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ACCA Study Support: Business and Technology (BT)

A complete Mai Studies study-support programme written for learners preparing for the ACCA Applied Knowledge paper Business and Technology. Each module contains original written notes, a tutor-voice classroom transcript, a practical activity with a worked solution, a mock test with explained answers and a marked written assignment. Mai Studies is an independent provider: it is not ACCA, is not an ACCA Approved Learning Partner, and this programme carries no exam credit or exemption.

10 weeks 60 guided hours Foundation

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What you will achieve

Explain how the external business environment shapes organisational decisions
Describe organisational structures, culture and stakeholder relationships
Apply governance, internal control and risk concepts to business scenarios
Explain the role of accounting, audit and finance functions within a business
Assess how technology and data influence modern business operations
Apply leadership, teamwork and personal effectiveness concepts at work
Apply professional ethics and fundamental principles to workplace dilemmas

Entry guidance

— No prior accounting study required
— Comfortable reading business English
— Around six study hours each week

Original Mai Studies learning material. This is a professional completion programme, not a regulated qualification or university accreditation.

Programme syllabus

8 applied modules

Lessons: 8
Assessed tasks: 8
Practice questions: 120
Timed mock papers: 2

01

The business organisation and its environment

How organisations are formed, what they exist to do, and how political, economic, social and technological forces shape them.

1 lesson · 15 practice questions · 1 assessed task

1. Purpose, types and environment of the business organisation37 min study · 3 learning objectives · practical activity
Why organisations exist, the main legal and sector types, and the external forces a business must read correctly.

Environmental analysis report — marked out of 100, pass at 80%

02

Organisational structure, culture and stakeholders

Structural models, spans of control, culture, and the competing claims of internal, connected and external stakeholders.

1 lesson · 15 practice questions · 1 assessed task

1. Structure, culture and the stakeholder map38 min study · 3 learning objectives · practical activity
How work is divided and coordinated, how culture forms, and how competing stakeholder claims are weighed.

Structure and stakeholder review — marked out of 100, pass at 80%

03

Governance, risk and internal control

Boards, committees, agency relationships, risk appetite, and the control framework that keeps an organisation honest.

1 lesson · 15 practice questions · 1 assessed task

1. Governance, risk and the internal control framework38 min study · 3 learning objectives · practical activity
The agency problem, board structures, risk appetite and the controls that make delegation safe.

Risk and control assessment — marked out of 100, pass at 80%

04

Accounting, finance and the wider business

What the finance function does day to day, how it links to other departments, and how external and internal audit differ.

1 lesson · 15 practice questions · 1 assessed task

1. Accounting, finance, audit and the finance function37 min study · 3 learning objectives · practical activity
What the finance function produces, who relies on it, and how internal and external audit differ.

Finance function briefing — marked out of 100, pass at 80%

05

Technology, data and business systems

Information systems, automation, cloud services, data protection and the controls that keep business data trustworthy.

1 lesson · 15 practice questions · 1 assessed task

1. Technology, data and business information systems38 min study · 3 learning objectives · practical activity
How information systems, automation and cloud services change business processes, and the controls they require.

Systems and data protection review — marked out of 100, pass at 80%

06

Leadership, management and teams

Classical and modern management thinking, leadership styles, team formation and how managers get work done through people.

1 lesson · 15 practice questions · 1 assessed task

1. Leadership, management and effective teams37 min study · 3 learning objectives · practical activity
What managers actually do, how leadership styles differ, and how groups become teams.

Leadership and motivation case study — marked out of 100, pass at 80%

07

People: recruitment, development and performance

Workforce planning, selection, appraisal, training and the legal and fair-treatment expectations that surround them.

1 lesson · 15 practice questions · 1 assessed task

1. Recruitment, development and managing performance38 min study · 3 learning objectives · practical activity
Workforce planning, fair selection, training that changes behaviour, and appraisal that people trust.

Recruitment and appraisal design — marked out of 100, pass at 80%

08

Professional ethics and personal effectiveness

Fundamental ethical principles, threats and safeguards, whistleblowing, time management and professional communication.

1 lesson · 15 practice questions · 1 assessed task

1. Professional ethics, integrity and personal effectiveness35 min study · 3 learning objectives · practical activity
Fundamental principles, threats and safeguards, whistleblowing, and working effectively as a professional.

Ethical dilemma analysis — marked out of 100, pass at 80%

Timed mock papers

ACCA Study Support: Business and Technology (BT): timed mock paper 1 — 180 minutes, 50 objective questions plus written and computational tasks
ACCA Study Support: Business and Technology (BT): timed mock paper 2 — 180 minutes, 50 objective questions plus written and computational tasks

Lesson pages, assessed tasks and mock papers open the moment you join this programme. Teaching material is studied online; the notes you write are yours to download.

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