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College/Department: College of Administrative and Financial Sciences Date of Effectivity 16 September 2012

MBA PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION 2015-2016 of 13

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1. Teaching Institution AMA International University - Bahrain

2. University Department College of Administrative and Financial Sciences (CAFS)

3. Programme Title Master of Business Administration (MBA)

4. Title of Final Award Master of Business Administration

5. Modes of Attendance offered

Actual classroom learning-interactive

6. Accreditation European Council for Business Education (ECBE)

7. Other external influences Local External Influence / Reference Ministry of Education (MOE), Higher Education Council (HEC) National Quality Assurance for Education and Training (QQA)

International External Influence / Reference

European Council for Business Education (ECBE) Graduate Standards QAA-UK Subject Benchmark Statement for MBA AACSB General Business Master’s Degree Programmes Bologna Framework

8. Date of production/revision of this specification

September 01, 2015

9. Aims of the Programme

The MBA Programme is an advanced business education which provides learning experience that incorporates functional areas in Accounting, Finance, Marketing and Management to become effective managers and leaders of business organizations in a globally competitive and complex business environment. Upon completion of the programme, MBA graduates, one (1) to three (3) years after graduation, will be able to :

1) Practice effectively as management professionals by demonstrating competency in Accounting, Finance, Marketing and Management, and applying critical thinking, analysis and problem-solving skills to develop, implement, and evaluate solutions in complex business problems requiring interdisciplinary and global perspectives; and

2) Promote high ethical standards and professionalism by evaluating the moral, social, and

environmental implications of managerial decisions and understanding the relationship between business organizations and other societal institutions

10. Learning Outcomes, Teaching, Learning and Assessment Methods

A. Knowledge and Understanding Skills

Upon successful completion of the programme, the student will be able to: A1. Demonstrate relevant knowledge and understanding of the key functional areas of business

(Accounting, Finance, Marketing and Management ); and, A2. Develop understanding of globalization and its significance on decision-making process.

B. Course-Specific Skills

Upon successful completion of the programme, the student will be able to:


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B1. Respond to, and lead change by applying intellectual breadth in business administration; and, B2. Formulate business policies for various functional areas to solve practical decision-making problems,

using various management techniques.

C. Thinking Skills

Upon successful completion of the programme, the student will be able to: C1. Investigate tools and models which deliver more efficient decision-making process in spite of the

absence of some data and information; and, C2. Integrate research and practice into business and management concepts by applying appropriate

methodologies.

D. General and Transferable Skills (other skills relevant to employability and personal development)

Upon successful completion of the programme, the student will be able to: D1. Lead cooperative activities, present ideas and decisions through the proper use of oral and written

communication; and, D2. Pursue life-long learning and promote ethical and professional behavior.

Teaching and Learning Methods

Lecture-Discussion. Lectures and discussions are used to enforce student acquisition of high level knowledge. The lecture explains in-depth the advanced concepts of the course to allow students to use the study time more effectively. The focus of the lecture is to guide, explain and facilitate discussions from among the students in the class rather than to transmit facts which can be read from the recommended textbooks or reading materials.

Seminars. Seminars complement the lectures. These are interactive sessions conducted by students. It is designed to give students opportunity to test their understanding of the materials covered in the lectures.

Case Study / Problem-solving. These allow students to apply the concepts, methodologies, research-based analysis and business-related tools in order to analyze and solve. The case study serves as a supplement to the theoretical knowledge imparted during the lecture component of the class.

Workshop / Group Work / Assignments / Simulations / Role Play. These learning methodologies involve students working in small groups and encourages group learning. The methodologies provide opportunities for independent learning, creative and reflective thinking, debate and discussions amongst members of the group to provide an opportunity for students to develop depth and breadth in the understanding of the course.

Research and Presentation. This learning methodology develops the students’ research skills and presentation skills. It provides an opportunity for critical thinking and broadens the theoretical knowledge in the lecture component of the class.

Company visit. Students are exposed to the actual work environment to create a realistic situations and learn the lessons by observing the workplace or actually doing the job.

Assessment Methods

Assessment is done independently for each course. Variety of assessment tools will be used to assess achievement of intended learning outcomes including but not limited to: major exams, assignments, case analysis and presentations, including research projects.


