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To understand the principles, and concepts of international corporate finance. This module emphasises economic principles like parity conditions and the puzzle effect on carry trade.

To extend corporate finance into the global context by studying the economic, fiscal currency and political environment in which international companies operate and the methods and techniques they use to manage their operations

An in-depth understanding of the specific issues in international corporate finance

Understand the role of international financial markets, financial problems faced by multinational firms when undertaking international trade and investment, and the financial strategies used by multinational firms to alleviate problems posted by pricing and political risk.

It is assumed that you already know the basic principles of corporate finance, like valuations.

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Based on the text book by Hill this module introduces global business. I use consulting projects that I completed for multinational companies to see if students can get the basic information from internet sources. These case studies are real world case studies, not artificially sanitised case studies. Students might even find information that I missed when I did this for a multinational company.

The objective of the module is to provide appropriate exposure to international business management to persons already involved in or considering international business with the aim of enhancing the international managerial capability and competitiveness of business organisations.

This is not a geography course.  In order to achieve international capability and competitiveness it is important to think about how one should strategically approach a business plan in a foreign environment.  This would include quantifying and comparing options in different countries.

During the past two decades, the continuing trend towards globalisation and increased competitiveness worldwide have necessitated many business organisations to look beyond the country's borders for new opportunities to expand their markets and enhance their profitability. 

Fundamental to successful international management, however, is the understanding of the global business environment, the nature of international business operations, and, most importantly, developing viable international business strategies.

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This course emphasises the relationship between sustainable return and risk. Measurement of these variables and introducing the probability concepts underlying this relationship. How do you calculate the probability that a listed company trades below intrinsic value? Standard text books covering the core concepts are available.

This course assumes that students have some basic knowledge of Statistics. Students must understand at least the concepts:Regression and the normal distribution.This is a Master’s level course:On a masters level students must show that they can add value.  It is not enough to merely repeat what is in the prescribed study material. A basic statistical / numerical literacy is assumed for this course. 

Typically it would be beneficial if you had an understanding of the following:

•             Descriptive Statistics - Calculate mean, standard deviation, correlation and regression with a calculator.

•             Use the normal distribution tables to read off probabilities or use a calculator.

•             Monte Carlo simulation (“Monte Carlo simulation” on the Microsoft online help)

•             The equation of a straight line:  y - y1 = m (x - x1).

•             Changing the subject of a formula.

This course aims to equip students with a sound theoretical and practical knowledge of important aspects of business finance, strategic financial management. It also provides a practical guide to the appropriate use of financial strategy in order to add value to the overall corporate strategy of an organisation. 

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Basic research methods 

Students who complete this module will be able to apply 

1. the scientific principles underlying business and management research,
2. provide an introduction to the methods available to carry out business research,
3. obtain knowledge about the various sources of information available and explore them,
4. Collect and analyze primary and secondary sources of data and develop the ability to write professional reports.

These principles must be applied in developing a research approach and in choosing a research strategy within the context of a specific research question. The required steps in the research process should be implemented in order to reach scientific conclusions. The information should be documented in the form of a research proposal. It implies the logic of the research process and  different forms of reasoning, stages in the research process, formulating research question, research design; conceptualisation, sampling and data collection. This module provides fundamental data gathering competencies which will support further studies 

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Este módulo tiene como propósito proveer a los participantes de una visión general acerca de la teoría y práctica de la planeación estratégica orientada hacia el mercadeo para cualquier tipo de organización. En tal sentido, se estudia el entorno de la empresa y su capacidad competitiva, se determina su mercado de interés, se identifican las estrategias de mercadeo y el proceso administrativo para su implementación y evaluación.

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This is a basic statistics course designed for students that need to revise their knowledge of statistics.

To understand the principles basic statistics.  The module covers descriptive statistics, probability distributions and inferential statistics.  This module is designed for students that have not done an in depth statistical module or students that needs to revise basic statistics.

