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Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
The business world is an ever-changing competitive market that is built on its strategies. To become a successful company, you should know about the corporate strategies which help the firms in building their foundation in the market. Corporate Strategy is an essential element of any business. It is also the highest strategic plan for any organisation.
Understand how business strategies are conceptualized, implemented, and measured in real-time by delving deep into case studies that offer in-depth insight into the elements contributing to a successful business/corporate strategy. With this Swayam's Advance Corporate Strategy course the learner will get to know about how to create corporate strategies that will help the business grow with not only their profits but also servicing the needs of their customer in a better manner.
This is six weeks long completely online course that will enhance your corporate knowledge and make you eligible in finding out what strategy suits best for your business and also how you can create one for opening your own business. It's built on the IIMBX course and is offered by the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.
The Highlights
- Self-assessment tests with the help of quizzes and tests.
- Video lectures for the learners.
- National Coordinators
- Government-Approved Certificate
- Downloadable course reading material
- In-person, offline examinations
- Audio-video learning aids
- 100per cent online learning course.
- Availability of free cost course material.
- Credit Transfer for online learning Swayam courses.
Programme Offerings
- online learning
- Practical knowledge
- practice tests
- Real-World Projects
- Online Forums
- Free course materials
- credit transfer
- Technical Support
- government certification
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|
| yes | IIM Bangalore |
Eligibility Criteria
Education
Considering that it is a corporate strategy course, it will be great if you are someone who either has a B.Com or BBA/MBA degree at the undergraduate & postgraduate level which will help you understand the concepts in-depth over the course of completing this certification online.
Certificate Qualifying Details
To obtain the course certificate on Swayam, the learners have to qualify for the "Certification Exam".
Swayam conducts computer-based exams where the learners have to obtain a minimum of 40 percent marks to get the course certificate. The postgraduate level course is conducted offline at the designated centre. You have to answer multiple-choice questions on the computer screen.
The learners whose final score will be more than 85 percent will get grade A, between 60 percent to 84.99 percent will get grade B, 50 percent to 59.99 percent will get grade C, 40 percent to 49.99 percent will get grade D, and those who scores less than 40 percent will not be eligible for obtaining the certificate.
What you will learn
The course will help the learners develop skills in corporate strategy and give them exposure to the field. They will also get practical knowledge about the business world.
To name some of the skills which the learners will learn after the completion of the course are as follows:
- Understand the formulation of corporate strategy and appreciation of its limits.
- Know the theoretical roots of corporate strategy.
- Get knowledge about the business's strategic issues.
- Exploration of the boundaries of the firm.
- The impact of context on the corporate strategy of businesses.
- In-depth knowledge of conceptual and analytical skills.
- Understand the concepts of cost, benefits, and motives of vertical integration, product diversification, and geographical diversification.
- Manage multi-business firms.
Who it is for
If you are a postgraduate level student or above you can definitely opt for the course.
Though, there are no limitations for opting for the course, anybody from anywhere can go for this online course.
Well, some of the candidates who will be really benefited from the course are as follows:
- Consulting Professionals
- Investment Banking professionals
- General management professionals
- Business Strategists
Admission Details
The learners who wish to get admission in the Government Certified online course, only have to visit the Swayam website, purchase the course, and get the course material free of cost.
You can opt for the course from anywhere in the world.
Certificate examination comes with a fee so you have to pay for it. The learners are required to carry their identification cards such as PAN cards, Aadhaar Card, photographs, Passport, Driving Licence and Voted ID for obtaining the hall ticket and to attend the in-person examination.
There are no selection criteria, your minimum course level should be postgraduate for opting for the particular course on Swayam.
Application Details
Here are the following steps to register yourself in Swayam Course:
- For registering yourself in Swayam courses you have to visit the Swayam Portal.
- You need to click on the Register option to register yourself in the course present at the top of the homepage.
- Next, you need to log in with any of your Google, Facebook or Microsoft accounts. You can even "Sign Up"
- An application will pop up on your screen, which you need to fill and create your own account on Swayam.
- A code will be sent on your Gmail id for verification purposes. The learners have to click on the "Create" button and enter their name in the desired field.
- That's all, you are done with your registration process and your Swayam account has been created.
The Syllabus
- Demo Video
- Welcome to the course
- Course Schedule
- Grading Policy
- Exam Details
- FAQ
- This module covers corporate advantage
- synergies of a multibusiness firm
- costs of a multi-business firm
- managing a portfolio of businesses and role of Corporate Office
- This module covers
- product diversification,
- Different types of diversification, the varying motives for diversification,
- The performance effects of diversification
- Diversification in emerging economies
- This module covers vertical integration
- Different types of vertical integration
- The underlying motives for vertical integration,
- The performance effects of vertical integration
- Vertical integration in emerging economies
- Mid – Term Assessment
- This module covers geographic diversification
- broad trends in geographic diversification and globalization
- the underlying motives for geographic diversification
- how to manage a globally diversified firm and the performance effects of geographic diversification.
- We will conclude with a discussion on the special issues that arise when firms from emerging economies engage in geographic diversification
- Joint ventures
- Outsourcing
- M&A/divestitures and
- internationalization.
Evaluation process
There's a chargeable certification exam conducted by Swayam on its "Swayam Test" portal. The exam is conducted offline on computers and is conducted by the National Testing Agency.
The registered learners have to attend the in-person exam at the designated centre. The evaluation of your course examination is carried on the basis of your performance in examination, practicals, assignments, and course credits.
After the completion of the evaluation, the final result is declared after a month.
The learners who will be successful to obtain the certificate will get it from PI.
Instructors
IIM Bangalore Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
Yes, it will be. Swayam is a Government Certified Body and is associated with top instructors from the IIT institutions across India. It also has course credit transfer which helps the learner in their academics.
The learners can refer to the "Strategic Management" IIMB course which will help them with their basics.
No, Swayam provides it's a learner free of cost course material. They can learn the course from anywhere around the world for absolutely free.
It will take 6weeks time to complete the course successfully.
Yes, the Swayam Certificates can be used by students enrolled in India's higher education.
They can earn academic credit by Swayam.
No, Swayam does not provide it's a learner with any scholarship or financial aid.
The course on Swayam is absolutely online which is conducted through quizzes, video tutorials, study materials, and online discussion forums.
No, Swayam is completely an online platform. It is not at all available in offline mode.
Yes, Swayam is a Government Certified Body and is developed by NPTEL and MHRD.
Yes, if you are someone who cannot take offline courses due to any reason, Swayam is an excellent option for you. It is a complete online course platform and you can design your own course and schedule in accordance with your preference.
So far, 4130 students have taken up this course on management via the Swayam MOOC platform.
You will have to buy the material separately in accordance with whatever course you are pursuing on Swayam.