Postgraduate Diplomas

Enterprise Management

Replacing the Postgraduate Diploma in Organisation and Management, this diploma offers students the same action learning environment and similar range of business and management courses, but utilises the best of the other Postgraduate Diplomas in Management and couples that with a strongly entrepreneurial focus.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Enterprise Management (PDEM) offers its students unique learning opportunities. The diploma makes extensive use of action learning (learning by doing) as an effective way to learn about organisations. Entrepreneurship is not about small business; entrepreneurial skills are becoming increasingly sought after and valued in organisations of all shapes and sizes.

Students, in small groups, are required to set up and run real businesses for the duration of the year of study. This practical side of the course is balanced by sound academic theory taught in a variety of modules throughout the year. In this way, students are given opportunities to implement and evaluate theory in their own businesses.

While students are running their own business (Genesis Project), they concurrently attend courses that have been developed both specifically for the PDEM, as well for the other diplomas in management. The first half of the year concentrates mainly on general business courses (entrepreneurial strategies, finance, business in context, marketing and business computing). In the second half of the year the focus falls on the area of specific study, in this case, enterprise management. Courses here include: Management Theory, The Politics of Enterprise, People Management and Development and Information Technology and Marketing. Students also attend a course in Business Communication and Career Development which develops other critical skills.

Lecturers make use of lectures, skills workshops and regular evaluations in each course, and students are expected to participate fully in all aspects of the course.

The diploma accepts students with an undergraduate degree except a BBusSci, and encourages diversity within the group. Students from different countries, and even different continents, from social science, arts, science, medicine, music, engineering and architecture have benefited from this course. Whether you have a general undergraduate degree (e.g. humanities) and want to learn about the real mechanics of organisations, or have a specialised degree (e.g. quantity surveying), and want to combine your specialised knowledge with sound enterprise practice and management skills, or if you want to learn what it is like to start and run a business, PDEM is worth exploring.

Our graduates are working in different industries all over the world. They can think on their feet, work well with each other and apply their knowledge in almost any situation.

Timetables

• 2008 1st Semester PGDM Timetables (All Diplomas) - Click here (.PDF) (80.6 KB) (05/02/2008)
• 2008 2nd Semester PGDM in Enterprise Management Timetable - Click here (.PDF) (200.7 KB) (18/07/2008)