Diploma in Business Management

Overview

Diploma in Business Management

  1. RATIONALE

 

The purpose of Diploma in Business management is to train persons who wish to purse career in business management.  As a result of stiff competition in the market, all forms of business require professional management.  While the public universities have concentrated in providing degrees in this area, a real gap has been noticed at the Diploma level.  Before the temporary closure of most of the programmes in the Department of Extra-Mural studies in 1988, many useful courses were offered to the general public.  The Public has continued to ask for more courses that are taught and examined by the University of Nairobi.  The extra mural department offers a special connection in training, to the university and the general public.

 

This course, which is both theoretical and practical, gives the university the opportunity to enter this field and provide business training throughout the country.  It aims at filling the gaps identified above and is orientated to meet real needs of the labour market.

Diploma in Business Management

  1. COURSE STRUCTURE AND DURATION

 

    1. The course is divided into two (2) semesters of six (6) months.
    2. The students will take all 16 course units.
    3. Each course unit will be covered in 45 contact hours of study
    4. The course will be delivered in 45 contact hours of study
    5. The course will take one calendar year
    6. No candidate will be registered in this course for more than six semesters (equivalent to 3 years)
    7. The students will be expected to carry out a Research Project which will constitute two units.

 

Diploma in Business Management

  1. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

 

The following shall be the minimum entry requirements for the Diploma in Business Management.

 

    1. KCSE Mean Grade C or above with C- in Mathematics or commerce, or Economics, or Accounts and C- in English or Kiswahili or a bridging course grade C- in English or Kiswahili or Mathematics from a recognized institution.
    2. KCE Div. II or above with a pass in Mathematics or Commerce, or Accounts and a pass in English or Kiswahili.
    3. ‘A’ level Certificate with at least one principal pass.
    4. KCSE C-  or KCE Div III with a professional certificate from a recognized Institution.

Diploma in Business Management

  1. Developing the human resources base needed for industrialization.
  2. Giving skills for efficient management of business
  3. Creating a base for the graduates to proceed to higher business management professional courses in the university.

DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT - L123

TOTAL UNITS - 14UNITS

 

TUITION

                               144,000.00

MEDICAL FEE (PER YEAR)

                                    6,500.00

EXAMINATION (PER UNIT @1000)

                                 14,000.00

ACTIVITY-( PER YEAR)

                                    2,000.00

CAUTION - (ONCE)

                                    5,000.00

REGISTRATION (PER SEMESTER@2250)

                                    4,500.00

STUDENT ORGANISATION(PER YEAR)

                                    1,000.00

ID CARD ( PER YEAR)

                                    1,000.00

ICT SERVICES - (PER YEAR)

                                    7,000.00

LIBRARY (PER YEAR)

                                    4,000.00

Total-DBM

                189,000.00

 

 

Exam Regulations

Diploma in Business Management

  1. EXAMINATION REGULATIONS

 

    1. The examination will be governed by the general examinations regulations of the University of Nairobi
    2. For the award of the Diploma in Business management, a candidate will be required to pass in all prescribed courses units taken.
    3. Each course unit shall be examined by a two (2)  hour written examination at the end of the semester during which the course was offered.
    4. The written examination shall constitute 70% of the marks in each course unit while course work constitutes 30%.
    5. Course work assessment shall comprise assignment and test.
    6. The pass mark shall be 40%
    7. A candidate who fails to satisfy the examiners in any unit, with a mark below 40% may on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners and approval of Senate, re-sit the failed examination(s) during the next semester examinations.
    8. A candidate who fails in the re-sit examinations(s) shall be required to repeat failed units.
    9. A candidate shall only be allowed to repeat a course unit for three semesters.
    10. The project will be marked out of 100%.  The pass mark shall be 40%.  The project will be graded by the appointed supervisor.
    11. A candidate who fails to satisfy the examiner in the project with a mark below 40% may on the recommendation of the board of examiners and approval of senate re-do the project.
    12. A candidate shall be allowed to re-do the project for a maximum of three semesters.
    13. A candidate shall only be allowed to repeat a maximum of three course units in a semester.
    14. Any candidate who fails in more than three units in a semester shall be discontinued.
  2. EXEMPTION

 

Applicants who have undertaken equivalent courses recognized by senate may, on the recommendation of Faculty and approval of the Senate, be exempted up to a maximum of one-third of courses offered in the programme.  A student desiring to be exempted for any prior course work will need to make a formal request giving the following information.

  • A list of the university of Nairobi courses which the student is interested in being exempted.
  • Official transcripts indicating courses that may be equivalent.
  • Description of syllabus/outline for the courses which the applicant seeks transfer for credit.
  1. CLASSFICATION OF THE DIPLOMA

The final award of the Diploma in Business Management will be based on the average marks obtained in all course units taken and shall be classified as follows:

 

(a)        Pass with Distinction              -           70% and above

            (b)        Pass with Credit                      -           56% to 69%

            (c)        Ordinary Pass                          -           40% to 55%

            (d)       Fail                                          -           39% and below

 

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