The emphasis is not on calculations, but on understanding statistics.

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This course is designed mostly for students that intend doing research in the broader financial management discipline. The course is very flexible and allows students to specialize in various areas of financial management. The assignment are:

•An in depth review and analysis of an article

•A literature review

There are examples of article reviews and a literature review that students can folow as a guideline.

This course exposes students to the most recent research in the broader financial management discipline. This course is very flexible so that students can specialize in the area of finance that they are interested in. No text books needed.

This course equips you to analyse and review the latest published research in financial management with specific emphasis on its impact on decision making in commerce and industry. This course requires a broad overview of various topics included in the latest published research on finance.

In this course, you are required to investigate and criticize an article (as though you were a reviewer). This will help you to understand why articles get published and you will also learn about the latest research in finance. You will then present the article. This is intended to hone your presentation skills.

For the second assignment you will be required to do a literature review of a topic of your choice in the broad field of finance. This will help you to obtain an overview of the published articles on your chosen topic.

Advanced Financial Management is designed for students that want to do research in Finance

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This course is designed mostly for students that intend doing research in the broader area of philosophy of science and research methods. The module is very flexible and allows students to specialize in various areas of financial management. The assignment are:

•An in depth review and analysis of an article

•A literature review

There are examples of article reviews and a literature review that students can follow as a guideline.

This module is designed either for doctoral candidates or students preparing to study a doctorate.

This course equips you to analyse and review the latest published research on Philosophy of science and research methods. This module requires a broad overview of the various topics included in the latest published research on philosophy of science and research methods.

In this course, you are required to investigate and criticize an article (as though you were a reviewer). This will help you to understand why articles get published and you will also learn about the latest research on philosophy of science and research methods. 

For the second assignment you will be required to do a literature review of a topic of your choice in the broad field of research methods. This will help you to obtain an overview of the published articles on your chosen topic. 

This course introduces the students to the philosophy of science. The justification, interpretation and application of scientific theories and models is discussed. It covers the generation of scientific theories with an emphasis on qualitative research techniques. It includes topics on observational field research, case histories, narratives and case studies, interviewing, principles of action research, evaluation and grounded theory. It examines the strength of alternative methods and the connection between qualitative and quantitative research methods.

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"Organizational behavior is the study of how individuals and groups act within the confines of a larger system. Classes in this subject train students to apply psychological principles to communications, organizational planning and personnel management"

This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to gain an in-depth theoretical knowledge in applying organizational management approaches using behavioral and psychological tools backed with human resources policies, decision and reporting system, and corporate hierarchy structure, to achieve organizational goals and objectives. Develop leadership and managerial skills through applying the behavioral theories. 

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"Business ethics course offers an introduction into the concept of values, morality, as well as cultural beliefs and upbringing in all areas of business, from consumer rights to corporate social responsibility"

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This course focuses on the scientific aspects of finance, in particular, method of evaluating different types of investments, capital project decision making,  pricing of stocks, the significance of discount rate used for cost of capital, capital structure of corporation, actions that managers take to increase the value of the firm, and the tools and analysis used to allocate financial resources.

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Will explore theoretically and study the organizations world-wide, such as, multi-nationals and non-profit organizations, how the governance matters are practiced, in the area of corporate structure of rules, practices, and processes, to direct and manage.

This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to gain an in-depth conceptual and practical knowledge and critical understanding of governance principles, roles and responsibilities, and its impact on organizational culture. Develop governance and leadership skills through critical analysis of board operational system and decision making. 

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Corporate social responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability course explores organization social practices, and strategies used to sustain resources to enhance shareholders value over the long-term period.  Will also explore CSR models that will demonstrate the nature and extent of organization involvement in social practices and the relationship with stakeholders and the public. The emphasis will be how the CSR can influence society in the area of economic, social, and environmental and thereby assisting in improving brand name of the organization.

