Short degree level courses
Cornwall College Business are offering a number of degree level short courses starting in February, priced at only £200.
Sustainable tourism management
Degree Level short course
Starts: Tuesday 10th, 11th, 12th, 25th, & 26th February 9am - 5pm - Camborne
This course will give you an understanding of the impacts and management of sustainable tourism. You will gain the skills and knowledge you need to deal with rapidly changing tourist expectations of sustainability at local, national and international levels.
On the course you will:
. delve into the planning process to see how tourism development is handled around the world
. closely examine the different methods used to understand sustainability in tourism around the world, consider the management and control of resources in sustainable tourism
. look beneath the surface of the planning process and how it is interpreted.
Design principles - design layout using Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator
Degree Level short course
Starts: Tuesday 10th February, 1 day a week, for 14 weeks 7pm - 9pm -Camborne
On this course you will cover techniques and layout tips to produce your own design layout for print and the web using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator.
Keep your design costs down by producing your own artwork ready for print or going live on the web!
You will need some basic knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator to enroll onto this course to be able to develop your skills further.
Introduction to conferences and events
Degree Level short course
Starts: Wednesday 11th February, 1 day a week, for 5 weeks 9am - 5pm - Camborne
Are you working in a dynamic field where you are responsible for organising your company's events, whether they might include conferences, gala awards nights, or client incentives? Or would you like to work in this area?
The course is aimed at providing you with an introductory knowledge of conferences and events.
You will study:
. types of events
. event operations and procedures
. customer service
. selling
. sponsorship and funding
. managing event suppliers and contractors
. event safety
. quality in event production
. market size and structure
. industry background
. market trends.
Marketing that makes a difference
Degree level short course
Starts: Date to be confirmed, 1 day a week, for 8 weeks 6pm - 9pm - Camborne
This exciting course is suitable for owners/managers and others with responsibility for marketing within their organisation as well as for people looking for an overall understanding of the often neglected marketing function.
This is an introductory level course which covers the principles of marketing and their practical application.
During the course you will:
. analysis the marketing mixes for different solutions
. explore how buyer behaviors' affects marketing activities
. understanding how products are chosen and developed to meet you customers and business needs
. you will produce a marketing plan to implement in your own business.
At the end of the module you will be expected to be able to: - understand the importance of marketing activity - understand the role of the marketing mix and promotional mix in the marketing plan - apply the principles of market segmentation - understand the principles of customer and buying behavior - carry out Market Research to inform marketing decisions.
Marine CAD
Degree level short course
Starts: Tuesday 24th February, 1 day a week for 10 weeks 6pm - 8pm - Falmouth
This course will develop your knowledge and application of CAD techniques, extract and communicate design information from CAD drawings. The course will use a combination of general purpose and marine specific software packages including Rhino 3D modeling.
Effective business start-up
Degree level short course
Starts: Wednesday 25th February, 1 day a week, for 8 weeks 6pm - 9pm - Camborne
This course is suitable for individuals who are considering starting their own business and for people planning to restructure or diversify their existing business.
During the course you will:
. Identify market potential
. Analyse existing competition
. Understand the role of various institutions associated with enterprise
. Identify sources of finance for a new venture
. Produce a business
Multimedia web design and authoring - using dreamweaver
Degree level short course
Starts: Monday 2nd March 1 day a week for 16 weeks 6pm - 9pm - Camborne
Get ahead of the competition by managing your web site updates in house and save money on web designer fees. This course is for people who want to learn how to combine technical skills with creativity to make their website stand out and most importantly stay up to date.
This is a highly practical course. You will explore various different elements of Web Design and Authoring using Dreamweaver software along with many different packages.
. Analysis and implementation of web design cover
. Research examples of current web technologies in use
. Demonstrate the use of HTML in the production of web pages
. Use vector & bitmap based software to provide practical interactivity
. Integrate both to enhance web design
. Understand the use of JavaScript as a web tool.
Understanding the finances of your business
Degree level short course
Starts: Wednesday 11th March, 1 day a week for 8 weeks 6pm - 9pm - Camborne
This course is for people who need to understand how to manage the finances of their business or their employer's business in order to be able to use financial information to make business decisions.
. During the course you will cover:
. Consider financial statements, ccomparisons between financial statements
. Analysing performance using ratios
. Sources of finance, choosing sources, implications of choice of source finance as resource
. Cost of finance, flow of finance
. Decisions making, assets and liabilities financial decisions
. Costing and budgeting, pricing, investment and project appraisal.
Business development and growth
Degree level short course
Starts: Thursday 12th March, 1 day a week, for 8 weeks 6pm - 9pm - Camborne
Do you want to grow your business but need help to identify new ideas and opportunities for growth? Understand how innovation and entrepreneurship can open up new opportunities for business growth. Gain the confidence and skills you need to take your business forward and develop your team to take people with you.
During this course you will considers:
. Leadership styles and behavior
. What is entrepreneurship?
. What is entrepreneurship?
. Innovation
. Case studies and core concepts in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
. Key success factors and capacity in Entrepreneurship
Industrial Heritage Tourism
Degree level short course
Starts: TBC - 5 days, 9am - 5pm Camborne
This short course aims to provide learners with the knowledge necessary to understand and exploit the potential of industrial heritage tourism. By studying the context in which this niche market has emerged, combined with detailed techniques for developing and managing heritage sites you will be well equipped to make informed decisions related to this rapidly growing sector.
Delegates will be expected to complete an assignment which could be based on your own business to contribute to the successful completion of these courses.
For further information on degree level short courses call 0800 731 7594, visit http://www.ccb.cornwall.ac.uk or email enquiries@ccb.cornwall.ac.uk