A. Title of Course
Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Management (Mandarin)
B. Overview
Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Management (Mandarin) integrates modern business management skills and knowledge essential to efficiently manage a business, or in business development. The business industry continuously faces varied and dynamic challenges and opportunities.
The course is suitable for mature learners with a background in academic study or industry.
Successful completion of the Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Management (Mandarin) will equip learners with the key skills and capabilities to become an effective strategic leader.
C. Objective
The Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Management (Mandarin) aims to develop strategic management and leadership skills for managers with capability to translate organisational strategy into effective operational performance. The course reflects current practice in Strategic Management and Leadership and allows learners to develop and expand their high understanding of strategic management and leadership in the workplace.
D. Course Structure
a. Course Outline
The course consists of 6 modules:
Unit 1 – Strategic Management
Unit 2 – Strategic Leadership
Unit 3 – Strategic Human Resource Management
Unit 4 – Creative and Innovation Management
Unit 5 – Strategic Financial Management
Unit 6 – Strategic Marketing
Module Outlines & Learning Outcomes
Unit 1 Strategic Management
The aim of this unit is to develop learners’ understanding of strategic and change management models, as well as the ability to review strategic plans, to propose strategic options, to create implementation plans and to lead organisation changes.
Unit 2 Strategic Leadership
This unit provides an in-depth understanding of the key principles and practice of leadership. This will enhance the individuals’ knowledge, skills and attributes to effectively engage in the role and responsibilities required of an effective team player and leader of a team; being proactive in innovation and improvement to inform strategy and business planning within the organisation.
Unit 3 Strategic Human Resource Management
The aim of this unit is to develop learners’ understanding of how the effective strategic management of human resource supports the achievement of organisational objectives in different contexts. Learners will evaluate the contribution of strategic human resource management, and the application of leadership and management theory for organisational benefit.
Unit 4 Creative and Innovation Management
This unit will help learners to develop skills to effect innovation. They will understand the benefits of creativity and innovation, and how to evaluate current levels of innovation in an organisation, to lead others to embrace and support innovation.
Learners will recognise the crucial part that mission and vision play in this. They will also find out how to identify creative ideas and assess their viability and, through the understanding of change models, support the implementation of innovative ideas.
Learners will find out how to produce an appropriate rationale and identify key goals and priorities to help persuade and communicate ideas to stakeholders.
In this unit, learners will find out how to assess these barriers and develop and implement a strategy to overcome them.
Unit 5 Strategic Financial Management
The aim of this unit is to enable learners to apply financial principles relevant to management in an organizational context, including analytical techniques and theories/models of management accounting, evaluation of budgetary processes, recommending funding sources and appraising investment options.
Unit 6 Strategic Marketing
The aim of this unit is to develop learners’ understanding of the concepts, methods and technical aspects of strategic marketing and the challenges associated with marketing in today’s business environment, including how a strategy combines product development, promotion, distribution, pricing, relationship management and other elements.
The delivery of modules is subject to change and may not follow the sequence as shown above.
b. Scope of Study
Principles, theories, cases studies, research work.
c. Delivery Mode
Lectures, case studies, tutorials, seminars and workshops.
d. Commencement Dates / Intakes
Please refer to the Academic Calendar.
e. Course Duration
The duration is as follows:
Full-time: 10 months
Maximum allowable period to complete the course is 20 months from date of course commencement
Part-time: 6 months
Maximum allowable period to complete the course is 12 months from date of course commencement
f. Class Period
Full-time:
5 sessions per week x 3 hours per session
Contact hours: 540 hours
Part-time
2 sessions per week x 6 hours per session
Contact hours: 288 hours
g. Course Fees
Application fee ： $327
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h. Payment Mode
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i. Assessments
100% course work assignment
j. Assessment Methods
k. Assessment Grading Criteria
Grades:
Pass
Fail
l. Expected Examination Results Release Date
Assessment results shall be released within 3 months upon completion of the last assessment.
m. Qualification Award
Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Management (Mandarin) awarded by Exerceo Business International College
n. Graduation Requirements
Achieved a ‘Pass’ for all units
o. Teacher Qualifications
The Committee for Private Education (CPE) is duly notified on all teachers in Exerceo Business International College. All teachers have the required qualifications. Please refer to Our Teachers list in the website for more details.
Average Teacher-Student Ratio is 1:30
Please note that the maximum number of students in the classroom is subjected to the maximum allowable seating capacity
p. Progression Pathway
Students may pursue their studies in other institutions subject to meeting the minimum entry requirements and acceptance by the institution.
E. Entry Requirements
Age: At least 18 years old
Academic:
Bachelor Degree or Honour Degree in relevant discipline or equivalent.
For mature candidates, at least 30 years old with 8 years of working experience.
Language Proficiency: Minimum C6 Pass in Chinese at GCE ‘O’ Level or equivalent.