National and International Economic Competitiveness: Towards Economic Growth and Sustainability Managing National and International Economic Competition

Course Programme for National and International Economic Competitiveness: Towards Economic Growth and Sustainability
Leading to Postgraduate Diploma in
Managing National and International Economic Competition

Objectives Contents, Concepts and Issues

Module 1
The Relationship Between Microeconomics and Macroeconomics
Module Duration: 4 Weeks
Module Objectives Contents, Concepts and Issues
By the conclusion of the specified learning and development activities, delegates will be able to: Fundamental Microeconomic Factors and their relevance to Macroeconomic Development
Infrastructural Development
Inflation and Money Supply
Controlling ‘M1’
Gearing Monetary and Fiscal Policies
Economic ‘Kick-start’: Strategic Imperatives
The Pros and Cons of High and Low Currency Value
Currency Alignment
Stabilizing Currency Value: State Control vs. Market Determinants


Module 2
Economic Competitiveness: An Introduction
Module Duration: 3 Weeks
Module Objectives Contents, Concepts and Issues

By the conclusion of the specified learning and development activities, delegates will be able to: Competitiveness: A conceptual Exploration
Contextualising Competitiveness
National Competitiveness
Regional Competitiveness
International Competitiveness
Models of Competition
Monopoly
Duopoly
Oligopoly
Nationalisation vs. Privatisation: A Deconstruction of Their Microeconomic and Macroeconomic Implications
Business Internal Growth Pattern
Business External Growth: Mergers, Acquisitions and Joint Ventures – Who Benefits?
Establishing Competition Rules
Monitoring ‘Internal’ Competition
Conglomerate Growth and Influence
Globalisation and National Significance



Module 3
Knowledge Economy, Rural and Suburban Development as Contributors to Economic Competitiveness
Module Duration: 3 Weeks
Module Objectives Contents, Concepts and Issues

By the conclusion of the specified learning and development activities, delegates will be able to: Creating a Viable Education System: ‘6; 3; 3; 4’ and Other Models
Agricultural and Rural Development: Key Success Factors
Human Resource Development: Developing An Effective Strategy
Skill Development: Creating a Workable National Standard
Workforce Development: Exemplifying Investors In People (IIP)
Regional Development: Developing Crucial Partnerships
Environmental Protection and Infrastructure


Module 4
Dumping and Its Effect on National Economic Infrastructure
Module Duration: 4 Weeks
Module Objectives Contents, Concepts and Issues
By the conclusion of the specified learning and development activities, delegates will be able to: The Value of International Trade to Importing and Exporting Countries
International Trade and Capacity Building
Export Trade and Foreign Reserve
Domestic markets, government subsidies and ‘duties’
Export Platforms and the determination of domestic market
A Review of the General Agreement On Tariffs And Trade (GATT)
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) and its perceived role in the promotion of world trade
Dumping in Practice: A Practical Determinant
Forms and Rationalisation of Subsidies
Conceptualising Anti-Dumping
Contextualising Anti-Subsidy
Discuss, with confidence, the value of international trade and those who are poised to benefit from the various activities involved
Determine the degree to which international trade might be a key factor in a country’s ‘capacity building’
Determine the degree to which the pricing in domestic markets might be a realistic measure
Suggest the extent to which government subsidies, taxes and duties might affect the prices of commodities on the domestic market
Effectively address the role of domestic competition, supply and demand might affect pricing and pricing strategy
Resolve the issue of the ‘imposition’ of the ‘Export Platform’ in confusing or eliminating the domestic market
Exhibit a fundamental understanding of the development and achievements of GATT
Place the WTO in the context of Globalisation and ‘International Free Trade Movement’
Provide a practical definition of dumping and the factors by which it is determined
List and explain at least three types of national and regional subsidies
Explain the value of subsidies to national and regional markets and economies
Provide an enlightened view of opposition to dumping, generally
Locate the opposition to national and regional subsidies within the context of anti-competitiveness

Module 5
An Analysis of the Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 {Anti-Dumping Agreement (ADA)}.

