Graduate Certificate in Business Administration
Faculty Listings
Dean: Emil Thies (Interim) Associate Dean: Emil Thies
Assistant Dean, Abu Dhabi: Osama El-Temtamy Assistant Dean, Dubai: Daniel Lockhart
Professors: Douglass Cagwin, Farzad Farsio, Valerie Goby, Catherine Nickerson, Milan Pagon, Themistoclis Pantos, Lawrence Tai
Associate Professors: Kerim Arin, Yoosuf Cader, Amal El Sawad, Osama El-Temtamy,
Shokoofeh Fazel, Daniel Lockhart, Farooq Malik, Ian Michael, Batoul Modarress, Laura Matherly, Issam Tlemsani
Assistant Professors: Waquar Ahmad, Damien Arthur, Tariq Bhatti, Umar Butt, Susan Crotty, Emily David, Rwan ElKhatib, Shereef Ellaboudy, Maja Graso, Sasha Hodgson, Zengyu (Victor) Huang, John Incardona, Perihan Iren, Arshad Malik, Scott Martin, Brent McCallum, Partha Mohapatra, Anup Nandialath, Kate O’Neill, Eda Orhun, Marc Poulin, Chrysi Rapanta, Claire Richards, Tim Rogmans, Winifred Scott, Claire Sherman, Debra Skarodzinski, Li Sun, Timothy (Shawn) Strother, Abiot Tessema, Estelle Toomey, Constance Van Horne, Muhammad Kaleem Zahir-ul-Hassan, Christina Zenker, Murat Erogul, Marc Cohen, Christian Chamorro-Coutland Instructors: Robyn Albers, Catherine Budd, Taiba Hussain, Marsha Ludwig
Introduction
The dynamic and complex, even turbulent business world locally, nationally, regionally and globally has never been more exciting. The need for professionally prepared and highly skilled individuals to create, develop, lead and sustain organizations large and small has never been greater. The opportunities are vast for those ready and eager to become actively and deeply engaged. The College of Business programs are designed to prepare our students for these exciting challenges.
Miss ion
The mission of the College of Business is to:
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empower students with the academic, professional, and leadershipcompetencies necessary to achieve success in a globally competitive business environment; and
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support the economic development of the United Arab Emirates.Academic Program
The College of Business prepares students for the many challenging opportunities present in the business world of the 21st century. The focus of the college’s educational programs is excellent teaching in a caring, supportive environment that produces educated graduates who possess business skills that will enable them to contribute to their families, their communities, and their nation.
Zayed University Learning Outcomes
provide opportunities for students to develop competency and document achievement in the Zayed University Learning Outcomes (ZULOs). Student achievement in the ZU Learning Outcomes is assessed through the normal assessment process in each course by instructors.
Demonstration of competencies in ZULOs related to the major is assessed as part of culminating courses and through periodic assessments by instructors and advisors during the undergraduate program.
Major Learning Outcomes
Faculty have identified five Major Learning
Outcomes (MALOs) for all students in the College of Business. All graduates will have demonstrated the ability to:
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compete successfully in a global business environment;•
use business information systems appropriately;•
think critically, solve problems, and be creative;•
communicate effectively in the business environment; and•
use interpersonal skills in a business environment.Those five MALOs, though focused within the business environment, reflect the ZULOs. Thus, as a college learning outcome is assessed, the comparable University learning outcome is also being assessed.
Assessment Protocols
Each of the five college learning outcomes is embedded in one or more of the courses offered in the College of Business curriculum. Students demonstrate learning outcomes and their respective indicators through a combination of regular course assignments and activities as well as activities and projects that are part of their culminating courses and their internship experience. Student Internships include weekly reports and a final report that allows the students to assess and reflect on their experiences.
Relationship of Major Learning Outcomes with ZU Learning Outcomes
The Zayed University Academic Program Model was developed to support student achievement of the University’s goals and to enhance the ability of faculty to give students guidance in the learning process. This focus on outcomes facilitates coordination of students’ learning experiences and promotes alignment of university priorities with learning goals. The Academic Program Model
is based on sets of outcomes both within and outside the major that will support students’
lifelong learning and continued success as business professionals.
