Course Syllabus/Content

This unit aims to develop students’ abilities in oral and written skills in a business context. It exposes students to skills, communication in semi-formal and formal business settings including presentation, meeting, interview, minutes writing and business report writing.

Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to:

1. Demonstrate skills in the selection and interpretation of business texts
2. Communicate in semi-formal and formal business settings
3. Write minutes
4. Conduct meeting
5. Prepare business report

Admission Requirements

Students should normally satisfy the following minimum academic requirements:

• Three GCE ‘O’ level passes with a pass in Chinese

International students with equivalent qualifications may be admitted on the condition that they are proficient with Chinese.

Certification

After the completion of the short course, students will be given a Certificate of Completion by Beacon International College.

Course Duration

Total Duration: 8 weeks
Total Course Hours: 48
Weekly time-tabled hours (teaching): 6

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Course Syllabus/Content

This unit examines the basic elements of generating new business ideas. Through various mode of learning (e.g. lectures, online learning, tutor consultation, workshop, site visit and active participation etc) students will get an opportunity to identify, assess and select viable businesses, and then develop preliminary business proposals through a typical entrepreneurship process and field research. The objective is to develop students’ entrepreneurial mindset.

Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to:

1. Identify, assess and select viable businesses
2. Develop preliminary business proposals
3. Understand the process of entrepreneurship
4. Carry out filed research

Admission Requirements

Students should normally satisfy the following minimum academic requirements:

• Three GCE ‘O’ level passes with a pass in Chinese

International students with equivalent qualifications may be admitted on the condition that they are proficient with Chinese.

Certification

After the completion of the short course, students will be given a Certificate of Completion by Beacon International College.

Course Duration

Total Duration: 8 weeks
Total Course Hours: 48
Weekly time-tabled hours (teaching): 6

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Course Syllabus/Content
This unit provides an introduction to the contemporary concepts and practices of Human Resource Management within the Singapore setting. The aim of the unit is to provide an understanding of the personnel function of management through the consideration of systems and frameworks, which create and sustain the employment relationship within the organisation.

Major topics include human resource strategy & planning, job analysis, recruitment, appraisal, salary management and training.

Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to:

1. Understand the personnel function of management
2. Perform human resource planning and job analysis
3. Understand the process of recruitment and appraisal
4. Appreciate salary management
5. Plan staff training

Admission Requirements

Students should normally satisfy the following minimum academic requirements:

• Three GCE ‘O’ level passes with a pass in Chinese

International students with equivalent qualifications may be admitted on the condition that they are proficient with Chinese.

Certification

After the completion of the short course, students will be given a Certificate of Completion by Beacon International College.

Course Duration

Total Duration: 8 weeks
Total Course Hours: 48
Weekly time-tabled hours (teaching): 6

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Course Syllabus/Content
The aim of this unit is to investigate the principles that underpin the marketing process and how they apply in business. It is a broad-based unit providing a general overview of marketing for all students and a foundation for further study in the specialist area of marketing.

It will enable students to select, analyse, apply, and evaluate marketing planning models and theories to marketing planning. Upon completion candidates should have the ability to evaluate an organisation’s ability to develop and launch a new product, and present a credible marketing plan.

Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to:

1. Understand the principles that underpin the marketing process
2. select, analyse, apply, and evaluate marketing planning models and theories to marketing planning
3. Prepare and present a marketing plan

Admission Requirements

Students should normally satisfy the following minimum academic requirements:

• Three GCE ‘O’ level passes with a pass in Chinese

International students with equivalent qualifications may be admitted on the condition that they are proficient with Chinese.

Certification

After the completion of the short course, students will be given a Certificate of Completion by Beacon International College.

Course Duration

Total Duration: 8 weeks
Total Course Hours: 48
Weekly time-tabled hours (teaching): 6

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Course Syllabus/Content

This unit provides students with an insight into the key functions of management and the practical issues which managers of today face. Students are expected to discuss management theories and acquire an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of being a manager in an organisation. Apart from learning about the roles and functions of managers, student will gain an understanding of the skills managers require to manage effectively in a rapidly changing and competitive business environment.

