Ten Week MBA
Intensive study of the most important issues in business today, including the recent apparent failure of the efficient market hypothesis, modern accounting standards, and the regulatory agencies created in the last century that were expected to prevent the 2008/2009 financial crisis. It will evaluate these and other issues from both a Western and Chinese perspective.

One theory of MBA programs is that they provide in-depth business knowledge and training to people with a technical background (e.g., engineers and lawyers) in all essential business areas – from strategy and finance to marketing and accounting.  Another theory holds that an MBA can take people with some previous but limited knowledge of these subjects and convey a significant depth of knowledge that would otherwise only come from many years real world experience.

This Ten Week MBA is an ambitious attempt to provide the best of both of these approaches.  Realistically, not everyone will bring the same level of knowledge and understanding to this class in the beginning and the same can be said about when they leave.  However, everyone who participates will find themselves with a truly new perspective on the business world and the confidence to know "what they know, what they don't know, and what they don't know they don't know".  In the age of the Internet and immediate access to a lot of both relevant and irrelevant information, knowing what to look at and how to assess the results can significantly improve decision making.

This class assumes that the student has at least an introductory level of knowledge of most of the subject areas, and will cover the selected topics in appropriate depth.  We live in a world that has just experienced the worst economic slowdown since the Great Depression.  Why did this happen given our knowledge and sophistication of economics and the regulatory agencies?  We will explore this and several other related questions in order to provide a depth of understanding of what is right about today's markets and institutions and where they fall short.

The format of the class will include pre-reading of selected handouts, and lectures and discussions in class.  There will be one project assigned as a means to get the students to use some of the critical thinking that will be introduced in the class.


Textbook

This course will look at a number of specific, relevant topics in some depth, and will use relevant handouts and custom materials selected or developed by the instructor.


Course Structure

History of business and management in China and the West
Strategy, leadership, and management
Accounting for internal and external users
Capital markets – Wall Street to Pudong
Finance – raising and using funds
Marketing and branding; Supply chains
Black swans, risk, and decision making
Organizational behavior and human resources; information technology systems
Economics and efficient markets
Law and regulation in an international world

Course Title: 10-Week MBA
Tuition Fee: RMB 3200
Materials Fee: RMB 100

Spring Session 2012: March 7th to May 13th

Section A: Wednesday evenings (6:30 PM - 9:00 PM)
10 weeks from March 7th to May 9th (Course Code: MBA103)
Location: ELC Learning Center

Section B: Sunday mornings (10:00 AM - 12:30 PM)
10 weeks from March 11th to May 13th (Course Code: MBA104)
Location: ELC Learning Center

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE

Registration Procedure:
Please register online first to reserve your place.  You will then receive a confirmation email with further details.  Next, payment must be made on site at the ELC Learning Center during the payment dates shown below (you can come in person or send someone).

Tuition payment for the Spring Session 2012 will take place from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM, from Monday, February 20th through Monday, February 27th, 2012.  Payments will be received in the Registration Office at the ELC Learning Center.  Click here for map.

Please note: classes are kept small for the students' benefit (generally between 8 and 12 people).  Register early to reserve your place.  Payment must be received on time to complete your enrollment and maintain your reservation in the class(es) for which you have registered.  (Any course that does not meet sufficient enrollment may be cancelled and a full refund provided upon presentation of your original receipt.)