The Business Administration Operations Series · Six courses

Six courses.Run the whole operation.

The Business Administration Foundations Series teaches the decisions inside a business. This series teaches what surrounds them: statements, flow, technology, judgment, ventures and strategy. So the next decision you make is made with the whole picture.

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  • Apple
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  • Netflix
  • OpenAI
  • Duolingo
  • Warby Parker
  • MasterClass
  • Nike
  • TikTok
  • Costco
  • Roblox
  • Uniqlo

What you'll learn

Everything you will learn in the six courses

224 topics, taught at graduate level and explained from first principles.

  • 224 topics
  • 340 hours of study
  • 75 textbook chapters
  • Graduate level

No. 507 · 37 topics

Financial Accounting & Reporting

  • From transactions to statements
  • Revenue, inventory and cost of sales
  • Assets, leases and intangibles
  • Liabilities, equity and groups
  • Ratios, earnings quality and sustainability reporting
  • Audit, control and the investor's reading
See all 37 topics in Financial Accounting & Reporting

No. 508 · 38 topics

Operations & Supply Chain Management

  • Processes and flow
  • Capacity, bottlenecks and waiting
  • Quality and lean
  • Inventory and planning
  • Supply chain and logistics
  • Automation and the integrated decision
See all 38 topics in Operations & Supply Chain Management

No. 509 · 37 topics

Information Systems, AI & Digital Transformation

  • What an information system is and how the technology works
  • Choosing and implementing enterprise systems
  • Data as an asset, and platforms
  • Machine learning and generative AI
  • AI in the workflow and the business case
  • Security, privacy, regulation and leading the change
See all 37 topics in Information Systems, AI & Digital Transformation

No. 510 · 37 topics

Business Law, Ethics, Sustainability & Risk

  • Law, ethics and jurisdiction
  • The company, its owners and its directors
  • Contracts, harm and people
  • Intellectual property and AI
  • Markets, claims and data
  • Sustainability, risk and crisis
See all 37 topics in Business Law, Ethics, Sustainability & Risk

No. 511 · 38 topics

Entrepreneurship & Innovation

  • Opportunity, risk and innovation
  • Finding a problem worth solving
  • Business models and experiments
  • Markets and the first customers
  • Teams, equity and money
  • Scaling, and innovating inside a company
See all 38 topics in Entrepreneurship & Innovation

No. 512 · 37 topics

Global Strategic Management

  • What a strategy is
  • Reading the industry
  • Advantage and position
  • Rivals, new markets and growth
  • Going global
  • Disruption and execution
See all 37 topics in Global Strategic Management

Requirements

What you need to start

Very little. The courses are built for people who have not studied business before.

  • No experience required. Every course starts from first principles.
  • No business degree needed. You do not need to have studied any of the six subjects before.
  • No paid software required. A free spreadsheet such as Google Sheets is enough.
  • No programming knowledge needed. No Python, R or SQL in any course.
  • No advanced math. Percentages and basic algebra are the most you use.
  • No fixed order. Take the six courses in any order, at your own pace.
  • A phone, tablet or computer. Any device with an internet connection.
  • English. Every class has captions.

Is this for you?

Who the collection is for

  1. Founders getting ready for an investor, a loan or a sale
  2. Owners whose business has outgrown the way it runs
  3. Managers moving into general management
  4. Operations and supply chain leaders preparing for a senior role
  5. Leaders asked to make a call on AI and new systems
  6. Managers who sign contracts and carry the risk
  7. People planning to start a business
  8. Innovation and new-venture leads inside a company
  9. Executives taking a business into a new country
  10. Consultants and analysts who advise companies
  11. Investors and lenders who read company accounts
  12. Graduates of the Business Administration Foundations Series

The six courses

Every big move has six sides.

Open a new site and you’ve also made a call on how it’s reported, how it runs, what systems it needs, what the law allows, what risk it creates and where it leaves you against competitors. Each course teaches you to see one side. Together, they show you all six.

  1. 01StatementsNo. 507

    Financial Accounting & Reporting

    What a company's accounts really say, which numbers rest on estimates, and what to verify before you rely on them.

    56 hours37 topics12-chapter textbookCourse details: Financial Accounting & Reporting

  2. 02FlowNo. 508

    Operations & Supply Chain Management

    Where the work waits, what really limits it, and which investment in capacity, stock or automation pays first.

