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SolBridge International School of Business

MBA Curriculum for 2013

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William HickeyChia-Hsing Huang*Chong Woong Kim

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SolBridge International School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration (MBA)

2013 Curriculum

Introduction

The SolBridge Master of Business Administration (MBA) program prepares Asian-Thought leaders of the future. The MBA curriculum is designed to fulfill this mission by combining the best elements of business education from around the world with a thorough grounding in Asian business knowledge. The curriculum is structured to provide a unique blend of strong conceptual foundations and practical skills. The curriculum allows the student to become a well rounded team player with cross-cultural competencies and a global perspective. The emphasis is on both soft skills and analytical skills needed for a successful managerial career. There are three parts to the curriculum: core, specialization, and optional Korean language skills.

The core part of the curriculum imparts essential business knowledge, and specialization electives allow students to gain in-depth knowledge in an area of their choice. Solbridge also provides the opportunity to students to acquire some foreign language skills to prepare them for entry into a globalized yet diverse world.

This document describes the structure of the Solbridge MBA program, curricular requirements for graduation and courses offered in the core and specialization areas.

Program Structure

Students are required to complete a total of 46 credit hours, comprising sixteen (16) courses in order to graduate. Of these, ten (10) courses are core business courses, and six (6) courses are electives. Students can specialize in one of the specialization areas by choosing three (3) electives from that area, and they are free to choose the remaining three (3) courses from any area or from a list of free electives.

Students who wish to pursue a general MBA may choose six (6) courses from any area(s) of their choice.

Students normally take four full semesters to graduate from the program. Students have the option of graduating in three semesters plus three winter/ summer intersessions over sixteen months. Students wishing to take this option must take courses that are offered in winter and summer intersessions.


Matriculation Requirements

The MBA program requires intensive self-study, teamwork, and self-reliance. Students need a minimum level of analytical, English language and verbal skills in order to successfully complete the program. They also have to be proficient in using IT applications for writing, analysis and presentations. Given the relatively short duration of the program, it is essential for students to meet these expectations before they can embark on the business curriculum.

At the minimum, entering students should be proficient in algebra, basic geometry, basic statistics, and elementary calculus. Students also should be familiar with the usage of personal computers, with proficiency in word processing, presentation and spreadsheet applications. English language skills should be commensurate with those expected of a high school graduate in an English-speaking country. The appendix to this document describes the requirements in detail.

All entering MBA students will be required to undergo a screening test to evaluate their proficiency in these basic requirements. Students for whom English is a second language have to pass this screening test before they proceed to the regular MBA curriculum, regardless of their scores from standardized tests (e.g. IELTS, TOEFL).

Students who meet the proficiency requirements can enroll in MBA courses immediately. Students who do not meet the requirements for minimum levels of proficiency are encouraged to take the Basic Skills program.

Pre- MBA Workshop

All entering students will participate in a week-long team-building workshop before the semester commences. The workshop is intended to facilitate student transition into a very international and diverse environment. The workshop will provide students with life-long team building skills and intercultural competencies which are essential in today’s workplace.

Foreign Languages

During their stay at Solbridge, students have the opportunity to learn a foreign language of their choice. Currently, students can choose from Korean, Chinese or Japanese. There are courses for beginners, and students can advance to intermediate or advanced level proficiency. The courses are typically offered either in Solbridge or on Woosong Campus.

Solbridge encourages all international students to acquire some proficiency in one foreign language. Students interested in this option are advised that language courses should not interfere with their pursuit of the MBA program. It is advisable to enroll for one such course each semester and during each intersession so that the student has sufficient proficiency by the time of graduation. In some cases, this might extend the student’s stay in the program. Enrollment in a language course will be counted as an enrollment in a regular course.

International students who have finished the MBA 46 credits courses in sixteen (16) months can have the option to study the eighteen (18) credits Korean language program within the following eight (8) months.


CURRICULUM

Students can identify the courses they need to take as requirements from the tables here. They can also identify their Specialization interests, and free electives of interest. The overall program structure is followed by tables identifying the contents of each curriculum component. Students are strongly advised to read course descriptions, identify pre-requisites and plan the sequence of their progress through the program. They may consult their mentors and faculty members in such planning. Students must also note that not all core courses and electives will be offered every semester. This point must be taken into account during program planning.

PROGRAM STRUCTURE

Curricular Component Number of Required Credits Remarks1. Core

28 Credits

1. Entry Orientation and Team Building is mandatory for all entering students but they do not receive any credit for this activity.

