...Instructions: Download this document to your computer before filling it out. All of the gray boxes below should be appropriately filled in and the document saved again before submitting to the Unit 4 dropbox. Paragraph Writing Paragraph #1: Purpose: Describe Write a complete paragraph about a person who has influenced you in positive ways. Focus on at least one way in which this person has made an important impact upon you. Use specific ideas and examples to illustrate your points and make sure to refer to the Paragraph Structure chart located at the end of the Unit 4 Reading. Include a topic sentence, supporting details and a conclusion (minimum 5 complete sentences). There have been many people who have influenced various aspects of my life and career; based on their values, characteristics and commitment. Out of all the people that I’ve encountered, the person that stands out the most, who has influenced me in a positive way; has been my first “Supervisor”. In the five years that I have known and reported to her, she helped me to enhance my attributes in financial reporting within the healthcare company we worked for. One of my responsibilities was to analyze the finances and report them to senior management. During my tenure with my supervisor; she taught me how to navigate and understand the process of the financial reporting within the healthcare company, relative to our work. Nonetheless, with this new knowledge and understanding; my reporting...
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...ACADEMIC GUIDELINES www.ibs.utm.my ACADEMIC GUIDELINES CONTENTS ITEM PAGE Overview / Background of UTM 4 Philosophy of UTM 4 Vision of UTM 4 Mission of UTM 4 Motto of UTM 4 International Business School (IBS) In Brief 5 Vision of UTM IBS 5 Mission of UTM IBS 5 Core Values 5 Client Charter 6 UTM IBS Organization Chart 7 Postgraduate Administrator 8 Graduate Faculty 9 Enrolment and Duration Of Studies 13 Change of Program Of Study, Type of Registration, And Mode of Study 13 Withdrawal (TD) of a Course 14 Attendance 14 Academic Load 14 Credit Exemption and Transfer 15 Grading System 16 Academic Standing 17 Deferment, Suspension and Termination 18 2 ACADEMIC GUIDELINES ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA) 20 21 Introduction MBA Course Structure Programme Specifications and Learning Outcomes 23 Course Synopsis 26 21 DOCTOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (DBA) Programme Specifications and Learning Outcomes DBA Course Structure 38 41 OTHER INFORMATION REFERENCES UTM IBS Postgraduate Student Society (PGSS) 42 43 3 ACADEMIC GUIDELINES OVERVIEW / BACKGROUND OF UTM The main campus of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) is located in a strategic area of 1,177 hectares in the Iskandar Development Region, Johor.UTM has another campus known as the UTM Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Semarak with an area of 18 hectares. The history of UTM began in 1904 as a Treacher Techical School and was later...
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...STRATEGIC PLAN (20142019) School of Business and EconomicsMoi University The global business school of choice; excellent in education, research and innovation Submitted by: NAME: KIMANI ABRAHAM KAMAU REGISTRATION NUMBER: BBM/2614/12 COURSE: Business Policy& Strategy (BBM 472) INSTRUCTOR: DR. MUGAMBI 12/24/2013 Contents LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES .................................................................................................................. 3 TABLES ................................................................................................................................................ 3 FIGURES .............................................................................................................................................. 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................. 4 VISION..................................................................................................................................................... 5 MISSION .................................................................................................................................................. 5 CORE VALUES .......................................................................................................................................... 5 CHAPTER ONE ...............................................................................
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...froM the DeAn Welcome to Melbourne Business School’s new Executive MBA. This new program complements our long-running Senior Executive MBA, which for more than 20 years has been equipping senior executives with the tools and skills to lead organisations. Our graduates can be found in the executive ranks of sectors from banking, mining, health and government to the law. Our aim is to educate ambitious, highly-skilled business executives who can lead organisations effectively and responsibly. The challenges organisations face are profound: being globally competitive, motivating people to exceptional levels of performance, and creating a climate of innovation. Our new EMBA is a globally-oriented program designed for busy professionals with at least five years’ management experience. The modular format—formal class time of four days a month including a weekend, over 18 months —is designed around the life circumstances of busy professionals who juggle demanding work and family responsibilities. A Melbourne Business School Executive MBA is synonymous with excellence. Our international faculty publish in top academic journals, bringing you original, generalisable research insights, and they bring to the classroom active business and consulting experience. As an MBA school majority-owned by the business community, you’ll experience business relevance in every aspect of the program. You will broaden your repertoire of responses to challenging business problems, and develop your interpersonal...
