Global

Impact MBA Competencies and

Modules

GLOBAL IMPACT

MBA Competencies and

Modules

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Competencies

1. Leadership – Students will think with

the future in mind and act with

strategic intent. They understand and

embrace risk-taking, diplomacy, and

conflict resolution. Ultimately, they

bear accountability for their purpose,

presence, and partnerships.

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2. Systems Thinking – Students will

recognize, understand and explain

the interconnections of the global

economic, political, societal and

environmental systems and the

impact these interconnections have

on organizations’ strategies,

operations and people.

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3. Critical Thinking – Students will

develop and utilize decision criteria

for problem/opportunity identification,

consult appropriate data sources,

employ analytical tools and

quantitative evaluation techniques,

and deliver solutions consistent with

identified decision criteria.

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4. Innovation – Students will recognize that innovation is a process of renewal applied to existing ideas, inputs, or processes that create value. They will understand the importance and methods of introducing incremental, emergent, radical, or disruptive changes in thinking, business models, practices, products, services and/or customer relationships.

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5. Collaboration – Students will

understand the importance of

collaborative partnerships between

individuals and organizations and will

possess skills in initiating and

managing collaborative partnerships.

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Modules 1. Social Innovation COMPETENCIES: Leadership, Systems Thinking, Problem

Solving CONTENT & DESIGN: The content of the first module in the

Global Impact MBA will integrate Social Issues and Challenges, Leadership Assessment and Development, Strategic Analysis, Social Innovation, and Systems Assessments. The design of this module achieves the following learning objectives: 1) build student’s understanding of major social challenges,

2) enhance student’s systems-based thinking to understand these challenges, and

3) develop student’s leadership, strategic thinking and innovation skills to address these social challenges.

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Modules 2. Finance and Accounting

COMPETENCIES: Leadership, Problem-Solving, Business Acumen

CONTENT & DESIGN: The content of the third module in the Global Impact MBA will integrate Triple Bottom Line Performance Metrics, Business Valuation Methods and Reporting as well as Governance Structures and Policies. The design of the module focuses on the following learning objectives: 1) build student’s understanding of how organizations manage, measure and account for financial, social and environmental resources, 2) enhance student’s knowledge of how organizations report the financial, social and environmental impact of their actions on their own and the community’s stakeholders, and

3) develop student’s understanding of how organizations decide what and how to measure and report.

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Modules 3. Marketing and Operations COMPETENCIES: Leadership, Collaboration, Business

Acumen CONTENT & DESIGN: The content of the second module in

the Global Impact MBA will integrate Social Issues and Challenges, Operational Efficiency, Quantitative Modeling and Analyses, and Supplier, Employee, Customer and Community Engagement Strategies. The learning objectives of this module include 1) build student’s understanding of strategic and social challenges in marketing and operations,

2) develop student’s abilities to apply quantitative modeling and analytic methods to these challenges and

3) enhance student’s abilities to identify opportunities to engage suppliers, employees, customers and communities in solutions to these challenges.

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Modules 4. Global Engagement

COMPETENCIES: Leadership, Systems Thinking, Problem Solving, Collaboration, Business Acumen

CONTENT & DESIGN: The content of the module includes an internship and a global study abroad. The internship will be with a regional or international organization (for-profit, non-profit, government). The internship will build applied business skills and social enterprise knowledge. It will also enhance the career network and placement opportunities. Internships will be obtained either through the University’s network or the student’s efforts. The global study abroad will consist of approximately two weeks in an international location conducting on-the-ground study and investigation with one or more social enterprises. The design of this module will focus on the following learning objectives: 1) Build the student’s applied business skills in the field of social enterprise.

2) Enhance the student’s capacity to understand different social challenges, cultural, economic and social systems and social enterprise models.

3) Develop the student’s abilities to analyze and assess the financial, social and environmental sustainability of different social enterprise models.

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Modules 5. Social Entrepreneurship

COMPETENCIES: Leadership, Systems Thinking, Problem Solving, Collaboration, Business Acumen

The content of the module requires students to work in teams on an applied capstone experience with an existing organization or a start-up enterprise. Student teams focus on key operational and strategic issues confronting organizations, as the organizations strive to use business models to address social challenges. Student teams will develop new strategic plans for existing or new enterprise. The design of this module focuses on the following learning objectives: 1) Further deepen the student’s applied business skills in the field of social enterprise. 2) Further develop the student’s abilities to analyze and assess the financial, social and environmental sustainability of different social enterprise models. 3) Enhance the student’s ability to develop and implement social enterprise initiatives.

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Summary

Competency driven design

Modular structure

Integrated and Interdisciplinary

Rigorous and Applied

- Focuses on quality and content first and foremost

- Provides for lower cost and more scalable design

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