The following information was provided by warguns and has been converted to ASCII from the original .pdf and .doc documents. Blekinge Institute of Technology BTH/MAM/INTERNET MBA Programme descriptor for Master of Business Administration 60 ECTS credit points 1. General information The programme offers broad knowledge of Business Administration to students with prior university studies and with working experience. The programme offers studies in the main functional business areas such as marketing, finance, accounting, organization, management and strategy. When relevant, a course has a certain focus on economy and management in the Information Age. The final course on the programme is the Master thesis which is an independently written project. Most of the course work is carried out on the Internet when the students discuss with each other and communicate with the teachers. The students meet physically four times during the programme (one time for part-time students). One credit point (högskolepoäng) in the Swedish system corresponds to one credit point in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). 2. Decision and guidelines The decision to establish the programme has been made by the University Board of Blekinge Institute of Technology. The department responsible for the programme is the School of Management. The study programme descriptor has been approved by the Board of Undergraduate Studies at Blekinge Institute of Technology, 2004-09-01, the latest revision was made 2007-05-03. The programme descriptor is valid for students accepted to the programme autumn 2007 or later. 3. Aims and learning outcomes In addition to the aims regulated nationally, to be found in Appendix B, the following aims have been set for the programme. The aim of the programme is to offer the student a broad knowledge of the subject Business Administration with a deeper understanding of economy and management in the Information Age. On completion of the programme the student will: i. have acquired a broadened knowledge of the subject Business Administration ii. have gained a deeper understanding of the role of information and communication technologies in business and especially the management of business in information economies iii. be able to investigate loosely defined issues with the use of relevant research methods and understand the potential and limitations of research iv. be able to effectively find relevant information and to carry out advanced tasks in international groups over the Internet v. be able to make analyses and judgments of complex situations and to critically evaluate theories and their usefulness in Business Administration 4. Learning and education The programme is designed to give the student a broad overview of main functional areas in Business Adminstration. The student is expected to learn from reading standard textbooks and research articles and test the knowledge and develop the understanding through assignments. To support an integrated understanding of the area, the programme also includes a comprehensive exam before the student starts with the individual research project. The material and the instruction are in English. In order to master the course it is required that the student have good knowledge in the English language. 5. Main structure of the study programme The programme is offered both as a full-time programme over one academic year and as a part-time programme over two academic years. In both cases, the programme requires effectively 40 weeks of study. It contains only mandatory courses as follows: Full-time: recommended track 1st quarter • FEC059 History of Management Thought Subject area: Business Administration 7,5 credit points. In this course, the student will gain a broad overview of important topics in business administration and learn about scientific discussions in business administration and management from mid 1800 to date. The student will be able to evaluate and reflect upon the value of science in the field of business administration • FEC057 Management Control and Accounting Subject area: Business Administration 7,5 credit points. The student will learn about basic models of business such as accounting and financial statements, theories of management control and especially the role and value of business information systems. In this course, the student will train to cooperate in international work groups over the Internet 2nd quarter • FEC061 Managerial Economics Subject area: Business Administration 7,5 credit points. In this course, the student will gain an understanding of the economics approach to business administration and learn about efficient modelling of complex business situations • FEC060 Investments and Finance Subject area: Business Administration 7,5 credit points. The student will understand the financial view of business operation and gain deep knowledge of established models in corporate finance regarding the evaluation of investment opportunities and how to finance them. The student will be trained to apply the knowledge to real-life cases 3rd quarter • FEC065 Organization and Leadership Subject area: Business Administration 7,5 credit points. The student will gain a broad knowledge of individual, group, and organizational behaviour. The student will learn about group process and performance, leadership principles as well as corporate governance and associated ethical issues • FEC067 Strategy and Marketing Subject area: Business Administration 7,5 credit points. The student will learn broadly about marketing in consumer markets and industrial markets, strategies in general and strategies in information economies in specific. 