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Qualification Pathway Level 1 — Knowledge

ACCA - Responsible Business Management (Essential Employability Module)

An Essential Employability Module on responsible business management. It is a module, not an examination.

ACCA - Responsible Business Management (Essential Employability Module)

Learning Objectives

5 objectives
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Describe how businesses are owned, structured and run, and what they aim to achieve.

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Explain the needs of stakeholders and how customers, competitors and the wider economy shape business decisions.

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Describe the sources of finance, the role of the finance function and the role of technology in business.

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Explain the basics of entrepreneurship and of starting up a business.

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Apply business ethics, professional ethics, governance and sustainability principles to workplace situations.

Programme Outline

9 topics
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Business, ownership, aims and objectives

What a business is, how it can be owned, and the aims that guide its decisions.

2

Stakeholders, structures and culture

Who has a stake in a business, and how its structure and culture affect the way it works.

3

Operations and the role of the finance function

How a business turns resources into products or services, and what its finance function contributes.

4

Sources of finance and cash flow

How businesses fund themselves, and why cash flow decides whether they survive.

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The role of technology in business

How technology supports the way a business operates.

6

Customers, marketing, competition and external factors

Understanding customers, the part marketing plays, and the pressure of competitors and the wider environment.

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Entrepreneurship and starting a business

What it means to be entrepreneurial, and the practical steps in starting a business.

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Economic factors and the purpose of taxation

Economic influences on business, and why governments tax and in what forms.

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Ethics, governance, sustainability and the purpose of audit

The standards expected of businesses and professionals, how organisations are governed, and what an audit is for.

Hands-On Resources

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Case Study Library Real-world accounting case studies used throughout the course.
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Qualification Pathway

17 examinations
1
Level 1 — Knowledge ACCA K1 - Financial Accounting
£2,100.00 View →
2
Level 1 — Knowledge ACCA K2 - Management Accounting
£2,100.00 View →
3
Level 1 — Knowledge ACCA K3 - Business Law
£2,100.00 View →
4
Level 1 — Knowledge ACCA - Responsible Business Management (Essential Employability Module)
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5
Level 2 — Expertise ACCA E1 - Taxation
£2,600.00 View →
6
Level 2 — Expertise ACCA E2 - Financial Reporting
£2,600.00 View →
7
Level 2 — Expertise ACCA E3 - Audit, Risk and Control
£2,600.00 View →
8
Level 2 — Expertise ACCA E4 - Finance and Investment
£2,600.00 View →
9
Level 2 — Expertise ACCA E5 - Performance with Data Analysis
£2,600.00 View →
10
Level 2 — Expertise ACCA - Digital Tech and Innovation (Essential Employability Module)
£2,600.00 View →
11
Level 3 — Strategic Professional ACCA S1 - Business and Sustainability Reporting
£3,200.00 View →
12
Level 3 — Strategic Professional ACCA S2 - Strategic Business Leader
£3,200.00 View →
13
Level 3 — Strategic Professional ACCA SAA - Audit and Assurance Professional
£3,200.00 View →
14
Level 3 — Strategic Professional ACCA SCF - Corporate Finance Professional
£3,200.00 View →
15
Level 3 — Strategic Professional ACCA SDS - Data Science Professional
£3,200.00 View →
16
Level 3 — Strategic Professional ACCA SPI - Performance and Insights Professional
£3,200.00 View →
17
Level 3 — Strategic Professional ACCA STA - Taxation Advisory Professional
£3,200.00 View →
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