Diploma in Business Management (DIBM)

Course details

The maritime business and logistics courses at the Institute of Maritime & Business Management (IMBM) are designed to give students insights into the best practices of the industry (core subjects) with a business focus. The maritime business in Singapore contributes about 7% to 8% to the country’s GDP and is a significant industry which is on a growth trajectory. The IMBM courses are expected to improve skills level of industry people as changes are occurring often which require knowledge upgrade.

Course Requirements

• Certificate level: GCE ‘N’ level, Secondary Education with minimum 2 years relevant work experience. Mature candidates of 25 years of age & above with more than 5 years relevant work experience can also be considered for this program.
• Diploma :IMBM Certificate, 3 GCE ‘O’ level credits incl. English (Min. C6), Higher NITEC or equivalent qualifications. Students without these qualifications but with relevantwork experience can take the Certificate level course (3 subjects) & on completion move onto the Diploma level.on a case-by-case basis
• Advanced Diploma : IMBM Diploma or GCE ‘A’ level, ( min 2 A level subjects or 5 GCE ‘O’ level credits incl. English (min C6)
  • Course Delivery For each subject comprising 8 lessons, there will be a combination of lectures and tutorials with the last lesson used for revision.
  • Requirements for graduation in respect of every course For the Certificate course, the method of assessment is based entirely on written examination. The method of assessment for the Diploma course is an assignment of not more than 1500 words and a written examination for every subject. The assignment carries a maximum of 30 marks and the examination, the balance of 70 marks. The examination will be combination of the following:
    • Certificate Diploma
    • Multiple choice question (MCQ) - 60 marks -40 marks
    • Questions requiring short answers - 30 marks and -20 marks Questions on terms and definitions, with more marks given to students who give examples and illustrations

Class attendance/punctuality - 10 marks - 10 marks Student taking the course must obtain a minimum of 41 marks for a marginal pass (Grade D) for all subjects in the course which they have enrolled in order for them to be awarded the certificate/diploma. In the event that the student fails a subject, he is required to take a supplementary for the subject. In this instance, a Supplementary Pass (SP) grade which is non-graded will be awarded. For students progressing from Certificate to Diploma course, they must obtain at least a Credit – grade ‘B’ (61-70 marks) and 2 credit pass – grade ‘C’ (51-60 marks). The minimum marks of 163 out of a possible 300 (54%) is required. For Diploma students aspiring to take up the Advanced Diploma in Shipping & Logistics Management course, they have to obtain the following grades/marks: 2 ‘B+’ - 71 – 80 marks min: 142 max: 160 marks 2 ‘B’ - 61 – 70 marks min: 122 max: 140 marks 4 ‘C’ - 51 – 60 marks min: 204 max: 240 marks The minimum marks of 468 out of a possible 800 (58%) is required.