1. Masters in Business Administration (MBA) in Strategic Management

1.1 Overview of the Programme

This course is designed for students, those wishing to pursue a career in business management; the full time 12 months 18 months could prove ideal. This programme is a very intense and fast paced study course, so students should ensure that they have the commitment and the staying power to commit them fully for this period of time to ensure that they can take in the knowledge and learn the skills in which they will be instructed.

This course enables students to earn a high level, specialist qualification, acquiring a skill set and expertise that could benefit them in any business environment. This degree programme will prove invaluable to anyone wishing to success in the world of business and will enable students to gain both the skills and knowledge to perform effectively in a cutting edge business environment. With this sort of qualification students can look forward to a rewarding career, a good salary, and a challenging and interesting role with great promotional prospects.

1.2 Rationale for the Programme

There is an increasing demand from employers for graduates, who has an essential skills of being adaptable, creative, working as a team and problem-solving skills and ready for challenging modern work-force.

Therefore our course is aiming to create future leaders, who are innovative, adaptable, and ready for the diverse global challenges.

Our graduates will be able to:

• Develop, implement, and deliver data-driven analytical solutions that assist in marketing strategies, tasks, and decisions.
• display a sound understanding of theories of business and management and appraise business issues and evidence critically.
• demonstrate an awareness of business issues at European and international levels, and understand the role of global, regional and national institutions in setting the context for business practice.
• evaluate and interpret new information, and engage in problem solving, thereby demonstrating a capacity to think clearly and logically about a range of contemporary business issues.
• reveal consistent and effective negotiation and persuasion skills that will useful in their careers;
• understand the structure of employing organisations and be capable of investigating and assessing career options prior to graduation;
• use their experience to inform their career choices and to put to use immediately in employment the skills they have developed.
• work as managers in the private, public or voluntary sectors, or proceed to postgraduate programmes in their related disciplines.

1.3 Aims of the Programme

The aims of the programme are:

• To enable students to gain a knowledge and understanding of the functions of business and their inter-relationships.
• To show students how to structure and understand complex business situations so that you can apply your functional knowledge effectively.
• To give students experience and confidence in using theoretical knowledge in practice;
• To furnish students with the knowledge and skills abase to enable them to pursue a career field in managing and strategically developing business and management.
• To provide a flexible educational framework that enables them to choose among a range of advanced courses, set in the context of multidisciplinary study where intellectual rigour and analytical skills are rewarded;
• To give an opportunity to develop their employability skills and apply academic learning in practice through placement and project activities;
• To stimulate students to read and critically appraise management theory and, in doing so, develop your desire for life-long learning.

1.4 Objectives of the Programme

• To promote an understanding of understanding of the body of knowledge in the functional areas of business.
• To provide students with a programme offering a balance of theory, case studies and practical skills that will facilitate students intellectual and professional development.
• To develop students' analytical tools for decision making in a business world of complex business issues and problems.
• To equip students with the necessary knowledge of the organisational skills for the effective implementation of policy in the context of the organisation.
• To develop skills of leadership, teamwork and supervision; and skills of effective oral and written communication, presentation, and critical thinking;
• To furnish students with an understanding of the ability to use technology as a tool of effective management.
• To equip students' abilities for ethical decision-making.
• To prepare students' ability to function effectively in diverse and global business environment.

1.5 Programme Outcomes

The programme is designed to provide opportunities for students to demonstrate the following learning outcomes:

Knowledge and Understanding Skills:

• To understand core modules for the programme
• To get a knowledge a theoretical basis of research methodologies appropriate to business
• To identify recent developments in the relevant industries associated with the programme

Cognitive Skills

• To adopt a contemporary view of organisations and be able to identify problems and solve them
• To analyse critically literature
• To demonstrate independence of thought and justify your stands
• To develop skills of critical self reflection
• To demonstrate the skills necessary to plan, conduct and report original research

Practical Skills

• To recognise the personal attitudes and dispositions that underpin effective communication in various contexts, and have practised interpersonal skills in various situations.
• To locate and critically appraise data and information from a variety of sources
• To choose between theories appropriate to various business situations
• To construct and apply various business survey techniques using a bibliographically based piece of research
• To manage project work effectively

Transferable Skills

• To recognise variables in the business organisations and understanding their interdependence and appreciating their importance, particularly from a management point of view.
• To work as a team and become a team-player
• To adopt a contemporary view of organisations and be able to identify communication styles and practices which usually accompany various managerial approaches and technique.
• To use information technology for other research activities

1.6 Programme Entry Requirements

To be admitted to the Masters in Business Administration students normally will satisfy following requirements:

• Bachelor's degree (Business Management) with high grades from a recognised University
  * Students, who held BA degree in disciplinary other than Business Management.
• OR Equivalent qualifications to a British bachelor's degree as specified in the prospectus.
  * Students, who held BA degree in disciplinary other than Business Management.

