{"id":1235,"date":"2020-04-04T15:14:26","date_gmt":"2020-04-04T14:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/the7.io\/online-courses\/?post_type=dt_portfolio&#038;p=1235"},"modified":"2026-02-20T04:20:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T12:20:55","slug":"adbm","status":"publish","type":"dt_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/mansford.us\/home\/project\/adbm\/","title":{"rendered":"Advanced Diploma in Business Management"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1235\" class=\"elementor elementor-1235\" data-elementor-post-type=\"dt_portfolio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-527fcd03 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"527fcd03\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-274a7eab\" data-id=\"274a7eab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21af4a32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21af4a32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Program Structure<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a547cc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a547cc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">This program is designed in a modular format. Students may choose to study individual modules. Students who wish to complete the entire program may follow the structured sequence outlined below:<\/p><p class=\"p1\">\u2022 Program Duration: 8 Months<\/p><p class=\"p1\">\u2022 Module Duration: 4 weeks<\/p><p class=\"p1\">\u2022 Assessment Methods: Discussion boards, exams, writing projects<\/p><p class=\"p1\">\u2022 Location of Instruction: E-Learning via Moodle Learning System.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4dc62c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4dc62c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Total Clock Hours<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fedce10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fedce10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This program is 24 credit hours in length or 360 clock hours.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4297b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4297b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Program Outcomes<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eeddbb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eeddbb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:<\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><p class=\"p1\">Demonstrate core business knowledge.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"p1\">Evaluate business performance using various analytical tools.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"p1\">Apply core business knowledge to formulate business strategies.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"p1\">Demonstrate basic business communication skills.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64b9377 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64b9377\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Program Details<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b26c73e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b26c73e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"173\">\n<p>ACC220<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"279\">\n<p>Financial Accounting<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"163\">\n<p>3 credit hours<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"173\">\n<p>MGT230<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"279\">\n<p>Principles of Management<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"163\">\n<p>3 credit hours<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"173\">\n<p>MKT301<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"279\">\n<p>Principles of Marketing<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"163\">\n<p>3 credit hours<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"173\">\n<p>BA292<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"279\">\n<p>Legal Environment of Business<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"163\">\n<p>3 credit hours<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"173\">\n<p>BA350<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"279\">\n<p>Business Communication<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"163\">\n<p>3 credit hours<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"173\">\n<p>EC220<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"279\">\n<p>Essentials of Economics<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"163\">\n<p>3 credit hours<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"173\">\n<p>FIN301<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"279\">\n<p>Principles of Finance<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"163\">\n<p>3 credit hours<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"173\">\n<p>MGT330<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"279\">\n<p>Entrepreneurship<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"163\">\n<p>3 credit hours<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bdad3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7bdad3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Final Exams<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53b1764 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53b1764\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Final exams are conducted for each module. A Certificate of Completion will be issued upon completion of each module. The Certificate recognizes the student\u2019s achievement in that specific area of study.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11fbe40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11fbe40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Course Descriptions\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1164a21 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1164a21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>ACC220 Financial Accounting<\/strong><\/p><p>This course studies financial accounting concepts and financial reporting, with a focus on accounting measures, records, and reports related to corporate economic activities. Additionally, the course covers various features of Excel and QuickBooks, enabling students to analyze financial data, prepare financial statements, and perform a variety of accounting tasks.<\/p><p><strong>BA292 Legal Environment of Business<\/strong><\/p><p>This course is an introduction to the American public law system and how it is used to achieve economic and social goals. Elements of the legal system are viewed from the perspective of a business manager. The course reviews constitutional and structural underpinnings of the legal system and examines the nature of legal concepts.<\/p><p><strong>MGT230 Principles of Management<\/strong><\/p><p>This course presents a basic understanding of management functions, group and individual dynamics within organizations, and the knowledge to apply such concepts to analyze and solve problems in business situations. Students acquire knowledge and skills in leadership, teamwork, and organization control.