2. Students are required to take People & Organization, Marketing Management, Financial Accounting, Management Information Systems, Financial Management, Business Communication and Culture, Operation Management and Statistics, and Business Economics in the first year.

3. Students are required to take Asian Case Workshop and Strategic Management in the second year.

2. Specialization 9 Credits

1. Students opting to specialize in an area should take these 9 credits from one of the four specialization areas in the second year.

2. Students opting for a General MBA may take these 9 credits from any specialization area or the list of free electives in the second year.

3. Free Electives 9 Credits1. May be taken from any one of the four

specialization areas or the list of free electives in the second year.

Total 46 Credits


Core Curriculum Required Credits: 28

Code Course Title Credit Code Course Title CreditFirst Year

BUS500 People & Organization 3 MKT500 Marketing Management 3

BUS501 Communication and Culture 3 FIN500 Financial Accounting 3

BUS508 Operations Management and Statistics 3 FIN501 Financial Management 3

BUS509 Business Economics 3 INF500 Management Information Systems 3IMM505 Asian Case Workshop 1

Second YearBUS611 Strategic Management* 3

Notes: 1. *capstone course2. Entry Orientation and Team Building is mandatory for all entering students but they do not

receive any credit for this activity.

Specialization Areas and Electives Total required Elective Credits: 18

International BusinessCode Course Title Credit Code Course Title Credit

MIB601 International Business* 3 MIB612 Asian Management Practice 3MIB611 Global Strategic Management 3 MIB616 Special Topic in International

Business3

MIB 609 Global Value Chain Management

3

*required for International Business specialization

Financial ManagementFIN601 Investment Analysis 3 FIN615 Mergers & Acquisitions 3FIN605 Corporate Finance 3 FIN619 Financial Derivatives 3FIN613 Financial Markets and

Institutions 3

Marketing ManagementMKT602 Consumer Behavior and

Decision Making3 MKT616 International Marketing 3

MKT613 Marketing Strategy 3 MKT617 Marketing Research 3MKT615 Marketing Communications and

Advertising3

Business in Emerging EconomiesBEE601 Financial Issues in Emerging

Markets 3 BEE604 Strategies for Emerging Markets 3

BEE602 Business, Politics and Society 3 BEE605 Technology Strategies for Emerging Economies 3

BEE603 Leading Across Cultures 3


Free Electives BUS511 Creative Thinking and Problem

Solving 3 BUS601 Korean Management Systems 3

BUS520 Thesis Seminar 1A 3 BUS603 Managing Human Capital 3BUS521 Thesis Seminar 1B 3 BUS605 Advanced Decision Models 3BUS522 Japanese Business and

Economics3 EIM607 Web 2 For Business 3

BUS531 Co-op 1 3 MKT605 Internet Marketing 3BUS532 Co-op 2 3 MIB613 Doing Business in China 3BUS533 Co-op 3 3

KOREAN LANGUAGE1. International students who have finished the MBA 46 credits courses in sixteen (16) months can

have the option to study the eighteen (18) credits of Korean language program within eight (8) months after finishing the MBA coursework. Students intending to pursue this option will have to declare their intention before the end of semester 2 of the MBA program. Students will be required to pay additional fee for the Korean language program.

2. The language program is an immersion program where day time classes are supplemented with Business Korean classes in the evenings.

KOR103 Korean Beginner 1-2 6 KOR303 Korean Advanced 1-2 6KOR203 Korean Intermediate 1-2 6


Course DescriptionsMBA Core Courses

BUS500 People and Organization Credits 3* Prerequisites: Entry to MBA program

This course introduces the student to the basic skills for managing people and organizations. The course deals with motivation, individual and group decision-making, conflict, power and politics, leadership, job design, performance maintenance, organizational environment, organization structure and design, and emerging trends and challenges.

BUS501 Business Communication and Culture Credits 3* Prerequisites: Entry to MBA program

Communication is a key ingredient of managerial effectiveness. This course focuses on effective communication in the organizational and cross-cultural contexts. The course incorporates several aspects of effective business communication including written and verbal communication, and presentation skills. Secondly, the course will impart the knowledge and skills for deciphering and successfully adapting to the cultural contexts of organizations and societies.

BUS508 Operations Management and Statistics Credits 3* Prerequisites: Entry to MBA program

This course has two aims. Firstly, it familiarizes the students with the operations management discipline, i.e. major topics, terminology, methodologies and tools. Secondly, students will apply quantitative and statistical techniques for the solution of the challenges faced by the operations manager.

