What is an MBA?
The overall purpose of the CIM MBA programme is to develop the analytical and strategic management skills of students using concepts derived from a wide range of business-related fields, thus enabling them to respond creatively and effectively to the challenges of the global business environment. With an optional concentration in Entrepreneurship and Digital Innovation, the programme offers students the option to specialise in this globally growing field.
This overall purpose embraces several distinct and individual objectives:
Our MBA consists of a set of core subjects, a selection of elective modules, and an individual Dissertation Project based on experiential learning.
Aims
A fundamental part of students’ learning and development is participation in group work. All modules have an assessed group work element embodied in them, with all MBA course members taking part in group exercises. Students are rewarded for good teamwork and according to how well they, as a team, have performed.
We believe that working with talented peers from many different professional and cultural backgrounds and close interaction with the academic staff accelerates students’ learning and management development that they can take with them in their future professional plans.
The design of the course proceeds on the premise that effective management requires a combination of broad strategic management knowledge and specialist analytical skills. The core subjects ensure students study essential areas of general management, while the optional modules and individual Dissertation project allow students to build and apply knowledge gained on these core areas. Moreover, through electives, students tailormake their own version of the CIM MBA to fit their needs. In addition, the optional concentration in Entrepreneurship and Digital Innovation allows students to receive specialised education and help boost an understanding of leadership, management and project-building skills that are necessary for creating a successful business.
The proposed MBA programme includes various elements of work-related, work-based, and workintegrated learning in modules throughout the programmes. The curriculum of the programme has been designed with employability at its core, not as an add-on. Employability skills are embedded in every module of the degree including developing the ability to clearly articulate the skills gained.
Recognition
Course Objectives
The specific focus of the programme is on enabling managers to operate at a strategic level and manage their organisations effectively in the complex and uncertain business environment of today. Our close links with the industry and the commerce and public sectors ensure that the CIM MBA programme is relevant and has high practical value.
CIM is the most connected Business School in Cyprus in terms of memberships and links with universities and professional bodies. CIM works closely with The Chartered Management Institute (CMI), a professional body engaging business and education to inspire people to become skilled, confident, and successful managers and leaders.
With a wealth of practical qualifications, events, and networking opportunities on offer, CMI helps people boost their career prospects and connect them with other ambitious professionals across all industries and sectors. It is anticipated that our graduates will be able to apply for graduate membership with CMI and so have access to thought leadership, research and online resources which provide practical insight for both today’s leaders and the next generation.
This initiative will increase the standard of professionally qualified managers at CIM as well as the employability of our graduates.
Similarly, CIM has established long relationships with The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants in the UK, one of our oldest affiliations which will bring a wealth of networking opportunities to analyse information to advise strategy and drive sustainable business success.
The CIM MBA with an optional specialisation in Entrepreneurship and Digital Innovation is designed to give graduates a strong business innovation foundation for a future career in the start-up sector. In this programme, students focus on developing their innovation initiatives through creativity and willingness to take risks as well as an entrepreneurial mindset with strong management skills and market familiarity.
Through courses like Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Digital Tools and Business Model Innovation and Digital Transformation, students also build a strong understanding on how to develop business models – both traditional and innovatively digital.
Commencement
The academic year runs from October to May, when the final exams take place. From June onwards, students work on their dissertation, which must be submitted in October.
Weekly Hours Taught
Admission Requirements
Entry requirements are flexible and are based on
a candidate’s proven academic ability, motivation,
experience as a manager or business executive, and
an assessment of the benefits that he or she is likely
to obtain from the programme. The usual minimum
requirements are:
/ A Second Class Honours Bachelor Degree from
an accredited University
AND
/ 2 years of work experience
AND
/ IELTS 6.5 or equivalent
Duration
(14 months FT/24 months PT)
Accreditation
Accredited by Cyprus Quality Assurance Agency and recognised by KYSATS
Compulsory:
1. Leadership & Corporate Strategy – Yearly
2. Organisational Behaviour & Change Management – Yearly
3. Financial Management (Term 1)
4. Economics (Term 2)
5. Principles of Research (Term 1)
6. Data Analysis (Term 2)
7. Final Research Project
Elective (2 out of 7):
1. Strategic Marketing – Yearly
2. Ethics & Corporate Social Responsibility – Yearly
3. International Business & Cyprus in the Global Economy – Yearly
4. Operations Management, Sustainability and Supply Chain Management – Yearly
5. Entrepreneurship & Innovation – Yearly
6. Business Model Innovation and Digital Transformation – Yearly
7. New Digital Technologies – Yearly
Module Aims
Subjects (Compulsory & Optional)
Further it provides the opportunity for relating these theoretical ideas to realistic organizational problems through practical experience within the corporate environment. The module aims to increase the ability to influence, lead and manage others effectively in organizational contexts. The major theories and research findings in this area derive from the academic disciplines of psychology, sociology and anthropology and students will be required to familiarize themselves as directed. It is expected that the knowledge gained will be used in case study analysis. In this way students are expected to improve their ability to perceive the drivers of organizational behaviour and to form diagnostic conclusions as a basis for managerial action and change management.
Research is done with the help of study, experiment, observation, analysis, comparison, and reasoning. As such, this module introduces students to the essentials of Research Methodology and equips them with the necessary tools to conduct the research for their assignments and, particularly, their dissertation.
The module will show students the wide organisational scope of operations management activity and will establish an understanding of the core concepts underlying the discipline. The module is introductory in nature, and while focused primarily on large organisations, it also looks at small organisations and even the management of individual “human” processes. It is intended as an introduction to operations management in both service and manufacturing organisations. Its intention is to provide the building blocks of those basic principles which are broadly applicable to most organisations. The module will introduce the basic principles of the “lean” operation, and show how managers can adopt lean principles in practice.
Entrepreneurship is not confined to the context of new ventures or start-ups. For example, entrepreneurship can occur within large and mature organisations, and as often as not occurs within the non-profit sector. Similarly, innovation is not just about ideas, inventions and technology. In the module we take a very broad view of innovation, and for example will look at process innovations, and organisational innovations as well as new technology, products and services.
What the module is about, is creativity, and creative problem solving. The module will explore a range of different perspectives on entrepreneurship and the activities of entrepreneurs. If the module is at all “vocational” it is in inculcating a mind-set that supports entrepreneurship and innovation. The intention is is to help you develop the understanding, attitude and skills that will help you create and implement “the new”.
Assessment
Assignments: 40%
Final exams: 60%
All modules have 2 assessment components:
– Two Assignments worth 20% each (January & April) for Yearly modules
– Final Examination for all modules (Term & Yearly) worth 60% (January and/or June)
The pass mark is 50%
Students must pass all modules as well as the Dissertation.
Note 1: *The module of Research Methods is assessed solely by the Research Proposal
Note 2: Some assignments are in the form of group work followed by a presentation and self reflective report
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