4th quarter • FEC066 Master’s thesis Subject area: Business Administration 15 credit points. The student will learn about research methods and show ability to carry out a research project as well as individually reflect upon the value of research. The Master’s thesis gives the student opportunity to further specialization within a specific area of Business Administration. In this course, the student must pass a comprehensive exam. The exam is conducted on-campus and will enable an assessment of the student’s overall preparation for the thesis work from the previous course work. Part-time: recommended track 1st semester • FEC059 History of Management Thought • FEC057 Management Control and Accounting 2nd semester • FEC065 Organization and Leadership • FEC067 Strategy and Marketing 3rd semester • FEC061 Managerial Economics • FEC060 Investments and Finance 4th semester • FEC066 Master’s thesis 6. Assessment and examination The aims and learning outcomes of the programme are reached through the different courses included in the degree. Assessment and examination take place at course level and details concerning assessment and grading for the courses can be found in each respective course descriptor. The student must pass a comprehensive exam as a part of the Master’s thesis course. This exam is conducted on-campus and will enable an assessment of the student’s overall learning from the previous course work. 7. Programme evaluation All students are encouraged to take part in the evaluation of the programme. Each course in the programme is also evaluated separately and these evaluations form the basis of the continual development of the programme. 8. Entrance requirements For admission to the program, the student must have a Bachelor degree of 180 credit points and at least two years of working experience after the Bachelor degree. Engelska B. 9. Transition regulations for advancement There are no transitions regulations for advancement in this programme. Some courses might have specific entrance requirements. These are stated on the course descriptors. 10. Degree The programme results upon completion in the advanced level (second cycle) degree Magister i företagsekonomi. The equivalent degree in English is Master (One Year) of Business Administration. Please see Appendix B for relevant excerpts from the national Degree Ordinance. Appendix A: Optional courses within the study programme No optional courses are provided within this study programme. Appendix B: Excerpt from the national Degree ordinance
The following information was provided by warguns and has been converted to ASCII from the original .pdf and .doc documents. Blekinge Institute of Technology BTH/MAM/INTERNET MBA Syllabus HISTORY OF MANAGEMENT THOUGHT: INSTRUCTIONS Course leader: Ian Robson Course starts: September 3, 2007 Course credit: 5 points or 7,5 ECTS Course ends: November 4, 2007 (full-time) Course ends: January 20, 2008 (part-time) Requirements: 4 non-graded reports and 1 written exam Here is a description of the course design and how we are going to work. The main idea with the whole Internet MBA programme is: 1. To make your studies more flexible. Using Internet you will be able to choose when and where you want to study. I hope that this is more valuable to you than to meet in classrooms 2. To deepen your knowledge of the subject by having frequent discussions on the Internet with all the other participants in the course. I urge you to use this opportunity to discuss with all the other participants. These two ideas are to some degree in conflict since intense activity on the net requires that you study with the same pace and at the same time - when you input something on the net you want a rather immediate reaction. The second idea about deeper knowledge is more important to us so you are all encouraged to promote lively and interesting discussions. PLAN YOUR STUDIES You may of course carry out the studies as you please (respect the deadlines though), but I want to suggest two things: 4. Start the first week by browsing the readings 5. Look at the assignments and try to estimate how much time each will take. Reserve time in your calendar if you are going to work in a team. Reserve also time for the scheduled Internet discussions. ANYTIME DISCUSSIONS The main purpose with the net discussions is that you should learn from one another. You are free to discuss anything related to the course content, assignments, etc anytime. Try to be short and concise in your discussions. I will only comment on the discussions when I think it is necessary. Please do not email questions or points of view to me directly; I cannot respond to frequent emails in large numbers. SCHEDULED DISCUSSIONS Every Thursday during the whole semester (September to January) between 3 and 4 pm (afternoon, Swedish time) there is a scheduled discussion around any topics you may choose. As with the other spontaneous discussions, I will take part but only comment if necessary. You are not required but encouraged to participate in the discussions – it will not be part of the course grading. NEW COMMUNICATION OPPORTUNITIES Please also use the new tools Skype and MSN Messenger for communicating with your fellow students. Read more on the program site at www.bth.se/mam/internetmba. GRADING To obtain the grade Pass or Pass with Distinction you need to do the following: 6. Submit reports on the 4 obligatory but non-graded assignments (they are described below). You may write the reports individually or in a 2-person team. The feed-back on these reports from me will be summarised for the whole group in detail but individuals will be given basic feedback of either “ok” or “improve on...”