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| Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English - Pass (CAE) | |
| Cambridge Proficiency Exam: Pass | |
| IELTS: 6.5 | |
| TOEFL: 213+, (550 paper), TOEIC: 760+ |
Courses
Note: class weeks are provided to give you an estimate of your program schedule. Your program may follow a different schedule from that listed here.
Your program begins with Management Accounting (weeks 1-6), where you are introduced to basic financial statements and how to use them to make managerial decisions. Reading assignments, videos, small-group work, group presentations, and the real-life experiences of the instructor provide you with a thorough background in financial and managerial accounting. By the end of the course, you will be able to
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analyze and interpret financial statements | |
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develop a budget and explain budget variances | |
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make sound business decisions using relevant accounting data |
International Business Negotiating (weeks 1-3) uses lectures, videos, and group exercises to explain the techniques, procedural steps, tactics, and strategies of negotiations. In role-playing exercises, you explore the persuasive elements necessary in successful negotiations. You also examine the role of culture in international business transactions and how this can impact your role as a negotiator. By the end of this course, you will be able to
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strategically plan negotiations | |
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effectively manage conflict and resolve interpersonal and group conflicts | |
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successfully manage international and multicultural negotiations |
Essentials of Economics (weeks 4-9) introduces you to microeconomics, covering the theory of supply and demand and how that theory is applied to explain the functioning of markets. The course also explores the effect of public policy on markets and concludes with a discussion of international trade and finance. When you complete this course, you will be able to
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identify the true costs associated with making decisions | |
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describe and understand the science of economics | |
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discuss economic decision making and how public policy is made regarding the international marketplace |
Organization and Management (weeks 5-8) provides a general introduction to current U.S. management concepts and practices. Much of this course is based on experiential learning, so group work and larger class simulations are critical in letting you apply theory in a real-world setting. When you have completed the course, you will be able to
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diagnose organizational problems and conflicts and develop plans to resolve them | |
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analyze and critique your own management style | |
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describe and identify basic management functions and activities |
Fundamentals of Finance (weeks 10-15) is an introduction to finance for students who want to use financial concepts to make good business decisions but don't want to make finance their full-time job. The course emphasizes the contributions of cash flow, timing, and risk to shareholder value. The emphasis throughout the course is on the practical application of financial concepts to common business decisions. By the end of this course, you will be able to
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interpret the principal financial statements found in a company's annual report | |
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explain ideas using financial terms | |
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identify projects that create value for shareholders |
Your Essentials of Marketing course (weeks 10-15) explores the principles of global marketing, including definitions, concepts, policies, and development. As part of your experience, you develop and present a marketing plan for a product or service, allowing you and your classmates to implement the tools acquired throughout the course. By completing Essentials of Marketing, you will
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develop an understanding of the basic elements of marketing | |
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acquire critical, logical, and analytical thinking skills | |
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communicate effectively in a business marketing context, both orally and in writing |
Business Forecasting and Planning (weeks 11-15) introduces you to the basic statistical techniques you can use to prepare individual business forecasts and long-range plans. It offers an overview of methodological tools commonly applied in management, marketing, finance, strategic planning, and economics. Case studies are an important part of this course, emphasizing the application of techniques for effective decision making. At the end of this course, you will be able to
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choose a forecasting technique using standard business methodology | |
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apply both primary and secondary research techniques | |
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manage and monitor the forecasting process |
Global Business and Marketing Strategy (weeks 6-15) is the capstone course for your program. Through lectures, team teaching, case analysis, group discussions, readings, and a computerized simulation experience, you apply the principles learned in your other courses in a real-life setting. As part of a multidisciplinary team including students from the Marketing and International Business Diploma Programs, you
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run a simulated business as part of a senior management team for a large company | |
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learn to think as a general manager rather than as a marketer, accountant, or finance person | |
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learn to think strategically by taking into account each element of your company to achieve your goals |
Unlike many M.B.A. programs, the Business Administration Diploma Program provides added workshops and seminars to give you the hands-on training and practice you need to become a skilled practitioner in your field. You gain confidence as you produce professional reports, develop statistical and financial analyses, create business plans, and work as an integral part of a team.
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