This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to gain an in-depth knowledge of the importance of the firm’s participation in developing or sponsoring social programs for the society’s benefit and sustainable development, as part of performance expected by stakeholders, investors, and the public. Develop ethical and leadership skills in designing or participating in social programs and improving the firm’s value.

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Financial accounting course  will explore how to communicate business transactions in accounting perspective in a form of recording financial transactions and preparing financial statements. Will also explore IFRS applications and controls used in financial accounting processes. 

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"Introduces the student to the business concepts and methods used to report managerial performance information to internal users and managers, to assist in making sound business decisions in managing the firm."

This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to gain an in-depth conceptual and practical knowledge and critical understanding of cost methods and making managerial decision to improve financial operational results. The emphasis will be on determining product costs, profit and incremental analysis, and budgetary planning and control. Develop cost management and budget planning skills to achieve cost efficiency and effectiveness and contribute to greater strategic objectives.

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This course is for those who would like to study both the financial and managerial accounting in one course setting. Students will learn first the financial accounting applications in producing financial reports, and then focus on learning managerial concepts and applications to make costing and budgeting decisions and  planning, such as, operational performances, forecasting, and preparing various types of cost budgets. Topics that will be explored in this course will be similar to the topics that will be studied in individual financial and managerial courses. 

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Este módulo tiene como objetivo que los participantes adquieran conocimientos actualizados que les permitan el análisis y comprensión de los aspectos relacionados con la Organización y Gestión Empresarial. Las condiciones presentes están exigiendo un replanteamiento de la concepción de organización, tanto en su estructura y funcionamiento interno como en sus múltiples relaciones con el entorno. En general, se modifican los parámetros para comprender e interpretar la realidad en el ámbito de negocios. Por ello, es necesario desarrollar y fortalecer las habilidades y destrezas necesarias en entornos cambiantes. También es relevante fortalecer competencias fundamentales, es decir, capacidades para la adaptación, la gestión de recursos e información, la innovación de procesos, y la aplicación y transferencia de conocimientos, entre otros.

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Project management is an important organisational activity concerned with the planning and management of resources to deliver the required project outcome within defined quality, time and cost constraints. The objective of the module is to equip students with essential knowledge and key skills to initiate, plan and manage projects successfully.

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This course covers key elements of the Lean Startup Methodology and the Customer Development method including business assumptions, Value proposition statement, Business Model Canvas, Value Proposition Canvas, Customer Discovery and Customer Validation. Through the course and learning material, students will be exposed to the skills and knowledge necessary to create startups successfully.

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Fourth industrial evolution encompasses newer technologies that improve productivity. 

•This is a fast changing field

•Many of the tasks that humans perform today will be replaced by computers, robots and artificial intelligence. This will drastically improve productivity and reduce cost of goods to the consumer

•It is influenced by innovative technology companies that disrupt everyday life with new technologies that are:

•either successful or fail.

•Successful technologies often get disrupted by even newer technologies.

Fourth industrial evolution encompasses newer technologies that will improve productivity.  This is a fast changing field and by the time this module is published it will already be outdated.  Many of the tasks that humans perform today will be replaced by computers, robots and artificial intelligence. This will drastically improve productivity and reduce cost of goods to the consumer.

The Fourth Industrial revolution is influenced by innovative technology companies that disrupt everyday life with new technologies that are either successful or fail. Successful technologies often get disrupted by even newer technologies.

The aim of this module is to sensitize students to the impact newer technologies will have on management and the workplace in general.

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This course is designed to teach the theoretical aspects of strategy making to achieve consistent corporate growth and smart business decision making.  Study internal corporate resources and capabilities and external environment to direct the strategy formation. Explore the concept of competitive advantage, and types of corporate strategies as important options in strategic decision making. 

