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1. It defines marketing research and discusses its purpose of helping companies make better business decisions.
2. Several stages in the evolution of marketing research are identified from the 1880s to the present.
3. Criteria for good research and qualities of effective research like being systematic, logical, empirical, and replicable are described.
4. The relationship between marketing research and marketing information systems is explored.
Marketing research involves a systematic process to assist management decision making. This includes:
1) Defining the problem by discussing with experts and analyzing secondary data to understand information needs.
2) Developing an approach to the problem through frameworks, models, research questions and identifying needed information.
3) Formulating a research design with steps like defining needed information, qualitative research, data collection methods, and a data analysis plan.
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market. The need of equity shares at the time of preliminary stage of company or
bank to raising fund for establish company and starting a business. The equity share
holder is an actual owner of company or bank.
This document provides an overview of quantitative techniques used for business analysis, specifically covering topics in statistics. It includes a table of contents listing 8 chapters that cover topics such as data collection, presentation of data through tables and graphs, measures of central tendency and dispersion, probability, and introduction to statistics. The introduction discusses how statistics can be used descriptively to summarize data or inferentially to draw conclusions about populations. It emphasizes the importance of statistics across many fields.
This document provides an overview of marketing research and outlines several key concepts:
1. It defines marketing research and discusses its purpose of helping companies make better business decisions.
2. Several stages in the evolution of marketing research are identified from the 1880s to the present.
3. Criteria for good research and qualities of effective research like being systematic, logical, empirical, and replicable are described.
4. The relationship between marketing research and marketing information systems is explored.
Marketing research involves a systematic process to assist management decision making. This includes:
1) Defining the problem by discussing with experts and analyzing secondary data to understand information needs.
2) Developing an approach to the problem through frameworks, models, research questions and identifying needed information.
3) Formulating a research design with steps like defining needed information, qualitative research, data collection methods, and a data analysis plan.
The document discusses marketing information systems and how they are used to gain customer insights. It defines a marketing information system as people and processes for assessing information needs, developing needed data, and helping decision-makers use the information to understand customers and markets. It describes how marketing research is used to collect both secondary and primary data to inform these insights. Secondary data involves using existing information, while primary data like surveys, observations, and experiments are collected specifically for a given purpose. The key steps in marketing research are defining problems and objectives, developing a research plan, implementing the plan by collecting and analyzing data, and reporting findings back to decision-makers.
Analysis of risk and return on FMCG industryferoz ahmad
This document is an analysis of risk and return for five FMCG companies - Colgate Palmolive, Dabur India Ltd., Godrej Consumer Products Ltd., Hindustan Unilever Ltd., and ITC Ltd. conducted by students of JAIPURIA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, LUCKNOW.
The analysis calculates the beta, average return, required return, and alpha for each company based on their monthly returns from April 2010 to March 2011 compared to the BSE SENSEX. The betas indicate the systematic risk level of each stock relative to the market. Three of the companies were found to be overpriced based on their current returns relative to the required returns given their risk levels
The Risk and return analysis is important to equity shares investors in the share
market. The need of equity shares at the time of preliminary stage of company or
bank to raising fund for establish company and starting a business. The equity share
holder is an actual owner of company or bank.
The existing outage management system has several limitations:
1. It uses in-house tools to extract data from the distribution management system and Excel to calculate reliability metrics, which takes weeks to generate canned reports with no flexibility.
2. The calculation of reliability indices is a manual process that requires examining each event, increasing reporting time.
3. There is no system to calculate reliability metrics and prioritize work based on outages, nor to notify high management of major outages impacting many customers.
The client needs a new outage management system to more accurately and efficiently calculate reliability indices, generate flexible reports, and notify stakeholders of significant outages.
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The document discusses the relationship between risk and return when investing. It states that there is a trade-off between expected risk and expected return, with higher risk investments typically offering higher returns to compensate investors for taking on more risk. It also discusses how diversification across multiple assets can reduce the non-systematic/diversifiable risk in a portfolio, but not the systematic/market risk that is related to movements in the overall market. The document defines beta as a measure of a stock's systematic risk relative to the market.
