Executive Masters in Business Administration
Educational goals and objectives of the program:
The 21st Century decision maker, especially post September 11th, has to cope with new risks and unprecedented uncertainties. Such radical changes have destroyed many conventional paradigms, made irrelevant conventional management practices, and made obsolete many traditional personal skills. The 21st Century executive must master new competencies and global literacies. A different philosophy of learning is required and a different mentoring culture is thus necessary.
The Core Focus
In responding to the challenges of such a disordered orderly world of chaos and complexity, the Executive Masters in Business Administration (EMBA) will focus on nine core areas that are essential for developing successful global executive leadership:
Envisioning the future;
Crafting the strategy options;
Designing the right structure;
Nurturing the culture of performance;
Leading and innovating change;
Fostering customer intimacy;
Networking and mapping the alliance strategy;
Creating the sustainable advantage; and
Managing ethically for all stakeholders.
The Learning Approach
Adam University’s EMBA program aims to produce executive leaders who would be well grounded in enduring qualities that focus on creativeness and innovativeness in managing businesses in the global context.
The learning approach emphasizes conceptual and experiential learning. Complementing the case study method is practice of action learning in a team context. This transforms the classroom learning environment into the real business world context of problem solving and opportunity management. The eclectic use of philosophical tools enhances the development of the executive with a questioning mind.
Adam University’s EMBA is designed to have a thorough grasp of the competitive business context and operating environment; use theories to solve real world problems and not the mere understanding of theories as intellectual concepts; improve the executive’s ability to respond to critical challenges and managing paradoxes and not just learn management fads; address managerial issues and business in the global context; focus on long range strategic issues and not just the short term ad hoc problems; and develop competence in the cognitive and behavioral skills for leadership and learning.
The Outcomes
Adam University’s EMBA nurtures executives to manage the responsibility of success. It thus aims to ensure that the Adam University EMBA graduate would have the following outstanding leadership qualities and managerial capabilities; that is, having:
The versatility to hold many responsible positions in any organization;
The adaptability to succeed in global and multicultural contexts;
The alertness to sense changes and critical turning points;
The confidence to lead teams;
The ability to innovate changes;
The boldness to think unconventionally;
The willingness to learn continuously;
The willpower to achieve;
The courage to be held accountable; and
The ethical sense to share success.
Faculty Qualifications
Faculty is selected based on their academic preparation and work experience. Only individuals with an MBA or appropriate Masters Degree based on content expertise will be used. Individuals prepared at the Doctoral level will be expected to teach 40 to 50 percent of the courses.
Writing Style
Students will be required to use The Chicago Manual of Style and student papers will be required to be in this format.
Requirements for an Executive Masters in Business Administration Degree:
To earn an Executive Masters in Business Administration Degree, the following conditions must be achieved:
- Complete a minimum of 36 semester hours.
- Complete the required EMBA core and emphasis or the general EMBA curriculum.
- Achieve a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.00 on a 4.00 scale with no grade below a “C” 2.00.
- Complete a minimum of 24 semester credits at Adam University.
- Demonstrate ability to pay.
The EMBA is a twelve course, 36 semester credit hour program. Each three credit course will comprise 37.5 hours of instruction. Students must achieve a 3.0 GPA. Only A, B and C grades apply toward the degree. Instruction will be in English except in China and Taiwan where courses can be taught in Chinese. The faculty may be bilingual (English and Chinese). When the course is taught in Chinese the American Syllabus and outcomes will be taught. American text books will be used with texts translated into Chinese.
EMBA Sequence of Courses
Core Courses
BUS 501 Business Diagnostics and Performance
BUS 502 Financial Management
BUS 503 Applied Business Economics
BUS 504 Strategic Marketing and Customer Service
BUS 505 Human Capital Management
BUS 506 Ethics in Corporate Governance
BUS 507 Leadership in Action
BUS 508 Strategic Thinking and Business Modeling
Marketing
BUS 509 Global Business Environment
BUS 510 Global Marketing
BUS 511 Product Development and Innovation
BUS 512 Retail Marketing including e-Marketing
Global Business
BUS 509 Global Business Environment
BUS 510 Global Marketing
BUS 513 Managing Alliance Strategy
BUS 514 International Finance
Finance
BUS 515 Global Financial Management
BUS 516 Risk Management and Portfolio Analysis
BUS 517 Corporate Finance
BUS 518 Financial Institutions
IT Management
BUS 519 IT Security
BUS 520 Management of Information Systems
BUS 521 Technology Management
BUS 522 Information Technology for Management
Project Management
BUS 523 Project Management
BUS 524 Project Finance and Budgeting
BUS 525 Managing Project Teams
BUS 526 Operations, Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Graduate Program
Masters in Business Administration Degree for International Students
Educational goals and objectives of the program:
Adam University offers an MBA program with a mandatory 12 months business internship (also called Curricular Practical Training – CPT) requirement for international students, this program requires students work up to 40 hours per week in “practical training” jobs for which they are paid regular wages. The business internship employment positions are with off-campus American based companies in the US.
