Overview
Aims of the Operational Business Management I (Horticulture) course from Warnborough College
- Explain the economic environment in which horticultural business operates
- Appraise the impact of external influences
- Establish the type of information required for operations in both commercial businesses and service organisations
- Examine the process and analyse approaches to strategic planning
- Examine the process and analyse approaches to strategy formation and implementation
- Prepare a business plan
- Assess the importance of business control systems utilising IT integration into financial management; prepare, read and interpret annual statements, appreciate the importance of budgetary control
- Identify the benefits involved when preparing marketing plans; analyse organisational strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
- Formulate customer-orientated and realisable strategies for selected markets
Programme Structure
The duration of this online course is 100 hours. This consists of 9 in-depth lessons:
- The Economic Environment
- External Influences on Horticultural Enterprise
- Information Management for Horticulture
- Strategic Planning in Horticulture
- Implementing Strategies
- PBL Project: Developing a Business Plan
- Business Control Systems for Horticulture
- Evaluating Horticultural Marketing
- Marketing Strategies for Horticulture
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 4 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- You can start the course whenever is convenient for you.
Language
Delivered
- Self-paced
Disciplines
Management Studies Agribusiness Horticulture and Crop Science View 200 other Short Courses in Management Studies in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
You will be studying from home and have access to support from our qualified tutors. Practical exercises and research tasks will be set at the end of each lesson – including an assignment. You will submit this assignment to your course tutor, who will mark your work and give you constructive feedback and suggestions.
Tuition Fee
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International
355 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 355 GBP for the full programme during 4 days. -
National
355 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 355 GBP for the full programme during 4 days.