Bachelor of Science in Global Business Management

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Global Business Management
Bachelor of Science Degree

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Panagiotis Kokkalis
Chair of Business Department , Associate Professor of Business and Management
Offered within the
Department of Business and Management


Accredited by the UAE Ministry of Education

Students develop the skills and concepts needed to become effective leaders, ethical decision makers, and creative innovators.

Overview

Global Business Management is the process of ensuring that an organization or company is able to operate in both the immediate and near future at home and abroad. Managers are charged with making decisions that will impact an organization on every level. These decisions range from hiring a new employee to taking a company global. Management is not an easy field, and good expatriate managers are highly sought after.

The global business management program at RIT Dubai educates students on the many facets of global management, while also improving their ability to motivate their peers, communicate with others, lead teams, and manage projects, all of which are essential skills for effective managers. The global business management program prepares students for specialized international careers in a variety of enterprises and organizations. Students develop the skills and concepts needed to become effective leaders, ethical decision makers, and creative innovators.

The global business management curriculum provides both depth and flexibility in its offerings so that students may maximize their educational experience. Students develop an understanding of international business operations through the core business courses offered in all programs at RIT Dubai. These classes provide the foundation for students to develop their abilities as capable managers who are able to make sound decisions, motivate employees, and communicate clearly.

The Bachelor's degree in Global Business Management program at RIT Dubai educates students on the many facets of management while also improving their ability to motivate their peers, communicate with others, and lead a team, all of which are essential skills for good managers. Graduating students are well rounded, possessing knowledge in areas such as international business, motivation, negotiation, and leadership making them well suited for any industry.

Typical Job Titles

Appraisal Coordinator Asset Management Analyst
Business Analyst Business Management Consultant
Contracts Negotiator Customer Service Lead
E-commerce manager Financial Analyst
Private Client Associate Program Manager
Project Manager Social Media Manager
Sales Coordinator

Mission Statement

The Global Business Management Program at RIT-Dubai delivers world-class education that prepares students to lead and motivate their employees to achieve high levels of productivity, to innovate, and to create competitive advantage for businesses in the United Arab Emirates, MENA, and the world.

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Program Goals

These are the program goals and associated program outcomes for the Business Core which are common to all business and management students:

  • Analytical and Critical Skills: Analyze and evaluate major business issues to make and communicate effective decisions. Upon graduation, students will be able to:
    • Analyze a business problem using one or more theory-based frameworks.
    • Interpret data using quantitative methods.
    • Communicate a solution to a business problem and the reasoning behind it.
    • For a substantive ethical business issue, propose a sustainable course of action that considers the interest of primary stakeholders.
  • Applied Focus: Learn course concepts and theories through application and practice. Students will be able to:
    • Apply course concepts effectively in a real organizational setting.
    • Successfully complete hands-on business-related projects.
    • Work effectively with others and in teams.
    • Demonstrate how global cultures and institutions impact businesses.
  • Creative Problem Solving: Generate a creative solution to a business problem or opportunity through the application of design thinking. Students will be able to:
    • Demonstrate a process for generating a creative solution.
    • Demonstrate the use of design thinking to arrive at a creative solution.
    • Evaluate alternative solutions.
  • Technology: Apply business technology and explain its implications. Students will be able to:
    • Explain the impact of technology on business operations.
    • Apply business technology to solve a problem.
    • Develop a strategy that includes technological innovation.

Program-Specific Goals

The following goals are unique to Global Business Management:

  • Managing Processes – Achieving business goals. Students will be able to:
    • Formulate and implement an effective plan for project management.
    • Apply principles of effective decision-making to negotiations.
  • Leading People – Influencing others towards a common purpose. Students will be able to:
    • Demonstrate professional skills that foster organizational effectiveness.
    • Apply leadership and teamwork concepts to real-world situations

Program Learning Outcomes

  • Apply leadership and teamwork concepts to virtual and cross-cultural teams.
  • Create organizational systems and policies for employee attraction and engagement and successful negotiation.
  • Apply fundamental elements of global business to create competitive advantage.
  • Develop a corporate strategy considering differences in fundamental elements of global business across countries.

