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SolBridge International School of Business
MBA Curriculum for 2013
Members:
William Hickey
Chia-Hsing Huang*
Chong Woong Kim
Sung Tae Kim
Rao Kowtha
Sang-Chun Rah
Rajesh Rajaguru
YoungHack Song
Nakamura Torraki
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SolBridge International School of Business
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
2013 Curriculum
Introduction
The SolBridge Master of Business Administration (MBA) program prepares Asian-Thought leaders of the
future. The MBA curriculum is designed to fulfill this mission by combining the best elements of business
education from around the world with a thorough grounding in Asian business knowledge. The curriculum is
structured to provide a unique blend of strong conceptual foundations and practical skills. The curriculum
allows the student to become a well rounded team player with cross-cultural competencies and a global
perspective. The emphasis is on both soft skills and analytical skills needed for a successful managerial career.
There are three parts to the curriculum: core, specialization, and optional Korean language skills.
The core part of the curriculum imparts essential business knowledge, and specialization electives allow
students to gain in-depth knowledge in an area of their choice. Solbridge also provides the opportunity to
students to acquire some foreign language skills to prepare them for entry into a globalized yet diverse world.
This document describes the structure of the Solbridge MBA program, curricular requirements for graduation
and courses offered in the core and specialization areas.
Program Structure
Students are required to complete a total of 46 credit hours, comprising sixteen (16) courses in order to
graduate. Of these, ten (10) courses are core business courses, and six (6) courses are electives. Students can
specialize in one of the specialization areas by choosing three (3) electives from that area, and they are free to
choose the remaining three (3) courses from any area or from a list of free electives.
Students who wish to pursue a general MBA may choose six (6) courses from any area(s) of their choice.
Students normally take four full semesters to graduate from the program. Students have the option of
graduating in three semesters plus three winter/ summer intersessions over sixteen months. Students wishing
to take this option must take courses that are offered in winter and summer intersessions.
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Matriculation Requirements
The MBA program requires intensive self-study, teamwork, and self-reliance. Students need a minimum level
of analytical, English language and verbal skills in order to successfully complete the program. They also have
to be proficient in using IT applications for writing, analysis and presentations. Given the relatively short
duration of the program, it is essential for students to meet these expectations before they can embark on the
business curriculum.
At the minimum, entering students should be proficient in algebra, basic geometry, basic statistics, and
elementary calculus. Students also should be familiar with the usage of personal computers, with proficiency
in word processing, presentation and spreadsheet applications. English language skills should be
commensurate with those expected of a high school graduate in an English-speaking country. The appendix
to this document describes the requirements in detail.
All entering MBA students will be required to undergo a screening test to evaluate their proficiency in these
basic requirements. Students for whom English is a second language have to pass this screening test before
they proceed to the regular MBA curriculum, regardless of their scores from standardized tests (e.g. IELTS,
TOEFL).
Students who meet the proficiency requirements can enroll in MBA courses immediately. Students who do not
meet the requirements for minimum levels of proficiency are encouraged to take the Basic Skills program.
Pre- MBA Workshop
All entering students will participate in a week-long team-building workshop before the semester commences.
The workshop is intended to facilitate student transition into a very international and diverse environment. The
workshop will provide students with life-long team building skills and intercultural competencies which are
essential in today’s workplace.
Foreign Languages
During their stay at Solbridge, students have the opportunity to learn a foreign language of their choice.
Currently, students can choose from Korean, Chinese or Japanese. There are courses for beginners, and
students can advance to intermediate or advanced level proficiency. The courses are typically offered either in
Solbridge or on Woosong Campus.
Solbridge encourages all international students to acquire some proficiency in one foreign language. Students
interested in this option are advised that language courses should not interfere with their pursuit of the MBA
program. It is advisable to enroll for one such course each semester and during each intersession so that the
student has sufficient proficiency by the time of graduation. In some cases, this might extend the student’s stay
in the program. Enrollment in a language course will be counted as an enrollment in a regular course.
International students who have finished the MBA 46 credits courses in sixteen (16) months can have the
option to study the eighteen (18) credits Korean language program within the following eight (8) months.
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CURRICULUM
Students can identify the courses they need to take as requirements from the tables here. They can also
identify their Specialization interests, and free electives of interest. The overall program structure is
followed by tables identifying the contents of each curriculum component.
Students are strongly advised to read course descriptions, identify pre-requisites and plan the sequence of
their progress through the program. They may consult their mentors and faculty members in such
planning. Students must also note that not all core courses and electives will be offered every semester.
This point must be taken into account during program planning.
PROGRAM STRUCTURE
Curricular Component
1. Core
Number of Required Credits
28 Credits
Remarks
1. Entry Orientation and Team Building is
mandatory for all entering students but they
do not receive any credit for this activity.