The Major Learning Outcomes of the College of Business complement the Zayed University Learning Outcomes by:
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providing a business context for the application of the ZULOs;•
setting an additional standard related to professional expectations of ZU students; and•
combining interrelated MALOs and ZULOs to produce more in-depth le arning.Admission Criteria
The college requires that the applicant for admission to the major must fulfill the following requirements for acceptance:
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satisfactory completion of 42 semester credit hours or more;•
attainment of a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher;•
achievement of grades of “C-“ or better in COL 140, COL 145, and COL 240;•
achievement of “C” or better in COL 110, COL 112, MTH 113, and MTH 213;•
achievement of passing grades (“D” or better) in COL 105, COL 120, COL 130, COL 135, COL 150, COL 155, COL 165, COL 230, COL 250, COL 260, and COL 270.COL 260 and COL 270 may be scheduled for semester three, four, or five.
Business Curriculum
The College of Business is accredited by The
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International). To meet these international standards of excellence, the College’s curriculum:
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provides an understanding of a) perspectives that form thecontext for business,
b) ethical and global issues, and c) the influences of political, social,
legal, regulatory, environmental, and technological issues on organizations;
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includes foundational knowledge for business in accounting, behavioral sciences, economics, mathematics, and statistics; and•
includes in-depth written and oral communication as an important component.Students spend much of their first two years completing general education courses. They also complete several Business courses, as pre-majors, that introduce them to the basic concepts and skills they will use in their advanced level courses.
For Students Entering the College of Business on the Dubai Campus:
What follows are descriptions of the business major program on the Dubai campus with its four specializations.
Upon admission to the College of Business, all students complete the following College core curriculum:
BUS 200 The Legal and Ethical
Environment of Business
BUS 202 Financial Accounting**
BUS 203 Managerial Accounting**
ECN 201 Foundations of
Microeconomics**
ECN 202 Foundations of
Macroeconomics**
BUS 207 Business Communications*
BUS 207AL Arabic Lab I*
BUS 209 Management Decision Sciences
BUS 217 Business Writing Lab I
BUS 300 Operations Management
BUS 308 Introduction to Finance
BUS 309 Introduction to Management
BUS 310 Introduction to Marketing
BUS 401 Business Leadership
BUS 402 Strategic Management
BUS 407 Language in the Workplace*
BUS 407AL Arabic Lab II*
BUS 417 Essentials of Research Writing for
Business
BUS 490 Internship
BUS 4XX Senior E xperience
* Colloquy Core Curriculum courses ** Must earn a “C-” grade or better
Specializations
Students will complete four or five courses at the 300- and 400-level in one of the following areas of specialization:
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Accounting•
Finance•
Human Resource Management•
Marketing AccountingStudents who choose Accounting as a specialization will take the following specialization courses:
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Intermediate Accounting I•
Intermediate Accounting II•
Accounting Information Systems•
AuditingAccounting graduates will be well suited to hold positions in professional accounting and auditing organizations and in accounting departments of public and private sector organizations.
Finance
Students who choose Finance as a specialization will take four specialization courses:
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Corporate Finance•
Financial Markets•
Investments•
Commercial BankingFinance graduates will be well suited to hold positions in the financial services sector and in finance departments of public and private sector organizations.
Human Resource Management
Students who choose Human Resource Management as a specialization will take the following
specialization courses:
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Human Resource Management (formerly Management of People in Organizations)•
Compensation and Performance•
Learning and Development (formerly HR Development and Performance)•
Management of Employee Relations•
Comparative HR ManagementGraduates will be well suited for positions in the human resource, personnel, talent management, and training departments of public and private sector organizations.
Marketing
Students who choose Marketing as a specialization will take the following specialization courses:
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E-Marketing and Commerce•
Promotions Management•
International Marketing•
Consumer BehaviorMarketing graduates will be well suited for positions in the marketing and promotion departments of business, ministries, and government departments,
choose positions with advertising and public relations firms.
