MBA Online

FB2800 Corporate Learning Consortium: Business Problem Solving

Course Aims & Objectives:
The Corporate Learning Consortium is a venue whereby business students meet with senior and middle managers of different fields and to learn from these experienced practitioners their ways of resolving problems. Different companies of different fields will have their own culture of problem solving and contingency measures to handle crises. All these are the precious skills students need to learn and accumulate in their work upon graduation. The Consortium will provide students with a peek of real life work experience and prepare them for their future challenges through attending seminars hosted by the company members. The idea of outreach education will definitely supplement classroom teaching and learning.

Units: 1

Level: B2

Keyword Syllabus: Nil

Teaching Pattern:
Duration of course: 1 semester
Current mix of lecture/tutorial/laboratory, other: Seminars/Case Work

Assessment Pattern:
Examination duration: Nil
Percentage distribution of marks for coursework, examination, other: 100% Coursework
Grading pattern: Pass/Fail

University of Guam

Professional MBA Program
Program Admission

The University of Guam Professional MBA is a competitive program that requires applicants have the following minimum qualifications to be eligible to apply to the program:
Minimum two years of full-time management work experience;
Earned baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university.

The Professional MBA Admissions Committee bases its decisions on the completed applications which include:
Written essay of a business program for case development
Work history and leadership potential
Letters of recommendation from two or more professional supervisors or associates
Results of the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT), a minimum score of 500 preferred
Minimum undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 for business major or overall cumulative
Official transcripts of all undergraduate work
Met Graduate Admissions Standards of this Bulletin, including passing the Graduate English Proficiency Examination (call the Office of Graduate Studies at (671) 735-2170 or 735-2173 for information on examination schedule and venue)
The Admissions Committee of at least three full-time graduate faculty will select the best-qualified candidates who demonstrate a strong intellectual capacity for business and maturity of management experience. The Admissions Committee gives significant attention to the length of time spent in a management role, progression in job responsibilities, and total work experience including the creation of new business ventures.