Free course

How to frame a business case

Free statement of participation on completion
How to frame a business case
More about this course

Course description

Course content

Course reviews

This free course, How to frame a business case, looks at reading strategies which help you to frame a business case. In particular, you will learn how to use key business concepts to analyse a business situation.

Course learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

  • demonstrate the skills needed to read a case with an analytical framework in mind
  • show a knowledge of concepts from the STEP and stakeholder frameworks
  • understand output texts which are framed by these frameworks
  • understand sentences and word groups
  • write some business concepts in order to write a case analysis.

First Published: 09/08/2012

Updated: 03/04/2017

You can start this course right now without signing-up. Click on any of the course content sections below to start at any point in this course.
If you want to be able to track your progress, earn a free Statement of Participation, and access all course quizzes and activities, sign-up.

Course content

Expand all course content
Skip Your course resources

For further information, take a look at our frequently asked questions which may give you the support you need.

Have a question?

Take your learning further371

Making the decision to study can be a big step, which is why you'll want a trusted University. The Open University has 50 years’ experience delivering flexible learning and 170,000 students are studying with us right now. Take a look at all Open University courses372.

If you are new to university level study, we offer two introductory routes to our qualifications. Find out Where to take your learning next?373 You could either choose to start with an Access courses374or an open box module, which allows you to count your previous learning towards an Open University qualification.

Not ready for University study then browse over 1000 free courses on OpenLearn375 and sign up to our newsletter376 to hear about new free courses as they are released.

Every year, thousands of students decide to study with The Open University. With over 120 qualifications, we’ve got the right course for you.

Request an Open University prospectus371

LB160_1