BUS509 Business Economics Credits 3* Prerequisites: Entry to MBA program

The objective of this course is to introduce the students to the basic concepts and principles of economics that have direct relevance to business. Aspects of both micro- and macro economic theories are important in business, and so the course is equally divided between these two areas. The micro part focuses on topics such as demand, supply, and market equilibrium under various market structures, and government policies that can influence the market equilibrium. The macro part will explain how aggregate income and employment in the economy are determined, how fiscal and monetary policies affect income and employment, etc. At the end of the course, you should be able to read and interpret basic economic signals from the perspective of your business or occupation.

FIN500 Financial Accounting Credits 3* Prerequisites: Entry to MBA program

This course is the accumulation, analysis and presentation of a business enterprise’s relevant financial data for creditors, investors, and other external decision makers.

FIN501 Financial Management Credits 3* Prerequisites: Entry to MBA program

This course is an introduction to business finance, corporate financial management and investments. Students gain an understanding of tools and frameworks necessary to analyze financial decisions based on principles of modern financial theory.


INF500 Management Information Systems Credits 3* Prerequisites: Entry to MBA program

Information Technology (IT) has become a vital part of the operations and management of organizations of every kind and size. Increasingly, the successful manager is the one who knows how to take advantage of this situation by deploying IT in the most effective manner. This course covers the general structure of Information Technology applications and their use. It also delves into the different kinds of information systems that managers are likely to encounter and investigates how to make best use of these systems.

MKT500 Marketing Management Credits 3* Prerequisites: Entry to MBA program

The course introduces marketing management theories and concepts involving in the analysis of marketing environment, planning and implementation of marketing programs (product, price, place and promotion) and marketing strategies to attract, satisfy, and retain customers. The course enables students to develop marketing strategies and framework with moral, socially responsible and ethical consideration.

IMM505 Asian Case Workshop Credits 1 Prerequisites: Entry to MBA program

Asian Case Workshop is intended for second year students. Students will participate in a case analysis workshop. Students will learn the method for analyzing business cases from a practical perspective. Students will learn how to approach various situations in business in a holistic manner and how to apply their conceptual knowledge for addressing practical business issues. The workshop will also deal with issues of communication and presentation skills. Students will work in teams and have the opportunity to develop the skills in this hands-on workshop. The teams’ work will be evaluated for analysis, presentation and creativity. This course is graded on a pass/fail basis.

BUS611 Strategic Management Credits 3*Prerequisites: BUS500, BUS501, BUS508, FIN500,FIN 501, MKT500

Firms gain competitive advantage through superior strategies. This course provides the foundation for the creation of business and corporate strategies for competitive advantage. Students will learn industry and environmental analysis, and the frameworks and tools needed to devise the firm’s strategy. The course integrates the core knowledge from functional disciplines for the formulation of firm strategy.


Course DescriptionsMBA Specialization Courses

International Business

MIB601 International Business Credits 3 Prerequisites: BUS500, BUS501The course provides an overview of the means of conducting international business. The course will explore the effects of social, political and economic systems across the globe on the conduct of international business. The course also deals with theoretical frameworks explaining international business, the emergence of institutions and trading blocs, and their impact on international business. Students will learn the basics of conducting functional activities in the context of international business.

MIB609 Global Value Chain Management

Credits 3 Prerequisites: BUS508

The course describes the different dimensions of global and regional manufacturing strategies. It examines the elements of global and regional value chain management. It illustrates how supplier networks function and explains how inventory management is a key dimension of the value chain. It presents alternatives for transporting products along the supply chain from suppliers to customers.

MIB611 Global Strategic Management Credits 3 Prerequisites: BUS611This course will focus on the strategic management in the global markets. It will examine the strategies adopted by firms in response to environmental differences and the success of these strategies. Firms gain global competitive advantage through superior strategies. This course provides the advanced knowledge for the creation of business and corporate strategies for competitive advantage in the global markets. Students will learn industry and environmental analysis, and the frameworks and tools needed to devise the firm’s strategy. The course integrates the core knowledge from functional disciplines for the formulation of firm strategy in the global markets.

MIB612 Asian Management Practice Credits 3 Prerequisites: BUS500, BUS501Asia is not only the most dynamic region of the world today but also a region of great diversity. Managers ought to understand the diversity of management practices, and their cultural and institutional underpinnings across the major economies of Asia. This course will help managers understand core differences and similarities in management practices across China, India, Japan, Taiwan, Korea and the ASEAN block of nations. Students will also learn the appropriate management practices and behaviors in these major economic blocks of Asia so that they can adapt to the context.

