Fundamentals of business administration and accounting, management and corporate planning

Free of cost

by funding

In this course, you will familiarize yourself with the business mindset and acquire basic knowledge of accounting, management and corporate planning. You will learn how artificial intelligence (AI) is used in your professional environment.
  • Certificates: Certified Business Administrator" certificate
    Certified Business Manager" certificate
  • Examination: Practical project work with final presentations
    Certified Business Administrator
    Certified Business Manager
  • Teaching Times: Full-time
    Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
  • Language of Instruction: German
  • Duration: 8 Weeks

Fundamentals of business administration and accounting

Business law (approx. 2.5 days)

Legal forms

Purchase agreement

Company mergers/cooperations

Insolvency law


Taxes and legal aspects of business (approx. 0.5 days)

Fundamentals of business management

Basics of corporate taxation


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Annual financial statements: Balance sheet and P&L with introduction to accounting (approx. 7 days)

Objectives of annual financial statements

Structure of a balance sheet

Assets/liabilities

Inventory

Profit and loss account (P&L account)

Financial statements/period results with receivables/payables

Provisions

Reserves

Amortization

Effects of expenses on the annual financial statements

The graduated income statement

Analysis of the graduated income statement

Analysis of annual financial statements


Corporate goals and key figures (approx. 2 days)

Profitability

Return on equity

Profitability ratios

Liquidity ratios

productivity


Application of cost accounting in small companies (approx. 4 days)

Tasks of cost accounting

Terms used in cost accounting

Price calculation

Cost center accounting

Profit center accounting


Project work, certification preparation and certification examination (approx. 4 days)

Management and corporate planning

Management (approx. 1 day)

Hierarchy levels

Management methods

Planning horizons

Management functions

Management control loop

Management instruments


Objectives, methods and instruments of business plan preparation (approx. 3 days)

Basics of business plan preparation

Analysis and planning tools (SWOT analysis, scenario analysis, portfolio analysis, creativity techniques)


Contract law (approx. 1 day)

Declarations of intent

Warranty and guarantee

Types of contract and their disruptions

Law on contractual defects (subsequent performance, withdrawal, purchase price reduction, compensation)

General terms and conditions (AGB)


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Commercial and company law (approx. 1 day)

Types of merchants

company forms

Commercial practices

Special features of commercial law

Commercial register and publicity

Introduction to insolvency law


Project planning (approx. 0.5 days)

basics

Resource planning

Planning steps

Errors in project planning


Environment analysis (approx. 0.5 days)

Company analysis

Industry analysis

Location analysis

Competition analysis


Marketing (approx. 3 days)

Market analysis and market segmentation

Basics of market research

Instruments of the marketing mix

Advertising and supporting instruments


Financial planning (approx. 1 day)

Overview of

Instruments


Planning investment calculation (approx. 2 days)

Basics

Investment calculation methods

Limits and problems of capital budgeting methods

Key figures


Financial planning (approx. 1 day)

Basics

Equity and debt financing

External and internal financing

Key figures


Controlling (approx. 1 day)

Tasks and objectives of controlling

Areas of controlling

Controlling instruments


Project work, certification preparation and certification examination (approx. 5 days)



Changes are possible. The course content is updated regularly.

After the course, you will have basic business management knowledge and will be able to create business plans for
projects and companies from an economic point of view. You will also be familiar with the most important economic planning and marketing tools and their application.

The course is aimed at anyone who would like to acquire basic business management knowledge or refresh their knowledge.

Sound commercial and business management knowledge is indispensable in today's working world and makes it easier for you to understand business practice.

Didactic concept

Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).

You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.

 

Virtual classroom alfaview®

Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face lessons via video technology.

 

The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).

We will gladly advise you free of charge. 0800 3456-500 Mon. - Fri. from 8 am to 5 pm
free of charge from all German networks.
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We will gladly advise you free of charge. 0800 3456-500 Mon. - Fri. from 8 am to 5 pm free of charge from all German networks.