MINI-MBA” Program

MBA (Master of Business Administration) represents a program of vocational higher education aimed at forming skills of highly qualified managers possessing extensive and universal knowledge in business management, which enables to be conferred the degree of Master of Business Administration.

Obtaining of the MBA credential allows its holder not only to rectify the drawbacks of education but also to considerably accelerate the career development or to change the form of his/her activity.

The program offered is a specially developed course for intensive training of top and middle managers under the fundamental business disciplines.

The credentials accompanied with conferment of the qualification of Master of Business Administration are recognized by the world community, which is a passport to the world elite of top managers.

The national orientation of the program means that its mastering supposes modern international techniques of business education oriented towards the domestic market environment and the topical problems of Ukrainian companies.

The practical orientation provides for the use in the process of studies of various technical methods, such as case studies, role-playing games, training seminars, workshops, computer simulation, examples, and situations from experience of various companies and the like.
Since the MBA program is designed for practitioners, the main emphasis is placed upon the vision of the strategic prospects for development of companies, formation of managerial decision-making skills, and a capability to effectively use the human resources.

The purpose of the MBA program consists in giving knowledge and thorough assistance in forming abilities and skills of efficient business management and integrated development of top managers.

Program advantages

Modular format of training;
Full-time training time reduction. The studies last four semesters (or 12 months) and are intended for those experts, who are confident of their professional plans and had time to think through each step of the career hierarchy;
Practical projects implemented by groups of students at real enterprises; ;
Testing of knowledge in the context of making changes at real companies;
Individual coaching in order to maximize the persona; efficiency due to execution of coaching contracts and ensuring feedback;
Coaching of workgroups of students and consultation services provided by professional entrepreneurs and practicing businesspeople, who manage practical projects;
Satisfaction of the social interest of the students through involvement in social responsibility projects – practical projects aimed at reorganizing the activities of small and medium-sized business companies;
Familiarization with the best practices of conducting business by means of implementation of group projects at real companies and their presentation and discussion will all program participants;
A unique ratio of the program’s cost and its quality;
An opportunity to combine business training with master studies at the IAPM, which allows to substantially reduce the period and financial costs for training.

Target audience

The MBA program is designed for top and middle managers having higher education or studying in order to take the master’s degree.

Plan of subjects for training under the program of Master of Business Administration

№	Module	Subject-matter content	Total amount of hours	Class hours	Form of control
1	Module 1 Career coaching	Psychology of management	81	8	Exam
		Conflictology	54	6	Test
		Leadership at an organization training		4	Test
		Corporate management	81	8	Test
		Motivational management	54	6	Exam
		Individual project – coaching conducting		6	Test
2	Module 2 Strategic and technological management	Strategic management	108	10	Exam
		Innovational management	54	6	Exam
		Management of organizations	108	10	Exam
		Information technologies in business	54	6	Test
		Quality management	81	6	Test
		Basics of risk management	54	6	Test
		Individual projects on strategic management and management of information systems		6	Test
3	Module 3 Financial management and marketing	Investment management	81	8	Exam
		Basics of financial management	27	4	Exam
		Accounting: basics of business accounting, management accounting, taxation		6	Test
		Marketing management Training	54	6	Test
		Group project on financial management		6	Test
4	Module 4 Entrepreneurship	Business legislation	54	6	Test
		Commercial activity of mediatory enterprises	54	6	Exam
		Management of the competitive strength of organizations	54	10	Exam
		Crisis-proof management	54	6	Test
		Development and presentation of a business plan, training		6	Test