MBA in Blockchain Management

TERM I (18 CH | 23 ECTS)

• Management Skills 3 | 4
  This course introduces the concepts of effective management in organizational settings. It covers a broad range of management functions, including organizational processes associated such as planning, organizing, leading and controlling. The course also considers the relationship between an individual and an organization, as well as that between the organization and the society in which it operates.
• Organizational Behavior 3 | 4
  An analysis of organizational behavior in the context of contemporary business, both locally and globally, is presented during this course. Students will review factors affecting the behavior of individuals and groups within organizations and how organizations affect their internal culture and respond to their environments. The course will be broadly divided into three parts: (a) individuals in organizations, (b) group or team processes, and (c) organizational processes. Students will also be asked to consider current challenges for managers, such as the impact of today's rapidly changing socio-cultural environment, globalization, evolving technology and shifting employment relationships.
• Managerial Accounting 3 | 4
  An understanding of financial and management accounting fundamentals for managers, stockholders, financial analysts and creditors and other professionals . The first part of the course focuses on financial accounting by understanding how economic events like operating activities, corporate investments and financing transactions are recorded in financial statements (i.e., income statements, balance sheets and statements of cash flow). The second part provides both a framework and the essential tools for analyzing financial statements. The third part examines management accounting from the perspective of a decision-maker to help students develop a framework for understanding managerial reports.
• Marketing 3 | 4
  This course dissects the marketing management process and focuses on creating and capturing customer value. The methods for discovering unmet customer needs and wants are also examined, along with methods for identifying market segments and target groups and how to successfully communicate a product’s value proposition.
• Quantitative Business Methods 3 | 4
  This course introduces the essential quantitative methods for analyzing business situations, making business decisions and finding optimal data-based management solutions. Students will explore the most important theories and practical applications of quantitative mathematical modeling for decision making. Students will acquire a greater comprehension of the importance of the business analytical approach, particularly when dealing with complex contexts, thus minimizing risk and uncertainty.
• Negotiation (seminar) 1 | 1
  Negotiation skills are necessary for joint decision-making. Effective negotiation creates maximum value in the deal-making process. Differences are the basis for negotiation; there is no need for negotiation without them. This practical seminar looks at the theory and research on negotiation in different scenarios and then puts learning into practice. The course helps students build and strengthen their negotiation skills by developing an analytical understanding of negotiations and conflict management.
• Business Law (seminar) 1 | 1
  This course introduces international business law, investment treaties and provides a general overview on the different methods of dispute settlement. It is delivered through a combination of theory, practical exercises and class discussions. No previous knowledge of international business law is necessary, as the objective is to give students an understanding of how the law and its mechanisms influence and affect international business operations.
• Crafting Your Future 1 | 1
  This two-part personal and professional development program prepares postgraduate students for becoming next generation leaders. Each session involves different learning methods, spanning both theoretical and experiential learning, and includes self-assessment tools, self-awareness techniques, role-playing, peer-interviewing, journaling, meditation and goal setting, among others. Students will find their purpose and meaning during their EU journey, hone their emotional and social intelligence skills, and determine their career anchors and occupational types.

TERM II (21 CH | 27 ECTS)

