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Key details

Course area
Business and Accounts
Course type
Part-time Further Education course
Course level
Level 1
Date/times

You can start this course at any time.

Location
Online Learning
Fees
£28.50
Course code
Parent course code:C034406 Child course code: Q034407

Course introduction

This short, auto-marked programme will build your knowledge of how to define, investigate and analyse problems and how to evaluate your options.

  • Section 1: Defining, investigating and analysing problems
    • In this section, you will learn how to describe a problem, its nature, scope and impact.
  • Section 2: Data and information
    • You will discover how to gather and interpret information to identify possible solutions to a problem.
  • Section 3: Evaluating options
    • This section covers how to evaluate options to make a decision. You will also learn about decision making techniques to evaluate options to arrive at the best solution.
  • Section 4: Planning techniques
    • You will cover how to plan, monitor and review the implementation and communication of decisions.

Duration: You will learn at your own pace, but the course typically takes approximately 4 hours to complete.

Important Notice: All online courses are delivered exclusively via an online platform and require access to a PC or laptop computer. These courses cannot be completed without the use of a PC or laptop. You must ensure they have appropriate access to the required equipment prior to enrolment. You cannot study these courses on a mobile phone.

Course information

College Certificate

There are no formal entry requirements for this course but you must have a reasonable standard of spoken and written English and be aged 19 or over.

The course is auto-assessed with questions throughout the learning material.