Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (GD-BA) // Attributes, outcomes and skills

Intended learning outcomes

Students undertaking the program should:

• learn the fundamental analytical skills, concepts and knowledge of management from the fields of accounting, economics, finance, information management, marketing, operations and the behavioural sciences;
• gain practice at recognising managerial problems, analysing data, finding solutions and making decisions;
• appreciate the wide and varied range of issues which can be involved in implementing management decisions in practice;
• gain experience in using interpersonal skills while working with small and large groups;
• be involved in the learning process by sharing work experience which they have had, thereby helping to understand theory in a practical context, to broaden the experience of the program as a whole and to build self-confidence;
• participate in the academic and social life of the School and the University, thereby building lifelong associations and a foundation for further learning.

Generic skills

• Critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Communication skills
• Interpersonal and networking skills
• Team working skills
• Negotiation skills
• Effective evidence-based decision-making skills
• Organisational skills
• Commercial awareness and business acumen

Graduate attributes