Module Duration: 4 Weeks
Module Objectives Contents, Concepts and Issues
By the conclusion of the specified learning and development activities, delegates will be able to: The ADA Agreement
Interpreting the ADA
Difference between ‘Requirement’ and ‘Provision’
Predatory dumping
Cyclical dumping
Market expansion dumping
State-trading dumping
Strategic dumping
Determining Dumping
Actionable Dumping
Constitution and Function of the WTO ADA Panel
The Appellate Body of the WTO
Determination of ‘Injury’ under ADA
‘Causal Link’
Demonstrating their heightened understanding of the wide ranging issues associated with the ADA
Illustrate, with examples, the fundamental difference between the WTO provisions and its requirements, under the ADA
Explain the practical steps that might be taken to determine whether Dumping has taken place within a particular country
List the difference forms of Actionable Dumping, under ADA
Link predatory dumping with exporters’ monopolistic intent
Determine the factors that contribute to cyclical dumping
Provide advice to anti-dumping agencies and protagonists regarding the determination of and bases for market expansion dumping
Use available examples to determine the implications of State-trading dumping for the Amassing of Foreign Exchange Reserve
Use case examples to illustrate the role of national and regional governments in supporting strategic dumping, thereby benefiting from an overall strategy which includes both low export pricing and the maintenance of a closed home market, benefiting from their resultant monopolistic market positions
Explain the role of the WTO Panel
Use case examples to illustrate the function of the Appellate Body of the WTO
Determine when injury has taken place in a domestic market
Determine causal link between dumping and ‘domestic industrial injury’

Module 6
Research Design: Preparing for the Anti-Dumping Investigation
Module Duration: 2 Weeks
Module Objectives Contents, Concepts and Issues
By the conclusion of the specified learning and development activities, delegates will be able to: Stages of an Anti-Dumping Investigation
Research Design
Data gathering and Instrument Design
Sources of Information
Secondary Sources
Primary Sources
Data Elicitation Techniques
Surveys
Participant Observation
Conversation Analysis
Documentary Analysis
Focus Groups
Interviews
Questionnaires
Sampling As An Important Element of Research Design
The Sampling Frame
Sampling Techniques
Convenience Or Non-random Samples
Quota Sample
Systematic Sample
Probability Or Random Samples
Simple Random Sample
Stratified Sampling
Multi-stage Sampling
Interview or Questionnaire?
Using Unstructured Questions
Using Open-ended Questions
Designing Closed-ended Questions
Avoiding Forced-choice
Data Analysis
Instruments of Analysis
Using a ‘Tally System’
Awareness of the SPSS Package
Using Excel Package
Data Interpretation
Making Sense of The Information
Identifying ‘Trends’ & ‘Patterns’ in Information
Arriving At Conclusions
Reporting The Findings
Reporting Styles
Using The Evidence
Use of Visual Representations
Generating Graphs & Charts From Tables
Managing Research Projects
Project Planning
Generating Project Roles
Realistic Project Costing
Monitoring & Continuous Evaluation
The Interim Reports
Outline the stages in the Anti-Dumping Investigation
Discuss the importance of research design in the effectiveness of data gathering, analysis and reporting
Design a research project, taking account of important issues
Choose sources of information appropriate for the type of research being conducted
Assess the value of secondary sources of information as a prelude to the conduct of primary research
Choose the methodology that best suits the type of investigation being conducted & appropriate to the research objectives
Choose the most appropriate data elicitation techniques, in relation to the sampling frame, sampling unit, sample size & time span, among other factors.
Advise others of the situations in which participant observation, conversation analysis, documentary analysis, focus groups, interviews & questionnaires, respectively, are appropriate.
Design interviews & questionnaires that will elicit information appropriate to the research objectives
Design structured & unstructured questions, determining the conditions under which they should be used
Design questionnaires & interview schedules, with a mixture of open-ended & closed-ended questions, avoiding forced-choice in the latter
Employ appropriate data analysis techniques, based on the type & volume of data available
Aware of the SPSS Package and its effectiveness in data recording and analysis
Use the Excel software package in recording and analysing data, and in reporting
Identifying ‘trends’ & ‘patterns’ in information, in an effort to arrive at conclusions
Produce effective reports, adhering to conventional styles, presenting evidence from the data, & exploiting visual representations
Make research proposals, taking pertinent factors into account


