Acca Business And Technology: An Easy And Complete Course

ACCA APPLIED KNOWLEDGE STAGE

What you'll learn

Business Organization

Organizational Structure

Business functions, Regulations and Technology

Leadership and Management

Personal Effectiveness and Communication

Professional Ethics

Requirements

No prior academic requirements. We start at the basics and then work from there.

It is suggested that students do the quiz at the end of each section to ensure that they are progressing properly. A calculator is needed for some of the examples.

Description

What is Business and Technology?It essentially involves using information and data to make an organization more efficient and successful. This role is usually undertaken by management accountants.Why should you study Business and Technology?Management accounting jobs are interesting and well paid. Generally, they are part of the executive and senior management team. In addition, other managers also need to understand the ideas and methods involved in this area in order to do their jobs well.Will this course help me in Professional Examinations?Yes, the course covers all the main concepts and techniques that you need to know. It follows the syllabus of the ACCA, Business and Technology BT Applied Knowledge course. It can also be use for other accounting qualifications, including Certified Public Accountants CPA, Chartered Accountant CA and Association of Accounting Technicians AAT.What is the style of teaching?The course is split into fourteen sections and then within each section there are a number of short lessons. Each new topic is introduced and then it is explained using a mixture of videos of live classroom teaching, cartoons explaining the important concepts and then detailed teaching of each topic. At the end of each section there is a short quiz to ensure you understood that section. Answers and explanations are given.The course is designed to be as practical as possible. It is aimed at a person who is currently working as an accountant, studying business, accounting or finance at university or college or someone who needs to understand these topics as part of their job.Why should I take this course?I qualified as a Chartered Accountant with PwC in London and then worked for twenty years as an accountant. Over the last ten years I have taught accounting in a university. I understand the practical day to day work of an accountant but also have a lot of experience helping students to do well and pass their exams. Students have rated my teaching very highly.Are there any requirements?You do not need at previous knowledge. I designed the course to start at the basics and then move slowly so that students can easily understand this course.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 What are organizations?

Lecture 3 Purpose of an organization

Lecture 4 Types of organization

Lecture 5 Business sectors

Lecture 6 Ways to structure a business

Lecture 7 Business functions

Lecture 8 What are stakeholders?

Lecture 9 Classroom teaching on stakeholders

Lecture 10 Quiz

Section 2: Political and Legal Factors Affecting Business

Lecture 11 Introduction

Lecture 12 Legal authority

Lecture 13 Employment law

Lecture 14 How do you make a contract?

Lecture 15 Factors affecting competition

Lecture 16 Social changes

Lecture 17 Technology changes

Lecture 18 Environmental changes

Lecture 19 SWOT analysis

Lecture 20 Classroom teaching on Porter's five forces

Lecture 21 Porters value chain

Lecture 22 Quiz

Section 3: Macro Economics

Lecture 23 Introduction

Lecture 24 Classroom teaching on macro economics

Lecture 25 How to control the economy

Lecture 26 Economic policies

Lecture 27 Hot and cold economy

Lecture 28 Taxes

Lecture 29 Inflation

Lecture 30 Cartoon explaining inflation

Lecture 31 Unemployment

Lecture 32 International trade part 1

Lecture 33 International trade part 2

Lecture 34 Quiz

Section 4: Micro Economics

Lecture 35 Introduction

Lecture 36 What is a market?

Lecture 37 Elasticity of demand

Lecture 38 Elasticity question

Lecture 39 Supply of a product 1

Lecture 40 Supply of product 2

Lecture 41 Types of competition

Lecture 42 Quiz

Section 5: Organizational Structure

Lecture 43 Introduction

Lecture 44 Formal and informal organization

Lecture 45 Components of an organization

Lecture 46 Types of formal organization

Lecture 47 Organizational concepts

Lecture 48 Organizational heirarchy

Lecture 49 Decentralization

Lecture 50 Different departments

Lecture 51 What is marketing?

Lecture 52 Cartoon on the marketing mix

Lecture 53 Business orientation

Lecture 54 Organizational culture

Lecture 55 Classroom teaching on international culture

Lecture 56 What affects culture?

