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The aim of this course is to equip the student with the skills, knowledge and techniques necessary to propose, design, conduct and produce a thesis research report. Thus, by studying this course students will develop the personal and professional skills required to design and undertake research in IT management area at post graduate level.

The aim of this course is to present the principles and practices involved in business process innovation and reengineering. The basic principles of business process management is considered both from the viewpoint of establishing an entirely new business venture and from within an existing organization. Systems thinking, strategies for process improvement and innovation and tools for workflow and supply chain analysis, and development will be discussed. The course will also cover business process modelling; business process outsourcing; planning & implementing business process innovation; soft issues in business process innovation projects; the management of implemented business processes; information requirements for business process innovation; management and control systems; and e-services and applications.

This course covers the management of projects. A major focus is on how to manage various IT projects to successful completion within the constraints of resources and time. Included in the contents are the frameworks for proposal writing and planning, monitoring and controlling, and performance evaluation. Various project management techniques are covered including PERT/CPM and project appraisal. Case studies and field projects as well as lectures will be used as teaching methods.

This course is designed to teach students systems thinking that will help them develop sustainable information systems solutions. Systems thinking recognizes that entities are influenced by and influence the other entities in the ecosystem in which they exist. Systems thinkers understand that mutual interactions determine the current and   future   state   of   all   entities.   Systems   thinking focuses on understanding the complexity of interactions within a system and teaches analysis and modeling of systems interactions. Systems thinking is a holistic approach to problem solving.

 This course is designed to investigate and to discuss advanced topics of current interests in the area of information and technology management

This course is intended for Master’s level students to create a Master’s Thesis project and to see it through to the first draft. In this semester, students will work with their thesis committee to make any necessary revisions to the thesis proposal and produce the first draft of the thesis. Students will work one-on-one with their thesis advisor and the thesis coordinator to identify times that they will meet and create a plan for communication throughout the process of completing the Master’s Thesis.   

This course focuses on the acquisition  of  financial  resources  and  their   effective utilization  in  running  a  business  enterprise  for   profit. Course deals with: the overview of managerial accounting and financing, analyzes financial statements, product and service costing and cost volume profit analysis, budgeting processes and performance reporting, time value of money and capital budgeting

This course is aimed at developing the student’s ability in scientific analysis and providing them with opportunity for the   application of concepts and tools in dealing with social, economic, political and other problems. It covers design, methods research   of formulating research problem, sourcing and collection    of data. This course provides students with applied skills in understanding and conducting research in business. The course examines and explores a range of methods that align with theory building and testing. The basic focus of this course is on the understanding of how analytical and statistical techniques and thinking can aid in managerial decision making. Both qualitative and quantitative approaches are examined. Topics range from exploratory methods (focus groups, interviewing) to observation techniques, sampling, through to interpretation and evaluation of statistical analysis (data processing and research analysis using the latest versions of SPSS), thus, enabling them to turn raw statistical data into strategic information.

This course deals with product development, facility planning, work and job design, operations planning and control systems. It also covers value engineering, quality assurance and materials management of service and manufacturing organizations. The skills necessary for resolving technical, administrative and behavioral problems in the operations of manufacturing and service organizations are presented in this course.  Topics include: product design, process design, capacity planning, location decision, facility layout, production planning and controlling, production scheduling, aggregate production planning, and statistical quality assurances. Operation management is a process of bringing people, machines and materials together to create goods and services in most efficient and effective way. Operations in business represent both the production of goods and the delivery of services. This course emphasizes on the development and design of products/services; the selection of location; the arrangement of manpower, machines and facilities; and the strategic importance of the management of production/services of a business organizations. The course covers product design, production process alternatives, facilities location and site, layout design, work measurement, deterministic and stochastic inventory management, techniques of production planning and quality control, the technologies (including computer systems) used in production/services.

Operations Management the heart of all management disciplines which bring competitive advantage and market focus for all business organization. Thus, the course covers Meaning of operations and production management, operations management as competitive weapon, product and service design, quality and quality control, capacity planning, location decision, layout decision, aggregate planning, scheduling, work design, and time-based operations.

The course organizational behavior is a field of study that investigates the impact  those individuals, groups and organization structure has on behavior with in organizations; and the application of this knowledge to improve productivity and job satisfaction in an organization. Organizational behavior uses systematic study to improve behavior so as to increase productivity and employee satisfaction. This course deals with theories of organizations, environment and organizational goal setting, organizational Behaviour, individual attitude and perceptions, individual and group  attributes in organizational behaviors, group  dynamics, group and team formation, power and politics, conflict, and conflict management.

A capstone course requiring the application and integration of principles from various disciplines including, finance, marketing, human resources management and in the solution of project managerial problems and the development and implementation of strategies in a changing environment. In addition to this, the course Strategic Project Management will help students align the project management effort with the emergent strategy of the entire organization and emphasizes on effective project management as a competitive weapon. The course must be taken during the last semester of the enrollment to the program. Topics such as the nature of strategic management, environmental analysis, successful and failed project analysis, competitive strategies, formulating project strategies, etc will be covered.

This course integrates the core functional disciplines of business within a strategic perception. The course introduces several strategic management concepts including industry analysis and dynamics, the organizational resource audit, strategic topologies the role of general manager and the management of strategic transformations. The principal objective is to develop and enhance student ability in problem identification, environmental and organizational and action implementation. While Policy focuses more on the purpose, mission, vision, or values, of the organization, Strategy deals more with developing top management's game plan for enabling the organization to adapt and exploit changes in its environment.  Since the problems, issues, and decisions facing senior general management are complex, messy, and quite unstructured, the overall purpose of this course is to provide conceptual and analytical tools to enable you to think strategically about how to effect positive change within the organization and in the society at large. The course is integrative, and builds on students' understanding of the functional areas of the firm including operations, finance, marketing, human resource management and organizational design. Through readings, case analysis, real world company strategy analysis, simulation and discussion, course participants will learn the processes, tactics and schemes for specific action that firms use to achieve their intended business objectives.