2. Students are required to take People &
Organization, Marketing Management,
Financial Accounting, Management
Information Systems, Financial
Management, Business Communication
and Culture, Operation Management and
Statistics, and Business Economics in the
first year.
3. Students are required to take Asian Case
Workshop and Strategic Management in
the second year.
1. Students opting to specialize in an area
should take these 9 credits from one of the
four specialization areas in the second year.
2. Specialization
3. Free Electives
Total
9 Credits
9 Credits
2. Students opting for a General MBA may
take these 9 credits from any specialization
area or the list of free electives in the
second year.
1. May be taken from any one of the four
specialization areas or the list of free
electives in the second year.
46 Credits
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Core Curriculum
Required Credits: 28
Code
Course Title
BUS500
People & Organization
BUS501
Communication and Culture
BUS508
BUS509
Credit Code
Course Title
First Year
3
MKT500 Marketing Management
Operations Management and
Statistics
Business Economics
Credit
3
3
FIN500
Financial Accounting
3
3
FIN501
Financial Management
3
3
INF500
Management Information Systems
3
IMM505 Asian Case Workshop
Second Year
3
1
BUS611
Strategic Management*
Notes: 1. *capstone course
2. Entry Orientation and Team Building is mandatory for all entering students but they do not
receive any credit for this activity.
Specialization Areas and Electives
Total required Elective Credits: 18
International Business
Code
MIB601
MIB611
Course Title
International Business*
Global Strategic Management
Credit Code
3
MIB612
3
MIB616
Course Title
Asian Management Practice
Special Topic in International
Business
Credit
3
3
MIB 609
Global Value Chain
3
Management
*required for International Business specialization
Financial Management
FIN601
FIN605
FIN613
MKT602
MKT613
MKT615
BEE601
BEE602
BEE603
Investment Analysis
Corporate Finance
Financial Markets and
Institutions
3
3
3
Mergers & Acquisitions
Financial Derivatives
3
3
Marketing Management
3
MKT616 International Marketing
3
Consumer Behavior and
Decision Making
Marketing Strategy
Marketing Communications and
Advertising
3
3
FIN615
FIN619
MKT617
Marketing Research
Business in Emerging Economies
Financial Issues in Emerging
BEE604
Strategies for Emerging Markets
3
Markets
Business, Politics and Society
BEE605
Technology Strategies for Emerging
3
Economies
Leading Across Cultures
3
3
3
3
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BUS511
BUS520
BUS521
BUS522
BUS531
BUS532
BUS533
Creative Thinking and Problem
Solving
Thesis Seminar 1A
Thesis Seminar 1B
Free Electives
BUS601
3
Japanese Business and
Economics
Co-op 1
Co-op 2
Co-op 3
Korean Management Systems
3
3
BUS603
BUS605
Managing Human Capital
Advanced Decision Models
3
EIM607
Web 2 For Business
3
3
3
MKT605
MIB613
Internet Marketing
Doing Business in China
3
3
3
3
3
3
KOREAN LANGUAGE
1. International students who have finished the MBA 46 credits courses in sixteen (16) months can
have the option to study the eighteen (18) credits of Korean language program within eight (8)
months after finishing the MBA coursework. Students intending to pursue this option will have to
declare their intention before the end of semester 2 of the MBA program. Students will be required
to pay additional fee for the Korean language program.
2. The language program is an immersion program where day time classes are supplemented with
Business Korean classes in the evenings.
KOR103 Korean Beginner 1-2
KOR203 Korean Intermediate 1-2
6
6
KOR303
Korean Advanced 1-2
6
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Course Descriptions
MBA Core Courses
Credits 3* Prerequisites: Entry to MBA
program
This course introduces the student to the basic skills for managing people and organizations. The course
deals with motivation, individual and group decision-making, conflict, power and politics, leadership, job
design, performance maintenance, organizational environment, organization structure and design, and
emerging trends and challenges.
BUS500 People and Organization
Prerequisites: Entry to MBA
program
Communication is a key ingredient of managerial effectiveness. This course focuses on effective
communication in the organizational and cross-cultural contexts. The course incorporates several aspects
of effective business communication including written and verbal communication, and presentation skills.
Secondly, the course will impart the knowledge and skills for deciphering and successfully adapting to the
cultural contexts of organizations and societies.
BUS501 Business Communication and Culture
Credits 3*
Prerequisites: Entry to MBA
program
This course has two aims. Firstly, it familiarizes the students with the operations management discipline,
i.e. major topics, terminology, methodologies and tools. Secondly, students will apply quantitative and
statistical techniques for the solution of the challenges faced by the operations manager.
