The 2014 MBA How will it look for you?

The focus of the new structure The Doing Component: Skills, capabilities and techniques that lie at the heart of the practice of management (Capstone and Applied Business Project) The Knowing Component: Facts, frameworks and theories of what we teach (Core and Elective papers ) The Being Component: Values attitudes and beliefs that form managers (Key Themes)

120 points Core Papers 60 points Elective Papers 180 points MBA Current MBA Programme 135 points Compulsory Papers 45 points Elective Papers 180 points MBA 2014 MBA Programme

Compulsory Papers (135 points) Each paper is 7.5 points except the Applied Business Paper which is 30 points over 1-4 terms Core Papers (60 points) Human Resource Management, Marketing Management, Accounting for Managers, Foundations of Finance, Organisational Change Management, Macroeconomics for Business, Operations Management, IT Management Applied Business Project (30 points) Choose 1 of the following options: MBA Research Project MBA Consulting Project MBA Internship Project MBA Social Action Project MBA International Study Tour Key Theme Papers (30 points) Leadership & Personal Development, Cognition & Performance, Global Business Perspectives, Sustainability & Change Capstone Papers (15 points) Business Strategy Business Strategy Simulation

Elective papers (45 points) Each paper remains 7.5 points Specialisations: Operations and Management Human Resource Management International Business Marketing Electives papers & specialisations

Moving to the Capstone Papers Business Strategy (Compulsory Paper) Staying as Core Marketing Management Human Resource Management Operations Management Financial Management Business Economics Change Management Managing IT Core Papers being Replaced Management Accounting for Decision Making Financial Accounting Framework Replaced with: Accounting for Manager s Moving to the Elective Papers Organisational Behaviour Entrepreneurship Corporate Governance & Responsibility Quantitative Methods for Decision Making Law Moving to the Key Theme Papers Leadership & Personal Development (Compulsory Paper) What is happening to current core papers

Options for current students Depending on which papers you have already completed, you may be able to: Follow the existing structure Or follow the 2014 structure Or a combination of the existing and the 2014 structure

What factors decide which options are open to you? Your MBA Pathway Core Papers Which core papers have you completed? Which core papers have you left to do? From the core papers you still need to complete, identify the following: Is the paper still running in the new structure? Is the paper being reallocated from Core to Elective, Key Theme or Capstone papers in 2014? Elective Papers How many electives have you completed? Is it more than 45 points? Specialisation Are you planning on completing a specialisation?

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