Business & Management Organisation Change Management

The Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management aims to equip current and potential business leaders and senior managers with knowledge and competencies appropriate to a leadership role in business management.  The programme adopts a practical approach with the goal of preparing students with the skills to address the managerial issues in an increasingly changing environment.

In today’s world of data abundance, artificial intelligence and human resource analytics can help leaders of an organisation make more informed and insightful decisions about its employees. However, to truly become an insight-driven organisation, behavioural changes may be necessary for employees to embrace data-driven problem-solving and decision-making as part of its organisation culture.

The programme aims at, not only to equip human resource and people management professionals with the skills of Artificial Intelligence and human resource analytics, but also with the competence of managing challenges related to behavioural changes, such as conflict resolution, culture and change management.

The programme is highly flexible and any module can be taken on its own as a Certificate for Module, or several modules can be taken together to obtain a higher qualification.
 
Students that graduate with a Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resource Analytics and Organisation Change Management will be able to articulate to the Master of Arts Human Resource Management (in collaboration with the University of Plymouth) with exemptions.
 

Organisations are undergoing unprecedented change, brought on by new definitions of work, new expectations of the workforce, and the increasing reliance on data and artificial intelligence for insights and decision-making.
 
This programme equips students with the skills to collect and apply basic HR analytical techniques for different workforce scenarios and the knowledge of how artificial intelligence can support workforce improvement.
 

Technology has caused many organisations to review and change their traditional ways of running a business. This means that organisations need to reskill, upskill and develop new employee skills in order to meet the emerging skill needs of the organisation. Learning and development has become a major focus in human resource management (HR).
 
This programme aims to equip students with a core understanding of the principles and practices of learning and development from a HR perspective. It discusses the development and importance of learning and development in an organisation and covers topics such as how learning and development works, how to identify, execute and measure the success of a learning programme. It also covers the different styles of adult learning and evolving skills necessary for the future of work.

This programme aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills to identify and apply appropriate predictive HR analytics to manage different stages of the talent life cycle, from recruitment, onboarding to retention.

The programme begins with an introduction to the types of analytics used today and how to apply predictive HR analytical tools to different workforce scenarios. The final part of the programme equips students with the skills and knowledge to report findings and insights for business and workforce management decision-making.
 

This programme aims to equip students with different frameworks of managing human behavior through change and examine change management techniques under different scenarios. The programme also discusses ways to resolve issues associated with change management.
 

This programme is an introduction to the core concepts of business management and aims to equip students with a strong foundation in business management principles and the strategic planning process. It will suit students that would like to acquire a solid understanding of the management process and the skillsets to formulate a sound business strategy. It will also discuss topics such as organisational change, innovation, entrepreneurship and the latest trends in business management.