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11. Programme Structure

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA) CURRICULUM PLAN EFFECTIVE SY 2015-16

PRE-MBA COURSES (required for Non BA graduates)

CourseCode CourseTitle Units

PMBA621 Introduction to Management

3

PMBA622 Quantitative Methods for Business

3

PMBA623 Survey of Economics

3

PMBA624 Financial Accounting 3

TotalUnits 12

CORE COURSES (21 units) FIRST YEAR - FIRST TRIMESTER


CMBA721 Research Methods in Business 3

CMBA722 Managerial Accounting 3

CMBA723 Marketing Management 3

CMBA724 Management Statistics 3

TotalUnits 12

FIRST YEAR - SECOND TRIMESTER


CMBA725 Operations and Supply Chain Management 3

CMBA726 Managerial Finance

3

CMBA727 Strategic Management 3

TotalUnits 9

(All CORE Courses are pre-requisites to any electives)


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ELECTIVE COURSES (9 units)

FIRST YEAR - THIRD TRIMESTER


MBAH728 Human Resource Management 3

MBAH729 Corporate Performance Management 3

MBAH730 Training and Development 3

MBAE731 Entrepreneurial Management 3

MBAE732 International Trade and Investment 3

MBAE733 Service Marketing 3

MBAF734 Islamic Monetary & Banking System 3

MBAF735 Islamic Banking Operations 3

MBAF736 Islamic Microfinance 3

MBAP737 Advanced Program Management 3

MBAP738 Project Cost and Risk Management 3

MBAP739 Project Management Systems 3

SECOND YEAR - FIRST TRIMESTER


MBAC740 Cognate 1 3

MBAC741 Cognate 2 3

SECOND YEAR - SECOND TRIMESTER

Course Code Course Title Units

MBAT800 Thesis Writing (to be completed in two trimesters

minimum)

6

COGNATE COURSES & CAPSTONE (12 units)


MBAC Cognate 1 (Business Law) 3

MBAC Cognate 2 (Total Quality Management) 3

MBAC Cognate 3 (Organizational Change and Development) 3


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MBAC Cognate 4 (Corporate Governance and Ethics) 3

MBAC Cognate 5 (Management Information Systems) 3

MBAC Cognate 6 (Managerial Economics) 3

TOTAL UNITS: 42


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12. Awards and Credits

Degree/ Certificate Awarded Master’s Degree

Total Units for Degree 42

Total Trimesters Completed 6

13. Personal Development Planning

1. Conduct in-house trainings and seminars related to all functional areas of management, and the current trends and updates in the business industry;

2. Send faculty members to local and international conferences, seminars and trainings related to their fields of specialization;

3. Support faculty members to conduct research projects aligned to college research thrusts and priorities;

4. Establish partnerships and linkages where research collaborations can be made; and 5. Encourage research publication and dissemination through participation in international research

conferences and fora.

14. Admission Criteria

Graduate Applicants:

Acceptance to the programme depends on the following criteria: Graduate applicants should have a Bachelor’s Degree, with a minimum CGPA of 2.75.

For business graduate with a CGPA equivalent to at least 2.25 (B-) and obtain a minimum score of 80 in OOPT (Oxford Online Placement Test), the applicant proceeds to CORE courses; otherwise, he shall register in Pre-MBA courses;

For business graduates with a CGPA beyond 2.25 (B-) and all non-business graduates, they are required to register in pre MBA courses;

Applicants shall submit a certificate of at least two-year work experience and two (2) recommendation letters. They may be excluded from the requirement of obtaining experience, if the student attained a GPA of at least “Very Good” or its equivalent.

Any applicant can also presents the following results for exemption in taking the placement test: GMAT of 580, GRE of 150, TOEFL score of at least 550 (80iBT) or IELTS score of 6.0; and,

And, they shall pass the personal interview conducted by the Committee.

