Program Overview

Diploma in Leadership

Overview

The Diploma in Leadership is designed to help existing or aspiring managers to transition successfully into leadership positions. The course is taught in recorded weekly scheduled classes, using a cloud-based app that works on any device. In addition, students will have access to the Moodle learning management system that brings the class and teacher together for activities and access to resources.

Programme Aims and Objectives

Students who complete our Diploma in Leadership should be able to:

• Acquire new skills that help position themselves as leaders in their team and organisation
• Articulate and use the primary leadership principles and best practices
• Demonstrate to be able to manage and communicate with internal/external stakeholders
• Are able to influence, motivate and collaborate with team colleagues
• Build and assess the foundations of a strategic plan and business case
• Identify and analyse change leadership principles
• Develop and evaluate a personal Leadership Action Plan based on the G.R.O.W. Model

Timetable

The provisional timetable is available upon request.

Assessment

To meet the requirements of the Online Diploma in Leadership, a student will be required to complete the following:

• Individual Report 60%
• Group Presentation 40%

DBS Student Facilities

• Online Learning Environment: an eLearning system designed to provide you with a range of course material, interactive education sessions, and is home to your virtual online classroom which will enhance and support your learning experience within DBS.
• DBS Online Library: provides a programme of introductory videos and virtual classroom sessions in the areas of Library resources, essay writing skills, avoiding plagiarism and referencing to assist you in your studies.
• DBS Virtual Community of Learners: you will become part of DBS Online’s Virtual Community of Learners where you can network and share with your fellow online students.

Programme Content

Overview

This module introduces the Diploma and provides an overview of the primary leadership principles.

Personal Leadership

This module focuses on managing ourselves as leaders, self-awareness and resilience. It also covers the importance of work-life balance and personal well-being.

Shared Vision and Strategy

This module addresses the importance of creating a shared vision and a strategy that is implementable.

Leading a high performing team

The content for this module includes team motivation, setting goals, delegation and talent management.

Collaboration and building relationships

The identification and management of stakeholders is the focus of this module, in addition there are best practice techniques for managing Meetings, and Workshops.

Communication Techniques

The focus for this module is on communication best practices, business storytelling, negotiations and conflict resolution.

Change Management

This module considers change management from a leader’s perspective, including preparing, managing and embedding change.

Leadership challenges

The purpose of this module is to review specific leadership challenges including Problem Solving and Decision Making.

Action Plan

The objective of this module is to develop individual career developments plans in terms of goals and actions.

Structure

The Diploma in Leadership will run wholly online including workshops, tutorials and programme assessment.

Technical Requirements for DBS Online Diploma Programmes

• Moodle provides the information about the course, the lecturer and the timetable. You will find materials and activities here, as well as links to the live sessions.
• Zoom is an online collaboration tool that enables both the lecturer and the students to interact with each other and the materials being presented on the whiteboard.

To use Moodle you will need:

• A desktop or laptop PC or Mac, a tablet, iPad or mobile phone.
• Any internet browser (Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Internet Explorer, Safari etc.) or either the Apple or Android app for your tablet, iPad or mobile phone.
• Materials are normally PDF, Word or PowerPoint documents. If you do not already have apps that can open these files, these can be made freely available to you for the duration of the course.

For the live classes in Zoom it is important that you are able to both see and hear the class, and to be able to interact with the other participants. For this you will need to have:

• A microphone.
• Speakers.
• A webcam.

Career Progression Opportunities

Understanding the primary leadership principles and best practices will equip students with a valuable skillset that can be applied in any industry or sector.

It can also be a catalyst for career advancement and greater job satisfaction.

Student Profile

The Diploma in Leadership is designed to help both aspiring and existing managers to gain an in-depth understanding of leadership fundamentals and best practices. The students are from a variety of industry backgrounds and both large and small organisations. They are typically existing managers and/or high potential individuals looking to accelerate their career development.

Fees

The fee for the Diploma in Leadership is €1,500. This is inclusive of tuition, registration, exam fees and DBS library membership. This fee must be paid in full before the course begins.

Next Steps

The Diploma in Leadership is a 12-week online course, with one online class per week and one weekly podcast. The next intake is scheduled for September 2025.