Doctor of Business Administration

Objectives

This course will be designed to expose students to various processes and methodologies that exist within the realm of research methodologies.  Students initially will be led to understanding the process flow that makes up research methodology. This knowledge will achieve the overall objectives of the program of producing graduates who are able to explain and apply a range of theoretical and applied methods.

• Learn the concepts, fundamentals and techniques of research.
• Get guidance on the research procedures from the research problem identification, literature review, data collection, analysis and conclusion.
• Exposure to the various research methodology, effectiveness, weakness, and application.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this module, students will be able to:

• Explain the different research methodologies and select the appropriate methods for the student’s research area.
• Analyse research journals and study different forms of research methodologies in a given research area.
• Write a detailed framework for the research area under study.
• Compare and assess different organisations by use of the research methodology tools.
• Analyse their organisations using research tools to improve effectiveness.

Objectives

This course will be designed to expose students to various processes and methodologies that exist within the realm of research methodologies.  Students initially will be led to understanding the process flow that makes up research methodology. This knowledge will achieve the overall objectives of the program of producing graduates who are able to explain and apply a range of theoretical and applied methods.

• Taught the concepts, fundamentals and techniques of quantitative methodology and its applicability to the industry.
• Guided on quantitative skills to enhance teaching and learning to provide professional development as a lecturer/academician/practitioner.
• Exposed to various statistical tools, their effectiveness, their drawbacks and their application.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this module, students will be able to:

• Explain the different statistical and econometrics tools and select the appropriate tools for the student’s research area.
• Analyze various business management problems with the use of selected statistical tools.
• Apply standard statistical packages like SPSS and eVIEW

The objectives of this course are:

This entrepreneurship course is about people, specifically those associated with change, innovation, drive, new ideas and the implication of ideas in small, medium and large enterprises in the public and private sectors. Entrepreneurs are those who wish to achieve in the marketplace and although they may make mistakes from time to time, they rebound from such mistakes to meet their objectives.

• to develop students in the advanced theory of entrepreneurship and economic thought.
• to provide students with the opportunity to consider applications of entrepreneurship to corporations, public and private sector enterprises and corporate ventures.

• to illustrate, through cases, the application of entrepreneurship to a wide range of private sector industries, non-profit sectors and the public sector

Learning outcomes 

On completion of this course, students should be able to:

• Apply concepts of entrepreneurship to self-employment, corporations, and non-profit and public sector organisations
• Apply the principles of entrepreneurship in the Asia-Pacific region
• Apply concepts of entrepreneurship to their own workplace environment
• A clear grasp of the body of knowledge in the selected discipline area
• An appreciation of recent scholarly advances in the discipline area
• The ability independently to access recent scholarly literature
• The ability to write at a doctoral level in a chosen discipline area
• An appreciation of the value of independent scholarly inquiry.

Objectives

This module is introduced with the purpose of introducing students to the importance of effective Corporate Governance And Social Responsibility today. The module presents the framework of management, management styles, competencies and also the various management skills. This knowledge will achieve the overall objectives of the program of producing graduates who are able to apply effective management skills and successful practices in the academic and business world.

• Learn the concepts, fundamentals, and management models and their applicability to the industry.
• They are guided on the process and components required to build leadership capabilities and manage change within the students.
• Exposed to various management systems, their effectiveness, their drawbacks and application in leading organisations

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this module, students will be able to:

• Explain essential management theories and models of successful management
• Analyse the different organisational cultures and structures and the building blocks of organisations.
• Apply control techniques to improve organisation effectiveness.

Objectives

In this course, students will be:

• The learners are taught the concepts, fundamentals and models of global marketing plans and systems.
• Guidance is given on the procedures involved in forming an effective global marketing plan within an organisation.
• Exposed to global marketing strategies, their effectiveness, their drawbacks and its application in leading organisations.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this module, students will be able to: 

• Explain how marketing strategies can provide for a more effective organisation.
• Analyse how businesses can use different global marketing plans and strategies to obtain a competitive advantage.
• Explain the major types of global marketing strategies, and discuss how each supports the operations of a business.
• Compare and link their educational experience in global marketing with their workplace.

