SSM Diploma in Business Administration

If you are an Administrator in business, government, service industries, education, a charity or any sector of industry, and want to develop your skills and progress at work, you really should register for the specially designed Diploma in Administrative Management and the SSM Diploma in Business Administration.

This qualification is designed to help you:

• Demonstrate your ability to use information effectively
• Supervise and train others.
• Maximise your personal development and equip you for promotion

People who choose to follow this programme (recognised at Level 4 within the UK National Qualifications Framework), will include:

• Administrators who wish to develop their skills
• People who have been out of the job market for some time, and now wish to follow a training programme to help learn the skills necessary to work in administration
• Students with other qualifications who now wish to focus on administration
• Working adults who now wish to improve their knowledge base

Program Overview

• Entry Criteria
• Programme Aim
• Course curriculum
• Assessment
• Time for completion
• Progression
• Application Procedure
• Fees
• Payment Procedures

Entry Criteria
Students seeking admission to the Diploma program must have completed their secondary education equivalent to:

• Swiss Matura, German Abitur, French Baccalaureate, English 'A' levels or Italian Liceo.
• International Baccalaureate, a US High School Diploma, or equivalent
• IAM Certificate in Administrative Management
• SSM Certificate in Business Administration
• English at TOEFL level of 550 or 213 computerized or IELTS of min. 6 bands. If English is your native language, you are exempted from the TOEFL test.

Programme Aim
The aim of the Diploma in Administrative Management & Business Administration is to develop an appreciation of the people-management functions within the organisation. It provides a general introduction to the relevance of the systems approach and asks candidates to consider administration in its wider organisational context. Candidates are introduced to some of the key concerns of administrative managers within a rapidly changing environment, including appreciation of the need to manage information.

Course Curriculum
The aim of the Diploma in Administrative Management & Business Administration is to develop an appreciation of the people-management functions within the organisation. It provides a general introduction to the relevance of the systems approach and asks candidates to consider administration in its wider organisational context. Candidates are introduced to some of the key concerns of administrative managers within a rapidly changing environment, including appreciation of the need to manage information.

Course Curriculum
The award is made up of 5 units:
Unit 1:People in Organisations
Unit 2:Administative Systems and Processes
Unit 3: Professional Administration
Unit 4: Information for Decision Making
Unit 5: Case Study or Project Report

Assessment
The units are assessed by a three hour unseen written paper comprising two sections A and B. Section A has eight compulsory short answer questions designed to test candidates knowledge and understanding of concepts and terminology. Section B has a choice of two questions from four designed to assess the candidate's appreciation of the unit. A question will be set from each of the area Learning Syllabus.
The project report is assessed through a 3,000 - 4,000 word report to a senior manager. .

Time for completion and start of the program
The Diploma in Administrative Management and Business Administration features four intakes a year: October, January, April and July. The maximum duration of the program is of one year. But you have the opportunity to finish it within six or nine months and proceed with the Advanced Diploma. Examinations are held every three months. Classes are three times a week each lasting three hours. School holidays and National holidays can be seen here. You will need to register with the IAM in order to follow the programme and receive your Award, upon successful completion.

Progression
Completion of the Diploma leads to the Advanced Diploma in Administrative Management and Business Administration. Successful completion of the Diploma entitles students to associate member of the IAM.

Application Procedure

Applicants must provide the following documents:

• Completed and signed application form
• Certified copies of high school transcripts
• Certified copy of the secondary school diploma
• SAT scores for students from an American educational systems
• IELTS or TOEFL test score result
• Two passport-sized pictures
• A non-refundable application fee of 200 Euros

All applications need be submitted to the following address:

Swiss School of Management
European University of Rome
Via degli Aldobrandeschi, 190
00163 Rome, Italy
info@ssm-edu.net

Intakes are every three months, four times a year.

Fees
Students will need to register with the IAM in order to follow the programme and receive their Award, upon successful completion. The Registration costs £125.-/ per academic study year and is not included in the SSM Tuition Fees.

A study guide written by a leading specialist in the field will be handed over to every student.

For every exam (five in total) students need to pay an Examination Fee of £50/per examination directly to SSM.

Exams will be held every three months at the SSM premises in Rome or London.

The IAM Examination Fee is not included in the fees below:

Payment Procedures

For any questions, please contact us by email on info@ssm-edu.net

NB. All Courses offered by the Swiss School of Management are delivered in 40 contact hours plus 20 hours of self directed learning, research and homework.

Swiss School of Management reserves the right to change the programs and subject at any time, in order to keep up with the current changes in technologies and market needs.