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To prepare students for leadership positions in an international environment by providing them with the basic knowledge of how organizations function and equipping them with the necessary skills for effective work. These skills include:
- Analysis and problem solving
- Critical and creative thinking
- Effective interpersonal communication
- Effective practice of teamwork
- Taking initiative and calculated risks
- Managing change
To teach, adopt and practice high professional standards and ethical conduct.
To give students an integrated perspective of the functional areas of business and the economic, political, legal, and social environments that affect the business enterprise.
To inculcate a global perspective and an in-depth understanding of the Global business environment and practices.
To prepare students to use contemporary technologies, to understand the strategic role of information and communication technologies in contemporary business practice.
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BUS101 - Introduction to Competitive IntelligenceThe course will develop a framework for understanding the importance of Competitive Intelligence informulating both business level strategy and in choosing competitive tactics. Class assignments will give students hands on experience analyzing an industry and the competitors in the industry. Students will choose a business or product line and then study key competitors using both firm's internal data and on competitors and publicly available data.
BUS566 - Managerial Economics This course aims at introducing students to the basic concepts of economics (macro and micro). Different economic terminologies are introduced in business decision making and students are expected to understand the impact of different macroeconomic aspects (growth, inflation, and unemployment) on their business, and daily life. Moreover, students are expected to learn from the course how to analyze consumer, producer, and firm behaviors in rational manners. In short, the course provides students with an understanding of the impact of economic aspects on their business and equips them with the necessary tools to analyze economic problems.
BUS 631 - International Negotiations
This course focuses on issues, aspects and difficulties of doing business negotiations in cross-cultural communication settings. Specifically, it examines the negotiating types, processes, games and contracting processes. It lays good emphasis on the interactions of variables related to culture, language, religion, values attitudes, social organization, education and political environment in the context of international interactions.
Special emphasis will also be laid on the styles of negotiators in the negotiating processes. This course aims at improving the student's interpersonal skills in negotiation situations.
BUS516 - Managerial Accounting
This course provides them with a comprehensive introduction to the basic concepts, procedures and techniques of managerial accounting to be able to take different financial and managerial decision. Accounting systems provide an organization with data used in making operating decisions, achieving cost control, measuring performance, motivating employees and managing external relationships.
The main objectives of the course are:
1- To provide the students with the general concepts of financial accounting as well as the in-depth understanding of managerial accounting.
2- To provide the students with conceptual and practical knowledge needed to understand and use of managerial accounting information for making decisions.
3- To enhance the student’s problem solving skills.
BUS520 - Marketing Management This course introduces the basic concepts of marketing while focusing on the activities carried out by organizations within the dynamic socioeconomic system. The marketing manager's ability to make strategic and timely decisions depends mainly on understanding consumer markets, business markets and all elements related to the marketing mix: product / service; pricing; integrated marketing communication and physical distribution.
BUS550 - Quantitative Methods Quantitative analysis for business decisions introduces students to a collection of quantitative tools designed to enhance managerial decision-making. By using mathematical models to analyze complex situations, decision science gives managers the power to make more effective decisions and build more productive systems. Techniques covered include linear programming, networks, project management, inventory, queuing and simulation. Also called management science or operations research (OR), is the discipline of applying advanced quantitative methods to make better decisions.
BUS540 - Organizational Behavior The course aims at acquainting the student with the fundamentals of the organizational behavior science, with some focus on principles like motivation, decision-making, job satisfaction, leadership and organizational culture. It also aims at developing an understanding of how behaviors of individuals and groups are managed within an organizational setup. That is, what tasks managers must perform to keep the organization running both effectively and efficiently. The course helps students to learn more about perceptions, attitudes and job satisfaction and to understand the concept of teamwork and learn about how teams actually work.
BUS642 - Cross Cultural Management This course prepares students for work in an international business setting through an examination of cross-cultural communication issues. Students examine how international managers build their knowledge of cultural similarities and differences in business around the globe, how they understand the fundamentals of effective cross-cultural communication, and how they develop a life-long working appreciation of the complexity of cross-cultural management.
BUS660 - Management and E-Business
This course is designed to provide students with the necessary knowledge and application's tools that will enable them to manage business and people in all disciplines in general and e-business in particular.
The course is based on updated evidence based business science and theories in addition to sound real life practice and methodology.
The students will have the chance to explore a unique mélange of both the management and the marketing sciences and their duel impact on the e-business environment.
BUS518 - Managerial Finance
The purpose of this course is to provide MIBA students with a basic theoretical foundation to employ in financial decision making. Capturing many of the recent theoretical and practical changes in finance, this course develops a strong understanding of how funds are raised and allocated by today’s business.
