The Programme comprises of four Subjects/Courses; they are all compulsory/mandatory courses of study:-

• Project Leadership & Management

• Project Event Management

• Leadership & Team Management

• Advanced Management & Administration Theory & Practice

 Summarised details of each course comprising the Honours Diploma:

PROJECT LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT

• Project management, the people involved, project objectives; the time/cost/quality relationship.
• Project managers, skills, aptitudes and personal qualities and traits. 
• Customer project specifications; the project scope and the use of checklists.
• Project design, production and development elements; using contractors; project design checklists.
• Project team management and organisation: matrix, functional and hybrid structures.
• Organising the project team, providing support, ensuring cooperation, communication.
• Analysing and planning project tasks, work breakdown, designing work code systems; big projects.
• Project costs: fixed, variable, direct and indirect costs.
• Accuracy and estimation of costs; the costing format, profit vulnerability.  
• Project planning; bar charts, critical path networks, diagrams, milestones, resource constraints, timescales.
• Resource scheduling, computer systems and network analysis.
• Monitoring projects; preparing reports, assessing and managing risks.  
• Project implementation, authority for moving ahead.
• Project design standards and procedures, control schedules, actually getting started.
• Preparing, planning and producing work instructions.
• Specifying requirements, purchasing and supplier selection.
• Ordering and expiditing, order documentation, shipping, quality control.
• Cost management and budgets; materials, equipment and services.
• Project performance analysis, profitability matters.
• Changes during projects, agreeing and authorizing changes, design freeze, emergency changes.
• Managing progress, schedule updates, control systems, corrections.
• Finishing projects and the official closure of project work.

LEADERSHIP & TEAM MANAGEMENT

• Human, Financial & Material Resources, Management, Employers and Employees
• Planning and Organising the Workforce, Management Roles, Training, Team Goals
• Supervision and Control of Workgroups, Motivation, Building Work Relationships
• The Responsibilities of Management to the Organization, Subordinates & Community
• Delegating Responsibility, the Delegation Process, Decision-Making, Initiative
• Workgroups, Team Building, Specialisation, Group Norms, Team Formation, Values
• Leadership Styles, Task & Relationship Orientation, Team Life Cycles, Conflict
• Types of Team: Project, Operational, Cross-Functional, Self-Managed, Team Roles
• Belbin & Team-Role Theory, Empowerment, Action-Centred Leadership, Accountability
• Motivation Theories: Hierarchy of Needs, Acquired-Needs, Equity & Expectancy
• Communication in the Workplace, Vertical & Horizontal, Communication Skills
• Coaching, Training and Development Team Members, Discipline, Job Redesign

EVENT MANAGEMENT

• Event Categories, Event Project Management, Stakeholders, Event Creation, Feasibility, Themes
• Project Event Personnel, Management Skills, Event Team Responsibilities, Decision Making, Time Management
• Event Planning, The Concept, Purpose, Vision, Strategy, Swot Analysis, Event Business Plans
• Event Budgets, Financial Planning and Control, Sources of Income, Event Expenditure, Accounts
• Corporate Sponsorship, Benefits for Sponsors, Finding Sponsors, Sponsorship Packages, Contracts
• Event Venues, Considerations, Selection, Prices and Terms, Food and Beverages at Events, Caterers
• Event Programs and Schedules, Timing activities, Event ceremonies, Printed Programmes, Adverts
• Legal Issues, Laws, Liability, Sanctioning, Copyright, Contracts, Agreements, Licences, Rights, Insurance
• Project Event Logistics, Production, Resources Needed, Venue Design, Layout, Signage, Maps, Communication
• Event Safety, Legal Liabilities, Risk Assessment, Crowd Management, Fencing, Emergency Plans, Exits
• Event Marketing, Creating Awareness, Media, Research, Target Markets, Promotional Campaigns
• Starting and Building an Event Business, Finding a Niche, Business Plans, Securing Clients, Fees

