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| Master's Degree or Post Graduate |
The Phnom Penh International University is very pleased to offer prospective students an opportunity to study at advanced level in a program leading to the award of the degree of Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Arts in English Language Education (MA) and Master of Science (MSc). |
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The MBA degree is generally regarded as an international qualification in business administration which is usually taught as a general postgraduate qualification in management and business. The universality of the MBA makes it well-known to students and employers alike, a feature which has both positive and negative implications. Some MBA degrees are tailored specifically as executive training, fast-tracked by universities in association with industry demand. Most MBA degrees involve coursework subjects in general areas of business which may be undertaken by mid-level professionals who have a technical qualification or professional qualification, but no formal training in management. |
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The degree is therefore a very attractive option for those wishing to gain formal knowledge and training complementary to substantive career experience. |
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On the other hand, the limitations of the MBA degree generally relate to its universality. With this in mind, PPIU offers an alternative masters degrees, the Master of Commerce (MCom) which has the same selection of mainstream subjects as the MBA, but allows students to study in-depth a specialization by research dissertation. The option of the MCom is relevant to practitioners in specific fields of business to complement an area that gives added-value to their portfolio of expertise. |
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Entry into the MBA or MCom degrees is by good standing in any undergraduate degree. Cross-disciplinary aspects of contemporary training in management and business administration, welcomes graduates from a wide range of backgrounds, including the humanities, social and natural sciences, engineering, law, medicine, architecture, education, private and public sector management. |
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On the other hand, the Master of Science (MSc) degree at PPIU is a specialized qualification in Information Systems (IT). It has entry requirements relating to numerical or natural sciences and is structured to cover those subjects which provide students with the opportunity to gain advanced knowledge in data manipulation, computer science, network engineering and programming.
In all cases, the MBA, MCom and MSc degrees at PPIU follow the same pattern of course structure taught at North American, European and Australian universities, that is, the degree can be completed by one year of full time study or two years part-time equivalent. Each are 12-subject degrees. It is anticipated that the majority of students will study part-time, combining their jobs with family commitments and study. Therefore postgraduate study at PPIU is timetabled in a flexible way and study modes, teaching patterns and student participation in learning activity, is designed to facilitate a learning experience which is enjoyable, motivating, disciplined, relevant to career aspirations and contributes expertise to Cambodian national development. |
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The following twelve subjects will be completed for the Master of Business Administration |
| Business Strategy |
This subject deals with Cambodian industry analysis and available resources and capabilities, including the nature of Khmer business strategies, the integration and diversification of current developments, internationalization strategy and ASEAN status through strategic alliances, managing international supply chains and international human resource management, marketing, accounting, finance and ethics. |
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| Human Resource Management |
This is a key subject tin the degree program for Cambodia 's service sector and includes the usual element of HRM such as strategic planning, implications of technology for design of jobs, recruitment and selection and the implications for risk management in a changing workplace. The opportunity to consider the recruitment and selection process from both applicant's and employers' point of view, identifying the skills necessary to select effectively and apply for job successfully is a new area for Cambodia and important in this subject. |
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| Marketing Management |
This subject provides a practical understanding of the role of marketing in current Cambodian organizations (private or public, local or global). With an up to date examination of current practice and future trends (eg the impact of e-commerce and globalization upon Cambodian commerce) this subject is both exciting and practical. Topics include: marketing analysis, segmentation and positioning, services marketing, pricing and financial analysis in marketing, communications (including database marketing), distribution and the role of people and processes in creating customer value. Actual development of a marketing plan is an integral part of the unit. |
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| Economic Analysis and Asian Economies |
This subject focuses on the concept of a generic marketplace within a business perspective by providing students with analytical tools which will help them understand the nature and scope of the market economy into which Cambodia has entered. It looks at the companies operating in a market economy in relation to the actual market place, market structures, market failure, government regulation and microeconomic reform. The subject seeks to develop skills in economic environment scanning through aggregate demand analysis, understanding of the monetary system and monetary and fiscal policy interventions, international influences on domestic economies and the implications of electronic business open to Khmer commerce to follow. The subject concentrates on Cambodia within regional Asian economic development. |
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| Organizational Behavior |
This subject focuses on improving the effectiveness of the human aspect of work, jobs, and industry within Cambodia and its ASEAN counterparts. The subject is very similar to organizational psychology and will cover personality and motivation, leadership, group processes, performance appraisal, conflict and work re-design through simulated case studies. |
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| Financial Management |