This aim of this course is to provide students in understanding various tactics in forming and applying strategy in the corporate environment. Internal and external strategies will be explored, ranged from understanding corporate strengths and weaknesses in improving short-term performances to corporate diversification and integration. Provide an opportunity to gain an in-depth theoretical knowledge in considering strategic approaches in decision making, especially in the environment of intense competition or change in the market environment. Develop strategies and monitor strategy implementation, a central aspect in performing the role of a leader. 

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This course is designed primarily for postgraduate students who may not be familiar with linear regression models. Essentially, the course helps the students to develop a working knowledge of linear regression models and their applications to finance. The course will cover a range of topics from simple and multiple linear regression methods including hypothesis testing and statistical inferences for decision making purpose.

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Ciência de dados, análise de dados, aprendizado de máquina, inteligência artificial, inteligência de negócios, economia do conhecimento... Há muitas discussões sobre como as organizações precisam analisar continuamente os dados e tomar decisões bem orientadas para serem competitivas. Na essência desse processo de tomada de decisão, existe o campo da estatística e da pesquisa operacional.

Este módulo visa preparar o aluno para utilizar de forma crítica a inferência estatística em gestão.

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The course will explore theories, techniques, and psychological behaviors that will make a person a successful leader, in the current age of high technological complexity, that demand to face challenges and continuous skills development, and to be able to inspire, motivate, and lead others. Ethical and strategic leadership will also be explored beside core leadership required practices.

This course is designed to study the role of leadership in organizations, in particular, the effectiveness characteristics of a leader. Leadership tactics will be explored in the form of behavioral, adaptive, and position power. Explore the attributes of building self-confidence, managing control, directing, and producing results using various leadership theories. External influences to leadership such as industry evolution and strategic change will also be studied. An important area of natural advantages, leader traits and skills, will be examined as a pre-requisite to be a leader. Also, to explore other types of leadership, ethical, servant, spiritual, authentic, and cross-cultural.   

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This course will assist students to understand the concepts, techniques, and writing  research report or thesis for the graduate or post-graduate degree or any corporate research project requirement. Students will journey the research phases and will learn the research requirements and research adoptions, in particular, research paradigms, methods, and processes. The end goal of this course is to equip  students to conduct research scientifically using various research tools and approaches and motivate to become a good researcher.  

This course aim to provide students to understand how to conduct quality and discipline research. Experience the journey of research phases and learning the principles and scientific techniques applied in various types of researches. Develop research writing and ethical skills through complying thesis research writing policies and procedures. 

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Es un curso de la tecnología a distancia empleando elementos tecnológicos avanzados para el aprendizaje autogestionado, que combina elementos técnicos y técnicos requeridos para la gestión de proyectos, desde una visión gerencial estratégica. En él los participantes, una vez recibimos los conocimientos técnicos realizados en una investigación sobre las experiencias reales de proyectos en la Organización a la cual están vinculados, e irán afectados durante el curso un Plan de un Proyecto significativo concreto, abordado con un enfoque metodológico sistemático estratégico. El proceso teórico - práctico del curso, pone al estudiante en capacidad de desarrollar progresivamente en el complejo campo de la gerencia de Proyectos exitosos.

El presente curso se ha diseñado con el objeto de empoderar a los estudiantes en el conocimiento y el dominio de herramientas prácticas y sustentos teóricos de vanguardia, para formulario, evaluación supervisora ​​de proyectos empresariales y de distintas índolos, con una visión estratégica que les permite transitar por las diferentes etapas de los procesos involucrados durante la iniciación, planificación, ejecución y control del proyecto de acuerdo a la metodología empleada.

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Es un curso de la modalidad a distancia, empleando avanzados elementos tecnológicos para el aprendizaje autogestionado, que combina elementos teóricos y prácticos requeridos para elaboración de planes estratégicos y la acción gerencial previa a su realización, así como su ejecución y control. En orden de ideas los participantes, una vez obtenidos los conocimientos teóricos realizarán la elaboración y formulación de los elementos que comprenden el proceso de planificación estratégica, desde la perspectiva de casos reales. 