Aspects of management such as planning, organising, leading, controlling, international management, business ethics and social responsibility will be covered.

Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to:

1. Understand the roles and responsibilities of being a manager in an organisation;
2. Apply management theories;
3. Appreciate the skills managers require to manage effectively;
4. Understand management aspects such as planning, organising, leading, controlling, international management, business ethics and social responsibility.

Admission Requirements

Students should normally satisfy the following minimum academic requirements:

• Three GCE ‘O’ level passes with a pass in Chinese

International students with equivalent qualifications may be admitted on the condition that they are proficient with Chinese.

Certification

After the completion of the short course, students will be given a Certificate of Completion by Beacon International College.

Course Duration

Total Duration: 8 weeks
Total Course Hours: 48
Weekly time-tabled hours (teaching): 6

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Course Syllabus/Content

This unit provides students with an understanding of accounting information deriving from all sources – Manual, Mechanical & Electronics Ability to prepare accounting statements and data in accordance with basic accounting conventions and current accounting practice as specified in the Accounting Companies Acts and in the Statements of Standard Accounting Practice which refers to:

• Disclosure of Accounting Policies
• Stocks and Long-Term Contracts
• Accounting for Depreciation
• Extraordinary items and Prior-Year Adjustment
• Statements of Sources and Applications of Funds
• Accounting for Research and Development
• Grouping Accounting
• Earning Per Share

Ability to use appreciation and analytically interpret Accounting Statements and Data.

Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to:

1. Understand accounting concepts and principles
2. Understand basic accounting conventions and current accounting practice
3. Prepare financial statements and data
4. Use analytical techniques to interpret and evaluate financial information

Admission Requirements

Students should normally satisfy the following minimum academic requirements:

• Three GCE ‘O’ level passes with a pass in Chinese

International students with equivalent qualifications may be admitted on the condition that they are proficient with Chinese.

Certification

After the completion of the short course, students will be given a Certificate of Completion by Beacon International College.

Course Duration

Total Duration: 8 weeks
Total Course Hours: 48
Weekly time-tabled hours (teaching): 6

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Course Syllabus/Content
The content of this short course includes: The methods, principles and techniques by which both planned and actual costs of operations, processes, departments, products or services are established

• Responsibility for the effective use of resources involving control by variance analysis
• Relevant cost for decision-making
  • Stock Control
  • Marginal Costing
  • Variance Accounting
  • Presentation of Information to Management

Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to:

1. Demonstrate understanding of the types of costs and classification and costing methods
2. Understand the process and methods of budgeting
3. Produce budgeting plan and cost reports
4. Use appropriate methods and techniques to monitor performance against budgets within a business

Admission Requirements

Students should normally satisfy the following minimum academic requirements:

• Three GCE ‘O’ level passes with a pass in Chinese

International students with equivalent qualifications may be admitted on the condition that they are proficient with Chinese.

Certification

After the completion of the short course, students will be given a Certificate of Completion by Beacon International College.

Course Duration

Total Duration: 8 weeks
Total Course Hours: 48
Weekly time-tabled hours (teaching): 6

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Course Syllabus/Content
The aim of this unit is to provide students with knowledge and understanding of the basic principle involved in cost behaviour, decision making and profit control, cash management and product cost ascertainment.
Topics include:

• Short-term cost behaviour, Decision making and Profit-control
• Cash Management
• Long Term Decision Making and Control
• Product Cost Ascertainment
• Transfer Pricing and Performance Evaluation
• Information Processing Cost Transparancy

Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to:

1. Demonstrate understanding of the basic concepts of management accounting
2. Understand the process of preparing management account
3. Analyse and use management accounting information for business decision making

Admission Requirements

Students should normally satisfy the following minimum academic requirements:

• Three GCE ‘O’ level passes with a pass in Chinese

International students with equivalent qualifications may be admitted on the condition that they are proficient with Chinese.

Certification

After the completion of the short course, students will be given a Certificate of Completion by Beacon International College.

Course Duration

Total Duration: 8 weeks
Total Course Hours: 48
Weekly time-tabled hours (teaching): 6

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