. You only have one chance to improve the report if it deemed sub- standard. Each report should only be 1000 words long so you need to be very concise. There is one deadline for all these 4 reports – you need to submit all before the course ends but preferably on the assignment hand-in dates listed below (different for full-time and part-time students; see “Course ends” dates at the top of this document) 7. Write the individual online exam. An exam example will be available on the course site one week before the exam. If you don’t pass the first time you are entitled to two re-exams. The exams are scheduled to suit both full-time and part-time students. The exam schedule will be available on the course site. The final grade on the course is determined by the grade on the written exam, either Pass or Pass with Distinction. The assignments as well as the exam will test four different aspects of your efforts and learning: 8. That you have effectively read the required readings 9. That you have understood main theoretical principles 10.That you can apply your knowledge in a new context 11.That you can independently evaluate and reflect upon the main ideas in the course. THE 4 ASSIGNMENTS (approximately 1000 words each) 12.IDEA SUMMARY: Write a report that summarizes the main ideas and how they have developed in the history of management theory based on your reading of the course book 13.INCENTIVE THEORY: Write a report that describes the theoretical foundations of the role of incentives 14.INFORMATION AGE: Write a report that analyzes the possible influence of information technology on practical management today or in the future 15.MANAGEMENT THEORY: Write a report that discusses the value of management theories to a) practitioners and b) academics. REQUIRED READINGS COURSE BOOK: The History of Management Thought by Wren D.A. (2005) Wiley (5th edition) Supplementary texts: Managers not MBA’s by Mintzberg H. (2005) Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. The Essential Drucker by Drucker P.F. (2001) Butterworth Heinemann. ARTICLES: The articles can be accessed free of charge in electronic form through our library resource called Elin@Blekinge at www.bth.se/eng/library. Remember that you need your student account details to login to these databases. Title: The history of management: a global perspective Author(s): Wolfgang Pindur; Sandra E Rogers; Pan Suk Kim Source: Journal of Management History, 1995, Vol: 1, No: 1, pages: 59-77 Link: elin@blekinge Title: Management fashion: Lifecycles, triggers, and collective learning processes Author(s): Abrahamson Eric; Fairchild Gregory Source: Administrative Science Quarterly, 1999, Vol: 44, Issue:4, pages: 708-740 Link: elin@blekinge Additional articles will be highlighted for additional reading as the course progresses. Study Calendar Full Time. Week 1 (3/09/07): Topic 1 Early management thought: Managers, leadership and management, Industrialisation and management, economic growth and the market, systematic management. Week 2 (10/09/07): Assignment 1 due Friday 14th Sep. Week 3 (17/09/07): Topic 2 Scientific Management: Organisation theory, analytical approaches to management. Week 4 (24/09/07): Assignment 2 due Friday 28th Sep. Week 5 (1/10/07): Topic 3 The social organization: social perspectives and management, behavioural approaches to management. Week 6 (8/10/07): Assignment 3 due Friday 12th October. Week 7 (15/10/07): Topic 4 Contemporary perspectives on management theory and practice. Organisational development, systems thinking, leadership. Week 8 (22/10/07): Assignment 4 due Friday 26th October. Week 9 (29/10/07): Revision time. Examination provisionally scheduled for Friday 2nd November. Part Time. Week 1 (3/09/07): Topic 1 Early management thought: Managers, leadership and management, Industrialisation and management, economic growth and the market, systematic management. Week 4 (24/09/07): Assignment 1 due Friday 28th Sep. Week 5 (1/10/07): Topic 2 Scientific Management: Organisation theory, analytical approaches to management. Week 8 (22/10/07): Assignment 2 due Friday 26th Oct. Week 9 (19/10/07): Topic 3 The social organization: social perspectives and management, behavioural approaches to management. Week 12 (19/11/07): Assignment 3 due Friday23rd October. Week 13 (26/11/07): Topic 4 Contemporary perspectives on management theory and practice. Organisational development, systems thinking, leadership. Week 16 (17/12/07): Assignment 4 due Friday 21st December. Week 17 (17/01/08): Revision time. Examination provisionally scheduled for Friday 18th January.
