EMBA curriculum

Fall Semester

One-week intensive course

The Manager as Strategist
Identifying and developing the human resources, leadership and strategy skills essential for today’s successful executive. Conduct a strategic audit on students’ organizations including strategic plan, mission and goals.

Friday/Saturday courses

Managing Human Resources
Developing the ability to create the organization’s human resources strategy; creating HR systems; and developing interpersonal effectiveness both as a leader and a team member.

Financial Accounting
Reporting of financial results of operations and financial positions to investors and managers; the use of accounting information for decision making.

Data Analysis and Modeling
Developing the ability to collect information and to use information technology to analyze statistically and draw conclusions, developing computer skills, and understanding research methods.

Business Economics
Outlining the main schools of economic theory, macroeconomic tools and the effects of macroeconomic policy on business performance; reviewing decision-making processes of individual firms, as well as consumer behaviour, price and theory, marginal analysis and forms of competition.

Winter Semester

One-week intensive course

Financial Analysis and Decision Making
Mastering cash flow analysis, short-term financing pro formas, the assessment of financial performance, ratio analysis and the role of financial intermediaries.

Friday/Saturday courses

Organizational Planning and Control
Implementing financial performance measurement, evaluation and control systems and organizational designs that enhance performance; understanding organizational structures and processes.

Operations Management
Understanding the strategic role of operations in an enterprise and the relationship between operations and other business functions; designing, implementing and controlling an effective and efficient operating process.

Marketing
Focusing on the role of marketing in determining the direction of an organization; the customer-focused organization; opportunity identification; forecasting demand; marketing segmentation; market planning and implementation.

Corporate Finance
Understanding valuation, capital markets, venture capital, international markets, and corporate risk management.

Fall Semester

One-week intensive course

Managing the Business/Government Interface
Trends affecting business decision making; the regulatory environment; business/government interfaces and the management of public affairs.

Friday/Saturday courses

Management of Technology/Innovation
Understanding the effects of information technology on the management of the firm; integrating new technology into operations; managing research and development.

International Business
The globalization of business, international trade and trading blocks; planning for market entry and development; exporting; joint ventures; direct investment; developing the skills of an international manager.

Major Project
Students are required to negotiate, create and ready a major project for implementation within their organization. The focus of each project is highly unique reflecting the needs of the student and his/her organization.

Elective
Students will have input into the selection of options and will have a choice of electives.

Winter Semester

Friday/Saturday courses

Corporate Strategy
Understanding corporate strategy and processes to mobilize resources to achieve corporate objectives, industry and competitive analysis.

Leadership
Mastering the unique perspectives, tasks and responsibilities of the executive in providing leadership to the organization; dynamic rocesses of organizations; developing leadership skills.

Major Project
Continued.

In the second year of the program, you will have the opportunity to choose among several elective courses which enable you to zero in on current trends in business, including e-commerce, technology commercialization and deal structuring. By combining core courses, electives and the Major Project course, you can shape the curriculum in a way that is relevant to you.

Previously offered electives:

• Managing Organizational Change
• Bargaining & Negotiations
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• New Venture Creation in Organizations
• Business Law
• Global Financial Markets
• Technology Commercialization
• Strategy in the New Economy
• Relationship Marketing
• Corporate Governance
• The New Capitalism