15. Key Resources of information about the programme

1. Included in the College Catalogue 2. Uploaded on the AMAIUB website


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16. Curriculum Skills Map

Programme Learning Outcomes

Course Code

Course Title

Pre-MBA (P) Core (C)

Specialization (S)

Knowledge and Understanding

Subjects-specific

Skills

Thinking Skills

General and Transferable

A 1

A 2

B1

B2

C1

C2

D1

D 2

CORE COURSES

CMBA721 Research

Methods in Business

C √ √ √ √

CMBA722 Managerial

Accounting C √ √ √ √ √ √

√ √

CMBA723 Marketing

Management C √ √ √ √ √ √

√ √

CMBA724 Management

Statistics C √ √

√ √

CMBA725 Operations and

Supply Chain Management

C √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

CMBA726 Managerial

Finance C √ √ √

√

√

√

√ √

√ √

CMBA727 Strategic

Management C √ √ √ √ √ √

√ √

Track in HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (electives)

MBAH728 Human Resource

Management S √ √ √ √ √ √

MBAH729 Corporate

Performance Management

S √ √ √ √

MBAH730 Training and

Development S √ √ √ √ √ √

Track in ENTREPRENEURSHIP (electives)

MBAE731 Entrepreneurial

Management S √ √ √ √ √ √

MBAE732 International

Trade and Investment

S √ √ √ √ √ √ √

MBAE733 Service

Marketing S √ √ √ √ √ √

Track in ISLAMIC FINANCE (electives)


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MBAF734 Islamic Monetary

& Banking System S √ √ √ √ √ √ √

MBAF735 Islamic Banking

Operations S √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

MBAF736 Islamic

Microfinance S √ √ √ √ √ √ √

Track in PROJECT MANAGEMENT (electives)

MBAP737 Advanced

Program Management

S √ √ √ √ √ √

MBAP738 Project Cost and

Risk Management S √ √ √ √ √ √ √

MBAP739 Project

Management Systems

S √ √ √ √ √ √ √

COGNATE COURSES

MBAC Cognate 1

(Business Law and Ethics)

C √ √ √ √ √ √

MBAC Cognate 2 (Total

Quality Management)

C √ √ √ √ √ √ √

MBAC

Cognate 3 (Organizational Change and Development)

C √ √ √ √ √ √ √

MBAC

Cognate 4 (Corporate Governance and Ethics)

C √ √ √ √ √ √

MBAC

Cognate 5 (Management Information Systems)

C √ √ √ √ √ √ √

MBAC Cognate 6

(Managerial Economics)

C √ √ √ √ √ √ √

CAPSTONE COURSE

MBAT800 Thesis Writing (to

be completed in two trimesters)

C √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

Course Description


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Course Code Course Title Lec Hrs Lab Hrs Units

PMBA621 Introduction to Management 3 0 3

This course deals with the study of principles and foundations of management and organizations. The course covers management activities when dealing with strategic management and decision making process, the leadership theories and provides knowledge on how to handle business environments to gain competitive advantages. It also provides awareness on the importance of team building in management environment and skills that managers need to identify and define situations, issues/or problems for a successful business environment.


PMBA622 Quantitative Methods for Business 3 0 3

The course focuses on advanced analytical methods that help executives make sound decision for complex business problems. The course presents the application of quantitative mathematical modelling to decision making in a business management context. Topics include relations of managers and numbers, calculations and equation, quadratic equations, collecting and summarizing data, and solving management problems involving uncertainty specifically with the application of network models, assignment method, and inventory models.


PMBA623 Survey of Economics 3 0 3

This course covers survey of both micro and macroeconomic concepts. Microeconomics topics include scarcity, positive and normative economics, economic problem, demand and supply mechanism, elasticity and market structure. Macroeconomics topics include national accounts, unemployment, business cycles, inflation, money, banking and monetary and fiscal policies.


PMBA624 Financial Accounting 3 0 3

This course deals with the study of the theoretical accounting framework objectives of financial

statements, accounting conventions, and generally accepted accounting principles relating to the

preparation and presentation of financial statements for the benefit of the various users of financial

statements. It covers valuation of the asset, liability, and owners' equity accounts.


CMBA721 Research Methods in Business 3 0 3

This course is concerned with research methodologies and techniques needed to prepare the graduate students to undertake a research topic in their field of specialization. This course constitutes the initial investigation on a topic of the research thesis, where the student is required to establish research methods or investigative techniques that may deal with complex, unpredictable situations concerning issues or problems.


CMBA722 Managerial Accounting 3 0 3

This course emphasizes on use of accounting data as a management tool for managerial control and decision making process. It covers critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of accounting information to extend existing knowledge and concepts in management particularly in the area of planning, controlling and decision making.



