Qualification to be Awarded
Diploma in Business Managent
Advanced Diploma in Business Managent
(Recognised by Heriot-Watt University (Bachelor Year 1 & 2)
Awarding Body
Uptrend College, Singapore
About the Qualifications
tUptrend College's Diploma and Advanced Diploma in Business Management courses are specially designed for those who work, or wish to work, in areas of business that involve an understanding of the fundamentals of business management. These courses also guide the student to comprehend the principles and practice of accounting, economics, marketing and human resource management. They are equivalent to the first two years of a degree course. The modules given at each stage prepare the candidate to understand the complex and profound topics that they study in the final year of the degree course. Graduates of the Advanced Diploma in Business Management can proceed to the Final Year of the Heriot-Watt University Bachelor's degree delivered through the partnership between Heriot-Watt University, UK, and Uptrend College, Singapore.
Course Duration
Part-Time: 18 months
Full-Time: 24 months (inclusive of term and examination breaks)
Note: Students who attain 240 credits¹ including core module set (BM01) will be awarded the Diploma in Business Management. Students must attain 480 credits¹ in total to be awarded the Advanced Diploma. Each Module Set is 60 credit points.
¹Including Credit Transfer
Course delivery
The course will be delivered on a part-time basis in 138 lessons of 3 hours each and also on a full-time basis, Mondays - Fridays, 3 hours daily.
The course is wholly delivered in Singapore. Students will have access to local tutors and resources provided by Uptrend College. Resources and materials provided for students will include lecture notes and references for reading in books, professional journals, articles and websites.
Average Teacher to Student Ratio
1:20
Course Modules
The Diploma in Business Management is an 8-module qualification of which students have to attain 240 credits in total (including core modules). Students who attain all 480 credits will be awarded the Advanced Diploma. Students who have prior studies or work experience can apply for credit transfers. Each module set is 60 credit points.
Core Modules
Fundamentals of Accounting
- The Accounting Equation & Double-Entry Book-Keeping
- Recording Transactions through Double-Entry
- Balancing Accounts
- Purchase/Sales/Returns
- Day Books
- Bank reconciliation
- The Ledger: Its Sub-Division
- Bank Facilities/Methods of Payment or Receipt of Money
- Cash Book and Cash Discount
- Petty Cash Book and Imprest System
- Trial Balance
- Adjusting for Accruals and Prepayments in the Final Accounts
- Depreciation of Fixed Assets
- The Entries Relating to Bad Debts
- The Journal
- Capital and Revenue Expenditure
- Errors in the Accounts and their Correction
- Effect of Profit (or Loss) and Drawing upon Capital
- Trading and Profit and Loss Accounts
- The Balance Sheet
Financial Accounting
- Advanced Aspects of the Syllabus for Level 1 Book-Keeping
- Partnerships
- Limited Liability Companies
- Incomplete Records
- Manufacturing Accounts
- Stock Valuation
- Non-trading Organisations
- Control Accounts
- Suspense Accounts
- Calculation and Interpretation of Ratios
- Preparation by the use of Ratio of Simple Financial Statements
Elective Modules
Business Statistics
- Graphical Presentation
- Survey Methodology
- Measures of Location and Dispersions-Grouped Data
- Measures of Location and Dispersions-Ungrouped Data
- Measures of Skewness
- Correlations and Regression
- Coefficient of variation
- Index Numbers
Quantitative Methods for Business
- Correlations and Regression
- Time Series
- Probability
- Normal Distribution
- Procedure for Significant Tests
- Type I and Type II Errors
- Significant Tests and Confidence Intervals
- Chi-Square Tests
- Quality control
Principles of Management
- Dynamics of Business and Economics
- Business
- Ethics and Social Responsibility
- Managerial Decision-Making
- Organisation
- Teamwork and Communication
- Creating the Human Resource Advantage
Principles of Economis
- Problem of Scarcity and choice
- Opportunity Cost
- Macroeconomic
- Microeconomics
- Theory of Consumer Choice
- Utility
- Individual and Market Demand
- Elasticity
- Theory of Costs
- Short-and-long-run cost curves
- Economies of scale
- Concept of Market Equilibrium
Economic Policies
- Monopoly and Perfect Competition
- Oligopoly and Monopolistic Competition
- National Income
- Keynesian Macroeconomic Model
- Monetary Policies
- International Trade
- Exchange Rates
Entrepreneurial Studies
- The Business Environment
- Business in Borderless World
- Starting and Growing a Business
- Small Business Entrepreneurship and Franchising
- Managing for Quality and Competitiveness
- Accounting and Financial Statements
Banking and Financial Institutions
- The Banking of Banking, Bank Customers
- General Branch Management
- International Financial Markets
- Stock Exchange
- Money Markets
- Bond Market
- Foreign Exchange Markets
- Futures
- Options and Derivatives
Fundamentals of Marketing
- Social Foundations of Marketing
