Postgraduate Diploma in Strategy and Innovation (Part-time)
Differences from 2017/18 to 2020/21
General Regulations
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1. The Executive Committee of the Sa
ïïd Business School shall have the power to grant Postgraduate Diplomas in Strategy and Innovation to candidates who have satisfied the conditions prescribed in this section and any further conditions which the Committee may prescribe by regulation. -
2. The examination for the Postgraduate Diploma shall be under the supervision of the Executive Committee of the Sa
ïïd Business School which shall have power, subject to the approval of the Social Sciences Divisional Board, to make regulations governing the examination. -
3. Candidates may be admitted as students for the Postgraduate Diploma under such conditions as the Committee shall prescribe, provided that before admission candidates shall have satisfied the Committee that they have appropriate educational experience acceptable to the Committee, have relevant professional experience, and are well equipped to enter the proposed course of study.
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4. Any person who has been accepted as a candidate for the Postgraduate Diploma, and who has satisfactorily pursued the course prescribed by the Committee, may be admitted to the examination.
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than one and not morethan twelve months at any one time.DiplomaProgramme Director(s)concerned, c/o the relevant Graduate Studies Assistant; and will require additional approval from the Director of Graduate Studies.
Special Regulations
1. Candidates must follow a course of instruction in Strategy and Innovation for either at least twelve months and not more than twenty-four months (open programme), or for at least twenty-four months and not more than forty-eight months (closed company-specific programme). Candidates must complete:
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(a) four courses, and satisfy the examiners in the assessment associated with each course. The four courses are:
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(i) Strategy
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(ii) Innovation Strategy
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(iii) Globalisation and Strategy
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(iv) Strategy in Action
- Details can be found in the course handbook.
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(b) Courses (i) to (iii) will each be assessed by a 2-hour written examination.
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2. Candidates admitted to the 12-month open programme cannot transfer between the two cohorts admitted each year, nor may they transfer to the 24-month programme. In exceptional circumstances, candidates on the 24-month closed company-specific programme may be permitted to transfer to the 12-month open programme.
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3. Candidates may be examined viva voce on one or more of the written examinations and the integrative written assignment.
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3.The examiners may award a distinction for excellence in the whole examination. 4.
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5. With the approval of the Programme Director, a candidate may substitute any of courses (i) to (iii) on the Postgraduate Diploma with core courses from the part-time MBA, the Postgraduate Diploma in AI for Business, the Postgraduate Diploma in Global Business, the Postgraduate Diploma in Organisational Leadership, the Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Strategy, or M.Sc. in Major Programme Management, assuming that core course falls within the permitted registration period for the original Postgraduate Diploma.