ADVANCED STRATEGIC DIPLOMA IN HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

1.0  STRATEGIC BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

What is Strategy?

The Five P’s of strategy

Military origins of Strategy Other views of Strategy

     Vocabulary of Strategy

2.0  STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

What is Strategic Management?

Basic activities of Strategic Management Deliberate and emergent strategies

Strategy formulation

Evaluating the concept of strategic management

1.0  UNDERSTANDING THE COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT

Environmental Analysis Environmental Audit

Seven P’s on Internal Analysis

2.0  STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

Analysing resources capabilities and core competencies Analysing the competitive environment

Tools used to analyse the environment SWOT Analysis

Boston Consulting Group (BCG Matrix) Stars Cash Cows Strategies

Question marks (?) Strategies Market penetration

Market development

Tools used to analyse the environment Life-cycle Analysis

3.0  TOOLS USED TO ANALYSE THE ENVIRONMENT

Porter’s Five Forces

Value Chain Analysis

Primary activities & support activities

4.0  ANALYSI SNG RESOURCES, CAPABILITIES AND CORE COMPETENCIES

Stakeholders’ analysis

Organizational purpose and organizational vision

Stakeholders’ mapping, power interest matrix

Organizational mission & vision Mission statement

Strategic business vision

1.0  THE FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPETITIVE STRATEGY

What is competition?

Who are the competitors- from the market perspective? Strategic Group Concept- Competitive Forces

Competitive Advantage- Strategy in Action

2.0  THE FOUNDATIONS OF COMPETITIVE STRATEGY

What is Competitive Strategy?

Generic Strategies, Cost Leadership

Focus-Generic Strategy Framework adapted from Porter 1985

Value Added: Upstream and Downstream: Differentiation-Focus or Niche Collaborate or Compete

3.0  DEALING WITH OTHER STRATEGIC PLAYERS

Reason for cooperation with in market structure Risk associated with cooperation

Strategic alliance/partnering Types of Strategic Alliance

4.0      STRATEGY FORMULATION AND IMPLEMENTATION

Three interlocking aspects:-

Strategic intent, Strategic assessment, Strategic choice Effective strategy formulation process in practice

Two Strategic planning dangers arising from formalized planning systems

5.0      STRATEGY FORMULATION, IMPLEMENTATION, BUSINESS ETHICS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

What is Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility? Three levels of Product

Augmentation

Return on Good Corporate Behaviour Virtuous Behaviour

Course Title: RISK MANAGEMENT  Course Code:(AHM 705)

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

1.0  COURSECONTENTS

2.0  CONTEXTS OF RISK MANAGEMENT

Definition of risk management.

Relationship between risk and the objective so fan organization. Consequences of failing to deliver.

The need for risk management and the potential costs in ignoring it. Significance of risk management to strategy.

Corporate Governance.

Location within an organization of the responsibility for risk management. Process of risk management.

Role of the risk manager.

1.0  IDENTIFICATION OF RISK

Identification of activities.

Sources of internal information. Sources of external information. Techniques used to identify risk.

2.0  ANALYSIS OF RISK

Objectives of risk analysis. Statistical analysis of risk. Killer risks.

Risk analysis tools.

Other aspects of risk assessment.

3.0  ASSESSMENT AND PRIORITISATION OF RISKS

Attitude to risk.

Comparing estimated levels of risk against risk appetite.

Rating risks in terms of statutory and management priorities.

4.0  ASSESSMENT OF RISK CONTROLS

Risk controls

Continuity or contingency planning. Recovery plans.

Crisis management

1.0  RISK CONTROL 1

Material risk control.Work place risk control. Other legislation.

2.0  RISK CONTROL 2

Product risk control Political risk

Environmental risks.

Third party liability risks Motor risks

Contracted risks E-commerce risks The media

Evaluation of risk control options

Preparation and implementation of risk control plans

3.0  RISK FINANCING

Cost of risk incidents

Development of corporate risk funding Evaluating risk financing options

Risk financing plan

4.0      MONITORING AND REVIEW

Areas of change

Dealing with change

Matching review mechanism to individual risks

5.0      CASESTUDIES

Case study: Risk management structure, spring fields LTD Case study: Physical risk survey

Case study: Business continuity

Course Title: COMPANY LAW Course Code: (AHM 801)

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

COURSE CONTENTS

1.0  CORPORATE LAW

Formation of companies Types of company

The role of Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) in the formation of companies Articles and Memorandum of Association and their effect

