Diploma in Business Applications

Course details

The Diploma in Business Applications (DBA) provides the perfect combination of business and IT training to give you the foundation to become a talented and in-demand professional.

This programme will help you gain a firm understanding of IT fundamentals and business processes in key industries such as manufacturing, logistics, banking, hospitality, retail, and healthcare. You will build strong skills in problem-solving and critical thinking while also benefitting from exposure to business functions such as marketing and accounting.

An important part of your studies will be acquiring hands-on experience of worldclass enterprise application systems such as SAP and other business systems. In addition, you will get valuable work experience through industry attachments with prominent companies across different business sectors.

Course Outcomes

• Develop the ability to design and implement systems to support businesses in key industries
• Learn about foundational business concepts, processes, and issues to understand how IT can support specific business functions
• Discover strategies for effective communications with customers and users
• Become a savvy professional in the fields of business and IT
• Undergo a 16-week industry attachment programme with an organisation such as DBS Bank, OCBC Bank, Integrated Health Information Systems or NCS

Career Opportunities

DBA graduates are set to take on top positions with leading organisations in either the public or private sectors. You can look forward to opportunities in roles such as:

• Junior Business Analyst
• Business Development Executive
• IT Support Executive
• Junior Consultant
• Software Application Developer

Course Structure

General Modules (28 MC)  

7 compulsory modules: 

• Mathematics 
• Organisational Behaviour 
• Marketing 
• Introduction to Programming 
• New Media Communications 
• Cognitive Processes and Problem Solving 
• Effective Communication  

Discipline Modules (32 MC)  

8 compulsory modules: 

• Systems Analysis and Design 
• Web Application Development in .NET 
• Database Systems 
• Object-Oriented Programming 
• Data Communications and Networking 
• Operating Systems Concepts 
• IT Security and Management 
• IT Project Management  

Specialisation Modules (20 MC)  

You can select 1 of the following specialisation options: 

There are 5 compulsory modules.

Option 1: Enterprise Applications Track 

• Business Process Modelling 
• Enterprise Solutions for Business 
• Financial and Banking Applications 
• Hospitality and Retail Applications 
• Healthcare Applications  

Option 2: Logistics and Healthcare Applications Track 

• Business Process Modelling 
• Enterprise Solutions for Business 
• Manufacturing and Logistics Applications 
• Hospitality and Retail Applications 
• Healthcare Applications   Option 3: Financial and Banking Applications Track
• Business Process Modelling 
• Enterprise Solutions for Business 
• Financial and Banking Applications 
• Financial and Banking Applications II 
• Hospitality and Retail Applications   

Industry Orientation Programme (28 MC)  

3 compulsory modules: 

• Project 
• Character and Citizenship Education 
• Industry Immersion Programme (20 MC)

Elective Module (8 MC)  

Select 2 modules from the following list: 

• Financial Accounting 
• Microeconomics 
• Human Resource Management 
• Data Structures and Algorithms 
• Management Information System 
• Business Intelligence  

Freely Chosen Module (4 MC)  

Obtain a total of 4 modular credits from the prescribed range of modules offered by RP's Schools and Centre.