1) Total risk of a security is composed of systematic risk, which stems from external market factors, and unsystematic risk, which is specific to a company.
2) Diversifying a portfolio by holding many securities with returns that are not perfectly positively correlated can reduce total risk through lowering unsystematic risk exposure.
3) The degree of risk reduction from diversification depends on the correlation between the returns of the securities in the portfolio. Perfectly negatively correlated securities eliminate risk, while perfectly positively correlated securities do not allow for risk reduction through diversification.
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This document is a dissertation report submitted by Ranjan Kumar to Acharya Institute of Management and Sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Master of Business Administration degree. The report studies customer satisfaction at Reliance Fresh retail outlets in Bangalore, India. It includes declarations by Ranjan Kumar and his advisor Prof. K. Ranganathan, as well as certificates of approval. Ranjan Kumar acknowledges and thanks those who supported the completion of his dissertation report.
The MBA program consists of 16 months of full-time study divided into 4 semesters. Students take 4 courses per semester for the first 3 semesters and 3 core courses plus a project paper or elective in the final semester. There are 11 core courses and specialized courses in areas like finance, strategic management, and Islamic banking. The project paper is completed in the student's area of specialization. Sample course plans are provided for different specializations.
The MBA programme description outlines the stages and modules covered in the degree. Stage 1 modules include economics, management information systems, quantitative methods, and human resource management. Stage 2 covers international business, corporate strategy, accounting, managing strategic change, and finance. Stage 3 focuses on research methods and a dissertation project. The programme aims to provide students with knowledge across business functions and develop analytical and problem-solving skills for management roles.
The MBA programme description outlines the stages and modules covered in the degree. Stage 1 modules include economics, management information systems, quantitative methods, and human resource management. Stage 2 covers international business, corporate strategy, accounting, managing strategic change, and finance. Stage 3 focuses on research methods and a dissertation project. The programme aims to provide students with knowledge across business functions and develop analytical and problem-solving skills for management roles.
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This document outlines course descriptions for a variety of business subjects, including introductions to business, accounting, marketing, statistics, law, management, communications, operations, human resources, project management, negotiations, strategy, and finance. The courses cover fundamental business concepts and principles, as well as more specialized topics like international business, change management, data analytics, and sustainability. The goal is to provide a well-rounded business education covering the full range of business disciplines.
The existing outage management system has several limitations:
1. It uses in-house tools to extract data from the distribution management system and Excel to calculate reliability metrics, which takes weeks to generate canned reports with no flexibility.
2. The calculation of reliability indices is a manual process that requires examining each event, increasing reporting time.
3. There is no system to calculate reliability metrics and prioritize work based on outages, nor to notify high management of major outages impacting many customers.
The client needs a new outage management system to more accurately and efficiently calculate reliability indices, generate flexible reports, and notify stakeholders of significant outages.
Check a comprehensive list of MBA dissertation topics on various fields. Start your MBA thesis with a great topic. Visit: http://www.mbadissertation.org/
This document outlines a dissertation proposal on the effectiveness of online advertising on social networking sites. The proposal discusses the purpose of studying this topic, relevant research questions, and objectives. It provides an extensive literature review on previous research regarding advertising on social media and the emergence of major social networking platforms. The proposed research methodology is also summarized, including the sampling approach, data collection methods, and proposed timeline.
This document is a dissertation submitted to Manchester Metropolitan University examining UK online consumers' perceptions and attitudes towards search engine marketing and e-word-of-mouth in the context of Web 2.0. It begins with an abstract outlining the research topic and methodology. It then includes acknowledgments, a table of contents, and list of figures/tables. The introduction provides background on the research topic and objectives. The literature review examines the impact of the internet on marketing, characteristics of Web 2.0, and key concepts in internet marketing like search engine marketing and e-word-of-mouth. The methodology section outlines the primary and secondary research approaches.
The document discusses the relationship between risk and return when investing. It states that there is a trade-off between expected risk and expected return, with higher risk investments typically offering higher returns to compensate investors for taking on more risk. It also discusses how diversification across multiple assets can reduce the non-systematic/diversifiable risk in a portfolio, but not the systematic/market risk that is related to movements in the overall market. The document defines beta as a measure of a stock's systematic risk relative to the market.
