This Mini MBA Program is designed specifically for Executives to give them the high-performance Management, Marketing, and Finance skills of an MBA.
This intensive course will help you to translate your learning into new behaviors and improvements in your capability and performance and will work through live issues impacting on the industry and on you directly.
The individual and group exercises will focus on Generic MBA case studies, and also on your own challenges and examples.
The case studies will help also give the ‘feel’ of a full MBA and help you understand more about the strategies used in today’s Businesses and in different industries.
Program Objectives
Working in the highly competitive Market, with ever-increasing change and pressure, is probably one of the most challenging managerial roles of any Industry today. This program has been especially designed to help you transcend these challenges by training you to become equipped to see the bigger picture in all aspects of your role. It will help you build your management skills for the future and prepare you to fulfill your ambitions.
The program is an accelerated management program contains the most valuable parts of an MBA, as applied to different industries. It will provide you with practical management tools to apply in the workplace, as well as giving a real taste of an MBA course with practical case studies from AU and other world-class business schools.
Completion of the Program
By the end of this program you will improve the following skills:
– Problem solving
– Strategic thinking
– Leadership
– Finance and Accounting Techniques
– Strategic Marketing
– Decision making, and prioritization
– Change management
– Implementing strategy
– Team working
– Project Management
– Cross-cultural communication
– Increased self confidence
Program Structure – DAY 1
| DAY ONE | STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT |
|---|---|
| 8:30-9:00 am | Breakfast and Networking Session |
| 9:00-10:30 am | Topic.1 Organization and the Environment of Business |
| 10:30-10:45 am | Coffee Break – Knowledge sharing |
| 10:45-12:15 pm | Topic.2 Strategy Formulation Implementation |
| 12:15-1:15 pm | Lunch Break |
| 1:15-2:45 pm | Topic.3 Innovation and Creativity |
| 2:45-3:00 pm | Coffee Break – Case Analysis |
| 3:00-4:30 pm | Topic.4 Management Communication |
| 4:30-4:45 pm | Coffee Break – Round Table Discussion |
| 4:45-6:00 pm | Topic.5 Case Study “Setting Effective Business Strategies” |
Program Structure – DAY 2
| DAY TWO | STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT |
|---|---|
| 8:30-9:00 am | Breakfast and Networking Session |
| 9:00-10:30 am | Topic.1 Basic Accounting Concepts |
| 10:30-10:45 am | Coffee Break – Knowledge sharing |
| 10:45-12:15 pm | Topic.2 Balance Sheet |
| 12:15-1:15 pm | Lunch Break |
| 1:15-2:45 pm | Topic.3 Income Statement |
| 2:45-3:00 pm | Coffee Break – Case Analysis |
| 3:00-4:30 pm | Topic.4 Cash Flow Statement |
| 4:30-4:45 pm | Coffee Break – Round Table Discussion |
| 4:45-6:00 pm | Topic.5 Case Study “Analyzing Financial Statements for Better Decision Making” |
Program Structure – DAY 3
| DAY THREE | STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT |
|---|---|
| 8:30-9:00 am | Breakfast and Networking Session |
| 9:00-10:30 am | Topic.1 Organizational Leadership |
| 10:30-10:45 am | Coffee Break – Knowledge sharing |
| 10:45-12:15 pm | Topic.2 Leadership vs. Management |
| 12:15-1:15 pm | Lunch Break |
| 1:15-2:45 pm | Topic.3 Effective Traits of Leaders |
| 2:45-3:00 pm | Coffee Break – Case Analysis |
| 3:00-4:30 pm | Topic.4 Leadership Styles and Types |
| 4:30-4:45 pm | Coffee Break – Round Table Discussion |
| 4:45-6:00 pm | Topic.5 Guest Speaker – Fortune 500 Leader |
Program Structure – DAY 4
| DAY FOUR | STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT |
|---|---|
| 8:30-9:00 am | Breakfast and Networking Session |
| 9:00-10:30 am | Topic.1 Value Proposition and Market Strategy |
| 10:30-10:45 am | Coffee Break – Knowledge sharing |
| 10:45-12:15 pm | Topic.2 Defining Market Targets |
| 12:15-1:15 pm | Lunch Break |
| 1:15-2:45 pm | Topic.3 Branding your Company |
| 2:45-3:00 pm | Coffee Break – Case Analysis |
| 3:00-4:30 pm | Topic.4 Social Media and the New E-Marketing Techniques |
| 4:30-4:45 pm | Coffee Break – Round Table Discussion |
| 4:45-6:00 pm | Topic.5 Case Study “Preparing complete Marketing plan for your Company” |
Program Structure – DAY 5
| DAY FIVE | STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT |
|---|---|
| 8:30-9:00 am | Breakfast and Networking Session |
| 9:00-10:30 am | Topic.1 Financial Statement Analysis |
| 10:30-10:45 am | Coffee Break – Knowledge sharing |
| 10:45-12:15 pm | Topic.2 Budgeting |
| 12:15-1:15 pm | Lunch Break |
| 1:15-2:45 pm | Topic.3 Stock Market Analysis |
| 2:45-3:00 pm | Coffee Break – Case Analysis |
| 3:00-4:30 pm | Topic.4 Optimal Capital Structure |
| 4:30-4:45 pm | Coffee Break – Round Table Discussion |
| 4:45-6:00 pm | Topic.5 Management Capstone “Group Interactive Comprehensive Simulation Case Study in Decision Making” |
Faculty
| Name | Degree | University |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Peter Alexander | MBA Ph.D. |
California State University |
| Dr. Luz E Herrera | J.D. A.B. |
Harvard Law School Stanford University |
| Dr. Samir Kamal | M.S. Ph.D. |
Carnegie-Mellon University Michigan State University |
| Dr. Ehab Saad | MBA Ph.D. P.D.D. CMA/CFM |
Ashford University
Grenoble Ecole De Management |
| Dr. Fred Dalili | M.A Ed.D. |
University of Akron |
| Dr. Hany S. Roufael | M.Sc. Ph.D. |
University of Cantabria |
| Dr. Amer El-Ahraf | M.Sc. Ph.D. |
University of California (UCLA) |
| Dr. Esther Conrad | M.Sc. Ph.D. |
Stanford University University of California (UC Berkeley) |
| Dr. William Kent | M.Sc. Ph.D. |
University of California (UC Santa Barbara) |
| Dr. Adel Michael | M.Sc. Ph.D. |
University of Toronto |
| Dr. Ashraf Moustafa | MBA Ph.D. |
Heidelberg University |
Program Tuition – What`s Included – Location
The program Fees $5,900 per Participant including:
Course Material (Books and USBs)
40 hours interactive Lectures led by internationally recognized scholars
World-Class Guest Speakers
Daily Coffee Breaks and Lunch
Global Executive MINIMBA Program Certificate
One year free access to Library and Information Resources Network (LIRN)
Closing ceremony on the gorgeous San Francisco bay
Two and a half hours Yacht Cruise
Four-Course Seated Dinner
Live Entertainment and Dancing
Scenic San Francisco Bay Views including the Golden Gate Bridge and the Bay Bridge
Completion ceremony professional portraits and Video
