quantitative sales forecasting
- Investment appraisal
- Decision trees
- Critical path analysis
04Assessing performance3 lessons
- Ratio analysis
- Human resources data
- Non-financial performance
05Managing change3 lessons
- Causes and types of change
- Organisational culture
- Scenario planning
06Exam preparation3 lessons
- Building an evaluation
- Timed essays
- Past papers
Before you start
- The AS units, or equivalent prior study of Business
- Confident with the AS calculations
Upcoming intakes
Seats and fees as they stand right now.
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