Lecture 57 Charles Handy

Lecture 58 Quiz

Section 6: Governance and Sustainable Business Practices

Lecture 59 Introduction

Lecture 60 Corporate governance

Lecture 61 Governance code

Lecture 62 Bad governance examples

Lecture 63 Committees

Lecture 64 Agency theory

Lecture 65 Corporate social responsibility

Lecture 66 Accounting functions

Lecture 67 Structure of accounting department

Lecture 68 Types of accounting

Lecture 69 Treasury department

Lecture 70 Budgeting

Lecture 71 External auditing

Lecture 72 Internal auditing

Lecture 73 Law governing accounting profession

Lecture 74 Quiz

Section 7: Business Functions

Lecture 75 Introduction

Lecture 76 What does true and fair mean?

Lecture 77 Accounting systems

Lecture 78 Accounting data

Lecture 79 Inventory procedure

Lecture 80 Bank procedure

Lecture 81 Client money

Lecture 82 Weaknesses in accounting systems

Lecture 83 Manual accounting systems

Lecture 84 Fin Tech

Lecture 85 Quiz

Section 8: Internal Controls

Lecture 86 Introduction

Lecture 87 What are financial controls?

Lecture 88 Internal control environment

Lecture 89 What is a good control system?

Lecture 90 Examples of controls

Lecture 91 SPAMSOAP

Lecture 92 Reasons why financial control is bad

Lecture 93 Classroom teaching on fraud

Lecture 94 Computer controls

Lecture 95 Cyber attacks

Lecture 96 Money laundering

Lecture 97 Cartoon on money laundering

Lecture 98 Quiz

Section 9: Leadership and Management

Lecture 99 Classroom teaching on leadership

Lecture 100 Difference between leadership and management

Lecture 101 Scientific management

Lecture 102 Five functions of management

Lecture 103 Peter Drucker

Lecture 104 Management theories

Lecture 105 The managerial grid

Lecture 106 Quiz

Section 10: Team Formation and Management

Lecture 107 Introduction

Lecture 108 Human resource plan

Lecture 109 Equal opportunities

Lecture 110 Classroom teaching on recruitment

Lecture 111 Cartoon on job references

Lecture 112 Team roles

Lecture 113 Team performance

Lecture 114 Classroom teaching on Tuckman's theory

Lecture 115 Quiz

Section 11: Motivating Individuals and Teams

Lecture 116 Introduction

Lecture 117 What do staff want?

Lecture 118 Setting the level of pay

Lecture 119 Classroom teaching on motivation

Lecture 120 Quiz

Section 12: Learning and Training at Work

Lecture 121 Introduction

Lecture 122 Benefits of training

Lecture 123 The training cycle

Lecture 124 Types of training

Lecture 125 Managing training

Lecture 126 Classroom teaching on learning and training

Lecture 127 Managing staff performance

Lecture 128 Performance appraisals part 1

Lecture 129 Performance appraisals part 2

Lecture 130 Problems with appraisals

Lecture 131 Quiz

Section 13: Personal Effectiveness and Communication

Lecture 132 Introduction

Lecture 133 Classroom teaching on time management

Lecture 134 Ineffectiveness at work

Lecture 135 The competency framework

Lecture 136 Classroom teaching on dealing with conflict

Lecture 137 Communication skills

Lecture 138 Communication quiz

Lecture 139 What is good information?

Lecture 140 Classroom teaching on communication

Lecture 141 Quiz

Section 14: Professional Ethics

Lecture 142 Introduction

Lecture 143 Definitions

Lecture 144 Ethical principles

Lecture 145 How should a business behave?

Lecture 146 Corporate code of ethics

Lecture 147 Professional standards

Lecture 148 Self interest

Lecture 149 Cartoon on ethics

Lecture 150 Ethical conflicts

Lecture 151 Examples of ethical conflicts

Lecture 152 Quiz

Accountants studying professional exams including ACCA, CPA, AAT, and CFA.,Students at university and college studying business, accounting and finance,Managers who need to improve their business knowledge and skills