Module 7
Hypothesising, Investigating and Reporting Dumping
Module Duration: 1
Module Objectives Contents, Concepts and Issues
By the conclusion of the specified learning and development activities, delegates will be able to: Establishing a Dumping Hypothesis
Reporting Procedure
Designing a research to test ‘Dumping Hypothesis’
Reporting the ‘Alternative Hypothesis’ to WTO style
Testing the Null Hypothesis’
Reporting Findings of Investigation to WTO
Determining whether dumping has caused injury

Demonstrate their ability to establish an anti-dumping hypothesis
Formulate a null hypothesis
Follow the WTO reporting procedure for suspected dumping
Devise ways of assessing ‘material injury’
Establish, through calculation, the margin of injury that a particular import presents
Establish an effective investigation period
Design an investigation to test their established hypothesis
Transform the null hypothesis into the alternative hypothesis, for ‘Reporting’ purpose
Effectively analyse data and interpret the information gathered, drawing conclusion on whether the dumping being investigated has resulted in injury to the relevant domestic industry.

Module 8
Anti-Dumping Remedy, The Sunset Review and Beyond
Module Duration: 1 Week
Module Objectives Contents, Concepts and Issues
By the conclusion of the specified learning and development activities, delegates will be able to: Devising Effective Anti-dumping Remedies
Focusing on WTO provisions and requirements
Data recording relevant to Countervailing measures
Disseminating information to Industrialists and other relevant parties, relevant to ADA and their role in countervailing measures suspension and sunset review
Conducting a Sunset Review
Beyond the sunset review
What after countervailing measure suspension
Formulating anti-dumping policy and strategy, within the ADA
Devise an effective remedy, within the WTO guidelines, based on then premise that injury has occurred within a specified industry
Effectively record data relevant to the countervailing measures that might be evidenced in the case for a Sunset Review
Establish the WTO requirement for suspension of the countervailing measures
Determine the situations under which a Sunset Review is permitted under the ADA
Devise a communication mechanism that will effectively inform Industrialists and other relevant parties, the aspects of the ADA and their role in the suspension of the countervailing measures and the establishment of a sunset review
Use case examples to build a scenario within which to conduct a sunset review
Conduct a sunset review
Use data from a sunset review to determine whether there are grounds for the continuance or suspension of the countervailing measures
Look beyond the sunset review and countervailing measure suspension to the formulation of government policy and strategy that will discourage dumping, within the ADA

Module 9
The Stock Exchange and Commodity Exchange As key Elements of Economic Attractiveness
Module Duration: 2 Weeks
Module Objectives Contents, Concepts and Issues
By the conclusion of the specified learning and development activities, delegates will be able to: Stock Markets and Stock Exchanges: Issues Associated With Their Operation and Ownership
Free Stock Exchanges vs. Controlled Stock Exchanges
Government Borrowing Instruments
Public-Private Partnerships; An Effectiveness Analysis
The Futures Market and Its Economic Implications
Stock Exchange Indices and the International Interpretation
Factors Affecting Stock Exchange Indices


Module 10
The Importance of Financial Risk Management In Improving and Maintaining Economic Attractiveness
Module Duration: 4 Weeks
Module Objectives Contents, Concepts and Issues
By the conclusion of the specified learning and development activities, delegates will be able to: Risk: A Working Hypothesis
Defining Risk – Generally
Financial Risk: A Plausible Definition
Financial Risk in an Organisational Setting
Financial Risk and ‘Market Dynamics’
Liquidity Risk
Operating Risk
Fraud Risk
Settlement Risk
Corporate Strategy and Risk Management
The Currency Derivatives Market
Financial Risk and Unpredictability: Uncontrollable Environmental Issues
Asset Behaviour and Pricing Implications
Credit and Counterparty Risk
The Legal and Political Risk Environments
Risk as an Economic Factor
Technological Risk Factor
Risk associated with Socio-Cultural Change
Financial Risk Settings: A Meta-Analytical Exploration
Risk in Financial Institutions
Banking Risk
Risk and the Currency Market
Risk and the Equity Market
Futures Market Risk
Financial Exposure As Risk
Economic Exposure
Transaction Exposure
Translation Exposure
Calculating Risk in Financial Exposure
Risk Management: A Conceptual and Statistical Meta-Analysis
Conducting A Risk Assessment
Managing Risk with Forward Contracts
Financial methods of measuring Risk
Quantifying financial risks.
Managing The Interest Rate Derivatives Market
Managing equity risk
Identifying and measuring Currency Risk
Managing Financial Exposure Risk
Managing currency Risk
Sensitivity Analysis As Risk Management
Managing Risk with SWAPS:
Statistical Analysis as a Risk Management Instrument
Interpreting Statistical Data
Probability and Normal Distribution
Calculating statistics from actual data
Understanding Statistical Significance
Making Sense of Chi-squared Distribution
Using Software to analyse data
Using PESTEL as a Tool to Risk Management