BUS508 Operations Management and Statistics
Credits 3*
Prerequisites: Entry to MBA
program
The objective of this course is to introduce the students to the basic concepts and principles of economics
that have direct relevance to business. Aspects of both micro- and macro economic theories are important
in business, and so the course is equally divided between these two areas. The micro part focuses on
topics such as demand, supply, and market equilibrium under various market structures, and government
policies that can influence the market equilibrium. The macro part will explain how aggregate income
and employment in the economy are determined, how fiscal and monetary policies affect income and
employment, etc. At the end of the course, you should be able to read and interpret basic economic
signals from the perspective of your business or occupation.
BUS509 Business Economics
Credits 3*
Prerequisites: Entry to MBA
program
This course is the accumulation, analysis and presentation of a business enterprise’s relevant financial data
for creditors, investors, and other external decision makers.
FIN500
Financial Accounting
Credits 3*
Prerequisites: Entry to MBA
program
This course is an introduction to business finance, corporate financial management and investments.
Students gain an understanding of tools and frameworks necessary to analyze financial decisions based on
principles of modern financial theory.
FIN501
Financial Management
Credits 3*
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Prerequisites: Entry to MBA
program
Information Technology (IT) has become a vital part of the operations and management of organizations
of every kind and size. Increasingly, the successful manager is the one who knows how to take advantage
of this situation by deploying IT in the most effective manner. This course covers the general structure of
Information Technology applications and their use. It also delves into the different kinds of information
systems that managers are likely to encounter and investigates how to make best use of these systems.
INF500
Management Information Systems
Credits 3*
Prerequisites: Entry to MBA
program
The course introduces marketing management theories and concepts involving in the analysis of marketing
environment, planning and implementation of marketing programs (product, price, place and promotion)
and marketing strategies to attract, satisfy, and retain customers. The course enables students to develop
marketing strategies and framework with moral, socially responsible and ethical consideration.
MKT500 Marketing Management
Credits 3*
Prerequisites: Entry to MBA
program
Asian Case Workshop is intended for second year students. Students will participate in a case analysis
workshop. Students will learn the method for analyzing business cases from a practical perspective.
Students will learn how to approach various situations in business in a holistic manner and how to apply
their conceptual knowledge for addressing practical business issues. The workshop will also deal with
issues of communication and presentation skills. Students will work in teams and have the opportunity to
develop the skills in this hands-on workshop. The teams’ work will be evaluated for analysis,
presentation and creativity. This course is graded on a pass/fail basis.
IMM505 Asian Case Workshop
Credits 1
Prerequisites: BUS500,
BUS611 Strategic Management
Credits 3* BUS501, BUS508, FIN500,FIN
501, MKT500
Firms gain competitive advantage through superior strategies. This course provides the foundation for the
creation of business and corporate strategies for competitive advantage. Students will learn industry and
environmental analysis, and the frameworks and tools needed to devise the firm’s strategy. The course
integrates the core knowledge from functional disciplines for the formulation of firm strategy.
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Course Descriptions
MBA Specialization Courses
International Business
MIB601 International Business
Credits 3
Prerequisites: BUS500, BUS501
The course provides an overview of the means of conducting international business. The course will
explore the effects of social, political and economic systems across the globe on the conduct of international
business. The course also deals with theoretical frameworks explaining international business, the
emergence of institutions and trading blocs, and their impact on international business. Students will learn
the basics of conducting functional activities in the context of international business.
MIB609 Global Value Chain
Credits 3
Prerequisites: BUS508
Management
The course describes the different dimensions of global and regional manufacturing strategies. It examines
the elements of global and regional value chain management. It illustrates how supplier networks function
and explains how inventory management is a key dimension of the value chain. It presents alternatives for
transporting products along the supply chain from suppliers to customers.
MIB611 Global Strategic Management
Credits 3
Prerequisites: BUS611
This course will focus on the strategic management in the global markets. It will examine the strategies
adopted by firms in response to environmental differences and the success of these strategies. Firms gain
global competitive advantage through superior strategies. This course provides the advanced knowledge for
the creation of business and corporate strategies for competitive advantage in the global markets. Students
will learn industry and environmental analysis, and the frameworks and tools needed to devise the firm’s
strategy. The course integrates the core knowledge from functional disciplines for the formulation of firm
strategy in the global markets.
MIB612 Asian Management Practice
Credits 3
Prerequisites: BUS500, BUS501
Asia is not only the most dynamic region of the world today but also a region of great diversity. Managers
ought to understand the diversity of management practices, and their cultural and institutional
underpinnings across the major economies of Asia. This course will help managers understand core
differences and similarities in management practices across China, India, Japan, Taiwan, Korea and the
ASEAN block of nations. Students will also learn the appropriate management practices and behaviors in
these major economic blocks of Asia so that they can adapt to the context.
