Inaugural online family business degree launched
Tuesday 2nd September 2008
An Australian university has launched the first ever online degree dedicated to family business. Deakin University, which is based in Melbourne, will offer a Graduate Certificate of Management (Family Business) from March 2009.
Designed for family members, employees of family businesses and advisors to family businesses, the programme will offer three units of study: governing and managing a family business, human resources policies for family businesses and understanding family dynamics. A fourth unit will then be chosen from a range of subjects offered as part of Deakin’s MBA programme.
Dr Linda Glassop, coordinator of the new degree, said: “Family business operators are busy entrepreneurs and taking time out to travel to a study location is often difficult. It’s about time we had a degree focused on helping these unique businesses by bringing the university to their doorstep.”
As long as a student has internet access they can participate in the programme, whether they live in a major city or in a rural location. To ensure it runs smoothly, Deakin has a computer portal dedicated to teaching offline activities which includes study guides, reading material, a library and chat rooms.
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