Greece UNI:The American College of Thessaloniki (ACT)

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Specialized Certificate Programs
Certificate Program in Entrepreneurship
Requirements:

# MBA-BUS560 - Entrepreneurship
# MBA-BUS561 - Growth Strategies
# MBA-BUS565 - The Social Responsibility of Business
# MBA-BUS580 - Strategic Management
# MBA-FIN 545 - Financing New Ventures

Business Division
Field: Business
Course Title: Entrepreneurship
Course Code: MBA-BUS560
Level: Graduate
Description: The principal goal of this course is to present concrete management practices that have proved valuable for creating new businesses and successfully generating innovation and change within existing organizations. The focus is on hands-on experience at every level in starting new businesses, both within and outside of existing corporations. Topics covered include the launching of a new venture and its development, managing and financing a new venture, and creation of a detailed business plan.
Prerequisites:
Offered: Quarter Four
# Programs: Certificate Program in Entrepreneurship
# MBA in Entrepreneurship

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Business Division
Field: Accounting
Course Title: Managerial Accounting
Course Code: MBA-ACCT501
Level: Graduate
Description: This course introduces the use and analysis of accounting data so that managers may better conduct planning, controlling, and decision-making. In the first part, students will be exposed to the nature of costs, as well as to cost analysis for decision-making. The second part of the course relates to accounting for control, and is intended to deepen knowledge of processes, including budgetary control, divisional performance appraisal, profit centers, transfer prices, management planning and control systems. Lastly, students will gain an understanding of technical information and learn how to apply this information within several organizational contexts.
Prerequisites:
Offered: Quarter One
# Programs: Certificate Program in Finance
# MBA in Banking and Finance
# MBA in Entrepreneurship
# MBA in Management
# MBA in Marketing

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Certificate Program in Management

Requirements:

# MBA-MAN520 - Organizational Behavior
# MBA-MAN521 - Organizational Leadership and Change
# MBA-MAN522 - Human Resources Management
# MBA-MAN525 - Operations Management
# MBA-MAN526 - Total Quality Management

Business Division
Field: Management
Course Title: Total Quality Management
Course Code: MBA-MAN526
Level: Graduate
Description: This course deals with broad management skills and concepts for improving processes and quality in any business environment. It includes management strategy, commitment, best practices, and tools and approaches for quality control across a range of business models, from services to e-commerce.
Prerequisites:
Offered: Quarter Four
# Programs: Certificate Program in Management
# MBA in Management
Black Board:

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Certificate Program in Marketing

Requirements:

# MBA-MARK530 - Marketing Management
# MBA-MARK531 - New Product Development
# MBA-MARK533 - Managing Channels of Distribution
# MBA-MARK535 - B2B Marketing
# MBA-MARK539 - Marketing Research

Business Division
Field: Marketing
Course Title: Marketing Management
Course Code: MBA-MARK530
Level: Graduate
Description: This course introduces students to marketing strategy and management and provides a rigorous analytical framework for developing, pricing, distributing and promoting products and services. Emphasis is placed on developing the approaches and skills necessary to assess marketing opportunities by analyzing customers, competitors and the company ("3 Cs") and to design effective marketing programs by choosing and applying appropriate strategies for pricing, promotion, place and product ("4 Ps"). The course explains marketing's role and its linkages with other functions and the firm's strategy, and introduces and argues the need for a market orientation in company planning and thinking. The focus is on identifying, analyzing and solving marketing problems, and students are provided with opportunities to present and defend their own marketing analyses and recommendations. Lectures, cases and classroom discussion are used to develop themes and issues.
Prerequisites:
Offered: Quarter Two
# Programs: Certificate Program in Marketing
# MBA in Banking and Finance
# MBA in Entrepreneurship
# MBA in Management
# MBA in Marketing

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Executive MBA

A Program for executives and working professionals who wish to lead organizations effectively in a rapidly changing business environment.

Program Identity and Scope

The ALBA ACT Executive MBA Program is an intensive weekend Program specifically tailored to the needs of executives and working professionals. It is designed to develop the reflective managers of tomorrow, by helping them acquire critical reasoning skills and develop strategic thinking. A major advantage is that the management skills acquired during the Program can immediately be applied in the workplace. To ensure that participants from different academic and professional backgrounds are at a common level of preparation, there is a series of preparatory courses offered in the two month period preceding the commencement of the Program. The ALBA ACT Executive MBA Program starts in late September - early October every year and is normally completed within two years. Students may extend the Program to a maximum of 48 months. For the EMBA Academic Calendar 2008-2009 please click here.


“Both ACT and ALBA are committed to providing top quality business education to our Program participants. The Executive MBA Program combines academic rigor with professionally relevant knowledge offering a holistic and integrated approach to business issues that help participants to think and act strategically in their management practice.”

Designed for Executives and Working Professionals

The Executive MBA Program acquaints participants with the latest trends and the most current knowledge in management. Participants in the program have the unique opportunity to broaden their horizons through the interaction with other managers and leaders across a wide range of industries. Working closely together in a challenging educational environment, participants will build a network of relationships with other outstanding professionals and sharpen their analytical and problem-solving skills.

The Program is targeted at high-caliber candidates who are currently employed in the private or public sector or who are self-employed. The participants are a group of high achievers with at least three years work experience, who wish to advance in their careers, by investing in their personal development.

Program Focus and Characteristics

To succeed in a dynamically evolving business environment, business managers need to think and act strategically. Our priority at ALBA ACT is to adopt a pragmatic approach whereby the theoretical content taught can be immediately applied to the real business world. The distinctive and innovative identity of the Executive MBA Program encompasses the following dimensions:

Holistic Approach: An integrative approach to business issues, which enables participants to enhance their general management skills and obtain the knowledge they require as managers. Courses in the Program are coordinated to emphasize links between the various business disciplines, thus helping participants to develop a holistic and integrated view of managing an organization.

Strategic Focus: The emphasis on strategic issues helps develop the skills of a successful strategic decision-maker in the presence of either competition or co-operation.

Integration across disciplines: Although individual courses cover all functional areas of a business, the focus of the program is on linking the courses and ensuring that the cross-functional effects of decisions are understood and integrated into the decision-making process.

Business Plan Project: The Business Plan Project offers participants the opportunity to integrate acquired knowledge across all business disciplines, by structuring and delivering a comprehensive business plan for a real company.

Business Game: The Program culminates with the Business Game simulation, aimed at putting participants' decision-making skills to the test in the context of a complex, dynamic and competitive environment where business decisions and competitor behavior affect one another.

Program Structure

The Executive MBA Program is a broad, general management Program. The curriculum has been designed to provide participants with the fundamental business knowledge and the skills and competencies needed to enhance their professional development. It includes a Preparatory Period, Core Courses and Electives. Courses typically integrate case studies, discussions and lectures by professors and prominent business leaders.

Program Curriculum

Preparatory Courses
Introduction to Accounting
Business Mathematics and Statistics
Computer Skills
Presentation Skills

Core Courses
Business Economics
Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
Business Decisions with Data Models
Financial Management
Strategic Thinking
Strategic Management and Business Simulation
Managerial Accounting
Marketing Management
Productions & Operations Management
Undestanding Organizations
Business Plan

Elective Courses
(Choice of the equivalent of five full courses)
Corporate Finance
Investments
Global Capital Markets
New Product Development
Sales Management
Marketing Research
Integrated Marketing Communications
Enterprise Information Systems
Supply Chain Management
Managing Service Operations
International Business Management
Psychoanalyzing Organizations
Emotional Intelligence
Managing the Family Enterprise