Regulation For HRODC Postgraduate Degrees –
MBA, MA, MSc Programmes

Summary of the Regulation For HRODC Postgraduate Degrees – MBA, MA, MSc Programmes

Delegates who have successfully completed the HRODC General Postgraduate Diploma, HRODC Specialist Postgraduate Diploma and HRODC Cumulative Postgraduate Diploma may proceed to register for the Postgraduate Degree (MBA, MA, MSc). HRODC Cumulative Postgraduate Diploma relates to a Diploma that is granted through the addition of courses taken at intervals over a 3-year period. This type of Postgraduate Diploma might include both General and Specialist groupings. The requirement incorporates the ‘180-Hour Rule’, wherein a delegate should accumulate at least 180 study-hours, in order to qualify for a Postgraduate Diploma. This requirement includes a minimum of 120 hours Direct Lecturer Contact and a minimum of 60 hours supervised or self-directed study (Full details in separate document).

After the Postgraduate Diploma Stage, delegates might register for a Masters Degree (MA, MBA, MSc – as appropriate). They will then be required to study a research module – Course #7 and present an externally assessed Dissertation of 15,000 to 20,000 words. They will receive supervision from 2 research tutors and will submit to an Oral Examination of their Thesis.

HRODC Postgraduate Diploma and Diploma – Postgraduate.

HRODC Postgraduate Diploma and Diploma - Postgraduate: Distinction and Award
Seminars & In-house Courses of 1 – 3 Months Duration, Lead To the HRODC Postgraduate Diploma. Seminars and In-house Courses of 2 Days & More But Less Than 1 Month Lead To HRODC Diploma - Postgraduate. Attainment requirement for HRODC Postgraduate Diploma & Diploma - Postgraduate - is 50% Minimum. HRODC Certificate of Attendance & Participation will be awarded to Delegates of Seminars & Courses of less than 2 days and those gaining less than 50% pass in the Postgraduate Diploma or Diploma - Postgraduate - Seminars and In-house Courses.

Individual Modules and Blocks of HRODC Postgraduate Diploma can be taken studied over a 3-year period, anywhere in the world that they are offered. All modules or Blocks, in the case of the Postgraduate Diploma in Executive Management, must have been studied, with Delegates gaining 50% and above in at least 70% of the modules or blocks. To achieve the attainment level required for the Award of HRODC Postgraduate Diploma in Communication and Information Management, delegates should achieve a minimum of 50% pass in at least 70% of the modules. Module one will be treated as a double-unit and assessed in 2-parts, while module 3 will be regarded as 4 units, assessed in 4 distinct parts. There are, therefore 10 units, for assessment purpose, requiring at least a pass in 7 units, at 50% or higher. The assessment will be facilitated by the issuance of bound copies of course guides and course supplement (possibly combined), at the beginning of the training.

Delegates who fail to achieve the requirement for HRODC Postgraduate Diploma, or Diploma - Postgraduate - will be given support for 2 re-submissions. Those delegates who fail to achieve the requirement for the Postgraduate Diploma or Diploma - Postgraduate - on 2 resubmissions, or those who elect not to receive them, will be awarded the Certificate of Attendance and Participation. All seminar guides and course guides will indicate which activities will count towards HRODC Diploma.
Title Examples of HRODC Postgraduate Diploma and HRODC Diploma - Postgraduate
HRODC Postgraduate Diploma Course or Seminar Titles include: HRODC Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resource Management; HRODC Postgraduate Diploma in Comprehensive Human Resource Management; HRODC Postgraduate Diploma in Executive Management; HRODC Postgraduate Diploma in Comprehensive Real Estate Management; HRODC Postgraduate Diploma in Women in Management; HRODC postgraduate Diploma in Comprehensive Project Management; HRODC Postgraduate Diploma in Communication and Information Management.

