Why choose this course?

MBA Application Preparation:

Whilst completion of this online short course will not guarantee acceptance into an MBA at Stellenbosch Business School, it will add value to both the application strength and personal competencies of participants who are applying for an MBA in future.

MBA Faculty:

The faculty involved in course design and facilitation are all experienced MBA faculty with Stellenbosch Business School. As such, they bring key insights into areas of development that will best benefit future MBA students.

Practical Application:

As an executive development short course, the learning provides critical management skills that can be applied immediately in the workplace. The assignments are practical in nature and lean heavily on case studies, which could focus on the business in which participants work.

Over the course of 20 weeks, participants will be equipped to:

• Evaluate the fundamentals of macro- and micro-economics.
• Investigate the causes of and remedial action for unemployment in South Africa.
• Calculate a frequency distribution for a quantitative data set.
• Formulate a decision framework to make a decision under uncertain conditions.
• Apply your knowledge of ratio calculations to extract information from the balance sheet.
• Investigate the relationship between retained earnings and the income statement.