Higher Diploma in Business Studies (Full-Time)

Provided by London School of Business & Finance


Course introduction

Introduction


The Higher Diploma in Business Studies has been developed by London School of Business and Finance as a qualification for students aiming for a career in one of a wide range of industries, and/or for students aiming for a Higher Education qualification in a subject allied to Business and Management.

Throughout the coruse, students are fully supported and their development is checked frequently by progress assessments. Student performance and satisfaction is monitored to ensure that the course meets students' academic and personal development needs; and industry contacts ensure that the programme is relevant and suitable for the demands of a career in the industry.

Graduates of the Higher Diploma in Business Studies may wish to progress further in their studies and will be equipped to join a level six (Honours degree) qualification in Business Studies or Management. graduates wishing instead to enter empolyment at this stage will be suited to roles that require effective, autonomous action and the exercise of personal responsibility and decision-making skills.


Learning Outcome

At the end of this course, students will:

  • Demonstrate knowledge of organisations, the external environment in which they operate and how they are managed
  • Analyse strategic appropriateness of different approaches to solving problems related to the subjects studied.
  • Demonstrate relevant knowledge and understanding of organisations, the external environment in which they operate and how they are managed.
  • Apply theory to the solution of familiar and unfamiliar problems within the organisation
  • Demonstrate proficiency in quantitative methods and computing techniques and know how to use these techniques and methods effectively across a range of problems
  • Interpret financial data and carry out statistical and financial analysis
  • Demonstrate understanding of economic concepts and principles
  • Demonstrate understanding of economic theory and modelling approaches, and their competent use
  • Demonstrate effective use of communication and information technology for business applications
  • Demonstrate interpersonal skills of effective listening, negotiating, persuasion and presentation
  • Effectively communicate information, arguements and analysis in a variety of forms to specialist and non-specialist audiences, including use of media which are widely used in business such as the preparation and presentation of business reports
  • Demonstrate cognitive skills of critical thinking, analysis and synthesis
  • Demonstrate effective problem solving and decision making using appropriate quantitative and qualitative skills including identifying, formulating and solving business problems
  • Take and demostrate responsibility for their own learning and continuing personal and professional development
  • Undertake further training, develop existing skills and acquire new competences that will enable them to assume significant responsibility within organisations

Attendance Requirements

STP holders
90%

Non-STP holders
75%


Assessment Requirements

Assignment/Class test:
50%

Final Exam:
50%


Teacher-Student Ratio

1 Teacher: 80 Students



Curriculum Overview


Programme Structure


Module Outline

Principles of Management

On successful completion of this unit, students should be able to develop an overview of the role of management, describe key the concepts of management and organisational theory, explained the key issues associated with achieving purposeful activity within organisations, identify different areas of the management function and their associated academic fields such as Marketing, Strategic Management and Project Management and recognise the issues and challenges raised by Corporate social Responsibility and Ethics


Quantitative Methods

On successful completion of this unit, students should be able to develop a grounding in qualitative analysis, be able to use the key quantitative methods in business decision-making and management research, distingish between different types of data, data collection, analysis and presentation, use statistical techniques to analyse, test and interprete, identify and define the appropriate quantitative methods to solve business-related problems and determine a set of alternative solution as well as apply the principles and rules of probability and handle a range of financial calculations.


Principles of Accounting

This module describes to students the nature and significance of the basic accounting principles and concpets, apply these accounting principles and their relevance to personal and professional financial decision-making, dicuss the role of accounting information to external users, explain the various categories of accounts, describe the importance of internal control over cash and how to prepare a bank reconciliation statement, discuss and evaluatve the different methods of depreciation in relation to long-term assets of a business, prepare the income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement, appreciate the difference between capital and revenue expenditue as well as perform simple financial decision-making.


Principles of Economics

On successful completion of this unit, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the key concepts in macro and macroeconomics, explain the impact of supply and demand, price elasticity on market position and competitor, dicsuss the impact of economic policies on business and the business environment as wekk as critically review the global trading and financial systems and perform simple financial ratio analysis.


Principles of Information Systems

On successfuly completion of this unit, students should be able to explain the importance of information systems for business professionals and basic knowledge they need to use and manage information technologies in business, identify the basic knowledge about information technology and the challenges information system technologies pose for business professionals, describe how Internet technologies and other forms of information technology support electronic business operations, electronic commerce, and business decision-making as well as describe how to use system development process and model of IS components to develop and implement information system solution to meet the challenges of business enterprises


International Business Management

On successfuly completion of this unit, students should be able to evaluate concepts and techniques in the multi-disciplinary international business issue, explain and evaluate structures, processes, and contexts of international business, demonstrate knowledge of international business issues and of the debates associated with this area of study as well as apply the relevant policies ot suggest solutions to multi-faceted business problems and issues


Business Communication

On successful completion of this unit, students should be able to have the ability to clearly and logically express themselves in both oral and written format, design and deliver a well-structured presentation, including the use of slides, explain the issues involved in communicating in teams, comprehand the challanges faced with communication in multicultural settings, discuss the changes in business communication and possible future issues and develop academic skills for reports of business communication theories and practices, and provide instruction in understanding basic principles and the importance of appropriate and professional business communication. The purpose is to enable students to communicate effectively in business settings, including effective presentation skills.


