ISEB Certificate in The Organisational Context
Course Information
This certificate is concerned with the business environment in which organisations have to operate. Holders of the ISEB BSD Certificate in Organisational Context should be able to:
- Describe the range and type of business organisations in the UK;
- Describe the advantages and disadvantages of a range of management structures operated within organisations;
- Describe the work carried out by key functions within organisations;
- Explain legislative issues affecting information systems;
- Describe the range of activities carried out by financial and management accountants;
- Interpret the contents of a balance sheet and profit and loss account;
- Use investment appraisal, costing and cash flow forecasting techniques;
The Certificate is awarded to delegates who pass a one-hour open-book written examination based on a business scenario. The written exam is preceded by fifteen minutes reading time. This course is also worth one module towards ISEB Diplomas.
Course Contents
- Law and government
- Professions and professional bodies
- Types of organisation
- Private sector organisations
- Public sector organisations
- Not-for-profit sector organisations
- Financing a start-up company
- Why capital is needed
- The business plan
- Sources of finance
- Financial accounting
- Balance Sheet; Profit and Loss Account
- Financial ratios; Liquidity, Gearing
- Management accounting
- Costing approaches
- Principles of budgeting
- Cash flow forecast
- Investment appraisal
- Payback; Internal rate of return
- Discounted cash flow
- Structure and management of organisations
- Organisational models
- Depth of structure
- Centralisation
- Business functions
- Sales, Marketing, Operations
- Procurement, finance, Human Resources
- Legal issues
- Anti-discrimination legislation
- Software contracts and liability
- Intellectual property rights
- Data protection, privacy and freedom of information
- Internet issues
- Computer misuse
