Business Studies:  BSB51107 DIPLOMA OF MANAGEMENT    
DESCRIPTION

This course aims to give you knowledge and skills required to work in a workplace at the managerial/team leader level. Among other things, you'll learn how to:

• provide quality customer service

• recruit, select and induct staff

• ensure that your workplace is safe

• manage the performance of your team/employees

A)    Certification Available

Students who successfully complete the course will receive the BSB51107 Diploma of Management as outlined below:

B)  Study Areas

BSBCUS501A  Manage quality customer service

BSBFIM501A  Manage budgets and financial plans

BSBMGT502B  Manage people performance

BSBOHS509A  Ensure a safe workplace

BSBRSK501A  Manage risk

BSBHRM402A  Recruit, select and induct staff

BSBMGT516A  Facilitate continuous improvement

BSBMKG502B  Establish and adjust the marketing mix

C)   Assessment

Each unit is assessed through two or more assignments. Assessments require you to apply your knowledge and skills to your own business or another existing business with permission of its owner. If you are not yet in business, you will need to use your own business ideas for your business plan. Students are assessed using a variety of methods including formal examinations, case studies, assignments, presentations, videotaped role-plays, and module-specific projects. Upon successful completion, students will be awarded the Diploma of Management.

D) Entrance requirements:

Please refer to the Ashmark Institute's website www.ashmark.edu.au under Admission / Admission Procedures for a full list of entrance requirements.

However, general requirements for this course include that students need to be 18 years of age or over and have an English language proficiency of IELTS level 5.5 or its equivalent. If your English language proficiency is less than this, Ashmark Institute offers English Language courses to improve your English to the required level.

E) Course Length:

The BSB51107 DIPLOMA of Management takes 52 weeks to complete. 

F) Intake Dates

2010 :   January 25       April 26       July 12      October 04

G) Course Cost:

Enrolment fee:  A non-refundable application fee of AU$250.00 must be submitted with an enrolment form. Places cannot be confirmed unless payment has been received.

Student Resources:  For your first semester, the amount of AU$400.00 will apply. This covers various student resources needed for the course. In following semesters, the resource fee is AU$200.00.

Overseas student health cover: If you are an international student studying in Australia for the first time, you must buy an approved Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) policy from a registered health benefit. AU $374.40

Tuition fee:  The BSB51107 Diploma of Management costs AU$13,000.00.

 H) Training Facilities and Locations

The Ashmark Institute of Australia's Diploma of Management students are expected to train at one or both of the following locations:
Level 1, 459 Little Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC
Level 9, 459 Little Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC

The facilities are located in the central business district and are easily accessible by public transport from all points of city.

 I) Employment Opportunities

Students acquire a broad knowledge of business strategies after completing the BSB51107 Diploma of Management, with the focus on management skills needed in both the commercial and/or non-profit sectors. The skills students gain in this diploma could provide the competitive advantage required to achieve a successful career in today's business world.

 Possible careers

• Office management

• Business management

Effective managers are required in all areas of business today. Management roles within any company require sophisticated and dynamic approach and an ability to assess the need for organizational change. The Diploma of Management is specifically designed to help you develop an innovative and entrepreneurial approach to the management of people and organizations. The best managers have the skills and confidence to make decisions, manage change and adapt to an ever-evolving business world. Our course is your first step toward being a business or industry leader.

 J) Pathway into qualification

Preferred pathways for candidates considering this qualification include:

However, students who do not fall into any of the above categories but who satisfy The Ashmark Institute's course entrance requirements as outlined in Section D above, are also eligible to enter the course.