MIB616 Special Topic In International
Credits 3
Prerequisites: BUS500, BUS501
Business
This course provides the student with an understanding of various aspects of the International Business.
Students will learn about management, business, marketing, and strategies in the international markets.
Students will acquire in-depth knowledge about the management of the MNC, and the various concepts and
analytical frameworks needed to manage the MNC for sustainable competitive advantage.
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Financial Management
FIN601
Investment Analysis
Prerequisites: FIN500,
FIN501
This course is to study the concepts of portfolio analysis in the general area of institutional investment
management. The course discusses principles for managing investment assets that include equity and
fixed-income securities. These principles can be used on corporate investment management, bankadministered trusts, and other institutional investment management. Students will learn the methods to
establish appropriate investment objectives, develop optimal portfolio strategies, estimate risk-return
tradeoffs, and evaluate investment performance.
FIN605
Corporate Finance
Credits 3
Prerequisites: FIN500,
FIN501
This course is about business finance. It is to provide a framework, concepts, and tools for analyzing
financial decisions based on fundamental principles of modern financial theory. The approach is
rigorous and analytical. Topics covered include discounted cash flow techniques; corporate capital
budgeting and valuation, investment decisions under uncertainty, capital asset pricing, capital
structure, cost of capital, dividend policy, options, and market efficiency.
Credits 3
FIN613 Financial Markets and Institutions
Credits 3 Prerequisites: FIN501
This course studies today’s financial system. It includes foundational topics on financial instruments,
markets and institutions in the US, Europe and Asia, as well as contemporary issues and methods in
financial risk management. Students would understand the role of and interdependence between, the
different elements in the financial system.
FIN615
Mergers and Acquisitions
Credits 3
Prerequisites: FIN500,
FIN501
This course is about mergers and acquisitions. Students will be equipped with conceptual and
analytical tools needed for mergers and acquisitions. Classroom case discussions and conceptual
material will cover a wide range of countries from American, Europe and Asia. Mergers and friendly
acquisitions, hostile takeovers and initial public offering will be studied. This course studies the
factors of a successful merger or acquisition. Issues about motive and strategy will be discussed,
financial theory, social responsibility, and corporate valuation would be used to view these control
acquiring transactions. Students will learn to develop a concept and translate that idea into a proposal
through deal design; and to analyze to form opinions about proposed deals.
FIN619 Financial Derivatives
Credits 3 Prerequisites: FIN501
Valuation methods of options, futures, and related financial contracts will be studied. The topics that
will be covered include the valuation of futures contracts on stock indices, on commodities and
Treasury instruments; the valuation of options; empirical evidence; strategies with respect to these
assets; dynamic asset allocation strategies, of which portfolio insurance is an example; swaps; and the
use of derivatives in the context of corporate applications.
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Marketing Management
MKT602
Consumer Behaviour and Decision
Making
Credits 3
Prerequisites: MKT500
This course examines the concepts and principles of customer behavior with the goal of understanding how
the consumer behavior influences decision making process. The core topics included are customer
psychological processes (e.g., motivation, perception, attitudes, and decision-making) and their impact on
marketing (e.g., segmentation, branding, and customer satisfaction) and decision making processes. The
goal is to provide a set of approaches to consider while developing marketing strategies and marketing
programs.
MKT613
Marketing Strategy
Credits 3
Prerequisites: MKT500
The marketing strategy forms the core of all marketing decisions in the organizations. The course explains
how the decision variables (Product, Price, Place and Promotion) interact with one another to achieve
customer value. The course provides emphasis on consumer driven marketing concepts and discusses the
marketing strategies focusing towards the achievement of consume driven marketing. The course is
application oriented and the students will learn to apply marketing concepts for problem solving and case
study situations.
MKT615
Marketing Communication and
Advertising
Credits 3
Prerequisites: MKT500
This course examines the theory and techniques applicable to all the major marketing communication
functions: advertising, direct marketing, sales promotions, public relations, and personal selling. It explains
how the integrated marketing communications facilitate the marketing mix and marketing strategies. It
provides a knowledge base that will allow students to develop integrated marketing communication
strategies for marketing plan of organizations. The course provides a special emphasis on the
advertisement strategies followed to promote the product and services in domestic and international
markets.
MKT616
International Marketing
Credits 3
Prerequisites: MKT500
This course focuses on marketing strategy and management within the context of global and international
markets. It evaluates cultural differences and aims to enhance the skills in developing and implementing
marketing strategies and decision making in international contexts. This course will provide practical
experience in conducting research and evaluating opportunities existing in international markets,
developing plans for exploiting those opportunities, and examine the risks facing business activities in
those markets through implementation of marketing plans.