ADVANCED MANAGEMENT & ADMINISTRATION THEORY & PRACTICE

• The evolution of management theory, principles of management.
• Classical and early management theorists; Fayol, Weber, Taylor, Mayo, scientific management, authority, discipline, modern developments.
• Organisational theory: objectives, categories, ownership, environmental factors and interaction.
• Open and closed systems theory.
• Coordination, cooperation, structure, control.
• Communication and communication theories and channels.
• Organisational structures, planning, growth and development, organisation charts, systems diagrams. 
• Duties and responsibilities of executives, delegation, responsibility.
• Mission, vision, values, MBWA.
• Motivational theory: human relations, social psychology; self-realisation, motivation-hygiene, expectancy theory. 
• The theories of Argyis, Maslow, McGregor, Likert, Herzberg, Vroom, Handy; intrinsic and extrinsic factors.
• Leadership theory: traits, style, contingency; theorists. 
• Building and developing workgroups, group behaviour, norms, cohesiveness.
• Managing change, creating and managing culture; Moss Kanter, learning organisations and entrepreneurship.
• Strategic management; the theories of Fayol, Chandler, Andrews, Ansoff, BCG, Porter, SWOT.
• Environmental and competitive barriers to entry, industrial competitiveness.
• Corporate objectives, policies, business ethics, social responsibilities.

WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE FEE FOR THIS HONOURS GROUP DIPLOMA PROGRAMME

 Your CIC Fee includes:-

• Your enrolment/registration with Cambridge International College.
• Your own high-quality, professionally produced and illustrated comprehensive International CIC Core Study Publications for each of the four (4) Subjects/Courses.
• CIC’s detailed, professional ‘Study & Training Guide’ with full instructions on how to study to achieve success and gain top results.  The Guide includes detailed advice on how to answer Tests and Examinations.
• Training Tests and/or a ‘Past Paper’, and Recommended Answers for most of them.
• An Examination** set for each of the 4 core courses; each Examination is sat under Invigilation/Supervision in your own area - full details, guidance and explanation of how your Examinations will be arranged and how Invigilation is conducted will be provided when you register.  Note, CIC arranges Examinations in over a hundred countries worldwide for thousands of Members every year; it is a flexible, straightforward process and will be arranged when YOU are ready to write your Examination. **There is an alternative Assignment Option - a maximum of 2 Subjects/Courses may be assessed through Assignment instead of Examination. 
• A prestigious Cambridge International College Diploma on successful completion of Study & Training and on passing the Examination for EACH of the 4 core Subjects/Courses, PLUS the International Honours Group Diploma when all 4 courses have been completed - this is a total of 5 awards - 4 individual Diplomas plus the Honours Diploma.
• Your personal page on CIC’s Member Services website with access to results, despatch details, advice and guidance, and more: www.cambridgeinternationalcollege.co.uk
• Regular information and news including: Newsletters with details of special offers and new Programs and much more; and Competition Forms; by email and post.
• Everything needed for your Study & Training success is included in the CIC Fee.

Additionally:

• Further Study and Training Advice, and Assistance is available before, during and after CIC Study & Training; Members may ask CIC’s team of experienced Consultants for advice on further study and Programmes to improve career prospects and advancement.
• CIC’s experienced and helpful staff can assist with numerous special requests, such as reference/recommendation letters and transcripts, and more, by post and email.

• Project Leadership & Management Diploma 12 months (flexible)
• Management & Administration (BAA) Baccalaureate 2 years (flexible)
• ABA - Specialisation in Project Administration ABA: Advanced Business Administration 2 years (flexible)
• Environmental Management & Administration (BEMA) Baccalaureate 2 years (flexible)
• Facilities Management Honours (Higher) Diploma 21 months (flexible)

The Programme provides a pathway to career success and development in project management positions of many types and whether large or small, long-lasting or temporary. Project management skills provide focus, thoughtfulness, accuracy and a wide range of abilities, and so those who have complted this Programme are dstined for successful futures.