Diploma in Business Administration
Course Overview
Diploma Business Administration Program is designed to produce highly trained graduates in the following disciplines: Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Management, Human Resource Management (HRM) and Procurement and Supplies Management. The Program is also intended to provide students with professional foundation tailored to policy formulation and practice in Business Administration. The overall objective of the program is to equip students with a range of skills, knowledge and practical experience to respond to the needs of various stakeholders in today’s technology-oriented business world. The specific objectives of the program are to:
- Equip learners with skills, techniques and practices in business;
- Develop learning process that enables progression to higher levels of studies;
- Motivate students to become entrepreneurial and able to respond positively to the changes and opportunities presented by new ideas and technologies;
- Assist the learner develop soft skills that enable acceptance as a team member in any environment;
- Promote ethics and ethical behavior, especially in a business environment
- Equip learners with skills, techniques, and practices in business.
- Develop learning process that enables progression to higher levels of studies.
- Motivate students to become entrepreneurial and able to respond positively to the changes and opportunities presented by new ideas and technologies.
- Assist the learner to develop soft skills that enable acceptance as a team member in any environment.
- Promote ethics and ethical behavior, especially in a business environment.
Module 1; Introduction to Business Administration and Management
- Unit 1: business administration – concept, objectives, importance
- Unit 2: concept of people management
- Unit 3: concept of business plan
- Unit 4: concept and importance of staffing
- Unit 5: consumer protection
- Unit 6: business administration and business environment
Module 2; Business Ethics
- Unit 1: Explain the concept of business ethics
- Unit 2: Appreciate and understand the relationship between business and ethics
- Unit 3: Identify and explain the various sources of ethics
- Unit 4: Identify the factors that affect ethical behaviors
- Unit 5: Differentiate between ethics and law
- Unit 6: Discuss why it is ethical to follow the law
Module 3 Business Communication
- Unit 1: Introduction to Business Communication
- Unit 2: Communication in Organizations
- Unit 3: Using the Language
- Unit 4: I. Research Methods; Obtaining Information
- Unit 5: Communication through Writing: Business Letters
- Unit 6: Information Storage & Retrieval. Report Writing
- Unit 7: Oral, Non-Verbal & Visual Communication
Module 4; Management Accounting
- Unit 1 General Principles of Costing
- Unit 2 Cost Accounting Systems
- Unit 3 Determination of Cost Behaviour
- Unit 4 Element of Cost and Cost estimation Techniques
- Unit 5 Budget and Budgetary Control
- Unit 6 Standard Costing
- Unit 7 Decision Making under Uncertainty
- Unit 8: Sources of Finance
- Unit 9 Payback Period
- Unit 10Accounting Rate of Return
- Unit 11 Net Present Value
- Unit 12 Internal Rate of Return
- Unit 13 Profitability Index
- Unit 14: Performance Measurement I
- Unit 15: Performance Measurement II
There are four assignments (continuous assessment tests), a research paper and one examination to be offered at the end of the course. Assignments account for 40%, research paper accounts for 30% while Examination accounts for 30% of the mark. Upon completion of the course, you shall be issued a Diploma Certificate and a course transcript.
Upon successful completion of the course, the participant will receive a Diploma Certificate of Merit and a transcript.
Duration: 6 Months
Fee: $700
