ICFAI University, Tripura, has announced admissions for its Executive MBA program for working executive. The Program is designed to enhance the skills and competencies of talented and ambitious executives, and prepare them to take up the responsibilities of senior management. Executives who are graduates in any discipline with at least 50% aggregate marks or equivalent grades in graduation with six years or more experience in functional areas like Sales and Marketing, HR, Finance and Accounting, General administration, Research and development are eligible for the said program. Graduates with additional qualification like CFAs/CAs/CWAs/CSs require only three years of work experience.
The executive MBA Program is a two-year, intensive postgraduate program based on experiential learning and self-study, for working executives with over six years of work experience. This Program provides a general management focus with a global orientation, as well as a unique personalization component that helps tailor the learning process to the professional interests and /or organizational contexts of individual candidates.
The Program is designed to enhance the skills and competencies of talented and ambitious executives, and to prepare them to take up the responsibilities of senior management. During the period of study, the candidates will gain a multidisciplinary perspective on the nuances of managing teams and leading organizations to success in a globalized, competitive business environment.
The objective of the Executive MBA Program is to train functional managers so that they can take up general management positions and head independent business units in due course of time.On completion of the program, candidates would have learnt to:
* Identify business problems and develop optimal solutions using a systematic, analytical approach
* Adopt a general management perspective while using their analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills to deal successfully with issues in finance, marketing, manufacturing, human resources, information technology, strategic planning, and international business.
* Apply the skills acquired through the program to real-life business situations.
* Acquire the skills of critical reading and continuous learning.
Eligibility:
* Executives who are graduates in any discipline with at least 50% aggregate marks or equivalent grades in graduation with six years or more experience in functional areas like sales and marketing, HR, finance and accounting, general administration, research and development, etc. The medium of instruction during graduation should have been English.
* CFAs/CAs/CWAs/CSs with three years or more experience after their professional qualification.
The duration of the course is two years and the enrollment is valid for a period of seven years. In other words,candidates can set their own pace and complete the program in a flexible manner.
The Executive MBA program uses a CAT-XL (Concepts,Applications, Trends-Experiential Learning) framework to enhance the learning process. This framework emphasizes experiential learning and involves the application of management strategies and theories to real-world situations.Workshops are therefore an integral part of each phase of the program. The learning inputs for the Program include world-class case studies on a variety of products, markets, and industries; concept notes on specific concepts;classic and contemporary books on management; and management periodicals suchas the Harward Business Review, the Effective Executive, and the Case folio.
Unique Features of the Program:
Focus on General Management: The program adopts a general management approach to provide an integrated perspective on management. This approach ensures that the candidate will complete the program with a deeper understanding of the practical skills and the knowledge required to become effective manger.
Global Orientation:The Program offers a blend of international and Indian perspectives that best reflect the realities of today’s multinational, multicultural business milieu.This in turn will help the candidates become valued employees in their respective organizations, and also help them take advantage of the various opportunities available in a globalized business environment.
Experiential Learning:The Program moves away from the traditional pedagogical approach to management education in favor of an and ragogical approach.Students learn through participating in discussions, workshops, and case analysis and applying the learning to their work situations. This experiential participatory method of learning, supported with continuous feedback, ensures that the candidates internalize the learning.
Case-driven Learning:This approach ensures that the candidates learn the skills required to manage and lead, in an enjoyable, learner-centered way. A case study narrates an actual or realistic problem and requires participants to analyze the problem and take a decision. It helps participants learn important concepts and facts within the context of historical and contemporary situations and , at the same time, educates them about the application of management theory or real world problems and dilemmas.
Independent Study:
Independent study approach enables candidates to personalize their learning process to address issues relevant to their career aspirations and /or organizational contexts. It involves thorough reading, critical assessment, and evaluation of the applicability of the ideas learned to situations of interest to the candidate.
All candidates who successfully complete the Program will be awarded the MBA degree by the ICFAI University,Tripura.
The Program has 20 courses including five personalized courses in the independent study format and four workshop-based courses. These 20 courses are spread over three phases.
Phase I consists of Managerial Economics and Business Environment,Managing the value chain, strategic marketing, financial insights, Human Capital management and IT for Competitive Advantage. Workshop – based course onManagerial Effectiveness. And three independent study courses.
Phase II consists of Enterprise Performance Management, ManagingInnovation and Change, Business Ethics and Corporate Governance, Strategic Excellence, M & A, and Strategic Alliances. Under the workshop based courses: Leadership and Entrepreneurship and International Business and two Independent study courses.
Phase III consists on Integrative workshop.
The Executive MBA Program includes management workshops for four courses. These workshops will further strengthen candidates’ practical management skills and deepen their understanding of management as a multidisciplinary process. They will also provide many valuable opportunities for candidates to put the skills and theories they learned into practice. Leadership training is incorporated in to the workshops.
