MBA Online

ICS , Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy

[Term 4] Design & Creativity (T. Kamegai) (2009/Term 3&4 (Spring&Summer))

Learning how to be creative is one of the great managerial challenges in the Knowledge Economy. What was once central to companies – price, quality, and much of the left-brain, digitized, analytical work associated with explicit knowledge – is being shipped off to developing countries. The new core competence is increasingly becoming the right brain that smart companies are harnessing to generate top-line growth. The challenge is no longer just making assembly lines run more efficiently, but creating consumer experiences, not just products, and reconceiving entire brand categories, not just adding a few more colors.

Companies are beginning to realize that design is often the path to innovation as well as the source of competitive advantage. Apple and Samsung are recent cases in point. In these creative companies, design is starting to play a key role in connecting with their customers’ emotions, linking R&D labs to consumer needs, recalibrating employee incentives to emphasize creativity, and constructing maps that show the path to innovation. These creative companies mastered a new design thinking and created products that address consumers’ unmet, and often unarticulated, desires. They built an innovation DNA and culture that bring about high success rates, routinely beating competitors.
Course Structure

The course is structured to empower your creative mind by learning the following:
(1) Strategic approaches to create great design
(2) Synergy of visual images and touch/feel
(3) Building creative relationships with others
Teaching Method

The course will be based on “learning by doing.” We will engage in projects and activities that will make use of both your mind and body.

Business Process Management (EKM 3408)

The course explores a wide range of technical and conceptual practices to improve business processes. It discusses recent developments in the transformation management programs such as TQM, re-engineering, benchmarking, strategic alliances, business process improvement, balanced scorecard, and strategic plan deployment. It also describes the mechanisms to undertake process improvements in line with strategic imperatives, and measure the results of improvement efforts against targets; how to best organize people, and work in an organization with management according to process principles, and how to think horizontally as well as vertically concerning ways to manage a business, and examine where these approaches are in conflict and where they are in concert with one another.

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

Part Time MBA Curriculum

The HKUST MBA curriculum is designed to develop your ability to operate successfully in a global economy, and manage effectively in the Asian context. There are two main components: required cores (~65%) and advanced electives (~35%).

Required Cores
The required cores cover areas in
Accounting,
Economics,
Finance, Marketing,
Operation Management,
Organization Behavior,
Strategy, Communications,
Business Laws and Ethics.
They are arranged in three tiers - foundation,
function, and integration - to provide a foundation for further study in chosen areas.

Advanced Course
The advanced electives comprise over 35% of the HKUST MBA curriculum, allowing participants to strengthen their expertise in chosen areas.

Course Delivery and Assessment
Course delivery methods range from lectures, discussions, seminars and case analysis to simulation, individual and group projects, and presentations. Assessment may include class participation, individual assignments, group projects and presentations, quizzes and exams, depending on the nature of the course. Faculty members select the appropriate mix of delivery and assessment for the best teaching results.

The language of instruction is English.

Required Coures
The required cores are arranged in three tiers - foundation, function and integration. These provide fundamental management knowledge and a foundation for further study in chosen areas.

Foundation Cores
Financial Accounting Foundations
Helps you master the art of accounting, from reading and analyzing financial statements to understanding incentives in selecting different accounting methods.

Introductory Statistics for Business
The statistical concepts essential to business decision-making. Covers probability models, sampling and estimation, hypothesis testing, correlation and regression.

Managerial Accounting Foundations
Applications of management accounting concepts and principles that help firms make value-creating decisions. Real-world cases explore planning, control, investment, contracting and performance evaluation.

Managerial Communication
Improves communication skills with the focus on five critical areas: active listening, productive meetings, professional interviewing, high-impact presentations and effective writing. Uses group work, simulations and role-play.

Managerial Microeconomics
Introduces the economic concepts and tools every manager must understand: demand and supply, monopoly and competition, pricing policy and game theory. Cases and project work focused on decision-making applications.

Managerial Problem Solving
The first core course hones your skills in problem-solving, case analysis and presentation, team-building and leadership. Includes dynamics of group decision-making and provides personal insights through assessment of leadership style and experiential learning.

Function Cores
Corporate Finance
Analytical framework for the major types of investment and financing decisions made by firms. Includes corporate investment decisions and how firms decide between alternative sources of financing.