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...Neal South University BENEFITS OF CRITICAL THINKING Abstract This paper explores the benefits of thinking critically in the academic or educational setting, professional workplace, and everyday life. Each was examined to showcase the benefits of critical thinking. Research found that applying Six Sigmas, 5 “Whys” and Critical thinking together, business professionals are able to effectively examine and evaluate participants thoughts, sharing’s and ideas to collectively establish working principles. Six Sigma and the “5 Whys” is an approach used by mangers to conduct “root cause analysis” in business process...
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...opportunities by anticipating and training for the rapid changes that lie ahead. The Plan emphasises our commitment to excellence in research and professional education. We have strong professional schools and we take the leading professional schools in North America as models for our future development to nurture a new breed of professionals to excel and lead in our fast changing global environment. City University of Hong Kong is a vibrant university located at the centre of Hong Kong, one of the most dynamic and cosmopolitan cities in the world. The University prides itself on its close relations with the City. It has a strong sense of social awareness and of its responsibilities to the young people of Hong Kong in providing them with a strong foundation for their future endeavours. Complementing this close relationship with the City is the University’s global perspective and global connectivity reflected in both its educational and research activities. It has established itself as a leading international university and is well placed in all the international ranking tables. The future of Hong Kong lies in identifying and establishing new niche areas and fostering new industries which will complement and respond to developments in the Mainland and the Region. Our learning and research strategies in the Plan reflect this fact. The professional education of our students and the resulting skills they develop are essential in meeting these demands. We believe...
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...Summary of “Writing for Exams” This chapter focuses on the professional exams, including the criteria used to test candidates’ mastery of effective writing. The chapter discusses CPA and CMA exams and how we can become effective in the writing sections of these exams. This chapter also provides us tips for preparing and taking the professional exams. Writing for CPA Exam Since 2013, three tasks requiring written responses have been include in the Business Environment Concepts BEC section of the CPA exam. Each of these questions require specific format, usually that of a typical business documents such as memo or letter. The specific writing skills tested on the CPA exam include the following: * Organization * Development * Expression The AICPA has identified problem solving skills, among others, as important for success on the CPA exam. In the exam, candidates should be able to * Apply professional skepticism * Identify and solve unstructured problems * Develop reasonable hypothesis to solve a problem * Develop creative ways of thinking about situation * Develop logical conclusion through the use of inductive and deductive reasoning Writing for CMA Exam Writing skills and critical thinking skills are also essential for success on the CMA exam. CMA exam evaluate a candidate’s ability to analyze, evaluate and communicate, as well as candidate’s mastery of accounting concepts and technical skills. In addition the following writing skills are evaluated in...
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...Professional Development Plan Student: Phanuel R. Mubamba, phanuel.mubamba@waldenu.edu Student ID # A00262074 DDBA 8005-6 Foundations for Doctoral Business Administration Studies Program: Doctor of Business Administration Specialization: Entrepreneurship Walden University September 19, 2010 Professional Development Plan Professional Development Plan (PDP) is a short planning document that examines my current Continuing Professional Development (CPD) needs, looks at how these might be met and lists objectives for the future. It helps to structure and focus my training needs and should address the following points: • Where am I now? • Where am I going? • How am I going to get there? (http://www.ciht.org.uk/en/education--training/continuing-professional-development/professional-development-plan.cfm). Nowadays, with significant changes in government policies and priorities affecting our industry and profession, the need for training to ensure that our skills are up to date and ready to meet these challenges is ever more important (http://www.ciht.org.uk/en/education--training/continuing-professional-development/professional-development-plan.cfm). The planning process for writing a PDP ensures that educators remain deeply committed to professional growth and will keep places that motivate and engage all students. Writing a PDP allows the educator to direct his or her own professional growth and determine how...
