Master of Business Administration – (MBA)

Contents

Core Curriculum

Courses in the core curriculum introduce functional areas while increasing awareness of the context in which businesses operate. Three categories of courses offer distinct learning outcomes.

Technical Proficiency
These are the background and area courses taken in the first year of study. The sequence, beginning with courses in Statistics, Economics, and Financial Reporting, progresses to Finance, Marketing, Operations Management, and Information Systems

Contextual Awareness

The six courses in this category form the distinctive strength of the Sabanci MBA core program, enhancing students' understanding of the business environment. Global Business Context builds an awareness of the globalization process and is complemented with an understanding of the local environment through Turkish Business Context as well as Business Law for Managers.

In a different vein, Organizational Behavior provides an understanding of the human factor in organizations, featuring a breadth of topics such as motivation, power and conflict, effective team management as well as leadership. In Practice Development, students develop their professional orientation and career plans through interaction with business executives and gain a reflective capability, a skill crucial to incorporating lessons experiences into their practices.

The last course in this category, Ethics in Business, is devoted to raising awareness of the importance of personal integrity and ethical conduct in the business world.

Integration into General Management
Two second-year courses, Strategic Management and Business Simulation, build on the technical proficiency gained in the first year, integrating this knowledge within a general management framework. Strategic Management sets the direction of a company for sustainable success. Business Simulation, an intensive business competition "game", has student teams manage a simulated business

Electives
A wide range of second-year elective courses is offered as a means of gaining in-depth knowledge in different functional areas. Students can tailor these electives to specialize in one particular area or to learn more about a number of areas. In order to increase variety and flexibility, electives are offered as half-semester (7 week, 1.5 credit) or full-semester (14 week, 3 credit) courses. In addition to the courses offered to MBA and MiF (Master's in Finance) students, MBA students can take up to 2 courses offered in the undergraduate program.

Currently Offered Electives:

Management

* Organizational Design
* Entrepreneurship
* Corporate Governance
* Negotiation Skills
* Human Resources Management

Marketing

* Consumer Behavior
* International Marketing
* Brand Management
* Marketing Strategy
* Pricing and Revenue Management
* Marketing Research Methods

Operations Management

* Project Management
* Business Process Analysis and Design
* Technology Management
* Managerial Decision Making
* Data Mining and Forecasting
* Developing Spreadsheet Models

Finance

* Corporate Finance Applications
* Investments
* Derivatives and Risk Management
* Portfolio Management
* Private Equity

Accounting

* Financial Reporting
* Managerial Accounting
* Turkish Taxation Systems

CAP (Company Action Projects)
The emphasis of the second year of the Sabanci MBA is the Company Action Projects (CAP). CAP's distinctive feature is that these are real projects companies want to undertake. Our "client" companies participate in CAP not only to contribute to our educational mission but also they see real value in the work of our students. Over the years, many projects have been successfully conducted and finalized in a wide range of companies, from small and medium sized local firms to the subsidiaries of multinational corporations. Our experience shows that CAP has been very valuable both for our students and our partner companies.