Fundamentals of Information Technology Management
Application of IT to various business models and processes to create and sustain competitive advantages. Balanced perspective on opportunities and challenges, together with a sampling of technology.

Management of Organizations
Concepts of effective management and leadership in a rapidly changing world. Focuses on individual and group decision-making, effective motivation of employees, negotiating skills, managing organizational culture and directing change.

Marketing Strategy and Policy
Provides understanding of the decisions facing managers at the marketing operations level. Develops skills in marketing analysis, marketing mix strategies, monitoring and controlling marketing action plans.

Operations Management
Key concepts, tools and best practices related to managing operations in a globalized world. Examines process analysis, supply chain, inventory management and quality management.

Integration Cores
Business Law and Ethics
Builds understanding of the legal environment and sharpens legal sense for business decision-making. Looks at different legal systems on issues, such as contracts, corporate governance and conflict resolution in an international context.

China in the Global Economy
Develops understanding of the Chinese economy in a macroeconomic context, with frequent cross-cultural comparisons. Builds skills to anticipate changes in the macro economy and economic policy, and introduces tools to evaluate the impact of these changes on the business environment.

Strategic Management
Examines successful strategies to help firms achieve superior performance and create value for shareholders. Analysis of competitive advantage a central theme

Advance Course
Advanced courses provide students with more in depth knowledge which allow them to develop additional expertise in areas such as Information Technology Management, Operations Management, Marketing and Financial Services.

Below are samples of advanced courses offered for Shenzhen MBA program in recent years (subject to change by the program office):
Business Optimization
Global Supply Chain Management
Global Macroeconomics
Investment Analysis
International Management
Business Simulation Game

University of Guam

The mission of the School of Business and Public Administration (SBPA) is:
To excel as the regional center for education and development of professionals and leaders for business and government, entrepreneurial managers and socially responsible leaders.
To serve as a community resource for research, service and the dissemination of knowledge to individuals and organizations within the region.

The SBPA missions relates to the University of Guam mission. As a land-grant institution, the University provides programs and outreach opportunities that integrate SBPA and its students into the fabric of the community and the development of regional economies. The liberal arts setting and General Education requirements of the University are integral to SBPA professional degree programs and curricula.

In its mission commitment to teaching, service and research, SBPA is dedicated to the success of its students by providing quality bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in business administration, criminal justice and public administration with concentration appropriate to the region.

The School is a repository of knowledge for economic and business issues, where scholarship and service support and enhance its educational programs. The School encourages faculty and students to undertake applied research and provide community and university services for the benefit of business and public agencies in the region. The School plays an important role in providing needed services to the community and university through small business development, conferences, seminars, and professional consulting to business and government.
The School espouses the following core values that relate to its mission, its students and its vision of the future:

Academic quality: Critical thinking supported by strong fundamental skills
Cultural diversity

Social responsibility: currency and excellence in thought and action
Lifelong learning and growth

Strong work ethic: teamwork, hard work, dedication and continuous improvement
Social and economic development of Guam and the Western Pacific region
Graduates who can compete globally, think strategically and respond to change.

Accreditation

The School of Business and Public Administration’s business programs have been granted full accreditation by the International Association for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE).

Huazhong University of Science & Technology

Business Administration

The instruction program attends to improve the quality of the master education and strengthen the standardized management of master educating program. Approved by the School of Graduate, this program is designed for Enterprise Administration, Technical Economics and Management and Accounting as the first-grade discipline.

I. Educational Objectives
This master program aims to train the students to:
1 build up solid theoretical foundations and have systematic professional knowledge, to master a foreign language and be able to read professional materials and write in this language fluently.
2 have a scientific attitude and style in pursuit of precise and truth, to have aspirations after the truth and innovations and good ethics for scientific research, and also to qualify the students with the ability to do the research independently;
3 be skillful in the application of the computer and information technology to resolve the problems in one’s own subject and have new ideas.
4 be qualified to teaching, research and relative management and research work in one’s own subject and closely-related subjects.
II. Research Fields
1. Corporate Finance
2. Marketing Management
3. Human Resource Management
4. Enterprise Strategy Management
5. Corporate Governance
6. Financial Engineering
7. Finance and Taxes Engineering
8. Technological Innovation Management
9. Technological Strategy and Policy
10.Accounting

III. Length of Schooling and Credits
Two or three years’ study is usually required for full time master candidates. Excellent students are encouraged to finish their studies earlier.
Total credits ≥ 43, covering course credits ≥ 28 and research credits ≥ 15

IV. Additional Requirements for Thesis
1 The candidates must publish research papers closely related to the content of the thesis in designated journals before the thesis defending.
2 For those who apply for defending thesis earlier, they must hand in two published research papers, with one in the important journals and the other in core journals. Approved by supervisor and dean who takes charge of such matters, the candidate can defend his/her thesis.