Curriculum

Typical Course Sequence

Total Credit Hours - 123

Course Sem. Cr. Hrs.
First Year
MGMT-101
Business 1: Introduction to Business Communication, Planning and Analysis
This is the first of a two-course sequence, 4 credit year long experience, comprising the freshman-integrated experience. In Business 1, students will be introduced to the key functional areas of business, discuss current factors, events, and trends that impact business, build professional, personal leadership, communication, and teamwork skills, and evaluate business decisions, and the business plan process. By understanding the key functions of business and analyzing business decisions in Business 1, students will be able to then develop their own business ideas in Business 2.
 3
MATH-161
General Education–Elective: Applied Calculus
This course is an introduction to the study of differential and integral calculus, including the study of functions and graphs, limits, continuity, the derivative, derivative formulas, applications of derivatives, the definite integral, the fundamental theorem of calculus, basic techniques of integral approximation, exponential and logarithmic functions, basic techniques of integration, an introduction to differential equations, and geometric series. Applications in business, management sciences, and life sciences will be included with an emphasis on manipulative skills.
 4
ECON-101
General Education–Global Perspective: Principles of Microeconomics
Microeconomics studies the workings of individual markets. That is, it examines the interaction of the demanders of goods and services with the suppliers of those goods and services. It explores how the behavior of consumers (demanders), the behavior of producers (suppliers), and the level of market competition influence market outcomes.
 3
ACCT-110
Financial Accounting
An introduction to the way in which corporations report their financial performance to interested stakeholders such as investors and creditors. Coverage of the accounting cycle, generally accepted accounting principles, and analytical tools help students become informed users of financial statements.
 3
MGIS-130
Information Systems and Technology
To be successful in our globally-networked business environment, contemporary management professionals must have a strong grounding in the principles of information and information technology. This course provides an introduction to the field of management information systems (MIS), including the tools and techniques for managing information and information technologies within organizations. We place a particular emphasis on the nature of systems, the role of information in business processes, the management of data, and the planning of MIS design projects.
 3
YOPS-10
RIT 365: RIT Connections
RIT 365 students participate in experiential learning opportunities designed to launch them into their career at RIT, support them in making multiple and varied connections across the university, and immerse them in processes of competency development. Students will plan for and reflect on their first-year experiences, receive feedback, and develop a personal plan for future action in order to develop foundational self-awareness and recognize broad-based professional competencies.
 0
MGMT-102
Business 2: Business Planning and Professional Development
This course, the second in the First-year Business 4 Credit Experience, applies business and technology tools to create a modified business plan. Supported by guest speakers on a variety of professional development topics, along with student and professional mentors, students in this project-centered course use the Business Model Canvas innovation tool and learn to identify and communicate the nine key elements of a business model. Students will complete a team project that outlines the business case for a new product or service to address a selected challenge or opportunity. Student teams present a business case in both a one-page document and a 10-minute presentation pitch.
 1
ECON-201
General Education–Elective: Principles of Macroeconomics
Macroeconomics studies aggregate economic behavior. The course begins by presenting the production possibilities model. This is followed by a discussion of basic macroeconomic concepts including inflation, unemployment, and economic growth and fluctuations. The next topic is national income accounting, which is the measurement of macroeconomic variables. The latter part of the course focuses on the development of one or more macroeconomic models, a discussion of the role of money in the macroeconomy, the aggregate supply-aggregate demand framework, and other topics the individual instructor may choose.
 3
ACCT-210
Management Accounting
Introduction to the use of accounting information by managers within a business. Explores the value of accounting information for the planning and controlling of operations, assessing the cost of a product/service, evaluating the performance of managers, and strategic decision making.
 3
STAT-145
General Education–Mathematical Perspective A: Introduction to Statistics I