1) Total risk of a security is composed of systematic risk, which stems from external market factors, and unsystematic risk, which is specific to a company.
2) Diversifying a portfolio by holding many securities with returns that are not perfectly positively correlated can reduce total risk through lowering unsystematic risk exposure.
3) The degree of risk reduction from diversification depends on the correlation between the returns of the securities in the portfolio. Perfectly negatively correlated securities eliminate risk, while perfectly positively correlated securities do not allow for risk reduction through diversification.
Project titles for mba research projectEzhil Arasan
This document lists various potential marketing, finance, and research project topics. The marketing topics section includes 27 items related to areas like market research, product development, pricing, advertising, branding, and customer relationship management. The finance topics section lists 14 major topics including cash management, working capital, inventory control, and risk management. Finally, the research projects section provides 165 potential project ideas focused on topics such as financial analysis, working capital management, mutual funds, banking, inventory control, and ratio analysis.
This document is a dissertation report submitted by Ranjan Kumar to Acharya Institute of Management and Sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Master of Business Administration degree. The report studies customer satisfaction at Reliance Fresh retail outlets in Bangalore, India. It includes declarations by Ranjan Kumar and his advisor Prof. K. Ranganathan, as well as certificates of approval. Ranjan Kumar acknowledges and thanks those who supported the completion of his dissertation report.
The MBA program consists of 16 months of full-time study divided into 4 semesters. Students take 4 courses per semester for the first 3 semesters and 3 core courses plus a project paper or elective in the final semester. There are 11 core courses and specialized courses in areas like finance, strategic management, and Islamic banking. The project paper is completed in the student's area of specialization. Sample course plans are provided for different specializations.
The MBA programme description outlines the stages and modules covered in the degree. Stage 1 modules include economics, management information systems, quantitative methods, and human resource management. Stage 2 covers international business, corporate strategy, accounting, managing strategic change, and finance. Stage 3 focuses on research methods and a dissertation project. The programme aims to provide students with knowledge across business functions and develop analytical and problem-solving skills for management roles.
The MBA programme description outlines the stages and modules covered in the degree. Stage 1 modules include economics, management information systems, quantitative methods, and human resource management. Stage 2 covers international business, corporate strategy, accounting, managing strategic change, and finance. Stage 3 focuses on research methods and a dissertation project. The programme aims to provide students with knowledge across business functions and develop analytical and problem-solving skills for management roles.
This document outlines two degree plans for a Master's in Marketing: a thesis track and comprehensive track. Both plans require completion of 36 credit hours including obligatory and elective marketing courses. The thesis track requires 9 credits for a thesis while the comprehensive track requires a comprehensive exam. The plans give first priority to applicants with a Bachelor's in Marketing and rank other business and technical degrees in subsequent priority levels for admission.
The document provides information about an internship program on Operations Research and Statistical Methods offered by Krityanand UNESCO Club in Jamshedpur, India. The 2-month internship runs from May to July 2019 and is aimed at postgraduate students interested in broadening their knowledge of operations research and statistics. Interns will produce a supervised research project and gain analytical and statistical skills through case studies and applied projects. The program covers core concepts and techniques in operations research, statistical analysis, modeling, and quantitative analysis.
Managerial Economics: Concept of Economy, Economics, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics. Nature and Scope of Managerial Economics, Managerial Economics and decision-making Concept of Firm, Market, Objectives of Firm: Profit Maximization Model, Economist Theory of the Firm, Cyert and March’s Behavior Theory, Marris’ Growth Maximisation Model, Baumol’s Static and Dynamic Models, Williamson’s Managerial Discretionary Theory.
Managerial economics applies economic theory and quantitative methods to business administration problems. It bridges economic theory and business practice for facilitating managerial decision-making and planning. Managerial economics uses concepts from microeconomics and integrates economic theory with management principles. It helps managers make optimal decisions regarding production, pricing, inputs, profits, investments, and forecasting through tools like demand analysis, cost-benefit analysis, and quantitative modeling. Managerial economics draws from disciplines like accounting, finance, statistics, mathematics, and operations research.
