Kingston Executive MBA

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EMBA: COURSE STRUCTURE

YOUR DEGREE AWARD

The MBA programmes are governed by the University’s Postgraduate Regulations. Follow the link below to access the full version of the KU Postgraduate regulations (Academic Regulations AR3):

• In order to be awarded the degree you must successfully complete and achieve the pass mark, subject to retake opportunities, in all taught modules
• For a Masters Degree with Commendation, you must have achieved an average score of 60-69% across all of the credit required for the qualification.
• For a Masters Degree with Distinction, you must have achieved an average score of 70% or above across all of the credit required for the qualification.

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INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOME

The programme provides opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding, skills and other attributes in the following areas. The programme outcomes are referenced to the QAA subject benchmarks for Master’s Awards in Management, Type 3, and the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (2008), and relate to the typical student. On successful completion of the EMBA course, students will be able to:

• Critically appraise a range of relevant theoretical business management knowledge, and apply it to the solution of business problems
• Demonstrate proficiency in the analysis and interpretation of a wide range of business data
• Synthesise knowledge from across a range of business disciplines, and apply it to the analysis of complex business issues in a rapidly changing international business environment
• Demonstrate the key personal and interpersonal skills required for effective management and implementation of solutions at all levels within and outside organizations
• Operate as an autonomous learner in a supported but flexible learning environment
• Show a critical appreciation of the significance of recent advances and theoretical developments in business, and their strategic implications
• Demonstrate clarity of problem definition and scope, critical evaluation of a focused review of relevant literature, selection of appropriate methodology, proficiency in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data, and the ability to synthesize material in making relevant conclusions and recommendations for action

THE CHANGING WORLD OF KNOWLEDGE & LEARNING

The context of management has changed substantially over the last twenty years. The trajectory of the rising powers is uncertain and the business world is currently going through a management crisis. With flat organizational structures on the rise, more and more companies are reconsidering the role of management and managers. The course is designed for the students keeping in mind the role of Management in today’s changing business environment and emerging challenges. It will help the student excelling-in-a-rapidly-changing-world and understand:

• The growth of the service sector, changes in the public sector, and the emergence of substantial not-for-profit, and small and medium enterprise sectors move from a dominant focus upon manufacturing
• The growing diversity of organizational structures in business to include matrix, network, virtual and ‘adhocratic’ organizations, means that the traditional bureaucratic organization exists in only a limited number of businesses, and many organizations exhibit multiple organizational structures.
• The practice of management no longer involves mainly the management of vertical lines of reporting and standard operating procedures.
• Management increasingly involves the achievement of the balance between control and commitment, between the use of internal markets and reliance on regulation.
• The technical knowledge base, the skills of leadership, team working, communication, influence, negotiation, and cross-cultural awareness are essential.
• Finally, the imperatives of good business practice are also no longer immediately apparent. Corporate social responsibility and a concern with corporate reputation place ethical dilemmas at the center of everyday management activity. Managers, therefore, require a capability for ethical sensitivity and reasoning.

These factors have been taken into account in the review of the Kingston EMBA, and have strongly influenced the subsequent design and rationale of the programme. In consequence, the programme starts with placing a strong emphasis upon self-awareness and self-management and then expands to include the technical knowledge and skills required to manage organizational processes. This involves exposure to the theoretical knowledge base of the main business functions. At the same time, an attempt is made to integrate learning across the EMBA programme by pursuing a common thematic agenda in each core course subject.

ROAD MAP TO STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION

It is an integrative programme – the strategic management focus brings together all functional areas such as finance, human resources, operations, and marketing. The Kingston/RANEPA Executive MBA offers a unique programme in Russia for senior executives.

• Elite western business education in strategic management
• ‘Learn by doing’ organised on the basis of a tailored individual learning plan, aimed at achieving the goals and solving practical business tasks of the executive
• Form a strategic business view and develop the skills and ability to identify, analyse and solve real business problems
• Strengthen strategic leadership skills via taught modules, Masterclasses, practical exercises in study groups and workshops
  Teamwork with peers from different economic sectors
• Interact with a broad range of international staff, many of whom combine a business background with consultancy, as well as academic excellence in terms of PhD or DBA
• Develop a deep understanding of key aspects of functional disciplines, how they interrelate and their role in strategy development and implementation
• Enhance creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship
• A strong international orientation through international study trips and shared modules across international cohorts in order to understand cross-cultural management issues as well as to develop international networks
• An enhanced learning scheme tailored to individual needs and a personal development programme, providing a business language and a toolkit for impressing your peers and other top executives, and above all new and innovative ways of thinking and approaching problems.

Resources Available

The programme is supported by both a unique set of manuals written by Kingston Business School staff to complement each module and by a variety of electronic resources Canvas) to provide a blended learning approach.

• Access is available to a huge selection of electronic databases to assist research.
• Elective module options permit tailoring of study according to interests and aspirations.
• The EMBA project provides the opportunity to apply your studies to a specific business problem, further enabling you to develop expertise in an area of particular relevance.
• The high calibre of Kingston/RANEPA’s students, past and present, offers excellent networking opportunities with guest lectures and social activities providing the chance to mix with alumni.
• An international curriculum along with Departmental and staff collaborations worldwide ensures the programme is relevant to businesses globally.