Course Description:
The programme seeks to equip students with skills to effectively manage loss control and security investigations programmes in the corporate setup. It equips them with practical loss control and risk management skills as well as providing them with a rounding in the theoretical knowledge so as to give the students exposure to the contemporary risk and security matters across the globe.
Duration:
📅 12 Months/1 year
Mode of Learning:
💻 Blended Mode of learning, Self-Paced, Online and Face to Face learning, ODL
Tuition Fees:
💰 *Certificate – 6 Months [Level 1]: US$60 per module (6)
💰 *Diploma -12 Months [level 2]: US$60 per module (6)
💰 Total Tuition fee: US$720 [excluding registration, examination fees]
NB (Modular fee is inclusive of training materials, assessments, lessons etc.)
Programme Synopsis
DLCSI 111 Business Communication and Public Relations
This module was designed to equip students with the requisite knowledge and expertise in multilateral business and corporate communication in different spheres. It stipulates the key nuggets of business communication as well as the different methods of communication in business, with a major focus to loss control and security risk management.
DLCSI 112 Introduction to Loss Control and Risk Management
The module was designed to introduce the students to the loss control and risk management fraternity. It covers all the basic principles of loss control and risk management so that a successful student can be able to engage in key supervisory loss control duties and basic investigations. Students will be introduced to different types of risk that can affect the business and mitigation factors that can be put in place to minimise risk to an acceptable level. Students should have an appreciation of the COSO Framework.
DLCSI 113 Warehousing and Inventory Management
This module was designed to cover the key aspects on warehousing and inventory management. It covers key nuggets on warehouse management as well as how to prevent, detect and investigate inventory related losses, which is the key part for the 21st Century loss control management.
DLCSI 114 Principles of Accounting and Auditing
This module focuses on the principles of accounting and auditing. Understanding key financial concepts and terms of accounting is very critical in an investigation. At the same time, corporate investigation requires specialist to penetrate the system with proper auditing background in order to unearth crucial discrepancies and loopholes. Candidates will also be required to explain accounting concepts and principles and theories that are relevant to financial accounting and reporting and ethical issues and the application of IFRS to specified single entry or group scenarios. Students should have an appreciation of the history of auditing, the need for auditing and the types of auditing. Students should equip themselves with the knowledge of International Standards of Auditing and should also make use of the Companies Act.
DLCSI115 Industrial Safety and Loss Prevention
This module was designed to equip students with key understanding of the SHEQ management systems, industrial safety management, and also the importance of safety management in corporate profitability. It also incorporates deeper understanding of safety management as part of loss prevention.
DLCSI 116 Introduction to Research Methodology
This module was designed to elaborate the research process, problem identification, research design and methodology. It also covers the aspects of population, sampling procedures, data collection instruments as well as the presentation and analysis of research data. Identifying sources of literature and writing literature reviews.
DLCSI 121 The Practice of Loss Control and Compliance
This module aims at delving deeper into understanding loss control management through systems development, system weaknesses analysis, loss reduction, prevention strategies, understanding compliance requirements, compliance assurance, and risk management.
DLCSI 122 Corporate Security and Forensic Investigations
The module aims to equip students with the hands-on understanding of forensic investigations focusing on forensic investigation tools and techniques, forensic interviewing, document analysis, investigation mindset, surveillance, evaluation, and reporting of evidence. It also delves deeper into key facets of corporate security, including security risk assessment, security architecture, physical security, asset protection and systems analysis.
DLCSI 123 Cyber and IT Security
This module aims to provide key understanding in the fundamentals of IT security concepts, information security cybersecurity, cybercrimes, the Data Protection Act of Zimbabwe, and cyber intelligence management. It also focuses on clarifying how security professionals can enhance cybersecurity through their loss control programmes. Students will have an appreciation of theoretical foundations, have a working knowledge of basic networking and network security.
DLCSI 124 Fraud Prevention and Digital Evidence Management
This module was designed to equip students with the fundamental knowledge and expertise in detecting, preventing, and investigating fraud and corruption within different facets. It will touch key principles and fundamentals on how to detect fraud and corruption, different forms of corruption and fraud, circumstances surrounding the fraud triangle, the link between internal control systems and fraud, amongst other key issues. It also goes deeper to explain how to obtain, handle, manage and preserve digital evidence as key to 21st Century corporate investigations.
DLCSI 125 Principles of Physical Security
This module aims to explain key facets of physical security as they aid in loss management. Physical security incorporates electronic security management, guards management, perimeter security, security documentation, intrusion detection, CIT management and key management systems.
DLCSI 126 Strategic management
This module will cover issues like Mission, vision, evaluating business strategies. Students should also have an appreciation of Porters theory model as well the internal and external business environment. This module was designed to equip students with the requisite knowledge and expertise in managing a diverse workforce, interdependence of different departments in an organization, performance evaluation, different types of management, managerial ethics, and other related issues.
DLCSI 127 Research Project
The research project forms an integral part of the Diploma in Loss Control and Security Investigations Risk Management programme and carries a total of 120 credits. This will enhance the student to have hands-on understanding of the facets of the corporate loss control, investigations, compliance, auditing and security and risk management. Students are guided by supervisors throughout the dissertation writing phase. Students are expected to research on real time problems and to effectively communicate their research findings. The dissertation is supervised by a member of the academic staff. The length of the dissertation should not exceed 25 000 words.
