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Strategy for International Managers

This course provides you with an understanding of how corporate and business strategy fits into the organisation and running of a company or multi-company corporation.

Accounting for Non Accountants

This course helps develops an understanding of Accounting and Finance by showing both, the differences between the two as well as their scope and limitations. In doing so, you will hopefully see that the lines of demarcation between the two strands are being continuously minimized to the extent that in the current business context both finance and accounting are almost merged in their use. The course has an emphasis on performance: both its measurement as well as issues around its production. We will also cover the more qualitative aspects of accounting within such areas as, for example, capital investment appraisal, as well as some emerging issues for accounting and finance.

International Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

In undertaking this course you will examine the subject of business ethics and progress from a basic level of understanding to a point where you can identify the role of business in the societal context and wield the necessary tools to undertake sustainable operations.

Information Systems

Information systems and technologies play a central role in today's global business environment. This will enable students to appreciate the strategic role of information systems in business organisations.  It explores a range of critical management and organisational issues in the design, implementation and effective use of information systems. They also make extensive use of real-life case studies to highlight the business opportunities and management/organisational challenges faced by organisations in relation to information systems and technologies.

Managing International Businesses

This course provides you with the key concepts, principles, strategies and skills of doing research in the area of business and management. This course is of great significance as it helps you prepare for your final dissertation at the end of your distance learning master programme. Further, knowledge gained from this course can also be useful for your future career in the industry since many business and managerial problems need the skills of investigating the analysing.

Dissertation Writing Skills

This course provides you with the key concepts, principles, strategies and skills of doing research in the area of business and management. This course will help you prepare for your final dissertation at the end of a degree programme. Further, knowledge gained from this course can also be useful for your future career in industry since many business and managerial problems need analytical and investigatory skills.