(Oxford) Diploma : Business Fundamentals

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Please watch this first!

Lecture 1: Please watch this first!

Lecture 2: Part 2

Lecture 3: Part 3

Lecture 4: Part 4

Lecture 5: Part 5

Chapter 2: Oxford School of Learning Diploma

Lecture 1: Compulsory: The Oxford Diploma

Chapter 3: Compulsory : Pre-University Business Studies – the basics

Lecture 1: About the lecturer

Lecture 2: Introduction

Lecture 3: Business activity

Lecture 4: Classification of business

Lecture 5: Enterprise, business growth and size

Lecture 6: Enterprise, growth and size – part 2

Lecture 7: Enterprise, growth and size – part 3

Lecture 8: Types of business organisation

Lecture 9: Type of business organisation – part 2

Lecture 10: Business objectives and stakeholder objectives

Lecture 11: Motivation

Lecture 12: Organisation and management

Lecture 13: Recruitment selection and training of workers

Lecture 14: Communication

Lecture 15: Marketing, competition and the customer

Lecture 16: Marketing, competition and the customer – pt 2

Lecture 17: Market research

Lecture 18: The marketing mix

Lecture 19: Marketing mix: place and promotion

Lecture 20: Marketing strategy

Lecture 21: Marketing strategy – pt 2

Lecture 22: Production of goods and services

Lecture 23: Costs, scale of production and break-even analysis

Lecture 24: Quality

Lecture 25: Location

Lecture 26: Business finance

Lecture 27: Cash flow forecasting

Lecture 28: Income statements

Lecture 29: Balance sheets

Lecture 30: Analysis of accounts

Lecture 31: Government economic objectives and policies

Lecture 32: Environmental and ethical issues

Lecture 33: Business and the international economy

Chapter 4: COMPULSORY: Decision making to improve operational performance

Lecture 1: Lecture 1 : The operations function – part 1

Lecture 2: Lecture 1 : The operations function – part 2

Lecture 3: Lecture 2 : Business Objectives

Lecture 4: Lecture 3 : Quality

Lecture 5: Lecture 4 : Efficiency and flexibility

Lecture 6: Lecture 5 : Continuing with targets

Lecture 7: Lecture 6 : The Environment

Lecture 8: Lecture 7 : Internal influences

Lecture 9: Lecture 8 : Targets for Productivity

Lecture 10: Lecture 9 : Marketing issues

Lecture 11: Lecture 10 : External environment

Lecture 12: Lecture 11 : Sudden short term changes

Lecture 13: Lecture 12 : Competitors

Lecture 14: Lecture 13 : Legal and Environmental

Lecture 15: Lecture 14: Analysis of Operational Performance

Lecture 16: Lecture 15: Why is achieving high productivity important?

Lecture 17: Lecture 16: Cost minimisation

Lecture 18: Lecture 17 : So where DOES a business reduce costs?

Lecture 19: Lecture 18 : Labour productivity

Lecture 20: Lecture 19 : How can labour productivity be measured?

Lecture 21: Lecture 20 : Getting attention

Lecture 22: Lecture 21: Capacity

Lecture 23: Lecture 22 : Back to labour productivity

Lecture 24: Lecture 23 : Technology – part 1

Lecture 25: Lecture 23 Technology – part 2

Chapter 5: COMPULSORY: Sustainability

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Powerplay

Lecture 3: Watch your water

Lecture 4: Plant based

Lecture 5: Recycle and go plastic free

Lecture 6: Fast fashion?

Lecture 7: Walk!

Lecture 8: Greening your money

Lecture 9: Shout!

Chapter 6: Compulsory : Man with a Van

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Get a Van…and Tools -pt 1

Lecture 3: Get a Van …and Tools – pt 2

Lecture 4: Get a Van…and Tools – pt 3

Lecture 5: Getting the word out

Lecture 6: Getting the word out – pt 2

Lecture 7: Get Registered

Lecture 8: Do great work!

Lecture 9: What are you offering?

Lecture 10: Budgeting

Lecture 11: Maximising your profile

Lecture 12: Comprehensive Business Plan

Lecture 13: Linking up

Lecture 14: Insurance

Lecture 15: Time

Lecture 16: Diversity

Lecture 17: How can I?

Lecture 18: Conclusion

Lecture 19: Possible extreme dangers…

Chapter 7: Man with a Van…in Istanbul (COMPULSORY FOR DIPLOMA)

Lecture 1: Business ideas