Course Details: In this course, you will learn the core skills that will help you use your resources efficiently, manage your time wisely, communicate effectively, and collaborate with others skill-fully. The practices presented in this module will take time to root into your daily work routine. However, making the commitment to consistently apply the concepts every day is the key to changing and adopting new behaviours in a short amount of time. AIM Aims entails as well as theories that can be applied in order to improve the overall operations of the organization. The aims are to help persons with: - Getting Organized - Effective time management and prioritization - Effective Communication Skills - Self-empowerment - Employee-Manager relations LEARNING OUTCOMES: Upon completion of this course students will be able to: - Adapt to the needs and styles of management - Communicate through written, verbal, and nonverbal methods - Improve time management skills - Manage meetings effectively - Act as a gatekeeper - Use the tools of the trade effectively Also includes: - How to maintain paper and electronic filing systems for records and messages - Route and distribute incoming mail and email - Answer routine letters and email - Reply and attach files to incoming messages - Correct spelling and grammar to ensure accuracy Duration: 8 Weeks | Lectures: 5 | Quizzes: 1 | Level: Beginner

Award Type: Continuing Professional Development Certificate Study Options: Fully Online This course will provide students with a broad, integrative introduction to the theory and functions of Management. - It treats with the concepts, principles, approaches and practices of Management at the National and International levels. - It explores the new management ideas in the context of rapid change and globalization. While its main focus is on the Management of business organizations, it also recognizes the practicability of Management in the real world. Duration: 10 Weeks | Lectures: 5 | Quizzes: 1 | Level: Beginner

Business Writing: This course will provide participants with proven techniques to deliver information powerfully, persuasively and professionally. Gain skills to construct a variety of business documents which reflect coherence, clarity, conciseness, accuracy and completeness. OVERVIEW: This course is designed for individuals who recognize that their writing skills could be further enhanced, so that they may perform with greater confidence in the workplace. BENEFITS: Improving and perfecting grammar, and writing skills of participants, thereby enhancing the quality of one's performance, which could lead to promotion in the workplace. TOPIC AREAS COVERED: - Know the structure of agendas, email messages, business letters, business proposals and business reports - Correct use of punctuation, prepositions, pronoun, adverbs & tenses - Subject and object of sentences - Review concepts in sentence and paragraph construction - Selecting the most appropriate format to use for agendas, email messages, business letters, business proposals, and business reports - Gain knowledge of techniques used in improving proofreading skills Duration: 6 Weeks | Lectures: 5 | Quizzes: 1

COURSE OVERVIEW The marketing industry has made a significant shift to an increasingly digital internet/mobile based focus. In this course, you will learn how to drive traffic to a digital advertising media through a multi-channel approach and convert visitors into customers. Students will learn how to create effective digital campaign strategies using viral marketing, social media, email and online ads. Upon completion of this course students will have a good understanding and use of Digital & Social Media Marketing Strategies to achieve Digital Marketing Management objectives. Duration: 10 Weeks | Lectures: 15 | Quizzes: 1 | Level: Beginner

Financial Management: This course will provide students with a foundational understanding on how financial operations are managed within organizations. Students will be exposed to major concepts and analytical tools used in the theory and practice of financial management. Aim: To edify learners with the knowledge of financial management principles including adoption of key financial strategies for investment decisions. Upon completion, students will be able to: - Understand the financial environment in which firms and managers must operate. - Demonstrate the importance of working capital management and the tools to manage it. - Demonstrate an understanding of the link between company decision-making and the operation of capital markets - Explain the role of finance in organizations. - Explain the principles of working capital management. - Use accounting techniques to forecast cash within an organization. - Allocate resources for both long term and short term investments. - Risk Management Awarding body - About London International College: London International College is a not-for-profit, independent sector college of higher education. Founded in 1974, it is one of the longest-established private colleges in London. London International College has graduated thousands of students, who have gone on to successful careers in exciting areas such as IT companies, the financial sector, marketing and further education. Duration: 10 Weeks | Lectures: 8 (listed as 13 lectures on category page)

Human Resource Management Certificate This course will provide a foundational understanding of Human Resource Management (HRM) and its importance within an organization. We live in a world characterized by rapid change, globalization, and diversity. HRM will offer insights into the importance of the key functional HRM areas to organizational success. It will also provide guidance for potential HR professionals and managers to create an ethical and healthy work climate. Aims of the course This course offers an introduction to the subject of HRM by explaining what the role entails as well as theories that can be applied in order to improve the overall operations of the organization. The aims are: - To devise, implement and monitor policies which satisfy both the financial and psychological needs of employees by motivating and committing them towards achievement of the organization's goals. - To balance the needs of the organization with those of the employees. - To match the skills of the workforce with the ever-changing requirements of the organization. - To maximize the skills of individual employees. SOME LEARNING OUTCOMES ARE: - Identify, describe and explain the importance of the key functions of human Resource Management. - Explain the strategic and administrative roles that the Human Resource function plays in an organisation. - Describe the current and future challenges facing Human Resource practitioners. - Outline the policies and explain the theories and strategies, used by HR practitioners, to address contemporary HR issues. - Analyse current HR practices in the context of these policies, theories and strategies Duration: 10 Weeks | Lectures: 15 | Quizzes: 1

