'Fundamentals of Business Analysis' Course (now includes optional extra ISEB Certificate in Requirements Engineering)
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The ISEB Organisational Context Certificate Training Course Structure
Introduction
This ISEB accredited course is concerned with the business environment within which organisations have to operate.
There are three key elements to the syllabus:
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the nature of organisations, their legal basis, management and structures
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legislation of concern to the IS professional
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business finance.
An optional ISEB exam can be taken at the end of the course. This is a mandatory module for delegates wishing to achieve the ISEB diploma in Business Analysis.
Objectives
By the end of the course the delegate will 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 found within organisations.
- Explain legislative issues affecting information systems.
- Describe the range of activities carried out by financial and management accountants.
- Interpret the contents of the balance sheet and profit and loss account.
- Use investment appraisal, costing and cash flow forecasting techniques.
Syllabus
1. Law and Government
2. Professions and professional bodies
3. Types of organisation
Private sector organisations
Public sector organisations
Not-for-profit organisations
4. Financing a start-up company
Why capital is needed
The business plan
Sources of finance
5. Financial accounting
The balance sheet
The profit and loss account
Financial ratios
Liquidity
Gearing
6. Management accounting
Costing approaches
Principles of budgeting
Cash flow forecast
7. Investment Appraisal
Payback
Discounted Cash Flow
Internal Rate of Return
8. Structure and management of organisations
Organisational models
Depth of structure
Centralisation
9. Business Functions
Sales
Marketing
Operations
Procurement
Finance
Human Resources
10. Legal issues
Anti-discrimination legislation
Software contracts and liability
Intellectual property rights
Data protection, privacy and freedom of information
Internet issues
Computer misuse
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