MKT617
Marketing Research
Credits 3
Prerequisites: MKT500
This unit provides a rigorous experience in market research methods and frameworks to guide when which
technique is most useful. The course is aimed at individuals whose decision-making is enhanced through
marketing research, which transforms “data” into “information.” The unit will introduce types of research,
techniques of data collection, evaluation of alternative sources of information, methods for analyzing data
and presenting the results.
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Business in Emerging Economies
BEE601 Financial Issues in Emerging Markets Credits 3
Prerequisites: FIN501
The basic learning outcome of this course is to introduce students to international financial and economic
issues that affect the emerging-market economies (EMEs). External financial and economic factors play a
crucial role in emerging financial markets and real side of the economy. It shows haw a small number
external financial factors account for a large share of GDP fluctuations in the EMEs. The course also covers
the high foreign-exchange-denominated debt and current account deficits that became the major
determinants of financial crisis and economic performance in the EMEs. It delves into the current monetary
regimes and their ability to adapt to changes in the global financial environment.
BEE602 Business, Politics and Society
Credits 3
Prerequisites: BUS509
In what has been heretofore a postmodern world, we have been asking the question, what is the relationship
between business interests and policymakers, politicians, and civil society? Are multinational enterprises
(MNEs), operating on a global scale, beyond the jurisdictional reach of governments and the public of
opinion in civil societies on which they depend? What about the role of state-owned MNEs in the
relationship? And how about the special politics of the small business sector? With the rise of state
capitalism and the possible eclipse of a deconstructivist system, it seems we have to ask that same question
again. Or, at least we have to consider the extent to which different political and economic systems affect
the business-politics-society relationship. By scrutinizing the changing social, cultural, and political
contexts of business, we will attempt to answer them.
BEE603 Leading Across Cultures
Credits 3
Prerequisites: BUS501
In the increasingly diverse and globalized workplace, leadership skills that span cultures are critical for
managerial success. This course introduces the student to various leadership theories and their application to
the workplace. The course will impart knowledge and skills necessary for leading highly diverse teams and
organizations operating across several cultures.
BEE604 Strategies for Emerging Markets
Credits 3
Prerequisites: MKT500
Start-up firms and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) often face resource limitations in competing for
markets. This course aims to:
1. Provide students an appreciation of the limitations that start-up firms and SMEs face in competing for
emerging markets, and the implications of such limitations in formulating competitive strategies for
start-up firms and SMEs in emerging markets.
2. Introduce students to some competitive strategy frameworks, concepts and theories that relevant and/or
unique for start-up firms and SMEs and compare it with emerging markets.
3. Enhance students’ skills in applying general marketing concepts and theories to formulate strategies for
start-ups and SMEs in competing for markets.
Technology Strategies for Emerging
Credits 3
Prerequisites: BUS508
Economies
Firms in emerging economies are no more limited to followership but they are increasingly driving towards
innovation. This course talks about their strategies which led to learning and accumulation of capabilities in
traditional and high technology industries, what strategies are working currently, and what could be their
strategies to sustain competitive advantage in the future. Understanding about their technology and
innovation strategies will be linked to their overall corporate strategy, changes in the industry environment,
technology and society. Some discussions will explore emerging industries and how firms from emerging
economies can successfully enter them.
BEE605
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Free Electives
BUS511 Creative Thinking and Problem Credits 3
Prerequisites: BUS500
Solving
Managers increasingly face ambiguous, complex and messy situations in today's knowledge-driven
dynamic environments. The successful manager is able to use alternative lens to interpret these ill-defined
situations and formulate novel but plausible solutions to the problems. This course is designed to help the
student develop the thought process necessary for making sense of ambiguous situations and devising
creative solutions to the issues. Students will learn the techniques to overcome mental blocks to creative
thinking, develop alternative interpretations, and devise novel solutions.
BUS520 Thesis Seminar 1A
Credits 3
Prerequisites: Entry to MBA program
The thesis seminar is to develop the student’s ability to carry out and contribute to business research. The
student should demonstrate, through his/her thesis, an ability to plan, conduct, and present a scientific
investigation of relevance to the subject of business. Students will develop skills for the critical examination
of investigations and research reports and to have the opportunity for a deeper level of theoretical study
within a chosen area. This course studies both quantitative and qualitative research methods used most
frequently by business scholars. Basic knowledge of these methodological approaches is absolutely critical to
the comprehension of academic publications, the evaluation of empirical studies and the design of own research
projects. Students will be able to: Explain fundamental research philosophies and approaches pursued by
business scholars. Identify the methodological approaches that are suitable to investigate different types of
research questions and hypotheses. Interpret the meaning of the most important statistical analyses such as
ANOVA, regression, factor analysis and structural equation modeling. Describe the main features of different
qualitative methods, including interview approaches, case studies, grounded theory analysis and ethnography.
