Welcome on this learning programme!

This comprehensive online course provides essential knowledge of general management principles and practices. It covers planning, organising, leading, motivating, and controlling functions within businesses. Topics include decision-making, information management, communication, and organisational development. Ideal for those seeking a solid understanding of contemporary management concepts and terminologies, this course equips learners with essential skills for effective management in today's dynamic business environment.

What you will learn:

At the end of this course, the learner should be able to:

• Identify management levels and discuss core managerial functions;
• Explain management scope across organisation types, considering size and environmental impacts;
• Highlight planning's significance, its process, goal roles, and planning tools;
• Define decision-making, evaluate models, and approaches;
• Discuss the importance of effective problem-solving;
• Differentiate data from information in information management;
• Identify effective information management characteristics and system types, outlining development steps;
• Define organisational development and effective team building;
• Outline reasons, challenges, and change models in organisational change;
• Define communication, including key models and barriers;
• Compare organisational structures and organisation principles;
• Discuss leadership, components, and theories;
• Define motivation, internal/external motivation, and motivational theories;
• Explain control importance, process, and application levels;
• Demonstrate understanding of contemporary business issues: ethics, governance, CSR, globalisation, workforce challenges, and technology.

Course Content:

Unit 1: What is management?

Unit 2: Management and the environment

Unit 3: Planning

Unit 4: Decision-making

Unit 5: Information management

Unit 6: Organisational development

Unit 7: Communication

Unit 8: Organising

Unit 9: Leadership

Unit 10: Motivation

Unit 11: Control

Unit 12: Contemporary business management issues

Note: The e-course book for this course is “General Management Principles and Practices” published by Edge Learning Media, ISBN 978-1-77612-019-2.

Who Should Attend:

• Supervisors, team leaders and managers.
• Any individual that wants to work in a general management environment.

Entry Requirements:

There are no entry requirements for this course.

Course Structure:

This course is only available in an online learning format. The course includes learning activities, videos and quizzes.

Assessments:

Learners will need to complete the online quiz for this course.

Accreditation:

This course is not accredited.

Certification:

 A Certificate of Successful Completion will be issued upon completion of the course.

Duration:

1 week per learning unit / 12 weeks in total (3 months)