ACCOUNTANCY TRAINING AND EDUCATION CENTRE (ATEC)
COURSE OUTLINE
PROGRAMME:
ACCA
DURATION:
1.00 pm to 5.00pm
DAY(S):
Saturday
MODE:
Part-Time
COMPONENT:
P3 - Business Analysis
LECTURER:
Darryl White
Champs Fleurs
CAMPUS:
Lecture
Number
1
2
A Great Place to Learn.
Lecture Day &
Date
Sat
Sat
Sat
Sat
Sat
Sat
Sat
Sat
Sat
July 13, 2013
20-Jul-2013
27-Jul-2013
3-Aug-2013
10-Aug-2013
17-Aug-2013
24-Aug-2013
31-Aug-2013
7-Sep-2013
Time
Hrs
Cum
Hrs
Lecture
Topic (s)
No./ Type
of
Session
Intro to Strat
Mng't and
Business
Analysis
1 / Lt
Strategic
Context:
Macro
Environ
Issues
12.00 Strategic
Context:
Competitors
and
Customers
1 / Lt
1.00 PM - 5.00 4.0
PM
16.00 Strat
Capability
1 / Lt
1.00 PM - 5.00 4.0
PM
20.00 Stakeholder
s Ethics and
Culture
1 / Lt
1.00 PM - 5.00 4.0
PM
24.00 Strategic
Choices
1 / Lt
1.00 PM - 5.00 4.0
PM
28.00 Strategic
Choices
1 / Lt
1.00 PM - 5.00 4.0
1.00 PM - 5.00 4.0
PM
32.00 Case Study
36.00 Organising
and
Enabling
Success
1/T
1 / Lt
1.00 PM - 5.00 4.0
PM
4.00
1.00 PM - 5.00 4.0
PM
8.00
1.00 PM - 5.00 4.0
PM
Important Concepts/ Ideas to know
Key Terms and Definitions. Course outline.
Levels of Strategy in Organisations. The strategic
map. History and roots of strategy. Key writers
and concepts. Vision, Mission, Goals and
Objectives…Why is straegy important to
Organisations…why use models
Expected
Reading
Text Chpt 1;
Handout by Class etiquette
and ground
Michael
Porter - What rules
is Strategy
Read
Chapter 2
and
handouts;
Review and
return with
definitions of
Strategy
Case Study : Read
Airtite (BPP) Chapter 3
Marketing Mix ( P's), Segmentation, Competition
dynamics, Industry Life cycle; Product Postioning Text Chpt 3
Matrix; Opportunities and Threats
Case Study :
Restful
hotels
Read Chpt 4
(Kaplan):
4QX
(Kaplan)
Org Resources; Converting Resources; Porter's
value chain; Product Portfolio; new Products and Text Chpt 4
Innovation; Benchmarking; SWOT
Case Study;
Independent
Chpt 5;
Living
(Kaplan)
Ethics and the org; Social Repsonsibility; Corp
governance; Culture ( JSW Cultural Web)
Text Chpt 5
Case Study:
Frigate
Chpt 6
(BPP)
Corp Strat;Igrowth Strategies, Divesification;
Corporate Parenting and Portfolio Strategies;
Text Chpt 6
Porter's Generic Strategies;Strategy and Market
Position; Methods of Growth: SAF Framework
Case :Joe
Swift
Transport
Chpt 6
(BPP) Case;
MMI (BPP)
Corp Strat;Igrowth Strategies, Divesification;
Corporate Parenting and Portfolio Strategies;
Text Chpt 6
Porter's Generic Strategies;Strategy and Market
Position; Methods of Growth: SAF Framework
Case:Elite
Fabrics
Case Study:
(Kaplan);
Video
Case Jurania Concepts
(Kaplan)
1 / Lt
Case Study Discussion : Video Concepts
Org Structures; Processes and Relationships
Case Study
Text Chpt 7
14-Sep-2013
1.00 PM - 5.00 4.0
PM
40.00 Managing
Strategic
Change
1 / Lt
Scope and Nature of Change; B&H Model; Force
Field analysis; Change Management Roles and
challenges
Text Chpt 8
Sat
21-Sep-2013
1.00 PM - 5.00 4.0
PM
44.00 Business
Process
Change
1 / Lt
Harmon's Process Strategy Matrix; Process Redesign; Process Commoditisation and
Text Chpt 9
Outsourcing
Sat
28-Sep-2013
1.00 PM - 5.00 4.0
PM
48.00 Improving
Processes
1 / Lt
1.00 PM - 5.00 4.0
PM
52.00 Information
Technology
1 / Lt
5-Oct-2013
Case Study
CTC
Telecommun
ications
(Kaplan)
Items Due
For Next
Class
The Macro Environement; PESTEL, Competitive
Advantage of Nations (Porter's Diamond);
Text Chpt 2
Industry and Sector (Life Cycle Models);
Compettive Forces (Porter's 5 Forces model)
Sat
Sat
Other Matters Questions
Managing and Measuring; Process Re-design;
software packags
Text Chpt 10
E-Business: Principles of EB; Models applied ot
EB context;E-Marketing: functions and Benefits
of EM; Developing a Plan to EM; the media of
EM
Text Chpt
11&12
Txt chpt 7
Case: ALG
Technology
(Kaplan):
Text Chpt 8
Case ICC
Org (Kaplan)
Case: PSI
(Kaplan)
Case: TC
Text Chpt 9
Company
(Kaplan)
Case:
Country Car
Text Chpt 10
Club
(Kaplan)
Text Chpt
11&12
Case:
Perfect
Shopper
(Kaplan)
Text Chpt 13
Sat
Sat
Sat
12-Oct-2013
19-Oct-2013
26-Oct-2013
Key / Legend
Lt = Lecture
T=Tutorial
1.00 PM - 5.00 4.0
PM
56.00 Project
Managemen
t
1 / Lt
1.00 PM - 5.00 4.0
PM
60.00 Finance and
HR
1 / Lt
1.00 PM - 5.00 4.0
PM
64.00
Lb = Lab
Nature of PM; Prohject Life Cycle; Problems with
Projects; Project Teams; Controlling Projects
Text Chpt 13
EP
Mickey's Kits
(Kaplan); A
Text Chpt 14Clothing
15
Company
(Kaplan)
Finance and Strategy; Ratio analysis; Gearing for
Text Chpt 14business; Strat leadeship; Job Desing; HRM and
15
knowledge Work
Case: Job
Design
(Kaplan)
Prepare PP
Case:Potato
to Go (
Kapan)
Exam Past Paper to be Assigned
TBA
Prepare PP
EP = Exam Prep
Last Notes: SBCS reserves the right to make changes to the information contained herein. Any changes effected to the information
contained herein will be made known to all students concerned via class announcement. It is thus the responsibility of the student
to attend all classes and to keep abreast of matters should they be absent from any class session. Students are advised and encouraged
to contact their fellow classmates for updates where class sessions have been missed.
Date syllabus last modified: January 2013