Course Description
Course Name
Fundamentals of Business & Management
Session: VSRS3122
Hours & Credits
20 SCQF Credits
Prerequisites & Language Level
Taught In English
- There is no language prerequisite for courses at this language level.
Overview
This course reviews the nature of management and the different kinds of organisation that managers manage. It
emphasises that management is about making decisions, and doing so on the basis of timely and accurate
information. Where this information comes from and how it is summarised using quantitative procedures is
explained. Such information is used for diagnosing business problems, planning business activities, and controlling
their implementation. The notion of financial control, for example through accounting procedures, is emphasised.
Students also get ?hands on? experience of commercially available spread sheets, and are introduced to business
case studies in small group tutorials.
*Course content subject to change