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CMBA723 Marketing Management 3 0 3

This course critically analyzes the role of comprehensive marketing plan within an organization. It focuses on the design and integration on the new marketing trends and communication of the marketing process related to key decision-making. It covers how product, price, place and promotions contribute to the marketing mix, customer value satisfaction, the international market, marketing research and marketing of service-oriented and non-profit entities. It also includes the discussion of ethical and social issues affecting marketing in variable contexts that are often complex and unpredictable.


CMBA724 Management Statistics 3 0 3

This course is designed to introduce the student to statistical methodology useful for data analysis and managerial decision-making. Emphasis will be placed on critical evaluation of a wide variety of numerical and graphical data. It covers concepts on theory of probability, theoretical probability distributions, sampling and sampling distributions, estimation, testing of hypothesis in case of large and small samples, square test, distribution and analysis of variance, simple correlation and regression, business forecasting.


CMBA725 Operations and Supply Chain Management 3 0 3

The course integrates core theories, some specialized theories, principles and concepts of operation and supply chain management in increasing the productivity of the organization. Topics include global sourcing and procurement, logistics and distribution, demand management forecasting, sales and operations planning.


CMBA726 Managerial Finance 3 0 3

The course builds the essential analytical skills of the managers of the firm and investors using financial tools and techniques. It integrates financial theories and concepts in financial management particularly on financial statement analysis, discounted cash flows, valuation of equity and bond and in assessing the risk and return on investments.


CMBA727 Strategic Management 3 0 3

This course critically analyzes, evaluates and/or synthesizes drivers of effective, innovative and sustainable business strategy in organizations in context that are often complex and not clearly aligned. It includes critical evaluation of the strategic management processes which are long-term managerial decisions and actions that shape the organization’s pursuit of competitive advantage. It covers the concepts and processes underlying environmental scanning, strategy formulation, implementation, and control.


MBAH728 Human Resource Management 3 0 3

This course critically examines the functions and roles of human resource management (HRM) in complex organizations. It investigates the process of managing people from a strategic perspective covering important areas on job analysis and design, HR planning, recruitment and selection, and strategic staffing. It enables students to design a strategic HRM plan.


MBAH729 Corporate Performance Management 3 0 3


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The course is structured from a business management perspective. It critically analyzes on the different

approaches of business, people and team within the firms and across dynamic markets. It allows students

to undertake planning and designing of an effective Performance Management System (PMS). It focuses

on strategic and general consideration for performance management system, system implementation,

employment development, reward system, legal issues and team performance management.

Course Code Lec Hrs Lab Hrs Units

MBAH730 Training and Development 3 0 3

This course deals with the complexity on undertaking personnel training and development functions in

organizations as well as advancement of competence in the areas of analysis, design, development,

implementation, evaluation, and training. It integrates large set of related activities aimed at increasing

organizational effectiveness in organizational or systems settings. Further, it provides the opportunity of

the students to examine training and development leadership, examine training and development needs,

and identify opportunities to achieve greater productivity and global competitiveness.


MBAE731 Entrepreneurial Management 3 0 3

This course is intended for entrepreneurs to plan and undertake new business ventures taking into consideration the dynamic, complex, interrelationships between financial management and business strategies. The emphasis is on the preparation of realistic, action-oriented business plan.


MBAE732 International Trade and Investment 3 0 3

The course critically examines international trade theory and policy, international finance theory and policy and quantitative analysis involving basic econometric modelling. It critically evaluates different perspectives in trade, trade patterns, trade and income distribution, FDI and immigration, trade policy instruments, multilateral trading system, trade agreements and other related-trade an investment topics.


MBAE733 Service Marketing 3 0 3

This course synthesizes complex theories with practical applications of marketing of services. It

integrates key marketing elements of service marketing, service encounter, human factor and

service quality. The course critically examines broad issues in managing service businesses,

including the nature of service products, consumer behavior in service settings, service quality

and satisfaction, and the development of a comprehensive service strategy in the context of a

dynamic and complex environment of the service provider.


MBAF734 Islamic Monetary & Banking System 3 0 3

The course synthesizes the alternative option of interest -free and other approaches used in business transactions. It focuses on the approaches on how Islamic banks lend their money to companies by issuing floating rate interest loans. It also provides an analysis of the Sharia’ah restrictions, aiming to engage in ethical investing and moral purchasing.


