Curriculum

Part I: Eleven-week summer start in Beijing and Shanghai, China (21 credits):

Your experiences in China will help you consider decisions from broader points of view and bring a global perspective to your BU classes.

IM842: Field Course—Business in Asia Pacific (4 credits)
Provides students with an understanding of the special features of the business environment in Asia-Pacific countries through field trips and case discussions, and guest lecturers (including top business leaders and professors from East Asia.) This course features a multicultural team project.

Two- to three-week intensive versions of following MBA core courses:

OB712: Managing Organizations and People (4 credits)
This course introduces you to some fundamental concepts, models and frameworks to help you become better acquainted with the organizations for which you work, the teams in which you work, the people with whom you work, and your own personal development. This course has five tracks: 1) how to develop yourselves as managers, 2) how to work well within teams, 3) how to develop more effective organizations, 4) how to assess the external environment, and 5) how to initiate change in each one of the above arenas. Tying all of these elements together, we will devote particular attention to the traits, skills and behaviors that are indicative of good leadership and how organizations and managers can be transformed for better alignment with the business demands of the future.

OM726: Creating Value Through Operations & Technology (4 credits)
Managers deal with a large amount of information in quantitative form. Effective managers must understand the conditions under which quantitative techniques may be appropriately applied for decision-making. In this course, students develop skills in using the computer to examine and report data. The focus is on deriving meaning from particular data sets, and the use of statistical estimation, hypothesis testing, and regression/correlation analysis in decision-making.

MK724: Marketing Management (4 credits)
This course builds an in-depth understanding of basic marketing concepts and applies those concepts to a variety of management situations, including non-profit and public sector settings. The course provides working knowledge of the tools of marketing (product policy, pricing, distribution, promotion, consumer behavior), and the ways in which these tools can be usefully employed. The course builds practical skills in analyzing marketing problems and opportunities, and in developing marketing programs.

AC711: Financial Reporting & Control (4 credits)
Introduction to accounting and an examination of how it helps in decision-making. Financial accounting (information needs of stockholders, creditors, and analysts) and managerial accounting (information needs of managers) are stressed. Topics covered include income statement/balance sheet format, purposes, and limitations; statement of cash flows; analysis of financial statements; cost behavior; use of relevant costs in decision-making; budgeting; and divisional performance measurement.

ES701: Executive Written Communication (1 credit)
This course is a combination of lecture, discussion, and hands-on practice. It's designed to help you exercise leadership through writing and understand how strategies of written communication are an essential aspect of effective management, working relationships in the network era, and overall business strategy.

Part II: Remaining courses in Boston, USA (43 credits):

• Remaining MBA core courses (20 credits)
• 18 elective credits
• 5 credits of Executive Presentation, Law & Ethics and Career Toolkit

China	Boston	Boston	Boston	Boston
Summer 2008 China (21 credits)	Fall 2008 (20 credits)	Spring 2009 (19 credits)	Summer I 2009 ( 4, 3 or 0 credits)	Fall 2009 (4 credits)
Beijing OB712 Managing Individuals & Organizations (4 cr.)	FE722 Financial Management (4 cr.)	IS711 Strategies for a Networked Economy (4 cr.)	Traditional internship or SP751 and/or 3 credit elective or off	SP751 (4) Competition, Innovation & Strategy
Shanghai OM726 Creating Value Through Operations & Technology (4 cr.)	QM717 Data Analysis for Managerial Decision Making (4 cr.)	FE730 Economics & Management Decisions (4 cr.)
Shanghai MK724 Marketing Management (4 cr.)	ES700 Executive Presentation (1 cr.) ES704 Career Toolkit (2 cr.)	SP700 Current Topics in Law & Ethics (2 cr.)	To complete the degree in 14 months, you need to take SP751 during Summer I in 2009. You can also extend the program if you would like.
Shanghai AC711 Financial Reporting & Control (4 cr.)	Elective (3 cr.)	Elective (3 cr.)
Shanghai ES701 Executive Written Communication (1 cr.)	Elective (3 cr.)	Elective (3 cr.)
Beijing& Shanghai IM842 Business in Asia Pacific (4 cr.)	Elective (3 cr.)	Elective (3 cr.)