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  Unit 1 Marketing

 

  1 Introduction to Marketing

Study room item 1 Introduction to Marketig Definitions.
Study room item 2 Differing Approaches to Marketing
Study room item 3 The role of marketing in business
Study room item 4 Marketing strategy and objectives

  2 The Marketing Department

Study room item 1 The role of the Marketing Department within a business
Study room item 2 Marketing and The Board of Directors
Study room item 3 Marketing and Production
Study room item 4 Marketing and Finance
Study room item 5 Marketing and Personnel

  3 Market Analysis

Study room item 1 Market Analysis
Study room item 2 Market Classification
Study room item 3 Market Size and Trends
Study room item 4 Market Share
Study room item 5 Market Segmentation
Study room item 6 Geographic Market Segmentation
Study room item 7 Demographic Segmentation
Study room item 8 Psychographic Segmentation
Study room item 9 Behavioural Segmentation

  4 Market Research

Study room item 1 Market Research Process
Study room item 2 Desk Research
Study room item 3 Field Research
Study room item 4 Sampling

  5 Marketing Mix

Study room item 1 Marketing Mix

  6 Product

Study room item 1 The three levels of Product
Study room item 2 Product Life-Cycle
Study room item 3 The Product Mix, also known as the Product Porfolio

  7 Price

Study room item 1 What is Price ?
Study room item 2 Internal Factors affecting Pricing Decisions
Study room item 3 External Factors affecting Pricing Decisions
Study room item 4 Pricing Methods

  8 Promotion

Study room item 1 What is Promotion
Study room item 2 Establishing Promotion Objectives
Study room item 3 Setting the Promotion Budget
Study room item 4 Designing the Promotion Message
Study room item 5 Selecting the Promotion Tools

  9 Advertising

Study room item 1 What is Advertising
Study room item 2 Advertising Objectives
Study room item 3 Advertising Budget
Study room item 4 Advertising Strategy
Study room item 5 Selecting Advertising Media
Study room item 6 The Press
Study room item 7 Television
Study room item 8 Radio
Study room item 9 Cinema
Study room item 10 Outdoor Advertising

  10 Place

Study room item 1 Place
 
 

  Unit 2 Accounting & Finance

 

  1 Classification of costs and profit

Study room item 1 Fixed and Variable costs
Study room item 2 Direct and Indirect costs
Study room item 3 Standard costs
Study room item 4 Revenue, Total costs and Profit

  2 The Balance Sheet

Study room item 1 The Nature of the Balance Sheet
Study room item 2 The Accounting / Balance Sheet Equation
Study room item 3 The Balance Sheet Format

  3 The Trading and Profit & Loss Account

Study room item 1 The Nature of the Profit & Loss Account
Study room item 2 The Trading Account
Study room item 3 The Profit and Loss Account
Study room item 4 The Appropriation Account

  4 Sources of Finance

Study room item 1 Sources of Business Finance
Study room item 2 Sources of Short Term Finance
Study room item 3 Sources of Medium Term Finance
Study room item 4 Sources of Long Term Finance

  5 Cash Flow Forecasting

Study room item 1 Cash Flow an Introduction
Study room item 2 Cash Flow Forecasting
Study room item 3 Cash Flow Forecast Analysis

  6 Ratio Analysis

Study room item 1 Introduction to Ratio Analysis
Study room item 2 Ratio Analysis The Rules of Engagement
Study room item 3 Ratio Analysis Categories
Study room item 4 Performance and Activity Ratios
Study room item 5 Liquidity Ratios
Study room item 6 Gearing / Leverage Ratios
Study room item 7 Investment Ratios
 
 

  Unit 3 People & Organisations

 

  1 Motivation

Study room item 1 What is Motivation ?
Study room item 2 F.W.Taylors Rational Economic Man
Study room item 3 Maslows Hierarchy of Needs
Study room item 4 Herzbergs Two Factor Theory (1959)
Study room item 5 Vrooms Expectancy Theory (1964)
Study room item 6 Alderfers Modified Need Hierarchy Model (1972)
Study room item 7 Making connections between theories of motivation

  2 Leadership

Study room item 1 Defining Leadership.
Study room item 2 Trait theories of Leadership.
Study room item 3 Style theories of Leadership.
Study room item 4 Contingency theories of Leadership.

