Business and its Environment: An Overview of Business and the Role of Finance in Business
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Brief Introduction
Introduction to the ways that business is related to, and interacts with, individuals, groups and institutions in the current U.S. environment.
Description
Introduction to the ways that business is related to, and interacts with, individuals, groups and institutions in the current U.S. environment. This course provides the terminology and concepts of the functional areas of business, setting the foundation for interpreting and analyzing the legal, social and ethical issues facing business today. Learners will gain a basic overview of the financial system, including sources of business financing and various types of financial statements.
This course was developed and is being offered by Anne Arundel Community College through OECx.
All course content is openly licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license. You are free to translate, modify and repurpose course materials as long as you provide attribution to the course authors. For more information on Creative Commons licenses, please see http://creativecommons.org/about/license/
Knowledge
- Define the roles of government in controlling business.
- Identify the advantages and disadvantages of the three forms of business ownership.
- Explain the differences between the major financial statements.
- Identify sources of business financing.
- Explain stocks, bonds, financial institutions and the role of the Federal Reserve System.
Logistics and Supply Chains - Fundamentals,Design,Operations
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Tactics, Tools, and Techniques for Moving Your End-to-End Global Supply Chain into the 21st Century Every organisation, whether it manufactures goods or provides services, needs a reliable flow of materials....
Project Management Office (PMO) Setup Guide
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PMO Step-by-Step Implementation Plan A project management office (PMO) is a department within a business, agency or enterprise that defines and maintains standards for project management within the organization....
Global Financial Markets and Instruments
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You’ll start by learning the role of financial markets and financial assets in a well-functioning economy. By the end of the course, learners will be able to:...
Portfolio Selection and Risk Management
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When an investor is faced with a portfolio choice problem, the number of possible assets and the various combinations and proportions in which each can be held can seem overwhelming....
