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Entry Requirements: I. This program is suitable for those who wish to distinguish themselves as a competent Manager and demonstrate competence in managing small, medium and large scale businesses II. Candidates should have at least two years working experience in Management or any other area of supervisory management, and III. A Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Degree in: Business Management, Programme Management, Strategic Management, Economics, Finance or Accounting, Public Management or General Management. Text Books: all text books will be made available by the Royal Academy of Career Development Duration: This EDSM is for a period of twelve (12) Months Accreditation: This course is accredited by the Institute of Professional Financial Managers (IPFM)registered by Royal Charter in the United Kingdom as a professional institute to offer professional programmes internationally also with awarding powers. For more information please contact our office at 125 Regent Road Bourda Georgetown, Guyana Tele# 592 226-0773 or 592 226-1649 For the Executive Diploma in Strategic Management, RACD requires Learners to complete a Dissertation of 10,000-11,000 words. Exemptions A number of qualifications are exempted from a number of the units of this qualification. A maximum of one unit can be claimed as exemptions through the accreditation of prior learning (APL) process. Normally, partial exemption will result in candidates being exempt from the study requirement of the unit. They will normally be required to provide evidence that the learning outcomes have been met, and will be required to produce a reflective statement confirming that their capability in that area is current. Prior learning Candidates wishing to take this qualification need to have experience or qualifications in management, business, economics, general management, finance or accounting public management or strategic management. The Academy will use discretion in accepting candidates for this qualification and in allowing exemption from study and/or assessment against another qualification which we will review, to ensure it meets the content and learning outcomes. In these instances, authenticated copies of the qualification and the review of its content must be made available to the internal verifier Contents Introduction Prior Learning Assessment Guided Learning Hours Support and Help Qualifications Frameworks and Credit Transfer Units EDSM1- Strategic Positioning EDSM2- Strategic Planning EDSM3- Strategic Implementation EDSM4- Dissertation Executive Diploma in Strategic Management This guide is written primarily for learners for the qualification, and is focused mainly on the content of the qualifications and the learning outcomes that will be achieved. Introduction: This qualification is intended for managers, CEOs, Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, general manager or director who has the authority and personal skills to develop and implement organizational strategy. It is equally valuable for the person who aspires to such a role, by helping them gain the knowledge and understanding necessary for carry out that role. This qualification builds on the knowledge and understanding required for the Executive Diploma in Strategic Management, and is intended for people who: • Aim to improve the competitiveness of the organization • Optimize the strategic utilization of resources • Communicate effectively inside and outside the organization • Develop the management team into a coherent mutually supportive and motivated group of people who share with their strategic manager a common vision and purpose as to the nature of their business This qualification covers the following topics: • Strategic positioning • Strategic planning • Strategic implementation As this qualification is intended for managers, we have avoided continually using that term in this syllabus – references to ‘you’ mean ‘you as the manager’. The words ‘effectively’ and ‘efficiently’ have been used in the unit content with the following meanings: • Effectively means getting the desired result • Efficiently, means making the best use of resources and keeping unnecessary waste and effort to a minimum. Prior Learning  This qualification builds on content and learning contained in the IPFM accredited Royal Academy of Career Development Diplomas and Advanced Diplomas. You could also progress to this qualification if you hold management Diplomas or Degrees and function at the required level of senior management. If you already hold either of these qualifications, and your current or anticipated job role will require you to act in a senior management capacity, then you should be able to progress to the Executive Diploma in Strategic Management (EDSM) qualification directly. But even if you don’t hold either of these qualifications, you many still be able to enter an EDSM qualification if you can show that your qualifications, prior learning and experience are at a comparable level, breadth and depth. The notes below are intended to help you decide if it’s the right qualification for you at this stage in your career and personal development.Assessment The RACD’s Diplomas are professional qualifications that demand high standards of knowledge, understanding, reasoning and judgment, coupled with clarity of expression. Our approach for assessment is built on the following principles: a) The assessment should, wherever possible, use work-based evidence drawn from the learner’s own organizational experience. b) The clearly identified how the organizational dimension to the to the learner’s evidence and assessment will be incorporated into the assessment process c) The assessment process will be sufficiently flexible to allow for the diversity of learner organizational experience to be used, and will take into account special needs of any learner for whom work-based evidence will be difficult to obtain d) The assessment process will not compromise the quality of the qualification e) The assessment process will recognize equal opportunity issues, will take due account of the values and ethics of management and will focus on the application of the concepts of management in practice f) The assessment will be valid, reliable and fair Guided Learning Hours These are used as a notional measure of the substance of a qualification, and help determine what teaching and learning resources are going to be needed to support learners. They are based on an estimate of the time that might actually be spent by the learner being taught or instructed, as well as time learners spend on structured learning such as directed assignments, assessments on the job or supported individual study or practice. So, as a learner, you can use these Guided learning Hours to help you plan effective use of your time to achieve the unit outcomes.  |