English Language Requirement

• IELTS 6.5 including 6.0 in reading and writing / TOEFL paper-based 560 / TOEFL IBT 83 or equivalent qualification
• OR Successfully completion of PGS-English and Academic Skills Pre-Sessional Course (EAS) / Test

Applicants who are unsure about the acceptability of their qualifications should contact PGS for advice.
* International qualifications will be checked for appropriate matriculation to UK Higher Education undergraduate programmes.

2. STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAMME

2.1 General Information

The programme is offered on a full-time basis and duration is of the course is for 12/18 months.

The Master's Degree also requires a further 60 credit points, giving an overall total of 180 credit points, which is equivalent to master's degree of Higher Education awarded by UK universities.

2.2 Core Modules

Semester One

1. Strategic Human Resources
2. Strategic Marketing
3. Strategic Planning
4. Accounting and Finance

Semester Two

5. Organisational Behaviour
6. International Business Strategy
7. Sustainable Business Strategy
8. Research Methodology

Semester 3

Research Paper

2.3 Assessment

In general, the modules will be assessed by 100% assignment-based assessment.
To be awarded a MBA, students must gain 180 credit points, that is, pass all 8 modules, each of which is equivalent to 15 credit points; studied in Semester 1 to 2 in addition to the final paper of 60 credits.

2.4 Teaching and Learning Approaches

The delivery will consist of FOUR components:

• Lecture session
• Tutorial session
• Practical session
• Blended Learning

Lecture Session

Lectures will be of a maximum duration of 3 hours (with a 10-15-minute break during the period) the purpose of a lecture is to provide key information to the students for the subject being taught. On occasions, lecture exercises are used which require course participants to become actively involved in "learning by doing", let students take active part in discussing related current topics.

Tutorial Session

Tutorials will be provided through case studies for the students to further discuss and/or undertake the topics previously covered in the lecture sessions. Students will be given video/written case studies after each lecture topic and work in groups.

Practical Session

Practical sessions are mainly undertaken in the computer laboratories, or workshop activities are set up to enable the learner to reflect on the processes he or she has experienced. Workshops enhance skills development and the acquisition of knowledge. Short presentations alternate with group work. Students spend time working together in small groups, brainstorming, analysing case-studies, carrying out group discussions or group exercises, learner presentations, role play, plenary feedback session.

PGS Blended Learning Portal

Pedagogy is rapidly changing. Pedagogy requires meaningful classroom interactions between educators and learners. The goal is to help students build on prior learning and develop skills and attitudes. To develop best practice in academia, it is important that we change with the changing needs of students. The pedagogy supports practical work, video case studies practical workshops and must active, participative, demonstrative, inter active and active. It can be full time, online, face-to-face (Hybrid learning). We at Paris Graduate School are culturally responsive teaching is a more modern pedagogy that acknowledges, responds to and celebrates fundamental cultures. It strives to offer equitable access to education for students from all cultures.

Blended learning is one of the most important pedagogical formats that can enhance student learning, optimize the use of active learning strategies, and potentially improve student learning outcomes. students gain first exposure to new material outside of class, usually via reading or lecture videos, and then use class time to do the harder work of assimilating that knowledge, perhaps through problem-solving, discussion, or debates. We have developed a rich academic resource which are uploaded onto our portal..

The important features of blended learning environment are:

• Increased student engagement in learning.
• Enhanced teacher and student interaction.
• Responsibility for learning.
• Time management.
• Improved student learning outcomes.
• Time flexibility.
• Enhanced institutional reputation.
• More flexible teaching and learning environment.

3. MODULE DESCRIPTORS

1) Strategic Human Resources (MBA 760)

2) Strategic Marketing (MBA 770)

3) Strategic Planning (MBA 730)

4) Accounting and Finance (MBA 740)

5) Organisational Behaviour (MBA 710)

6) International Business Strategy (MBA 720)

7) Sustainable Business Strategy (MBA 780)

8) Research Methodology (MBA 750)