IUM Namibia Bachelor Degree in Small Business Management
International University Of Management Bachelor Degree in Small Business Management
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Philosophy
There are two accepted methods of generating wealth and work. These are firstly the attraction of external and internal capital for investment in major enterprises and secondly, the development of sustainable small businesses.
Programme Outcomes
The objective of this degree is to stimulate young entrepreneurs to start new small businesses that from the outset recognise sound principles of management. By the time the graduate has finished this course he/she will be equipped to use his/her managerial, creative and problem solving skills to start up and develop a small business
Course Objectives
- By the end of the course, the graduate will know the principles, practices and methods of modern management and be able to apply them in a small business.
- He/she will be able to recognise and understand, from a local standpoint, the problems of the small business within the social, environmental and climatic framework of Namibia
- He/she will be able to identify problems and develop a range of short term, mid-term and long term solutions
- He/she will be able to effect change, sensitive to local situations.
Field Projects
There will be field projects in each of the second, third and fourth years. The second year project will be carried out in groups of four students. The third year project will be carried out in pairs and the final year ‘Action Learning’ project will be an individual assignment. All assignments will be assessed.
Course Outline
| Year I (100 Credits) |
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| Mathematics I |
| Business Communication I |
| Computer Studies I |
| Introduction to Regional Economics (SADC) |
| Business Studies I |
| Accounting for Managers I |
| Quantitative Methods I |
| Year 2 (120 Credits) |
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| Organisational Behaviour I |
| Accounting for Managers II |
| Business Communication II |
| Marketing I |
| HR Management I |
| Quantitative Methods II |
| Business Law I |
| Systems Analysis I |
| Year 3 (120 Credits) |
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| Business Studies III: Entrepreneurial Studies and Leadership |
| Strategic Planning I: Corporate Strategy |
| Organisational Behaviour II |
| Small Business Finance I |
| Select two subjects from the following: |
| Strategic Marketing I |
| Information Management I |
| Year 4 (140 Credits) |
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| Business Studies IV: Starting a Small Business |
| Marketing II: Marketing for a Small Business |
| Choose one subject from the following: |
| Organisational Behaviour III: Managing a Small Business |
| Strategic Planning II: Improving a Small Business |
| Select one field project from the following: |
| Field Project: Small Business Development Case Study OR |
| Field Project: Small Business Proposal OR |
| Field Project: Credit Facilities for Small Businesses in Namibia |
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