Bachelor

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA) Awarded by UNIVERSITY OF WALES, NEWPORT

(A Recruitment Angency For Unity College International)

 

    Benefits of this Master Programme:

  • Internationally recognized industry oriented MBA program
  • High caliber teaching faculty from Unity College International
  • Excellent support system for student including online study guide
  • Active and flexible interface between academia and industry
  • Fully delivered in Kuala Lumpur at much reduce fees
  • 18 months duration – weekend lectures

Entry Requirements

  • A recognized degree in any field, or a professional qualification, any other qualifications approved by University Of Wales, Newport
  • Minimum of 2 years relevant working experience at supervisory, executive or management levels.
  • A good command of the English Language, both written and spoken.
  • IELTS score of 6.5 or a TOEFL score of 550 or equivalent is required for International Students. Local Students must have acceptable English proficiency levels or appropriate qualifications.

Duration

Minimum of 18 months

Intakes

January, May and Sept

Delivery Mode

Weekend classes – Saturdays 2pm – 6pm (two modules per semester)

Lecturers

Each module benefits from 30 lecture hours.

Methods of Assessments

By 1 or 2 assignments for each module either individually or in groups.
An examination or a test for each module with marks ranging from 30% to 50%.

MBA Course Structure

9 Modules

Stage 1
Strategy & Environment
Operations Management
Managing Information
Managing People

Stage 2
Managerial Problem Solving
Managing Complexity
Innovation
Research Methodology

Stage 3
Dissertation

COURSE OUTLINES

Stage1

Strategy and the Environment

  1. To provide students with a range of tools and techniques to analyse the business environment and to enable them to use the analysis to understand present and future opportunities and threats
  2. To enable students to evaluate the regional, national and supra-national conditions which are, or will in the future impact upon their organisation
  3. To provide students with a thorough understanding of a range of prescriptive and emergent approaches to strategic planning.
  4. To encourage students to evaluate and question the validity of the theories models and concepts associated with these approaches.

Operations Management

  1. To introduce the fundamental principles of Operations Management.
  2. To explore the relationship between strategy, marketing, design, control, human resource and other changing relationships involved in Operations.
  3. To study the ways in which the managing of operations enables manufacturing, service and public sector organisations to delivery quantity, quality, cost and availability to satisfy the needs of the market, whilst simultaneously making the best effective use of resources.

Managing Information

  1. To develop an understanding of the nature of information within an organisation and of management needs for information.
  2. To develop an understanding of the methods and techniques of providing relevant information for management for the purposes of planning, decision making and control.
  3. To enable students to understand when to use each such technique and to be able to perform the simpler types of related calculations.

Managing People

  1. To provide the student with an understanding of the need to consider issues of their own personal development in order that may have credibility when managing others.
  2. To provide a study of core fundamentals in understanding individual and group behaviours in organisations ad how these underpin strategic issues like organizational culture.
  3. To examine the principles of management of people in action and particularly activities like effective leadership’ and ‘team building’.
  4. To briefly review how basic HRM processes can assist managers in recruiting, selecting and developing effective teams.
  5. To explore the history of academic thinking about organizational structure and culture.

Stage 2

Managerial Problem-Solving

  1. To develop the knowledge and understanding of holistic theories and methodologies across a range of appropriate topic areas, and to undertake an analysis of the inherent complexity in organizational life, with a view to selecting appropriate conceptual “tools” as aids to understanding.
  2. To develop student’s awareness of the complexity and inter-relationship of organizational problems, and also the ability to synthesise isolated data so as to re-frame (creatively) situations and their solutions by fostering an appreciation of the complementary nature of different systems approaches to problem solving
  3. To develop a critical ability to select and “argue” for alternative approaches emanating from the conceptual dimensions associated with “Reductionism / Holistic”, and “Rational / Non-rational” dimensions in relation to enable informed choices and decisions about approaches to problem solving and research
  4. To develop a cognitive and transferable skills applicable across the managers role. i.e. self-appraisal, problem-solving, communication, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.
  5.  

Managing Complexity

  1. To build on the knowledge gained in the Problem Solving Module and to enable students to apply this to more complex situations and management problems
  2. To  be aware of the limitations of the rational planning model and to develop alternative models of strategy development
  3. Understand the basic tenets and applications of Chaos and Complexity theories.
  4. Explore dominant theories of social organization relative to Chaos and Complexity theory and the implications on Strategy.

Innovation

  • To examine and study the role of innovation and creativity in relation management practice, and to consider critically how the creative characteristics and style possessed by individual managers can affect decision making (and therefore  the selection of  strategic direction)
  • To consider the organizational context and how culture and climate aids or  inhibits innovation, and specifically explore and examine how different systems for innovation can help to break down barriers and access the innovative knowledge base existing within organisations;
  • To explore the utility of creative techniques for creative thinking, and as a   means to facilitate the generation of alternative paradigms.

Research Methodology

  • The dissertation is the culmination of the Master's programmed and will represent a major piece of independent research.
  • This module is intended to provide students with the knowledge and understanding of methodological philosophies, the principles of research design and the political and ethical issues relating to research.
  • In addition it will provide students with a range of practical skills, which will enable them to design, implement and analyze primary and secondary data.

MBA Part 3

Dissertation

The dissertation is the culmination of the Master's programme and will represent a major piece of independent research. The module is intended to provide students with the knowledge and understanding of the research process.  The research will investigate a management issue which has both relevance and is of significant to the student the development of the written dissertation will require the student to apply acquired research skills in order to investigate the area of interest concerned. Further more the dissertation process will require the student to construct a high levelled structured argument based upon their research objectives. This work will draw upon, and further develop concepts and argument explored during the taught element of the program

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)

Who awards the transcript and the parchment?

Both the transcript and parchment are exactly the same as the ones awarded to students who are attending University Of Wales, Newport.  There will not be any mention on Unity College International.