Management Essentials Program
Next Full Program Offering
Starts November 21-23, 2012
Program Overview
The Management Essentials Program (MEP) has been designed to provide a rich but concise survey of graduate level business courses. Key themes found in the U of A’s internationally-ranked MBA program are the basis for each course, giving you the opportunity to examine and discuss current research and theories while applying concepts to case studies and situations from today’s business environment. The quality of the Alberta MBA has been recognized in the Financial Times Ranking 2009, which looks at business schools from around the world. The Alberta MBA achieved a first-place ranking for Canadian MBA programs in terms of value for money, aims achieved, and career progress. Building on the world-class quality of instruction and material in this program, the MEP offers you an insight into deeper business issues.
Successful completion of the Management Essentials Program is recognized by the University of Alberta MBA program. Participants who successfully complete the program are eligible for up to 3 credits to be applied to the University’s MBA degree program.
Who Should Attend
The Management Essentials Program is ideal if you are a manager or leader wanting to increase your business skills and build your business knowledge. Successful applicants should have a minimum of two years of business experience with a public or private sector organization. The Management Essentials Program is also the ideal means to explore the topic areas associated with the Alberta MBA.
Module 1
November 21-23, 2012
Leadership
This session enables you to take a strategic look at leadership and assist in the formation of a strategy to get the most out of yourself and those you interact with.
Strategic Management
You will leave this session with a clear understanding of what strategy is, how it is constrained, formulated, developed and implemented and what that can mean for your organization.
(Lunch Speaker)
Module 2
Coming Soon
Business Economics
Within this session you will discuss basic economic principles and put them in context of the practical business world.
Understanding Financial Statements
This session lays the groundwork for financial accounting, exploring key terms, how they relate and what they mean in the context of financial statements.
Canada and the Global Economy
Within this session you will examine the changing global business environment and how it impacts business
decision-making.
Module 3
Coming Soon
Information Systems Management
This session examines how the strategic use of technology can help an organization reach its business objectives.
Managerial Decision Making
This session will deliver a decision making framework that you can use to avoid common biases in order to arrive at and implement decisions that are both effective and ethical.
Understanding Capital Markets
The focus of this course is to introduce various aspects of capital markets as these relate to raising capital for companies in public and private markets.
Module 4
Coming Soon
Marketing
The objectives of this session are to develop a working knowledge of marketing as it relates to the establishment of a sustainable differential advantage in a competitive market. The session ends with a panel discussion from experts in technology, decision making and marketing, giving participants an opportunity to integrate the topics learned throughout the third module.
Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Examine how ethics and business are fundamentally connected. In this session you will be introduced to the emerging importance and complexity of CSR
and begin to explore stakeholder responsibility. Case studies will be used.
Negotiations
This intensive session aims to improve your skill set and understanding of the process of negotiation, both within an organization and between organizations.
Program Details
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: University of Alberta
Full Program Fee: $6,995 CAD (plus GST)
Individual Module Fee: One Day Session $650 CAD (plus GST) and Two Day Session $1300 CAD (plus GST)
Program Contacts
Program Advisor: Melissa Creech (780) 492-8625
Program Administrator: Sabrina Loo (780) 492-1431