  3 Human Resource Planning

Study room item 1 The Importance of Human Resource Planning
Study room item 2 The Process of Human Resource Planning
Study room item 3 Stage 1 : Analysis of Current and Past Supply of labour
Study room item 4 Stage 2 : Analysis of Corporate Plans in terms of Demand for Staff
Study room item 5 Stage 3 : Identification of potential Surpluses and or Shortages in Labour
Study room item 6 Stage 4 : Evaluation of Methods available to reduce Surpluses and / or Shortages
Study room item 7 Stage 5 : Selection, Implementation and Monitoring
Study room item 8 Human Resource Planning at NASA

  4 Recruitment & Selection

Study room item 1 A Systematic Approach to Recruitment and Selection
Study room item 2 Job Analysis
Study room item 3 Sourcing Candidates
Study room item 4 Selection Methods
Study room item 5 Records to be kept of recruitment and selection

  5 Training

Study room item 1 What is training ?
Study room item 2 A Systematic approach to Training
Study room item 3 Stage 1 : The Identification of Training Needs
Study room item 4 Stage 2 : The Planning of Training Programmes
Study room item 5 Stages 3 and 4 : Implementing Training Programmes, and The Evaluation of Training Programmes

  6 Performance Appraisal

Study room item 1 What is performance appraisal ?
Study room item 2 Designing an Appraisal System
Study room item 3 Employee Involvement in Appraisal
Study room item 4 Current Performance v Future Potential
Study room item 5 Who will appraise ?
Study room item 6 Advantages and Disadvantages of Appraisal
Study room item 7 Conditions Necessary for Successful Appraisal

  7 Equal Opportunities

Study room item 1 Sex Discrimination Act 1975
Study room item 2 Race Relations Act 1976
Study room item 3 Disability Discrimination Act 1995
Study room item 4 Equal Opportunities Policy
Study room item 5 Monitoring of Equal Opportunities

  8 Disciplinary Action

Study room item 1 Introduction to Disciplinary Action
Study room item 2 A Sample Disciplinary Procedure
Study room item 3 Ensuring fairness in Disciplinary Action
 
 

  Unit 4 Operations Management

 

  1 Production Methods

Study room item 1 Job Production
Study room item 2 Batch Production
Study room item 3 Flow Production

  2 Stock Control

Study room item 1 Why keep Stock ?
Study room item 2 The Costs of Holding Stock
Study room item 3 Stock Movement Graph

  3 Quality

Study room item 1 Defining Quality
Study room item 2 Quality Control and Quality Assurance
Study room item 3 Total Quality Management

  4 Productivity

Study room item 1 The meaning of Productivity
Study room item 2 Productivity Measurement

  5 Critical Path Analysis

Study room item 1 Network Diagrams and Critical Path Analysis
Study room item 2 EST, LFT and the Critical Path
Study room item 3 Worked Example of Critical Path Analysis
Study room item 4 The Critical Path and Float
Study room item 5 The Dummy Activity
 
 

  Unit 5 External Influences

 

  1 PEST Analysis

Study room item 1 PEST Analysis

  2 Market Influence

Study room item 1 Competition in Markets
Study room item 2 Capacity in the Market

  3 Demand

Study room item 1 The Nature of Demand
Study room item 2 The Demand Curve
Study room item 3 Determinants of Demand
Study room item 4 Movements along and Shifts in Demand Curves

  4 Supply

Study room item 1 The Nature of Supply
Study room item 2 The Supply Curve
Study room item 3 Determinants of Supply
Study room item 4 Movements along and Shifts in the Supply Curve

  5 The Price Mechanism

Study room item 1 Demand , Supply and the Price Mechanism
Study room item 2 Movement of Equilibrium
Study room item 3 Problems with positioning

  6 Elasticity

Study room item 1 The Nature of Elasticity
Study room item 2 Calculating Elasticity
Study room item 3 Other forms of Elasticity
Study room item 4 Determinants of Elasticity

  7 The Labour Market

Study room item 1 Demand for Labour
Study room item 2 Supply of Labour
Study room item 3 The Market Mechanism and Labour Wage Rates

  8 Economic Systems

Study room item 1 Introduction to Economic Systems
Study room item 2 The Planned / Command Economy
Study room item 3 The Free-Market Economy
Study room item 4 The Mixed Economy

  9 Government Economic Policies

Study room item 1 Government Economic Objectives
Study room item 2 Government Economic Policy
 
 

  Unit 6 Objectives And Strategy

 

  1 Stakeholders

Study room item 1 The Stakeholder Approach
Study room item 2 Internal and External Stakeholders
Study room item 3 Stakeholder Mapping

  2 Entrepreneurs

Study room item 1 The Need for Entrepreneurs
Study room item 2 Meet the Entrepreneurs

  3 Legal Structure

Study room item 1 Business Organisations in the Private Sector
Study room item 2 Business Organisations and Incorporation
Study room item 3 Sole Trader
Study room item 4 Partnership
Study room item 5 Limited Liability Companies
Study room item 6 Private Limited Companies (Ltd)
Study room item 7 Public Limited Companies (Plc)
 
 

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