HRODC Diploma – Postgraduate - Course or Seminar Titles include: HRODC Diploma - Postgraduate - in Financial Risk Management; HRODC Diploma - Postgraduate - in Judging Economic and Financial Crimes; HRODC Diploma - Postgraduate - in UK Legal System: Court Organisation and Management; HRODC Diploma - Postgraduate - in Organisational Change Management; HRODC Diploma - Postgraduate - in Client Or Customer Care; Leading to HRODC Diploma - Postgraduate - in Trainer Training: Training for Trainers; HRODC Diploma - Postgraduate - in Worker Motivation; HRODC Diploma - Postgraduate - in Employee Resourcing: Recruitment and Selection; HRODC Diploma - Postgraduate - in Diversity Management; HRODC Diploma - Postgraduate - in Research Project Management; HRODC Diploma - Postgraduate - in Anti-Dumping and Anti-Subsidy; HRODC Diploma - Postgraduate - in Internal Audit; HRODC Diploma - Postgraduate - in Fundamentals of Automotive Industry; HRODC Diploma - Postgraduate - in Advanced Project Management; HRODC Diploma - Postgraduate - in Productivity Improvement; HRODC Diploma - Postgraduate - in Introduction to Real Estate Management; HRODC Diploma - Postgraduate - in Conveyancing and Property Valuation; HRODC Diploma - Postgraduate - in UK Employment Law; HRODC Diploma - Postgraduate - in UK Consumer Law; HRODC Diploma - Postgraduate - in ISO 9000 Quality Systems; HRODC Diploma - Postgraduate - in Modern Quality Systems; HRODC Diploma - Postgraduate - in Modern Quality Systems and ISO 9000; HRODC Diploma - Postgraduate - in Personnel and Occupational Testing; HRODC Diploma - Postgraduate - in Personnel and Occupational Test Questionnaire Design and Results Analysis; HRODC Diploma - Postgraduate - in Information, Risk and Security Management; HRODC Diploma - Postgraduate - in Executive Leadership and High Performance Team Management; HRODC Diploma - Postgraduate - in Organisational Design: Structuring and Restructuring Organisations; HRODC Diploma - Postgraduate - in Investment Projects in Industrial Sector; HRODC Diploma - Postgraduate - in Industrial Investment Performance Evaluation; HRODC Diploma - Postgraduate - in Strategic Management and Project Management; HRODC Diploma - Postgraduate - in Fundamentals in Oil and Gas Accounting; HRODC Diploma - Postgraduate - in Advanced Financial Accounting; HRODC Diploma - Postgraduate - in Advanced Cost Management; HRODC Diploma - Postgraduate - in Assessing Parenting Capability and Children's Need; and Recording & Report Writing For Social Service; HRODC Diploma - Postgraduate - in Strategic Management and Strategic Cost Management; HRODC Diploma - Postgraduate - in Strategic Management Accounting; HRODC Postgraduate Diploma - Postgraduate - in Advanced Budgeting; HRODC Diploma in Fundamentals of Air Cargo.

HRODC Postgraduate Diploma Typology
HRODC would like to initiate and maintain a typology that will distinguish between its 3 main categories of Postgraduate Diploma:
1. HRODC General Postgraduate Diploma
2. HRODC Specialist Postgraduate Diploma
3. HRODC Cumulative Postgraduate Diploma
HRODC General Postgraduate Diploma refers to the Postgraduate Diploma, which consists of generic courses, taken within a three-year period. HRODC Specialist Postgraduate Diploma must be construed to mean a Postgraduate Diploma that consists of related courses. These include: HRODC Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resource Management; HRODC Postgraduate Diploma in Comprehensive Human Resource Management; HRODC Postgraduate Diploma in Executive Management; HRODC Postgraduate Diploma in Comprehensive Real Estate Management; HRODC Postgraduate Diploma in Women in Management; HRODC Postgraduate Diploma in Comprehensive Project Management; HRODC Postgraduate Diploma in Communication and Information Management.