The following information was provided by warguns and has been converted to ASCII from the original .pdf and .doc documents. Blekinge Institute of Technology BTH/MAM/INTERNET MBA Syllabus - FE2411 Blekinge Institute of Technology School of Management COURSE DESCRIPTOR Management control and accounting Ekonomistyrning 7,5 ECTS credit points (7,5 högskolepoäng) Course code: FE2411 Version: 1 Educational level: Advanced level Applies from: 2007-09-03 Course level: D Approved: 2007-03-26 Field of education: Social sciences Replaces course descriptor approved: 2004-05-25 Subject area: Business administration 1 Course title and credit points The following generic skills are trained in the The course is titled Management control and course: accounting/Ekonomistyrning and awards 7,5 credit - to communicate in English points. One credit point (högskolepoäng) - to collaborate over the Internet corresponds to one credit point in the European - to use a spread sheet Credit Transfer System (ECTS). 7 Learning and teaching 2 Decision and approval The student should learn from reading and This course is established by The Education discussing assignments. The assignments aim at the Committee of the School of Management 2007-03-26. following: The course descriptor is approved by The Education 1. That the student has effectively read the required Committee of the School of Management and readings applies from 2007-09-03. 2. That the student has understood main theoretical principles 3 Objectives 3. That the student can apply the knowledge in a The student shall gain some understanding of new context accounting information and be able to use this 4. That the student can independently evaluate and information in making economic decisions. reflect upon the main contents in the course Teaching comprises individual and group 4 Content assignments. Discussions and presentations of the Management and financial information assignments are carried out on the web and/ or in - Basic financial statements seminars on campus. - Financial statement analysis - Cost concepts and classification 8 Assessment and grading - Cost allocation, costing systems. Examination of the course - Cost-volume-profit relationships ------------------------------------------------- Code Module Credit Grade - Budgeting ------------------------------------------------- - Decision making 0710 Assignments 3hp U/G/VG 0720 Examination 4.5hp U/G/VG ------------------------------------------------- 5 Aims and learning outcomes The course will be graded Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass After the course, the student shall: with Distinction (VG). Understand and relate basic business administration On request grades according to ECTS will be given. concepts Construct and analyze income statement, cash flow 9 Course evaluation statement and balance sheet. The course coordinator is responsible for Understand and be able to use different costing systematically gathering feedback from the students systems. in course evaluations and making sure that the Be able to make decision based upon management results of these feed back into the development of and financial information. the course. 6 Generic skills 10 Prerequisites The students must be admitted to the Internet MBA programme (or the equivalent). 11 Field of education and subject area The course is part of the field of education Social sciences and is included in the subject area business administration. 12 Restrictions regarding degree The course cannot form part of a degree with another course, the content of which completely or partly corresponds with the contents of this course. 13 Course literature and other teaching materials
The following information was provided by warguns and has been converted to ASCII from the original .pdf and .doc documents. Blekinge Institute of Technology BTH/MAM/INTERNET MBA Study guide autumn 2007 Management Control and Accounting FE2411 PARTTIME Responsible teachers: Katrin Andersson & Jennie Blomqvist Blekinge Institute of Technology School of Management 372 25 Ronneby Sweden E-post: [email protected] [email protected] Dear Student, Welcome to the course Management Control and Accounting, FE2411, PARTTIME. With this study guide we would like to inform you with things you will need to be an efficient student and to gain as much knowledge as possible from the course. Lots of questions that will show up during the course will be answered by reading this study guide. We suggest you to print it and save it on paper so you have it available during the whole course. Some material will be presented here and you will know how to work with the different components: literature, assignments, and the forums in It´s learning. You will even know what you need to do to pass the course. We hope that you will like the course Management Control and Accounting and that you will find the course interesting. Responsible teachers: Katrin Andersson Jennie Blomqvist School of Management (MAM) School of Management (MAM) Blekinge Institute of Technology Blekinge Institute of Technology 372 25 Ronneby 372 25 Ronneby E-post: [email protected] E-post:[email protected] About study on distance To study on distance gives you a possibility to study at a university far away from where you live. Distance study is something else than follow a course on Campus, with teachers and other friends next to you. This type of study means that all communication between you as students and between teachers will take