Now is the time to take the first step towards change and build professional skills for your career. To help you you, we have hand-picked a selection of open online courses in Business and Management delivered by leading universities on the three top online learning platforms, Coursera, edX and FutureLearn. All the courses listed can be accessed free of charge.
Business and Management
Business Fundamentals: Effective Communication
By The Open University via FutureLearn
Gain a practical grounding in communication to boost your personal effectiveness, save you time and reduce your stress levels.
4 weeks | 3 hrs per week
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Finance Fundamentals: Financial Planning and Budgeting
By The Open University via FutureLearn
With household budgets feeling the pinch this course shows how to bring order to your finances and make good financial decisions.
4 weeks | 3 hrs per week
Join free
Fundamentals of Project Planning and Management
By Darden School of Business, University of Virginia via FutureLearn
Learn the basics of project planning and management so you can run effective projects at work or in daily life.
4 weeks | 2 hrs per week
Join free
Managing People: Understanding Your Organisational Culture
By University of Reading via FutureLearn
Explore the concept of organisational culture and learn its practical implications.
3 weeks | 4 hrs per week
Join free
Marketing Analytics
By Darden School of Business, University of Virginia via FutureLearn
Learn the basics of marketing analytics and understand how to use data to ensure your marketing is effective.
5 weeks | 2 hrs per week
Join free
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Supply Chain Fundamentals
By Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) via edX
Learn fundamental concepts for logistics and supply chain management from both analytical and practical perspectives – part of the MITx MicroMasters Credential in Supply Chain Management.
13 weeks | 8-12 hours per week
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Marketing Management
By The University of Maryland & The University System of Maryland via edX
Learn key marketing strategies and tactics to help your company develop products that match customers' needs, create awareness and demand for those products, and drive sales.
7 weeks | 8-10 hours per week
Join free
Introduction to Corporate Finance
By Columbia University via edX
Learn key financial concepts for evaluating and valuing investment opportunities, including how to value stocks and bonds.
4 weeks | 3-4 hours per week
Join free
Introduction to FinTech
By University of Hong Kong via edX
Learn from leading academics and practitioners from around the world about the innovations, technology and regulation driving the transformation of finance.
6 weeks | 1-3 hours per week
Join free
Accounting Essentials
By Imperial College London via edX
An introduction to the financial and management accounting skills needed to succeed in both MBA study and in business.
6 weeks | 3-5 hours per week
Join free
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Excel Skills for Business: Essentials
By Macquarie University via Coursera
Within six weeks, you will learn to expertly navigate the Excel user interface, perform basic calculations with formulas and functions, professionally format spreadsheets, and create visualizations of data through charts and graphs.
6 weeks | 2-4 hours per week
Join free
Introduction to Marketing
By University of Pennsylvania via Coursera
This course covers three core topics in customer loyalty: branding, customer centricity, and practical, go-to-market strategies.
5 weeks | 4-6 hours per week
Join free
Customer Analytics
By University of Pennsylvania via Coursera
Four of Wharton’s top marketing professors will provide an overview of key areas of customer analytics: descriptive analytics, predictive analytics, prescriptive analytics, and their application to real-world business practices.
4 weeks | 5-6 hours per week
Join free
Work Smarter, Not Harder: Time Management for Personal & Professional Productivity
By University of California, Irvine via Coursera
You will be able to gain and apply your knowledge and understanding of personal and professional awareness, organization and commitment, and use the tools, methods and techniques that you have learned in goal setting, prioritization, scheduling, and delegation to overcome time management challenges and enhance productivity.
Approx. 3 hours to complete
Join free
Marketing in a Digital World
By University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign via Coursera
This course examines how digital tools, such as the Internet, smartphones, and 3D printing, are revolutionizing the world of marketing by shifting the balance of power from firms to consumers.
4 weeks | 6-8 hours per week
Join free
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Business and Management
Business Fundamentals: Effective Communication
By The Open University via FutureLearn
Gain a practical grounding in communication to boost your personal effectiveness, save you time and reduce your stress levels.
4 weeks | 3 hrs per week
Join free
Finance Fundamentals: Financial Planning and Budgeting
By The Open University via FutureLearn
With household budgets feeling the pinch this course shows how to bring order to your finances and make good financial decisions.
4 weeks | 3 hrs per week
Join free
Fundamentals of Project Planning and Management
By Darden School of Business, University of Virginia via FutureLearn
Learn the basics of project planning and management so you can run effective projects at work or in daily life.
4 weeks | 2 hrs per week
Join free
Managing People: Understanding Your Organisational Culture
By University of Reading via FutureLearn
Explore the concept of organisational culture and learn its practical implications.
3 weeks | 4 hrs per week
Join free
Marketing Analytics
By Darden School of Business, University of Virginia via FutureLearn
Learn the basics of marketing analytics and understand how to use data to ensure your marketing is effective.
5 weeks | 2 hrs per week
Join free
See more Business & management courses on FutureLearn ►
Supply Chain Fundamentals
By Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) via edX
Learn fundamental concepts for logistics and supply chain management from both analytical and practical perspectives – part of the MITx MicroMasters Credential in Supply Chain Management.
13 weeks | 8-12 hours per week
Join free
Marketing Management
By The University of Maryland & The University System of Maryland via edX
Learn key marketing strategies and tactics to help your company develop products that match customers' needs, create awareness and demand for those products, and drive sales.
7 weeks | 8-10 hours per week
Join free
Introduction to Corporate Finance
By Columbia University via edX
Learn key financial concepts for evaluating and valuing investment opportunities, including how to value stocks and bonds.
4 weeks | 3-4 hours per week
Join free
Introduction to FinTech
By University of Hong Kong via edX
Learn from leading academics and practitioners from around the world about the innovations, technology and regulation driving the transformation of finance.
6 weeks | 1-3 hours per week
Join free
Accounting Essentials
By Imperial College London via edX
An introduction to the financial and management accounting skills needed to succeed in both MBA study and in business.
6 weeks | 3-5 hours per week
Join free
See more Business & Management courses on edX ►
Excel Skills for Business: Essentials
By Macquarie University via Coursera
Within six weeks, you will learn to expertly navigate the Excel user interface, perform basic calculations with formulas and functions, professionally format spreadsheets, and create visualizations of data through charts and graphs.
6 weeks | 2-4 hours per week
Join free
Introduction to Marketing
By University of Pennsylvania via Coursera
This course covers three core topics in customer loyalty: branding, customer centricity, and practical, go-to-market strategies.
5 weeks | 4-6 hours per week
Join free
Customer Analytics
By University of Pennsylvania via Coursera
Four of Wharton’s top marketing professors will provide an overview of key areas of customer analytics: descriptive analytics, predictive analytics, prescriptive analytics, and their application to real-world business practices.
4 weeks | 5-6 hours per week
Join free
Work Smarter, Not Harder: Time Management for Personal & Professional Productivity
By University of California, Irvine via Coursera
You will be able to gain and apply your knowledge and understanding of personal and professional awareness, organization and commitment, and use the tools, methods and techniques that you have learned in goal setting, prioritization, scheduling, and delegation to overcome time management challenges and enhance productivity.
Approx. 3 hours to complete
Join free
Marketing in a Digital World
By University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign via Coursera
This course examines how digital tools, such as the Internet, smartphones, and 3D printing, are revolutionizing the world of marketing by shifting the balance of power from firms to consumers.
4 weeks | 6-8 hours per week
Join free
See more Business & Management courses on Coursera ►
