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Business management courses are ideal for anyone wanting to get a better understanding of what it takes to succeed in the business world. As a distance learning qualification, a course such as the Higher Certificate in Business Management from Adapt  Business School gives you an overview of business management theory as well as practice.

This course is ideal for those who wish to pursue a career within business related fields, as well as those wanting to expand their skills within their current careers. It is also excellent for small business owners and entrepreneurs who wish to learn more about running a business from a financial, marketing and management point of view.

Key focus areas of this course are as following:

• Learn how to apply the fundamental principles of business within a real-world working context;
• Learn how to analyse and implement financial data for effective decision making;
• Learn how to use financial management tools to obtain and manage resources;
• Learn how to use communications and IT systems for better communication;
• Learn how to recognise major success factors when running small businesses
• Learn how understand the role of entrepreneurs and their role within small business;
• Learn how to create and plan marketing strategies for optimal business growth.

MTI 719: Advanced Human Resource Management (3 Credit Hours)

Human Resource (HR). Human Resource Management (HRM). Operative Functions of HRM:

recruitment and selection, job analysis and design, performance management, learning and development, compensation management, policies, employee welfare, succession planning, human resources information systems, HR data and analytics. Importance of HRM: recognizing and valuing individuals, people bring ideas, quality of work life, upskilling, facilitate continual worker adaptation, employee satisfaction, strategy management, training and development, conflict management, establishment of a healthy work culture, compliance with employment laws.

COURSE DESCRIPTION FOR PhD

ACE 701: Synopsis and Research Grant Writing (3 Credit Hours)

Choice of broad research area with considerations of interdisciplinary topics, Identification of research/ knowledge gaps and research objectives. Role of technical reports in engineering projects. Fundamental principles of technical writing. Format of different types of reports, outlines, purpose and scope, technical discussion details, role of appendix, function of figures, equation editors, tables and illustration. Literature search, references (citing’s and listings).

Nature of recommendations and conclusions. Guides for writing memoranda, business letters.

Oral presentation of technical reports and thesis. Synopsis writing Developing long-term research plan, Identification of potential funding agencies and their requirements. Research objectives in relation to interests of the funding agencies. Estimating Page 13 of 14 research timelines, Budget preparation, manpower requirements and availability, research facilities, legal issues, etc.

PGC 601: Research Methodology and ICT in Engineering (3 Credit Hours)

Use of advanced analytical tools like MATLAB/SIMULINK, SCILAB/XCOS, etc. for solution of engineering problems and their applications (Application of these softwares depends on the various problems formulated in different departments). Information literacy, information sources (media, publishers, aggregators); validity of information, plagiarism and legal aspects.

Information search – search engines, journal repositories, academic (social) networks, search strategies, personal contacts, tools for managing references. Integrating information literacy in research, cloud computing, audiovisual tools, e.g. PowerPoint presentations. Literature review:

Reading and summarizing relevant articles, critical analysis and evaluation of research, identification of themes and comparators, writing review documents and identification of research (or knowledge) gaps. Scientific method and nature of evidence: Experimental methods and design methods (as may be applicable to individual departments and research areas), data collection and management of quantitative data. Human participants – expert reviews, focus groups, questionnaires and interviews. Project management and report writing: project planning, report structure and style, general report writing techniques.

MTI 715: Advanced Organizational Behaviour      (3 Credit Hours)        

Fundamental concepts of organisational behaviour. People management skills. Systems view of organizations. Contingency approach to management. Needs theories. Concept of perception and its implications for a manager. Reinforcement theory and its applications in management. Expectancy theory. Equity theory and its implications for behaviour in organizations. Approaches to motivation and their appropriate use. Conflict and methods for effective conflict management. Forces for change and the forces for stability in an organization. Relationship between job design, motivation, and performance. Effects of organizational structure on behaviour. Communication process in an organization. Learning theories. Nature of work-related stress and techniques for effective stress management.