This course introduces statistical methods of extracting meaning from data, and basic inferential statistics. Topics covered include data and data integrity, exploratory data analysis, data visualization, numeric summary measures, the normal distribution, sampling distributions, confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing. The emphasis of the course is on statistical thinking rather than computation. Statistical software is used.
 3
INTB-225
General Education–Elective: Global Business Environment
Being an informed global citizen requires an understanding of the global business environment. Organizations critical to the development of the global business environment include for-profit businesses, non-profits, governmental, non-governmental, and supranational agencies. This course introduces students to the interdependent relationships between organizations and the global business environment. A holistic approach is used to examine the diverse economic, political, legal, cultural, and financial systems that influence both organizations and the global business environment.
 3
General Education–First Year Writing 3
Second Year
STAT-146
General Education–Mathematical Perspective B: Introduction to Statistics II
This course is an elementary introduction to the topics of regression and analysis of variance. The statistical software package Minitab will be used to reinforce these techniques. The focus of this course is on business applications. This is a general introductory statistics course and is intended for a broad range of programs.
 4
MKTG-230
Principles of Marketing
An introduction to the field of marketing, stressing its role in the organization and society. Emphasis is on determining customer needs and wants and how the marketer can satisfy those needs through the controllable marketing variables of product, price, promotion and distribution.
 3
MGMT-215
Organizational Behavior
As an introductory course in managing and leading organizations, this course provides an overview of human behavior in organizations at the individual, group, and organizational level with an emphasis on enhancing organizational effectiveness. Topics include: individual differences, work teams, motivation, communication, leadership, conflict resolution, organizational culture, and organizational change.
 3
SCBI-035
Careers in Business
This course consists of a series of workshops designed to introduce business students to the skills needed to be successful in job and coop searches and applications to graduate schools. Students will establish their career goals, create material (e.g., resume, cover letter), and acquire skills needed to achieve these goals.
 0
BANA-255
General Education–Elective: Data Literacy, Analytics, and Decision Making
This course serves as an introduction to the uses (and potential misuses) of data in a wide variety of social settings, including the exploration of contemporary techniques to analyze such data. Data acquisition, cleansing, management, analysis, and visualization will be addressed through hands-on projects. Project work will include contemporary social problems addressed using a dynamic set of resources and technologies. An emphasis will be placed on how insights gleaned from data analysis can be used to guide individual and group decision-making scenarios.
 3
FINC-220
Financial Management I
Basic course in financial management. Covers business organization, time value of money, valuation of securities, capital budgeting decision rules, risk-return relation, Capital Asset Pricing Model, financial ratios, global finance, and working capital management.
 3
MGMT-340
General Education–Ethical Perspective: Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
This course applies concepts of ethics to business at the macro level and at the micro level. At the macro level the course examines competing business ideologies exploring the ethical concerns of capitalism as well as the role of business in society. At the micro level the course examines the role of the manager in establishing an ethical climate with an emphasis on the development of ethical leadership in business organizations. The following topics are typically discussed: the stakeholder theory of the firm, corporate governance, marketing and advertising ethics, the rights and responsibilities of employees, product safety, ethical reasoning, business's responsibility to the environment, moving from a culture of compliance to a culture of integrity, and ethical leadership.
 3
COMM-253
General Education–Elective: Communication
An introduction to communication contexts and processes emphasizing both conceptual and practical dimensions. Participants engage in public speaking, small group problem solving and leadership, and writing exercises while acquiring theoretical background appropriate to understanding these skills.
 3
Open Elective 3
General Education–Artistic Perspective 3
Global Business Management Elective 3
Third Year
DECS-310
Operations Management
