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Higher Education Programs Preview

Higher Education Programs Preview. Swiss Management Centre University (SMCU) Zug, Switzerland http://www.smcuniversity.com/. About SCMU. Established in 1985 A legally registered private institution of learning (not funded by gov’t) in the Kanton of Zug, Switzerland.

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Higher Education Programs Preview

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  1. Higher Education Programs Preview Swiss Management Centre University (SMCU) Zug, Switzerland http://www.smcuniversity.com/

  2. About SCMU • Established in 1985 • A legally registered private institution of learning (not funded by gov’t) in the Kanton of Zug, Switzerland. • Initially offered executive training courses. • Currently with students from over 130 countries. • Now offers Bachelor’s, Masters & Doctoral online programs.

  3. History & Milestones

  4. Accreditation (Masters & Doctorate) The Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), is the leading specialized accreditation association for business education supporting, celebrating, and rewarding teaching excellence. ACBSP is a programmatic accreditation body in the U.S., recognized by the Council of Higher Education Accreditation, CHEA.

  5. Compliance • Compliance with the Bologna Declaration • Recognizing the importance of the European and International dimensions in education, SMC underwent the process of adapting to the criteria of the Bologna Declaration, which regulates the standards and transferability of credits and degrees in Europe. SMC fully complies with the criteria set forth in this international convention. http://www.relex.espol.edu.ec/ingles/bolonia.php

  6. Membership • Swiss Federation for Adult Learning (SVEB) • SVEB is the Swiss national umbrella organization for adult education, it groups about 175 institutions. Its main activities include representing adult education / learning in Swiss educational policies and educational legislation, quality certification and publications.

  7. Approvals • In Malaysia, the SMCU Bachelor, Masters & Doctorate programs are approved as e-learning programs claimable under the Prolus scheme of the HRD Fund from the Ministry of Human Resources

  8. Recognition & Rankings • Listed in Financial Times 2012 online MBAs: http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/online-mba-2012-listing • Listed as among top 41 online MBAs in Financial Times 2011: http://rankings.ft.com/exportranking/online-mba-2011/pdf • Newsweek article on October 9 2006: http://www.tepper.at/content/e20/e24/e67/e94/download116/file/file/ger/Newsweek10_06.pdf

  9. Academic Philosophy • Academic Excellence • International Partners • Acknowledged Faculty • Quality courseware • Online Library • Case Study approach • NetAcademy online support & study materials • Pragmatic Approach • Personalization • High Interactivity • Practice Oriented • Continuous Updates • Modern Tools • Continuous Support • Updated courses • Faculty support • Personal Counselling • Alumni Networking • Professional courses upgrade

  10. MBA Program Structure

  11. MBA Program Progression 12 courses x 6 weeks/course: • 72 weeks + 6 weeks for submission of last course assignment = 78 weeks • Capstone project starting concurrently with 11th course lasting = 24 weeks (6 months ) • Total recommended duration = 84 weeks

  12. MBA Program Delivery

  13. MBA Assessment Structure • 1 Credit = 25 contact hours • Each course = 6 credits (25 contact hrs / wk x 6 wks = 150 contact hrs.) • 12 courses = 72 credits (6 credits / course x 12 courses) • Capstone Project = 48 credits • Total credits = 120 credits (ECTS – European Credit Transfer System)

  14. MBA Grading Structure

  15. MBA Admission Criteria • Undergraduate degree from an internationally recognized academic institution. • Minimum 3 years of work experience in middle management (or equivalent, respective to the profession) • Proficiency in English

  16. MBA Graduation Requirements • obtain a passing grade in all courses, • successfully complete their capstone project. • achieve the required overall GPA of 3.0 • Fulfillment of all financial obligations to NetAcademy and SMCU.

  17. MBA Program Summary

  18. DBA Program Structure • Core Stage: two (2) courses • Specialization Stage: five (5) courses • Dissertation & Defense stage: thesis of at least 20K words

  19. DBA Program Progression 7 courses x 10 weeks/course: • 70 weeks + 13 weeks for submission of last course assignment = 83 weeks • Dissertation thesis starting concurrently with 7th course lasting = 40 weeks. • Dissertation thesis defense to be scheduled for weeks: 101 -104 = 4 weeks • Total recommended duration: 2 years = 104 weeks

  20. DBA Program Delivery

  21. DBA Assessment Structure • Assessment for the SMCU DBA program for all courses will be 100% by coursework. • All assignments will consist of a mini research on topic given by the lecturer. • The assignments will be presented in the form of a business report of 7,000 ( +/- 10%) words on a real world organisation. • Each assignment will be accompanied by a comprehensive assessment rubric (marking criteria) • Candidates are given 10 weeks from the commencement of a particular course to complete and submit their assignments.

  22. DBA Grading Structure

  23. DBA Admission Criteria • Master degree from an internationally recognized academic institution. • Min. 4 years of work experience in executive or senior management positions • Proficiency in English

  24. DBA Graduation Requirements • obtain a passing grade in all courses, • successfully complete their capstone project. • achieve the required overall GPA of 3.0 • Fulfillment of all financial obligations to NetAcademy and SMCU.

  25. DBA Program Summary

  26. BBM Program Structure • Bachelor of Business Management Note: ALL Bachelor programs are NOT accredited by ACBSP

  27. BAF Program Structure • Bachelor of Applied Finance

  28. BHM Program Structure • Bachelor of Hospitality Management

  29. BIT Program Structure • Bachelor of Information Technology

  30. Bachelor Program Progression 8 courses x 6 weeks/course: • 48 weeks + 7 weeks for submission of last course assignment = 55 weeks • Project Paper & Case Study starting concurrently with 5th course lasting = 31 weeks • Total recommended duration = 55 weeks

  31. Bachelor Program Delivery

  32. Bachelor Assessment Structure • 1 Credit = 25 contact hours • Each course = 6 credits (25 contact hrs / wk x 6 wks = 150 contact hrs.) • 12 courses = 72 credits (6 credits / course x 12 courses) • Capstone Project = 48 credits • Total credits = 120 credits (ECTS – European Credit Transfer System)

  33. Bachelor Grading Structure

  34. Bachelor Admission Criteria • 2-year Diploma, Higher Diploma or Advanced Diploma from an internationally recognized academic institution of higher learning. • Minimum 3 years of work experience in middle management (or equivalent, respective to the profession) • Proficiency in English

  35. Bachelor Graduation Requirements • obtain a passing grade in all courses, • successfully complete their capstone project. • achieve the required overall GPA of 3.0 • Fulfillment of all financial obligations to NetAcademy and SMCU.

  36. Bachelor Program Summary

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