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...Business Application Report: University of Toronto and UTSC I. Introduction Established in 1827, the University of Toronto ranks amongst the top 20 universities1 across North America in the field of academic research and teaching. With over 82,000 students, over 17,000 faculty and staff across three campuses, and an operating budget of $1.8billion2, UofT has a significant capacity to impact the future of higher education and academic research. II. Institutional Mission3 The University of Toronto is committed to being an internationally significant research university, with undergraduate, graduate and professional programs of excellent quality. Uof T’s mission statement identifies key components: * Purpose – UofT exists to provide undergraduate, graduate and professional programs, and do research. * Vision – Uof T sees itself as an internationally significant research university * Core Values – Freedom of speech , academic freedom, freedom of research, critical thinking, equity and diversity are core values that make quality programs and commendable research achievements possible. I do not feel that UofT’s mission statement should be revised in any way as it incorporates all components of an effective mission statement according to the Lindsay article. III. Institutional Strategy UofT’s mission statement and statement of institutional purpose provide an overarching perspective to the Institution’s activities and drive its strategic planning process...
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...AEROSPACE MBA Syllabus & Curriculum 2015-2016 Contact: Phone: +33 5 61 29 48 64 Fax: +33 5 61 29 48 07 E-mail: aerospace.mba@tbs-education.fr TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome to the Toulouse Business School Aerospace MBA program 3 The pedagogical philosophy 4 The general structure of the Aerospace MBA 4 Assessment guidelines 7 Team Building Seminar and Leadership Development 10 Core Management 14 Process Workshops 23 Electives 34 Corporate mission project / Professional thesis 35 Academic team 37 Administrative and Management Team 39 Appendix I: Details on Multicultural Team Project 40 Appendix II: Details on Corporate mission project / Professional thesis 41 2 Welcome to the Toulouse Business School Aerospace MBA Program Preamble The Aerospace MBA is a post-experience degree seen as a career accelerator or a means to make a career shift after a minimum of 3 years’ professional experience. This MBA is a generalist degree in business administration with a broadening management program linked to the Aerospace sector and environment. The Aerospace MBA has a minimum length of one year of full-time or 2 years of part time study in the wonderful city of Toulouse. The Aerospace MBA will require a significant amount of classroom study or structured contact. In all, the program requires a minimum of 1800 hours of personal work. This MBA program is intellectually demanding...
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...AEROSPACE MBA Syllabus & Curriculum 2015-2016 Contact: Phone: +33 5 61 29 48 64 Fax: +33 5 61 29 48 07 E-mail: aerospace.mba@tbs-education.fr TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome to the Toulouse Business School Aerospace MBA program 3 The pedagogical philosophy 4 The general structure of the Aerospace MBA 4 Assessment guidelines 7 Team Building Seminar and Leadership Development 10 Core Management 14 Process Workshops 23 Electives 34 Corporate mission project / Professional thesis 35 Academic team 37 Administrative and Management Team 39 Appendix I: Details on Multicultural Team Project 40 Appendix II: Details on Corporate mission project / Professional thesis 41 2 Welcome to the Toulouse Business School Aerospace MBA Program Preamble The Aerospace MBA is a post-experience degree seen as a career accelerator or a means to make a career shift after a minimum of 3 years’ professional experience. This MBA is a generalist degree in business administration with a broadening management program linked to the Aerospace sector and environment. The Aerospace MBA has a minimum length of one year of full-time or 2 years of part time study in the wonderful city of Toulouse. The Aerospace MBA will require a significant amount of classroom study or structured contact. In all, the program requires a minimum of 1800 hours of personal work. This MBA program is intellectually demanding...
