Advanced Diploma In Business Administration Shelton College International
Price: SGD 9,559

    Course details

    The Advanced Diploma in Business Administration will allow students to acquire critical business knowledge and help them learn methods for effective managerial responsibilities. Inpiduals will be able to think critically, perform analytical studies and develop skills in the business decision making process.

    Learning Outcomes

    • Sound theoretical knowledge of the various functional elements related to business;
    • A high level of communication and interpersonal skill;
    • The ability to identify and analyse business problems, collect relevant data so that plans and policies can be formulated and implemented;
    • Practical guidelines to manage and administer their areas of responsibilities efficiently and effectively.
    • To enable students to make an immediate contribution in employment.
    • On completion of the Advanced Diploma course students will be awarded a Shelton Advanced Diploma in Business Administration and can proceed to do their degree in Business Administration.

    Aims

    The Advanced Diploma in Business Administration programme allows students to acquire the critical business knowledge. The program is specially designed to inculcate students the concepts and tools for more effective managerial responsibilities. The course offers an interactive medium for inpiduals to learn critical thinking, perform analytical studies, as well as to develop logical arguments to support the business decision-making process.

    On completion of the programme the students will gain:

    • A sound theoretical knowledge of the various functional elements related to business; 
    • A high level of communication and interpersonal skill; 
    • The ability to identify and analyse business problems, collect relevant data so that plans and policies can be formulated and implemented; 
    • Practical guidelines to manage and administer their areas of responsibilities efficiently and effectively. 
    • To enable students to make an immediate contribution in employment.

    Module Synopses

    Business Law

    This unit provides an introduction to basic principles of law relating to business. It develops student’s knowledge of general principles of contract and criminal law, and more specific statutory provisions relating to consumer and employee protection. It also provides an introduction to business units, their formation, management and dissolution. The student is encouraged to analyse and evaluate legal provisions and to adopt a practical approach to problem solving.

    Financial Management

    This module aims to develop the student’s understanding of business finance/ financial management, emphasising its integration with financial/ cost and management accounting and to introduce students to the area of company re-organizations and acquisitions.

    Business Environment

    The aim of this unit is to encourage students to investigate issues concerning the interaction of organisations and the environment they face, in particular directing focus on the environment in a national and international context. 

    Marketing Management

    This module aims to develop the students’ appreciation of the role and value of marketing in a variety of organization settings, the types and the management of the marketing mix to achieve objectives and the nature and sources of information used in marketing management.

    Operations Management

    This module provides an introduction to the principles and practice of operations management in manufacturing and service context and an understanding of the operations management concepts and techniques and their application to analysis and decision-making in service and manufacturing organizations.

    Corporate Strategy

    This module covers the analysis of strategic problems, application of techniques and concepts available to the corporate planner, assessment and choice among strategic options, understanding of the financial, human and organizational issues which influence the development and implementation of corporate strategies and plans and the assessment of the impact and implications of international and global issues on the corporate strategic planning process.

    International Business

    This module is designed to provide students with an understanding of the global business market. It will help them to cultivate a sense of urgency that tremendous opportunities exist to develop business if companies can change their outlook from domestic to international arena and to develop the students’ expertise in creating strategies for international expansion.

    Organizational Behavior

    This module provides students with an introduction to basic inpidual and group processes and how these processes affect people in organisations. 

    Assessments

    The 8 modules are assessed by a written examination or a written examination and an assignment or projects.The examinations are held at the end of each module and re-sit examinations are conducted after the assessment and award board meetings which are held 3 times each year.

    Updated on 08 November, 2015

    About Shelton College International

    At Shelton, students are empowered to excel through the acquisition of thinking and process skills in turn, encouraging them to understand their individual competencies within our conducive study environment. This is to ensure the attainment of our main purpose- the holistic development of every student here. We seek to develop future leaders and this is further augmented through internship opportunities with our extensive network of industrial partners. Our coursework is Internationally accredited, offering added options to our students to go global.

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