This subject is designed as an introduction for Khmer business people in accounting and financial management, who either have little background or wish to improve their skills and areas such as understanding of a company's financial position, corporate accountability, how these effect business decisions and will allow for the assessment of companies according to their liquidity, profitability, financial backing and triple-bottom-line performance. In doing so, it will enable students to better understand the real drivers of a business and to explain, in financial terms, the costs and benefits of decision alternatives. It will provide you with the skills to communicate more effectively with finance and accounting managers. |
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| Strategic Information Management |
This subject covers information systems management, interactions of information systems with organizational elements, comparative and competitive advantages by IS/IT, strategic use of IS/IT, IS/IT evaluation, adoption and diffusion of IS/IT, management issues of electronic-commerce, issues of knowledge management, planning approaches including key success factors, business process re-engineering and IS/IT, current and future issues. This is an important subject for Khmer business people wishing to improve their expertise in IT to a level which is comparable to international standards, and to greatly enhance the efficiency of communication technology in their businesses. |
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| Information for Business Decisions |
This subject provides tools and techniques that will assist decision makers building Khmer industry and engaged in commercial activity to better analyze and understand business related data. Four basic areas of support namely, statistical methods (descriptive and inferential), relating and determining associations between the various aspects of relevant data and information, casual models for forecasting and decision analysis (focusing on techniques) that will provide a rational framework for decision making are included. Students will need high level of rational thinking skills and numerical skill in decision making modeling and prediction analysis. |
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| Managerial Effectiveness |
This subject focuses on key generic leadership and management skills such as clarifying personal vision, time management, negotiation, goal-setting, stress management and communication skills, which many Khmer mangers will benefit form practicing. Exercises and assignments are used to develop personal interpersonal effectiveness in the Cambodian context. |
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| Organizational Change and Development |
This subject focuses on how Cambodian managers may successfully implement major organizational change, restructuring and strategic plans. The current models for organizational change and development are still being sought by many in Cambodia , so case studies on change used in other nations are studied. As well, methods for success in this area such as team building, conflict resolution, and survey feedback are discussed. Students will be asked to act as consultants to Phnom Penh or regional business and government organizations on real problems and projects. For practice and learning purposes, they will develop mock consulting contract, work on a real/imagined organizational problem and provide a report and presentation to the company (the class) at the end of the assignment. |
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| Legal Environment |
This unit is designed to provide an understanding of the major areas of law confronting managers. The course will address legislative and common law regulations as they are being developed as legal framework in Cambodia. |
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| Contract and Procurement Optimization |
Strategic level understanding of contract and procurement management for Cambodian industry and commerce. Contracting process, risk management, interfaces with project management and future directions, are covered in the subject. Procurement strategy development, life cycle costing, tendering and negotiation skills. New issues in the potential of outsourcing and development of top level policies. Analysis of practical approaches organizations adopt to improve effectiveness and efficiency, including privatization of Cambodian state entities, are covered in the subject. |
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The Master of Science (MSc) at PPIU is based upon the need for Cambodia to move rapidly into the information technology age. In particular, the degree is designed give students a thorough working knowledge of computer science and information technology, including high-level management of data systems, expertise in the engineering of computer networks and advanced programming skills. |
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All aspects of modern business practice involve the use of information systems and computer technology. This is a field of rapid change and constant development. The master degree at PPIU is structured to enable graduates to have the knowledge, skills and expertise to understand and adapt to advanced technological change. |
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To service Cambodian commerce and industry, the nation needs experts in applied science, and certainly the science attaching to information technology (IT) is vital to the nation’s development. |
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As an individual career prospect, professionals with advanced training and applied knowledge in IT, will be well-placed in Cambodia’s expanding growth pattern to contribute to building information networks which are reliable, modern, innovative and sufficiently sophisticated to cope with the demands of development. |
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| Course Outline of MSc |
Students will undertake 12 subjects over one-year of full-time study or two-years part-time equivalent.
Entry into the MSc in Information Systems will require good standing at graduation in a bachelor’s degree in IT or a related field, such as mathematics, physics, electronics, engineering or architecture. |
| 1. Programming Language (We have must script it to show target and advantage) |
| 2. Data Structure & Algorithm |
| 3. Fundamental of Database Management System |
| 4. Human Computer Interface Design |
| 5. E-Commerce |
| 6. Advanced Operating System |
| 7. Advance Database Management System |
| 8. System Analysis and Design |
| 9. Advanced Data Structured and Algorithm |
| 10. Software Project Management |
| 11. Seminars |
| 12. Thesis |
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