111  General Management

The course is designed to introduce the students to the significance of management as a socially necessary activity in any economic system. General Management covers the historical perspectives of the role of management in human society and principal activity processes such as planning, organizing, actuating and controlling by the performance of which human and material resources are integrated towards certain desired aims and objectives.

112 & 121 Management Accounting I & II

The course covers the analysis and use of accounting data as important aids to management in control of operations and long-term decisions. Management accounting-I is a study of the accounting principles, conventions and concepts underlying financial reporting. Management Accounting-II focuses on the use of accounting data for management planning and control.

113 Macroeconomic Environment

The elements and the relationships in the economic environment in which businesses interact will be covered in the course. The topics include national income accounts; the determination of the level of aggregate output, employment and prices; the monetary system, including the effects of monetary policy, fiscal policy; economic growth and international monetary economics  with special reference to developing economies.

114   Legal Framework for Business 

The course will offer an overview of laws that are directly linked with trade, investment, commerce and business including international conventions and agreements which regulate international trade and commerce.

122   Financial Management

The course covers problems of financial management encountered in various business organizations. The topics include: definitions and classification of financial management functions, financial planning and budgeting, financing, and financial control, circuit flow of funds and tools of financial management which include flow of funds analysis, financial statement analysis, break-even analysis and income disposition analysis.

123 Mathematics and Statistics for Management

The course aims to develop concepts, methods and techniques of mathematics and statistics for managerial decision making. The mathematics topics include sets, relations and functions; sequence and series; differential and integral calculus; permutation and combination; interests and annuities. In statistics topics include collection and presentation of data; descriptive statistics; random variables and probability distribution; sampling distribution; estimation and tests of hypotheses; regression and correlation; time series analysis; elementary survey methods.

124   Marketing Management 

The primary focus of this course is on strategic decision necessary to match organizational resources and objectives with market opportunities. Each of the specific strategic areas of product development and diversification, pricing, communication through advertising and selling, and distribution is examined separately according to their role in the overall marketing plan. The importance of understanding and forecasting market behavior is stressed throughout, as well as the coordination of marketing and other managerial decisions.

131 Production and Operations Management 

The course identifies and develops an understanding of the major problem in the design, planning and control of productive system and illustrate the independence between production/ operations and decisions and other areas of management. Topics include strategic planning decisions for operations such as demand forecasting, product design, capacity planning, location, distribution and layout, operation planning and control such as aggregate production planning, inventory replenishment policies and material requirements planning, workplace management, total quality control, system reliability and maintenance function.

132    Decision Science 

The course aims to develop basic competence and judgment in using quantitative methods to analyze decision problem. Topics include: the need for quantifying decision making, theory and model of decision-making, linear programming sensitivity testing, dynamic programming, inventory models, waiting line models, simulation and Monte-Carlo method and network analysis using PERT/ CM.

133   Managerial Computing 

The course introduces the students to computer and computer systems for managerial and office work. Topics include computer systems, programming and use of software packages, computer application in functional areas and database management.

134   Human Resources Management 

This course covers the core disciplines in managing human resources and the latest developments in programs and activities pertaining to management of human resources, with emphasis on the role of management. Topics include individual behavior, working in groups, staffing systems, compensation benefit plans, manpower planning, management development, job enrichment problems and relations.

211   Strategic Management 

This course addresses the questions of why recessive of strategic direction takes place in organizations, why they are important, how decisions are taken and some of the tools and techniques that managers can use to make such decision. Topics include traditional analysis, as well as contemporary concepts of value creation potential of organizational resources capabilities and core competence, state-of-the-art  tools and dynamics of strategic change in the modern complex globalized environment.

212   Management Information Systems 

The course aims to provide students with the conceptual and technological framework for understanding, development and implementation of computerized management information systems in organization.

213  Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management 

The objective of this course is to stimulate entrepreneurship by providing working knowledge of the practical business and legal requirements to start, expand or improve a business. The study will be made in the context of the new economic environment and will deal with problems peculiar to the small business in Myanmar economy and practical solutions for effective operations.

214  International Business Management 

This course integrates the knowledge and insights from many of the functions in respective courses. It examines the problems of general management in establishing and aperating an enterprise in a foreign country, the problems of management and control of such foreign enterprises particularly in terms of relationships between parent and organizations, and the problems of strategic management of transnational corporations in the context of their global operations.

215   Taxation 

The course is designed to provide students with general understanding of the tax issues and Myanmar taxation laws relevant to policy and operating decisions in business. Emphasis is upon Myanmar taxation and other parts of tax structure as they relate to management of business organization.

216   Managerial Economics 

The course aims to cover economic theories relevant to industries and business organizations. Topics include demand and forecasting, production and costs, market structure and pricing, capital budgeting and the government and private business.

222  Organizational Design and Development 

The course intends to provide students with the fundamentals of structural design of organizations and its development throughout the life of organization. The emphasis will be to design an organization in the context of social cultural framework. The course includes organization as a social system, different approaches to the study of organization including social and quantitative analysis, aspects of organization such as authority, motivation, leadership, group process and social determinants of productivity.

