Faculty of Business and Accountancy University of Malaya
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Faculty of Business and Accountancy University of Malaya
Faculty : Business and Accountancy
Department : Financial Accounting and Auditing
Programme of Study : Bachelor of Accounting
Course Code : CAEA3231
Course Title : Integrated Case Study
Credit Hours : 3
Course Pre-requisite(s) / : Pass CBEB3103 Strategic Management; CBEB3104 Corporate Finance and
Minimum Requirement(s) CAEA3225 Corporate Accounting
Learning Outcomes : At the end of this course, students should be able to:
1. Apply knowledge from the various accounting sub-disciplines and
other business related disciplines within an organisational context to
solve business problems.
2. Undertake research to understand industry structure and business
environment.
3. Synthesise information to solve business problems in unstructured
business environment.
4. Communicate ideas, views and recommendations effectively, both
verbally and in writing and work in team.
5. Evaluate ethical issues in decision making process.
Synopsis of Course Contents : This is a capstone course for the Bachelor of Accounting programme,
which integrates knowledge from financial accounting, management
accounting, taxation, audit, finance, management, information technology
and business related courses. Experiential exercises are embedded in this
course to support learners’ effort in independent learning. Students will
also be exposed to relevant ethical issues.
Assessment : Continuous Assessment: 40%
Final Examination : 60%
4 Success Skills Courses:
Business Communications (half course)
Business Law and Ethics (full course)
Creativity and Business Innovation (full course)
Leadership (half course)
9 Core Knowledge Courses:
Accounting for Business Decisions
Managerial Economics
Decision and Risk Analysis
Corporate Finance
Organisational Behaviour
Strategic Marketing Management
Strategic Information Systems
Competitive Strategy
Global Economy
Electives :
Any six electives under the following five categories, with two electives to be taken at HKU and four electives at CBS/ LBS (Students in the China Focus Stream will take all six electives in Hong Kong and/ or Shanghai):
China and the Global Economy
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Finance
Services and Marketing Management
Technology and Operations Management
Apart from those listed on our MBA website under ‘courses offered’, the following courses are new electives to be offered in 2008/09:
China Business Environment
Doing Business in China
Investment
Multinational Corporations
Strategies in Uncertainty and Change Management in China
1 Capstone Project
Throughout their course of studies in the China concentration, our full-time MBA students are required to form teams and solicit short-term ‘capstone’ projects with business organisations and enterprises in Hong Kong, China, and even throughout the region. Under the supervision and with the advice of the Faculty, students can integrate theories and technical knowledge gained in the classroom with their practical applications in real-world business environments. The capstone project is expected to begin in spring every year and will be completed by August as a graduation requirement. In previous years, HKU MBA students have successfully completed projects with Nike, Financial Times, Mercedes Benz, Samsung, Maxim’s Group, etc.
Total no. of courses: 18 full courses
Course Exemption and Advanced Standing
‘Exemption and advanced standing of up to four courses may be granted if a candidate can produce evidence, such as transcript and course syllabus, that a course is equivalent in content to another course elsewhere for which a satisfactory grade has been obtained or is holding relevant professional qualifications. Unless explicit approval is given, no credits will be given for the exempted courses or advanced standing granted. Candidates will be required to take alternative courses in lieu of the exempted courses. Please contact the MBA Programme Management Office for details upon application.’
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