MBA 双学位硕士项目课程设置 SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE MODULES
各模块简介
Module 1 –Project and Change Management
Projects have become the most adopted way of mastering change and opportunities for businesses all around the world. The modern business managers must have a thorough knowledge of project management. They must be able to manage technological projects as well as projects dealing with human and organisational development. The module studies the way projects are set up, planned, organized, implemented and controlled professionally and how real changes are achieved successfully.
Module 2 – Management Accounting (Fudan)
The aim of the module is to provide the students with an insight into accounting practice, including the choice between different approaches. You shall be given an introduction to the budgeting process, the various budgets and their interconnection (total- and sub-budgets). A thorough understanding of the link between budgets and accounting reports as a system for management control is vital. It is also important to be able to extract information from the managerial accounting system for decision-making.
Module 3 – Sports Marketing and Sports Properties Management(Fudan)
This module mainly examines the issues and challenges of conducting sports business in the 21st century in China . The important aspects include: the changes in the worldwide sports environments and update the current situation of sports industry in North America and Europe; the whole environment and hieratical system of Chinese sports industry comparing with those of North America and Europe; the segmentation, targeting and positioning manners in this very specific sports industry in China. Particular attention will be given to how to leverage the elements of marketing mix in sports market in China and develop, manage and maintain the sports properties. We will let the students grasp the unique knowledge related to doing sports marketing and sports properties management, such as sports licensing and brand management, sports new product development, stadium and arena management, ticket pricing, sport agency, and professional team management, etc..
Module 4 - Managerial Economics and Decision Making (Fudan)
The business manager of today need an insight into how competitive markets function. An understanding of managerial economics is crucial for the ability to derive at correct decisions in firms and large organizations, to be able to understand and predict public policy and generally to develop an insight into how a modern economy works. The purpose of the module is to give students the theoretical understanding of how prices and outputs are determined in specific market situations. The descriptive part aims at explaining what is happening in the various markets, the normative part develops principles for a good and effective utilization of the economic resources. The module lays a basis for a discussion of various types of public interventions in the markets.
Module 5 - Corporate Strategy and Global Business Policy(Fudan)
The way in which organisations attempt to develop a competitive advantage constitutes the essence of their strategy. The module introduces the basic tools and approaches of strategic management focusing on a specific company with its industry competitors, suppliers, potential entrants, buyers and product substitutes. The objectives are to establish comprehensive goals, strategies and long-term plans. Strategic management is the method of translating strategy into action. Special emphasis is placed on strategies for companies in a world of competition and globalisation.
Module 6 – Corporate Finance and Sports Financing (Fudan)
This module is structured around the most important financial decisions a firm has to make in an uncertain environment. The decisions include: how to raise capital (financing decision); what project to invest (investment decision); what mechanism to set in place to discipline manager and the large shareholder (corporate governance decision); and how to expand operations (merger and acquisition decisions).
The module intends to offer the students opportunities to understand how the concepts and theories of corporate finance can be applied in real world and generate lasting impact on corporations.
The module also maintains the most important fields of sports financing. That includes: government taxes (public sector funding); luxury seating, naming rights, tickets, and broadcast rights (sports enterprises' revenue); public offering of bonds and equities, sports sponsorship (private sector financing). Students will enjoy knowing how capital financing and revenue acquisition practices are actually being used by sports organizations.
Module 7 - Information Technology Management and e-Commerce(BI)
The focus of this module is on how to manage the use of information technology (IS/IT) to gain strategic advantage. This will demand well-planned analysis of the needs of the company, the right decisions on what kind of technology should be used and a careful implementation to obtain the benefits. The use of large company-wide software packages, e-commerce and user application tools are discussed. The main focus of the technology-management module is to make the students aware of how to use information technology as a management tool.
