Personal Development as Strategic Manager

BTEC Edexcel Level 7
Extended Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership
COURSE HANDBOOK October 2011 Intake

TERM 1
CONTENTS

EDSML

1. EDSML Course Structure ........................................................................................................................ 2 2. EDSML Regulations ................................................................................................................................ 2 3. Assessment Schedule ............................................................................................................................. 4 4. Professional Development for Strategic Managers ................................................................................. 5 5. Developing Strategic Management and Leadership Skills .................................................................... 11 6. Strategic Change Management ............................................................................................................. 18 7. Strategic Human Resources Management ........................................................................................... 26 8. Developing Corporate Culture ............................................................................................................... 34 9. Developing Successful Business Teams .............................................................................................. 41 10. Managing Financial Principles and Techniques .................................................................................. 47

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1. EDSML COURSE STRUCTURE
TERM 1:
Modules (60 Credits)
Professional Development for Strategic Managers (Core Module) Developing Strategic Management and Leadership Skills (Core Module) Strategic Change Management (Core Module) Managing Financial Principles and

References: Ensure that all references are quoted at the end of any question/document submitted; you must apply the Harvard System of Referencing in your work. Referencing guidelines are available on the Students Resources Portal Ensure that font style should be Arial or Times New Roman and font size should be 12 in all Assignments Ensure that (in paragraph) line spacing should be 1.5 and alignment should be Justify Ensure that all work has been proof-read and checked prior to submission. Ensure that the layout of your documents is in a professional format G. REFERENCES Textbooks 1. Atrill P and McLaney E – Management Accounting for Non-specialists, 3rd Edition (Financial Times/Prentice Hall, 2002) ISBN 0273655914 2. Berry A and Jarvis R – Accounting in a Business Context, 4th Edition (Cengage Learning EMEA, 2005) ISBN 1844802515 3. Brookson S – Managing Budgets (Dorling Kindersley, 2000) ISBN 0751307718 4. Cox D and Fardon M – Management of Finance (Osborne Books, 1997) ISBN 872962238 5. Drury C – Management Accounting for Business, 4th Edition (Cengage Learning EMEA, 2009) ISBN 1408017717 6. Glynn J, Perrin J, Murphy M and Abraham A – Accounting for Managers, 3rd Edition (Thomson Learning, 2003) ISBN 186152904X 7. Harris R and Sollis R – Applied Time Series Modelling and Forecasting (John Wiley and Sons, 003) ISBN 0470844434 8. Lumby S and Jones C – The Fundamentals of Investment Appraisal (Thomson Learning, 2000) ISBN 1861526075 9. Monden Y – Cost Reduction Systems: Target Costing and Kaizen Costing (Productivity Press, 1995) ISBN 1563270684 10. Makridakis S, Wheelwright S C and Hyndman R J – Forecasting, 3rd Edition (John Wiley and Sons, 1998) ISBN 0471532339 11. Pettinger R – Investment Appraisal: A Managerial Approach (Palgrave Macmillan, 2000) ISBN 0333800591 College of Technology London Page 57 Managing Financial Principles and Techniques 12. Secrett M – Mastering Spreadsheets, Budgets and Forecasts, 3rd Edition (Financial Times/Prentice Hall, 1999) ISBN 0273644912 13. White G I, Sondhi A C and Fried D – The Analysis and Use of Financial Statements, 3rd Edition (John Wiley and Sons, 2003) ISBN 0471375942 14. Yoshikawa T, Innes J and Mitchell F – Strategic Value Analysis (Financial Times/Prentice Hall, 2002) ISBN 0273654292 Websites 1. www.aat.co.uk - Association of Accounting Technicians 2. www.bized.co.uk - Learning materials and a wide range of company information 3. www.cimaglobal.com - Chartered Institute of Management Accountants 4. www.cipfa.org.uk - Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy 5. www.companies-house.gov.uk - Companies House 6. http://corporate.marksandspencer.com - Example of company website containing information on its published accounts 7. www.guardian.co.uk - Example broadsheet newspaper website 8. www.icaew.co.uk - Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales 9. www.icsa.org.uk - Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators 10. www.thetimes100.co.uk - Company case studies College of Technology London Page 58