MTI 711: Advanced Economics and Strategies of Technology Management   

           (3 Credit Hours)        

Market structures and their impact on industry performance; pricing strategies of firms; Use of game theory in interpreting firm behavior (Mini project on interpreting firm behavior); capital budgeting and information imperfections in markets. Demand Forecasting; demand forecasting techniques. Demand Functions; Linear Demand Function, Non-Linear Demand Function, Multi-Variate or Dynamic Demand Function. Economic decision-making framework and their application to a wide range of managerial economic problems; concepts of elasticity and marginal revenue; identify costs that are relevant to decision making and distinguish between cost reductions due to scale, scope and learning effects. Asymmetric information and the application of the basic concepts of game theory to oligopolistic decision making. Market Structure and Pricing Decisions; Price Determination Under Perfect Competition (a) Pricing in Market Period (b) Pricing in the Short-Run (c) Pricing in the Long-Run; Price Determination Under Pure Monopoly (a) Monopoly Pricing and Output Decision in the Short-Run (b) Monopoly Pricing and Output Decision in the Long-Run.

MTI 635: Digital Business Management       (2 Credit Hours)

MTI 623: Statistics for Data Analysts                      (2 Credit Hours)

Descriptive statistics, basic inferential statistics, linear regression, and probability concepts and calculations. Statistical methods in data analysis. Common statistical and programming tools. Information collection and application in problem-solving processes.

MTI 611: Organizational Behaviour                             (3 Credit Hours)

Fundamental concepts of organisational behaviour. People management skills. Systems view of organizations. Contingency approach to management. Needs theories. Concept of perception and its implications for a manager. Reinforcement theory and its applications in management. Expectancy theory. Equity theory and its implications for behaviour in organizations. Approaches to motivation and their appropriate use. Conflict and methods for effective conflict management. Forces for change and the forces for stability in an organization. Relationship between job design, motivation, and performance. Effects of organizational structure on behaviour. Communication process in an organization. Learning theories. Nature of work-related stress and techniques for effective stress management.

MTI 629: Information Security for Managers   (2 Credit Hours)                                                              

MTI 644: Cyber Security (2 Credit Hours)

Introduction to Cyber Security, explanation of Cyber areas such as what cyber is, definitions of cyber war, espionage, crime, etc. Basic components of Cyber Security such as OSINT, Hacking and Criminal Hackers, Hacker Profiles and Forensics, Cyber Warfare, Espionage and Crime.

How IT-Security has "morphed" into cyber security, effective protection mechanisms against common threats related with identity, review of latest researches into attacks, defences and reasons for various areas of cyber security, Discussion on common core concepts of cyber security.

MTI 613: Economics and Strategies of Technology Management (3 Credits Hours)

Market structures and their impact on industry performance; pricing strategies of firms; Use of game theory in interpreting firm behavior; capital budgeting and information imperfections in markets. Economic decision-making framework and their application to a wide range of managerial economic problems; concepts of elasticity and marginal revenue; identify costs that are relevant to decision making and distinguish between cost reductions due to scale, scope and learning effects. Asymmetric information and the application of the basic concepts of game theory to oligopolistic decision making.

MTI 627: Data Visualization for Business Intelligence (2 Credits Hours)

Derivation of intelligence from various data sources for decision making purposes. Improved decision-making process for senior management based on understanding data. Understanding the short and long-term goals of the organisation and how these impact the decision-making process. The strategic value of information, data management and business intelligence to organisational decision-making activities. Contextualisation of business problems to evaluate the requirements for information and data. Application of tools for data analysis, predictive analytics, and data visualisation to assist in the delivery of real-time actionable intelligence, generate insights and provide alternative solutions to an organisation’s complex problems. Evaluation of the technological, social, management and organisational issues affecting the application and or implementation of business intelligence related activities and effective communication.

