| Entry
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For GCE 'O' school leavers, you need
to have at least Three GCE 'O' Level
Grades:
 Grade 1 - 6 in
English Language,
Grade 1 - 8 in
Mathematics (Elementary or Additional) and
Grade 1 - 7 in
one other subject.
For GCE N(A) school leavers who applied during the January intake under the Direct Entry Scheme with 10 weeks of preparatory programme followed by 2 years of Higher Nitec training, Mathematics and 3 other subjects (ELMAB3) in the GCE 'N(A)' examinations.
For the ELMAB3 aggregate score, you must get:
Grade 1 - 3 in English Language
Grade 1 - 4 in Mathematics
Grade 1 - 5 in the 3 other subjects.
For ITE graduates, you must have obtained at
least a Grade Point Average of 2.8 for your Nitec in Service Skills qualifications.
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| Course
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On completion of the course, students should be able
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| Campus(es) Offering This Course |
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The duration of this course is two years and is conducted at:
ITE College Central (Bishan Campus)
ITE College East
ITE College West (Clementi Campus).
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| Progression
Opportunities
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Higher Nitec in Business Studies (Administration) graduates may apply for admission to the first year of a related course at the polytechnics. However, your admission is subject to you meeting the entry requirements set by the respective polytechnics. With the polytechnic diploma, graduates can go on to pursue a university degree.
Higher Nitec in Business Studies (Administration) graduates may apply for polytechnic courses in the following areas:
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Accountancy |
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Hospitality & Tourism Management |
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Accounting & Finance |
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Integrated Events Management |
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Banking & Financial Management |
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Marketing |
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Business Administration |
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Real Estate Business |
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Business Management |
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Retail Management |
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Business Studies |
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Sports & Leisure Management |
For more details on related diploma courses, please refer to the website of each polytechnic.
Alternatively, Higher Nitec in Business Studies (Administration) graduates can take up professional qualifications such as the Private & Executive Secretary's Diploma.
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| Career
Prospects |
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Graduates, equipped with skills in office administration, are
employed by government departments, statutory boards and
private sector companies. Job titles held by Higher Nitec in
Business Studies (Administration) graduates include Personal
Assistant, Personal Secretary, and Administrative Assistant.
Career advancement prospects will improve as graduates
acquire experience and upgrade skills and knowledge with
higher-level courses.
Based on the 2007 graduate employment survey, the mean gross monthly salary of Higher Nitec in Business Studies (Administration) graduates is about $1,360. Your career advancement prospects will improve as you grow in experience and upgrade your skills and knowledge by taking up higher-level courses.
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| Course
Structure |
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To obtain the Higher Nitec in Business Studies (Administration) certification, you need to accumulate at least 70 credits.
CERTIFICATION
Credits required for certification.
| Core Modules |
52
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| Life Skills Modules |
10
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| Electives |
8
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70 |
CORE MODULES
- Business Communications (7 credits)
On completion of the module, students should be able
to communicate effectively and handle both oral and
written communication required in a business/ workplace
environment. Students should also be able to apply
communicative skills such as listening, speaking, reading and
writing skills, in various business settings as well as in social
and cross cultural settings.
- Business Environment (4 credits)
On completion of the module, student should be able to
provide an overview of the general environment in which
businesses operate as well as be able to explore a range of
contemporary issues relevant to each environment such as
the changing public sector, corporate social responsibility
and ethics, and globalization.
- Office Applications (3 credits)
On completion of the module, students should be able to
produce, format and organise business documents and
spreadsheets using commonly used software packages.
- Customer Service (4 credits)
On completion of the module, students should be able to
provide quality customer service, with awareness of cultural
diversity and customer needs and expectations.
- Principles of Accounting (5 credits)
On completion of the module, students should be able to record
simple business transactions, prepare simple trading, profit
and loss statement and balance sheet for a sole-proprietorship
business and prepare bank reconciliation statement.
- Principles of Marketing (6 credits)
On completion of the module, students should be able to
understand the basic concepts of marketing mix and apply
these concepts at the workplace.
- Event Organisation and Publicity (8 credits)
On completion of the module, students should be able to
conceptualise, plan and execute events as well as assist in
publicity aspects of a planned event.
- Human Resource Administration (6 credits)
On completion of the module, students should be able to
explain the various aspects of a human resource administration
department in an organization as well as perform administrative
tasks in this department.
- Advanced Office Applications (5 credits)
On completion of the module, student should be able to
produce various types of business documents using software
packages as well as apply advanced features of Word, Excel and
Powerpoint in their work.
- Project (4 credits)
On completion of the core modules, students should be able to
apply and integrate the technical, social and methodological
competencies in carrying out a project related to their field of
study.
LIFE SKILLS MODULES
- Life Skills for Personal Development (8 credits)
Life skills in broad terms are the foundation skills and personal qualities
that an individual can transfer from one job setting to another to manage
and adapt to changes in technology and work environments.
- Sports and Wellness I (1 credit)
On completion of the module, students should be able to maintain a fit and healthy body and develop an appreciation of sports and games.
- Sports and Wellness II (1 credit)
On completion of the module, students should be able to maintain a fit and healthy body and develop an appreciation of sports and games.
ELECTIVES
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- Banking and Financial Services (4 credits)
On completion of the module, students should be able to
identify the different banking and financial services provided
by private and government financial institutions.
- Business Statistics (4 credits)
On completion of the module, students should be able to compute and present statistical data for use in business. The training covers collection, organisation and presentation of statistical data, measures of central tendency, dispersion and normal distribution, index numbers, time series analysis, regression and correlation analysis.
- Principles of Management (4 credits)
On completion of the module, students should be able to relate the principles of management to the activities and role of a secretarial/administration appointment in the present day organisation.
- Tourism Products and Services (4 credits)
On completion of the module, students should be able to describe the various products and services that are offered in the travel and tourism industry, and other travel-related services. |
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- Web Publishing (5 credits)
On completion of the module, students should be able to lay out web pages, create and update basic HTML documents; incorporate images, links and anchors, lists and tables, forms, web-based animation and multimedia elements into HTML documents; create HTML documents with frames; connect website with web hosting service provider; and register website with directory service providers and search engines. The training also covers issues relating to ethics and intellectual property protection.
- Entrepreneurship (4 credits)
On completion of the module, students should be able to apply the knowledge and skills acquired from the course to identify a business opportunity and to develop a business plan for launching and operating a small enterprise. The training also covers market and competitor analysis, and fundamentals of business finance.
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- Business Mandarin (3 credits)
On completion of the module, students should be able to converse in Mandarin in the business environment and be able to develop skills in interpreting business correspondence. The scope of training covers brief introduction of business environment, business etiquette, communication techniques and business correspondence.
- Conversational Mandarin (3 credits)
On completion of the module, students should be able to listen and comprehend the Chinese language and engage in simple dialogues and transactional discourse in a range of common everyday situations using the correct vocabulary, sentence structure, stress intonation and pronunciation.
- Elementary Japanese (3 credits)
On completion of the module, students should be able to read Japanese in Romanised script and communicate in Japanese using the correct vocabulary, sentence structure, stress intonation, pronunciation when making and responding to enquiries in a bank, travel agency, shop, restaurant and post office.
- Industry Attachment (2 to 3 credits)
Students are provided with the opportunity to work in an actual business environment.
- Overseas Experiental Programme (2 to 3 credits)
On completion of the module, students should be able to develop leadership qualities, self-confidence, independence.
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