Open Course Timetable
Please find below a list of the Executive Education open courses which will be offered in 2009. All courses can be credited towards the Postgraduate Certificate in Executive Management (PGCertEM).
2009 Timetable (click to enlarge)
General Management
The five-day course builds on the extensive knowledge of executives and introduces some of the latest concepts and practices in the different general management areas. It focuses on five General Management issues including marketing management, finance for non-financial managers, communication skills, leadership and strategic management. The course is of benefit to middle to senior managers who want to develop a cross-section of general management skills to complement their existing functional skills. Participants learn new concepts and participate in group-learning activities during the programme.
Enhancing Leadership
Every organisation needs leadership, which is the ar t of getting things done through others. This course explores leadership by taking participants through careful individual assessment that reveals leadership strengths. This assessment will be done through the eyes of the people who work with the par ticipant because leadership
is largely about how others perceive the leader. Participants will build on their strengths in the areas of managing change, setting the tone and strategy, and motivating people. Leadership is treated as part science and part artful endeavour throughout the programme, drawing on the scientific approaches to leadership as well as the techniques of art and drama that are useful to successful leaders
Human Capital
This course investigates how the effective management of human resources relates to effective management behaviour, the development of good relationships and effective systems, and processes of human resource management. The course includes strategic human resource management, rewards systems, performance management, training and development, employment law and human rights. The course has both a theoretical and practical focus.
Competitive Strategy
The main objectives of this course are to give participants the knowledge and skills to help make their organisations more competitive, and to provide a planning format that can guide the formulation and implementation of competitive business strategies. Modules discuss various aspects of developing a strategic vision, future focus, competitive strategies, responsive and innovative organisations, and a strategic business-planning format to guide strategy formulation and implementation. The plan forms the “backbone” of the course and participants are encouraged to analyse aspects of their own organisation during the various modules. This year's Competitive Strategy programme has two internationally renowned visiting presenters.
Finance for Non Financial Managers
On completion of this paper, participants are able to understand the bases of measurement and valuation used in preparing conventional general purpose financial statements, analyse and interpret general purpose financial statements, understand published consolidated financial statements at an elementary level, be aware of some of the contentious issues relating to financial accounting, and critically evaluate financial accounting and reporting practices. The valuation of financial assets, capital budgeting, corporate financing, risk analysis, por tfolio theory and capital markets are examined in depth. International financial management, mergers and acquisitions are also examined.
Project Management
This course presents a complete approach to the theory and practice of project management in a business and commercial environment. This course will provide detailed consideration of the activities necessary for successful planning of a major project, such as defining the project scope and integration of key elements. Key supporting techniques for managing projects are considered, such as the control and management of time, cost, risk and quality requirements, alongside the managing of people and the communication process involved. At the end of the week participants will have gained a complete understanding of what it takes to successfully deliver a major project on-time, on-cost and to the customer’s specification.
The Art of Labour Negotiations
The course is an intensive, experience-based programme that covers collective bargaining philosophy and law, conventions and ethics, strategies and tactics, practices and procedures, and much more. Instruction is translated into hard experience through an intensive bargaining exercise that leaves participants exhausted but exhilarated, and much wiser in the art of labour negotiations.
The course provides an understanding of the legal environment for collective bargaining, and the obligations and opportunities under the “good faith” concept. Participants learn how to select a negotiating team and manage the team through the negotiations, draft language for proposals, counterproposals and agreements, deal with hostility and interpersonal conflict across the table, bring negotiations to closure and reach agreements, use mediation to break bargaining deadlocks, and deal with strikes, lockouts and legal action at impasse.
General Management Concepts
The five-day course builds on the extensive knowledge of executives and introduces some of the latest concepts and practices in the different general management areas. It focuses on five General Management issues including marketing management, finance for non-financial managers, communication skills, leadership and strategic management. The course is of benefit to middle to senior managers who want to develop a cross-section of general management skills to complement their existing functional skills. Participants learn new concepts and participate in group-learning activities during the programme.
Course dates and content may be subject to change