The courses in the program have an applied policy-making orientation and make extensive use of cases and other experimental materials. The use of the computer for analysis is a key component of most of those courses. The curriculum is comprised of a set of common "core" courses that all participants take. This design is consistent with the standards of the the AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, and is accredited by the international accrediting body for management master's programs.
This set of offerings spans the same areas of study that constitute the school's regular full-time master of science programs in management and meet AACSB common body of knowledge criteria for accreditation. The courses generally parallel in topic content those regular courses but have less of a technique-oriented, and more of a policy-oriented, design. The in-class meeting time for each course approximates two-thirds of that in the regular program, which is on the high end of the "coverage" for a typical Executive MBA. The remainder is attributable to the pre-session, inter-session, and post-session assignments, which the participants complete off-site.
The courses that comprise the curriculum for the three modules of the Program are the following:
| Module #1 | |
| Microeconomics |
2 credits |
| Macroeconomics | 2 credits |
| Accounting for Managers | 4 credits |
| Quantitative Methods | 4 credits |
| Organizational Behavior | 4 credits |
| Total = 16 credits | |
| Module #2 | |
| Management of Information Technology | 2 credits |
| International Economics | 2 credits |
| Financial Management | 4 credits |
| Marketing Management | 4 credits |
| Operations Management | 4 credits |
| Total = 16 credits | |
| Module #3 | |
| International Finance | 2 credits |
| Intl. Business Negotiation | 2 credits |
| Legal Environment of Business | 4 credits |
| Strategic Management | 4 credits |
| TBD | 4 credits |
| Total = 16 credits | |
| Grand Total: | 48 credits |
| Microeconomics |
This course concentrates on analytical economics applied to such topics as market structure, the nature and dimensions of competition, the concepts of demand and cost, incentives, wage determination, and employment. The student is introduced to the construct of of an economic model as a way to organize the thought process and gather information. The models developed are used to make predictions, and procedures for testing the quality and implications of the models are explored. |
| Macroeconomics | The purpose of this course is to establish an understanding of the macroeconomy. To that end, the causes and effects of economic growth, inflation, and unemployment are covered. Emphasis is given to a discussion of monetary and fiscal policy, including the impact of government deficits and tax changes. Special attention is paid to analyzing financial markets, where interest rates are determined. The course combines a lecture and case study approach to help the manager and decision maker develop the analytical tools necessary to comprehend the macroeconomy. |
| Quantitative Methods | The course deals with the understanding and application of contemporary concepts and techniques for formulating, analyzing, and making decisions in the face of uncertainty. Techniques studied build on the fundamental concepts of probability, statistics, and decision analysis, with the objective of extracting decision information from data. Case studies and actual databases will be used in conjunction with appropriate interactive software to develop and apply methodology for analyzing, modeling, and solving management problems. |
| Organizational Behavior | Individual, group, and intergroup behavior are the central components of the study of behavior in organizations. The focus is on concrete "people" problems and the day-to-day issues faced by managers. Topics include socialization, motivation, communication, conflict resolution, organizational design, organizational change, compensation and reward systems, leadership, performance appraisal, and human resource management systems. Analyses of cases describing actual business situations are emphasized. |
| Accounting for Managers | The course covers financial and managerial accounting principles and practices. The financial module includes an introduction to the accounting model followed by an examination of the financial statement effects of accounting policy choices for such items as inventory, depreciation, revenues, and expenses. The managerial module examines the financial statement and internal decision-making implications of the contribution concept, as well as cost-volume-profit models, variable and absorption costing procedures, standard costing, activity-based costing, and variance analysis. |
| International Economics | Both the macroeconomic environment and the competitive structure of business are increasingly influenced by international conditions and the international movement of goods and services. The course examines the factors that affect cross-country trade and investment flows and determines a country's balance of payments, including national monetary policies and multilateral trade agreements. Particular emphasis is placed on the causes of movements in currency exchange rates. |
| International Business Negotiations | This course provides the students with the relevant theoretical frameworks and practical insights concerning marketing management. By means of lectures, case study analyses, discussions, and a business game (2nd residence), the concepts and frameworks are applied to commercial management. This is a course about negotiations and dispute resolution. It covers the various types of negotiation situations we face at work and in our daily lives (distributive, integrative and intraorganizational). It also focus on the various forms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanisms that are useful in resolving problems when negotiations are unsuccessful or break down. The most useful of these techniques used to resolve negotiation disputes are mediation and arbitration. Finally, it covers the special field of international negotiations and familiarizes the student with negotiations in a global environment. |
| Financial Management | Course topics include the analysis of corporate funds flow patterns, the management of working capital, the process of capital budgeting, the choice of short- and long-term financing arrangements, capital structure design, security valuation, and mergers and acquisitions. The perspective of the senior-level decision maker is maintained throughout the course. The manager is provided the tools to measure the profitability of alternative commitments of corporate resources and to select financing vehicles consistent with those commitments. The capital market setting in which the firm operates is analyzed, and the messages from that environment about the development of strategies aimed at the creation of shareholder wealth are examined. |
| Marketing Management | The aim of this course is to develop skills in formulating and appraising marketing strategies and policies. It seeks to familiarize students with current management practices in service and manufacturing companies. Topics covered include buyer behavior, new product development, advertising and promotion, pricing, and channel management. Cases are used to illustrate the structuring and analysis of marketing problems and to focus the discussion of marketing concepts. Emphasis also is given to developing integrated strategies and implementation programs. |
| Strategic Management | Throughout the course, the perspective is that of the senior manager charged with directing the total enterprise. To supply that perspective, the following topics are examined: concepts and methods that integrate previous training in functional areas of management; corporate, business, and functional area strategy development; environmental analysis; including economic and competitive assessments; goal structures and their role in developing and managing strategy; strategy constructs and the notion of competitive advantage; strategy implementation issues, and the role of formal planning systems. |
| Business Law & Ethics | The purpose of this course is to give professional managers an insight into the structure and operation of both the domestic and international legal process as it affects managerial decision making. The course relates the operation of law and the legal system to the structure of contracts; the resolution of disputes; accounting and financial practices; marketing law and regulation including consumer and anti-trust law; personnel and labor relations; corporate social responsibility; and the law of business organizations. |
| International Finance | This course examines the management of currency exchange risk, equilibrium relationships in the international financial marketplace, accounting for foreign operations, multicurrency funding choices, the taxation of foreign operations, and foreign capital expenditure decisions. The course builds on the materials developed in the first course in finance and has the same emphasis on applications of theory through the use of business cases as the primary vehicles for class discussion. |
| Marketing in the Global Environment | This course focuses on selected topics relevant to the management of the global firm and the forces that shape global competition. Topics include the development of a global strategic plan, dealing with barriers to trade and investment, operational responses to changes in currency exchange rates, managing political risk, organizational design in a cross-cultural setting, project management, and international business negotiation. |