The document provides course descriptions for courses taken at the Fordham Graduate School of Business across several disciplines, including finance, accounting, business law, business economics, information systems, management, system design, and marketing. Some key courses described are Financial Environment, Principles of Modern Finance, Corporate Finance, Fundamentals of Accounting, Business Law I, Managerial Economics, Management Information Systems, Fundamentals of Management, Operations Management, Business Policy, Mathematical Methods for Business, Statistics, and Marketing Management.
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This document provides an overview and study guide for a Marketing Management module. It outlines 12 topics that will be covered over 10 weeks, including strategic planning, marketing research, consumer behavior, market segmentation, branding, and pricing. It details the module aims and learning outcomes, assessment components, and resources for students. The guide is intended to outline all elements of the module and help students to successfully complete the course.
Business economics is the study of applying economic theory and tools of analysis to operational and strategic decision making by managers of private firms. It uses microeconomic and macroeconomic concepts to help managers solve problems related to demand analysis, production costs, pricing, investment decisions, and risk under conditions of uncertainty. The scope of business economics is wide, covering both internal issues related to operations that can be addressed using microeconomics, as well as external environmental factors analyzed using macroeconomic tools.
The document discusses the objectives of business firms. It states that the conventional view is that profit maximization is the sole objective of businesses. However, other objectives exist as well, such as maximizing sales revenue, growth rate, or manager's utility. The document then focuses on profit as a key business objective. It defines accounting profit versus economic profit, with economic profit accounting for implicit opportunity costs. The objectives of business incubators are also outlined, which aim to support startups and increase survival rates through various resources and services.
This document outlines course descriptions for a variety of business subjects, including introductions to business, accounting, marketing, statistics, law, management, communications, operations, human resources, project management, negotiations, strategy, and finance. The courses cover fundamental business concepts and principles, as well as more specialized topics like international business, change management, data analytics, and sustainability. The goal is to provide a well-rounded business education covering the full range of business disciplines.
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Teaching Block 2 – Research Methods
Faculty of Business and Law
Postgraduate Modular Finance Scheme (PGMFS)
BA7032 Financial Modelling and Research Methods
(Research Methods Part)
BA7033 Research Project
MODULE HANDBOOK
2017-2018
Module team: Dr George Alexandrou
Dr Salma Ibrahim
Dr Natalia Isachenkova
Dr Mohamed Nurullah
Table of Content
Page
Module Descriptor3
Brief Introduction to the Module: Subject Matter and Structure3
PART ONE: FINANCIAL MODELLING
1.1 Objectives for Part One …………………………………………………..………………….6
1.2 Learning Outcomes for Part One ………………………………………………………….. .6
1.3 Prerequisite Skills…………………………………………………………………………… ..6
1.4 Textbooks for Part One……………………………………………………………………….6
1.5 Approach to Teaching and Learning in Part One ………………………………………....7
1.6 Programme of Lab Session Topics in Part One………..… ……………………………….7
1.7 Feedback and Assessment in Part One ………………….……………………………… ..8
1.8 Student Commitment ………………………………………………………………………. . 9
1.9 Communication ………………………………………………………………………. …….. 9
PART TWO: RESEARCH METHODS
2.1Key dates and lecture programme10
2.2Your dissertation6
2.3Becoming an effective researcher7
2.4Avoiding cheating and plagiarism8
2.5Learning resources9
3.Supervision10
3.1Student/supervisor expectations10
3.2Meetings11
3.3Communications12
4.Preliminary research proposal12
4.1Required12
4.2Submission12
4.3Guidance13
4.4Assessment criteria13
5.Final Research proposal14
5.1Required14
5.2Submission15
5.3Guidance15
5.4Assessment criteria16
6.Dissertation16
6.1Required16
6.2Submission17
6.3Guidance18
6.4Assessment criteria20
2
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Module descriptor
MODULE CODE: BA7032 LEVEL: 7 CREDITS: 30
TITLE: Financial Modelling and Research Methods
PRE-REQUISITES: None
CO-REQUISITES: BA7033 Research Project
MODULE SUMMARY (INDICATIVE)
The Financial Modelling and Research Methodsmodule is a core module for the postgraduate modular finance scheme. The module has two parts. The first part provides an underpinning and understanding of numerical techniques used in the business and finance world to aid strategic decision making. It aims to provide students with the accounting, mathematical and statistical foundations that are necessary in the areas of accounting and finance. The second parts deals with an understanding of research methodology and the research methods and skills that the students will need to complete their research project successfully during the summer period.