The internship-based MBA program emphasizes the relationship between the student’s experience on the job and academic work on and off campus. Curricular practicum study during the periods of time when students are in their work phases is required to capitalize on this relationship and to ensure continuous progress and enrollment in the program. During the practicum, students build upon and expand their knowledge base by applying what they have learned in the MBA courses to experiences and problems in their chosen career field.
Adam’s unique MBA program provides an education that combines academic study with practical experience. The “curriculum related” employment is a practical application directed towards the student’s academic course of study. The business internship students are paid for their work experience, which is supervised and evaluated by both the employer and school CPT program advisor. This program gives students an opportunity to test skills learned in the classroom and expand their knowledge through related work experience. Students are able to obtain valuable hands on experience in real work environments. This experience provides students with a chance to practice the latest theories and approaches in their particular discipline and gives them a competitive edge when going out into the workforce. Meanwhile, another practical aspect for most students is the opportunity to earn money that will help finance their education. Business internships will provide students with the opportunity to gain first hand practical experience that can be used to bring classroom instruction to a new level of understanding.
Adam University, in conjunction with many North American business firms, will assist qualified students in obtaining an education that will equip them with the skills necessary to compete in the global market.
The Outcomes
Adam University’s MBA with required internship for international students nurtures aspiring executives to manage the responsibility of success. It thus aims to ensure that the Adam University MBA graduate would have the following outstanding leadership qualities and managerial capabilities; that is, having:
The versatility to hold many responsible positions in any organization;
The ability to enter the workplace at a higher level;
The adaptability to succeed in global and multicultural contexts;
The alertness to sense changes and critical turning points;
The confidence to lead teams;
The ability to innovate changes;
The boldness to think unconventionally;
The willingness to learn continuously;
The willpower to achieve;
The courage to be held accountable; and
The ethical sense to share success.
Faculty Qualifications
Faculty is selected based on their academic preparation and work experience. Only individuals with an MBA or appropriate Masters Degree based on content expertise will be used. Individuals prepared at the Doctoral level will be expected to teach 40 to 50 percent of the courses.
Writing Style
Students will be required to use The Chicago Manual of Style and student papers will be required to be in this format.
Requirements for the Masters in Business Administration Degree for International Students.
To earn a Masters in Business Administration Degree for International Students, the following conditions must be achieved:
- Complete a minimum of 60 semester hours.
- Complete a mandatory one year business internship.
- Complete the required MBA courses .
- Achieve a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.00 on a 4.00 scale with no grade below a “C” 2.00.
- Complete a minimum of 30 semester credits at Adam University.
The MBA is a sixteen course, 48 semester credit hour program, with a 12 semester credit hour mandatory Curricular Practical Training experience, called Business Internships. Each three credit course will comprise 37.5 hours of instruction. Students must achieve a 3.0 GPA. Only A, B, and C grades apply toward the degree. The degree also includes a mandatory Graduate Research Assistantship assignment.
All courses are three semester credit hours:
BUS 541 Business Internship I
BUS 542 Business Internship II
BUS 543 Business Internship III
BUS 544 Business Internship IV
BUS 531 Business English & US Internship
BUS 532 Research Methodology
BUS 501 Business Diagnostics & Performance
BUS 536 Advanced Accounting
BUS 502 Financial Management
BUS 503 Applied Business Economics
BUS 504 Strategic Marketing and Customer Service
BUS 535 Personnel Management
BUS 506 Ethics in Corporate Governance
BUS 507 Leadership in Action
BUS 508 Strategic Thinking & Business Modeling
BUS 509 Global Business Environment
BUS 510 Global Marketing
BUS 517 Corporate Finance
BUS 520 Management of Information Systems
BUS 561 Thesis
Requirements for the general Masters in Business Administration Degree.
To earn a general Masters in Business Administration Degree, the following conditions must be achieved:
- Complete a minimum of 39 semester hours.
- Complete the required MBA courses.
- Achieve a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.00 on a 4.00 scale with no grade below a “C” 2.00.
- Complete a minimum of 21 semester credits at Adam University.
The General MBA is a 13 course, 39 credit hour program. Each three credit course will comprise 37.5 hours of instruction. Students must achieve a 3.0 overall GPA to graduate. Only A, B and C grades will apply toward the degree.
All courses are three semester credit hours:
BUS 501 Business Diagnostics and Performance
BUS 536 Advanced Accounting
BUS 503 Applied Business Economics
BUS 504 Strategic Marketing and Customer Service
BUS 535 Personnel Management
BUS 502 Financial Management
BUS 506 Ethics in Corporate Governance
BUS 507 Leadership in Action
BUS 508 Strategic Thinking and Business Modeling
BUS 509 Global Business Environment
BUS 510 Global Marketing
BUS 517 Corporate Finance
BUS 520 Management of Information Systems