Course Overview This course is designed to provide a foundational understanding of bookkeeping using a practical approach. Participants will practice basic bookkeeping and foundational accounting skills which are applicable to the accounting environment. Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this course, you will be able to: - Identify the key roles of the bookkeeper in the organization - Understand the relationship between all elements in the accounting cycle - Identify the process of recording financial data into the books of original entry - Identify the steps of transferring financial data from the books of original entry into the relevant ledgers using the double entry system - Prepare all ledgers for close and the extraction of a Trial Balance - Understand the use of control systems including bank reconciliations as a measure of ensuring accuracy - Process the flow of transactions from the first point of original entry all the way through to the Financial Statements Awarding body - About London International College: London International College is a not-for-profit, independent sector college of higher education. Founded in 1974, it is one of the longest-established private colleges in London. Duration: 8 Weeks | Lectures: 8 (listed as 13 lectures on category page) | Level: Beginner

This course is designed to introduce students to the dynamic and diverse world of LSCM so that they may develop a solid understanding of integral concepts such as Competitive Strategy and Customer value; Matching Supply and Demand, Strategic Lead Time Management; Managing Risk, and Managing the Global Pipeline. Awarding Body - About London International College: London International College is a not-for-profit, independent sector college of higher education. Founded in 1974, it is one of the longest-established private colleges in London. London International College has graduated thousands of students, who have gone on to successful careers in exciting areas such as IT companies, the financial sector, marketing and further education. Lectures: 5 | Quizzes: 1

Course Overview Office administrative responsibilities deal with overseeing the daily functions of various inter-disciplinary departments to have operations flow smoothly and reduce the workload from higher-level managers. They perform as a connecting linkage between departments and between the employees and the management. Office Administrators are also required to be the face of the company and be on the front lines of customer relations. At the end of this course students will be able to: - Understand the role of Office Administrators in an organization - Understand the techniques of Planning, Organizing and Controlling - Learn the techniques to manage records and documentations - Learn how to control emotions during stressful situations - Enhance your multi-tasking Skills - Implement verbal and written communication approaches - Coordinate and organize meetings effectively - Manage telephone calls efficiently and professionally - Learn to make quick decisions and resolve office-related matters - Develop relationships throughout the organizational structure - Develop a customer-centric and service attitude and mindset - Learn the main causes of stress and apply the practices to control it - Manage time efficiently and be able to think proactively Duration: 6 Weeks | Lectures: 5 | Quizzes: 1

Course Overview There are many aspects that need to be covered when running a successful business. One of the most important aspects in any business is of course, payroll management. While managing the payroll may seem easy enough, it is a complicated process involving finance and record keeping. Effective Payroll management provides you with the information and guidance to become a key member of the payroll management team. At the end of this course students will be able to: - Calculate regular individual net pay including allowances, expenses, and benefits - Calculate non-regular individual net pay including bonus and vacation payments - Calculate termination payments - Calculate commission payments - Complete a Record of Employment - Communicate all aspects of individual pay requirements to various stakeholders Duration: 6 Weeks | Lectures: 5 | Quizzes: 1

COURSE OVERVIEW: This course is intended to provide you with a working knowledge and foundation of Project Management, its processes and how the field of study can positively impact life personally and professionally. LEARNING OUTCOMES: Upon completion of this course students will be able to: - Identify and comment on the roles and functions a Project Manager. - Identify Projects based upon set criteria. - Project planning. - How to estimate project activities. - How to create schedules for chosen projects. - Balance the constrains of projects (Scope, Time, Quality & Cost) - Proper use of the project process groups. - Identify project Risk Duration: 12 Weeks | Lectures: 13 | Quizzes: 1

Course Overview The course is intended to provide students with a broad, integrative introduction to the theory and functions of Supervisory Management. It treats with the concepts, principles, approaches and practices of Supervisory Management in the context of rapid changes and globalization. As future managers, this course will prepare students for managing in an organization bound by specific rules and regulations, policies and procedures, which ensure that its primary mandate, the attainment of organizational goals, becomes a reality. The concepts in this course challenge students to become more profound thinkers, able to objectively and critically assess situations, ask tough questions, solve problems, anticipate change and proactively implement solutions to meet challenges arising from a range of situations. Aims of The Course: - To explain the roles of supervisors in order to improve the overall operations of the organization. - To assist supervisors to find new and improved ways to respond to the changing domestic and global environment in order to maintain and increase performance. - To provide supervisors with an understanding of the analytical techniques and skills necessary to identify and implement strategies for successfully managing employees. - To challenge supervisors to become a more profound thinker, who is able to objectively and critically analyze situations, ask tough questions, solve problems and implement strategies. - To assist supervisors in identifying and managing the changing dynamics of the workplace, prioritize key organizational issues and develop strategies for an organization. - To strengthen the confidence and effectiveness of supervisors by engaging them in the use of critical skills and techniques. LEARNING OUTCOMES: Upon completion of this course students will be able to: - Explain the strategic and administrative roles that supervisors play in an organization. - Outline the policies and explain the theories and strategies, used by practitioners, to address contemporary employee issues. - Identify and comment on the roles, functions, and the required skills of supervisors. - Describe the different elements of change in an organization and how these should be managed. Discuss the critical interpersonal skills: Leadership, Motivation, Communication; and Team-building - required for effective management of resources. - Apply management theory and principles to contemporary organizational contexts and use management concepts, best practice and their own critical thinking skills to deal with business situations. - Identify the competencies needed to manage a business successfully. Duration: 10 Weeks | Lectures: 15 | Quizzes: 1