MIB616 Special Topic In International Business

Credits 3 Prerequisites: BUS500, BUS501

This course provides the student with an understanding of various aspects of the International Business. Students will learn about management, business, marketing, and strategies in the international markets. Students will acquire in-depth knowledge about the management of the MNC, and the various concepts and analytical frameworks needed to manage the MNC for sustainable competitive advantage.


Financial Management

FIN601 Investment Analysis Credits 3 Prerequisites: FIN500, FIN501

This course is to study the concepts of portfolio analysis in the general area of institutional investment management. The course discusses principles for managing investment assets that include equity and fixed-income securities. These principles can be used on corporate investment management, bank-administered trusts, and other institutional investment management. Students will learn the methods to establish appropriate investment objectives, develop optimal portfolio strategies, estimate risk-return tradeoffs, and evaluate investment performance.

FIN605 Corporate Finance Credits 3 Prerequisites: FIN500, FIN501

This course is about business finance. It is to provide a framework, concepts, and tools for analyzing financial decisions based on fundamental principles of modern financial theory. The approach is rigorous and analytical. Topics covered include discounted cash flow techniques; corporate capital budgeting and valuation, investment decisions under uncertainty, capital asset pricing, capital structure, cost of capital, dividend policy, options, and market efficiency.

FIN613 Financial Markets and Institutions Credits 3 Prerequisites: FIN501This course studies today’s financial system. It includes foundational topics on financial instruments, markets and institutions in the US, Europe and Asia, as well as contemporary issues and methods in financial risk management. Students would understand the role of and interdependence between, the different elements in the financial system.

FIN615 Mergers and Acquisitions Credits 3 Prerequisites: FIN500, FIN501

This course is about mergers and acquisitions. Students will be equipped with conceptual and analytical tools needed for mergers and acquisitions. Classroom case discussions and conceptual material will cover a wide range of countries from American, Europe and Asia. Mergers and friendly acquisitions, hostile takeovers and initial public offering will be studied. This course studies the factors of a successful merger or acquisition. Issues about motive and strategy will be discussed, financial theory, social responsibility, and corporate valuation would be used to view these control acquiring transactions. Students will learn to develop a concept and translate that idea into a proposal through deal design; and to analyze to form opinions about proposed deals.

FIN619 Financial Derivatives Credits 3 Prerequisites: FIN501Valuation methods of options, futures, and related financial contracts will be studied. The topics that will be covered include the valuation of futures contracts on stock indices, on commodities and Treasury instruments; the valuation of options; empirical evidence; strategies with respect to these assets; dynamic asset allocation strategies, of which portfolio insurance is an example; swaps; and the use of derivatives in the context of corporate applications.

Marketing Management

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MKT602 Consumer Behaviour and Decision Making Credits 3 Prerequisites: MKT500

This course examines the concepts and principles of customer behavior with the goal of understanding how the consumer behavior influences decision making process. The core topics included are customer psychological processes (e.g., motivation, perception, attitudes, and decision-making) and their impact on marketing (e.g., segmentation, branding, and customer satisfaction) and decision making processes. The goal is to provide a set of approaches to consider while developing marketing strategies and marketing programs.

MKT613 Marketing Strategy Credits 3 Prerequisites: MKT500

The marketing strategy forms the core of all marketing decisions in the organizations. The course explains how the decision variables (Product, Price, Place and Promotion) interact with one another to achieve customer value. The course provides emphasis on consumer driven marketing concepts and discusses the marketing strategies focusing towards the achievement of consume driven marketing. The course is application oriented and the students will learn to apply marketing concepts for problem solving and case study situations.

MKT615 Marketing Communication and Advertising Credits 3 Prerequisites: MKT500

This course examines the theory and techniques applicable to all the major marketing communication functions: advertising, direct marketing, sales promotions, public relations, and personal selling. It explains how the integrated marketing communications facilitate the marketing mix and marketing strategies. It provides a knowledge base that will allow students to develop integrated marketing communication strategies for marketing plan of organizations. The course provides a special emphasis on the advertisement strategies followed to promote the product and services in domestic and international markets.

MKT616 International Marketing Credits 3 Prerequisites: MKT500

This course focuses on marketing strategy and management within the context of global and international markets. It evaluates cultural differences and aims to enhance the skills in developing and implementing marketing strategies and decision making in international contexts. This course will provide practical experience in conducting research and evaluating opportunities existing in international markets, developing plans for exploiting those opportunities, and examine the risks facing business activities in those markets through implementation of marketing plans.