Furthermore, it covers ways and means of managing cash flows. The major objective of the course is to equip the students with the various methods of improving the "value" of the firm. It also covers the role in finance in taking decisions in the various functions of an organization.
BUS580 - Strategic Management The course offers a through survey of strategy concepts and a wide selection of cases suitable for acquainting MBA students with the manager's role in directing the total enterprise. The focus is on strategic analysis and the key elements of strategic management. The students learn how to use the tools necessary to conduct a strategic audit of the organization.
The orientation will be consistently pragmatic and managerial. The objective again is to let students understand and apply the subject of strategic management in different kinds of business institutions. Concrete examples of companies' experience are given. A final project will be conducted to perform a managerial strategic audit on an organization operating in Egypt.
BUS661 - Research Methodology The main objective of the course is to provide a clear and precise understanding of business research methods, with special emphasis on the skill building approach to evidence- based management. It aims at providing students with the skills necessary to locate problem areas in organizational settings, and plan, organize, design, and conduct research to help solve the identified problems; to get lime conversant with the use of statistical analysis and computer programs; to enhance their ability write and present research reports and finally; to develop their skills and knowledge to evaluate research reported in academic, business, and trade journals.
BUS560 - International Business Law A course in law as it applies to international business transactions in the global, political, and legal environment. The course explains the interrelationships among laws of different countries, and the legal effects on individuals and business organizations. Main topics covered are: agency agreements, international contracts and administrations, regulations of exports and imports, technology transfers, regional transactions, intellectual property, product liability, and legal organization. This course also aims at providing students with a broad understanding of International Business Law. Students will develop the analytical skills needed to understand and business maneuver in an International setting.
BUS620 - International Marketing The objective of this course is to assist the student in gaining an understanding of the nature of international marketing and the impact of macro-environmental factors on international marketing. In addition to gaining an insight into the strategic considerations that play a role in formulating international marketing programs.
BUS691 - Research Project
BUS616 - International Finance This course introduces students to the international monetary environment and capital markets. Topics covered include: foreign exchange rate determination; foreign currency options and futures; sources of global equity and debt; multinational capital budgeting; and foreign direct investment.
BUS640 - International Human Resources Management (HRM) The main objective of the course is to provide a clear and precise understanding about the Human Resources Management and to identify the main differences between HRM policies and practices within a global environment.
The course identifies:
1- The different human resources management strategies and practices;
2- Provides understanding of the concept of strategic human resources management;
3- Explores the tools of recruitment, selection and employee retention;
4- Helps the students to grasp culture diversity and the need to adapt to internal, external, global environmental changes;
5- And finally, presents the concept of international HRM and its global implications.
BUS691 - Research Project
BUS616 - International Finance This course introduces students to the international monetary environment and capital markets. Topics covered include: foreign exchange rate determination; foreign currency options and futures; sources of global equity and debt; multinational capital budgeting; and foreign direct investment.
BUS611 - Investment and Portfolio Management This course introduces students to different types of securities, markets, transaction costs, and security regulations. The basic techniques for analyzing the potential returns and risks of individual securities, and for combining them efficiently into portfolios, are also studied.
In addition, this course explores the practical aspects of investment analysis relevant to bond and stock evaluation, portfolio analysis, performance evaluation, and the formulation of investment policies and strategies. New trends in investments such as e-trade and online investments would also be presented.
BUS662 - Banking and Financial Institutions The first part of the course covers the "economic theory" with special emphasis on the creation of money and the determination of interest rates. The course will also cover commercial banks' management with special emphasis on credit analysis.
The second part analyzes financial markets, conceptually and theoretically focusing on the role, structure and activities of financial intermediaries.
Furthermore, the management of the major financial institutions other than banks will be presented.
BUS691 - Research Project
BUS537 - Integrated Marketing Communication This course is designed to develop the marketing mix necessary to inform, persuade and remind current and potential customers. We present an overview of the promotional mix which includes advertising, personal selling, sales promotion, public relations and publicity which enables marketers to make strategic communication decisions.
BUS620 - International Marketing The objective of this course is to assist the student in gaining an understanding of the nature of international marketing and the impact of macro-environmental factors on international marketing. In addition to gaining an insight into the strategic considerations that play a role in formulating international marketing programs.
BUS625 - Consumer Behavior This course introduces students to the complex and constantly changing consumer behavior. Gaining a deep understanding of consumers' needs and their decision-making process is pertinent for marketers to develop strategic marketing mixes that appeal to their target markets.
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