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#BU-03-77 Starting a Business Ⅳ: Business Processes

  • Categories Business
  • Duration 18h
  • Total Enrolled 0
  • Last Update July 26, 2021

About Course

University of Leeds

Description

A successful business relies on processes and information systems; it is important that an entrepreneur pays close attention to how their business works and how performance can be improved so that they are in a position to take it forward and manage growth. Whether you have an idea for a future venture or you already have a side-line business whilst studying, this course cover efficient business processes to improve productivity.

This course is the fourth in a series of six about ‘starting a business’.

 

 

What topics will you cover?

  • The importance of business processes: controlling operations and technologies
  • Efficient business processes: adapting processes to facilitate business growth
  • How to improve productivity to meet increased demand
  • Information system types within business
  • The business plan: business processes and information systems

 

 

Who will you learn with?

Steve King

Senior lecturer at the Leeds Enterprise Centre. Research focuses on the adoption of new technology by organisations and the impacts therein. Fascinated by the potential of MOOCs.

 

 

Who developed the course?

University of Leeds

As one of the UK’s largest research-based universities, the University of Leeds is a member of the prestigious Russell Group and a centre of excellence for teaching.

What Will I Learn?

  • Discuss the importance of both business processes and information systems by contributing to the course comments.
  • Identify the challenges a business faces when managing growth.
  • Evaluate the entrepreneur’s business challenge: How can Sophie increase productivity to meet the demands of sales?
  • Identify the business processes in a business plan.
  • Investigate where your business is going to operate.
  • Assess who is involved in the processes.
  • Using your own business idea or a company of your choice, investigate the information and systems required to track business processes.
  • Record the skills required to design and run the business processes.

Topics for this course

11 Lessons18h

Welcome?

You'll explore the importance of business processes when starting a business. Before you begin, take the time to meet your fellow learners and share your reasons for joining this course.
The importance of business processes ARTICLE
Controlling operations and technologies VIDEO (05:38)00:00:00
Efficient business processes ARTICLE

Operations and technologies?

This activity introduces you to the importance of processes when starting a business. You'll spend time researching business processes and finding out what it is that makes them successful.

Sophie’s business challenge?

In this activity, Sophie shares her business challenge. You'll listen to a team of business advisers and then have the opportunity to discuss with other learners the direction which Sophie should take.

What’s next??

To close this lesson we would like to introduce you to some of the options for studying at the University of Leeds.
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Material Includes

  • Official Certificate

Target Audience

  • This course is part of the Going to University collection which has been specifically designed for students at schools and colleges. They provide a taster of undergraduate study at the University of Leeds and help students to decide which subject to study at university.
  • Completion of the courses will also enhance students’ university applications.
  • The courses can also be used as a teachers’ classroom enrichment resource.
  • Courses in this collection are also great for people that want an introduction in the specific subjects discussed in each course.