APPLIED GENERAL MANAGEMENT | Makerere University Courses

Course Code:

EMB 7101

Course Credit Units:

3

Semester:

Semester 1

Year of Study:

Year 1

Undergraduate or Graduate Level:

Graduate Level

Academic Programs:

Executive Master of Business Admnistration

College:

College of Business and Management Sciences

School:

School of Business

Department:

Marketing and Management

Course Discipline:

management

Course Description & Objectives:

The course seeks developing a hands-on approach to contemporary management issues that are most relevant to participants and their organisations. This course provides an overview of management and aspects of business organizational environment. It covers, among others, theory, process and practice of the fundamental management functions; business environment; the contemporary issues in management; and conflict management and resolution. Applied general management approach emphasizes strategy, leadership, change management and entrepreneurship. Objective:

To enhance managerial skills and capability in managing organizations efficiently and effectively, to enhance prospective managers’ competences and add value on current managerial knowledge, to sharpen managers’ analytical and conceptual skills, and to improve graduates employability and managerial career development.

Learning Outcomes:

Upon completing this course the students should be able to:

Explain the role of planning, organizing, leading and controlling in management.
Reinvent their career and become key actors in their company’s strategic decision making.
Strengthen their personal and professional network.
Adapt their skills to a changing environment by developing and implementing innovative leading business models.
Identify the critical growth factors and develop the global vision that leaders need to drive corporate success.