Mind Map Business School
Post Graduate Diploma in Management - 200 Hours
 
Programme Synopsis
 
The Post Graduate Diploma in Management is designed to provide managers with the comprehensive knowledge and skills needed for today's managers in our globalised infrastructure. The Post Graduate Diploma in Management will provide you the indepth knowledge including practical skills to excel yourself challengingly within
an organisation .
 
The International Professional Managers Association (IPMA) is an International Professional body formed for the purpose of providing practicing manges with the opportunity to participate and to be part of the process of improving managerial performance and effectiveness in all areas of business and industrial activity.
 
This programme will create a study path for students who are keen to pursue a career advancement in the field of Management.
 
Programme Structure & Duration 
 
The Graduate Diploma in Management is 9 months part time programme. Students will be enrolled in two modules per term. Each term comprises of 12 weeks. We have classes in the day, evening and weekend.
 
 
Entry equirement
 
The minimum entry requirement is Graduate Diploma in Management or other relevant qualifications or equivalent.
 
Upon successful completion, Diploma will be awarded by Mind Map Business School and The International Professional Managers Association (IPMA), United Kingdom (UK).
 
Compulsory Modules
 
MGT 5101 - Business Policy and Strategies Management 
 

Module Aims

  • The key objective of strategic management is to enable the organisation to match its skills, attributes and capabilities to the business environment. This critical matching is the key to organisational effectiveness leading to the achievement of organisational objectives.
  • To provide the student with the requisite skills of strategic analysis, development of strategic options and choices and the understanding of techniques for strategic decision making.

At the end of the course the student will have the ability to:

  • Develop awareness of the need for strategic management.
  • Understand and apply the tools and techniques for effective strategic analysis.
  • To develop range of strategic options to achieve competitive advantage.
  • To develop and implement strategic management decisions.

Syllabus

  • The nature of corporate strategy and its role in different contexts.
  • Analysis of strategic approaches and developments as practiced by different organisations.
  • Brief introduction to organisational culture and their impact on strategic issues.
  • Power structures within organisations, stakeholder expectations, influences of the financial markets.
  • Business ethical issues and social responsibilities and their impact on strategy.
  • Corporate mission statements.
  • Corporate objectives and policies.
  • Strategic business units and functional areas.
  • Gap analysis.
  • The Global dimension to strategic management.
  • The Business environment.
  • Political, economic, social and technological issues.
  • Industry analysis, threat of entry, power of suppliers and buyers. substitutes, extent of competitive rivalry.
  • Competitive analysis.
  • SWOT analysis
  • Value chain analysis.
  • Cost analysis.
  • Portfolio analysis
  • Comparative analysis.
  • Assessment of the balance of resources.
  • Skills analysis and core competencies,
  • Generic strategies, market based strategic options, alternative strategic development, customer strategy. Sustainable competitive advantage, value chains, portfolio analysis, Experience curves. Generic strategies. PIMS data. Leaders and followers. New entrant responses. Market equilibrium, Channel strategy. Assessment of existing methods. Distributor relationships. Securing distribution.
  • Evaluation methods.
  • Decision trees.
  • Scenarios.
  • Sensitivity analysis.
  • Financial ratios.
  • Funds flow.
  • Break even.
  • Comparison with objectives
  • Joint Ventures.
  • Acquisitions. Mergers. Alliances.
  • Planning and allocating resources.
  • Planning and budgeting process.
  • Organizational structure.
  • Structural types.
  • Central and decentralized control, influence of production process and technology, environmental influences, international issues.
  • People and systems, rewards, training and development, organisational culture.
 
MGT 5102 - Corporate Finance and Risk Management
 

Module Aims:

  • To introduce the theory and practice of finance
  • To evaluate the relevance and applicability of financial theory to practical financial problems and issues

At the end of the module the student will have the ability to:

  • Appreciate the importance of corporate finance in organisations today
  • Apply financial decision making techniques and theories to resolve financial problems
  • Understand and evaluate the different sources of finance
  • Develop a financial strategy to increase shareholder and corporate value.

Course Syllabus

  • Introduction to Financial Management, the role of the financial manager.
  • Concept and foundations of present value and net present value, opportunity cost, shareholder value, valuation of assets, perpetuities and annuities; compound interest and present values, Valuation of bonds and stocks.
  • Alternative decision making techniques, payback; average return on book value; internal rate of return; the profitability index or benefit-cost ratio.
  • Relevant costs, the capital expenditure programme when resources are limited.
  • Introduction to risk, measuring and calculating portfolio risk, diversification, Portfolio Theory, the relationship between risk and return, measuring betas, the Capital Asset Pricing Model and alternative theories.
  • Corporate Finance, shares, corporate debt; preferred stock; convertible securities, venture capital, the role of the underwriter; the private placement.
  • Dividends, dividend irrelevance, taxation and its effect on dividends.
  • Capital structure, Corporate and personal taxation effects, debt-equity ratio.
  • Introduction to leasing, valuation of financial leases.
  • Analyzing financial performance, Financial ratios, financial planning, working capital, links between long and short-term financing decisions, analyzing changes in cash and working capital, cash budgeting, credit management
  • The foreign exchange market , currency risks, financing foreign operations; political risk and the interactions of investment and financing decisions.
 
