MASTER IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

FOUNDATION COURSES

COURSE CODE: MBA 200

COURSE TITLE: ACCOUNTING (NON ACCOUNTANTS)

COURSE UNIT: 3 UNITS

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course provides managers with no financial management backgrounds to better appreciate the importance of accounting in their organization. It provides a comprehensive overview of accounting terminologies, enabling participants to correctly analyze and report financial activities. This is primarily designed for managers and business individuals who need to understand and apply the fundamentals of accounting and the use of accounting information.

COURSE CODE: MBA 201

COURSE TITLE: BUSINESS RESEARCH AND STATISTICS

COURSE UNIT: 3 UNITS

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course is concerned with the basics of research as applied to business. Discussion will also include the fundamentals of statistics required to interpret information generated from the conduct of research.

COURSE CODE: MBA 202

COURSE TITLE: ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS FOR PHILIPPINE BUSINESS

COURSE UNIT: 3 UNITS

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course deals on the Business Environment in the Philippines and how these factors affect the varied industries in our local setting. It will prioritize the different establishments that compete in the international, national, and local arena. This will further focus on how organizations are managed and how managers can best help these organizations set and achieve their goals relative to the social environment.

COURSE CODE: MBA 203

COURSE TITLE: HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN ORGANIZATION

COURSE UNIT: 3 UNITS

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course is designed for Managers and Executives in dealing with their Human Resources as the most important and critical resource and asset in the growth and development of an organization. It examines personnel management concepts and practices including: recruitment and selection of employees; equal opportunity; training and development; performance appraisals; compensation and benefits labor relation.

COURSE CODE: MBA 204

COURSE TITLE: MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING

COURSE UNIT: 3 UNITS

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course focuses on the appropriate techniques and concepts in processing the historical and projected economic data of entity to assist management in establishing a plan for reasonable economic objectives and in the making of rational decisions with a view towards achieving these objectives. Additionally, it also aims to supply the needs of managers for quantitative and qualitative financial data with respect to specific problems, decisions or situations to enable them to come up with sound judgments.

MAJOR COURSES

COURSE CODE: MBA 205

COURSE TITLE: MARKETING MANAGEMENT

COURSE UNIT: 3 UNITS

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course provides an overview of marketing processes and marketing principles, and provides students with the opportunity to apply the key concepts to practical business situations. This course also tackles the total system of interrelated activities designed to plan, develop, promote and distribute want-satisfying products, services and ideas.

COURSE CODE: MBA 206

COURSE TITLE: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

COURSE UNIT: 3 UNITS

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course deals with the study of the functions and responsibilities of the financial manager, emphasizing the importance of financial organization in the formulation and promulgation of financial policies. It analyzes the external and internal variables affecting both short and long-range decision of a financial manager. The course develops a set of conceptual frameworks and analytical tools, and applies these to particular investments and investment strategies chosen from a fairly broad array of companies, securities, and institutional contexts. In conjunction, the course explores the competitive dynamics among investment organizations, products, and markets.

COURSE CODE: MBA 207

COURSE TITLE: PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

COURSE UNIT: 3 UNITS

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course highlights the planning, organizing and controlling functions of the production process and the management of the interface with supporting functions in the organization. This course provides a blend of the managerial issues in production/operations management with the technical and quantitative aspects of the discipline.

COURSE CODE: MBA 208

COURSE TITLE: BUSINESS POLICY

COURSE UNIT: 3 UNITS

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course introduces students to fundamental concepts in business policy within an Asian Context. Integrated in the concepts are the strategic management principles and theories which are relevant in the corporate world.

COURSE CODE: MBA 209

COURSE TITLE: COMPETITIVE STRATEGY IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY

COURSE UNIT: 3 UNITS

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Theories of competition and competitive strategy, and methodologies of strategy planning and analysis relevant to the major national and regional business environments, are examined in this course. Organizational and functional issues are discussed, including transnational company structures, the role of marketing, finance, trade, technology innovation, and the public-private interface in the formulation of firm strategy.

COGNATE COURSES

COURSE CODE: MBA 210

COURSE TITLE: CORPORATE COMPTROLLERSHIP AND BUSINESS TAXATION

COURSE UNIT: 3 UNITS

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course provides an overview on the various taxes imposed and collected by the Bureau of Internal Revenue and other government agencies.

COURSE CODE: MBA 211

COURSE TITLE: MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

COURSE UNIT: 3 UNITS

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course is best suited for students whose major is in the areas of business and public administration or in related fields. Discussions will be on the basics of computer networks and data communication to prepare students to be managers in the industry, government and academe. Other topic includes information technology management, electronic presentation, and instructional technology.

COURSE CODE: MBA 212

COURSE TITLE: DYNAMICS OF CHANGE AND LEADERSHIP IN THE WORKPLACE

COURSE UNIT: 3 UNITS

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course presents systems theory and how it is applied in understanding the changing environments of the workplace. Theoretical and practical issues of leadership systems are presented with a particular emphasis on work ethics and on issues related to diversity. Integrative processes are explored as a means of developing effective approaches to a variety of human systems and management systems. Broadly speaking, this course is about effective leadership, diversity, inclusion and advocacy. This will look at social/political and cultural considerations of leadership in education and at issues of power in variety of actions and institutions.

COURSE CODE: ENGL 208

COURSE TITLE: EFFECTIVE BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS

COURSE UNIT: 3 UNITS

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course exposes the learners to the different kinds and styles of writing business correspondence. This also provides them the opportunity to hone their oral communication skills which are useful in organizations such as self introduction, telephone etiquette and oral presentation skills.