MKT617 Marketing Research Credits 3 Prerequisites: MKT500

This unit provides a rigorous experience in market research methods and frameworks to guide when which technique is most useful. The course is aimed at individuals whose decision-making is enhanced through marketing research, which transforms “data” into “information.” The unit will introduce types of research, techniques of data collection, evaluation of alternative sources of information, methods for analyzing data and presenting the results.

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BEE601 Financial Issues in Emerging Markets Credits 3 Prerequisites: FIN501 The basic learning outcome of this course is to introduce students to international financial and economic issues that affect the emerging-market economies (EMEs). External financial and economic factors play a crucial role in emerging financial markets and real side of the economy. It shows haw a small number external financial factors account for a large share of GDP fluctuations in the EMEs. The course also covers the high foreign-exchange-denominated debt and current account deficits that became the major determinants of financial crisis and economic performance in the EMEs. It delves into the current monetary regimes and their ability to adapt to changes in the global financial environment.

BEE602 Business, Politics and Society Credits 3 Prerequisites: BUS509In what has been heretofore a postmodern world, we have been asking the question, what is the relationship between business interests and policymakers, politicians, and civil society? Are multinational enterprises (MNEs), operating on a global scale, beyond the jurisdictional reach of governments and the public of opinion in civil societies on which they depend? What about the role of state-owned MNEs in the relationship? And how about the special politics of the small business sector? With the rise of state capitalism and the possible eclipse of a deconstructivist system, it seems we have to ask that same question again. Or, at least we have to consider the extent to which different political and economic systems affect the business-politics-society relationship. By scrutinizing the changing social, cultural, and political contexts of business, we will attempt to answer them.

BEE603 Leading Across Cultures Credits 3 Prerequisites: BUS501In the increasingly diverse and globalized workplace, leadership skills that span cultures are critical for managerial success. This course introduces the student to various leadership theories and their application to the workplace. The course will impart knowledge and skills necessary for leading highly diverse teams and organizations operating across several cultures.

BEE604 Strategies for Emerging Markets Credits 3 Prerequisites: MKT500Start-up firms and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) often face resource limitations in competing for markets. This course aims to:1. Provide students an appreciation of the limitations that start-up firms and SMEs face in competing for

emerging markets, and the implications of such limitations in formulating competitive strategies for start-up firms and SMEs in emerging markets.

2. Introduce students to some competitive strategy frameworks, concepts and theories that relevant and/or unique for start-up firms and SMEs and compare it with emerging markets.

3. Enhance students’ skills in applying general marketing concepts and theories to formulate strategies for start-ups and SMEs in competing for markets.

BEE605 Technology Strategies for Emerging Economies


Firms in emerging economies are no more limited to followership but they are increasingly driving towards innovation. This course talks about their strategies which led to learning and accumulation of capabilities in traditional and high technology industries, what strategies are working currently, and what could be their strategies to sustain competitive advantage in the future. Understanding about their technology and innovation strategies will be linked to their overall corporate strategy, changes in the industry environment, technology and society. Some discussions will explore emerging industries and how firms from emerging economies can successfully enter them.

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BUS511 Creative Thinking and Problem Solving


Managers increasingly face ambiguous, complex and messy situations in today's knowledge-driven dynamic environments. The successful manager is able to use alternative lens to interpret these ill-defined situations and formulate novel but plausible solutions to the problems. This course is designed to help the student develop the thought process necessary for making sense of ambiguous situations and devising creative solutions to the issues. Students will learn the techniques to overcome mental blocks to creative thinking, develop alternative interpretations, and devise novel solutions.

BUS520 Thesis Seminar 1A Credits 3 Prerequisites: Entry to MBA programThe thesis seminar is to develop the student’s ability to carry out and contribute to business research. The student should demonstrate, through his/her thesis, an ability to plan, conduct, and present a scientific investigation of relevance to the subject of business. Students will develop skills for the critical examination of investigations and research reports and to have the opportunity for a deeper level of theoretical study within a chosen area. This course studies both quantitative and qualitative research methods used most frequently by business scholars. Basic knowledge of these methodological approaches is absolutely critical to the comprehension of academic publications, the evaluation of empirical studies and the design of own research projects. Students will be able to: Explain fundamental research philosophies and approaches pursued by business scholars. Identify the methodological approaches that are suitable to investigate different types of research questions and hypotheses. Interpret the meaning of the most important statistical analyses such as ANOVA, regression, factor analysis and structural equation modeling. Describe the main features of different qualitative methods, including interview approaches, case studies, grounded theory analysis and ethnography. Evaluate the quality of the methodological approaches presented in published studies featuring the methods covered in the course.