Evaluate the quality of the methodological approaches presented in published studies featuring the methods
covered in the course.
BUS521 Thesis Seminar 1B
Credits 3
Prerequisites: Entry to MBA program
The thesis seminar is to develop the student’s ability to carry out and contribute to business research. The
student should demonstrate, through his/her thesis, an ability to plan, conduct, and present a scientific
investigation of relevance to the subject of business. Students will develop skills for the critical examination
of investigations and research reports and to have the opportunity for a deeper level of theoretical study
within a chosen area. This course studies both quantitative and qualitative research methods used most
frequently by business scholars. Basic knowledge of these methodological approaches is absolutely critical to
the comprehension of academic publications, the evaluation of empirical studies and the design of own research
projects. Students will be able to: Explain fundamental research philosophies and approaches pursued by
business scholars. Identify the methodological approaches that are suitable to investigate different types of
research questions and hypotheses. Interpret the meaning of the most important statistical analyses such as
ANOVA, regression, factor analysis and structural equation modeling. Describe the main features of different
qualitative methods, including interview approaches, case studies, grounded theory analysis and ethnography.
Evaluate the quality of the methodological approaches presented in published studies featuring the methods
covered in the course.
BUS522
Japanese Business and Economics
Credits 3
Prerequisites: Entry to MBA
program
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This course provides the basic of doing business in Japan. We could find Japanese-style business
management before the bubble economy burst, in which Lifetime Employment and Long Service-Based
remuneration System within Japanese companies. As the collapse of the Bubble grew increasingly
apparent nationwide, the Japanese economy declined precipitously from the early 1990s. Many aspects of
Japanese society, business, and education will need to change, and indeed have changed already.
Students will also learn Japanese social economy system and discuss past and modern Japanese business
management with Lecturer.
BUS 531
Co-op 1
Prerequisites: Entry to MBA
Credits 3
program
Cooperative Education is a work-based learning program that helps students bridge the gap between
classroom theory and practical work situations. Students are responsible for finding their own work
placements, which may be paid or unpaid positions related to their field of study. The student, faculty and
employer work closely together to ensure a successful learning experience. Cooperative Education
combines college classes with relevant work-based learning experience to enhance the learning process
and enable students to explore possible employment choices and improved knowledge of what skill or
preparation is necessary for a successful career. Cooperative Education students, as employees, are
expected to follow the host employer’s rules and regulations, unless a specific exception has been agreed
upon. Students are expected to provide adequate notice if unable to attend work due to illness, or if the
student accepts a position with another employer.
BUS 532
Co-op 2
Prerequisites: Entry to MBA
program
Cooperative Education is a work-based learning program that helps students bridge the gap between
classroom theory and practical work situations. Students are responsible for finding their own work
placements, which may be paid or unpaid positions related to their field of study. The student, faculty and
employer work closely together to ensure a successful learning experience. Cooperative Education
combines college classes with relevant work-based learning experience to enhance the learning process
and enable students to explore possible employment choices and improved knowledge of what skill or
preparation is necessary for a successful career. Cooperative Education students, as employees, are
expected to follow the host employer’s rules and regulations, unless a specific exception has been agreed
upon. Students are expected to provide adequate notice if unable to attend work due to illness, or if the
student accepts a position with another employer.
BUS 533
Co-op 3
MIB601
Korean Management System
Credits 3
Prerequisites: Entry to MBA
program
Cooperative Education is a work-based learning program that helps students bridge the gap between
classroom theory and practical work situations. Students are responsible for finding their own work
placements, which may be paid or unpaid positions related to their field of study. The student, faculty and
employer work closely together to ensure a successful learning experience. Cooperative Education
combines college classes with relevant work-based learning experience to enhance the learning process
and enable students to explore possible employment choices and improved knowledge of what skill or
preparation is necessary for a successful career. Cooperative Education students, as employees, are
expected to follow the host employer’s rules and regulations, unless a specific exception has been agreed
upon. Students are expected to provide adequate notice if unable to attend work due to illness, or if the
student accepts a position with another employer.
Credits 3
Credits 3
Prerequisites: BUS509
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The Korean economic system and institutions are highly regarded for their prudent stewardship of the
economy towards a developed country status. Every manager who operates in or deals with Korea needs
to appreciate the impact of the institutional environment on the conduct of business. This course is
designed to equip the student with knowledge of the history, current role and significance of important
Korean economic, financial, and social institutions. Students will also learn in-depth about the workings of
the Korean economic and financial systems such as the central bank and stock markets, and how these are
relevant to the conduct of business.
