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Business & Professional Skills Foundations

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Section 1

Module 1: Business Basics — What Is a Business, How It Works & Why It Matters

  • Lesson 1.1: What Is a Business? Definition & Purposelesson
  • Lesson 1.2: Needs, Wants & How Businesses Create Valuelesson
  • Lesson 1.3: Goods vs. Services: The Two Main Types of Businesseslesson
  • Lesson 1.4: How Businesses Make Money: Revenue, Costs & Profit Explained Simplylesson
  • Lesson 1.5: Types of Business Ownership (Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, Company, Cooperative, Franchise)lesson
  • Lesson 1.6: Formal vs. Informal Businesses & Why Registration Matterslesson
  • Lesson 1.7: Key Functions Inside a Business (Sales, Operations, Finance, HR, Marketing, Customer Service)lesson
  • Lesson 1.8: Who's Involved in a Business? Customers, Employees, Owners, Suppliers & Stakeholderslesson
  • Lesson 1.9: Understanding the Business Environment: Market, Industry & Competitionlesson
  • Lesson 1.10: The Business Life Cycle: Starting, Growing, Sustaining & Exitinglesson
  • Lesson 1.11: Essential Business Vocabulary Every Beginner Should Knowlesson

Section 2

Module 2: Professional Communication & Workplace Etiquette

  • Lesson 2.1: Verbal Communication Skills in the Workplacelesson
  • Lesson 2.2: Written Communication: Emails, Memos & Reportslesson
  • Lesson 2.3: Non-Verbal Communication & Body Languagelesson
  • Lesson 2.4: Active Listening Techniqueslesson
  • Lesson 2.5: Workplace Etiquette & Professional Conductlesson
  • Lesson 2.6: Communicating Across Cultures & Diverse Teamslesson
  • Lesson 2.7: Giving and Receiving Feedback Effectivelylesson

Section 3

Module 3: Time Management & Personal Productivity

  • Lesson 3.1: Setting Goals & Priorities (SMART Goals)lesson
  • Lesson 3.2: Prioritization Techniques (Eisenhower Matrix, ABC Method)lesson
  • Lesson 3.3: Daily & Weekly Planning Systemslesson
  • Lesson 3.4: Overcoming Procrastinationlesson
  • Lesson 3.5: Managing Distractions & Interruptionslesson
  • Lesson 3.6: Work-Life Balance Strategieslesson
  • Lesson 3.7: Productivity Tools & Apps (Calendars, To-Do Lists)lesson

Section 4

Module 4: Teamwork & Collaboration Skills

  • Lesson 4.1: Understanding Team Roles & Dynamicslesson
  • Lesson 4.2: Building Trust & Rapport with Colleagueslesson
  • Lesson 4.3: Collaborative Problem-Solvinglesson
  • Lesson 4.4: Conflict Resolution in Teamslesson
  • Lesson 4.5: Giving Constructive Feedback to Peerslesson
  • Lesson 4.6: Working in Remote & Hybrid Teamslesson
  • Lesson 4.7: Planning & Participating Effectively in Meetingslesson

Section 5

Module 5: Project Management Fundamentals

  • Lesson 5.1: Introduction to Project Management & the Project Lifecyclelesson
  • Lesson 5.2: Defining Project Scope, Goals & Deliverableslesson
  • Lesson 5.3: Creating a Project Plan: Timeline, Tasks & Resourceslesson
  • Lesson 5.4: Project Management Tools & Agile/Scrum Basicslesson
  • Lesson 5.5: Monitoring Progress, Managing Risks & Handling Changeslesson
  • Lesson 5.6: Closing a Project & Post-Project Reviewlesson

Section 6

Module 6: Problem-Solving & Decision-Making

  • Lesson 6.1: Identifying & Defining Problems Clearlylesson
  • Lesson 6.2: Root Cause Analysis (5 Whys, Fishbone Diagram)lesson
  • Lesson 6.3: Brainstorming & Generating Solutionslesson
  • Lesson 6.4: Evaluating Options & Making Decisionslesson
  • Lesson 6.5: Critical Thinking in the Workplacelesson
  • Lesson 6.6: Decision-Making Under Pressurelesson
  • Lesson 6.7: Case Studies: Real Workplace Problem-Solvinglesson

Section 7

Module 7: Workplace Ethics & Professionalism

  • Lesson 7.1: Understanding Workplace Ethics & Core Valueslesson
  • Lesson 7.2: Honesty, Integrity & Accountability at Worklesson
  • Lesson 7.3: Confidentiality & Handling Sensitive Informationlesson
  • Lesson 7.4: Professional Appearance & Conductlesson
  • Lesson 7.5: Avoiding Conflicts of Interestlesson
  • Lesson 7.6: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the Workplacelesson
  • Lesson 7.7: Recognizing & Reporting Workplace Misconductlesson

Section 8

Module 8: Resume Writing, Interviews & Career Readiness

  • Lesson 8.1: Writing a Professional Resume/CVlesson
  • Lesson 8.2: Writing Cover Letters That Stand Outlesson
  • Lesson 8.3: Building a LinkedIn Profile & Effective Job Search Strategieslesson
  • Lesson 8.4: Interview Preparation & Common Questionslesson
  • Lesson 8.5: Interview Etiquette & Follow-Uplesson
  • Lesson 8.6: Succeeding in Your First 90 Days on the Joblesson