Shareholders and their rights

Directors, Directorship and Secretaries of Companies Effects of ultra-vires transaction

Pre-incorporation and duties of promoters Statutory books

Company finances and accounts Auditors and audit

Company meeting and minutes books

Arrangements, reconstruction and amalgamation Voluntary and compulsory liquidation

Rights and duties of liquidators and receivers

2.0  COMPANYCAPITAL/SHARE CAPITAL

Types of capital Normal capital Issued capitalPaid up capital Reserve capital

Alteration of capital

Increase of Share capitalReduction of Share capital

1.0  SHARES& SHARE HOLDING

Classifications of shares Ordinary shares

Preference shares Deferred sharesPayment of shares

Dividends and profit

2.0    EXECUTORS AND TRUSTEESHIP

Wills and codicils

General introduction

Concept of will and codicils

Desirability of wills and need for codicils Testator/Testatrix

Capacity of a Testator/Testatrix

Appointment of Executors/Executrix Executors/Executrix

Due Execution, procedure and after Execution

Attestation Clause, presumption of due and after Execution Rebutting Presumption

Effects of wills and codicils

Security of wills and Residual Clause

3.0  TRUSTEESHIP

Concept of Trust under Customary Law Essential of an Express Trust

Claimable Trust Resulting Trust

Constructive Trust

Appointment of Trustees

Acceptance and Termination of Trusteeship Duties of the Trustee

Course Title: BUSINESS LAW Course Code: (AHM 802)

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

To familiarize the students with the legal environment of business in the real world, and provide an understanding of those basic principles and practice of law relating to contract, banking, negotiable instruments, company bankruptcy and other aspects of business law.

To understand the principles of corporate governance, development & values.

COURSE CONTENTS

1.0  BUSINESS LAW

Nature of contracts, the formation of valid contract, terms of contracts, standard form of contracts, factors affecting contracts.

Discharge of contracts, under seal express. Breach of contract & remedies. Implied contracts, quasi contracts, and bilateral contracts

Several contracts, entire contracts, international judgment, registration and enforcement by action.

2.0  PARTNERSHIP: ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF PARTNERSHIP

Partnership deed

Formation of partnership Dissolution of partnership Utmost good faith

Liabilities of partners Disputes

Bankruptcy of partners

1.0  LAW RELATING TO BANKING

Essential conditions for establishing banking business Duties and responsibilities of bankers and customers

Negotiable instruments: bills of exchange, cheque, drafts, crossedcheques Promissory notes

Letters of credit

Guarantees and indemnities Protection of bank securities

2.0  INSURANCE LAW

Meaning of Insurance

Classes of insurance risks Premiums and claims

Insurable interest

Reinsurance/Co-insurance Indemnity

Subrogation Assignment

Bankruptcy or liquidation of assured

Review of the Nigerian Insurance Decree

3.0  AGENCY

The legal aspect of agency relationship Agency explained/parties involved

Reasons for creating agency Types of agents

Duties of agents

Termination of agency

Liability of principals to third parties Authority of agents

Duties of agents

4.0  SALE OF GOODS, HIRE PURCHASE AND SUPPLY OF SERVICES

Description and conformity

Quality of goods/Deliverable state Rights of owners

Transfer of property and risk

Remedies for buyers and sellers Liens

Implied term

Stoppage in transit

Course Title: COMPARATIVE MANAGEMENT, ETHICS & CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Course Code: (AHM 803) COURSE OBJECTIVES:

COURSE CONTENTS

1.0  COMPARATIVE MANAGEMENT

Concept of management and administration: an overview

The comparative approach to management and administration Integrating the management of schools of thoughts

Contemporary manager and reality-centred managing

Taxonomy of skills and the skills of managers in private and public sectors

The military administrator, the civil servant, the manager, as interchange-able experts Constraints of organizational setting on the management of group activities

Profiles of Nigerian executives that have moved from public to private sectors, and vice versa The use of management techniques in public administration

Nigerian experiences in modernizing the management of public corporations Theories of comparative administration

Theories of comparative management

Farmer and Richman’s Model

Konntz Model

Neghandi and Estafen Model

Public and private organizations: a comparative analysis Patterns of international management

Foreign and local businesses: a comparative analysis

Selected problems in comparative and management and administration Motivating personnel

Controlling performance Rewarding performance

Training and developing staff

Introducing change, and modifying employee behaviour

An inventory of practices that could be usefully transferred between public and business organizations in Nigeria

The change-agent role of Nigerian professional in undertaking comparative management and administration research

2.0  THE NATURE OF ETHICS.

Concept of ethics and professional ethics.Fundamental principal of business morality. Ethical standards in business.

