1Nature of Organisations:

• General discussion of fundamentals of Business and Organisation.
• Types of Organisation.

2Finance:

• Basic elements of Finance and Financial Accounting.
• Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss, Cash Flow.
• Key ratios.
• Sources of Finance.
• The Business Plan.

3Functions and Information Systems:

• Basic Business Functions such as Sales, Marketing, Operations, Procurement, Finance and HR.
• Value added Activities, Value enabling Activities, Margin.
• Management and Leadership.
• Data and Information.
• Information Systems and Information Technology.

4Cost and Management Accounting:

• Costing techniques.
• Budgeting.
• Breakeven Analysis.
• Pricing.

5Legal Issues affecting IS / IT:

• Law and Government.
• Professions.
• Anti-discrimination Legislation.
• Software Contracts.
• Intellectual Property Rights.
• Data Protection and Freedom of Information.
• Internet Issues and Computer Misuse.

6Organisation Structure and People Issues:

• Legal forms of Organisation.
• Organisation models, parameters of Organisation design.
• Management and Leadership.
• Motivation.

7Investment Appraisal of your Business Case:

• Discounted Cash Flow, Net Present Value.
• Payback period.
• Rate of Return.
• Cash Flow Forecasting.