Joint Curriculum with College of Technological Innovation
The Colleges of Business and the College of Technological Innovation jointly offer the B.S. degree in Information Systems and Technology Management. The emphasis is on the knowledge and skills needed to manage and apply IT to the computing requirements of enterprises. The program consists of courses in Business and courses in Information Technology.
The Information Systems and Technology
Management major prepares students for positions such as system developers and business IT
consultants. The U.A.E. has a strong need for
professionals in these fields in both the government and private sectors.
Internship
Business internships add a significant real-world component to a student’s education. Internships provide the opportunity to earn academic credit while gaining valuable work experience under the mentorship of a business professional. Students will be assessed by an evaluation of the student internship experience, including a written internship report that contains student, supervisor and faculty sections.
Graduation Requirements
The graduation requirements for the College of Business include the completion of the eight- semester curriculum plan with a minimum GPA of 2.00, including the internship (BUS 490) and the Senior Experience (BUS 4XX), as well as achievement of the Major Learning Outcomes.
To receive the B.S. degree in Business, with
specialization in one of the four business disciplines offered by the College, graduates complete at least 129 semester credit hours. Proficiency in English, Arabic and the competencies developed in the Zayed University Learning Outcomes are required.
PLEASE NOTE CAREFULLY THE IMPORTANT INFORMATION BELOW CONCERNING
THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW IN-DEPTH DISCIPLINARY MAJORS IN BUSINESS ON THE ABU DHABI CAMPUS.
Thanks to substantial external funding, the College of Business has been able to develop four in-depth majors in business ON THE ABU DHABI CAMPUS. These four majors are being introduced over the next two years. These new majors will require a total of 132 credit hours for graduation and are “nine-semester” plans, including a final ninth
semester that includes an internship as its only requirement. It is anticipated that this internship will usually be taken during the summer semester following completion of the first 8 semesters of these students’ programs.
For the 2013-14 year, the majors in Accounting, Finance, and Human Resource Management are being offered for new students joining the College of Business.
What this means is that:
(1) These new in-depth majors ONLY apply to College of Business students on the Abu Dhabi Campus;
(2) All current business majors will continue with their curriculum plans as in the past, with their current specializations;
(3) All students entering the College of Business on the Abu Dhabi Campus and majoring in accounting, Finance, or Human Resource Management in the 2013-14 year will be following the new in-depth majors curriculum plans;
(4) Students entering the College of Business to major in business on the Dubai Campus will select from among the four business specializations (Accounting, Finance, Human Resource
Management, Marketing) as in the past and their curriculum plans for these specializations will include only relatively modest changes from past years, as noted in the relevant specialization curriculum plans.
While it is hoped that on the Dubai Campus the College can at some point in the future offer the same in-depth majors that are currently being introduced on the Abu Dhabi Campus, this will depend on the kind of substantial supplemental funding that has made the majors on the Abu Dhabi Campus possible.