• Finance 3 | 4
  This course covers the key principles of finance. Students learn to analyze and create alternative investment projects and to prepare corresponding budgets. Topics include the managerial approach to financial analysis, budgeting, planning and control, the management of working capital, long-term assets and long-term financing.
• Human Resources Management 3 | 4
  This course analyses the micro-functions of human resources management and explores its importance in developing, motivating and retaining employees. Students will learn about recruitment and talent acquisition, training, mentoring and promotion, appraisal, fair compensation, conflict resolution and legal issues. Throughout the course students are encouraged to consider the moral and ethical dimensions of HRM decisions, which can affect stakeholders and the organization’s reputation.
• Global Economics 3 | 4
  This course examines basic economic principles used in managerial situations. Topics include: global interdependence and the benefits of trade; market forces of supply and demand; supply, demand and government policies; measuring a nation’s income and cost of living; production and growth; savings, investment and the financial systems; unemployment; the monetary system; and money and inflation. Students learn to apply this knowledge when making economic decisions in a global business context. Students should have basic knowledge of economic terminology.
• Strategic Management 3 | 4
  The strategic positioning of an organization is instrumental to its success. Having a clear vision and mission that runs throughout the organization is key to both internal and external branding. To optimize the overall performance of a firm or a business unit within a firm, students learn to identify and analyze the drivers of performance and identify external changes that may affect optimal results. This course reviews the main concepts, methods and tools used in formulating strategies and implementing processes.
• Management Information Systems 3 | 4
  This course provides an overview of the functions and cost of technology. Students explore how companies make the most of their investment for managing data and for communicating both internally and externally at a time when companies’ IT budgets are continually increasing.
• Business Strategy Simulation 3 | 4
  The effective manager must understand a wide range of technical and social relationships and be able to integrate them within the cost, performance and time constraints of her/his area of responsibility. A computer-based management simulation (CAPSTONE Business Simulation) is created, which allows the student to test alternative actions of an operating business in a competitive environment without incurring costs or the risk of implementing them in a real setting. The simulation is played over several time periods.
• Job Career Planning (seminar) 1 | 1
  This seminar helps students better understand, analyze and identify future career paths. The knowledge and experience acquired during the MBA course inevitably change the individual’s profile in the market. Reassessing that profile is an essential part of planning for the future, preparing a new CV and perfecting a networking presentation. The changing business environment requires a more innovative approach to job searches, this seminar offers practical support for finding employment after graduating.
• Communication Skills (seminar) 1 | 1
  This seminar focuses on effective oral and written communication in a business setting. Emphasis is placed key principles that will enhance communication and effectiveness, as well as the development of skills and attitudes appropriate for business communication, especially in public speaking.
• Crafting Your Future 1 | 1
  This two-part personal and professional development program prepares postgraduate students for becoming next generation leaders. Each session involves different learning methods, spanning both theoretical and experiential learning, and includes self-assessment tools, self-awareness techniques, role-playing, peer-interviewing, journaling, meditation and goal setting, among others. Students will find their purpose and meaning during their EU journey, hone their emotional and social intelligence skills, and determine their career anchors and occupational types.

TERM III (15 CH | 20 ECTS)

• Blockchain 101 3 | 4
  This course explains blockchain technology and its impact on four economic sectors: Fintech, healthcare, logistics, and energy. It explores how this technology can address some of the most pressing problems in society such as trust, transparency, human rights, inclusive participation and fair trade. Students will complete a project applying blockchain technology to solve a problem in an economic sector of their choice or create a new venture that produces breakthrough innovation. Students will also gain deeper insight into the general-purpose technologies that will shape the 21st century and provide a blueprint for the value-based economy.
• Cryptocurrencies & Fintech 3 | 4
  Blockchain, the technology at the heart of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, is a distributed ledger that records transactions between two parties efficiently and in a verifiable and permanent way. This course focuses on understanding blockchain technology and its impact on the financial industry. It will explore topics such as cryptocurrencies and blockchain-based financial innovations (Fintech).
• Blockchain Applications & New Business Models 3 | 4
  Blockchain technology presents opportunities for disruptive innovation. It enables global business transactions with less friction and more trust. This course focuses on understanding blockchain technology and its impact on the economy. It will explore how this technology will allow new business models to emerge, while addressing some of the most pressing problems in our societies.
• Blockchain & Sustainable Development 3 | 4
  This course focuses on understanding blockchain technology and its impact on sustainable development and its three dimensions: economic, social and environmental. It will also explore how this technology can address some of the most pressing issues of our times such as climate change, deforestation, land degradation, and loss of biodiversity, among others. Students will complete a project applying blockchain technology to solve a public issue with a sustainable development approach or to create a new venture that produces breakthrough innovation.
• Blockchain & the Non-Profit Industry 3 | 4
  This course explores how blockchain technology affects international and local actors such as states, intergovernmental organizations, and civil society organizations. It will also look at how this transformational technology influences the development of new processes and mechanisms to address global issues such as corruption, lack of transparency, human right violations, and the democratic deficit of decision-making processes. Students will complete a project applying blockchain technology to solve a specific public issue (global or local).

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS (14 CH | 20 ECTS)

• EU Research & Dissertation Seminars* |
• EU Dissertation 15 | 20
  The dissertation allows students to combine the skillls and tools acquired throughout their MBA into a final project that uses strategic business thinking for success in the business world. Is it to be turned in within three months of the end of the final term. Students choose their topic with the help of their MBA Dissertation Advisor. Many participants use it to study a new market they want to enter as entrepreneurs; others use it as a tool to research and analyze their existing companies.