This course is intended to promote general knowledge and understanding of current affairs in a field of business or industry in order to ensure knowledgeable and informed workers in the industry. It addresses a broad base of socio-economic and environmental related knowledge and requires the analysis of current affairs as they could impact on the selected business sector or industry.

The completing learner is capable of:

Analysing articles and reports from current print and electronic media relating to a specific business sector or industry.

Demonstrating knowledge and understanding of the latest innovations and developments in technology that could impact on a specific business sector or industry.

Analysing proposed business or industrial developments that could impact on the physical environment.

Analyse issues in the media relating to labour that could impact on a business sector or industry.

Analyse proposed business or industrial development that could impact on the physical environment.