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Foundation in Business

Foundation in Business

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About Foundation in Business



The Foundation in Business program offered by Lyceum Campus is recognized by Deakin University Australia and aims to provide the academic expertise and practical skills you need to progress into the 1st year of the Deakin Business degrees at Lyceum Campus.

The program provides students with a sound introduction in to the world of business through the following essential subjects. Management, Accounting, Economics, Academic English, Mathematics, Marketing, Business Communication & Computing.


Business Foundation Programme

Course Map
Business Foundation – Duration of course is 12 months / 2 semesters
1st
Semester
CORE
Academic English
CORE
Essentials of Computing
CORE
Business Management
CORE
Introduction to Economics
2nd
Semester
CORE
Business and Interpersonal Communication
CORE
Mathematics for Business
CORE
Principles of Marketing
CORE
Introduction to Accounting

To successfully complete the Foundation in Business, students must receive a minimum passing grade of 40% for all 8 modules.

  • Academic English

    Acquiring English competencies will help learners to succeed anywhere in the world. It promotes the study of language conventions by introducing critical reading, listening, writing, and speaking skills to improve academic language and develop both academic and business vocabulary.

  • Essentials of Computing

    The Essentials of Computing provide learners with a solid introduction to information technology, information systems, and computing. It supports to develop independent learning skills to manage research in the lab and field contexts.

  • Business Management Principles

    Business Management Principles includes fundamental principles, practices, and issues associated with the management of business organizations. It centers on how managers can deal with the multiple demands of complex and turbulent environments, promote and sustain competitive advantage, manage to change social, political, and technological factors, ensure ethical and social responsibility, develop global organizations, and manage diversity in the workforce.

  • Introduction to Economics

    Introduction to Economics centers on market demand, market supply, consumer behavior, economic growth, unemployment, aggregation, general equilibrium, price and inflation, business cycles, and international trade by covering both microeconomics and macroeconomics. Learn will examine the basics and foundation of the global economy and how international trade and economies work at a basic level.

  • Business and Interpersonal Communication

    Effective communication management at both individual and organizational levels is essential in business and professional contexts. It facilitates understanding of how people manage their communication processes, considers 'best practice" for successful organizational communication, and provides opportunities for communication skills development and enhancement.

  • Mathematics for Business

    Mathematics for Business is designed to introduce the basic mathematical skills needed to understand, analyze, and solve mathematical problems encountered in business decision-making. It promotes skills on arithmetic operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with ease, and to have some familiarity with fractions, algebraic operations, and basic mathematical principles.

  • Principles of Marketing

    Principles of Marketing includes changing global marketplace, marketing processes and planning, the use of market research, an understanding of consumers and customers, decision-making and the marketing mix, market segmentation, positioning, and product differentiation. Allowing further study across the broad spectrum of product, service, consumer, business-to-business, industrial global, and social marketing.

  • Introduction to Accounting

    Introduction to Accounting includes double entry bookkeeping, costing, budgeting, and financial accounts preparation. It provides technical skills and problem-solving abilities to solve business problems.

Students who have successfully completed the Foundation in Business can choose to enter the following undergraduate programmes:

Deakin University CRICOS Provider Code: 00113B

Deakin University Pathway Programmes

In order to progress to the Deakin University programmes at Lyceum Campus students must obtain an overall minimum average of 50% for the Foundation.

Students who have successfully completed the Foundation in Business can choose to enter the following undergraduate programmes:

(equivalent to UK Bachelor's Degree)

ABE-UK Diploma Programmes

Progression - Pathway 1

1
After OL

2
Foundation in Business

(@Lyceum Campus)

3
Deakin University 1st Year Degree

(@Lyceum Campus)

4
Deakin University 2nd & 3rd Year Degree

(@Deakin Australia)

Progression - Pathway 2

1
After OL

2
Foundation in Business

(@Lyceum Campus)

3
ABE Level 5 (Equivalent to year 1 & 2 of a UK Bachelor's Degree)

(@Lyceum Campus)

4
Final year Top-up Degree - UK Universities