MBA – Level 7 Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration
MBA
In Cambridge
Go one step beyond with this unique course!
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Type
MBA
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Location
Cambridge
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Class hours
320h
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Duration
6 Months
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Start date
October
Level 7 Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration is designed to provide in-depth knowledge and understanding of the various aspect of business management and administration. It provides a rich collaborative learning experience where learners exchange views with other participants, interact with research-active tutors and are challenged to become a reflective manager. This qualification provides continuous professional development (CPD) to senior managers where learners evaluate their past, present, and future performance. Learners will develop their view of management through teamwork, group interaction, case studies, business simulation and work-based learning and reflection. Drawing on personal experience and applying their newly acquired skills and knowledge are key elements of the programme. The course equips learners to be a confident, creative, and capable manager, well versed in all management and administration functions, with the flexibility to see situations from a fresh perspective. This course builds on a critical perspective that enables learners to explore their leadership styles, understand their strengths and weaknesses, and consider a variety of approaches to change. Level 7 Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration also provides its learners with realistic and appropriate career-related guidance for early 21st-century employment markets. Moreover, the Level 7 Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration creates an opportunity for learners to complete their MBA degree with us.
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About this course
At the end of the course, a graduate is expected to be able to:
Critically analyse an industry and a specific firm within an industry.
Make use of different aspects of business models in making managerial decisions.
Utilise statistical analysis to assess product demand conditions
Perform financial analysis to assess an organisation's financial condition
Communicate effectively both verbally & non-verbally for a variety of objectives and audiences.
Think laterally, critically, innovative, creatively, and to make connections among diverse fields of study in analysing business problems.
Apply the skills towards complex problem analysis, decision-making and in the application of modern strategic management methods relevant to the field of business administration
Explain and apply analytical constructs to business problem-solving.
Develop and present innovative solutions to complex supply chain and logistics problems
Appreciate the values of social responsibility, legal and ethical philosophy in business, and corporate governance through the analysis and symposium of relevant articles and real business cases
Perform teamwork and leadership skills.
Design organisations to make and implement specific business decisions under given performance requirements.
Perform various business activities necessary for managerial posts that satisfy market demand.
Engage in environmental activities that demonstrate his/her environmental awareness
Level 7 Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration provides a variety of careers and encourages learners to gain the skills, knowledge and understanding that will help them achieve their goals and aspirations. Graduates can seek Director or Senior Manager Role in the area of HR, Supply Chain, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Sales, Finance, Manufacturing, Technology, Banking, and Health Service.
In addition, obtaining this qualification would be beneficial for those who are re-entering employment after a period of absence and for those who are seeking a career change as it provides careers related guidance and support to students which are
Positive, constructive and helpful
Practical
Realistic
Impartial and client centred
Progression to the Level 8 Diploma in Management and Leadership or
Progression to the MBA - Dissertation Stage
Applicants are required to have one of the following qualifications to study the Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration,
Bachelor Degree
ACCA or CIMA
Overseas MBA Degree
Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma in Business, Management and Leadership
Level 6 Diploma in Business Administration or an equivalent qualification.
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Subjects
- Entrepreneurship
- Leadership
- IT Project Management
- Business Administration
- Supply
- Marketing
- Supply Chain Management
- International Marketing
- Marketing Management
- Perspective
- International
- Financial
- Project
- Business and Administration
- International Business
- Project Management
- Financial Training
- Supply and Chain Management
Teachers and trainers (1)
Amber Ekbal
Course Administrator
Course programme
Unit 01: International Marketing Management
It provides students with knowledge of the theory, concepts, issues, and practice of international marketing. It identifies processes, contexts, and influences associated with international marketing strategies, develops students' appreciation both of strategies and plans for different economies and of the implications, monitoring, and control of the international marketing process.
Unit 02: Organisational Development and Change
The main aims of the course are to provide students with an opportunity to familiarise themselves with aspects of theory relating to organisational behaviour and organisational change; to explore how organisational change can influence, and be influenced by, organisational behaviour; to critique a number of change strategies; to apply what they learn to their own managerial situation.
Unit 03: Financial Management
This unit enables students to appreciate and understand the financial issues faced by an organisation’s management and the activities undertaken by an organisation to have effective financial management. It examines relevant issues including financial strategy, debt and equity management, the key drivers of shareholder value, corporate governance and asset portfolio management.
Unit 04: International Business Strategy
This course aims introduce learners to current debates, theories and practices in the field of International Business
Unit 05: Operations and Supply Chain Management
The aim of the programme is to provide postgraduate-level education in operations and supply chain management principles, theories and practice. This unit introduces the concepts of logistics and supply chain management. The unit explores issues in relation to logistics including value, managing lead time and techniques including just-in-time, and incorporating the role of technology in this process.
Unit 06: Human Resource Management
Business organisations today face unprecedented challenges. Across virtually every area of the economy, managers are confronted with new conditions of rapid technological change, intense global competition and growing demands for social responsibility. These challenges are obliging organisations to redesign their internal structures and policies. This course examines the character of these people management strategies in modern organisations.
Unit 07: Research Methods for Managers
This unit deals with principles of research including formulations of research questions, hypothesis and objectives. The unit will cover literature reviews, referencing, data collection using interviews and surveys, questionnaire design, statistical analysing using SPSS and developing statistical modules, qualitative data analysis inferences and conclusions from the analysed data. Analysis includes factor analysis, regression analysis, discriminates analysis and logistic regression using SPSS.
Unit 08: Entrepreneurship and Business Development
This unit aims to provide learners with an understanding of the theory and practice of entrepreneurship in a range of organisational context. It also encourages learners to develop a critical appreciation of current academic debates on entrepreneurship and other closely related concepts.
Unit 09: Business and Sustainability
Sustainability is increasingly being recognised as a critical challenge for society. It is also becoming an important business objective both in industry and government. This unit highlights the particular threats and opportunities presented to the business community as a result of the adoption of sustainable development priorities. This unit aims at developing the skills and knowledge of current sustainability issues in business responses.
MBA – Level 7 Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration