Postgraduate Courses
MBAX
Master of Business Administration Program in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- MBAX 5010Financial Accounting Foundations[1-0-0:1]DescriptionThis course provides introduction to accounting concepts, preparation and interpretation of financial statements.
- MBAX 5020Managerial Microeconomics[1-0-0:1]DescriptionThis course uses economic analysis to analyze market demand and supply, examine strategic behavior, and investigate the impact of competition on business decisions.
- MBAX 5030Corporate Finance[1-0-0:1]DescriptionThis course covers corporate finance topics, including valuation of cash flow streams, capital budgeting decisions and valuation of securities.
- MBAX 5040Information and Technology Management[1-0-0:1]DescriptionThis course provides a general manager’s perspective on the strategic roles of information systems and technology in companies. It also discusses strategies on information systems and technology management.
- MBAX 5050Marketing Strategy and Policy[1-0-0:1]DescriptionThis course discusses how to develop strategic marketing objectives and implement marketing strategies through pricing, distribution channels, promotion, and new-product decisions.
- MBAX 5060Operations Management[1-0-0:1]DescriptionThis course investigates the management of business processes, including operations strategy, process analysis, inventory and revenue management, service management, and other important issues.
- MBAX 5070Strategic Management[1-0-0:1]DescriptionThis course will introduce major techniques and approaches to the development and implementation of corporate strategies. It will also discusses internal and external competitor analysis and evaluation of strategic options.
- MBAX 5080Strategy for Innovation and Entrepreneurship[2-0-0:2]DescriptionThis course utilizes both theory and best practices to help students become familiar with the development and implementation of innovative technology or business models. It also examines economics and strategies related to innovation and entrepreneurship.
- MBAX 5090Venture Capital Fundamentals[2-0-0:2]DescriptionThis course covers a comprehensive overview of the venture capital (VC) investment cycle from raising a VC fund, portfolio construction, opportunity assessment, deal valuation, deal structuring, corporate governance to harvesting investments.
- MBAX 5100Business Communication and Negotiation Skills[2-0-0:2]DescriptionThis course allows students to improve their ability to communicate efficiently and effectively as an entrepreneur, a venture capitalist, or a business leader. It also helps students to develop negotiation and dispute resolution skills through simulations.
- MBAX 5110MBA Accelerator- Accounting[1-0-0:1]DescriptionThis pre-program course aims to provide elementary or refreshing knowledge in financial accounting, managerial accounting and finance to prepare students for the academic demands and rigor of MBA courses. The course will also cover the basic business concepts, financial statement analysis, cost classifications and how to do managerial decisions. Graded P or F.
- MBAX 5120MBA Accelerator- Python[1-0-0:1]DescriptionThis pre-program course aims to provide elementary or refreshing knowledge in technical skills to prepare students for the academic demands and rigor of MBA courses. Python is used for creating high-level abstractions for well written and well-optimized frameworks, where business applications rely on. The course will cover Python programming language for developing business applications, the practical libraries and packages. Graded P or F.
- MBAX 5130MBA Accelerator- Data Analysis[1-0-0:1]DescriptionThis pre-program course aims to provide elementary or refreshing knowledge in quantitative and analysis hard skills to prepare students for the academic demands and rigor of MBA courses. It will cover data and variation, probability model and association between random variables at introductory level. Graded P or F.
- MBAX 6010Apprenticeship Module on Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital[4 Credits]DescriptionStudents (in groups) select some existing startup companies in a particular area, conduct market and firm analysis, and evaluate investment opportunities from the venture capital perspective. At the end of the module, students will present their analysis to a panel of faculty and venture capitalists. Graded P or F.
- MBAX 6020Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lab[8 Credits]Prerequisite(s)MBAX 6010DescriptionBuilt on their findings from MBAX 6010, students in this project-based module can choose multiple tracks: developing and implementing their startup initiatives, working together with one existing startup company, or making investments together with venture capital firms. Graded P or F.
- MBAX 6100MBA Career Development Program[3-0-0:3]DescriptionStudents are required to attend career-related workshops/seminars, and/or study tours organized by the program. Workshops and training sessions can keep students exposed to valuable career connections, abreast with the latest development in the commercial world. Through these career development activities, students will get to evaluate their own strengths and weaknesses, identify areas for improvement, collect feedback on interview techniques, further improve and formulate a personalized strategy to develop their career goals. Graded PP, P or F.











