About the MBA Program - 
Middle Managers Track

Program Learning Outcomes: MBA

Track Learning Outcomes: MBA Middle Managers

Distinctive Features

The MBA Middle Managers track is designed for middle managers and staff members who occupy MBA supervisory and/or managerial positions within their respective organizations. The quality of their work experience allows a richer and deeper discussion of management challenges.

MBA Middle Managers is designed to enable students to immediately make high quality decisions, appropriate for the breadth of their roles in middle management, where they need to participate in crafting strategies while managing daily operations and motivating their teams to achieve organizational goals.

The program follows a trimestral schedule. 

PLO1: Demonstrate proficiency in the foundational skills of management
PLO2: Demonstrate proficiency in the functional management disciplines
PLO3: Create an integrative management plan that integrates the core functional courses, as well as Responsible Business perspectives and Digital Transformation requirements
PLO4: Assemble a leadership portfolio that demonstrates how they have practiced their leadership skills based on Ignatian values
PLO5: Demonstrate proficiency in the specialized disciplines of chosen electives
 

TLO1: Demonstrate proficiency in the foundational skills of management suitable for middle management roles
TLO2: Demonstrate proficiency in the functional management disciplines in situations suitable for middle management roles 
TLO3: Create an integrative management plan that integrates the core functional courses, as well as Responsible Business perspectives and Digital Transformation requirements
TLO4: Assemble a leadership portfolio that demonstrates how they have practiced their leadership skills based on Ignatian values
TLO5: Demonstrate proficiency in the specialized disciplines of chosen electives

Delivery

•    MBA Middle Managers is offered on a part-time basis. All classes are offered either on week nights, or on Saturday.
•    The learning mode is hybrid: a combination of asynchronous sessions via the Canvas learning management system; synchronous online sessions via Zoom; and onsite/flex sessions.
•    MBA Middle Managers follows a trimestral schedule; the entire program can be completed in seven trimesters of 14 weeks each, or a total of two years and four months. 
•    Students can take up to two courses per trimester.
•    MBA Middle Managers is offered at the AGSB main campus in Rockwell Center, Makati City.
 

The MBA Middle Manager Track Curriculum

MBA Middle Manager Track Course Sequence

General Description

MBA Middle Managers consists of the following courses:

Core Courses                 33 units
Integrating Courses       3 units
Electives                         6 units
Total                               42 units 

Course Descriptions

1.Core Courses

Business Ethics (MMETHICS)

• This course helps students analyze moral challenges, values, and principles in business. It aims to develop a business practitioner's capacity for ethical thinking and action so that they can make ethical decisions based on moral reasoning and social responsibility.

The Call to Leadership (MMLEADER)

• This interactive and reflective course introduces students to individual and collective leadership practices. It guides students in processing leadership patterns and dynamics in their personal and professional lives, emphasizing critical thinking and ethics-based reasoning. The course aims to help students understand themselves better and use their personal strengths to address leadership problems.

Applied Management Science (MMMANSCI)

• This course provides graduate students with formal training on using quantitative tools and techniques to solve management problems. Using Excel, students will learn to formulate problems mathematically, derive and interpret solutions, and perform sensitivity analysis. The course's goal is to help students draw managerial insights from quantitative solutions.

Operations Management (MMOPEMAN)

• This practical course gives a comprehensive understanding of operations management (OM) concepts, techniques, and applications. It covers strategic, tactical, and operational issues in manufacturing and service sectors, focusing on creating a competitive advantage using operational skills and tools. The course also discusses the ethical, social, and environmental implications of OM decisions.

Managerial Accounting (MMMANACC)

• This course teaches the development and use of accounting information for internal reporting and decision-making. It covers topics such as financial report analysis, cost concepts, CVP analysis, budgeting, and capital budgeting. The course emphasizes how cost and profit information can guide managers in making operational and strategic decisions.

Financial Management (MMFINMAN)

• This course focuses on applying contemporary finance theory to solve management problems. It emphasizes policy formulation and decision-making under uncertainty while tackling ethical issues and dilemmas a finance manager may face. The course also illustrates the implications of financial management decisions on an enterprise and the national economy.

Principles and Dynamics of Management (MMPRIMAN)

• This introductory course familiarizes learners with management standards, procedures, and techniques used by corporate, business, and functional managers. It addresses the challenges managers face in a complex and rapidly changing global environment shaped by globalization, deregulation, and technology. The course provides the knowledge and skills for competent management.

Human Resource Management (MMHUMRES)

• This course emphasizes aligning Human Resource Management with an organization's goals, strategies, and values. It provides powerful tools for analyzing strategic alignment and presents a fresh perspective on HR's function as a change agent. The course addresses human resource topics from a strategic standpoint, such as reward systems, performance management, training, and recruitment.