AIMS(DEFINITIVE)
The aims of this module are to:
· develop an underpinning and understanding of numerical techniques used in the accounting and finance world to aid strategic decision making;
· enable students with the accounting, mathematical, and statistical foundations that are necessary in the areas of accounting and finance;
· provide students with computer and research skills required by employers in this highly competitive sector.
LEARNING OUTCOMES(DEFINITIVE)
On successful completion ...
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This PPT focuses on the introduction to Managerial Economics. The nature and scope of managerial economics along with its relationship with other subjects. This PPT will provide insights about the roles and responsibilities of managerial economists and objectives of the firm.
This document defines key economic terms and discusses the scope and relationships between managerial economics, microeconomics, macroeconomics, and other relevant disciplines. It can be summarized as follows:
1. Managerial economics applies microeconomic principles to help businesses make decisions by analyzing costs, revenues, demand, and market structures. It is related to but more limited in scope than microeconomics.
2. Managerial economics draws from both microeconomic and macroeconomic theory to aid in forecasting and understanding the broader economic context. It is also informed by decision theory, operations research, mathematics, and statistics.
3. Accounting information is crucial for managerial economics and decision-making, as the language of business
This document provides an overview of the Managerial Economics course at the National Open University of Nigeria. It discusses the need for the course due to growing complexity in business decision making and the increasing importance of applying economic principles. The course objectives are outlined as helping students understand key economic concepts and tools to aid business objectives and decision making. The course structure is presented in modules covering topics such as market demand analysis, production and costs, and market structures.
This document provides an overview of the Managerial Economics course at the National Open University of Nigeria. It discusses the need for the course due to growing complexity in business decision making and the increasing importance of applying economic principles. The course objectives are outlined as helping students understand key economic concepts and tools to aid in decision making and analysis of areas like demand, production, and pricing. The course structure is presented in modules that cover topics such as market analysis, demand forecasting, cost analysis, and market structures.
The document provides information on finance in the hospitality industry. It discusses various topics related to financial accounting and management accounting that are important for those seeking a career in this field. It outlines several tasks assessing learner knowledge of sources of finance, budgeting, variance analysis, financial statements, and break-even analysis. Learners are to complete the tasks in a business report style demonstrating understanding of key concepts and application of analytical techniques.
1. MBA Degree Plan in Finance
(Thesis Track)
First: General Rules and Conditions
1- This plan conforms to the valid regulations of the programs of graduate studies
2- Specialists allowed to enroll in this plan:
* Holders of the Bachelor's Degree in: Finance.
