Diploma in Business and Legal Studies

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The free online Diploma in Business and Legal Studies course covers key topics in business and law such as corporate management, human resources, operations management, accounting, types of law, how laws are created, the adversary system, and legal procedures. This Diploma course is ideal for those who want to gain a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of business and legal systems, and will greatly improve your career prospects.

CERTIFICATION

To qualify for your official ALISON Diploma, Certificate or PDF you must study and complete all modules and score 80% or more in each of the course assessments. A link to your Diploma certificate will then appear under the My Certificates heading of your My Account page.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

You will understand the characteristics and functions involved in managing a large scale organisation.You will gain a knowledge of KPIs when evaluating organisational performance. You will become aware of the importance of structures and objectives when managing an organisation. You will know the different styles of management and the continuous changes that you need to be aware of in an organisation. You will have a good understanding of human resource management, the employment cycle, employee relations and operations management. You will gain a knowledge of accounting - for example balance sheets, profit and loss statements, etc. - accounting terminology and principles, and preparation of reports. You will understand the characteristics of effective laws, civil and criminal law, the adversary trial system and much more.

Managing large scale organisations
Evaluating organisational performance
Management structures and objectives
Management styles
Change management
Human resource management
The employment cycle
Employee relations
Managing changes to human resource management
Operations management
Operations management strategies
Applying operations management
Introduction to accounting
Accounting terminology
Accounting principles
Accounting systems
Preparation of reports
Balance day adjustments in the general journal and ledger
Accounting concepts
Accounting information
Accounting issues
Balance day adjustments
Budgeting
Control for debtors and creditors
Historical cash flow statement
Profit and loss statements
Risk in small business
Stock recording and valuation
Characteristics of effective laws
Civil and criminal law
How and why the law changes
How do judges make laws?
Relationships between law-making bodies
The Adversary trial system
The Court hierarchy
The Jury system
Civil procedure
Criminal procedure
Civil cases and criminal disputes
Assessment