For Students Entering the College of Business on the Abu Dhabi Campus:
Upon admission to the College of Business on the Abu Dhabi Campus, students complete the following College core curriculum, as they prepare for the new in-depth business majors being introduced on that campus. For those students intending to be Accounting, Finance and Human Resource Management Majors the following is the core curriculum:
BUS 200 The Legal and Ethical
Environment of Business
BUS 202 Financial Accounting**
ECN 201 Foundations of Microeconomics**
ECN 202 Foundations of
Macroeconomics**
BUS 207 Business Communications*
BUS 207AL Arabic Lab I*
BUS 209 Management Decision
Sciences
BUS 300 Operations Management
BUS 308 Introduction to Finance
BUS 309 Introduction to
Management
BUS 310 Introduction to Marketing
BUS 401 Business Leadership
BUS 400 Strategic Management
BUS 407 Language in the
Workplace*
BUS 407AL Arabic Lab II*
BUS 491 Internship
* Colloquy Core Curriculum courses ** Must earn a “C-” grade or better
For those students intending to specialize in Marketing on the Abu Dhabi Campus, the following is the core curriculum (this curriculum is the same as the core curriculum (with minor modifications) as it has been offered in the past for those students with specializations in the four major business disciplines. That core curriculum is:
BUS 200 The Legal and Ethical
Environment of Business
BUS 202 Financial Accounting**
BUS 203 Managerial Accounting**
ECN 201 Foundations of
Microeconomics**
ECN 202 Foundations of
Macroeconomics**
BUS 207 Business Communications*
BUS 207AL Arabic Lab I*
BUS 209 Management Decision
Sciences
BUS 217 Business Writing Lab I
BUS 300 Operations Management
BUS 308 Introduction to Finance
BUS 309 Introduction to
Management
BUS 310 Introduction to Marketing
BUS 401 Business Leadership
BUS 402 Strategic Management
BUS 407 Language in the
Workplace*
BUS 407AL Arabic Lab II*
BUS 417 Essentials of Research
Writing for Business
BUS 490 Internship
BUS 4XX Senior Experience
* Colloquy Core Curriculum courses ** Must earn a “C-” grade or better
The New In-Depth Majors on the Abu Dhabi Campus
Accounting
the Abu Dhabi Campus and selecting the new in-depth major in Accounting will be required to take a total of 132 credit hours. The major itself includes the following accounting courses beyond the core requirements:
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Intermediate Accounting I•
Intermediate Accounting II•
Accounting Information Systems•
Auditing•
Intermediate Accounting Lab•
Accounting Information Systems (AIS) Lab•
Strategic Managerial Accounting•
Contemporary Topics in Financial Accounting•
Fraud Examination & Forensic Accounting•
Special Topics in Accounting FinanceStudents entering the College of Business on the Abu Dhabi Campus and selecting the new in-depth major in finance will be required to take a total of 132 credit hours. The major itself includes the following finance courses beyond the core requirements:
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Corporate Finance•
Financial Markets•
Investments•
Commercial Banking•
Financial Planning & Forecasting•
Islamic Finance & Banking•
International Corporate Finance•
Portfolio Management•
Financial Derivatives Human Resource ManagementStudents entering the College of Business on the Abu Dhabi Campus and selecting the new in-depth major in human resource management will be required to take a total of 132 credit hours. The major itself includes the following human resource management courses beyond the core requirements:
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Human Resource Management (formerly Management of People in Organizations)•
Compensation and Performance•
Learning and Development (formerly HR Development and Performance)•
Management of Employee Relations•
Comparative HR Management•
Recruitment and Selection•
Human Resource Information Systems•
Organization Development and Change MarketingStudents on the Abu Dhabi Campus who choose Marketing will take the following specialization courses, since the in-depth major in Marketing/Entrepreneurship will not be offered until the 2014-15 year:
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E-Marketing and Commerce•
Promotions Management•
International Marketing•
Consumer Behavior Program AdvisingStudents enrolling in the College of Business are of course urged to meet with their
relevant University advisors as they plan their business programs. With the introduction of the new in- depth majors on the Abu Dhabi campus it is extremely important that students applying to the College of Business not only meet with those advisors but that they also meet with advisors in the College itself to ensure that they not only have the relevant prerequisite/s for the new in-depth majors but that they understand fully the implications of entering these more in-depth majors and have realistic expectations of the program as they enter it.
Graduate Programs
For information on graduate programs offered by the College of Business, see page 129
Outreach and Engagement
The College of Business participates in an extensive array of outreach and engagement activities. Some of these are coordinated by the University’s Institute for Community Engagement (see page 167).
Curriculum Plans
What follow are the Curriculum Plans for the College of Business Programs. They are:
Specialization Curriculum Plans (APPLICABLE ON THE DUBAI CAMPUS, AND BEING
PHASED OUT ON THE ABU DHABI CAMPUS)
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The Specialization in Accounting Curriculum Plan•
The Specialization in Finance Curriculum Plan•
The Specialization in Human Resource Management Curriculum Plan•
The Specialization in Marketing Curriculum PlanIn-depth Business Majors Curriculum Plans (ON THE ABU DHABI CAMPUS ONLY):