Principles of Marketing

On successfuly completion of this unit, stuents should be able to demonstrate an awareness of marketing concepts and tools, comprehand how to apply marketing theory to actual situations, demonstrate how to apply the key elements of the marketing mix to products and services, show understanding of the evaluation and selection of consumer and business target markets, understand the importance of steps in marketing research and develop an analytical approach to dealing with marketing communications.


Strategic Management

At the end of this module students should be able to describe the strategy process and provide a critical evaluation of different approaches to straegy, distinguish between external and internal analysis and how they are used in the strategy process, evaluate a range of strategies at the business, corporate and global level, critically evaluate the main factors and requirements for the successful implementation of new strategies, innovation and change as well as select and apply appropriate strategic management tools and techniques to analysis business problems and issues and be able to evaluate the implications from such an application


Human Resource Management

On successful completion of this unit, students shouls be able to explain why human resource management is a vital part of international organisational success, assess the main theoretical frameworks used in HRM, evaluate broad activities of HRM, such as resourcing, reward, performance management, training, development and empolyee relations, describe and evaluate the policies and practices of key areas of HRM that are available to HR managers, assess the role of empolyee involvement and participation in motivating and empowering empolyees, evaluate the external and internal factors, which potentially have an impact on HRM as well as explain the international and comparative aspects of HRM


Operations Management

At the end of this module, students will be able to explain the function of operations in organisations, describe the way operations contribute to organisational competitiveness and strategic direction, identify information needed to establish and implement effective operational decisions with particular reference to change management, evaluate both the concepts of operations strategies and also the issues raised with implementation in a fast changing environment and describe and evaluate the importance of people in the change management process


Financial and Management Accounting

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to develop a greater knowledge and understanding of accounting concepts and practices used in preparing financial statements, record and summarise accounting data, and prepare basic financial statements, use of accounting information to assist in the management decision making process, appreciate, evaluate, apply and discuss concepts in management accounting relating to costing, planning and budgetingm explain and use principles of relevant costing, decision making, investment appraisal, standard costing, variance analysis and pricing


Organisational Theory and Behaviour

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to appreciate core themes of current debates in organisational theory and behaviour, explain the base of individual behaviour and interpretation, analysis group and team dynamics and develop adequate operational theories, explain and discuss the interplay of organisation structure, culture, theory and politics, discuss intre-organisational and inter-organisational issues


Business Law

On successful completion of the module, students should be able to understand and appreciate the fundamentals of business law as applied in Singapore, know the context of Contract Law, Law of Sale of goods, and Company Law relating to business organization, and the Singapore Code of Corporate Governance, know the context of the Empolyment Law, Law of Agency, and Intellectual Property law and critically anayse and evaluate simple legal arguments


Project Management

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to describe and explain the nature of projects, type of projects and why project management is important, apply project management ideas and techniques, identify and evaluate the roles with a project team and sources of conflict, identify and evlaute the stages within a project discuss issues relating to planning and control of projects


International Marketing

At the end of this module, students will be able to critically analyse the models of marketing in an international context, critically assess the steps in the international marketing process, analyse incdetail the environments of international marketing, the impact of culture, the assessment of international market opportunities, the difficulties in international market research and the international marketing mix. Students will also be able to critically analyse the range of skills necessary to develop a marketing strategy for international markets and evaluate international marketing problems by applyinhg insights into strategic and operational decision-making




Area of Studies


Who is the Course for?

This course is best suited for students who desire to pursue a career in the Business industry or a bachelor degree in the same field.



Entry Requirements


Minimum Age

At least 17 years old


Minimum academic Entry Requirement

  • Two passes in GCE A Level Examinations; OR
  • Higher NITEC; OR
  • Completion or equivalent High School qualification (12 years); OR
  • Pass in appropriate Foundation/Certificate programme; OR
  • Other appropriate qualifications; OR
  • Mature Entry Route (MER) Minimum age of 21 plus work experience (2 years minimum) will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

Minimum English Language Entry Requirement
Applicants must have ANY of the following:
  • Achieved a Grade C6 or better in the English Language at the Singapore GCE 'O' levels; OR
  • IELTS 5.5/TOEFL 550; OR
  • LSBF PCE Advanced.

Examptions

Students, who have other qualifications, will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.



Duration & Intake


Programme Duration


Course Duration

Full Time course: 18 Months

Students attend 3 hours a day per day plus directed/independent study for a period of 18 months from Monday to Friday.


Course Intake

Full Time: Every 2 Months / Modular



Fees & Funding

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