MBA Online

ICS , Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy

[Term 4] Topics in Finance (R.Yasuda) (2009/Term 3&4 (Spring&Summer))

This course tries to identify recent key corporate topics and analyze them from the viewpoints of three factors: strategy, organization, and finance. These three factors are mutually interactive in the real corporate world. Students are encouraged to apply what they learnt about the basics of these three themes in the previous three terms.

Topics will be selected from among important issues that top corporate managers having recently been facing.
Course Structure

The first four topics will be based on the Corporate Evolutional Development Concept which emphasizes non-linier type of corporate development by smartly adapting itself to changing environments or by mutation.

Evolutional development requires the corporate organization to respond to seasonal characteristics of the environment.
(1) Growth Strategy (in response to the spring season)
(2) M&A Strategy (in response to the summer season)
(3) Turnaround Strategy: The case of Tokyu (in response to the autumn season)
(4) Corporate Venture as the mutation

In addition, four other topics will be introduced to enhance the understanding of students on recent finance topics.
(1) Why has the world financial and energy and food crisis arisen, and how should corporations respond to overcome this crisis of stagflation?
(2) Recent strategies of financial institutions: the shortage of capital in global financial institutions and moves for merchant banking and asset management businesses
(3) Is fund capitalism contributing to the healthy growth of corporations and society?
(4) What is the role of smart CFOs?
Teaching Method

The teaching methodology is a combination of lectures and case discussions, as well as lectures by outside guest speakers. This combination may vary depending upon the topics. For instance, growth strategy may start with a lecture on the first day and be followed by a case discussion which is assigned for homework. Turnaround strategy is conducted in a one-day case discussion of Tokyu. On the other hand, other topics will be conducted mainly by lectures, with small pre-reading assignments. In addition, several students will be requested to give 5-10 minute commentary speeches on related news topics at the beginning of class.

Faculty of Business and Economics at The University of Hong Kong
ECON0707 Economic forecasting

Semester : 1
For Student of Year : 2 & 3

This course introduces basic techniques in forecasting economic structural relationships. Topics include smoothing, filters, arima models, unit roots and stochastic trends, vector autoregressions, cointegration and error correction, regime switching, volatility, diagnostics, model selection, forecast evaluation and combination.

Extra Information

Prerequisite: ECON0701 Introductory econometrics
Mutually exclusive courses: STAT2314 Business forecasting, STAT2804 Linear models and forecasting, STAT3301 Time-series analysis

Intermediate Accounting I (EKA 2101)

This intermediate course builds on the topics in business reporting including accounting for cash, equity, statement of cash flows, receivables, inventories, and current liabilities. It also analyzes current financial statement presentation issues in order to gain an appreciation for the impact of generally accepted accounting principles on the business environment as a whole. The course is design for students who wish to obtain additional training beyond the introductory level. The aim of this course is to equip students with the ability to provide appropriate information for fulfilling the needs of financial statement users.

Intermediate Accounting II (EKA 2102)

As a follow on from Intermediate Accounting II, this course discusses long-term liabilities, short-term and long-term investments, intangibles, property, plant and equipment along with the complex revenue recognition problems, pensions, leases, and inter-period tax allocation, accounting changes and error analysis. The course also incorporate the methods to value the firm with a combination of GAAP based financial statements, footnotes to the financial statements and other data.

Education Characteristics of MPM Center:
On one hand, we give prominence to the education on the principles and methods of modern project management (rather than the traditional project management);
On the other hand, emphasize the targeted education and training methods facing different industries or professions, including Investment, Technology, Research and Development Projects, IT projects and Loans, etc.

Operational Mode of MPM Center:
1. Carry out the Double-Tutors System (school instructors and enterprises instructors), which ensures a high level of teaching faculty;
2. Stick to the principle of combination between theory and practice by emphasizing the actual operation;
3. Actively carry out the international exchanges so as to meet the requirements of the international practice;
4. Implement thoroughly a comprehensive cooperation between the enterprises and the school;
5. Integrate the resources to ensure the master education quality of project management and engineering.

The Purposes of MPM Center:
We hold the belief to serve the community, serve the enterprises and serve the students, training the qualified personnel in modern project management for the knowledge-based economy in China.

We devote to developing the Master education on Project Management and Engineering into a practical base to cultivate the qualified senior project management talents for the government, enterprises and modern society. Meanwhile, we aim to develop a cradle and build a bridge to train the new managers under the knowledge-based economy, where the senior management talents could realize their ideals and the great causes.

Learning Expectations

Classes are conducted in seminar style. The average class size is 40.
Assessment is based on a combination of methods, which may include:
(a) Group Presentation and Report
(b) Project
(c) Class Participation
(d) MidTerm Assessment
(e) Final Examination

The weight given for each method of assessment varies for different courses. The total weight will be 100%.

Grading

Grades assigned based on the following:
A+ = 96~100
A = 90~95
A = 85~89
B+ = 80~84
B = 75~79
B = 70~74
C+ = 67~69
C = 63~66
C = 60~62
D = 20~59
1 credit=18 teaching hours, 1 teaching hour=45 minutes
Normally one course worths 2 or 3 credits.

Exams
Exams can be written or in the form of a project. Exchange students participate in exams and projects just as fulltime IMBA students do.

Dissertation

All MBA students are required to finish a dissertation after the completion of all courses. For IMBA program, the dissertation should be written in English with a detailed Chinese abstract (about 7000 Chinese words).

SJTU MBA in MOT
Rapid development in science and technology and hyper-competition in economic globalization promotes the development of high-tech industry and reconstruction of traditional industry through technological innovation. This program is aimed to cultivate the talents for high-tech industry management and technological innovation management who are in great demand. Based on the courses on High-tech Development and Management in MBA, through further combination with other concerning courses and resources, Antai College of Economics and Management sets the strategy to cultivate senior management talents in high-tech industry, and launches a more challenging program–MBA in Management of Technology Program.

Feature

Referred to foreign advanced experience, the program aims at domestically industrial development situation and combines the advantage of SJTU in engineering and technology, practical industrial management, and international cooperations. A serial of curriculum and lectures would be offered to provide the students with chances to communicate with experts and elites in the companies. The students of this program will be expected to become promising top managers in high-tech industry.

Duration & Class Time

Part- time, two and a half years program.

In the first, second and third semester, 18:30-22:00 on Tuesday and Thursday; 8:30-12:00, 13:00-18:00 and 18:30-22:00 on Saturday. In the fourth semester, the whole day on Saturday or Sunday. Dissertation in the fifth semester.

Curriculum
Module 1
Public courese
Deng Xiaoping’s Thoughts of Economics

and Managerial Philosophy

Module 2
Core courses
Business English

Managerial Economics

Data Model and Decision

Financial Accounting

Managerial Information System

Corporate Finance

Management of Research and Development

Operation Management of High-Tech Enterprise

Marketing of the High-Tech products

Organizational Behavior and Human Resource

Management in High-Tech Enterprise

Strategic Management of High-Tech Enterprise

Module 3
Compulsory courses
Management Ethics

Managerial Innovation

Project Management

E-Commerce

Entrepreneurial Management

Knowledge Management and Intellectual Property Rights

Dynamics of Technological Innovation

Forum on Technological Innovation and Investment