BUS603 Managing Human Capital
Credits 3
Prerequisites: BUS500
The task of managing global human resources includes all activities that organizations use to affect the
behaviors of all the people who work for them. Because the behaviors of employees influence profitability,
customer satisfaction, and a variety of other important indicators of organizational effectiveness, managing
human resources in the context of globalization is a key strategic challenge. This course provides a
specialization in managing global human resources in today’s competitive marketplace. Students will be
offered a solid background in international human resources management best practices.
BUS605 Advanced Decision Models
Credits 3
Prerequisites: BUS508
This course presents the analytic tools of the decision-making process and outcomes. It introduces
quantitative data-decision models and statistical analysis used in solving various management
information/decision problems. These problems appear in very diverse areas in business, production, and
service. Students will learn how to formulate a decision problem from given information and data.
EIM607 Web 2 For Business
Credits 3
Prerequisites: IMF500
This course focuses on Web 2.0 applications for e-business and e-commerce. The course will cover the
prospects and challenges of doing business with Web 2.0 applications including crowdsourcing, social
networks, GIS, blogs, Wikis, portals, mobile applications among others. Students will learn from the bestpractice patterns of using Web 2.0 technologies in both internal- and external-facing applications. The
course is practically oriented and students are expected to develop hands-on expertise in a number of Web
2.0 tools with focus on enterprise applications.
MKT605
Internet Marketing
Credits 3
Prerequisites: MKT500
The Internet continues to grow at exponential rates and is transforming the value chain and facilitates the
marketing mix (product, place, price and promotion). The course explores the potential uses and roles of
internet marketing in e-commerce and the marketing strategies. The course explains how effectively an
organization can use internet based technologies for effective business to business communication and to
promote the product. The interaction between the advertisement and internet marketing is highlight of this
course. The course will draw the recent developments in internet marketing with the use of world cases
and practices. All these issues will be discussed in the context of the ethical and legal constraints.
MIB613 Doing Business in China
Credits 3 Prerequisites: BUS509
The broad objective of this course is to introduce students to the contours of the Chinese economy and
financial markets as well as to the nuances of business strategy to follow while doing business in China. In
2010, China has become the second largest economy in the world, and in 2009, she became the largest
exporter. As China assumes a primal place in the global economy, businesses need to have a China-specific
business strategy. Students will learn how organizations can strategize for China while adapting to China’s
special niche and circumstances.
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Course Descriptions
Foreign Languages
Solbridge encourages all international students to acquire some proficiency in one foreign language.
Students interested in this option are advised that language courses should not interfere with their pursuit
of the MBA program. International students who have finished the MBA 46 credits courses in sixteen (16)
months can have the option to study the eighteen (18) credits Korean language program within the
following eight (8) months. Foreign Language courses in Chinese and Korean are offered by Solbridge.
The full list of courses will be available to students when they enroll at Solbridge. The foreign language
curriculum is designed to make the student proficient in a language for formal business conduct and
informal interactions.
APPENDIX
The MBA curriculum at Solbridge balances courses that impart qualitative, soft skills with those that
impart intensively quantitative knowledge essential for succeeding in the business world. Students
entering the MBA program at Solbridge are required to have a certain level of proficiency in basic
mathematics, English language and the usage of information technology applications. The tables below list
the expected levels of proficiency. In the tables below, Proficiency implies well developed skill in problem
solving using the relevant concepts. Familiarity implies that the student has good knowledge of the
concepts although s/he may not be skilled in deploying the concepts.
I.
EXPECTED PROFICIENCY LEVELS IN MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS
The table below provides the expected levels of entering MBA student’s knowledge and proficiency in
mathematics and statistics. This information assumes that the student has the knowledge up to this level,
including any mathematical and statistical knowledge required prior to reaching the level outlined here.
1. Algebra and
Arithmetic
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Solving Problems involving proportions, ratios and percentages
Conversion of Units (e.g. miles/sec to Km/hr)
Representation and ordering of numbers on the number line
Approximation and estimation (concepts of rounding and truncation errors)
Usage of very large and very small numbers such as mega/ million, giga/
billion, micro, and nano.
