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SBCO6520: Quantitative and StatisticalTechniques (3 credits)This course is concerned with the use of quantitative andstatistical techniques to assist in rational decision-making.The emphasis is not on the techniques themselves, butrather on how they can contribute to better decisions.The approach is to present real business situations inwhich quantitative and statistical techniques have beenapplied successfully and to show how managers can usethe methods to make better decisions.SBCO6080: Personal Development Electives(2 credits)The Personal Development Electives (PDE’s) will providestudents with the opportunity to participate in diverselearning experiences during their programme. By virtueof their involvement in their chosen electives, students willacquire specific personal skills by engaging in seminars,workshops, special assignments or projects.Fig 3: Internship Track SponsorsFollowing the internship, students willprepare a report describing his/her internshipactivities and will make a presentation before acommittee including the Faculty Advisor and arepresentative of the sponsoring organization.For each of the electives to be offered during a given period, the specific target groups, objectives, content, assessment andmethodology will be provided in the PDE course outline. Each student will be required to complete two PDE’s to earn thetwo credits which are essential for programme completion, except where the school assigns two credits to an individual PDEbecause of its depth or scope.The School will vary the electives offered each year according to emerging needs. Electives to be offeredto students may include those indicated below in Table 1Eligibility for each elective will bedetermined by student demand,fulfillment of pre-requisites andavailability of opportunities toparticipate in those electives that requireinvolvement outside of the School.Component 3: Entrepreneurship or Internship TrackThe Entrepreneurial Track aims to impart practical entrepreneurial and management skillsgrounded in a sound academic base. The programme will offer an intense blend of theory andpractices delivered by a combination of industry practitioners and academics, and providea solid cross–disciplinary foundation of management and entrepreneurial skills. It is designedto consider the dynamics of small emerging economies that operate in a regional and globalcontext. The track will consist of three courses:SBBM6010:Experiences In Entrepreneurship (E2)(4 credits)This course aims to bring the student entrepreneur into intimate contactwith the multi-dimensional world of entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurthrough an experiential learning approach. The student will choose twoE2 assignment options to work on over the two semesters. All cohortmembers will form a business management team at the beginning ofSemester 1 to host an annual one-day MSB Entrepreneurship Seminarheld at the end of Semester 2.6263