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Course Descriptions of Professional MBA Program
n Independent Study (I)(II)
n Seminar on Business and Management (I)(II)
n English for Management(I)(II)
Developing basic writing ability in science and technology; Aiming at effective basic technical writing, ranging from scientific vocabulary, sentence structures and cohesion, to academic writing skills.
n Business Research Method
The aim of this course is to familiarize students with the basics of Business Research Methods. More specifically, it is a process of planning, acquiring, analyzing, and disseminating relevant data, information, and insights to decision makers in ways that mobilize the organization to take appropriate actions that, in turn, maximize business performance.
n Topics in Corporate Finance
This course provides an in-depth analysis of financial considerations relating to corporate growth. It addresses the setting of financial or corporate goals in terms of maximizing shareholders’ equity, and relationships among dividend policy, debt levels, capital costs, return on investments, and growth.
n Special Topics on Financial Management
Financial Management examines three sets of problems: (1) saving and investment decisions by households, (2) investment and financing decisions by corporations, and (3) the role of securities markets and financial intermediaries in the economy. Decisions today affect the timing of and uncertainty about future flows of income; both timing and risk determine the current value of those future flows. This course develops the tools required to analyze these decisions and their interaction within the financial system.
n Topics in International Finance
This course examines the acquisition, investment, management, and conversion of funds in the international context. Other areas of discussion include: foreign exchange exposure and risk, investment decisions, international capital markets and banking, trade financing and tax planning, balance of payments and national goals, and financial planning from a multinational perspective.
n Derivatives & Financial Risk Management
Futures and stock options are recognized as important tools of investment and risk reduction. This course covers the theory of futures and option pricing and develops a framework for analyzing hedging and investment decisions using futures and options. Attention is paid to practical considerations in the use of these investments, and the institutional features of the market in which the various instruments are traded.
n Industrial Economy Analysis
The goal of the course is to acquaint students with basic concepts and analytical tools of industrial economics.
n Statistical Analysis
The purpose of this course is to provide students with a conceptual understanding of the statistics plays in the decision-making process.
n Marketing Management
This course builds an in-depth understanding of basic marketing concepts and applies those concepts to a variety of management situations, including non-profit and public sector settings. The course provides working knowledge of the tools of marketing (product policy, pricing, distribution, promotion, consumer behavior), and the ways in which these tools can be usefully employed. The course builds practical skills in analyzing marketing problems and opportunities, and in developing marketing programs.
n Seminar on Human Resource Management
This course introduces students to understanding the scope and content of human resource management and its critical role of practices on organizational performance.
n Topics in Global Logistics Management
The main purposes of the course are to help students understand the relationships between the theory of logistic management and activities of business competition, and to have students realize the system function and strategy management in the logistics operation. With the effort of learning, students are expected to prepare themselves in advanced for the requirements in the job markets.
n Organization Theory and Management
This course introduces students to integrate the concepts and models from organizational theory with rapidly changing events in the real world to provide the most up-to-date view of organization design available.
n Special Topics on Consumer Behavior
This course will cover topics such as the role of culture, psychological processes (e.g. motivation, perception, memory, attitudes, etc.) and marketplace behaviors (e.g. in retail settings, online, post-purchase, etc.). We will also look at such marketing concepts as segmentation strategy, value-based pricing, brand equity, new product adoption, and customer relationship management.
n Strategic Management
This course mainly introduces the 21st-century competitive landscape, strategic management process and explains how globalization and technological changes shape it. The aims of this course is to familiarize students with the environmental scanning, corporate strategy, SBU strategy, competitive rivalry and competitive dynamics, international market entry mode, corporate governance and social responsibility, strategic leadership, strategic entrepreneurship, etc..
n Knowledge Management and Innovation
Introducing what is knowledge management and intangible wisdom resources. The course develops leadership skills, teamworking skills, creativity and knowledge, enabling individuals to implement management practice to aid the development of business.
n Project Management
This subject aims to provide an overview of the principles and concepts in project management and equip you with the theoretical foundation and skills in using project management tools. It emphasizes the knowledge and practices which are processes and project management knowledge areas.
n Production and Operations Management
The aim of this course is to teach students the key terms, techniques and practices in Operations as they revolve around three themes: strategy, global supply chain, and service operations.
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