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Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration (PGD BA)

- by The Cavendish Eye

Sometimes in life, you have a lot to do and not much time to do it. When your position is time-barred, it helps to find the most effective way to spend it. A Postgraduate Diploma packs massive volumes of practical, hands-on business knowledge that you can apply directly into running your business.

The PGDBA is a precursor to the Masters in Business Administration. It’s a one year Program that aims to develop the skills, competencies and knowledge required by the industry as necessary for successful strategic business management within a global economy.

The programme will improve students’ ability to translate business knowledge into concrete actions suitable for the business environment.



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Course Overview

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
YEAR I SEMESTER I
MBA710 Management Theory and Practice
MBA711 Strategic Financial Management
MBA712 Marketing Management
RSC003 Research Methodology and Consultancy
MBA725 Economics for Managers
YEAR I SEMESTER II
MBA716 Operations Management
MBA721 Strategic Management
MBA722 Scholarly Writing and Publications
MBA726 Financial Accounting
MBA724 Computer Applications in Research
YEAR II SEMESTER I
MBA727 Human Resource Management
MHR811 Organisational Development
MHR815 Industrial Relations and Labor Law
MHR722 Organisational Behaviour
MHR814 Human Resource Information Systems
YEAR II SEMESTER II
MBA820 Dissertation


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By the end of the course, students will be expected to be able to:

  • Produce well written work which is well-organized, relevant and makes use of appropriate terminology and academic style.
  • Define, identify, and evaluate ethical versus unethical academic practices.
  • Develop an iterative creative process, as well as presenting work for, and participating in individual and group Critiques.
  • Apply leadership skills and have a sense of responsibility as citizens of their respective countries.
  • Apply Common Sense in their behaviour and decision making.


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FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
HIGHER EDUCATION CERTIFICATE – PHYSICAL SCIENCES
YEAR ONE SEMESTER ONE
course code Course Name
FOU110 Foundational Mathematics
FOU111 Computing Skills
FOU112 Communication Skills
FOS111 Foundation Physics and Inorganic Chemistry
FOS112 Foundation Physics I
FOU114 English
YEAR ONE SEMESTER TWO
course code Course Name
FOS125 Foundation Statistics
FOS126 Foundation Physics II
FOS127 Foundation Organic and Analytic Chemistry
HEC128 Life Skills Education
FOU113 Introduction to Development Studies
FACULTY OF SOCIOECONOMIC SCIENCES
HIGHER EDUCATION CERTIFICATE – HUMANITIES
YEAR ONE SEMESTER ONE
course code Course Name
FOU110 Foundational Mathematics
HEC111 Computing and Study Skills
FOU112 Communication Skills
HEC113 Reading & Writing Skills for Beginners
FOU114 English
YEAR TWO SEMESTER TWO
course code Course Name
A) Compulsory Courses
FOA122 Introduction to Critical Thinking
FOU113 Introduction to Development Studies
HEC122 Ethical Practice and Professionalism
B) Electives (students will select any two depending on choice of progression)
FOA120 Foundation of Law
FOA121 Principles of Accounting
HEC125 Basic Entrepreneurial skills
FOA123 Business Administration
FOA124 Introduction to Political Science


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  • To prepare students for further education
  • To prepare students for entrance into undergraduate degree/diploma programmes and thereby:
    • Introduce students to the culture of higher education and university life.
    • Provide a structured framework to support students to become self-directed learners in acquiring a range of transferable skills for undergraduate study.
  • To provide the opportunity to develop leadership, team working and supervisory skills in order to work effectively in the setting of a contemporary multidisciplinary team and to begin to make independent decisions with appropriate support
  • To provide each student with a variety of workplace experience during their programme in order to best inform career choice.


