Course Schedule: Strategic Business Management Q4

Course Dates

Start Date                                  01 Sep 2024

End Date                                    28 Oct 2024

 

Important Dates

Exam Registration Start Date: 16 Sep 2024

Exam Registration End Date:  27 Sep 2024

Exam Date:                                5 Nov 2024

Exam Results Release Date:   12 Dec 2024

 

Course Structure

Taught Phase:                            4 sessions x 3-hour (via live streaming)

Recorded Phase:                       6 sessions x 3-hour (students must watch the pre-recorded videos at their own time before the start of Revision Phase)

Revision Phase:                         10 sessions x 3-hour

Total no. of course hours:       60

Mock Exams:                              2 (to be completed at home & submitted to tutor for marking)

 

Training Venue

All classes online.

 

Class Size

Class is limited to 30 students on a first-come first-served basis. There is a 50% discount given on the course fee component if you sign up for both Corporate Finance and Strategic Business Management.

If you have further query or wish to enrol, please contact us at enquiry@cityacademy.sg.

Website: www.cityacademy.sg                         Tel: 6742 0300

 

2024 Schedule: Strategic Business Management

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Topics

Taught Phase delivered online via live streaming
1 01 Sep Sun 2pm – 5pm

Introduction to SBM
2 01 Sep  Sun 6pm – 9pm

Introduction to SBM
3 06 Sep Fri 7pm – 10pm

Company strategy
4 08 Sep Sun 6pm – 9pm

Company valuations

Recorded Phase (Students must watch the videos and carry out the associated tasks from the videos before the Revision Phase starts)
5 6 hours

DD and assurance
6 6 hours

Reconstructions / information management
7 6 hours

Corporate governance
8 6 hours

Financial instruments
9 6 hours

Business risk management
10 6 hours

Ethics

Mock Exam 1 to be completed at home & submitted to tutor for marking by [Date to be decided]

Revision Phase delivered online via live streaming
11 22 Sep Sun 2pm – 5pm

Ethics and Due Diligence
12 22 Sep Sun 6pm – 9pm

Strategy and risk
13 28 Sep  Sat 2pm – 5pm

Market entry and exit
14 28 Sep Sat 6pm – 9pm

Data analysis
15 30 Sep Mon 7pm – 10pm

Interest and foreign exchange risk
16 4 Oct Fri 7pm – 10pm Smaller questions, i.e. cyber security governance
17 19 Oct Sat 2pm – 5pm

Planning revision
18 19 Oct Sat 6pm – 9pm

Dashboard data and statistics incl. Excel use
19 26 Oct Sat 2pm – 5pm

Financial Reporting in SBM
20 28 Oct Mon  7pm – 10pm

Mock 2 review, valuations and final revision tips

Mock Exam 2 to be completed at home & submitted to tutor by [Date to be decided]

* Dates are subjected to changes.

Please enroll 2 weeks before class commencement so that you will receive the learning
materials by the time class commenced.

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Course Tutor: Samantha Griffiths

Sam has worked as a consultant for over 25 years, most of that time has been with Sagenius Ltd - a company she founded back in 2005. Prior to going solo, Sam co-founded Catalyst Investor Relations Plc and Equity Culture Ltd. Sam also worked as a Relationship Manager for the London Stock Exchange, a Treasury Dealer for GKN and as a trainee Credit Analyst for the Bank of New York.

Sam is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) and a member of the Institute of Directors. Sam is also a member of the IOD's Expert Advisory Group - Governance; EcoDa's Advocacy Committee, GNDI's Policy Committee and the FRC's Advisory Panel.
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Sam's first degree was in Business Studies from City University Business School (now known as Bayes Business School). She also holds an MBA from Manchester Business School -  a recipient of the Guardian's Women In Management scholarship. She is currently undertaking a part-time doctorate at Cranfield University.

Sam is also a Director of Alvechurch CofE Multi-Academy Trust and a Trustee and Treasurer of a charity based in the East Midlands supporting survivors of modern day slavery and trafficking.

 

Strategic Business Management

Course contents

  • Strategic analysis
  • Strategic choice
  • Strategic implementation
  • Strategic performance management
  • Strategic marketing and brand management
  • Business risk management
  • Corporate governance
  • Data analysis
  • Information strategy
  • Human resource management
  • Finance awareness
  • Business and securities valuation
  • Capital structure
  • Financial reconstruction
  • Small and medium company financing
  • Equity instruments
  • Fixed interest
  • Derivatives
  • Financial risk management
  • International financial management
  • Investment appraisal
  • Treasury and working capital management
  • Ethics

 

Course Objective and Approach

The course is planned as tuition and revision to prepare you for success in the Strategic Business Management exam. This is our key objective. We assume that you have done some preparatory work prior to the commencement of the course and that we can build on this through the duration of the course.

The course will consist of 3 phases – a lecture-based taught phase (4 sessions), a recorded phase (6 sessions) and a revision phase (10 sessions).

Lectures will follow the content of ICAEW study manual and will include extensive practice on questions from the ICAEW Question Bank.

You will be given Mock Exam 1 (ME 1) towards the end of the Taught Phase.
You will be given Mock Exam 2 (ME 2) towards the end of the Revision Phase.
City Academy’s tutors will mark and review your ME scripts so as to benefit your learning outcome. You will have the flexibility of practicing the ME at your own time at home but you must submit your ME answer scripts by the due date set. You may also be given homework, assignments or additional reading materials.

The course is interactive and you will be encouraged to participate in class discussions.

“Completeness” is a key audit assertion. To meet the key course objective of exam success you need to be complete in your exam preparation. The course is aimed at exposure/coverage to/of most significant exam matters, and focuses on how these matters will be examined and prepares you with question practise and tips in answering this ICAEW paper. You will be expected to attend all lectures and any supplementary tutorials, complete all course assignments and sit for and submit all ME answers.

 

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