Logarithmic operations
Finding HCF and LCM, squares, cubes, square roots and cube
Negative numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers and their
operations
Use of standard form A × 10n
Positive, negative, zero and fractional indices
Calculations with the use of a calculator
Simultaneous Equations with two unknowns
Solving quadratic equations
Solving fractional equations
Other operations with algebraic expressions:
* Expansion of the product of algebraic expressions
* Changing the subject of a formula
* Finding the value of an unknown quantity in a given formula
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Proficiency in solving simple problems from practical situations such as:
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2. Statistics &
Data
Analysis
Simple interest and compound interest
Money exchange
Profit and loss, Percentages of same
Taxation
Proficiency in :
 Use of data from tables and charts
 Calculation of mean, mode, median and standard deviation
 Purpose and use of mean, mode, median, frequency and cumulative
frequency
 Purpose and use of Standard Deviation, Quartiles and Percentiles as
measures of dispersion
 Reading results of observations/outcomes of events
 Drawing simple graphs from given data
* Example: Distance-time and speed-time graphs
 Construction, analysis and interpretation of:
* Tables, bar graphs, line graphs, pie charts
 Understanding the advantages and disadvantages of various graphical
representations
 Drawing simple inference from statistical diagrams
 Interpretation and use of graphs in practical situations
 Plotting linear relationships between two variables (linear functions)
Familiarity with:
* Interpreting the graphs of quadratic functions
* Interpreting the graphs of functions of the form y = axn or exponential
functions
* Box-whisker plots
Proficiency
in:
3. Geometry
and
 Construction of simple geometrical figures from given data
Mensuration  Usage of Pythagoras theorem
 Calculating perimeters and areas of composite plane figures such as circles
and triangles
 Interpreting and finding the equation of a straight line graph in the form y =
mx + c
Trigonometry
Set theory &
Probability
Familiarity with:
 Angles and Polygons: Right, acute and obtuse angles, polygons such as
pentagons, hexagons and octagons.
 Solids, Volumes, Surface Areas
 The Idea of Congruence
Familiarity with :
 Usage of trigonometric ratios such as sine, cosine and tangent
Familiarity with :
 Use of set theory and notations including:
* Venn diagrams
* Union and intersection,
* Mutually exclusive events, Collectively exhaustive events
* Complement, empty set, and subset
 Probability
* Understanding of Probability as a measure of chance
* Probability of single and simple combined events
* Addition and Multiplication of Probabilities
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II.
EXPECTED PROFICIENCY LEVELS IN ENGLISH
An entering student to the MBA program must have the following levels of proficiency in the English
language.
1. Read and understand written material of High School level English.
a. One example will be any standard undergraduate textbook in English on such subjects as
Organizational Behavior, Principles of Management or Introduction to Business.
2. Read and understand written material at the literal and inferential levels.
a. The student should be able to understand the material with reference to the context, and
should be able to draw inferences from the reading.
3. Critical evaluation of arguments presented in the written form.
a. The student should be able to evaluate the validity of any arguments presented in the
English language, and present his/her commentary on the subject.
4. Ability to write in English conforming to standard usage
a. The student should be able to write a composition of at least two-hundred and fifty (250)
words on a given subject, in a reasonable amount of time.
b. The writing should be grammatically correct and sentence structure should be acceptable.
The structure of the essay should be logical.
5. Spoken English
a. The student should be able to communicate with peers, faculty and others in standard,
comprehensible English.
III.
EXPECTED PROFICIENCY LEVELS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
At the minimum, an entering student to the MBA program must be proficient in the usage of e-mail, word
processing, presentation software and basic spreadsheets. An example will be the Microsoft Office Suite®
(2003 or later).
1. Students should be comfortable in using standard e-mail applications, word processing software
such as MS-Word® including advanced operations such as (but not limited to):
a. Attaching documents to e-mails, retrieving documents from e-mails
b. Editing e-mails within the browser/ platform using word processing applications
c. Inserting objects from other applications into existing documents in word processing
software
d. Basic manipulations of file saving, editing, fonts, bullets, formatting paragraphs and
changing page orientations
e. Constructing tables
f. Structuring documents using various style headings and styles
g. Adding footnotes and other reference material to documents
2. Students should be proficient in using presentation software such as MS-Powerpoint® including
but not limited to:
a. Constructing a basic presentation from available design templates
b. Inserting shapes, charts, objects and other ancillaries in presentations
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c. Importing objects from related software applications into the presentation
d. Basic manipulations of file saving, editing, slide layouts, fonts, and pictures
3. Students should be proficient in using basic spreadsheet software such as MS-Excel® including but
not limited to:
a. Entering data
b. Basic manipulations of file saving, editing, worksheet editing, workbook creation and
editing
c. Basic manipulations of copying data and editing data.
d. Usage of basic arithmetic formulas such as summation, averages, multiplication, division
and subtraction.
e. Familiarity with the advanced functions of the software. The student may not be proficient
in certain advanced functions such as data analysis, solver or other add-ins but must be
familiar with these applications.
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