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COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
YEAR I SEMESTER I
BIT110 Introduction to Information & Communication Technology
BIT111 Discrete Mathematics
BBA116 Basic Statistics
BIT113 Fundamentals of Information Systems
BJC110 Communication Skills and Learning skills for Employability
YEAR I SEMESTER II
BIT126 Database Development and Management I
BIT122 Internet Technology & Web Design
BIT123 Computer Applications
BIT124 E-Commerce
COM122 Principles of programming
BIT125 Information Systems Management
Recess Term
FST121 Industrial Training
YEAR II SEMESTER I
BIT215 Database Development and Management II
BIT212 Systems Analysis and Design
BIT213 Web Development and Management
BIT214 Computer Networks & Data Communications
COM211 Object oriented programming
AGM212 Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management
YEAR II SEMESTER II
BIT222 Research Methodology in Computing
BIT223 Computer Repair and Maintenance
BIT225 Emerging Trends in Information Technology
COM221 Operating Systems Principles
COM224 Software Engineering Principles
Year Two Recess Term
FST220 Industrial Training
YEAR III SEMESTER I
BIT311 ICT Project Planning and Management
BIT312 Mobile Application Development
BIS313 Business Systems Modelling
BIT314 Network Configuration and Management
ELECTIVES (Choose One Course)
BIT315 Multimedia systems
BIT316 ICT 4 Development & Innovation
YEAR III SEMESTER II
BIT321 Professional Issues in Computing
BIT325 Information Systems Audit
BIT323 User Interface Design
BIT324 Network and Information Security
FST320 Graduation project
ELECTIVES (Choose One Course)
BBC325 Business Intelligence and Data warehouse
BIT322 Distributed System Development


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COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
YEAR I SEMESTER I
BBA112 Microeconomics I
BBA113 Business Administration
BJC110 Communication Skills and Learning Skills for Employability
BIT110 Introduction to Information and Communication Technologies
BBA115 Financial Accounting
BBA116 Basic Statistics
YEAR I SEMESTER II
BES 121 Macroeconomics I
BES 122 Time Series and Index Numbers
BES123 Calculus
BES124 Development Economics I
BES125 Probability Theory
BES126 Data Processing
STUDENTS BEGIN TO SPECIALISE
YEAR II SEMESTER I (STATISTICS OPTION)
BES211 Statistical Inference I
BDM213 Natural Resource and Environmental Economics
BES212 Mathematical Economics
BDM212 Microeconomics II
BDM214 Labour Economics
BES213 Linear Algebra and Differential Equations
YEAR II SEMESTER I (DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS OPTION)
BDM211 Managerial Economics
BDM213 Natural Resource and Environmental Economics
BES212 Mathematical Economics
BDM212 Microeconomics II
BDM214 Labour Economics
BDM215 World Economic History
YEAR II SEMESTER II (STATISTICS OPTION)
BES221 Econometrics I
BES222 Industrial Statistical Modeling
BES223 Statistical Inference II
BDM222 Macroeconomics II
BDM226 Monetary Economics
RSC001 Research Methods
BBA226 Practicum
YEAR II SEMESTER II (DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS OPTION)
BES221 Econometrics I
BDM222 Macroeconomics II
BDM223 Development Economics II
BDM226 Monetary Economics
HRM221 Principles of Management
RSC001 Research Methods
BBA226 Practicum
YEAR III SEMESTER I (STATISTICS OPTION)
BES311 Statistical Data Analysis
BBA311 Project Planning and Management
BES312 Operations Research
BES313 Multivariate Analyses
BDM313 Public Sector Economics
BDM312 Microeconomics III
YEAR III SEMESTER I (DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS OPTION)
BBA311 Project Planning and Management
BDM316 Development Economics III
BDM313 Public Sector Economics
BDM314 Health Economics
BDM315 International Economics
BDM312 Microeconomics III
YEAR III SEMESTER II (STATISTICS OPTION)
BES321 Econometrics II
BES322 Sampling Design and Survey
BDM321 Macroeconomics III
BES324 Economic Policy and Planning
BES323 Agricultural Statistics
BBA326 Research Project
YEAR III SEMESTER II (DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS OPTION)
BDM321 Macroeconomics III
IRD125 International Political Economy
BDM322 Industrial Economics
BBA322 Strategic Management
BDM325 Agricultural Economics
BBA326 Research Project


