Core courses

Accounting for Financial Managers
Corporate Finance
Managers, Markets & Prices
Managing People & Organisations
Marketing Principles
Statistics for Managers

Elective courses

This is indicative of the range of courses offered in 2007 and may be subject to change at short notice.

Business Process Management: Business processes are critical to a company's ability to improve its performance. In this course, we examine the following process management approaches: Balanced Scorecard, Total Quality Management, Re-engineering, Benchmarking and Six-Sigma. We also explore contemporary management issues in depth, embracing the challenges of building management structures, systems and work-teams around cross-functional issues. We discuss process ownership, process teams, key performance indicators, strategy deployment and process improvement methods.

Corporate Strategy looks at the way in which the structure of an organisation drives or impedes its strategy. It examines the influence of key control systems (MIS, budgets, appraisal systems) and the way in which senior managers lead organisations under information asymmetry and uncertainty. It explores the role of strategic vision, contingent contracts, negotiations and corporate culture.

Financial Strategy: Financial strategy is a process of identifying and exploiting value-creating opportunities when raising the funds needed by an organisation,and managing the employment of those funds within the organisation. This course explores ways in which managers can adopt a strategic approach in corporate finance to increase the value of cash flows for their organisations; in essence, how organisations can make money by the way they finance themselves. The course is delivered as a stand-alone introduction to financial strategy, but also provides a platform for more advanced analysis in corporate finance for those who intend to pursue careers as corporate finance managers, portfolio managers, bankers, merchant bankers or consultants.

Innovation and Strategy: Today’s world is one of rapid change. One of the major drivers of change is technological innovation, which shapes the competitive environment and determines the fate of individual firms competing in the marketplace. This course explores some of the key issues in managing technological innovation from a general manager’s perspective. Recently, there has been a growing consensus that technological innovation is not just the concern of scientists and engineers, but requires a much broader perspective. The eventual success and technical performance of an innovation is a function of how well the whole process, from idea generation to commercialisation, is managed strategically at the company level. This course focuses on learning and applying the conceptual frameworks and skills needed to develop a technology strategy as an integral part of business strategy. It will enable you to identify changes in the market, fine-tune organisational processes, develop firm capabilities and exploit new opportunities.

International Finance: This course focuses on the multinational corporation and its investment decisions. It develops student expertise in the use of foreign exchange securities and markets, and discusses the developing nature of the international monetary system. Students learn how to conduct risk management in international finance through foreign exchange rates, futures and options, and international sources of short-term financing. We also analyze techniques of international capital budgeting and the implications of international portfolio investments.

International Marketing This course is designed to provide students with a fundamental understanding of the globalisation of marketing activities. Organisations in all locales around the world need to understand the implications of global marketing, whether they are global or local. We will explore a variety of marketing issues (branding, segmenting, positioning, advertising, etc.) from cross-national and cross-cultural perspectives, and students will learn how to assess appropriate global opportunities. We will examine the intricacies of marketing in developing countries, and focus especially on growing markets in Asia. Finally, we will explore the managerial implications of marketing in a globally competitive market. The course is taught using a combination of lectures, discussions, guest speakers, case analyses and a variety of multimedia tools. Upon completion of this course, students will develop various analytical tools and skills to use when evaluating geographic locations and consumer segments to target for marketing activities on a world-wide scale.

IT and Organisational Performance: This course emphasises management rather than technology. It helps you understand how information technology can, and should, fit into your overall business plan. The course addresses two key questions: How does information technology help or hinder the profitability of operations? How can information technology support and leverage business strategies? To answer these questions, you will acquire tools and techniques to improve the fit between information technology and everything else in your organisation. You will also examine recent developments in e-business and the nature of networked organisations.

Law for Practising Managers

Managerial Skills

Operations Management

Product Management

Strategic Human Resource Management