One-Year Diploma of 33 Cr. Hrs Course
Diploma in Enterprise Development (One-Year Diploma of 33 Cr. Hrs Course)
The IMS, University of Peshawar, besides its other discipline is going to introduce another one year diploma course in Enterprise Development, because small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play a key role in the economic development of a country. In Pakistan, (SMEs) (the missing middle face considerable obstacles and problems in their functioning and there is a need to strengthen them.
The main features of the Diploma Course are:
Its include a process of achievement motivation to explore one’s interself through different learning exercises because starting and operating a new business involve considerable risk and effort to overcome the inertia against creating something new. In creating and growing a new venture, the entrepreneur assumes the responsibility and risks for its development and survival and enjoying the corresponding rewards. It also includes that how successful entrepreneurs identify and select ideas, doing marketability test and prepare their own business plan.
The business plan is a written document prepared by the entrepreneurs during the course that describes all relevant external and internal elements involved in starting a new venture / diversify the existing business / expand the existing set up. It is an integration of functional plans such as marketing, finance production / operations and human resources.
In this course we also include the preparation and interpretation of case studies.
This is 48 credit hours intensive comprised of two semester and a research report.
The list of courses is hereunder along with credit hours.