<\/p><p><strong>BA350 Business Communication<\/strong><\/p><p>This course examines communication techniques and strategies that contribute to success in the contemporary business environment. Students acquire a general understanding of essential communication skills in business and learn how technology affects communication in the business environment.<\/p><p><strong>EC220 Essentials of Economics<\/strong><\/p><p>This course equips students with the basic concepts and theories of economic issues from both micro and macro perspectives. It provides the conceptual framework for students to conduct simple analysis of economic issues and understand how economics can help an individual know more about different market structures and sectors, government actions, and global markets.<\/p><p><strong>MKT301 Principles of Marketing<\/strong><\/p><p>This course introduces students to the underlying principle of the marketing concept \u2014 integrating concepts in relation to consumer needs, marketing information, product development, pricing, distribution, selling, advertising, and promotions.<\/p><p><strong>FIN301 Principles of Finance<\/strong><\/p><p>This course introduces students to the basic financial process involving various decision-making tools, including financial markets, interest rates, the time value of money, capital structure, and capital budgeting.<\/p><p><strong>MGT330 Entrepreneurship*<\/strong><\/p><p>This course explores the key theoretical and empirical perspectives of entrepreneurship relevant to the current marketplace. Students apply frameworks, strategies, business models, and funding methods to formulation of a business plan.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 *This course is to be taken in the final module of study.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb6f154 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fb6f154\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfb61e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bfb61e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Admission Requirements<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60bcbc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60bcbc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><u>Educational Requirements*<\/u><\/p><ul><li>Hold a diploma or certificate in related field awarded by a recognized education institution or equivalent.<\/li><li>A minimum of two (2) years\u2019 relevant work experience.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">*The educational requirements may be waived for prospective students who have at least five (5) years\u2019 relevant work experience.<\/p><p><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/p><p><u>Administrative Requirements<\/u><\/p><ul><li>Provide government-issued photo identification.<\/li><li>Submit completed and signed enrollment agreement\/Student Performance Fact Sheet.<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">English Requirements (Non-Native English Speakers only)<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\">All courses at the University are conducted in English. Applicants whose native language is not English must provide evidence of English proficiency through one of the following:<\/p><p class=\"p1\">\u2022 Official test scores, such as the TOEFL iBT 61 \/ IELTS 5.0, or<\/p><p class=\"p1\">\u2022 A transcript from a recognized education institution * where the medium of instruction is English, or<\/p><p class=\"p1\">\u2022 Completion of the University\u2019s English Proficiency Test.<\/p><p>Following submission of the application via <a href=\"mailto:admission@mansford.us\">admission@mansford.us <\/a>and required documentation, prospective students will be notified of admissions status within seven (7) business days. Notification will be made by email.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Unconditional admissions acceptance is offered to a prospective student whose application meets all admissions requirements and has been validated by an Admissions Officer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19086e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19086e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Graduation Requirements<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3757b9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3757b9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Graduation from the Advanced Diploma in Business Management program requires:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Successful completion of eight (8) modules for a total of 24 credit hours<span class=\"s1\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8fbfde elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a8fbfde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3834512 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3834512\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This program is an intensive eight-month program designed to equip students with foundational and intermediate business management knowledge to own and operate a business or undertake a responsible position in business and related fields.<br \/>\n(SOC: 11-1020 General and Operations Managers)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5036,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","dt_portfolio_category":[54],"dt_portfolio_tags":[20],"class_list":["post-1235","dt_portfolio","type-dt_portfolio","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","dt_portfolio_category-program","dt_portfolio_tags-program"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mansford.us\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dt_portfolio\/1235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mansford.us\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dt_portfolio"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mansford.us\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/dt_portfolio"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mansford.us\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mansford.us\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1235"}],"version-history":[{"count":71,"href":"https:\/\/mansford.us\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dt_portfolio\/1235\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6628,"href":"https:\/\/mansford.us\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dt_portfolio\/1235\/revisions\/6628"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mansford.us\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5036"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mansford.us\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"dt_portfolio_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mansford.us\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dt_portfolio_category?post=1235"},{"taxonomy":"dt_portfolio_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mansford.us\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dt_portfolio_tags?post=1235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}