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Post Graduate Diploma in Leadership and Management

Qualification
Title: Post Graduate Diploma in Leadership and Management Status: Available
Language: English Level EQF: Level 7
Qualification Type: Homegrown Qualification Level MQF: Level 7
Country: Malta Hours: 0
Volume of Learning Full Time: 1 Year Contact Hours: 0
Details
Description: The Post Graduate Diploma in Leadership and Management at the Swiss School of Management is designed to provide professionals with the knowledge, skills, and strategic insights to lead in rapidly evolving local and global business landscapes. The program focuses on developing critical-thinking leaders who can navigate complex markets, manage diverse teams, and drive innovation across borders and distinct cultures. MBA candidates gain expertise in business strategy, cross-cultural leadership, financial planning and management, and sustainable business practices. The curriculum combines theoretical knowledge with practical application, offering case studies, simulations, and real-life projects to bridge classroom learning and professional practice together. The ultimate goal is to foster a global mindset through interactive learning, equipping the candidates with the knowledge and skills to thrive in today's complex business world. Emphasis is placed on cultivating advanced leadership capabilities, critical thinking, and decision-making skills while maintaining high standards for business ethics, social responsibility, and sustainable development.
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Requirements: To qualify for admission into the Post Graduate Diploma in Leadership and Management program, students must satisfy the following criteria: • 2 years of work experience required (including internships) • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (180 ECTS) • English Requirements: Applicants for the Master’s program MBA, are exempted from an English Exam provided they completed their schooling years and/or bachelor’s program at a recognized school where the medium of teaching is English. • In case this condition is unmet, then, the applicant needs to sit for one of the listed English Exams: o Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL PBT) – minimum score: 60 - Internet Based Test (iBT) – minimum score: 71 - o International English Language Test (IELTS) – minimum score: 6.5 - Pearson Test of English Academic Score Report – minimum score: 50 - Duolingo English Test – minimum score: 100 - o 4-skill Michigan English Test (MET) – minimum score: 55 - o Michigan Examination for the Certificate of Competency in English (ECCE) – minimum score: 650/LP - o Michigan Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English (ECPE) – minimum score: 650/LP • Student Verification Policy: Upon applying to join the Swiss School of Management for any program level students, need to submit the following documents: - Copy of personal identification (ID or passport) - Scanned Educational Transcripts - 1 recent photo: passport size - Prior to any exam or oral presentation, students show the passport page including their personal information and photo close to the cameras for verification. • - Students are supposed to enable and open their cameras during class live lectures, project presentations and exams until the activity ends. Students may also be eligible for the program through recognition of prior learning. Please refer to the Swiss School of Management RPL policy (attached)
Way to Acquire: Dissertation: This work is the presentation of scientific research results. It is a capstone dissertation that covers the accounting, marketing, finance, leadership and management aspects of business. Thus, this is the most summative assessment as it culminates the learning experience of the student after having finished all the study modules. Projects: Projects are used for summative assessment of knowledge and to measure the achievement level of learning outcomes in a real-life or at least in a simulated business environment for applied or experiential learning purposes. Article Review/papers/Cases: These are assessment tools used to check the student’s analytical skills and critical thinking that could be either formative or summative. Students are supposed to produce their own articles out of a reasonable number of secondary or primary research in certain modules. Viva voce: Anytime students are required to write a dissertation, paper, article, case or project, they are required to make oral presentation, discussion and viva. This is important especially that AI-content generation tools are growing and one best way of verifying knowledge is through a viva. Exams: They are either midterm and/or final exams used for assessing the summative knowledge of students’ achievement of almost all the learning outcomes of the related module. Quizzes: They are in the form of mock/short quizzes that are used for formative assessment to measure achievement of one or few learning outcomes during the teaching/learning flow of a given module. Indirect measures: There are also indirect measures to assess the measures of student learning from the learner’s perspective such as student satisfaction surveys at the module level and exit interviews at the programme level. To guarantee a higher degree of student integrity, a panel of two evaluators will moderate the marking of formative and summative assessments that are submitted via the Google Classroom link. For well-monitored exams, the assigned faculty member can do the invigilation and for the oral presentations, students’ integrity and knowledge can be assessed by checking their ability to positively respond to the viva voce questions. The SSM faculty and staff receive regular training and consultation from experienced scholars at the SSM Research Center on the use and outcomes of AI detection software. Additionally, online resources and case studies, provided by the AI detection software vendor, support SSM faculty and staff in accurately identifying AI-generated content. This advanced technology, with over 25 years of expertise in safeguarding academic writing, is highly effective in distinguishing AI-written content from human-written content, particularly in student work. Further, SSM strongly recommends and encourages faculty and staff to participate in seminars and training sessions on this topic, such as the 2024 AI in Higher Education Symposium. SSM also uses Turnitin as a plagiarism check and AI detection tool. When academic misconduct involving generative AI is suspected, SSM follows a structured process to ensure fairness and clarity. Faculty identify potential issues, submit an Academic Integrity Violations form, and collaborate with the Research Center Dean to determine next steps, which may include sending an inquiry letter to the student. Students are given an opportunity to explain their use of AI tools, with evaluations leading to appropriate sanctions ranging from grade reductions to enrollment termination. SSM supports responsible AI use as a supplementary tool to enhance research, writing, and data analysis while emphasizing critical thinking and originality. Students must acknowledge AI use, obtain prior approval, and provide detailed documentation, ensuring alignment with course objectives. They remain accountable for errors or plagiarism and must demonstrate comprehension of course content during evaluations.
Programme
Operational Start Date: 28/01/2025
Provision: Blended
ECTS Points: 65
Subject Areas: 04 - Business, administration and law10 - Services
Comments: This is an Exit Qualification from programme Post Graduate Diploma in Leadership and Management.
Learning Outcomes
Outcome Type: Skill
Description: At the end of the programme the learner will have acquired the following skills: 1. Design effective business strategies by applying advanced management frameworks to real-world local and international market challenges. 2. Implement cross-cultural leadership techniques to lead diverse teams and drive performance in business organizations. 3. Develop innovative solutions that help businesses achieve sustainable growth while being socially responsible towards all stakeholders. 4. Apply analytical models to make data-driven decisions that enhance the profitability and sustainability of operations. 5. Lead organizational change initiatives in local and global contexts by applying strategic management concepts, ensuring alignment with cultural and market dynamics.
Outcome Type: Knowledge
Description: At the end of the programme the learner will have been exposed to the following: 1. Evaluate local and global business environments and their impact on organizational strategies. 2. Critically assess leadership approaches in cross-cultural environments to optimize work performance 3. Formulate strategic business solutions for local and global operations while maintaining ethical behavior and being socially responsible and responsive to environmental issues. 4. Propose business decisions based on data-driven information technologies and business intelligence.
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