International Postgraduate Diploma in Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Level 7)

Course details

Mode of Study: Blended

Assessment: Research-based Assignments

The objective of the International Postgraduate Diploma (IPGD) in Innovation and Entrepreneurship qualification is to develop a critical eye to challenge the status quo and implement new technological savvy skills for managers with the authority and personal attributes to translate system and design strategy into effective operational performance.

This qualification reflects current practices in Innovation and entrepreneurship and allows learners to develop and expand their high-level understanding of system design and analysis.

 
Programme Structure and Credits:

This programme consists of 6 modules with a total of 120 credits. 

Module: ASSIGNMENT & STUDY GUIDELINES

This module provides the most critical information about the study course and assignment submission.

• VIDEO - How to Avoid Plagiarism in Your Writing

• Harvard Referencing Style Guide

• How to Summarise - Assignment Guide

• Summarising, Paraphrasing, Quotation for your Assignment

Module: GLOBAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISES

• Globalization and Economic Development

• Nature of Multinational Enterprises & Their Role In Globalisation

• Understanding International Business Systems

• Business of Foreign Markets and Their Impact on Business Decisions

• Understanding Economic Blocks and Consequences of this Development

• QUIZ - GLOBAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISES

Module: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

• International Business Environment

• Managing International Trade

• Strategic Approach To International Business

• International Business Operations

• Organisational Structures In International Business

• QUIZ-International Business Management

Module: INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

The Innovation and Entrepreneurship course offers students a comprehensive understanding of the process involved in developing new ventures, aiming to provide them with the abilities required to recognize opportunities and transform them into successful enterprises. The primary focus lies in identifying entrepreneurial concepts and performing thorough feasibility assessments to ascertain their potential for profitability.

• International Entrepreneurial Opportunities

• Nature and Importance of Entrepreneurship

• Creating and Starting the Venture

• Innovation Management

• Generating and Implementing Business Ideas

• QUIZ - Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Module: LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATION BEHAVIOUR

• A Review of Organizational Theories

• Leadership and Organizational Behaviour

• Organizational Change, Behaviour & Culture

• Organization System Thinking and Structure

• QUIZ - LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATION BEHAVIOUR

Module: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

The objective of this unit is to empower learners to apply pertinent financial principles within an organizational framework, encompassing the utilization of analytical techniques and theories/models of managerial accounting, assessing budgetary procedures, suggesting potential funding avenues, and evaluating investment opportunities.

• Understanding cost system and its classification

• Concepts and Tools of Cost Accounting

• CASE STUDY - Activity based costing in Xu Ji Electric Co. Ltd

• Understanding the Concept and Classification of Sources of Funds

• CASE STUDY - Global Fund Raising Strategies

• Understanding The Financial Performance Analysis

• CASE STUDY - Financial Analysis Reporting

• Understanding the Financial Ratios and its Various Types

• Understanding The Budgetary Concepts and Approaches

• CASE STUDY - How Maritz Accomplished a 40% IT Budget Reduction

• Understanding the Working Capital Management

• Understanding the Investment Appraisal Techniques

• QUIZ - Financial Management

Module: STRATEGIC MARKETING

The goal of this unit is to elevate learners' grasp of the principles, methods, and technical aspects of strategic marketing, along with the challenges associated with marketing in today's business environment. This includes how a strategy incorporates product development, promotion, distribution, pricing, relationship management, and various other elements.

• Fundamental Concepts in Marketing

• Understanding The Marketing Mix

• Understanding the Extended Marketing Mix

• Understanding External and Internal Environment for designing a market plan

• CASE STUDY - How Starbucks is using pricing strategy for profit maximization

• Marketing planning and strategy

• Strategising for Marketing Operations

• Marketing Function Interrelationships and Entrepreneurial Marketing

• The Strategic Marketing Process

• CASE STUDY - MasterCard Global Targeted Content Marketing

• Strategic Positioning In the Business Environment

• Segmenting And Targeting Strategies

• Fundamentals of Branding

• CASE STUDY - Starbucks's Misunderstandings In Australia

• Branding Decisions and Strategies

• RESEARCH - Market entry strategies of passenger carmakers

• Understanding Brand Identity Personality And Positioning

• Concepts in Digital Branding

• QUIZ - Strategic Marketing

Accreditation

All of our courses are accredited by the relevant partners and awarding bodies. Please refer to our information in about us for more details.

Entry requirement

For entry onto theInternational Postgraduate Diploma (IPGD) in Innovation and Entrepreneurship Management qualification, learners must possess:

• An honours degree in a related subject or the UK level 6 diploma or equivalent overseas qualification, i.e. bachelor's Degree or Higher National Diploma

       OR

• Mature learners (over 25) with at least five years of management experience if they do not possess the above qualification (this is reviewed on a case-by-case basis)

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