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...CS113 Academic Strategies for the Business Professional Unit 1 Scavenger Hunt Assignment ------------------------------------------------- Full Name: Two-digit Section #: ------------------------------------------------- Instructions: Download this document to your computer and save it (use “save as”), adding your name to the new file name before filling it out. All of the gray boxes above and below should be appropriately filled in and the document saved again before submitting to the Unit 1 dropbox. ------------------------------------------------- The name of this course is Academic Strategies for the Business Professional and is referred to as Course CS113. There are several sections for this same course with different students enrolled in each section. What is the specific section of the course you are enrolled in? Hint: Your complete course name includes CS113 and the two-digit section number that follows. This can be found in your course syllabus. Example: CS113-99. Two-digit section number: 08 ------------------------------------------------- Course Home Hint: Look in the upper, far left-hand corner of your main course page for this important area. Select the Course Home tab to view the complete list of tabs located in this area and then list the first tab located in the Course Home area: Syllabus ------------------------------------------------- Academic Tools...
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...- COURSEWORK 8 TASK BRIEF 2 - COURSEWORK 9 Presentation Assessment Criteria Task 1 11 Assessment Decision - Task 1 -Presentation 15 Assessment Decision - Task 2 - Company Report 16 TASK BRIEF 3 - EXAMINATION 17 What’s This Module About? This module is here to help you better understand how business organisations work. It will help you to consider why certain companies or organizations in your chosen sector are successful and some are not. Whilst it will not give you a crystal ball it will hopefully give you a forward looking perspective on your chosen industry and many of its major companies This module will also allow you to integrate the wealth of knowledge you have gained throughout your course. Strategy is manifest in all the functional activities of the company i.e. marketing, operations, human resource management and finance and at many different levels of the company from the Board of Directors down to Heads of Department. Strategic decision making occurs in all types and sizes of organisation from large multi national to small businesses, so whichever your choice of career after University this module will help understand an organisation’s strategy in terms of its content, context and process. Therefore in your future managerial career you will undoubtedly use the skills and knowledge gained from this element of your degree course. The module team hopes...
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...Module Guide 2015-16 Module Title – Strategic leadership in a changing world Module Code – 6BUS1059 Academic Year – 2015/16 Semester - AB Module Leader – Keith Seed Contents: 1 Contact details for the module leaders (and teaching team) NameK.SeedS CullifordV. AminP.Mason | RoomM248 | Phone 01707-28400 ext 5589 | EmailK.Seed@herts.ac.uks.culliford@herts.ac.ukV.1.Amin@herts.ac.ukP.Mason3@herts.ac.uk | Office & Feedback hours. The module leader has two office hours per week commencing 5th October 2015. Keith Seed’s office hours are Monday 2.30pm-3.30pm and Friday 2.30pm-3.30pm. | 2a Module aims Appreciate a range of issues and challenges confronting strategic leaders of public, private and third sector organisations in a turbulent global environment. 2b Learning Outcomes Knowledge and understanding Successful students will typically have a knowledge and understanding of: 1. the risks and opportunities confronting strategic leaders in a changing world; 2. the challenges facing organisations in times of economic growth and recession; 3. theoretical approaches to the evaluation of an organisation's strategic position, choices and implementation of options for change; 4. the distinctions between differing change contexts and styles of leadership. Skills and attributes Successful students will typically be able to: 5. research, diagnose and analyse a complex range of strategic problems 6. critically evaluate strategic concepts...
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...CS113: Academic Strategies for the Business Professional Unit 1 Scavenger Hunt Assignment Full Name: Renee Barley Two-digit Section #: 02 Instructions: Download this document to your computer and save it (use “save as”), adding your name to the new file name before filling it out. All of the gray boxes above and below should be appropriately filled in and the document saved again before submitting to the Unit 1 Assignment Dropbox. The name of this course is CS113: Academic Strategies for the Business Professional. There are several sections for this same course with different students enrolled in each section. Each section is designated with a two-digit number. What is the specific section of the course you are enrolled in? Hint: Your complete course name includes CS113 and the two-digit section number that follows. This can be found in your course syllabus. Example: CS113-99. Two-digit section number: 02 Course Home Hint: Look in the upper, far left-hand corner of your main course page for this important area. Select the Course Home tab to view the complete list of hyperlinks located in this area and then list the first hyperlink located directly below the Course Home tab: Syallbus Academic Tools Hint: Look across the tabs at the top of each Unit Home page for this important page. Name the first three links on the left side of the Academic Tools page: Course...
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