MBA Handbook-Swiss School of Management

Programme Outline
Master of Business Administration
Concentration
MBA in Human Resources
HRM 590/GML590 Managing and Leading in Different Countries
Learning features reinforce concepts critical to project management success. Students
practice effective communication while new cases inspire discussion and debate, and new
real-world vignettes demonstrate how to apply concepts in the workplace. New MindTap
digital resources enhance each chapter with videos, quizzes, and case animations. Students
also work with today's popular Microsoft® Project 2016. Find everything your students need
to manage projects effectively in business today.
HRM 591 Human Resources Management
This course builds upon the learning outcomes of the previous course PRJMGT555. It
furthermore enhances the skills of the students to learn the flexibility needed to lead a
successful project. An "agile" margin callout at the end of each section clearly identifies when
agile projects are performed differently than traditional projects or where they are
emphasized further. In many cases, this adapted or enhanced performance can be used with
modification for more traditional projects. With this text's discussion of human strengths,
students learn how to use positive psychology to understand the unique abilities of
individuals. An appendix describes each strength theme in the project context to better
prepare students to lead and manage project teams effectively.
HRM 592/NPM 593 Managing Business Ethics
Projects fail because of risks that are discovered too late, are ignored or simply are not sought.
This statement seems trivial at first glance, but it is not so obvious for many stakeholders. With
effective risk management, you keep your project under control and eliminate 90% of all
project problems before they occur. This course is designed to explore the most important
methods and tools how to successfully apply risk management in projects in a practical and
easy-to-use way. You will receive hands-on instructions and tips that you can immediately
implement in your project. Identifying and analyzing uncertainties in areas such as resources,
project scope, technology, leading the project and scheduling is the most important part of
this book. All covered topics in this book are crucial elements of a sound project management
strategy and a good addition to Enterprise Risk Management.
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