Huazhong University of Science & Technology

Educational Objectives
This master program aims to train the students to:
1 build up solid theoretical foundations and have systematic professional knowledge, to master a foreign language and be able to read professional materials and write in this language fluently.
2 have a scientific attitude and style in pursuit of precise and truth, to have aspirations after the truth and innovations and good ethics for scientific research, and also to qualify the students with the ability to do the research independently;
3 be skillful in the application of the computer and information technology to resolve the problems in one’s own subject and have new ideas.
4 be qualified to teaching, research and relative management and research work in one’s own subject and closely-related subjects.II. Research Fields
1. Theory and Methodology of Modern Management 2. Network Optimization Decision
3. Logistics Management 4. Production and Operation Management
5. Information Management System 6. Management System Simulations
7. Information Management and E-commerce 8. Project Management
9. Logistics Engineering

III. Length of Schooling and Credits
Two or three years’ study is usually required for full time master candidates. Excellent students are encouraged to finish their studies earlier.
Total credits ≥ 43, covering course credits ≥ 28 and research credits ≥ 15

IV. Additional Requirements for Thesis
1 The candidates must publish research papers closely related to the content of the thesis in designated journals before the thesis defending.
2 For those who apply for defending thesis earlier, they must hand in two published research papers, with one in the important journals and the other in core journals. Approved by supervisor and dean who takes charge of such matters, the candidate can defend his/her thesis.

Organizational Behavior

This course is designed to increase your effectiveness as a manager by introducing you to a framework for understanding organizations and the behavior of people and groups within them.The course is concerned with improving your skills as a manager to deal with the increasing challenges facing organizations. The diversity of workforces and markets, domestically and globally, tests the skills and creativity of modern managers. New technologies and ever-greater interdependence, between individuals, work groups, and organizations, drastically change the demands on managers and organizations. My goal for this course is to help you acquire the knowledge and skills that will result in high performance for you and the organizations you manage.

Admissions Requirements

All candidates are expected to meet the following requirements:
A bachelor’s degree or above
A full-time work experience of two years or longer
A GMAT score or CEIBS Admission Test score(GRE will be accepted as alternatives. Please contact MBA Admissions Office for more information)
Proficiency in English

Application

CEIBS only accepts the application form submitted online. An applicant should complete the application form and submit it to CEIBS via the Internet. The supporting documents, such as recommendation letters, photocopy of certificate(s), official university transcript(s), should be delivered by registered post or express mail to the MBA dmissions Office.

Selection Criteria

The Admissions Committee will take a holistic review of the applicant’s academic record; response to essay questions; work experience; recommendation letters; test scores (such as GMAT, GRE, CEIBS Admissions Test); and the interview performance in order to comprehensively assess each applicant’s overall suitability for the MBA study at CEIBS.

Admission Decisions

The Admission Decision will be released by the date specified in each round through both email and post. The decisions that are released are:

Admission to the CEIBS MBA programme
Conditional Admission
Waiting List
Denied Admission

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Deferral Policy

Applicants who have been offered a place in the CEIBS MBA Programme and who need to defer their study due to circumstances beyond their control may do so by submitting a written request to MBA Admissions Office. Your request will be reviewed by the Admissions Committee and the decision will be sent by email and followed by an official letter. You are required to pay appropriate deposit to secure your seat in the programme. Your seat will be re-offered during the admission cycle in the next academic year. The offer of scholarship will not be automatically granted for deferred applicants.

If you choose to withdraw after deferring, CEIBS reserves the right to retain your deposit.

Please note that the School policy is to grant no more than one deferral.

Re-application

If you have submitted an application to CEIBS and were not successful, we encourage you to reapply for the next academic year. Approximately 10 percent of CEIBS’ applicant pool is re-applicants in any given year.