place on the Internet. Distance study means that you have to take a bigger responsibility for your studies and it also means that you have the opportunities to plan your studies more on your own. To read, follow the instructions and participate in the discussions on It’s learning will make your studies easier. You are responsible for your own learning and get hold of the knowledge. Communications over the Internet needs recourses, the one who ask a question wants an answer immediately. The teachers work with more than one course and project and every question in the course can make hundreds of e-mails. Our goal is to give you an answer within a week and we hope that you understand that. Another goal is that you as students help each other in the forums if any problems or questions will show up during the course. We have learnt that students learn more if they discuss and explain for each other. We hope that you as a student will be active in the discussions and follow up what has been said to make it easier both for you and for us as teachers. Planning and Deadlines Plan to spend around 200 hours on the course, i.e. the equivalent of 5 weeks full-time work. Establish a study schedule to meet a completion date a week before final examination day. Establish target assignment completion dates, and stay on schedule. Home and social life easily disrupt the best of study plans – getting into a study routine is one of the most important success factors for online learning. We all have different learning styles- and the more we know about how we learn, the easier it is to understand our personal learning processes and design our own personal learning strategy. Find out more about your learning style and how you can use that knowledge to help yourself. Active Studies Use the discussion forum! You will not be graded on any postings in the discussion forum. Whenever you feel unsure of your understanding, or need an example from real life to bring a point home – ask for it! Post your question in the discussion forum. When you have an answer to someone else’s question – post it! The more active you are in your learning activities, the greater your chances of success. Use the exercises in your text book and discussion questions with fellow students. A good principle is to read the text first, then solve the study problems and then take part in the forum discussions. Text Reading The ability to concentrate is naturally a condition of independent study. Whatever study technique you use, you need to spend effort on understanding what it is that you are reading. As in all study, pen-in-hand is still a good idea; making notes, underlining text, writing summaries in your own words, noting central terms and concepts. Don’t be tempted to skip the pictures, diagrams and tables in the text book – they will provide useful information and help to clarify the text. Goals and motivation Keep in mind the goals you had at the time you enrolled the programme. If you haven’t already done so, write these goals down so that you can look them up from time to time, during this course and the courses to come. Examination Group assignments - These assignments are compulsory and non-graded. Assignments 1, 5 and 6 are group assignments. We will place you into groups. Assignment Readings Deadline 30th September Assignment 1 Chapter 1 9th December Assignment 5 Chapter 8 30th December Assignment 6 Chapter 9 Individual assignments - These assignments are compulsory and non- graded. Assignment 2, 3 and 4 are individual assignments: Assignment Readings Deadlines: 21st October Assignment 2 Chapter 2-5 4th November Assignment 3 Chapter 6 18th November Assignment 4 Chapter 7 Chapter 10 and 12 is not included in the course. Chapter 12 should be red and understood. The assignments will be published on It´s learning in the beginning of the course. Written examination - The individual home examination will take place on Friday 11th of January 2008. This exam is not supervised, and you will have 5 hours to complete and submit the paper. The answers will be graded within two weeks. Re-sit is on Saturday 9th of February 2008. All examinations will be held between 1200 and 1700 hours, CET. Answers submitted after deadline will not be marked. The written examination will be published on It’s learning at 1200 hours CET. Note that all assignments must be submitted and graded before you may sit the exam. The written examination, although not supervised, is nevertheless an individual examination. It has happened in the past that students have misunderstood, and worked together on questions, then submitting identical, or extremely similar, reports for grading. These papers were failed, and were grounds for a disciplinary hearing. The written examination will comprise a number of questions. The questions will require reflective discussion of principles, as well as practical application of principles in various calculations. When supplying calculations, always show exactly how the results are arrived at. Final grades for the course are “Fail”, “Pass”, or “Pass with distinction”. Grades are based on the result of the written examination. Maximum points of the exam will be 50. To pass you need to get 30 point or above. 0-29 points = FX 30-34 points = D 35-39 points = C 40-44 points = B 45-50 points = A Regards Katrin Andersson & Jennie Blomqvist
