Objectives of the MBA Program

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a postgraduate programme whose objectives and aims are:
 

	Allow students access to a broad base of knowledge in core managerial skills
	Develop international employability by commitment to specific industries
	Give students a holistic approach to problems and situations
	Use creative pedagogy stressing personal skills.

The learning objectives are achieved by transgressing the usual functional barriers management courses establish, and taking an integrated approach to management, putting in evidence the interrelationship between the various components of the corporate world and the international challenges it faces. Further, the pedagogy used in this course stresses the development of the personal skills required to succeed in a fast-changing world. 

Thus, the problems are approached in a more realistic context, as closely as possible to the way managers face everyday problems in their corporations.

Thus, the first objective of the MBA course is to allow participants to change the way they think about business issues, in particular by constantly keeping in mind a holistic approach to problems and situations.

In a fast-changing and technological world, it is essential for the class participants to define major reference points which will allow them to evaluate the usefulness of the acquired know-how and its application. These reference points include the development of an analytical and critical approach, creativity, ethics and an understanding of the environment in which they, as individuals, and their corporations, will perform..

The course therefore stresses as much the 'soft' approach to management as quantitative techniques. Management is as much about perception, values and human relations as it is about basing decisions on facts and figures.

The MBA course integrates results of academic research and insight into real-life situations as well as an analysis of the impact of the firm's environment on corporate decisions and actions.

The MBA course content allows course participants to apprehend the complexities and inter-relations of the corporate world and leads participants to practice analytical skills throughout the course and the assessment methodology.

The ultimate purpose of the course is to enable participants to :
 

	develop skills in critical thinking enabling them to correctly analyse a problem
	understand the nature of the effort necessary to develop adequate solutions
	comprehend the problems that might arise in implementing solutions to complex problems
	refine their quantitative reasoning skills so that they can adequately define success objectives and their measurement and feedback
	have a full understanding of a specific industry so as to be immediately employable by the most demanding corporations.

The Programme