BUS521 Thesis Seminar 1B Credits 3 Prerequisites: Entry to MBA program The thesis seminar is to develop the student’s ability to carry out and contribute to business research. The student should demonstrate, through his/her thesis, an ability to plan, conduct, and present a scientific investigation of relevance to the subject of business. Students will develop skills for the critical examination of investigations and research reports and to have the opportunity for a deeper level of theoretical study within a chosen area. This course studies both quantitative and qualitative research methods used most frequently by business scholars. Basic knowledge of these methodological approaches is absolutely critical to the comprehension of academic publications, the evaluation of empirical studies and the design of own research projects. Students will be able to: Explain fundamental research philosophies and approaches pursued by business scholars. Identify the methodological approaches that are suitable to investigate different types of research questions and hypotheses. Interpret the meaning of the most important statistical analyses such as ANOVA, regression, factor analysis and structural equation modeling. Describe the main features of different qualitative methods, including interview approaches, case studies, grounded theory analysis and ethnography. Evaluate the quality of the methodological approaches presented in published studies featuring the methods covered in the course.

BUS522 Japanese Business and Economics Credits 3 Prerequisites: Entry to MBA program

This course provides the basic of doing business in Japan. We could find Japanese-style business management before the bubble economy burst, in which Lifetime Employment and Long Service-Based remuneration System within Japanese companies. As the collapse of the Bubble grew increasingly apparent nationwide, the Japanese economy declined precipitously from the early 1990s. Many aspects of Japanese society, business, and education will need to change, and indeed have changed already. Students will also learn Japanese social economy system and discuss past and modern Japanese business management with Lecturer. BUS 531 Co-op 1 Credits 3 Prerequisites: Entry to MBA


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programCooperative Education is a work-based learning program that helps students bridge the gap between classroom theory and practical work situations. Students are responsible for finding their own work placements, which may be paid or unpaid positions related to their field of study. The student, faculty and employer work closely together to ensure a successful learning experience. Cooperative Education combines college classes with relevant work-based learning experience to enhance the learning process and enable students to explore possible employment choices and improved knowledge of what skill or preparation is necessary for a successful career. Cooperative Education students, as employees, are expected to follow the host employer’s rules and regulations, unless a specific exception has been agreed upon. Students are expected to provide adequate notice if unable to attend work due to illness, or if the student accepts a position with another employer.

BUS 532 Co-op 2 Credits 3 Prerequisites: Entry to MBA program

Cooperative Education is a work-based learning program that helps students bridge the gap between classroom theory and practical work situations. Students are responsible for finding their own work placements, which may be paid or unpaid positions related to their field of study. The student, faculty and employer work closely together to ensure a successful learning experience. Cooperative Education combines college classes with relevant work-based learning experience to enhance the learning process and enable students to explore possible employment choices and improved knowledge of what skill or preparation is necessary for a successful career. Cooperative Education students, as employees, are expected to follow the host employer’s rules and regulations, unless a specific exception has been agreed upon. Students are expected to provide adequate notice if unable to attend work due to illness, or if the student accepts a position with another employer.

BUS 533 Co-op 3 Credits 3 Prerequisites: Entry to MBA program

Cooperative Education is a work-based learning program that helps students bridge the gap between classroom theory and practical work situations. Students are responsible for finding their own work placements, which may be paid or unpaid positions related to their field of study. The student, faculty and employer work closely together to ensure a successful learning experience. Cooperative Education combines college classes with relevant work-based learning experience to enhance the learning process and enable students to explore possible employment choices and improved knowledge of what skill or preparation is necessary for a successful career. Cooperative Education students, as employees, are expected to follow the host employer’s rules and regulations, unless a specific exception has been agreed upon. Students are expected to provide adequate notice if unable to attend work due to illness, or if the student accepts a position with another employer.

MIB601 Korean Management System Credits 3 Prerequisites: BUS509The Korean economic system and institutions are highly regarded for their prudent stewardship of the economy towards a developed country status. Every manager who operates in or deals with Korea needs to appreciate the impact of the institutional environment on the conduct of business. This course is designed to equip the student with knowledge of the history, current role and significance of important Korean economic, financial, and social institutions. Students will also learn in-depth about the workings of the Korean economic and financial systems such as the central bank and stock markets, and how these are relevant to the conduct of business.