Objectives 

• Increase the cognitive understanding of basic leadership theories and models, the ability to evaluate their relevance, and the ability to apply them to specific situations.
• Understand the meaning of leadership and begin to identify personal values, traits, and goals, and define a personal leadership style.  Be able to evaluate personal leadership effectively in different contexts. 
• Improve knowledge and skills important to personal effectiveness in working with people in the leadership process, including,

1. a) Diagnostic, evaluation, and planning skills.
2. b) Effective communication and relationships.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the subject,  the students will:

• Become fully familiar with leadership traits, behavior and motivation
• Have a full understanding of leadership theory paradigms 
• Will be able to explain a leader’s role in creating a culture that supports teams and the management of diversity in a learning organization.

Objectives 

This course examines the various components of Human Resource management including Strategic Human resource Planning, Recruitment, Selection, training, performance appraisal, career development, Enterprise bargaining and labor-management relations. The course focuses on the Human Resource Management process and the current issues in Human Resource Management and includes the topic on International Human Resources Management to cater to an organization’s global HR strategies.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the module, the students: 

• Become thoroughly familiar with the strategic role of HRM in improving organisational performance.
• Will be able to adopt a strategic approach for developing human capital through training and development to drive performance.
• Will have the competencies to undertake Human Resource Planning with capabilities for assessing organisational needs and matching them with quality employees.

Objectives

This course will be designed to expose students to various theories and paradigms that exist within the strategic finance scope and financial research.  Students will be led to understand the various facets that make up financial research. This knowledge will achieve the overall objectives of the program of producing graduates who are able to explain and apply a range of theoretical knowledge and methods frequently used in business research to solve current business management problems such as capital structure, credit rationalizing, compensation, contracts, and corporate finance. This module provides students with a focused, technical concentration in the finance area and capital market to help graduates deal with the increasingly complex world of finance.

• Learn about awareness and understanding of essential issues in corporate finance.
• Learn to relate financial and theoretical models to real-world phenomena.
• Exposed to “classic” finance contributions, however, current financial developments will also be discussed. 
• Exposed to potential avenues for future research interest in finance 
• Guided on the use of tools from contract theory and game theory. 

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this module, students will be able to:

• Analyse various theories and paradigms of finance
• Explain the various theories, concepts and fundamentals of finance
• Apply different financial policies, investment policies and resource allocation in organisations
• Compose special financial written reports on organisations
• Critique organisations operations using relevant financial theories

Objectives 

The objective of this course is to make students understand the international dimensions of accounting and financial reporting. Through readings, research, problem-solving, case analysis, and class discussions, students should be able to develop analytical and practical skills to deal with international financial reporting issues and problems effectively.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the subject, the students will:

• Become thoroughly familiar with the main topics in international accounting 
• Gain knowledge about the differences in financial measurement and reporting practices that exist internationally and learn about the measures employed to cope with differences.
• Learn about the international financial reporting standards (IFRS) movement and the implications of reading financial statements based on IFRS.

Objectives

This module was introduced to introduce students to the various aspects of international business. The module presents the process of strategy formulation and elements of international business. This knowledge will achieve the overall objectives of the program of producing graduates who are able to understand and apply the use of international business concepts in the field of business in creating competitive firms and managing global corporations.

• Learn the concepts, fundamentals, and strategic management models and their applicability to the industry.
• Be guided on the procedures involved in the strategy formation and implementation within an organisation.
• Get exposure to different strategic management systems, their effectiveness, drawbacks, and application in leading organisations.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this module, students will be able to:

• Explain problematic issues within any organisation, give an overall analysis and make strategic suggestions to solve them.
• Analyse strategic processes within organisations and identify accurate choices of strategies which affect firm performance.
• Analyse and critique thoroughly how the various functional areas (e.g., marketing, MIS, or finance) interact with each other and ultimately contribute to strategy.