    55 hours38 topics12-chapter textbookCourse details: Operations & Supply Chain Management

  3. 03TechnologyNo. 509

    Information Systems, AI & Digital Transformation

    Which systems, data and AI are worth paying for, and how to run them without betting the business.

    58 hours37 topics13-chapter textbookCourse details: Information Systems, AI & Digital Transformation

  4. 04JudgmentNo. 510

    Business Law, Ethics, Sustainability & Risk

    Which decisions are lawful, defensible and survivable, and the moment to call a lawyer.

    59 hours37 topics13-chapter textbookCourse details: Business Law, Ethics, Sustainability & Risk

  5. 05VenturesNo. 511

    Entrepreneurship & Innovation

    Whether a new idea will work, tested cheaply before the money runs out, and what an investor's money really costs.

    55 hours38 topics12-chapter textbookCourse details: Entrepreneurship & Innovation

  6. 06StrategyNo. 512

    Global Strategic Management

    Where the business should compete, how it can win there, and what it should refuse.

    57 hours37 topics13-chapter textbookCourse details: Global Strategic Management

What you get

Everything in one course. Times six.

What you getOne courseTimes sixThe series
Topics at graduate levelTaught in captioned video classes. Pause on your phone, pick up on your laptop.37–38224
Hours of guided studyAbout 38 weeks at 9 hours a week, on your schedule.55–59340
Textbook chaptersSix full textbooks with study guides, in PDF and EPUB. Yours to keep.12–1375
Quizzes and examsMarked fast, with the reasoning behind every answer.1166
Real-company casesMarked against a published rubric, with written feedback.212
Study cardsFive minutes a day, timed so it sticks.48288

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The price

All six for less than the price of five.

One at a time, the six courses cost $894. Together, they cost $699: less than five of them would. The sixth is on us, and then some.

Already own a course? Sign in before you buy and we take $149 off for every course you have.

The Business Administration Operations SeriesSix courses

  1. 507Financial Accounting & Reporting$149
  2. 508Operations & Supply Chain Management$149
  3. 509Information Systems, AI & Digital Transformation$149
  4. 510Business Law, Ethics, Sustainability & Risk$149
  5. 511Entrepreneurship & Innovation$149
  6. 512Global Strategic Management$149
One at a time
Was $894
All six together
$699
You keep
$195

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How it works

One payment. Six courses, open tonight.

  1. Pay once.$699 for all six. No subscription, no fees, no timetable.
  2. Everything opens.You're signed in the moment you pay, with every course waiting in your student portal.
  3. Start anywhere.Take the courses in any order. The portal keeps your place in each one.

14-day money-back guarantee

If it isn't right for you, ask within 14 days of buying for a full refund. It applies as long as you've watched fewer than three classes in total and haven't submitted an assignment in any of its courses.

Questions

Before you decide.

Anything else? Write to programs@californiabusinessinstitute.com.

What's in The Business Administration Operations Series?

All six courses: Financial Accounting & Reporting, Operations & Supply Chain Management, Information Systems, AI & Digital Transformation, Business Law, Ethics, Sustainability & Risk, Entrepreneurship & Innovation and Global Strategic Management. Each comes complete, with its video classes, the full textbook and study guide, a quiz for every class, a final exam, two real-company cases with written feedback, and study cards.

How long does it take?

About 340 hours of study in all, or 55–59 hours a course. At 9 hours a week, that's about 38 weeks. Nothing is scheduled and nothing expires, so the pace is yours.

Do I have to take the courses in order?

No. Each course stands on its own, so start with the one closest to a decision in front of you. Every course page names the course that goes well with it.

I already own one of the courses. Do I pay for it twice?

No. Sign in before you check out and the series costs $699 less $149 for each course you already own. If you own five, the sixth on its own is the better buy, and checkout will say so.

Is this a degree program?

No. It is six standalone professional courses, not a degree program.

How do I get access?

The moment you pay, all six courses open in the CBI student portal. We also email your receipt and a sign-in link.

What if it isn't right for me?

If it isn't right for you, ask within 14 days of buying for a full refund. It applies as long as you've watched fewer than three classes in total and haven't submitted an assignment in any of its courses.

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