224   Privatization 

The course will be delivered in seminar format with students also contributing material for discussions. Topics include the rationale, objectives and methods of privatization, country experiences and examination of critical success factors unique to the various countries.

225  International Trade

This course is intended to give a general understanding of international trade. Topics covered are: the nature and scope of international trade, world trade development, basic international trade theories, trade policy, international trade and finance, trade promoting institutions, legal aspects of international trade, foreign trade management which comprises topics relevant to business such as organizational structure, export and import procedure, financing and export marketing.

226   Industrial Management 

This course will cover the issues relating to quality, flexibility, and social responsibility in organizations which the requirements are conducting to remain competitive within the dynamic environment. It will also provide appreciation of the importance and role of technology transfer in technology-based development, and highlight the diverse issues involved in the management of the transfer process. Moreover, it will try to develop an understanding of how manufacturing technology is linked to business policy decisions in the modern firms.

231   Business Ethics 

This course is designed to increase the awareness towards social problems and responsibility in all aspects of business relationships with community, government and society in general. Topics include consideration and acceptance of broader extra legal and extra market criteria for measuring  business performance, definition of norms in community related terms, moral stands on issues related to economic interests of prevailing social structure and norms, maintenance of current standards of physical and social environment, compensation to victims of pollution and other corporate activities.

233   Banking 

This course is divided into two major portions. The first portion examines the role of banks in the economic system and the development of banks and banking system. Detail analysis will be on commercial banking and other financial institutions. Emphasis will be made on current issues in international finance.

234   Insurance 

This course provides an overview of property, liability, life and health insurance with special reference to problem of the insurer. Specific topics considered are: insurance as function of business management, types of insurance as function of business management, types of insurance, regulation of insurance, principles of insurance contracts, insurance marketing, underwriting, adjustment, finance and rating.

235   Business Communications 

This course aims to acquaint students with the nature and complexity of communication, barriers to good communication, and guidelines for effective communication.

236   Marketing Research 

This course intends to provide some basic knowledge and skills in managing markets, it will supplement especially to the marketing management. The main focus is identification and generation of market relevant information needed for managers. It will cover the nature and benefits of conducting market research, types of market information, and the procedure involved in carrying out a research project-starting from problem definition to interpretation and application of obtained results. Some software for making survey and data analysis will also be introduced.

237   Capital Markets 

The course covers practical issues in the international capital and money markets. Portfolio Investment and Tactical Assets Allocation, Technical Analysis, Style Investment and Style Switching Strategies course. Options, Option Pricing Models, Exotic Options, Advanced Options, Trading and other derivative securities, Econometric Methods, Company Valuation etc., are also covered in the course.

238   Consumer Behavior 

The study of consumer behavior is essential for successful marketing. This course will provide some important knowledge and principal regarding consumer behavior and implications on marketing will be emphasized. Interdisciplinary approach covering all behavioral sciences such as anthropology, sociology, social psychology and economics will be used. Consumer behavior will be studied firstly in partial relationship with each variable and, at the end comprehensive model including many relevant variables will be developed.

239   Change Management 

Managing change effectively is a challenge for most organization in today's competitive environment. Change management is a special discipline which required specific competencies, skills, attitudes and behaviors. For most organization, the outcomes of the change process are too important to the success if the business to be left to change. This course helps participants develop the skills and tools necessary for effective change management.

240   e - Business 

This module discusses impact of internet revolution to business organizations and how organizations are making use of internet to carry out various business functions globally. Different models of e-commerce and internet applications are discussed in detail with regards to different sectors and industries. This module provides understanding of online consumer behaviors and formulation and implementation of e-business strategies for organization. Internet security and concerns are also addressed and discussed under the light of e-commerce context and e-business activities. Legal framework and privacy issue are also addressed.

241   Public Enterprise Management 

This course is designed to address the issues that are relevant to public enterprises especially those of the developing economies like Myanmar that are in transition to the market economy. Topics covered will include the nature, role, scope and objectives of public enterprises, management of public enterprises, control and accountability, public enterprises reforms, privatization, and experiences of Asian countries.

242   Tourism Management 

A message in this course is that tourism and its associated resources, industries, markets and environmental interactions can and should be viewed as highly complex phenomena. The course will focus on two aspects. The first focus is that complexities can be better understood by holistic and systematic approaches to the particular issue at hand. The second focus is that two fields of knowledge, relating to tourism and management, can be studied separately and can also be brought together, combined to gain understanding.

243   Project Management 

This course is designed for the participants to understand and appreciate the value of project management in doing a business. Participatory learning will be the main characteristics of this course. Participants will learn how to identify problems, and then turn them into business solutions right away. The project goal and objectives, the project team building, the project design matrix and the concept of logical framework approach, the use of indicators, the consideration of external factors and risk, and the assignment of budget, resources and manpower, will be discussed. Participants will have opportunity to use project planning and control techniques with the aid of CPM/PERT and related software. Case studies and practical work assignments will be important part.