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Undergraduate Courses of Department of Information Management : College of Management at National Sun Yat-Sen University

B4024012 Case Studies in Information Management (3 crs):
Each case constitutes a piece of business reality. It lets students have virtual experience of various companies’ events. Through the case study and discussion, students have chance to verify the integration of theory and practices, to find the gap between theory and practice, and to understand why and how the gap happens. It is very common for a case involving several issues in different areas and therefore, it is necessary to integrate several different theories and apply them to a case study. Based on above benefit, this course is designed to let students study cases in field of management information systems. In addition, a further purpose is to allow students have more training in communication, reactive, creative, and presentation capabilities.

Department of Business Management : College of Management at National Sun Yat-Sen University

M4010033 Service Marketing (3 crs):
The ear of service industry is coming. The marketing concepts and tools in service are different from those in manufacturing. The goal of this course is to assist students in systemically understanding of the basic concepts in the area of Service Marketing. The topics include service consumer behavior, service positioning, service design, service demand management, service encounter management, service communication, service pricing, service delivery, service human resources management , service relationship management, and service recovery.

School of Business at Sogang University

MIS

MIS is designed to cover theories and practice for information processing and utilization for management decision-making, including the relations between MIS and organizational/human behaviour/IT. Therefore, it will be valuable to all business managers including CEOs, as well as IT staffs. The following courses are offered:

* DB Introduction, System Analysis and Design, Decision-making Support System, IT & Management Innovation, Information Communication, E-Commerce, Research on Up-to-Date MIS Issues I, II, III.

SNU Business School at Seoul National University

Studies in Quantitative Marketing Decision-Making
In marketing, a variety of statistical models have been developed in order to support marketing decision-making problems, including product, price, communication, distribution, and competitive actions. This course is designed to develop an understanding of various quantitative marketing models through a serious of seminar and attempts to help students identify research topics.

SNU Business School at Seoul National University

Seminar in Promotion Management
This course examines theories, concepts, and applications related to marketing communication activities. It covers various functions such as advertising, sales promotion, publicity, personal selling and direct marketing.

MGT647 Management of Information Systems

The purpose of this course is two fold: first, to create the strategic IT vision based on in-depth examination of IT literature and cases, second, to develop top-notch communication skills (both written and oral) through intensive rounds of write-ups, presentations, and debates. The course will be presented from the perspective of an IS manager, focusing on the strategic and economic forces behind the organizations’ investment in information technology. Through extensive real-world case studies, students will learn how to deal with the specific managerial problems encountered in a real IS environment.

The MSc in Finance programme is designed to equip graduates with advanced knowledge in Finance for competitive entry into top US Finance PhD programmes, future SMU PhD programmes. The programme is ideally suited for individuals seeking careers in the finance industry as an equity researcher, a financial analyst, a domain expert financial reporter, a corporate finance officer, a financial market investment officer, a risk analytics specialist, a quant or a financial engineer. The programme emphasizes both theory and empirical methods in financial management. Students will be engaged in research using various financial databases and statistical packages.

“The MSc in Finance programme is well structured, and helped me to form a solid foundation in finance theory. Through this programme, I sharpened both my financial research ability as well as communication skills. I think all of these will play an important role in my future career.” Cheng Ying , graduate of Master of Science in Finance

“The lectures given by world-class professors coupled with a well designed curriculum achieve an unprecedented result in equipping graduate students with the tools necessary for the business world, while at the same time maintaining rigour when it comes to research studies. Apart from the accredited faculty, the student body is composed of diverse nationalities, which prove to be an asset when it comes to understanding the country specific issues. There is also a pleasant environment in which cross-cultural exchange provides a means to foster and further a global network.” Daniel Ong Sze Wei , graduate of Master of Science in Finance
“The programme has pushed us to the boundaries of Corporate Finance; it strengthened my risk analysis capabilities; it taught us the very fundamentals of finance; and, in some cases, it traced back to its roots, economics.” Fernando Antonio Castillo , graduate of Master of Science in Finance

Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University

Corporate Communication
Compulsory Courses
1. Foundations in Communication Research
(previously know as “Foundations for the Communication Professional”)
2. Any 4 Corporate Communication Electives under the subject area of COMM (i.e. course code starting with COMM)
Examples of Corporate Communication Electives :
1. Corporate Communication Practicum
2. Creative Tactical Communication
3. Intercultural Communication
4. Special Topics in Corporate Communication: Media Relations
5. Persuasion: The Business of Influence
6. Communication in the Organization
7. Investor Relations
8. Change Communication

Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University
University Core
The University Core is the heart of all SMU undergraduate programmes. The University Core aims to equip all students with the intellectual skills needed to operate in a dynamic and challenging environment. Students are expected to develop and fine tune analytical skills, adopt a creative approach to varying and rapidly changing situations, communicate effectively, and lead ably and successfully.

1. Analytical Skills & Creative Thinking
2. Business, Government & Society
3. Management Communication
(previously known as “Communication: Competencies & Strategies”)
4. Ethics & Social Responsibility
5. Leadership & Team Building
6. Technology & World Change

Nanyang Business School at Nanyang Technological University (NTU)

B8093 Management Presentations *
This course focuses on delivery and content in formal and semi-formal oral presentations. Participants will learn the difference between persuasion and transformation/inspiration. Participants will learn the use of linguistic and rhetorical strategies and how these are drawn into the service of image impression management techniques such as self and organizational promotion and exemplification. Cross-cultural issues are also addressed since the effectiveness of rhetorical strategies depends on social and cultural norms. In particular, the course will consider what constitutes vision and charisma (the major components of transformational behaviour and communication) and how these manifest in Singaporean leadership and accompanying communication.