Core Course Executive MBA

 

INDUCTION:

• Opening Lecture & Information Meeting
• Team building – full day workshop & networking outside of Warsaw
• Essential toolbox for online team collaboration and personal productivity (ONLINE MODULE)

SUBJECT AREA 1: EXECUTIVE ECONOMICS: MACRO-MICRO PERSPECTIVE

• Macroeconomics
• Microeconomics

SUBJECT AREA2: MARKETING & SALES MANAGEMENT

• Marketing Management
• Digital & Social Media Marketing
• BrandPro simulation game
• Sales & Negotiations

SUBJECT AREA 3: MANAGING PEOPLE AND ORGANISATIONS

• Human Resources Management and Talent Development
• Organisational Behaviour
• Change Management
• Compliance Management

SUBJECT AREA 4: CORPORATE FINANCE & RISK MANAGEMENT

• Accounting for Executives
• Financial Statements for Executives
• Corporate Finance & Financial Performance
• Private Equity

SUBJECT AREA 5: MANAGING PROJECTS, OPERATIONS AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

• Operations Management
• Business Information Systems & Business Analytics
• Enterpreneurial & Innovation Management

SUBJECT AREA 6: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

• Strategic Management
• Strategic Communications
• Strategy Execution

SUBJECT AREA 7: SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

• NEW! Social Impact Lab
  Our world is facing problems of utmost urgency and unprecedented scale that can no longer be solved at the symptoms levels. In order to reach the core of the issues we need to work on deeper levels of our creativity and to strengthen our connection with the emerging future. “Theory U” of the MIT  Presencing Institute gives a unique method and framework for this type of deep social change process. It has attracted over 100000 people in 185 countries and you will have a unique opportunity to learn its principles and to apply them in real life. The cases will be brought to you by renowned non-profit organizations and you, together with your team, will be requested to provide a solution to their problem and will have your chance on making a real change in the world. 

 

By choosing a set of Specialized Courses, students can get more concentrated expertise in the industries, functions, and ideas that interest them most. Students are obliged to complete at least three facultative courses from the courses held in Warsaw, Vilnus and Milan. Students are required to complete at least three of the specialized subjects (in the last edition of the program, students could choose subjects in Warsaw, Vilnius, Budapest, as well as Milan (Politecnico di Milano).

 

The WUT BS:

• Project Management & Business Transformation
• Big Data, Company Valuation and Mergers
• Design Thinking
• Industry 4.0

Baltic Management Institute:

• Business & Corporate Strategy
• Business Development Plan
• Corporate Governance & Legal Environment
• Innovation Management
• Managing People & Change in Organizations
• Executive Presence

Politecnico di Milano

• Biomarketing
• Circular Economy
• Global Business Risks
• Governance & Management in Family Companies
• Sales Management

Business Analysis Project

Preparation of the formal research paper in the area of economics and management. Analyzing the problem and presenting the outcome of the research.

What do you gain? Development of the analytical and advocacy skills.

New Venture Project

An exercise in creating highly innovative business projects – a hypothetical start-up company. Students must shape the project, create a feasible business plan and convince the investors to finance it.

What do you gain? The ability to follow the entrepreneurial process of taking an idea and developing a new venture with excellent business model.

Consultancy Project

Solving real-life problems of existing companies. Students examine the problem, make a fact-finding trip and deliver a consultancy report for the firm. The exercise has an international dimension.

What do you gain? The ability to define, analyze, and find solutions to real-life, complex business problems.

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Pillar III: Personal Development: Transformation Labs

If you’re in the course of preparing a complex development plan of yourself as a manager and/or leader, one thing you should definitely remember about is appropriate attending to your interpersonal skills, self-awarness and self-improvement . Numerous real-life cases prove their crucial role both in establishing and maintaining business relations, and in an overall efficiency and well-being of people within their professional environment.

Personal Development: Transformation Labs

The aim of this pillar is to create opportunities for an insight into one’s personal skills and competences of managers and development in terms of the needs arising from the challenges of technological revolution and social change, including cultural and generational diversity. It’s a transformation process combining elements of individualized and team work with the use of modern diagnostic and workshop tools.

Personal Development: Transformation Labs is a unique combination of:
– Diagnosis on your personal strengths and areas for effective development of management and leadership skills
– Access to practical techniques and personal development models
– Opportunity to confront the vision of your career with the market reality

 

The Programme consists of four complementary elements:

1. Get an Insight – you will get an opportunity to diagnose yourself through Core Leadership Competences 360º assessment, and other tests providing insights into your behaviours in various business contexts (i. a.. teamwork, communication, resolving conflicts)

2. Define Your Development Goals – you will get an opportunity to attend individual development sessions, with the support of your personal Coach/Mentor, making critical analysis and  preparing your individual development plan.

3. Practice Efficient Interactions with Others – you will participate in a series of practical workshops shaping your skills, i. a. cooperation skills, critical thinking, resolving complex problems, angaging and motivating employees, public speeches and negotiations.

4. Prepare SMART Career Progression Plan – as part of the Talent Tree programme, you will have an opportunity to participate in a General Interview organized by renowned executive search companies which cooperate with the School; the purpose of GE is to give you an insight into how your professional competences are assessed by experienced recruiters in terms of their compatibility with your career objectives.

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