BUS603 Managing Human Capital Credits 3 Prerequisites: BUS500


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The task of managing global human resources includes all activities that organizations use to affect the behaviors of all the people who work for them. Because the behaviors of employees influence profitability, customer satisfaction, and a variety of other important indicators of organizational effectiveness, managing human resources in the context of globalization is a key strategic challenge. This course provides a specialization in managing global human resources in today’s competitive marketplace. Students will be offered a solid background in international human resources management best practices.

BUS605 Advanced Decision Models Credits 3 Prerequisites: BUS508This course presents the analytic tools of the decision-making process and outcomes. It introduces quantitative data-decision models and statistical analysis used in solving various management information/decision problems. These problems appear in very diverse areas in business, production, and service. Students will learn how to formulate a decision problem from given information and data.

EIM607 Web 2 For Business Credits 3 Prerequisites: IMF500This course focuses on Web 2.0 applications for e-business and e-commerce. The course will cover the prospects and challenges of doing business with Web 2.0 applications including crowdsourcing, social networks, GIS, blogs, Wikis, portals, mobile applications among others. Students will learn from the best-practice patterns of using Web 2.0 technologies in both internal- and external-facing applications. The course is practically oriented and students are expected to develop hands-on expertise in a number of Web 2.0 tools with focus on enterprise applications.

MKT605 Internet Marketing Credits 3 Prerequisites: MKT500

The Internet continues to grow at exponential rates and is transforming the value chain and facilitates the marketing mix (product, place, price and promotion). The course explores the potential uses and roles of internet marketing in e-commerce and the marketing strategies. The course explains how effectively an organization can use internet based technologies for effective business to business communication and to promote the product. The interaction between the advertisement and internet marketing is highlight of this course. The course will draw the recent developments in internet marketing with the use of world cases and practices. All these issues will be discussed in the context of the ethical and legal constraints.

MIB613 Doing Business in China Credits 3 Prerequisites: BUS509The broad objective of this course is to introduce students to the contours of the Chinese economy and financial markets as well as to the nuances of business strategy to follow while doing business in China. In 2010, China has become the second largest economy in the world, and in 2009, she became the largest exporter. As China assumes a primal place in the global economy, businesses need to have a China-specific business strategy. Students will learn how organizations can strategize for China while adapting to China’s special niche and circumstances.

Course DescriptionsForeign Languages

Solbridge encourages all international students to acquire some proficiency in one foreign language. Students interested in this option are advised that language courses should not interfere with their pursuit of the MBA program. International students who have finished the MBA 46 credits courses in sixteen (16) months can have the option to study the eighteen (18) credits Korean language program within the following eight (8) months. Foreign Language courses in Chinese and Korean are offered by Solbridge. The full list of courses will be available to students when they enroll at Solbridge. The foreign language curriculum is designed to make the student proficient in a language for formal business conduct and informal interactions.


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APPENDIX

The MBA curriculum at Solbridge balances courses that impart qualitative, soft skills with those that impart intensively quantitative knowledge essential for succeeding in the business world. Students entering the MBA program at Solbridge are required to have a certain level of proficiency in basic mathematics, English language and the usage of information technology applications. The tables below list the expected levels of proficiency. In the tables below, Proficiency implies well developed skill in problem solving using the relevant concepts. Familiarity implies that the student has good knowledge of the concepts although s/he may not be skilled in deploying the concepts.

I. EXPECTED PROFICIENCY LEVELS IN MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS

The table below provides the expected levels of entering MBA student’s knowledge and proficiency in mathematics and statistics. This information assumes that the student has the knowledge up to this level, including any mathematical and statistical knowledge required prior to reaching the level outlined here.

