The purpose of this course is to introduce students to purchasing and supply management concepts and techniques necessary to perform the purchasing function of an organization.

Today’s world of business imposes an intimidating array of pressures on the organizations and their performance. The demands of the stakeholders and more so the customers are for ever increasing as they require improved quality of products and services. The customer has come of age and no longer accepts inferior quality, limited choice and monopolistic margins. Today’s customer is strongly demanding quality in products and services. Hence, continuous improvement in business activities with a focus on the customer throughout the entire organization and an emphasis on quality is one of the main means by which organizations face up to the global competitive threats. This is why quality is looked upon by many organizations as the means by which they can survive in n increasingly aggressive market and maintain a competitive edge over their competitors

Archives Management is concerned with the study of managerial functions that an individual needs to posses to effectively manage archives. This subject aims at imparting to the trainee knowledge and skills that will enable him/her to be able to appreciate the role of archives in the management of organizations. The trainee should be able to identify the various types of archives and be able to perform archives management functions.

The course will develop your analytical skills and teach you to evaluate theory and implement procedures within the corporate sector and financial institutions.

A project is a series of activities aimed at producing a good or a service. According to the project management institute, a project is defined as a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product/ service. Temporary means that every project has a definite end. Unique means that the product or service is different in some distinguishing way from all similar products or services.

The modern day financial manager is instrumental to a company’s success. As cash flows pulsate through the organization, this individual is at the heart of what is happening. If finance is to play a general management in role in the organization, the financial manager must be a team player who is constructively involved in operations, marketing and the company’s overall strategy. Where once the financial manager was charged only with such tasks as keeping record, preparing financial reports, managing the company’s cash position, paying bill, and, on occasion, obtaining funds, the broad domains today includes (i)investments in assets and new products and (ii) determining the best mix of financing and dividends in relations to the company’s overall valuation.

This is about managing people in educational organizations. it is written at a time of serious problems as well as huge opportunities for school managers.

A risk assessment is a quantitative or qualitative process that deals with the identification of possible risks and their impacts, and provides measures to be taken to reduce those risks. When a risk assessment is complete, risk mitigation is performed to implement risk control measures to minimize the risk to an acceptable level.

A key component of organizational resources is the human resource, without human resources other resources, would be useless. An organization needs people with various skills, competencies and attitudes to drive the organization to achieve its objectives.

Food and beverage service staffs are employed in huge variety of establishments in the hospitality industry, but their basic roles does not differ no matter what type of restaurant, hospitals or other venue they work in.