Campbell's College for distance learning for ICSA professional level, Certificate in Business Practice, Diploma in business practice

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ICSA IQS PROFESSIONAL LEVEL ONE: Subject information

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All four Professional level part two courses have the following in common: To prepare candidates for the ICSA examinations by concentrated, directed, distance learning courses of twelve weeks covering the complete syllabus.

METHOD: By directed reading; by specially written distance learning notes from Campbell's College; by completing past exam questions on a weekly basis and their quick return including a marking code; by phone availability as agreed between candidate and lecturer.

Please note, the brief summaries given below are to give you an indication of how the courses are organised and do not include everything covered in the notes.   ENROLMENT FORM or Book and pay online


Corporate Secretaryship

Lecturers: Jennifer Rose and Alan Campbell

Text book provided: You will receive the ICSA manual directly from the ICSA when you register with them for this subject. We will provide an addition text: One Stop Company Secretary

 

Mailing One: Compliance

Mailing Two: Secretary, Directors and Members

Mailing Three: Meetings and Resolutions

Mailing Four: Share Transfer, Dividends & Employee Share Schemes

Past questions:  With each mailing we will include sample examination questions relating to the subjects. We suggest that at the end of each week you attempt one question we set. Use whatever system you wish i.e. examination conditions, model answers or open book. The only requirement we would set is a request that it be no longer than the type of answer you would provide in an examination.


Corporate Administration

Lecturer: Vivien Campbell and Alan Campbell

Text book provided: You will receive the ICSA manual directly from the ICSA when you register with them for this subject. We will provide two addition texts: Employment law made easy and Tax answers at a glance

 

Mailing One: The Human Resource. Read sample pages from this mailing (pdf)

Mailing Two: Pensions

Mailing Three: Risk, Insurance, Intellectual property

Mailing Four: Data protection, Tax, asset management, corporate administration

Past questions:  With each mailing we will include sample examination questions relating to the subjects. We suggest that at the end of each week you attempt one question we set. Use whatever system you wish i.e. examination conditions, model answers or open book. The only requirement we would set is a request that it be no longer than the type of answer you would provide in an examination.


Corporate Governance

Lecturer: Alan Campbell

Text book provided: You will receive the ICSA manual directly from the ICSA when you register with them for this subject. We will provide an addition text:

Governance: Principles, Policies and Practices by Rob Tricker.

 

Mailing One: The central themes in corporate governance, The key feature – the Limited Liability company, ownership and accountability, Cadbury and the start of modern corporate Governance, the role of legislation, compliance, Cadbury overseas. VIEW SAMPLE PAGES FROM THIS MAILING

Mailing Two: The Code and the board, The Code and the Chairman, The Code and the CEO, The Code and the SID, The Code and the executive director, The Code and the Non-executive director, The Companies Act and the Director’s duties, The Company Secretary, Higgs and a good education

Mailing Three: The Code and the Institutional Shareholder, NAPF, Other Guidelines, Risk Management, he Audit function

Mailing Four: The Governance theories, Stakeholders, Corporate Social Responsibility, ESG, The Business Review, Whistleblowers, Business Ethics, Your Pension, The Governance Fruit – Bananas

Past questions:  With each mailing we will include sample examination questions relating to the subjects. We suggest that at the end of each week you attempt one question we set. Use whatever system you wish i.e. examination conditions, model answers or open book. The only requirement we would set is a request that it be no longer than the type of answer you would provide in an examination.


Corporate Financial Management

Lecturer: Tony Jenkins

Text book provided: You will receive the ICSA manual directly from the ICSA when you register with them for this subject. We will provide an addition text: ACCA F9 Financial Management.

 

Mailing One: Financial objectives, investment appraisal, planning, risk

Mailing Two: portfolio theory, capital asset pricing, sources of finance, securities, cost of funds

Mailing Three: effect of capital structure, dividend policy, treasury function, working capital management, amalgamations and restructuring

Mailing Four: Valuation of securities and market efficiency, valuation of company, analysis of performance, multinational operations, exchange rate risk, foreign trade

Past questions:  With each mailing we will include sample examination questions relating to the subjects. We suggest that at the end of each week you attempt one question we set. Use whatever system you wish i.e. examination conditions, model answers or open book. The only requirement we would set is a request that it be no longer than the type of answer you would provide in an examination.


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