Management Concepts for Information Technology (MMINFOTE)

• This course provides an overview of fundamental Management Information Systems (MIS) concepts using an integrated framework. Students will explore topics like big data, business intelligence, and cloud computing, and evaluate how new technologies can create a competitive advantage, increase profits, and reduce costs.

Marketing Management (MMMARKMA)

• This course provides fundamental marketing concepts and practices for the new economy. It focuses on formulating and implementing marketing strategies related to brand equity, products, pricing, distribution, and promotion in a context of hyper-competition, digital technology, and empowered consumers. The course also emphasizes the role of ethical and socially responsible marketing in nation-building.

 
Economics for Managers (MMECOMAN)

• This course provides a working knowledge of economics for MBA students. It consists of microeconomics for sound managerial decisions and macroeconomics for understanding the business environment. The course provides analytical tools to help students navigate the turbulence of the national and global economy.
   

2. Electives

Brand Management (MMBRANMA)

• This course provides a comprehensive study of brand marketing, covering fundamental concepts and frameworks for making effective brand marketing decisions in a rapidly changing business environment. It equips students with the knowledge and skills to create a brand plan, formulate product and pricing strategies, develop a communication plan, and measure brand plan effectiveness. The course also emphasizes ethical and socially responsible brand marketing practices that contribute to nation-building.

Corporate Governance (MMCORPGOV)

• This course introduces students to corporate governance with local and global practical perspectives. It presents a case study approach to various governance practices and challenges, focusing on ASEAN integration and globalization. The course tasks students to explore the dynamics of corporate governance and how it adds value to organizations.

Digital Marketing (MMDIGIMA)

• This course combines a strategic view of digital marketing with a tactical assessment of essential digital tools and platforms. The goal is to help students augment their knowledge of Marketing Management by integrating digital technology into their overall marketing strategy. The course highlights local examples and applications and features guest speakers from the digital marketing field.

Electronic Commerce (MME-COMME)

• This course is designed to guide managers through embracing the benefits of e-commerce for customers, employees, and shareholders. It covers the design of e-commerce architectures, evaluation of suppliers, and management of projects to create competitive advantage. The course also discusses the role of senior management, ethical principles, the Philippines’ Electronic Commerce Law, and the role of e-commerce in nation-building.
   

Entrepreneurship (MMENTREP)

• This course inspires and encourages entrepreneurship by examining, discussing, and analyzing contemporary entrepreneurs. It provides principles, concepts, and evaluation techniques for assessing entrepreneurial capability, resource requirements, and risks to increase the likelihood of strategic success.

Investment and Project Management (MMINVEMA)

• This course applies the principles of investment analysis and portfolio management to corporate and personal finances. Students will discuss and simulate the steps of the investment process to develop skills in creating and managing investment portfolios. The course analyzes risk and return management strategies in global and Philippine markets, including the ethical dimensions of investment decisions.

Leading Organizational Change (MMLEADOC)

• This course is designed to strengthen your thinking and practice in organizational change. You will learn to diagnose, plan, and lead an organization that is always ready for change, focusing not just on a specific change but on transforming your organization into an adaptive one that continually senses and adapts.

   

Lean Six Sigma (MMLEAN6SIGMA)

• This course covers Lean and Six Sigma concepts for both manufacturing and service businesses. It is a data-driven, process-oriented approach focused on reducing waste and minimizing defects to increase profitability and customer satisfaction. The course provides an overview of Lean, Six Sigma, and the DMAIC problem-solving methodologies.
   

Project Management (MMPROJMA)

• This course provides a framework for effective project management and leadership. Students will use appropriate tools and concepts to handle complex problems encountered when planning and executing projects. The course also covers the core processes for initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing projects.

Supply Chain Management (MMSUPMAN)

• This course covers the concepts, trends, and techniques for managing activities from material procurement to product distribution. It discusses key topics such as logistics, electronic procurement, and warehousing, with a focus on how these managerial processes and technologies impact global competition and business strategy across the supply chain.

Note that Elective Courses are under constant development. There will be new ones not yet listed at the time of publishing this catalogue. 
 

3. Integrating Course

Integrative Exam (MMINTEXM)

• The integrative exam, as the title indicates, integrates learning from the core courses to enable the student to complete the preparation for the capstone course.

Strategic Management (MMSTRAMA)

• This capstone course enables learners to develop and implement strategic, cross-functional decisions. It integrates knowledge from other MBA courses and focuses on strategy formulation, implementation, and evaluation. The course aims to strengthen strategic thinking and promote ethical business decisions, corporate social responsibility, and nation-building. 
   

Contact Details

Admissions Services

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