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Entry Requirements: I. This program is suitable for those who wish to distinguish themselves as a competent Business and Management and demonstrate competence in managing small, medium and large scale business. Candidates should have at least three years working experience in business or Management or any other area of supervisory management, and III. A degree in: Business Management, Programme Management, Public Management, Economics, General Management or Programme Management. Text Books: all text books will be made available by the Royal Academy of Career Development Duration: this 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 Prior Learning Candidates wishing to take this qualification need to have experience or qualifications in management, programme management or business 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. Exemptions Exemptions of units can be claimed through the accreditation of prior learning (APL) process. Partial exemption will result in candidates being exempt from the study requirement of the unit. They will 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. Candidates who have completed the Royal Academy of Career Development Executive Diplomas, Degree and Advanced Diplomas will receive exemption for prior learning from selected units towards the achievement of the Executive Masters in General Management Assessment The Royal Academy of Career Development awards are professional qualifications that demand high standards of knowledge, understanding, reasoning and judgment, coupled with clarity of expression. Our approach to assessment for all our qualifications is built on the following principles: a) The assessment should, wherever possible, use work-based evidence drawn for the candidate’s own organizational experience b) Identify how the organizational dimension to the candidate’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 candidates organizational experience to be used, and will take into account special needs of any candidate for whom work-based evidence will be difficult to obtain d) The assessment process will not compromise or present any risk to candidate, organizational or commercial confidentiality 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 concepts of management in practice f) The assessment must be valid, reliable and fair. Our approaches to assessment are flexible to meet the needs of candidates, but we need to be assured that practice and outcomes are consistent in rigor and quality. One way in which we achieve this is for one unit of the qualification to be assessed to a specification produced by the Academy which meets regulatory requirements for independent assessment. CONTENTS Introduction Prior Learning Assessment Guided Learning Hours Qualifications Frameworks and Credit Transfer EMGM1 Developing in your management and leadership role EMGM2 Managing performance EMGM3 Financial and resource management EMGM4 Managing business challenges EMGM5 Managing operations EMGM6 Developing and implementing financial plans EMGM7 Managing information systems EMGM8 Developing and implementing human resource plans EMGM9 Developing project specifications and objectives EMGM10 Developing and implementing market plans EMGM11 Dissertation Executive Masters in General Management This guide is written primarily for Learners of this qualification. It is focused mainly on the content of the qualification and the learning outcomes that will be achieved. Introduction This qualification is intended for supervisors, management officers and senior managers who has the authority and personal inspiration to translate organizational strategy into effective operational performance. It is equally valuable for the person who aspires to such a role, by helping them to gain the knowledge and understanding necessary. It requires the manager to build on their management skills and to focus on the requirements of implementing the organization’s strategy. The qualification consist of TEN units which all Learners have to take,. The units cover: • Self-development • Managing performance • Finance and resource management • Managing business challenges • Managing operations • Financial planning • Managing information and systems • Human resource planning • Project specifications and objectives • Marketing plan Prior Learning  execmasters_gmThis qualification builds on content and learning contained in our 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 Masters in General Management (EMGM) qualification directly. But even if you don’t hold either of these levels of qualifications, you many still be able to enter the EMGM qualification if you can show that your qualifications, prior learning and experience are at a comparable level, breadth and depth. 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 For the Executive Masters in General Management requires Learners to complete a management project of 10,000-11,000 words. 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.  |