Programme’s General Profile   

1.  Name of the Institution: THE PHILIPS COLLEGE

2.  Name of programme of study (See Specific Instructions): BUSINESS STUDIES (2 years, 120 ECTS, Diploma)

3.  Final Higher Education Qualification (See Specific Instructions): DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS STUDIES (2 years, 120 ECTS, Diploma)

4.    Type of the programme of study (See Specific Instructions):    CONVENTIONAL

5.    Duration of studies (See Specific Instructions):   2 Years or 4 Semesters

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Programme’s Purpose and Objectives

The programme aims to:

• Help students to acquire a broad view of key business issues and to understand how these impact on the success of a business enterprise.
• Develop students as professional, self-reflecting individuals who are able to meet the demands of employers in the business sector and adapt to a constantly changing world.
• Provide an excellent progression pathway to degree courses.
• Enable students to appreciate the importance of systematic thought in the decision process.

Duration of studies

The period of study for full-time students is four semesters, covering both compulsory and elective subjects, with each subject carrying a number of study credit units (ECTS).

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Intended Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this programme students should be able to:

• to equip students with business skills, knowledge and the understanding necessary to achieve high performance in the global business environment
• to provide education and training for a range of careers in business, including management, administration, human resources, marketing, entrepreneurship, accounting and finance.
• to equip students with knowledge and understanding of culturally diverse orgnanizations, cross-cultural issues, diversity and values.
• to provide opportunities for students to enter or progress to employment in business, or progress to higher education qualifications such as an ‘Honours’ degree in business or a related area.
• to provide opportunities for students to develop the skills, techniques and personal attributes essential for successful working lives.

To offer a balance between employability skills and the knowledge essential for students with entrepreneurial, employment or academic aspirations.

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Academic Staff

The Philips academics are well-qualified and bring with them academic and business experience.

The College staff body is currently composed of the following:

1.	ANDREOU Christos	Lecturer in Quantitative Analysis
2.	BOURLETIDIS Dimitrios (PhD cand.)	Lecturer in Management Studies – (Visiting)
3.	BOURLETIDIS Konstantinos (PhD cand.)	Lecturer in Economics and Quantitative Analysis – (Visiting)
4.	CONSTANTINOU Despina	Lecturer in English Language
5.	CONSTANTINOU Soteris	Lecturer in Information Technology
6.	ERIOTOU Eleftheria (PhD cand.)	Lecturer in Accounting and Finance
7.	KAZANDJIAN Avo	Lecturer in Business Administration
8.	PIHA Lamprini	Associate Professor in Marketing and Organisational Behaviour – (Visiting)
9.	PIPYROS Kosmas	Assistant Professor of Law and IT
10.	POUTOS Evangelos	Associate Professor of Accounting and Economics

 

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Programme Structure

Year 1

Semester 1		ECTS
Core		(25)
DAF-110	Accounting and Finance I	5
DBS-110	Economics I	5
DBS-111	Introduction to Management	5
DIT-110	Computers and Internet Technologies	5
DIT-111	Quantitative Methods for Business I	5
ELECTIVES		(5)
One from:
DBS-115	Business Law I	5
DPR-130	Communication in Practice I	5
DPS-110	Themes and Perspectives in Psychology I	5
	Total:	30 ECTS

 

Semester 2		ECTS
Core		(25)
DAF-120	Accounting and Finance II	5
DBS-120	Economics II	5
DBS-121	Introduction to Marketing	5
DBS-122	Global Challenges for Business, Management & Leadership	5
DIT-121	Quantitative Methods for Business II	5
ELECTIVES		(5)
One from:
DBS-125	Business Law II	5
DBS-126	Management of Services	5
DPR-140	Communication in Practice II	5
	Total:	30 ECTS

Year 2

Semester 3		ECTS
Core		(20)
DAF-230	Fundamentals of Finance I	5
DBS-230	Corporate Social Responsibility	5
DIT-230	Introduction to E-Commerce	5
DIT-231	Operations Management	5
ELECTIVES		(10)
Two from:
DBS-235	Sales and Sales Management	5
DBS-236	Organizational Behaviour	5
DBS-237	Innovation and Entrepreneurship	5
DBS-238	Project Management	5
	Total:	30 ECTS

 

Semester 4		ECTS
Core		(20)
DAF-240	Management Accounting	5
DIT-240	Information Systems Management	5
DBS-240	Strategy for Managers	5
DBS-241	Business Internship	5
ELECTIVES		(10)
Two from:
DAF-245	Fundamentals of Finance II	5
DBS-245	Managerial Economics	5
DBS-246	Decision Studies	5
DBS-247	Human Resource Management	5
	Total:	30 ECTS