* Holders of the Bachelor's Degree in: Finance, Banking Management , Accounting,
business Administration, Economics, , Management Information Systems, Accounting
Information Systems, , Marketing Public Administration, Hospitality Management,
Computer Sciences, Engineering Information Technology, Actuarial Sciences, Pharmacy
Second: Special Conditions: none
Third: The plan consists of (36) credit hours distributed as follows:
A. Compulsory Courses:
21 credit hours as follows:
Code Subject Credit
Hours
Theory Practical Pre-
requisite
1601701 Applied statistic for Business
Administration
3 3 - -
1601702 Research Methodology in Business
Administration
3 3 - -
1601755 Strategic Management 3 3 -
1602720 Managerial Accounting 3 3 - -
1603704 Corporate Finance 3 3 - -
1603734 Financial Analysis 3 3 - -
1604703 Marketing Management 3 3 - -
B. Optional Courses:
6 credit hours from the following:
Code Subject Credit
Hours
Theory Practic
al
Pre-
requisite
1603 731 International Financial
Management
3 3 - -
1603732 Money and Capital Markets 3 3 - -
1603733 Portfolio Theory
1603735 Domestic and International
Banking Operations Management
3 3 - -
1603770 Special Topics in Finance 3 3 - -
1601719 Production and Operations
Management
1601722 Organizational Behavior 3 3 - -
C. Thesis (9) credit hours (1603799)
Thesis2012Plan Number
2. Course Description
(1601701) Applied statistic for Business Administration: ( 3 credit hours)
This course deals with the practical aspects of statistics in business administration. It focuses
on quantitative techniques of descriptive statistics and probability distributions, statistical
induction, and regression models, in addition to statistical surveys. It aims at making statistical
applications more efficient in business administration through emphasizing statistical thinking
and explaining results and not only focusing on statistical and mathematical techniques. This
course includes using statistical packages to save time consumed in calculations and
familiarize students with dealing with statistical techniques
(1601702) Research Methods in Business Administration ( 3 credit hours)
The essentials of research methods such as definition of scientific research, its
importance, types, steps, and methods. sources and methods of data
collection and analysis. Sampling and estimation in addition to all parametric
and non parametric statistical tests that might be used in analyzing data, will
also be covered.
(1601722) Organizational Behavior ( 3 credit hours)
This course includes the following subjects: Perceptions, Attitudes, Group Behaviour,
Understanding Work teams, Group Types, Groups Structure, Informal Groups,
Organization structure (Work design), Technology, Communication, Leadership,
Motivation (Job satisfaction), Types of Environments, Elements of Environments,
Environmental Uncertainty, Organization and Environment.
(1602720) Managerial Accounting (3 credit hours)
The course covers both traditional topics such as product costing, budgeting
,performance evaluation and transfer pricing, and contemporary topics such as
activity-based costing, cost behavior, customer profitability analysis, target costing
and strategic cost management.
(1603704)Corporate Finance (3 credit hours)
This course provides an introduction to the theory, the methods, and the concerns of
corporate finance. The main topics include: 1) the time value of money and capital budgeting
techniques; 2) uncertainty and the trade-off between risk and return; 3) security market
efficiency; 4) optimal capital structure, and 5) dividend policy decisions.
3. (1603734) Financial Analysis (3 credit hours)
The primary goal of this subject is to learn how to create managers’ “inside
information” from analyzing publicly available financial statement data. The subject is
designed to equip the students with the skills of effective financial statement analysis
to meet the challenge of the competitive business world. The subject is aimed at
students with broad business career interests as well as those specializing in the
accounting and finance field. The subject will commence with the introduction of the
framework for financial statement analysis involving discussions on the roles of
accounting information and intermediaries in the economy, and how financial analysis
can create value in well functioning markets. Afterwards, the subject topics will mainly
cover the areas of how those business analyses and valuation frameworks can be
applied to a variety of decisions. Cases and problems will be introduced gradually, and
will provoke analytical and creative thinking of the subject participants
(1604703) Marketing Management (3credit hours)
This course douses on the study of the modern marketing concepts and orientations
as well the courses of action which are related to the management of the marketing
activity in the firm and the decision making process, problem solving and cases study. The
course deals also with the practice of the strategic marketing concepts and adjusting them
to the firm’s environment. Within this context, the student studies the current
theoretical approaches in marketing, consumer behavior, strategic methodology and
planning in marketing, environment, market and product planning, product
development, life cycle and improvement, designing pricing policies and distribution
and promotion systems and techniques, negotiations and bargaining and marketing
research and marketing information system (MIS).
(1603731) International Financial Management (3credit hours)
Analyzes financial problems corporations face that result from operating in an
international environment. Major topics covered are corporate strategy and the
decision to invest abroad, forecasting exchange rates, international portfolio
diversification, managing exchange risk, taxation issues, cost of capital and financial
structure in the multinational firm, and sources of financing.
