Management Essentials Program
L e a d e r s f r o m Al b e r t a f o r t h e W o r l d
The Management Essentials Program (MEP) has been designed to provide a rich but concise survey of graduate level business courses. Key themes found in the U of A’s internationally-ranked MBA program are the basis for each course, giving you the opportunity to examine and discuss current research and theories while applying concepts to case studies and situations from today’s business environment.
Is This Program for You?
Program Highlights
• You are a manager or leader wanting to increase your business skills and build your business knowledge.
• Comprised of four, three-day modules, the program explores: Leadership and Strategy Development, Financial Development, Business and Operations Development, Business Development and Special Topics that are important in business today.
• You have a minimum of two years experience with a public or private sector organization. • You are interested in exploring the topic areas associated with the Alberta MBA.
• Utilization of a variety of tools to address the subject matter, including guest speakers, case studies, assessment tools and Harvard Business Simulations. • Inspired by our MBA program, the program increases your knowledge on a variety of business topics.
MBA Credit Successful completion of the Management Essentials Program is recognized by the University of Alberta MBA program. Participants who successfully complete the program are eligible for up to three credits to be applied to the University’s MBA degree program.
• The intent of the program is to provide you with tools and new ways of thinking, enabling you to make better tactical and strategic decisions in your organization. • Gain an expanded network of contacts, enhanced skills for meeting challenges head-on and a new perspective for advancing your business within the marketplace. • The module format allows you to immediately integrate the learnings into the work place while benefiting from the support network of the program participants.
“The Management Essentials Program has been an outstanding experience. The group size and diversity of disciplines, both private and public, enriched the program as perspectives and experiences were shared in group activities. Every day, every topic, left me with the feeling that I had learned something valuable and applicable to my current role.”
- Jackie Hillis, RN, BSCN, Clinical Care Manager, iRSM, Institute for Reconstructive Sciences in Medicine
Module 1: Leadership and Strategy Development – 3 days
Module 3: Business and Operations Development – 3 Days
Leadership – This session enables you to take a strategic look at leadership and assist in the formation of a strategy to get the most out of yourself and those you interact with.
Marketing – The objective of this session is to develop a working knowledge of marketing as it relates to the establishment of a sustainable differential advantage in a competitive market.
Strategic Thinking – You will leave this session with a clear understanding of what strategy is, how it is constrained, formulated, developed and implemented and what that can mean for your organization.
Information Systems Management – This session examines how the strategic use of technology can help an organization reach its business objectives.
Module 2: Financial Development – 3 days
Decision Making – This session will deliver a decision making framework that you can use to avoid common biases in order to arrive at and implement decisions that are both effective and ethical.
Understanding Financial Statements – This session enables you to analyze the financial statements of real companies, and explore the relationships that exist between statements.
Module 4: Business Development and Special Topics – 3 Days
Business Economics – Within this session you will discuss basic economic principles and put them in context of the practical business world. Canada and the Global Economy – Within this session you will examine the changing global business environment and how it impacts business decision making.
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Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility – Examine how ethics and business are fundamentally connected. In this session you will be introduced to the emerging importance and complexity of CSR and begin to explore stakeholder responsibility. Case studies will be used. Negotiations – This intensive session aims to improve your skill set and understanding of the process of negotiation, both within an organization and between organizations.
Management Essentials Program
Cohort A Module
Module Name
Session Leadership
1
Leadership and Strategy Development
2
3
4
Financial Development
Business and Operations Development
Business Development and Special Topics
Strategic Thinking
Cohort B Date Nov. 12-13, 2013
Instructor
Mar. 17-18, 2014
Nov. 14, 2013 Mar. 19, 2014
Laurie Hillis Dr. Marvin Washington
Understanding Financial Statements
Dec. 9, 2013
Business Economics
Dec. 10, 2013 Apr. 15, 2014
Dr. Mike Percy Dr. Peter Flynn Dr. Barry Scholnick (Cohort A)
Canada and the Global Economy
Dec. 11, 2013 Apr. 16, 2014
Dr. Edy Wong (Cohort B)
Marketing
Jan. 27, 2014 May 12, 2014
Dr. Robert Fisher
Information Systems Management
Jan. 28, 2014 May 13, 2014
Decision Making
Jan. 29, 2014 May 14, 2014
Dr. Marvin Washington
Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
Mar. 12, 2014 June 9, 2014
Dr. Roy Suddaby
Negotiations
Mar. 13-14, 2013
Apr. 14, 2014
June 10-11, 2014
Dr. Kirby Wright
Dr. Terry Daniel *Instructors subject to change
L e ad e r s f r om A lb e r ta fo r t h e W o r ld
Program Details Time: 8:30 am to 4:00 pm Location: University of Alberta, Enterprise Square Please note this is our downtown location. Full Program Fee: $7,195 CAD (plus GST) Individual Session Fee: $725 per one-day module (plus GST) $1450 per two-day module (plus GST) Fees include all program materials, breakfast, lunch and refreshments.
MBA Credit Successful completion of the Management Essentials Program is recognized by the University of Alberta MBA program. Participants who successfully complete the program are eligible for up to three credits to be applied to the University’s MBA degree program.
Logistics: An electronic confirmation will be sent to you in advance of the program start date. Pre-course material will be sent via e-mail (where applicable) prior to each session. Registration and Payment To register for the program, please visit www.executiveeducation.ca and click on Register Now!. Payment is due prior to the commencement of the program. Acceptable methods of payment include: credit card (MasterCard, American Express or Visa), purchase order/invoice to the organization, or cheque made payable to the University of Alberta. If you choose invoice as your payment option, please be advised that we require a purchase order or letter of authorization from your organization to accompany actual payment. REGISTRATION OPTIONS Online: www.executiveeducation.ca By phone: (780) 492-5832 By fax: (780) 492-1432
Cancellation policy Notification of cancellation from the program must be received via email 21 calendar days prior to commencement. More than 21 calendar days prior to program start
Between 21 and five calendar days prior to program start
After program start date
Cancellation: You receive a full refund of the program fee.
Cancellation: You incur a $150.00 cancellation fee.
Assessed on a case-by-case basis. Please contact Kate Wylie at 780-492-2260.
For More Information: Please contact Kate Wylie at 780-492-2260, kwylie@ualberta.ca or toll free at 1-866-492-7676
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Mar 2013