El presente curso se ha diseñado con el objeto de empoderar a los estudiantes en el conocimiento y dominio de los sustentos teóricos de vanguardia, para realizar un correcto análisis ambiental que les permita el empleo adecuado de herramientas gerenciales en la  elaboración de  planes extratégicos,  que conduzcan a la organización al alcance de una posición competitiva sustentable, a través del análisis crítico de estudios de caso y situaciones reales.

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Es un curso de la modalidad a distancia, empleando avanzados elementos tecnológicos para el aprendizaje autogestionado donde se explora el papel de la Gerencia de Operaciones en el Sistema Gerencial Total, desde una perspectiva estratégica, que implica el proceso de diagnóstico de la producción y  establecimiento de los eslabones logísticos que permiten colocar el producto en manos del cliente, atendiendo a las necesidades de éste y la organización.

El presente curso se ha diseñado con el objeto de empoderar a los estudiantes en el conocimiento y dominiode herramientas prácticas y sustentos teóricos de vanguardia, que les permita realizar un análisis crítico y elaborar planes, con visión estratégica de los procesos que utilizan en las organizaciones de categoría mundial, en el diseño, planificación  y control de sus estructuras y procesos operativos, desde una perspectiva sistémica-compleja con visión estratégica.

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This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to gain an in-depth theoretical knowledge and critical understanding of consumer behavior in the marketing studies.

Students  will be able to develop advanced consumer management skills through critical analysis of business and markets

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This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to gain an in-depth theoretical knowledge and critical understanding of project management. 

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Este módulo tiene como objetivo que los participantes adquieran conocimientos sobre los aspectos y buenas practicas relacionados con la Gestión de Proyectos. Este proceso involucra la asignación e integración óptima de recursos y capacidades empresariales de forma que los mismos garanticen el éxito de los proyectos emprendidos en el marco de una visión estratégica de negocio. 

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El módulo ofrece una visión completa e introductoria de los temas más importantes que un gerente debe conocer, en relación a la dirección, gestión y toma de decisiones dentro de una organización empresarial, en el actual contexto global.

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Corporate Governance (CG) is a course designed for MBA students dealing with the governance of corporations as a particular form of firms and organizations

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This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to gain an in-depth theoretical knowledge and critical understanding of the European lobbying environment. Departing from the idea that lobbying has become an integral part of a holistic, effective business strategy (Baron, 1995), we will take a look at the nature of lobbying in Europe in general, and the legal frameworks of lobbying at EU institutions particularly. The course will introduce the student to the origins of the lobbying culture, the motivations and strategies of lobbying, the main opportunity networks of lobbying in Europe, and the various groups and venues of lobbying in the European Union. 

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Mergers and Acquisitions, “big boys” strategic games in action, will examine the processes involve and techniques apply in conducting due diligence in unique quantitative and qualitative perspectives encompassing wide range of areas from acquisition search to complex specialist valuations to negotiating deal. Accordingly, merger or acquisition team becomes the advisory role to senior management and board in strategic decision making.

This course is designed to study another approach in strategy making to enhance corporate growth, merger and acquisitions. Students will be introduced the deeper dimension of due diligence in merger consideration, in particular, the system of quantitative and qualitative analyses, valuation of the company, making deal design, and negotiating and communicating the deal with different parties. Develop analytical frameworks and perform analyses on the strengths and weaknesses of the parties involved in merger and the expected increase in shareholders’ value. Learn various methods in asset valuation to form merger value. Study rationales of merger from the results of due diligence. Learn the management communication system to the board on recommending merger. 

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Data Science, Data Analytics, Machine learning, Artificial intelligence, Business Intelligence, knowledge economy... There are a lot of discussions about how organizations need to continually analyse data and make well-guided decisions to be competitive. In the essence of this decision-making process, there is the field of statistics and operational research.