MGT 5103 - rganisational Development & Change
 
Module Aims
  • To be aware of the social and behavioral dimensions of organisational effectiveness.
  • To develop the ability to resolve practical management and organisational problems.

At the end of the module the student will have the ability to:

  • Understand how organisations operate and the factors that can or inhibit its effectiveness
  • Evaluate how strategy and organisational culture affect organisational effectiveness
  • Evaluate and apply various techniques of overcoming barriers to change
  • Understand and apply Leadership theories for effective management.

Syllabus

  • Foundations of Organisation Development.
    • Concepts of Values, Assumptions, and Beliefs in Organisational Development
    • Analysis of Organisations and their operating environment
    • Concept of organisational effectiveness - measurement of organisational effectiveness
    • Organisational structures, their design and implementation for organisational effectiveness.
    • Theories of Effective Leadership
  • Organisational Development Interventions
    • Overview of OD Interventions.
    • Team Interventions.
    • Intergroup and Third-Party Peacemaking Interventions.
    • Comprehensive OD Interventions.
    • Structural Interventions and the Applicability of OD.
    • Training Experiences.
  • Organisational Development Issues
    • Use of Consultants as change agents
    • Issues in Consultant-Client Relationships.
    • Ramifications of use of consultants
    • Power, Politics, and Organization Development.
    • Research on Organization Development.
    • The Future and Organization Development.
MGT 5104 - Multinational Business Management
 

Module Aims:

  • To provide the student with the understanding of the globalisation of business and the reasons for organisations to be engaged in international business
  • To understand the different modes of establishing a global presence and the means through which growth and expansion are facilitated.

At the end of the module the student will have the ability to:

  • Define International business
  • Explain cultural and behavioral differences that influence business practices
  • Describe and study the political and legal landscape surrounding International Business
  • Understand the theories of International Trade
  • Evaluate Government and International influences on trade
  • Describe economic integration and regional trading groups
  • Understand the workings of the foreign exchange markets
  • Developing a range of strategies for International Business

Syllabus

  • The economic framework of international trade, the international political environment, the international legal environment, commodity trade
  • The multinational corporation, foreign direct investment.
  • International operations management, marketing, distribution, financial management, human resources management, understanding culture, management practices and policies in diverse operating environments.
  • International business development, competitive advantage, international market entry, international regional strategies, assessing international competition.
 
MGT 5105 - Case Studies
 

Students are required to complete the following Six (6) Case Studies

    Strategic Issues in Professional Administration

    Strategic Negotiation and Crisis Management

    Strategic Issues in Globalisation

    Strategic Planning & Project Management

    Strategic Issues in Management Consultancy Practice
    Strategic Issues in Operations Management

Module Aims:

  • To allow the student to demonstrate the ability to integrate all learning and knowledge to resolve management problems and issues as presented by a Case Study.
  • The Case Study examination will also allow the student to demonstrate the ability to prepare a report stating in detail their solutions and/or recommendations in response to the problems are issues identified.

At the end of the module the student will have the ability to:

  • During the process of working and analysis of the presented Case Study, the student will have the ability to:
  • Identify the key issues or problems as presented by the Case Study
  • Analyze the case and relate the issues as presented in the case to the theories that have been learnt.
  • Develop a series of solutions to resolve the identified problems or issues
  • Write and submit a well argued and reasoned response to the case study and to make appropriate recommendations or solutions.

Administration of the Case Study

  • The overall objective of this Case Study subject is to integrate the theories and knowledge attained from the different subjects contained in the Graduate Diploma Level.
  • The Case Study integrates the courses that the student has completed. Students are expected to suggest practical solutions to the problems that they have identified.
  • Students taking this examination will be provided with the Case Study and other background information and notes at least 30 days before the examination. Students are expected to analyze the case and to identify key issues and managerial problems which may require solutions.At the examination, students will be given questions relating to the Case Study concerned. Students are then expected to suggest their solutions to the questions posed and to support their arguments with their appropriate rationale and reasons.
  • Examiners will be paying close attention to the reasoning and that has been applied in deriving the students' recommendations and advice.

Fee Structure

 
Fee per module S$1000.00
 
Registration Fee S$100.00
 
Material Fee S$250.00

Academic Progression 

Upon successful completion students can gain entry to Higher degree in Management awarded by The International Professional Manager Association (IPMA) United Kingdom (UK) 

Assessments Methods 

Students of this programme will be assessed by a combination of assignments, examinations, test, class participation, presentations, projects and/or role-play. Each module would have different assessment weightage depending on respective programme requirements.
Study Materials
As part of course materials, student will receive copies of recommended text books for reading.
Information / Enquiry 

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