13.  PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

Level 1 Semester 1

Level 1 Semester 2

Level 2 Semester 1

Level 2 Semester 2

MODULE SYNOPSES

MBM731 Corporate Governance and Business Ethics

The course aims to enable students to define ethics, articulate what ethics entails, tapping from the various perspectives posited by the ethical theories, interrogate ethical relationships in business and the social responsibility of business and dissect the various corporate governance frameworks such as the American Round Table, King 111 and the Ubuntu Framework in business. The course will cover topics and aspects such as definition of ethics, utilitarian ethics, deontological ethics, virtue theory, theories of justice, ethical discussion and ethical relationships in business and social responsibility definition of corporate governance, separation of Ownership and control, corporate scandal and reaction, shareholder, corporate ownership around the world ,managers and boards of directors, independent directors compensation family, owned firms, corporate governance and the media, the king 111 report on corporate governance and ethical guidelines in Zimbabwe

MBM732 Strategic Planning and Management

This course aims to make the student know how an organization is managed in a strategic sense, as well as, bridge for the student, the gap between theory and actual business practice, develop the student awareness of analytical techniques, managerial models and academic theories, which contribute to strategic planning and management. The course will cover topics such as the concept of strategy, strategic planning and formulation concepts, crafting strategy: environmental assessment techniques, crafting strategy: internal analysis, objective setting, strategic analysis, strategic choices/options and valuation of options, strategic implementation, administering and organizing for the strategic planning function

MBM734 Strategic Change Management

The course aims to acquaint students with the management of change, how to develop successful organizations, lead change: introducing strategic change, issues in the management of change, strategies for the implementation and change, transformational change and strategic regeneration, power and politics in strategic change. The course will cover topics and aspects such as change management, adapting to change, systems approach, planned change, changing of culture, corporate culture, cultural resistance and how to overcome it, issues in the management of change, strategies for the implementation of strategic change, transformational change and strategic regeneration, power and politics.

MBM735 Management of Organisational Behaviour

The course will cover topics such as explanation of key concepts, why study organizational behaviour, people’s entry into organization, leadership, communication, conflict and change and discussion issues.

MBM743 Managerial Economics

This course aims to bridge the gap between economic theory and the challenges faced by modern managers, offering a holistic approach to strategic decision-making. The course will cover topics such as introduction to managerial economics, demand analysis, supply analysis, market structures, pricing strategies, production and cost analysis, profit analysis, game theory, managerial decision-making, global managerial economics, ethical considerations in managerial economics and lastly emerging trends and issues.

MBM737 Financial Accounting

This course aims to equip students to be able to use financial accounting information to make informed judgments and economic decisions. The course will cover topics such as financial reporting and accounting cycle, financial distress prediction and valuation of companies

MBM738 Strategic Information Management and E-business

This course is aimed at reinforcing the strategic role of information in the survival of organizations in the modern and dynamic environment of technology. It also equips students with adequate knowledge and skills of e-business to understand and appreciate its critical role in the world of business. The course will cover topics such as the strategic importance of information, and indigenous and endogenous knowledge systems. Information processing systems, the computer as a basis for modern information systems, data storage and file organization, importance of e-business, opportunities offered by e-business, developing e-business systems, the environment for e-business, web server hardware and software, electronic information networks and security and ethical challenges to e-business.

MBM739 Business Research Methods

This course is designed to enable students to develop a deeper understanding of the research, broaden and strengthen understanding and application of the research process, apply research findings in decision-making processes, conduct meaningful and useful research and explain different research approaches available and applicable to Business sciences and management. The course will cover topics such as research concepts, research topic, research process, literature review, research designs, data collection methods and techniques, data presentation, analysis and interpretation, call for a proposal, research report writing, methodology and assessment.

MBM740 Learning Organisation

The module will also explore the dynamics of how organisations learn through the empowerment of individuals in the organisation. It goes beyond the incidence of mistakes as a punishable offence and treats these as opportunities to learn and enhance organizational performance. It will also examine the leadership regimes necessary for such organizational learning.

MBM762 Strategic Leadership

This module emphasizes the role of leaders in the twenty-first century organisation and their role in leading strategy formulation and implementation, role modelling, mentoring, training and performance management.

MBM742 Strategic Financial Management

The course aims to acquaint students with the contents and tools of financial management in a corporate context in particular and social setting in general. The course will cover Page 297 of 443 topics and aspects such as basic concepts of financial management, long-term investment decision, working capital management, long-term financial and dividend decisions, financial analyses, planning and forecasting, special issues and/or topics in financial management.

MBM770 Dissertation

The dissertation shall constitute the second semester of level two. Each candidate is required to submit a dissertation of approximately 20000 words on a topic relating to his/her area of managerial interest and approved in writing by the dissertation supervisor.

MBM744 Production and Operations Management

This course introduces students to the concepts of production and operations in an organization production and operations management help the students to be familiar with the production process and the operation strategies that any organization can use. Students should be able to plan and control as a component of production and operation management. The following topics need to be included as a way of helping students familiarize themselves with the production industry, production design, service production, productivity, layout facilities, location and design of the plant, inventory management and quality management among others. The students need to know how to calculate productivity as this will help them make wise decisions in the industry. Students also need to be familiar with calculations on process flow, forecasting and capacity planning. Students need to understand that any organization has its own production and operations systems and these need to be managed with knowledge.

MBM745 Quality Management

The aim of this module is to introduce the concept of Total Quality Management and Best Practice, examine and explore the philosophies and concepts, best practice tools and macro techniques as well as the detailed stages, requirements, structures and the processes in total quality management and best practice. The course will cover topics and aspects such as global competitiveness and quality costs, quality gurus, their philosophies and the new paradigm, strategic quality management planning, leadership and change, education and training empowerment, business excellence models using self-assessment as a strategy for achieving business excellence, benchmarking, business process reengineering, balanced scorecard and statistical process control- Total Quality Management Seven Old Tools.

MBM 772 Corporate Entrepreneurship

This module aims to equip students with corporate entrepreneurship skills. The module covers principles of corporate entrepreneurship, processes, benefits, challenges and models of corporate entrepreneurship in line with changes in the corporate environment.

MBM773 Financial Statement Analysis

This module is designed for those who expect to read, interpret and analyse Financial Statements. The module adopts a modern approach to the topic of Financial Statement Analysis. Although some attention is devoted to the mechanic of dissecting Financial Statement, primary emphasize lines on development of an understanding of the market environment in which Financial information is used

MBM771 Management Accounting

This module aims to equip students with decision-making skills in the corporate world. This module covers costing, budgeting, standard variance, and other aspects of management accounting,

MBM774 Corporate Governance II

This module equips students with corporate governance skills to enable the candidates to implement the concept of governance. The module covers, corporate governance practices, disclosure and transparence, disputes, corruption, company distress, governance in SMEs and Family businesses.