IMI Diploma in Management

In recognition of the economic crisis, for current year the price of every course associated with the Master of Business has been reduced with special pricing for IMI members and Irish SMEs.

The Discounted price for the IMI Diploma in Management for Irish SMEs is €7,750.

The IMI’s Master of Business (MoB) is an innovatively designed framework tailored to accelerate your professional development in a uniquely flexible manner. The MoB allows you to combine ‘credit’ for completing certain IMI courses and ultimately earn an internationally recognised, nationally accredited Master of Business qualification.

The Diploma in Management is part of the MoB framework, together with the following Diplomas:

• Diploma in Business Finance
• Diploma in Strategic Marketing Management
• Diploma in Strategic Human Resources Management
• Diploma in Executive Coaching
• Diploma in Leadership
• Diploma in Strategy

In order be conferred with a Master of Business qualification, you must:

Step 1 - Successfully complete any one of the IMI’s suite of diploma programmes.

Step 2 - Successfully complete a second IMI diploma of your choosing.

Step 3- Successfully complete a Business Project (15,000 word dissertation).

These steps can be completed as quickly as three years, or up to five years – whichever suits your personal, work and learning needs best.

Programme Director:

• Dr. Simon Boucher, IMI Senior Specialist

Contributors include:

• Dr Jonathan Westrup, IMI Senior Specialist
• Dr Kevin Hannigan, Consultant Economist/IMI Associate Faculty
• Alistair Tosh BA, MBA, IMI Senior Specialist
• Dr David Darcy, IMI Senior Specialist
• Siobhan McAleer BA, MA, IMI Senior Specialist
• Tim McCormick BA, MBA, ACA, Financial Consultant / IMI Associate Faculty
• Fergus Barry BA, MSc, HRM Consultant / IMI Associate Faculty

• Experienced managers who wish to update and formalise their knowledge of management
• Experienced functional specialists who wish to broaden their knowledge of management
• Executives who intend to develop significant professional careers in general management

As a participant in the Diploma in Management, you will:

• Develop your understanding of the major management functions
• Enhance your capability as a contributor to your organisation’s management team
• Acquire the skills and knowledge required of modern professional managers
• Be able to analyse and understand the fundamental driving forces of business and the determinants of success
• Learn the language and thinking behind the best current management practice
• Develop a deeper understanding of people, their behaviour and the culture of organisations.
• As part of the programme you will have the opportunity to apply your learning directly to areas of interest within your organisation.

The programme incorporates 6 core subject areas. Typical subject contents are indicated below. Each subject has a dedicated faculty member responsible for integrated content delivery.

• Business Strategy
  Strategic analysis
  Creating sustainable competitive advantage
  Integrating strategy, leadership and change
• Business Economics
  The market and prices
  The Irish economy and national accounts
  Policy, employment and inflation
• Organisational Behaviour
  Leadership, influence, politics and power
  Motivating groups and teams
  Culture and change management
• Effective Marketing
  Marketing philosophy and analysis
  Segmentation, targeting and positioning
  Branding strategy
• Financial Management
  Understanding balance sheets, profit and loss
  Financial strategy and breakeven analysis
  Using ratio analysis
• Human Resource Management
  Developing best practice HR strategy
  Evaluating HR processes
  Leadership and HR

In today’s environment, management excellence is the result of more than the talented application of natural skills. To excel, managers must combine broad functional knowledge with an extensive array of analytical, conceptual and social skills.

The philosophy of the IMI Diploma in Management is simple. Each year it provides participants with a comprehensive, practical, and critical overview of best-practice management in a broad range of business areas. Throughout the programme participants are encouraged to apply business concepts and frameworks to their own organisations, to build practical managerial skills and deliver genuine bottom-line value for their organisations.

The Diploma in Management is widely recognised for its innovative approach to learning. Throughout the year, emphasis is placed upon combining classroom teaching with a creative mix of action-learning, class discussion, case study analysis and individual and group activities.

"Completing the Diploma in Management has provided me with a broad and deep understanding of business management practices. Terrific lecturers combined subject knowledge with real-life, practical business expertise – opening up my understanding of both past events and current trends. I really believe that I can apply what I’ve learnt on the programme to improve my effectiveness in my day-to-day work. For example I now feel far better informed in my dealings with managers from areas of the business which I used to have less familiarity with, such as finance. The other participants were an enthusiastic and committed group, which definitely helps you make the most of your time in the classroom. Overall I’ve got so much from completing the Diploma – a real “feel” for management."
Aine McGirl, Senior Manager, Cephalon Pharma

"The Diploma programme was perfectly suited to my needs. Classroom sessions were excellent – the interaction between participants was particularly beneficial."
Padraic Cummins, Manufacturing Section Head, Medtronic Vascular, Galway

• October 18, 19, 20 2010
• November 15, 16, 17
• December 13, 14, 15
• January 17, 18, 19 2011
• February 14, 15, 16
• March 14, 15, 16
• April 11, 12, 13

Successful participants will be awarded the IMI Diploma in Management.

This qualification is accredited and awarded by University College Cork - National University of Ireland, Cork.

The IMI Diploma in Management is academically equivalent to a Postgraduate Certificate (level 9) Minor Award on the National Framework of Qualifications.

By completing this award, you will also earn one-third of the credits required to be awarded the IMI Master of Business qualification.

Details of the IMI’s full range of post-graduate Diploma programmes are available above under the 'Three Steps to a Master of Business Award' section.