Diploma in Business Management

Diploma in Business Management

Diploma in Business Management (Mandarin)



Course Introduction

The Diploma in Business Management

provides an introductory business management course linked to Singapore`s regulatory and professional body requirements where appropriate, with a clear work-related emphasis based upon an Asian perspective. This qualification is particularly suitable for mature learners and working adults who wish to develop a fundamental understanding of business management that is directly related to the learner’s work experience or to an aspect of employment that learners wish to move into in due course. There is a strong emphasis on practical skills development alongside the development of requisite knowledge and understanding in the micro business environment from an Asian perspective

The Diploma in Business Management (Mandarin)

has an identical course content as The Diploma in Business Management qualification, but offered in Mandarin medium of instruction. It is tailored to serve the needs of learners whose working environment has a critical need for communication in the Mandarin language with key overseas stakeholders and clients.



Course Duration and Delivery

Total training hours: 96 hours of either face to face classroom or e-learning basis with a combination of directed and self-directed learning

This course is only offered on a part-time basis.

  • 6 months (part-time) with one session per week of 4 hours each. All learners have a maximum allowable period of 12 months to complete the course from date of course commencement.

  • The programme is made up of 4 mandatory modules with 10 credits per module and a total of 4 written assignments and/or presentations

  • There are approximately 24 directed learning hours per module.

  • Directed learning includes tutor-led discussions, live seminars, interactive exercises, and multimedia content such as videos and lecturecasts.

  • All modules require the learners to complete the 4 written assignments and/or presentations which will form the basis of the learner`s overall assessment.



Course Modules

1. Principles of Accounting (10 credits): This module aims to develop learners’ basic understanding of both financial and management accounting principles. Learners will be taught technical skills of financial accounting such as the capture of financial information which are used and reported in financial statements. In this module, learners will understand the implications of financial accounting, including profit returns and cash flows on decision making within companies.

2. Principles of Management (10 credits):

This module introduces the learner to studying how companies establish structures, processes, and teams to efficiently and effectively utilise resources to achieve goals. This is crucial in today's environment marked by increasing competition, globalisation, and demographic and cultural shifts. As future supervisors and managers, learners must be able to plan, organise, lead and control processes within their companies. The learners will be exposed to managers' decision-making processes whose role is crucial to lead and motivate teams to accomplish company-wide objectives.

3. Principles of Marketing (10 credits):

This module aims to develop learners’ understanding of marketing as an essential business function that entails identifying and targeting the appropriate customer segments, devising effective marketing strategies, and establishing a cohesive brand image.. Learners will be exposed to concepts such as market segmentation, target audience selection, differentiation and positioning strategies. The module will also cover the marketing mix, known as the 4Ps (product, price, place and promotion), providing learners with a holistic understanding of planning a marketing strategy

4. Principles of Human Resource Management (10 credits):

This module develops learners’ ability to appreciate the frameworks and concepts underpinning the contribution of human resource management in a constantly changing environment. Learners will take a strategic approach to examine human capital-related practices using both the employer’s and the employee’s perspectives within an organisation. The key areas to be discussed include environmental challenges and strategic human resource management, talent acquisition, talent development, talent retention, and Asian workforce deployment. As environmental challenges are constant, this module will address the alignment of key human resource management issues with corporate missions, visions, and values in the context of the changing environment.



Course Assessment

The assessment will be entirely based on course work assignment which may include presentations made by the learner in addition to any written assignments. Learners must pass all four modules to be awarded this qualification by Kaider Academy



Course Entry Requirements

The learner must be at least 16 years old and either:

  • Minimum 3 Passes at GCE ‘O’ Level or Completion of Secondary or High School or Equivalent, or

  • For mature candidates, at least 21 years old with 3 years of working experience.



Course Language Proficiency

In respect of The Diploma in Business Management:

Minimum Pass for GCE O Level English or equivalent.

In respect of The Diploma in Business Management (Mandarin):

Minimum Pass for GCE O Level Chinese or equivalent.

Course Textbooks

  • Principles of Accounting by Belverd E Needles et al, Cengage Learning, 12th Edition 2012.

  • Principles of Marketing Global Edition by Philip Kotler et al, Pearson Education Limited, 19th Edition 2023

  • Principles of Management by OpenStax, XanEdu Publishing Inc, 2019

  • Human Resource Management, by Raymond J. Stone et al, Wiley, 10th Edition 2020.