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Business Management Studies courses

This is a list of all the modules available for study as standalone courses in Business Management Studies. Please note that this is an alphabetical list. You should not study these courses in this order.

OU modules are planned on the assumption that you will study progressively from one study level to the next, starting at Level 1. Modules at Level 2 and Level 3 assume that you are suitably prepared for study at this level. If you want to study a module as a standalone course, you don't need to start at Level 1 but you do need to have adequately prepared yourself for OU study in some other way. Check with advisory staff at our Student Registration & Enquiry Service to make sure that you are sufficiently prepared.

Course title (code) Level Points Next Start
An introduction to business studies (B120) 1 30 Oct 2012
An introduction to retail management and marketing (B122) 1 30 Oct 2012
Business functions in context (B203) 2 60 Oct 2012
Business organisations and their environments (B201) 2 60 Jan 2013
Investigating entrepreneurial opportunities (B322) 3 30 Nov 2012
Making it happen! Leadership, influence and change (B204) 2 60 Oct 2012
Making it happen! Leadership, influence and change in retailing (BXA204) 2 60 Oct 2012
Making sense of strategy (B301) 3 60 Feb 2013
Managing 1: organisations and people - online version (BZX628) - online version 3 30 Nov 2012
Managing 1: organisations and people (B628) 3 30 Nov 2012
Managing 2: marketing and finance - online version (BZX629) - online version 3 30 Nov 2012
Managing 2: marketing and finance (B629) 3 30 Nov 2012
Managing 3: the integration challenge (B690) 3 10 Nov 2012
Managing across organisational and cultural boundaries (B325) 3 30 May 2013
Managing in the workplace (B121) 1 30 Oct 2012
Managing in the workplace (BXS121) 1 30 Oct 2012
Marketing and society (B324) 3 30 May 2013
Personal investment in an uncertain world (DB234) 2 30 May 2013
Professional communication skills for business studies (LB160) 1 30 Apr 2013
Understanding management (Y179) 1 15 Jun 2012
Winning resources and support (B625) 3 30 Nov 2012
Working and learning: developing effective performance at work (BU130) 1 30 Oct 2012
Working and learning: developing effective performance at work (BUXS130) 1 30 Oct 2012
You and your money: personal finance in context (DB123) 1 30 Oct 2012

Professional Skills courses

A series of courses designed by the OU to respond to the needs of practising professionals for skills updating and career development. These courses are non-credit bearing.

Course title (code) Next Start
Advancing your personal leadership (GB018) anytime
Applying strategic thinking (GB010) anytime
Becoming an effective project manager (GB015) anytime
Clinical teams and how they develop (GB082) anytime
Corporate social responsibility in practice (GB070) anytime
Creative problem solving (GB052) anytime
Developing cases for innovation (GB088) anytime
Developing options for service improvement (GB086) anytime
Developing yourself for clinical leadership (GB081) anytime
Discover and apply your creative skills (GB062) anytime
Effective collaboration in construction (GB073) anytime
Effective decision-making skills (GB077) anytime
Effective leadership skills (GB003) anytime
Effective virtual teams (GB039) anytime
Evaluating the flow of activities (GB085) anytime
Finance for non-financial managers (GB012) anytime
Getting it right: consulting and communication inside organisations (GB043) anytime
How can supply chain ideas help you? (GB047) anytime
How to be effective on a governing body: in 10 steps (GB064) anytime
How to design and analyse surveys (GT032) anytime
How to use coaching at work (GB035) anytime
How well do you communicate? Interpersonal communication at work. (GK037) anytime
Improving operational performance (GB008) anytime
Improving your negotiation skills (GB036) anytime
Influencing strategic thinking for finance professionals (GB027) anytime
Innovating across boundaries (GB090) anytime
Innovating in primary care (GB092) anytime
Innovation for business results (GB053) anytime
Interviewing skills for successful selection (GB059) anytime
Introduction to travel planning (GT013) anytime
Leading organisational change (GB019) anytime
Learning by volunteering (GB078) anytime
Managing a professional practice (GB038) anytime
Managing complexity: a toolkit approach (GT045) anytime
Managing conflict (GB058) anytime
Managing diversity (GB031) anytime
Managing organisational politics (GB051) anytime
Managing performance through people (GB002) anytime
Marketing in practice (GB011) anytime
Mentoring at work (GK016) anytime
New managers' toolkit (GB079) anytime
Practical leadership in construction (GB074) anytime
Recruiting the best people (GB066) anytime
Respecting religious diversity at work (GA063) anytime
Rural entrepreneurship: be your own boss (GB093) anytime
Social marketing (GB017) anytime
Successful team working (GB072) anytime
The evolving information professional: challenges in a digital world (GT067) anytime
Time management for you and your team (GB057) anytime
Travel plan development (GT014) anytime
Understanding finance and budgets (GB075) anytime
Understanding service innovation (GB087) anytime
Understanding stress at work (GB009) anytime
User-centred service innovations (GB091) anytime
What is clinical leadership? (GB080) anytime
What you need to know about marketing (GB076) anytime
Working across cultures (GB061) anytime
Working together across professional boundaries (GB065) anytime
Your service: assessing quality (GB084) anytime
Your service: governance and accountability (GB083) anytime

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