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Postgraduate Diploma in Management
The Postgraduate Diploma in Management is action-oriented and designed to accelerate the managerial and leadership development process of all participants in various disciplines.
The primary objective of the Postgraduate Diploma in Management is to develop the analytical abilities necessary for effective decision making. The student receives a broad and thorough training in the kinds of problem solving that equip him/her for decision-making responsibilities in Business and Industrial Corporations.
The particular focus of the programme is to enable a manager to operate at a strategic level and to manage effectively within a complex and uncertain environment. The close links that have been established with industry, commerce and the public sector have contributed to the development and design of the programs and means that the student possesses the knowledge and skills of his/her subject matter. It is intended for both active managers and recent graduates interested in advanced studies.
Learning Outcomes
This is a programme aimed at practising managers as well as recent graduates with a demonstrated interest in advanced studies. To this end, the course provides opportunities to acquire and/or develop:
- the basic analytical skills for management, including fundamental concepts and principles from various management disciplines and the use and application of these skills;
- a breadth and, in selected areas, a depth of knowledge across a broad range of management contexts;
- skills in using management tools in an imaginative, orderly problem-solving capacity by first identifying problems, then analysing alternative solutions and, finally implementing the chosen solutions;
- the ability for making and carrying out decisions;
- the facility for improving effective communication with others, in writing and in person;
- a sound basis for continuous learning from experience;
- an appreciation of the overall economic, political and social contexts in which managers work.
Course Modules Analysis & Decision-Making in Business (compulsory) Corporate Strategic Planning & Control (compulsory) Global Marketing Strategies (compulsory) Organisation & Communication in Marketing (compulsory) European Business Environment (optional) Computers in Management (optional) Advetising & Public Relations (optional) Financial Management (optional) Executive Skills (optional) Students must complete all four compulsory modules and two optional.
Thesis
A 10,000-word thesis must be submitted by September or, in case the thesis is found unacceptable in the first instance, December the latest. The thesis is a major part of the PGD. A student not submitting an up-to-standard thesis will not be awarded the PGD.
The thesis must be on a topic agreed with the student’s tutor and should have a research base. Students are expected to begin working on the thesis in June after the exams and submit it the latest by the first week of September of the same year. However, it is generally recommended that students begin thinking about their research project long before June. That is why in early January students are allocated a tutor, who assists them in these early stages of the thesis.
The Institute encourages students to undertake a study of a current concern to their own organisation or firm. The thesis will be marked by an examiner and moderated by an external examiner. The student may be required to support his/her work to an examining panel. The pass mark is 50% and student’s performance will be indicated on the Transcript. If the Thesis is not of an acceptable standard and the student has to re-submit, then he/she must pay aresubmission fee. Students are only allowed to re-submit once.
Awarding Body Cyprus Institute of Marketing
Entry Requirements A BBS (Bachelor in Business Studies) or ADBS (Advanced Diploma in Business Studies) of this Institute; OR 2. PG Diploma/Advanced Diploma of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK); OR 3. Any first Degree from an Internationally recognised University; OR
4. Any reputable and recognised UK Professional qualification, such as Association of Chartered or Certified Accountants, Chartered institute of Insurance, Chartered Institute of Bankers and others.
Please note that entrants to this programme are preferably required to be in a managerial post.
Commencement of Course
The programme starts the first week of September each year.
Examination Dates
Exams are held the second week of May each year.
Course Mode, Duration & Fees The programme lasts twelve months. The taught part commences on the first week of September and runs through the beginning of May of the following year. Students take their exams on the second week of May. From the end of May to the first week of September of the same year, students have to submit a 10,000-word thesis. For the January intake, the taught part commences on the second week of January and runs through August. Students take exams on the second week of September and have to submit their thesis by January of the following year.
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