Business and accounts diploma level 3

2. Course description Summary: This course is ideal preparation for a career in business with a particular emphasis on accounts. Course description: This qualification is equivalent to three A levels and contains specific accounting units as well as business subjects. As an integral part of the course, you will also be studying to achieve the specialist AAT Foundation accountancy qualification. The course will require students to undertake a minimum of three days in college each week. The course includes a variety of units, including: - Business environment - Business resources - Introduction to marketing - Business communication - Business accounts - Creative product promotion - Internet marketing - Managing business event - Developing teams - Website design - Starting a small business - Business ethics - Financial accounts - Management accounting - Accounting systems - Business and the economic environment - Managing business information - Law The AAT Foundation elements of the course includes units such as making and recording payments, recording income and receipts, preparing ledger balances and an initial trial balance, working with computers/computerised accounts, achieving personal effectiveness, health and safety and supplying information for management control. Learning outcome: The qualification can prepare learners for direct employment in a range of business related areas with a particular focus on Accounts. Objective: This course has been developed to provide a nationally recognised and vocationally specific qualification with which to enter employment or to progress to higher education to undertake a degree in business and/or management, or accounts. Assessment: The course is assessed through coursework using a variety of assessment methods including assignments, presentation, reports, observations and discussion. You will achieve either a Pass, Merit or Distinction for each unit. ...