4. (1603732) Money and Capital Markets (3 credit hours)
This course provides an overview of the global financial system, introducing the
important institutional players, describing and classifying financial markets where
institutions and individuals operate, and developing an analytical framework to
understand the determinants of prices and yields at which financial transactions
occur. The course is roughly evenly split between institutional details concerning the
organization of the contemporary financial system and the conceptual and analytical
approaches used to understand past, current, and future developments in financial
markets. The course provides an integrated analytical framework for understanding
the effects of economic forces and economic policy on key financial market variables
that determine the success of business strategies and present risks to firms or
individuals from changes in interest rates, equity values, and exchange rates.
(1603733) Portfolio Theory (3 credit hours)
This is a capstone module which seeks to integrate the knowledge acquired in the pre-
requisite subject. As a capstone module it seeks develop skills and techniques which
will allow students to devise advanced portfolio management strategies in a world of
uncertainty. The course will focus on creating optimal asset allocation strategies using
a diverse range of asset classes and cost basis. In doing so students will assess
alternative assets and the evidence relating to their use in investment portfolio
strategies. An important aspect of the course is to structure tax efficient as well as
socially responsible portfolio strategies while seeking to achieve above average
performance.
(1603735)Domestic and International Banking Operations Management (3credit hours)
This course demonstrates in depth the banking operations in domestic and
international levels including the new services in banking. This is done with focus on
asset liability management techniques, gap management, and net interest margin
management to obtain efficient banking services with practical applications from the
banking industry in Jordan in addition to reviewing quality measures in banking.
5. (1603770 ) Special Topics in Finance (3 credit hours)
This is a capstone course for students specializing in the area of finance. It exposes
students to a wide range of finance related topics, including issues affecting the
current financial environment of business firms. The course integrates material from
previous courses taken in the finance concentration
( 1601719 ) Production & Operations Management (3 credit hours(
This course contains many topics such as: Forecasting, Capacity planning, Queuing
theory, Facility location, Layout Planning, Job design, Production Standards and work
measurement, Scheduling, Inventory control, Quality control, materials requirement
planning, Maintenance, and just-in Time system, With concentration on Quantitative
techniques.
(1601755) Strategic Management (3 credit hours)
This course focuses on the study of the company overall strategy. The formulation and
implementation of that strategy within the constraints of external and internal
environmental variables are the core of this course. The course deals with an in depth
analysis of case covering various types of strategies in different types of corporations
in an integrated part of the course to blend theory and practice and to come up with
research results and findings in this field
6. MBA Degree Plan in Finance
(Comprehensive Track)
First: General Rules and Conditions
1- This plan conforms to the valid regulations of the programs of graduate studies.
2- Specialists allowed to enroll in this plan:
* Holders of the Bachelor's Degree in: Finance.
* Holders of the Bachelor's Degree in: Banking and Finance, Banking Management ,
Accounting, business Administration, Economics, , Management Information Systems,
Accounting Information Systems, , Marketing Public Administration, Hospitality
Management, Computer Sciences, Engineering Information Technology, , Actuarial
Sciences, Pharmacy.
Second: Special Conditions: none
Second: Special Conditions: none
Third: The plan consists of (36) credit hours distributed as follows:
A. Compulsory Courses:
(27) credit hours as follows:
Code Subject Credit
Hours
Theory Practical Pre-
requisite
1601701 Applied statistic for Business
Administration
3 3 - -
1601702 Research Methodology in Business
Administration
3 3 - -
1601719 Production and Operations
Management
1601755 Strategic Management 3 3 - -
1602720 Managerial Accounting 3 3 - -
1603704 Corporate Finance 3 3 - -
1603734 Financial Analysis 3 3 - -
1604703 Marketing Management 3 3 - -
1601722 Organizational Behavior 3 3 - -
B. Optional Courses:
(9) credit hours from the following:
Code Subject Credit
Hours
Theory Practical Pre-
requisite
1603 731 International Financial Management 3 3 - -
1603732 Money and Capital Markets 3 3 - -
1603733 Portfolio Theory
1603735 Domestic and International Banking
Operations Management
3 3 - -
1603770 Special Topics in Finance 3 3 - -
C. Comprehensive Exam (1603798)
Exam2012Plan Number