Track International management - M1

Code MMUFA101

ECTS 6.00

Delivery mode Blended

Lecture Hours 33.00

Teaching Language English

Pedagogical objectives

Active participation in this course should enable students to:

• Master the concepts of strategy and be able to mobilize the various disciplines of management (HR, finance, accountancy, marketing, etc) to understand a company strategy.
• Understand the bonds between diagnosis, strategic choices and strategic implementation.
• Apply strategic management tools to real organizational situations.
• Make credible recommendations.

Prerequisite

Bachelor level in management, in economics or related disciplines.

Code MMUFA102

ECTS 6.00

Delivery mode E-learning

Lecture Hours 21.00

Tutorial Hours 18.00

Teaching Language English

Pedagogical objectives

Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:

• Understand basic concepts in descriptive and inferential statistics
• Assess the correctness and relevance of statistical claims including those in the popular media
• Master hypothesis testing and linear regression analysis using the R programming language
• Design a relevant data analysis protocol
• Choose relevant variables and statistical tests to test a set of business related hypotheses

Prerequisite

The open source package R is required for this course. It is free. You can download the software from http://www.r-project.org/. The site has plenty of additional resources to help you get started. A useful guide for beginners is "Using R for Data Analysis and Graphics", a PDF of which will also be deposited in your Google drive folder.
There is a learning curve for R, but it is not steeper than that for proprietary alternatives such as SAS or SPSS, and its capabilities far exceed those of Excel. You may struggle a bit at the beginning, but this is part of the learning process.

Code MMUFA103

ECTS 6.00

Delivery mode On campus

Lecture Hours 21.00

Tutorial Hours 18.00

Teaching Language English

Pedagogical objectives

By the end of the module, students should be able to:

1. Identify and comment the main parts of financial statements of an entity: define items of Statement of Comprehensive Income, Statement of Financial Position, Statement of Cash Flows and Notes.
2. Manage the issue of international accounting differences and of the international accounting harmonization process: explain the main causes and nature of differences and describe the process of harmonization.
3. Explain the links between local, consolidated and reporting financial statements of groups and companies.
4. Describe internal control, concept procedures and requirements
5. Define and understand the statutory/consolidated audit purposes, the importance of auditing and get an overview of the audit methodology (principles, audit phases, assessments, risk approach…).

Code MMUFA104

ECTS 6.00

Delivery mode Blended

Lecture Hours 33.00

Teaching Language English

Pedagogical objectives

Active participation in this course should enable students to:

• develop knowledge about the field of organizational behavior;
• gain experience in applying management and OB knowledge to issues relevant to business organizations and practicing managers; 
• gain experience in communicating their analyses, conclusions and recommendations in a professional manner;
• develop the ability to critically analyze, assess, and deal with the managerial and organizational implications of OB issues at the individual, interpersonal/group, and organizational levels of analysis;
• reflect on their own personality as well as on their own values in relation to the matters and issues discussed in the course;
• develop awareness of, and reflect on the ethical concerns and social implications related to issues discussed in this course.

Prerequisite

Bachelor degree in Management or Economics

Code MMUFA105

ECTS 4.00

Delivery mode Blended

Lecture Hours 15.00

Tutorial Hours 24.00

Teaching Language English

Pedagogical objectives

By the end of the module students will be able to:

• Propose solutions to inform data management in organizations
• Design and query a database within the framework of a precise activity
• Team work and project management skills

Prerequisite

Confidence with Windows operating system and basic Office pack.

Code MMUFA106

ECTS 2.00

Delivery mode On campus

Lecture Hours 18.00

Teaching Language English

Pedagogical objectives

This module is designed to be highly practical and upon its completion students should be able to:

• Master the basics and advanced functions of Excel
• Be familiar with the major computing tools used in management
• Design relevant tools for analysis and decision making in Excel.

Prerequisite

Basis master of Excel.