MC162 - Master of Business Administration (Executive)

Plan: MC162MOH - Master of Business Administration (Executive)
Campus: Mandarin Oriental Hotel HK

Program delivery

Approach to learning and assessment
Work integrated learning
Program structure

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Approach to learning and assessment

The program is designed to minimise disruption to normal work demands and the work activities of the participants. MBA (Executive) Course facilitators will utilise a range of teaching and learning methods, which are appropriate for the capabilities to be developed in each course. A statement of learning objectives is included in each course information document. Through a facilitated learning framework, a combination of issue-based seminars, case study analysis, student-based topic research and facilitator led class discussions, students will better understand the nature of the business constructs as they impact on their business decisions and organisational processes and performance in particular.

As indicated above, the principles of facilitated learning are important in the delivery of the content of the MBA (Executive). This facilitated learning approach follows the principles espoused in the seminal work of Revans (The Origins and Growth of Action Learning, Bikley: Chartwewll-Bratt, 1982). As a teaching and learning strategy, facilitated learning derives from the experience of both the facilitator and student.  In the MBA (Executive), face-to-face encounters as well as an on-line learning space are utilized.  The Facilitated Learning Model (FLN) used in the GSBL can be represented as the intersection of the experience of the facilitator, the experience of students and the teaching and learning resources.

Work experience is an essential component for the successful implementation of the FLN, in which the various concepts that underpin a course are anchored to the concrete experience of both the facilitator and the students. In this sense, there is a double-loop learning strategy also at work, where the facilitator and the students constantly strive to learn from each other as they navigate the content of a course. Underpinning this navigation of the content is the real work experience of both the facilitator and the students. The identification of workplace and management issues and problems as well as proposing solutions and appropriate interventions and implementation strategies are all significant components of the approach to the FLM. As such, the FLM is also anchored in the principles of management development.
Various collaborative methods are also a widely used feature of the FLM. These delivery strategies include traditional syndicates, research learning circles, communities of practice and the collaborative learning networks used by RMIT’s GSBL.

Assessment 

The MBA  (Executive)’s assessment philosophy is based on utilising a range of appropriate measures of the defined program and specific course capabilities as outlined in the Program Capabilities Map above. Assessment tasks include: business reports, academic essays, in-class presentations, group reports and examinations.
A critical feature of all assessment tasks is the requirement to link rigorous academic literature with students’ own organisational experience. In this way reflective practice is encouraged to apply new knowledge and insights towards effective and professional business practices.

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Work integrated learning

RMIT is committed to providing students with an education that strongly links formal learning with workplace experience.  As a student enrolled in an RMIT program you will:

undertake and be assessed on a structured activity that allows you to learn, apply and  demonstrate your professional or vocational practice
interact with industry and community when undertaking this activity
complete an activity in a work context or situation that may include teamwork with other students from different disciplines.
underpin your learning with feedback from interactions and contexts distinctive to workplace experiences.

In this program, you will undertake specific courses that focus on work integrated learning (WIL).  In Change and Innovation you will be assessed on professional or vocational work in a work place setting (real or simulated) and receive feedback from industry. Opportunities will also exist in other courses to further expand your practical application of theoretical concepts, through activities such as case studies and assignments.

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Program Structure

To graduate you must complete the following:
All courses listed may not be available each semester.
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This Program consists of One Hundred FortyFour Credit Points
COMPULSORY COMMENCEMENT COURSE: Complete the following One (1) Course:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Business in a Global Context 12 BUSM3906 Mandarin Oriental Hotel HK
AND
Complete ALL following Seven (7) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Accounting for Bus Decisions 12 BUSM4130 Mandarin Oriental Hotel HK Marketing 12 MKTG1280 Mandarin Oriental Hotel HK Leading People and Organisations 12 BUSM4135 Mandarin Oriental Hotel HK Corporate Social Responsibility and the Law 12 BUSM4140 Mandarin Oriental Hotel HK Financial Management 12 BUSM4145 Mandarin Oriental Hotel HK Business Strategy 12 BUSM3926 Mandarin Oriental Hotel HK Change and Innovation 12 BUSM4150 Mandarin Oriental Hotel HK
AND
Complete Thirty Six (36) Credit Points from:
Any Postgraduate Course
AND
COMPULSORY COMPLETION COURSE: Complete the following One (1) Course:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Strategic Business Leadership 12 BUSM3931 Mandarin Oriental Hotel HK
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