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Please
remember: This
degree program has been developed to fulfil the needs for those who
are seeking to obtain an MBA Technology Administration degree not
usually offered by higher education establishments. The program lays
emphasis on the usual administrative managerial aspects rather than
the technological scientific aspects of management.
There are six compulsory courses. After completion, the student
majors in Manufacturing Management by choosing three Major
courses.
1.
Compulsory Courses
1MBM10
- Marketing Management
The essence of marketing - the customer first, last and always
Marketing and strategy - using tested concepts and new ideas for marketing
strategy
The international challenge - planting your flag abroad and helping
it take root
Marketing research and information - the search for customer insight
Profiling markets and forecasting sales - the art and science behind
the numbers
Understanding buyer behavior - customers on the couch
Segmentation, targeting positioning - from mass marketing to one-to-one
with the customer
Product development - the business of innovation
Product management - birth, death and sometimes resurrection
The nature of pricing - making money and capturing the customer
The distribution function - innovative guidelines for profitability
Promotion - the many faces of marketing
1MBM11 - Business Management
Introduction - the critical importance of leadership, influence, teamwork
and change
Visionary leadership
The challenge of a team
Power, politics and influence - savvy and substance in organizations
Negotiating strategically
Brand you - building your pro-team career
Designing effective organizations
Managing human resources strategically - the challenge
Building diversity management capability
Managing change
Future leaders must be global managers
1MBM12 - Foundations of Financial Management
Using financial statements
Analyzing business earning
Cost-volume-profit analysis
Activity-based costing
Information technology and you
Forecasts and budgets
Measuring productivity
Choosing a business form
The business plan
Planning capital expenditure
Taxed and business decisions
Global management of risks
Going public
The board of directors
Information technology and the firm
Profitable growth by acquisition
Business valuation
1MBM13 - Business Administration
Introduction
Active listening
Non-verbal communication
Perception
Self-concept and self-esteem
Values
Creating the vision and establishing goals
Time management
Handling stress
Levels of communication
Trust a key leadership ingredient
Resolving conflict
The nature of power and influence
Responding with empathy
Cross-cultural communications
Gender issues
Communicating online' Servant leadership
1MBM14 - Quantitative Methods
The basics of time value of money
The dynamics of present value
The significance of present value
The fundamentals of cash flows
The beauty of bonds
The decision-making power of Internet rate of return and net present
value
Organizing data for better decision-making
Describing variation
Fundamentals of probability distributions
Probability and normal distributions
Hypothesis testing
Regression testing
Regression and estimation
References
1MBM15 - Economic Models and Policy
The economic perspective
Production and trade
Demand and supply
The power of prices
The firm
The price taker
Market power
Earnings and income distribution
Public goods, regulation and information
The environment and common property resources
Public choice
Output, employment and price level
A framework for macroeconomic analysis
Money and monetary policy
Fiscal policy
Economic growth
Exchange rates and international trade
2
. Technology Administration Major
Electives: select 3 from
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1MBT20
- Reliability in Engineering
Reliability
- what, when and how
Defining reliability
Computing reliability parameters
Reliability predictions
Evaluating data for failure rate estimation
Graphical evaluation for reliability prediction
Restorability
Reliability modeling for systems predictions
Reliability modeling of complex systems
System availability and dependability
Reliability and restorability demonstration testing
Reliability growth testing
Risk assessment
References
1MBT21
- Management for Design
Motion
and time study in management
The human factor
The scope of motion and time study
Introduction to motion study techniques and time study techniques
Applying motion and time study
Possibility guides
Work-unit analysis
Work activity analysis and work sampling
Process chart-product analysis
Horizontal time bar charts
Network diagrams
Motion economy
Process chart-person analysis
Information flow analysis
Operation charts and robot analysis
Multiple-activity charts
Quality control
Photographic and electronic data-recording aids
Micro-motion and memo-motion analysis
Direct time study-intensive and extensive sampling
Developing skill at rating time studies
Predetermined time systems
Standard data systems
Computer-assisted standard times
The fractioned professional estimate
Time standards by fiat and mathematical analysis
Measuring the productivity of a manufacturing organization and a service
organization
Policies for the use of motion and time study
Auditing the motion and time study program and training for participation
1MBT22
- Quality Management
Organizational
effectiveness
Organizational philosophy
Quality systems
Creating a customer focus
Organizational leadership
Strategic planning
Human resource development and management
Measures of organizational success
Process management
Problem-solving tools and techniques
Project management
Business results
References
1MBT23
- Technology Management
Innovation
and commercialization
Recognizing and screening technology opportunities
Developing and testing a technology business concept
High-technology product development strategies
The concept of intellectual property
Licensing intellectual property
Intellectual property strategy
Building and valuing the business model
Funding growth
Moving from R&
D to opportunity
Marketing high technology
Growing the high-tech venture
Entrepreneurial venturing inside a corporation
Developing a business plan for sustained innovation |
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