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This course assumes no prior knowledge of advanced mathematics. It provides you the opportunity to practice your skills and improve your confidence in business life.

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The course is a detailed finance and financial management initiative. It covers the foundations of finance, intermediate finance, and advanced financial management concepts.

The course will prepare learners to be critical thinkers by igniting their curiosity to gain in-depth knowledge of the learning outcomes; where their critical reasoning ability will develop and be able to apply the knowledge and skills acquired to innovate and solve practical leadership problems when managing and controlling finance in such a way that the world will be a better place.

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The course is for learners to understand elements of financial accounting, and be able to analyze the financial statements of persons, businesses, not-for-profit, and government organizations; to make inform decisions on success of the organizations. 

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This is the main course introducing students to the world of business Management and its constituents. Students are advised to take this course first because, without a fundamental understanding of the business environment's scope, it will be hard to cope with changes and challenges in future. 

Successful businesses are those that understand that they do not operate in a vacuum and will need the cooperation of other stakeholders to succeed. This course is designed to provide students with the in-depth theoretical knowledge and critical understanding of what constitutes a business’ internal and external environment, dissecting these elements and examining the impact of each of them on operational success. Greater emphasis will be placed on how to react to environmental changes and tactically and conveniently adapt without   losing business as the 21st century business environment keeps changing.

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Marketing is one of the biggest and most important departments in an organisation. Without sales, there will be no revenue to cover expenses, wages, procurement, etc. However, consumers are dynamic in their purchasing motivations and patterns and it needs a knowledgeable and skilful marketer to understand what affects the willingness and ability to buy a product for a business to survive and grow. This module equips students with all the relevant theoretical and practical aspects of the Marketing Process.

This is one of  the most important functions of any business as it is the main source of revenue. This course helps students with advanced marketing skills, from designing the right product to charging the right price, selecting the right distribution channel down to the contemporary issues affecting modern-day marketing.

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Every Business has a core business for which it was founded. This may be a product or service that must be exchanged for money to be reinvested into the production process, settle obligations and bring returns of some sorts to their owners. This course helps you understand what to manufacture, how, when, etc in a way that sustains the business and its various stakeholders in an around it.

Production is evolving these days as the types of products can now range from anything like electronic, physical and virtual services, requiring a contemporary approach to the department that actually makes the company’s merchandise available for the final consumer. This requires us to dig deeper into the nature of the previously-known-as-production department, analysing its environment, focus, how to optimise its functions and simplify its decision making so that it keeps a continuous supply of the right goods at the right time for the business.

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One of the most important tasks of a manager is making decisions for and on behalf of an organisation. This requires knowledge of the proper and accurate financial position of the business. Accounting is the process of gathering and recording financial information that helps managers and various business stakeholders to make viable financial decisions for the business. While this course does not intend to make you an accountant, you should, however, understand the duties performed by these professionals in order to be able to supervise them better and use their reports more productively.

Accounting is the standard way of measuring business progress, quantifying amounts received and spent in the organisation. A manager, however, needs to know not only how to these transactions are recorded but how to use them in making current and future decisions proactively. This course helps students understand everything from the basic Concepts of Accounting and the Management aspect of the discipline, focusing more on the oversight and analysis duties the manager has over the Accounting department.

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Information technology is at the centre of the growth, survival and profitabilty of many businesses today and it has become a necessary management skill. While many managers concentrate on leadership skills, trends have recently shown that those who understand the process of designing and modifying IT infrastructure to respond to environmental changes are the most successful nowadays.

Businesses nowadays have to adapt and avoid relying on only one type of product and production method. As times are changing and the environment is evolving, they, at one point or another, have to learn to produce different goods for different clients and this calls for proper management of temporary endeavours (named projects) and flexibly adjust their software to align with constantly changing consumer demands. This course aims to equip students with IT project planning, evaluation and exectuion skills to help them handle any scale of production at any given time in a const effective, time-conscious and profitable manner. 

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