SIGNATURE M.B.A
AWARD WINNING M.B.A PROGRAM
11 Modules
01. Business Essentials
02. The Human Side of Organizations
03. Marketing as Value Creation
04. Managerial Accounting
05. Financial Management
06. Creative Thinking for Innovation & Change
07. Strategic Management
08. Business Research and Analysis
09. International Business Strategies
10. Cross-Cultural Management
11. Foundation for Independent Study
* Independent Study
01.Business Essentials
Business Essentials will introduce learners to the broad spectrum of issues facing business and the tools used to manage internally, position the organization in the market, face societal expectations, perform in an ethical manner, fund its activities, and improve business processes. This will develop learners’ ability to understand and analyze various legal, societal, and economic challenges facing business.
02. The Human Side of Organizations
The Human Side of Organizations will provide learners with the knowledge and skills needed for managing others. The course begins with an examination of oneself before examining how to see the core strengths and talents of others. Following this, learners will explore the human side of management: human resources, organizational culture, and leadership with a focus on effectiveness. The content will help students understand the key managerial tasks in public and private organizations while considering emerging national and international trends.
03.Marketing as Value Creation
Marketing as Value Creation presents an integrative framework for understanding the challenges of introducing products and services to customers. Learners will understand the philosophy of marketing as a means to meet the needs and solve the problems of consumers and customers, as well as the marketing role within organizations. It explores how marketers can use the tools available to them (the elements of the marketing mix) to create value for their target market and thereby create a satisfying exchange between the users of products and services and the organization. Students will learn about markets, consumer behavior, market segmentation, strategy development and ways to measure success and control marketing efforts.
04. Managerial Accounting
In Managerial Accounting, learners will analyze financial documents and accounting information for use in evaluating the financial performance of organizations and the quality of their financial decision-making. Learners will also study income statements and balance sheets and how to use the data that they provide to create ratios used to compare firm performance with industry standards.
05. Financial Management
Organizational Financial Health examines the concepts, practices and problems in financial management for corporate decision making. This course will familiarize students with terminology and methods so that they are able to interpret, analyze, and evaluate choices in corporate finance. Topics include financial statement analysis with the application and interpretation of financial ratios, the concept of time value of money, discounted cash flows, asset valuation, capital structure and financing, capital budgeting, and the nature and measurement of risk and return.
06. Creative Thinking for Innovation and Change
Creative Thinking for Innovation and Change deals with the tension between the organizational need for stability and the competitive environment characterized by constant change and technological disruption. Learners will study how to creatively influence each of the key domains of the organization (intrapersonal, interpersonal, team, culture) to effectively select and apply the appropriate change tool(s) to the right situation. Further, techniques of stimulating innovation andcreativity will be studied in the context of preparing the organizational culture for a world of constant change.
07. Strategic Management
Strategic Management will introduce a wide variety of frameworks and methodologies to assess the competitive business environment facing organizations. The class will learn methods for assessing the strength of competition, for conducting situational analysis, for understanding relative bargaining power, for anticipating competitors’ actions, and for assessing potential changes in the scope of the firm (diversification and vertical integration). Learners will understand that the function of strategy is to help the organization successfully compete, fulfill its mission, and to realize its vision. Learners will integrate their new understanding by developing a business plan as a culminating exercise.
08. Business Research and Analysis
Business Research and Analysis focuses on the need for and methods for using appropriate data for business decision-making. Emphasis is placed on the scientific method: problem identification and definition; review of related literature; identification and appropriate use of analytical tools; research design; sampling and field work; basic statistical concepts used in data analysis; use of data to develop and implement strategy; and the presentation of research findings. The focus is on helping learners use the methods required in the conduct of the University required Independent Study (IS) or Thesis.
09. International Business Strategies
Introduces learners to international political and financial environments, compacts and regional alliances and networks, and their relationship to UN and other global level agreements. The process of risk management in doing business abroad is examined in the context of legal obligations, risk, and corporate social responsibility.
10. Cross- Cultural Management
Cross-Cultural Management looks at values, thought patterns and models of reality as they appear in different cultures; cultural differences both within organizations and between individuals in the organization; and, cultural perspectives of business and social exchanges in the organization. Cognitive styles in different cultures are examined in the context of adapting management and the cultural environment in accordance with the organization’s values.
11. Foundations for Independent Study
A mentoring workshop-based approach on the best ways for learners to organize and approach the undertaking of an Independent Study. Topics to be covered will include the best way to approach the literature review, how to identify resources, the appropriate analytical tools, and the practical aspects of understanding the conduct of field work and assessing an applied project.
*Independent Study
The IS is a research-based project designed to allow students to take a business situation, break it down, and then select and utilize the tools of business analysis to plan and implement an
appropriate strategy to reach the goals that students set. Unlike the classes that students have taken throughout their MBA program, the IS does not focus on one business discipline such as management, marketing or accounting. In the IS, students will have the opportunity to bring aspects of all they have learned (and what their project will require them to learn) together to accomplish the purpose of their project.