Category: Ask MBA Pundit
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Operations Management – an MBA course at Said Business School
A core course taken in the second term 8 lectures Examined by Final exam (100%) Post course thoughts I liked this course a lot, its about how to get real companies to do real things. It was also about other important things, like quality, which may not seem like a huge deal till you think…
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Macroeconomics – an MBA course at Said Business School
A core course taken in the second term 8 lectures Examined by Final exam (100%) Post course thoughts Macroeconomics is one of the subjects MBA students tend to think they shouldn’t have to take. They throw their hands in the air and say ‘there’s nothing we can do about it, it’s not important’. A few…
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Decision Science – An MBA course at the Said Business School
A core course taken in the first term 8 lectures, plus reading and study group work Pre-course thoughts As far as I can tell this course is statistics for business use. Looking at the course structure it seems to start with an introduction to statistics and statistical tools, and situations where these techniques are useful.…
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Financial Accounting – an MBA course at Said Business School
A core course taken in the first term 8 lectures, plus 4 1 hour support classes Pre-course thoughts According to the course material this is primarily about how to interpret annual reports, and to a lesser extent how to write them. I’ve read plenty of annual reports in my time, but have to admit that…
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MBA Finances – Financing an MBA
When I started down the application process I expected sourcing finance to be the hardest part of the whole process. Once you take into account fees, living expenses, rent, study materials and the inevitable laptop purchase you’re looking at a significant sum. In my case about £30 – 35 000 for a single year. This…