- Strategic Planning and Marketing's Role in the Organization
- The Marketing Environment
- Marketing Research and Information system
- Consumer Marketing: Influences on Consumer Behaviour & Buyer Decision Process
- Organizational Markets and Organizational buyer behavior
- Measuring and Forecasting Demand
- Market Segmentation
- Targeting and Positing
- Products and Product Management
- Pricing Products
- Competitor Analysis and Competitive Marketing Strategies
- Placing Products
- Communication and Promotion Strategy
- Advertising
- Sales Promotion and Public Relations
- Planning, implementing, Organizing and controlling marketing programs
- Personal Selling and Sales Management
- International Marketing
Financial Reporting
- Conceptual Framework
- A Regulatory Framework for Financial Reporting
- Financial Statements
- Business Combinations
- Analysing and Interpreting Financial Statements
Strategic Marketing
- The Role of Marketing in the Firm and the Market Economy
- Marketing in a Turbulent Environment
- Marketing and Need Satisfaction
- Understanding Buyer Choice Behaviour
- The Buyer's Response Behaviour
- Strategic Communication Decisions
- Needs Analysis Through Market Segmentation
- Market Attractiveness Analysis
- Competitiveness Analysis
- Formulation a Marketing Strategy
- New Product Decisions
- Distribution Channel Decisions
- The Strategic Marketing Plan
- Strategic Pricing Decisions
- The Strategic Marketing Plan
Managerial Accounting
- Budgetary Planning and Control
- Long-term Decisions Making
- Performance Evaluation
- Transfer Pricing
- Appraisal of Capital Investment Projects
- Information Requirements of Management
Human Resource Management
- Introduction to Human Resource Management
- Job Analysis and Design
- Human Resource Planning
- The selection process
- Training and Development of Personnel
- Appraising Performance
- Working with Difficult People
- The Compensation Functions
- Instituting incentive Plans
- Administering Employee Benefits
- Safety and Health
- The Dynamics of Industrial Relations
- Collective Bargaining and Contact Administration
- Effective Utilization of Human Resources
- Fostering Communications
- Changing Workforce Demographics
Cost & Management Accouting
- Costing Methods and Systems
- Short-term Cost Behaviour
- Cost Volume Profits (CVP) Analysis
- Materials and stock Control
- Standard Costing & Variances
- Short-term Decision Making
- Cash and Working Capital Management
Organisation Behavior
- An Introduction to the Study of Organisations
- Contemporary Organisational Challenges
- Personality
- Intelligence and Aptitude
- Perception
- Memory and Learning
- Attitude
- Work Motivation
- Individual Decision Making
- Stress
- Leadership: Basic Concepts and Theories
- Leadership: Advanced Theories
- Power, Politics and Conflicts
- Organisational Goals and Effectiveness Organisational Structure: Basic Concepts
- Communication
- Diploma in Business Management - GCE 'N' and 'O' Levels with a pass in English or equivalent
- Advanced Diploma in Business Management - Diploma in Business Management or equivalent
Credit Transfer: Students who have prior studies from other institutions or work experience are eligible for advanced standing. Applicants would need to complete the Application for Credit Transfer form. The Academic Board will assess the student's application and may grant the student with some exemptions from some of the modules. Supporting documents e.g. copies of transcript, letters from current or previous employer stating job details and curriculum vitae are to be submitted to our Administrator for processing. Result will be made known within 3 weeks. Relevant fees may also apply.
Assessment Mode
100% Examination Based
Examination Period
Upon Completion of Each Module
- Minimum 75% attendance is required for each module to qualify for a Certificate of Attendance if requested and be eligible to sit for the exam
- Students who pass each module will be awarded credits.
- Diploma in Business Management – Students who have passed core module set BM01 and 3 elective module sets (50% mark) with a total of 240 credits (including credit transfer) will be awarded the Diploma in Business Management
- Advanced Diploma in Business Management – Students who have passed all module sets (50% mark) with a total of 480 credits (including credit transfer) will be awarded the Advanced Diploma in Business Management
- Upon completion of Advanced Diploma in Business Management, students will be entitled to enter the final year of the Heriot-Watt Management Program
Part-Time
| Application Fee | : | S$30 |
| Course Fee | : | S$3,318 (4 module sets) / S$2,980 (Full Payment) |
| Materials Fee | : | S$100 per module set |
| Examination Fee | : | S$100 per paper |
| Fee Protection Scheme (FPS) | : | S$5 per month |
Full-Time
| Student Pass Application Fee | : | S$350 |
| Course Fee | : | S$7,774 per 4 module sets |
| Materials Fee | : | S$100 per module set |
| Examination Fee | : | S$100 per paper |
| Medical Insurance |
: | S$160 |
| Fee Protection Scheme (FPS) | : | S$220 |
All above fees are subject to 7% GST charges.
Fees may change periodically without prior notice.
Last Updated: 01 February 2012