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COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
YEAR I SEMESTER I
DBA112 Microeconomics
DBA113 Business Administration
DBA115 Financial Accounting
DBA116 Basic Statistics
DIT110 Introduction to Information and Communication Technologies
DJC110 Communication Skills and Learning Skills for Employability
YEAR I SEMESTER II
DBA121 Cost Accounting and Budgeting
DBA123 Business Environment
DBA124 Principles of Marketing
DBA125 Business Law
DBA126 Stores and Inventory Management
   
YEAR II SEMESTER I
DBA211 Managerial Accounting
DBA212 Management Information Systems
DBA213 Entrepreneurship and E-commerce
DBA215 Human Resource Management
DBA216 Procurement Management
DBA217 Industrial Training (Recess Period)
YEAR II SEMESTER II
DBA221 Auditing I
DBA222 Financial Management
DBA223 Taxation
RSC001 Research Methodology


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The Diploma of Business Administration (DBA) programme is designed to enable the students to:

  • Acquire knowledge in the nature and structure of the modern business organisation, the nature of enterprise, the role of profit and the critical managerial functions that contribute to the total operation of a business
  • Acquire general knowledge, understanding and skills necessary for the planning and development of an organisation’s human resources (HR); and how they contribute to organisational objectives and requirements
  • Understand the major decisions areas and concepts used in financial accounting and management
  • Internalise the principal concepts, frameworks and techniques of strategic management as a backbone for generating options for strategic business judgment
  • Understand micro and macro-economic principles and theories and apply them to solve complex real life situations.


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COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
YEAR I SEMESTER I
DCS111 Fundamentals of Mathematics
DIT110 Introduction to Information and Communication Technologies
DCS112 Introduction to Operating Systems
DIT111 Gender and ICT
DJC110 Communication Skills and Learning Skills for Employability
YEAR I SEMESTER II
DCS121 Computer Architecture and Organisation
DCS122 Programming principles
DIT123 Computer applications
DIT121 Introduction to Databases Systems
DIT122 Internet Technology and Web Design
YEAR II SEMESTER I
DCS211 Computer Assembly, Repair and Maintenance
DIT211 Database Development and Administration
DIT212 Systems Analysis and Design
DIT213 Dynamic Website Development
FST210 Industrial Training (Recess Period)
ELECTIVES(COMPUTER SCIENCE OPTION-CHOOSE ONE)
DCS212 Computational Mathematics
DCS213 Object Oriented Programming
ELECTIVES(INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OPTION-CHOOSE ONE)
DIT214 Information Systems Management
DIT215 E-Commerce
YEAR II SEMESTER II
DIT221 Professional Issues in Computing
DIT223 PC Network and Data Communication
FST222 Project
ELECTIVES(COMPUTER SCIENCE OPTION-CHOOSE ONE)
DCS221 Graphical User Interface
DCS223 Application Development
ELECTIVES(INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OPTION-CHOOSE ONE)
DIT225 Information Storage and retrieval
DIT224 Introduction to Multimedia Systems


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The following are the objectives of the Diploma in Computer Science and Information Technology:

  • To educate and train students in the fundamentals of Computer Science and Information Technology in order to analyse and solve computing problems
  • To build the capacity with practical orientation needed to link the Computing sector with Government and Industry under the broader perspective of Information and Communication Technology
  • To prepare professionals with knowledge in ethical and legal issues as well as the interpersonal skills required to effectively promote ideas, goals, or products
  • To prepare graduates with the knowledge and skills to pursue further studies in Computer Science, Information Technology and other related disciplines
  • To equip students with the technical skills required to design, troubleshoot and maintain computer networks and hardware
  • To impart practical skills to students in database, computer programming and web technology principles


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