MBAF735 Islamic Banking Operations 3 0 3


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This course provides an analys is of the Is lamic capital market with emphasis on the approved Sharia’ah concepts and pr inc iples for the purpose of structur ing, documenting and trading of Islamic Securities such as Sukuk by using Islamic Depository Receipts (IDR) techniques.


MBAF736 Islamic Microfinance 3 0 3

The course covers various models of Islamic microfinance as a new paradigm of social enterprise in which profit and loss sharing replaces interest – bearing financing; the instruments of microfinance that are acceptable in Sharia’ah, the framework for development of integrated and inclusive Islamic microfinance. It explains about financing small and micro-enterprises in the Islamic way with a focus of poverty alleviation in Islamic societies. It also tackles the problems encountered in administering the Mudaraba microfinance just like any conventional microfinance.


MBAP737 Advanced Program Management 3 0 3

This course provides comprehensive exposure to students on advanced program planning, monitoring and review. Topics include program resource management – planning, staffing, performance evaluation, and content management covering scope change request and program impact analyses leading to program functional/technical design plan.


MBAP738 Project Cost and Risk Management 3 0 3

The course is designed to establish a framework for application of cost and risk management to significant project, and to develop student’s capability to critically select and implement appropriate cost and risk management techniques within the risk management framework.


MBAP739 Project Management Systems 3 0 3

This course provides students with different applications of the theories of project management that any project manager would need to know and understand to develop a successful project. It covers various areas, such as integration, cost, human resources, stakeholder management, scope, quality, communications, time, procurement and risk management.


MBAC Cognate 1 (Business Law and Ethics) 3 0 3

This course is designed to help students analyze the legal environment in which business operates. Topics include a general overview of the nature of business law and its relationship to business ethics, laws on business organizations, law on contracts, and negotiable instruments law. This course enables students to draft and formulate legal contracts and commercial papers.


MBAC Cognate 2 (Total Quality Management) 3 0 3

This course critically evaluates Total Quality Management (TQM) philosophies, methodologies and system of tools aimed to create and maintain mechanism of organization’s continuous improvement of processes and products. It provides opportunity to meet organizational needs and expectations integrating business concepts and social excellence towards a sustainable approach for a competitive organizations, improved efficiency, leadership, and partnership.



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MBAC Cognate 3 (Organizational Change and

Development) 3 0 3

This course deals with the advance strategic principles and functions of management and the different

skills that managers need for a successful business. It also includes the leadership patterns in the

managerial hierarchy together with the internal and external forces of an organizational change and

development. It also covers the analysis of organizational development and change management

practice and evaluation of the relevance and implications for leading sustainable change in business. In

the end, the course equips the students the necessary abilities and competencies to create and design an

organizational and strategic development plan.


MBAC Cognate 4 (Corporate Governance and Ethics) 3 0 3

The course aims at applying the underlying concepts of corporate governance, business ethics and corporate social responsibility which are relevant to the contemporary business environment. It is designed to foster deeper understanding and application of ethical influences on economic, financial, managerial and environmental aspects of business. The course further aims to enhance the ability to critically analyze ethical issues in business. This course includes the review and analysis of regulatory processes essential to have better judgment on the principles of corporate governance and ethics.


MBAC Cognate 5 (Management Information Systems) 2 2 3

The course integrates with the current Information Systems concepts and technologies. Students will learn how information systems could be used effectively at different levels of management for the purpose of decision making process. The course will cover concepts on how information system give a business or organization a competitive edge by providing technologies that help managers plan, organize, control, and lead. Includes topics such as information systems components, decision support system, e-business concepts and implementation, enterprise resource planning and common information systems used today.


MBAC Cognate 6 (Managerial Economics) 3 0 3

This course critically evaluates the firm and its goals; mathematics of demand and supply; demand and revenue analysis; demand elasticity; estimation of demand; theory and estimation of production; theory and estimation of costs; pricing and output decision under perfect and imperfect competitions; pricing in practices; case studies and managerial economics in action.


MBAT800 Thesis Writing (to be completed in two trimesters

minimum) 6 0 6

This capstone course allows students to conduct a deep and thoughtful investigation of developments in and strategies of complex global business environment that is properly-grounded on scientific methodologies. The thesis, including its submission and defense, is a required component of the MBA programme.

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