Credits
60 ECTS
RNCP (National Directory of Professional Certifications)
35915
Number of hours
375h
Apprenticeship code number
13531275
Semester 1
Code MMUFA101
ECTS 6.00
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
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
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…).
Prerequisite
Bachelor in Management or Economics
Code MMUFA104
ECTS 6.00
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
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
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.
Semester 2
Code MMUFA201
ECTS 5.00
Lecture Hours 33.00
Teaching Language English
Pedagogical objectives
- Understand the time value of money and its applications in project valuation
- Apply the concept of diversification so as to be able to optimize portfolio choices
- Evaluate risk using the Capital Asset Pricing Model
- Discuss choices for the sources of finance of a corporation
Prerequisite
Basic knowledge of accounting, financial analysis, mathematics.
Code MMUFA202
ECTS 5.00
Lecture Hours 33.00
Teaching Language English
Pedagogical objectives
Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:
- Understand and assess the major challenges of enlarging the company's activities internationally;
- Master the basic concepts of internationalization strategies and the management of a company's international marketing activities;
- Define and develop a company's internationalization process and its management over several country markets;
- Master the process of designing, implementing, and controlling the global marketing programme;
- Address and analyse the main issues in international marketing: standardization versus adaptation;
- Apply the concepts by discussing real-life case studies.
Prerequisite
Bachelor degree in Management or Economics. Students with no knowledge in management will take advantage of the first session to get introduced to the principles of Marketing.
Code MMUFA203
ECTS 5.00
Lecture Hours 33.00
Teaching Language English
Pedagogical objectives
After this course, students should be able to:
- Identify drivers and barriers of internationalisation strategies
- Distinguish strategic options for doing business abroad
- Analyse the potential of different international markets
- Assess the fit between business and corporate strategies and foreign market entry and expansion modes
- Design and implement an international strategy
Prerequisite
1. Core concepts and rationales on strategy management
2. General knowledge on strategy assessment
3. General knowledge on strategy formulation
4. General knowledge on strategy implementation
5. Some knowledge on international trade theory (preferred not mandatory)
Code MMUFA204
ECTS 5.00
Lecture Hours 33.00
Teaching Language English
Pedagogical objectives
After this course, students should be able to:
- Explain the overall culture of innovation in firms and the world’s most innovative firms
- Discern major issues associated with companies implementing innovation processes
- Understand and discuss the strategic dimension of projects
- Recognize the conditions for success needed for new product development
- Think dynamically about company strategy
Prerequisite
Courses in finance, accounting, strategic management, marketing will all be useful and used by students in this course.
Code MMUFA205
ECTS 2.00
Lecture Hours 12.00
Teaching Language English
Pedagogical objectives
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able:
- To select a research topic and conduct initial research to develop appropriate problem statements
- To develop a literature review on a research topic
- To design an appropriate research method.
- To demonstrate the scientific contribution and practical relevance of the research carried out.
Prerequisite
Bachelor level.
Students will have to take the SULITEST prior to the first lecture. Their score obtained for this test will be discussed and served as a base for deciding on which topic they want to write their essay about. To take the SULITEST, students will receive an email with login and password information prior to the first lecture. The SULITEST takes on average 30-40 minutes and thanks to the web-based platform, students will be able to prepare and take the test from home prior to the beginning of the course.
Code MMUFA206
ECTS 2.00
Lecture Hours 12.00
Tutorial Hours 24.00
Code MMMFA201
ECTS 2.00
Tutorial Hours 24.00
Teaching Language English
Pedagogical objectives
By the end of the Career development module module, students should be able to:
- Refine their career pathway
- Respond to an internship and/or job offer having acquired the mastery of application tools
- Optimise their participation in the Internship Forum
- Develop and animate their professional network
By the end of the Internationalisation module, students should be able to:
- Identify the challenges for business and society in a globalised world
- Discuss different ways of addressing global challenges
- Interpret and illustrate a topic of international interest or significance
Code MMMFA202
Lecture Hours 12.00
Teaching Language English
Pedagogical objectives
Introduction to management in Europe
- Understand the challenges of doing business in Europe
- Familiarize with the European Institutions and their governance
Introduction to management in Asia
- Familiarize with the Thai culture and the Thai way of doing business
- Discover the Thai language
Code MMUFA207
ECTS 6.00
Teaching Language English
Pedagogical objectives
Students are required to do an internship in an international company, either in France or abroad, during a minimum of 3 months.
The internship is meant to:
- Apply the concepts/tools seen in class.
- Develop professional skills
- Build up and /or strenghten the student's professional project
Prerequisite
All courses from the Master 1 in International Management.