1. Algebra and Arithmetic

Proficiency in: Solving Problems involving proportions, ratios and percentages Conversion of Units (e.g. miles/sec to Km/hr) Representation and ordering of numbers on the number line Approximation and estimation (concepts of rounding and truncation errors) Usage of very large and very small numbers such as mega/ million, giga/

billion, micro, and nano. Logarithmic operations Finding HCF and LCM, squares, cubes, square roots and cube Negative numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers and their

operations Use of standard form A × 10n

Positive, negative, zero and fractional indices Calculations with the use of a calculator Simultaneous Equations with two unknowns Solving quadratic equations Solving fractional equations Other operations with algebraic expressions:

* Expansion of the product of algebraic expressions* Changing the subject of a formula* Finding the value of an unknown quantity in a given formula

Proficiency in solving simple problems from practical situations such as: Simple interest and compound interest Money exchange Profit and loss, Percentages of same Taxation

2. Statistics & Data Analysis

Proficiency in : Use of data from tables and charts Calculation of mean, mode, median and standard deviation Purpose and use of mean, mode, median, frequency and cumulative

frequency Purpose and use of Standard Deviation, Quartiles and Percentiles as

measures of dispersion Reading results of observations/outcomes of events Drawing simple graphs from given data

* Example: Distance-time and speed-time graphs Construction, analysis and interpretation of:

* Tables, bar graphs, line graphs, pie charts


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Understanding the advantages and disadvantages of various graphical representations

Drawing simple inference from statistical diagrams Interpretation and use of graphs in practical situations Plotting linear relationships between two variables (linear functions)Familiarity with:

* Interpreting the graphs of quadratic functions * Interpreting the graphs of functions of the form y = axn or exponential

functions* Box-whisker plots

3. Geometry and Mensuration

Proficiency in: Construction of simple geometrical figures from given data Usage of Pythagoras theorem Calculating perimeters and areas of composite plane figures such as circles

and triangles Interpreting and finding the equation of a straight line graph in the form y =

mx + cFamiliarity with: Angles and Polygons: Right, acute and obtuse angles, polygons such as

pentagons, hexagons and octagons. Solids, Volumes, Surface Areas The Idea of Congruence

Trigonometry Familiarity with : Usage of trigonometric ratios such as sine, cosine and tangent

Set theory & Probability

Familiarity with : Use of set theory and notations including:

* Venn diagrams* Union and intersection, * Mutually exclusive events, Collectively exhaustive events* Complement, empty set, and subset

Probability* Understanding of Probability as a measure of chance* Probability of single and simple combined events* Addition and Multiplication of Probabilities

II. EXPECTED PROFICIENCY LEVELS IN ENGLISH

An entering student to the MBA program must have the following levels of proficiency in the English language.

1. Read and understand written material of High School level English.

a. One example will be any standard undergraduate textbook in English on such subjects as Organizational Behavior, Principles of Management or Introduction to Business.

2. Read and understand written material at the literal and inferential levels.

a. The student should be able to understand the material with reference to the context, and should be able to draw inferences from the reading.

3. Critical evaluation of arguments presented in the written form.

a. The student should be able to evaluate the validity of any arguments presented in the English language, and present his/her commentary on the subject.

4. Ability to write in English conforming to standard usage


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a. The student should be able to write a composition of at least two-hundred and fifty (250) words on a given subject, in a reasonable amount of time.

b. The writing should be grammatically correct and sentence structure should be acceptable. The structure of the essay should be logical.

5. Spoken English

a. The student should be able to communicate with peers, faculty and others in standard, comprehensible English.

III. EXPECTED PROFICIENCY LEVELS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

At the minimum, an entering student to the MBA program must be proficient in the usage of e-mail, word processing, presentation software and basic spreadsheets. An example will be the Microsoft Office Suite® (2003 or later).

1. Students should be comfortable in using standard e-mail applications, word processing software such as MS-Word® including advanced operations such as (but not limited to):

a. Attaching documents to e-mails, retrieving documents from e-mails

b. Editing e-mails within the browser/ platform using word processing applications

c. Inserting objects from other applications into existing documents in word processing software

d. Basic manipulations of file saving, editing, fonts, bullets, formatting paragraphs and changing page orientations

e. Constructing tables

f. Structuring documents using various style headings and styles

g. Adding footnotes and other reference material to documents

2. Students should be proficient in using presentation software such as MS-Powerpoint® including but not limited to:

a. Constructing a basic presentation from available design templates

b. Inserting shapes, charts, objects and other ancillaries in presentations

c. Importing objects from related software applications into the presentation

d. Basic manipulations of file saving, editing, slide layouts, fonts, and pictures

3. Students should be proficient in using basic spreadsheet software such as MS-Excel® including but not limited to:

a. Entering data

b. Basic manipulations of file saving, editing, worksheet editing, workbook creation and editing

c. Basic manipulations of copying data and editing data.

d. Usage of basic arithmetic formulas such as summation, averages, multiplication, division and subtraction.

e. Familiarity with the advanced functions of the software. The student may not be proficient in certain advanced functions such as data analysis, solver or other add-ins but must be familiar with these applications.


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