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Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

The Advanced Corporate Strategy course by edX provides modern exposure to corporate approach. The programme has been built on the IIMBx course of strategic management which is concerned with strategies for sole business organisation. The foremost centre of attention of this programme will be the critical issues that are being faced by the institution carrying out operations in many complex, multi-dimensional environments.

The Advanced Corporate Strategy programme provides a conceptual conception of corporate strategies, the influence of circumstances and conditions on the corporate strategy of the business, investigation of the barrier of an organization and development of corporate strategies, valuing its limitations.

The programme allows candidates the key blend of systematic and theoretical skills needed to combat complicated problems by enlargement and accomplishing corporate strategies for organisations that carry out operations across industries and across national boundaries.

The duration of the Advanced Corporate Strategy course is 5 weeks and 3-4 hours of weekly effort is needed by candidates. The course is free of cost but to get an institutional certificate candidates will have to upgrade their programme. In the free mode, the learner will get only a limited duration of access.

The Highlights

5 weeks of programme duration
3-4 hours weekly efforts needed
Institutional certificate by IIMBx
Advance level of business management
Self paced course
Shareable certificate
Upto 90% financial aid
Online course
Instructors from IIM

Programme Offerings

video lectures
Readings
discussion forum

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 15746	yes	IIM Bangalore

Participants can access the course for free but they will not be getting any certificate at the end of the programme.
The candidate who buys the upgraded course will be eligible to get a certificate by paying Rs. 15,746 .

Fee category	Amount in Rs.
Certification fee	15,746

Note: Candidates can apply for a coupons discount which is available on the website.

Eligibility Criteria

Education

The candidate should be well aware of the introductory level concepts of corporate notions in strategic management course or similar course.

Certification Qualifying Details

The verified track candidates should receive 60% or higher passing course grade. The participants who will meet the above criteria will be awarded the certificate.

What you will learn

Business Management

The candidates will learn the abstraction that is mentioned below on completion of the programme Advance Corporate Strategy by edX.

The candidate will learn about the basics of vertical integration.
The participants will gain insights into basic concepts of diversification and performance.
Basic concepts of corporate office will be explained to the candidates.
They will be able to learn about a portfolio of businesses.
They will learn about vertical integration in emerging economies.
The candidate will learn to manage the globally diversified firm.
Insights on subjects like acquisitions, mergers and divestitures will be taught to the candidates.
The candidates will be able to learn about the different modes of diversification and its application.

Who it is for

The following candidates can take up the Advance Corporate Strategy course by edX.

The candidate who seeks advanced exposure to corporate strategy can take up the course.

Admission Details

The candidate has to follow a few simple steps to register for the course of Advance Corporate Strategy by edX.

The candidate has to visit the following link to open the website https://www.edx.org/course/advanced-corporate-strategy.
The candidates should have an account in edX for registering themselves for the course. The candidate has to create an account by using their email or Facebook or Google.
After generating an account the candidate has to sign in his account on the above-mentioned URL.
The Candidates have to enrol themselves in the course by clicking on the ‘Enroll’ option.
The candidate can access the course for free to gain the knowledge and the candidate who needs the verified certificate must upgrade their programme by clicking on “upgrade now” to upgrade their course.
The candidates have to fill the details and they can apply discount coupon to get discount on the course.
After entering all the details candidate has to click “place order ” option”.
After successful payment, the candidate will be able to access the upgraded plan.

The Syllabus

Cost of multi-business firm
Corporate advantage
Managing a portfolio of a business
Role of corporate office
Synergies

Diversification in emerging economies
Meaning of product diversification
Diversification and performance
Motives for diversification

Outsourcing
Vertical integration in emerging economies
Motives for vertical integration
Vertical integration and performance

Managing the globally diversified firm
Geographic diversification and performance
Geographic diversification by firms in emerging economies
Motives for geographic diversification

Internationalization: choosing the appropriate mode
The alliance process
Acquisitions
Mergers and divestitures

Instructors

IIM Bangalore Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: Are there any prerequisites for joining this course?

Learners should be familiar with introductory level concepts of corporate strategy or Strategic management course or a similar course.

2: What is the duration of the course?

The duration of the course is 5 weeks and candidates had to give 3-4 hours weekly efforts for the course.

3: What is the benefit of the course certificate?

The candidate can enhance their CV and can share the certificate on their professional account like LinkedIn.

4: Who will be providing the certificate?

The certificate of the course will be provided by IIMx.

5: What are the hardware requirements needed to pursue this Advanced Corporate Strategy programme?

The candidate can use any device which supports good internet connection to pursue this programme.

6: When can verified learners access their certificate?

The option for viewing the certificate gets active on the Advanced Corporate Strategy course dashboard as soon as the learner receives a passing grade in the course 60% or above.

7: What is the course type?

The course is self paced candidates can access the course according to their own time.

8: Who will be the instructor in the course?

The instructor in the Advanced Corporate Strategy certification course will be from Indian Institute of Management.

9: Are scholarships provided?

Yes, upto 90% financial aid is provided. The participants seeking financial aid must fill the application form which is meant for the scholarship.