Master of Business Administration(General)

The course seeks to enhance participants understanding of management decisions using economic analysis. The course offers an integrated perspective on the essential elements of micro- and macro economics and their application to solving business problems. It deals with issues such as consumer theory, production theory and market structures. It also covers analysis of aggregate demand and aggregate supply, monitory policies, sectorial performance and government economic development policy initiatives.

The course deals with the basic principles of financial and management accounting. The purpose of the course is to provide an introduction to the use of accounting and financial information in managing businesses. Topics treated include the concepts underlying preparation of financial statement, the accounting cycle, cash control procedures, cost analysis for management decisions, financial statement analysis, budgeting and budgetary control and variance analysis.

The course intends to introduce participants to Ghana’s legal system and the essential principles of law associated with business. It is to provide the participants with a working knowledge of the legal institutions and principles likely to be encountered in the business world. The course will focus on the main issues of torts and crimes, contracts and negotiable instruments. It will also deal with such issues as corporate formation and financing, corporate measures, consolidation and termination, and employment relations.

The purpose of this course is to review the issues that production and operations managers face and the decisions that are required to manage production and operations well. Specifically, it is designed to enable the student to: explain the concept of production system, the stages in the production development and product life cycle, factors that must be considered in the location of a plant. It also focuses on factors that determine the layout of physical facilities, the type of production, stock control and new technologies used in production and operations management.

This course examines the conceptual framework of human resource policy as a principal factor in organizational success. It involves review of the content, implementation and evaluation of varying human resource policies. The course encompasses such topics as the implications of technology for design of jobs, recruitment and selection and the implications for risk management in a changing workplace. It also deals with training and development, performance appraisal and employee health and safety needs. This course examines the conceptual framework of human resource policy as a principal factor in organizational success. It involves review of the content, implementation and evaluation of varying human resource policies. The course encompasses such topics as the implications of technology for design of jobs, recruitment and selection and the implications for risk management in a changing workplace. It also deals with training and development, performance appraisal and employee health and safety needs.

Students will be required to submit a management dissertation at the end of the third semester of the programme. The dissertation should involve an in-depth study of a management topic, normally related to a practical issue within the student’s own organization or one he/she is familiar with. The report should not exceed 20,000 words.