A survey of operations and supply chain management that relates to both service- and goods- producing organizations. Topics include operations and supply chain strategies; ethical behavior; forecasting; product and service design, including innovation and sustainability; capacity and inventory management; lean operations; managing projects; quality assurance; global supply chains; and the impacts of technology.
 3
DECS-350
Project Management
A study of the concepts and applications of project management. This course covers the organization and management of projects, including the role and responsibilities of the project manager, team responsibilities, tools and techniques for project planning, budgeting, and control, work breakdown, risk assessment, and project termination. The learning environment will include lectures and discussion, group exercises, case studies, and examinations.
 3
MGMT-310
Leading Cross-Cultural and Virtual Teams
Taught in an experiential, team-based format, this class focuses on leading cross cultural and virtual teams, with an emphasis on developing strong team dynamics for effective performance in a global environment. Thus, class topics will center around understanding team development and leading teams, while considering varying relevant factors such as cultural differences, virtual communication, managing conflict, and team climate/trust, among others. The course will provide hands-on experience in leading and participating in teams as students will be assigned to a team and will take on different roles, including team leader. When possible, the class includes a virtual team project with students at RIT’s global campuses.
 3
MGMT-450
Negotiations and Decision-Making
This course is designed to improve your ability to negotiate by understanding decision-making biases that affect the negotiated outcome. Individual sessions will explore the structure and strategies to mitigate risks and challenges inherent in achieving optimal solutions.
 3
MGMT-499
Management Co-op
One semester of paid work experience in management.
 0
Open Elective 3
General Education–Natural Science Inquiry Perspective 3
General Education–Immersion 6
Global Business Management Elective 3
General Education–Scientific Principles Perspective 3
Fourth Year
MGMT-560
Strategic Management
A capstone course drawing upon major business functions—accounting, finance, marketing, operations management, and organizational theory and how strategic managers integrate functional theories and concepts to create competitive advantage. The course provides an integrated perspective of business organizations toward the achievement of enhanced profitability and a sustainable competitive advantage. Topics include the analysis of business environments, industry attractiveness, and competitive dynamics. Students learn how to formulate and implement effective business-level, corporate-level, and global strategies using theories, cases and a simulation.
 3
INTB-550
Competing Globally
This course explores the opportunities and challenges businesses encounter creating and capturing value in the global environment. Areas of emphasis include: forecasting markets; why firms globalize; analyzing global competitors; the degree of globalization or regionalization; creating value for the firm globally which includes entry mode management, location decisions and timing, role of technology; and how to operate.
 3
ANTH-365 or ANTH-275
General Education–Elective: Culture and Politics in the Middle East or Global Islam
With a focus on everyday life in families, communities, and nations, we examine the diverse cultures and peoples of the Middle East in the context of political and economic forces that have shaped their lives in the past and present. We examine European colonialism and its modern-day legacies, including ethnic inequalities, economic vulnerability, labor migration, urbanism, and social unrest. We look at how art, music, oral traditions, and literatures have engaged critically with the forces of political change and neo-colonialism. We consider political activism, religious diversity, changing experiences and expectations of women and men, rebellion, revolution, and war, and the impacts of and creative responses to globalization. The cultural, political, social, and religious dynamics of Middle Eastern peoples will be discussed from a humanistic perspective.
 3
General Education–Social Perspective 3
Global Business Management Elective 6
General Education–Immersion 3
Open Elective 3
General Education–Elective 6

 

To graduate, students need to complete all the requirements as listed in the curriculum graduation policy

Faculty

Advisory Board

HH Sheikh Dr. Faisal Al-Mualla
Ministry of Defense - Advisor

Ms. Binnur Tunbul
IBM - Retired

Ms. Shaykha Alqaydi
ADEC - Manager

Ms. Mashal Waqar
Venture Punk - COO

Ms. Dana Osman
Huda Beauty - Global Brand Marketing Manager

Mr. Nigel Pasea
Waystone Compliance Solutions - MD MENASA Region

Ms. Lori Baker
DIFC - Vice President – Data Protection & Regulatory Compliance

Mr. Ahsan Ali
Kaizen Paint Middle East FZCO - Chief Growth Officer

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