Instilling ethical standards in organisations.

Ethics and the profession: Social Responsibility.

Advantages and disadvantages of riles based and framework. Approaches to ethics.

The relationship between law and ethics.

1.0  CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

What is Corporate Governance?

Importance of Corporate Governance Development of Corporate Governance

Principle of Corporate Governance leadership Independence, threat to independence

The separation of roles of CEO and Chairman

The roles of Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee, Risk Committee and Nominations Committee

Directors Remuneration

The agency implications of salaries, bonuses, performance related pay, executive share options and benefits in kind (BIK)

Course Title: PHILOSOPHY AND SOCIAL CHANGE

Course Code:(AHM 804) COURSE OBJECTIVES:

1.0  COURSE CONTENTS

2.0  PHILOSOPHYANDSOCIAL CHANGE

Social Philosophy and Fundamental Societal Task.

A Philosophy- Psychological Perspective for Evolving National Awareness for Social Change.

Social Change and Crisis in Orientation: A look at the root-source of Positive and Negative Discipline.

Social Change and the Question of the Correlation of Reform and Revolution.

Social Change and the Invested Notion of Federalism: A Philosophical Examination and Critique.

Philosophy of Education, and Education for Social Change.

Social Change, the Humanities and the Question of Planned Transition.

Economy Stress and Inherent Opportunities for Social Change A Dialectical Analysis of Current Economic Crisis.

A philosophical and Ideological Approach to the Planning of Economic Development for Social Change.

Viable Foreign Trade Policy for Social Change and self-reliance. The Economy, Social Change and Mobilization for Self-reliance.

Course Title: PHILOSOPHY AND SOCIAL CHANGE

Course Code:(AHM 804) COURSE OBJECTIVES:

1.0  COURSE CONTENTS

2.0  PHILOSOPHYANDSOCIAL CHANGE

Social Philosophy and Fundamental Societal Task.

A Philosophy- Psychological Perspective for Evolving National Awareness for Social Change.

Social Change and Crisis in Orientation: A look at the root-source of Positive and Negative Discipline.

Social Change and the Question of the Correlation of Reform and Revolution.

Social Change and the Invested Notion of Federalism: A Philosophical Examination and Critique.

Philosophy of Education, and Education for Social Change.

Social Change, the Humanities and the Question of Planned Transition.

Economy Stress and Inherent Opportunities for Social Change A Dialectical Analysis of Current Economic Crisis.

A philosophical and Ideological Approach to the Planning of Economic Development for Social Change.

Viable Foreign Trade Policy for Social Change and self-reliance. The Economy, Social Change and Mobilization for Self-reliance.

Course Title: ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT

Course Code: (AHM 805)

1.0  NATURE OF ENTERPRENUERSHIP

Learning Outcomes

Theories and Definitions of Entrepreneurship

Essential Components of Entrepreneurial Ventures

Entrepreneurship and Traditional Corporate Management Compared

The Role and Significance of Entrepreneurship in Society Ethical and Other Challenges

Review Questions

2.0  THE ENTERPRENUER

Learners Outcomes

The Entrepreneurial Personality The Successful Entrepreneur

Definitions and Characteristics of the Entrepreneur Review Questions

1.0  PLANNING THE NEW VENTURE

Learning Outcome

Nature and Content of Business Plans The Need to Plan

The Planning Process The Financial Plan

Legal Considerations Review Questions

1.0  ANALYZING ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES

Learning Outcomes

Sources of Opportunity

Steps of Entrepreneurial Decision Making Self Employment

Identifying Opportunities

Factors affecting the Process of Identifying Opportunities Review Questions

1.0    FINANCING THENEW VENTURE

Learning Outcomes Sources of Funding

Sources of Government Finance

Determinants of Choice of Sources of Finance Review Questions

2.0  MANAGING THE NEW VENTURE

Learning Outcomes

Internal Structure to Support Growth Entrepreneurial Governance

Managing and Controlling Growth Barriers to Entrepreneurship

Valuation Methods Review Questions

1.0  INTRAPRENEURSHIP

Learning Outcomes

Nature of IntrapreneurshipClimate for Intrapreneurship Review Questions