Module 8 - Human Resource Management (Fudan)
This module is based on the belief that employees are the most valuable resource of the organisation. The main theme of this module is Human Resource Management (HRM) and Human Resource Development (HRD). The strategic importance of HRM and HRD will be emphasised and the students will learn to make a Strategic Personnel Plan. Furthermore they will learn how to further organisational and professional development to create a productive and prosper-ous organisational climate. Although integrated in a cross-cultural setting, the main part of the module concentrates on traditional aspects of HRM such as job design, recruitment, selection, remuneration and employee involvement etc. During this module the students will be presented with cases. The students, organised in small groups, will be discussing the cases to have the opportunity to analyse central HRM issues.
Module 9 - Marketing Management (Fudan)
The module in marketing management aims at generating a thorough understanding of the way that the firm's marketing environment and internal resources set the premises for the development of marketing strategies. Through lectures and group work the students acquire skills in using analytic tools addressing key marketing issues in the markets: Market selection, choice of entry mode and marketing mix, and finally the marketing plan.
Module 10 - Operational Management (Fudan)
This module tries to sum up the internal and external preconditions for good operational practice in management. Focus will be on how to manage operations in a transitional economy like the Chinese, going from planned economy to market economy. Also the participants will be introduced to quality management as an overriding concept for good management practice in international business.
Module 11 – Sports Consumer Behaviour(Fudan)
This module constitutes much of the science behind the academic discipline of marketing. Important aspects are a variety of theories, methods, and findings of sports consumer research based on several social science disciplines, such as psychology, sociology, and economics. Focus will be Micro-level processes(e.g. how a particular kind of advertisement could effect an individual's brand choice), but will also cover macro-level processes(e.g. how cultural factors influence the attitudes, behaviours and perceptions of whole nations). Applications to marketing are stressed throughout the course through examples and assignments. Meanwhile, we will also cover more theories than other courses in marketing.
Module 12 – Organisational Management and Behaviour(Fudan)
This is a module focusing on organisational structure and organisational management. Important aspects are establishment of departments and sections, models of organisational change, co-ordination of decision-making, as well as evaluation and reward-systems. The module discusses, on the basis of case studies, how different types of companies can create an advantage by applying different organisational designs. The module teaches how flexible organisations are created through the learning of good organisational management.
Module 13-Entrepreneurship, Tourism, & Events Management(BI)
The central focus of the course is the critical role of opportunity creation and recognition, and the entrepreneur as the principal success factor in new enterprise formation and building.We will study the characteristics of entrepreneurship, look at the definitions and myths. The cases will illustrate various types of entrepreneurs - the small manufacturer, the inventor, the venture capitalist, as well as new business development in larger organizations.We will look at the cultural factors and the innovation process. How do you spot successful new ventures? What are the available sources of capital?Some cases and readings related events management, sponsorship, and tourism have also been included Understanding and mastering the business plan is essential to entrepreneurial success. You will get an opportunity to develop your own business plan.
Module 14 – Macroeconomics (Fudan)
The main objective is to give an introduction to macroeconomics so that participants are able to understand and address important issues related to the macroeconomy and economic policy. In particular, the course aims at explaining the most important concepts and relationships in the income and product accounts (national accounts). It shall explain the fundamental difference between the real economy on the one hand, and the monetary system and nominal variables on the other. The module will give an introduction to theories of economic growth, macroeconomic fluctuations (business cycles), unemployment, interest rates, exchange rates and inflation. The course will give an understanding of how fiscal and monetary policies affect the macroeconomy.
Module 15 - Sponsorship (University of Oregon, USA, WarsawCenter)
The declining effectiveness of traditional forms of advertising has brought increasing emphasis on sponsorship as a key ingredient to successful integrated marketing strategies. This module examines the growth of sponsorship, how and why consumers respond to this form of marketing, and emerging trends in how sponsorships are negotiated and activated. The module will also introduce tools to help better align sponsorships with business objectives, offer tangible ways to protect the marketing investment against ambush marketing techniques and provide a framework to help measure the effectiveness of the overall sponsorship program.