HRODC Cumulative Postgraduate Diploma relates to a Diploma that is granted through the addition of courses taken at intervals over a 3-year period. This type of Postgraduate Diploma might include both General and Specialist groupings. The requirement incorporates the ‘180-HourRule’, wherein a delegate should accumulate at least 180 study-hours, in order to qualify for a Postgraduate Diploma. This requirement includes a minimum of 120 hours Direct Lecturer Contact and a minimum of 60 hours supervised or self-directed study.

HRODC Postgraduate Training Institute is a Graduate Institution Registered with the UK Register of Learning Providers (UKRLP), of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), formerly Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS). Its Registration Number is: 10019585 and can be Verified at: http://www.ukrlp.co.uk/. It provides Intensive Full-Time Postgraduate Diploma Courses. 3 Months Intensive Full-Time Postgraduate Diploma Courses or 6 Months Full-Time Courses, progressing to MSc, MBA, MA. Intensive Full-Time (3 Months) Courses, and Full-Time (6 Months) Postgraduate Diploma Courses, Progressing to MA, MBA or MSc include: Human Resource Management: A Practitioner’s Approach; Comprehensive Automotive Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Diagnostic, Maintenance and Repair; Comprehensive Real Estate Management; Executive Management; Communication, Information Gathering, Analysis and Report Writing; Women in Management; Human Resource Training and Development Management; National and International Economic Competitiveness: Towards Economic Growth and Sustainability; Corporate Governance and Strategic Management: Incorporating Corporate Strategy; Business Administration; Cost Accounting, Budgeting, Profitability Analysis, Strategy and Balanced Score Card; Financial Accounting: Theory and Practice; Advanced Islamic and Banking Finance; International Finance and Financial Services; Global Marketing: Local, National and International Marketing Strategic Plan and Implementation; Advanced International Legal Studies; International and National Events Management; Heating, Ventilation and Air-conditioning (HVAC) Engineering; Human Resource Management (HRM) in the International Petroleum – Oil and Gas – Industry; International Petroleum –Oil and Gas – Terminal Services, SAP, Joint Venture, Health, Safety, Human Resource, Organisation and Project Management; Advanced Oil and Gas Accounting: International Petroleum Accounting; Organisational Development and Change Management: Conceptual, Contextual and Analytical Issues; Effective Project Management: Employing HR, Cost, Quality, Procurement, Risk, & Time Management Strategies to Enhance Objectives; Strategising Logistics and Supply Chain Management; Drilling Operation: On-Shore and Deepwater Oil and Gas Drilling Operations, Incorporating Shale Gas Drilling; Intercultural Business Communication: Effective International Business Communication; Computer and Information Systems Communication, Incorporating Microsoft Office Suite Leading to World Trade Organisation, Anti-Dumping, Anti-Subsidy, Sustainability and Environmental Management, Development Economics, and Agricultural Project Management; International Petroleum – Oil and Gas – Operation for Non-Technical Staff: Mineral Rights, Upstream Oil and Gas Mineral Lease Contracts, Exploration, Drilling, Production and Sale, etc.
These Postgraduate Diploma, MSc, MBA, MA Courses are delivered in Dubai United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuala Lumpur (KL) Malaysia, Caracas, Astana Kazakhstan, Moscow Russia, Baku Azerbaijan, Durban South Africa, Dodoma Tanzania, Nairobi Kenya, Abuja Nigeria, Accra Ghana, Malabo Equatorial Guinea, Luanda Angola, Mumbai India, Karachi Pakistan, Islamabad Pakistan, Lagos Nigeria, Sokoto Nigeria, Ontario Canada, Buenos Aires Argentina; Lima Peru, Brasília Brazil, Quito Ecuador, Panama City Panama, Managua Nicaragua, San Salvador El Salvador, Guatemala City Guatemala, Belize Belize City, San Jose Costa Rica, Tegucigalpa Honduras, London UK, etc. Short Postgraduate Courses and 20-Week Video Enhanced Postgraduate Diploma Courses are also available.

The Video-Enhanced On-Line Postgraduate Diploma Courses is studied in 20 Weeks, in the comfort of students’ homes. In a move away from the traditional on-line courses, and recent technology-mediated distance education, HRODC Postgraduate Training Institute has introduced a Video-Enhanced On-Line delivery. Students: