The Academy Short Course - Cohort 4 - Business Strategy, Financial Management, TFE
when:
From Thursday 26 August 2010 - 8:00am To Friday 27 August 2010 - 5:00pm Every day
where: NZIM Flr. 4 Philip Foz Twr. 209 Queen St. Akl.
Business management
Course Description - This stand alone unit covers the core body of knowledge relating to corporate strategy. In particular it covers:
• Introduction to strategy,
• Strategic aims (mission and objectives),
• Analysis of strategic position (Porters forces, PEST, Life Cycle, Segmentation, Activity System
and MEDIC),
• Generation and choice of strategy (BCG Matrix, SWOT, Diversification),
• Strategy evaluation (Stakeholder analysis, and strategic fit).
Fee $700 plus GST
Financial Management
Course Description
This stand alone unit provides an introduction to financial management. In particular it covers:
Structure of financial reports (profit and loss statement, balance sheet and cash flowstatement)
• Depreciation (using straight line method)
• Simple ratio analysis
• The time value of money (discounting)
• Net present value
• The investment decision
• The cost of capital (weighted cost of capital model).
The focus is application to the management process within corporate enterprises.
Fee $350 plus GST
Tools For Excellence
Course Description
The aim of this module is to provide an introduction to business excellence tools and to show how these principles can be applied to the management process within organisations.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of the module, you should be able to:
• Have a knowledge of the core concepts of business excellence tools
• Select appropriate excellence tools for the implementation of corporate