ACE 614: Bioenergy Engineering (3 Credit Hours)

Principles and processing methods involved in bioenergy production. Characterization of the properties of biomass: proximate and ultimate analysis, calorific (heating) value, density, moisture content. Classification into Type 1: ligno-cellulosic, starchy, sugar, oilseeds; Type 2:

municipal residual waste, organic waste, sewage sludge, manure; Type 3: biofuels from biomass

conversion processes (solid: biochar; liquids: bioethanol and biodiesel; gaseous: biogas and syngas). Processes for biomass conversion. Introduction to thermochemical, biochemical, and mechanical processes. Types of reactors, chemical equilibrium and reaction kinetics.

Thermochemical conversion (pyrolysis, gasification, reforming, combustion). Biochemical conversion (anaerobic digestion, fermentation). Oil extraction and esterification. Pretreatment of biomass (pelleting; chipping; torrefaction, bio-drying, etc.). Management of solids / liquids /gaseous biomass process waste. Heat and power generation from biomass boilers and stoves.

ACE 653 – Instrumentation and Control in Power Plants

Classification of Instruments in Power Plant – Mechanical Instruments and Electrical

Instruments; Thermal Power Station, Combined/Cogen Plant; Power Plant operation – efficiency, reliability, accuracy, cost and safety; operating values and ranges of parameters –temperature, pressure, flow and levels; plant safety lifecycles and safety integrity levels; Power

Plant control system – integrating process control and substation automation; control types – model based coordinated control concept, adaptive control, gain-scheduling control

ACE 652 Logic Control Circuits in Power Engineering (3 Credit Hours)

Digital logic families, linear integrated circuit components, small signal discrete components and

their main specifications. Common transducers, Microprocessor programmed logic. Design of

firing/gating logic circuits for controlled rectifiers, inverters, choppers and cyclo-converters.

Design of voltage, current, power and frequency regulation circuits for motor drives and power

supplies. Microprocessor-based logic control methods.

ACE 641 Power Semiconductor Devices (3 Credit Hours)

Review of structures, characteristics, modelling, safe operating requirement and protection of

silicon/silicon-carbide/gallium-nitride based power semiconductor devices namely:

i. Power Diodes.

ii. Power Transistors (Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJTs), Fields Effect Transistors (FETs),

Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistors (MOSFETs), Insulated Gate

Bipolar Transistors (IGBTs)).

iii. Thyristors (Silicon controlled Rectifiers (SCRs), Gate Turn off Thyristors (GTOs), Triacs

and MOS controlled Thyristors (MCTs)).

Power semiconductor device integration and fabrication techniques to achieve high breakdown

voltages, high current carrying capability, low on resistance, fast switching speed and high

reliability.

ACE 666: Development of Renewable Energy Systems (Grid & Non Grid)

(3 Credit Hours)

Overview of regulatory, legal and contractual aspects of renewable projects. It also provides understanding of the economics of renewable energy projects, finance market conditions, project calculations scenarios, input parameters, comparative calculations and finance schemes.

Financing is an important aspect of the course as initial investment is often the main barrier for renewable energy systems. The course will help students understand the important non-technical aspects for the successful implementation of RE projects, providing information on how to successfully implement RES in areas with no grid connection. Regarding social aspects, it gives measures to ensure public acceptance, which is important to guarantee useful application of renewable energy and proper O&M.

ACE 721 Advanced Thermodynamics III (3 Credit Hours)

Equilibrium. First law. Second law. State principle, Zeroth law. Criteria for equilibrium.

Temperature, Entropy and Exergy Analysis, Exergetic (Second law) efficiency, Chemical Exergy. Maxwell Relations. Open systems. Phase rule. Systems of one and two components.

Idealized and real gases, mixtures, and solutions. Equations of state. Thermodynamic potentials.

Heats of formation. Chemical Reactions. Chemical equilibrium and combustion in complex reacting systems. Frozen states in gas dissociation. Real gas dynamic applications. Emission of pollutants.

Statistical thermodynamics: Systems and ensembles. Third law. Kinetic theory. Maxwell’s transfer equation. Thermodynamics equilibrium and viscous, heat conducting gases. Boltzmann statistics, quantum statistics. Dilute gas properties.