What is this Subject?

The subject Business Management is designed to equip students with the basic knowledge and skills necessary to oversee and coordinate the activities of an organisation or business. It covers a wide range of topics including leadership, strategic planning, marketing, finance, human resources, operations management, and more. 

What will you be doing in this subject?

In Business Management, you will develop knowledge and skills to help you participate in the business community as informed consumers/citizens. 

• Unit 1 investigates Planning a Business by investigating the business idea and exploring the factors affecting businesses and how they operate. 

• Unit 2 studies Establishing a Business looking at the legal and financial requirements they must follow, effective marketing and public relations and the best way to meet the needs of a business in terms of staffing. 

• Unit 3 covers Managing a Business in terms of looking at different types of businesses, their objectives, their stakeholders, managing their staff and operations efficiently & effectively. 

• Unit 4 investigates Transforming a Business - looking at reviewing key performance indicators to determine current performance and how to best make plans for the future by investigating strategies to manage change to improve business performance and the importance of leadership during this process.

Students will be

• note-taking

• answering questions – defining, explaining, discussing and evaluating business management topics

• reading, analysing and annotating contemporary business case studies

• applying theory/content to simulated or real businesses situations

This is beneficial if you want to be...

A small business owner, project manager, human resource manager, operations manager or executive manager; marketing, public relations, communications or event manager.  

This is beneficial if you want to study...

Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Economics, Bachelor of Finance, Bachelor of Accounting, Human Resource Management, Industrial Relations and International Business.

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