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MBA in Executive Management

MBA in Executive Management with

a specialization in Management Consulting

MBA in Human Resources Management

Tank you or your interest in the Royal

Roads University MBA program, ofered

through the Faculty o Management.

Ours is an innovative graduate business

program designed specically or

experienced proessionals who want toadvance their careers. Supporting students

in developing advanced business acumen,

extending individual leadership skills

and gaining a stronger understanding o

the relationships between management,

society and the environment is the driving

orce behind our program.

Te Royal Roads University MBA combines

active and collaborative learning through

ace-to-ace experience labs, online classes

and virtual experience labs. With support

rom aculty, advisors and colleagues,

students learn to integrate the principles

o leadership, responsibility and strategy

to address complex challenges. Students

apply this approach to solving real-world,

global issues throughout our 18-month

program. Led by aculty with practical

experience in management and industry,

Royal Roads University provides a learning

experience that is rich and dynamic.



Te overall aim o our MBA program is

to enhance the skill set, knowledge and

insight o accountable and responsible

managers to enable them to contribute

to the health o an organization, its

stakeholders and its environment.

We hope you will consider the MBA

program at Royal Roads University.

We look orward to hearing rom you.

Sincerely,

Pedro G. Márquez, PhD

Dean, Faculty o Management



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nline Pre-esidency

In preparation or the rst MBA residency and the MBA

program, students are required to ully participate and

complete the online pre-residency called ‘Getting Down

to Business’ (GDB). Tis session starts our to six weeks

beore the rst on-campus experience lab (ormerly

known as residencies), and guides students through a

variety o technical and program-related activities

relevant to a business program.

As the ocial start o the program, GDB is a moderately

paced, three-week online session that encourages students

to explore the learning platorm, orm an online learning

community, and become amiliar with subject matter

specic to the MBA program. opics covered in GDB

include, but are not limited to accounting, writing skills,

economics, and team-based learning. It is critical that

all students ully engage in the GDB session to best

position themselves or success in the MBA program.

Classmates meet ace-to-ace or the rst time at the

beginning o the rst experience lab and continue

to work in teams during the distance modules.

Students are encouraged to visit us at www.computerservices.

royalroads.ca to work through sel-directed tutorials or

the MS Oce suite o soware, beore their rst on-campus

experience lab. Students who need more ormalized training

may wish to register or an in-person course at a computer

Te Royal Roads University

applied MBA program is specically

designed to meet the needs of today’s

experienced professional.

Over the 18-month program, students

complete two, three-week residencies,

ten online courses including ve

virtual experience labs, and an

Organizational Management Project.

Tis allows working professionals to

benet from the synergy of on-campus

learning and direct interaction with

leading faculty members, while

continuing to meet the demands

of career and lifestyle. Te result is

accessible, high quality learning with

minimal professional disruption.

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training institute. Other tutorials or new students can

be accessed by visiting www.royalroads.ca/math-assessment

and, or a learning readiness assessment, visit us at

www.royalroads.ca/online-learning-readiness-assessment.

Experience Labs (EL)

Tere are two, three-week Experience Labs (ELs) that

‘bookend’ the program. Following GDB, students attend

their rst EL on the Royal Roads University campus

in Victoria, B.C. Tese sessions are intended to be engaging,

intense, exploratory, and memorable. Te second EL

occurs at the end o the program, bringing closure

to the MBA experience with an integrated simulation,

among other activities.

EL Workload

Students can expect the experience lab periods to be

rigorous. Te normal classroom schedule is Monday

to Friday, rom 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Homework, readings,

and team meetings are done outside these hours in the

evenings. o gain the most rom residency, students are

advised to avoid personal and work commitments as much

as possible to ocus solely on the activities o the residency.

Distance Learning (DL)

Te distance portions o our MBA programs take place

over the Internet. Beore each course, students are provided

with a package o materials and readings. Following

an asynchronous model, students work through

the requirements o the course at their own pace,

although there are a number o “real time” deadlines

or assignments, exams, etc.

We utilize a number o diferent delivery methods,

including textbooks, articles, case studies, interactive

Internet learning, videotapes, and “chat” bulletin boards

or correspondence with your team members who may live in another part o the country.

Classmates meet during the rst EL period and continue

to work in teams during the distance modules as well.

While teams are assigned by the MBA Program oce,

students work on several diferent teams throughout

the duration o the program.

International ption

Royal Roads University has enjoyed a long and rewarding

relationship with the Grenoble Graduate School o Business

and, in the past, students have had the opportunity

to attend their nal residency in Grenoble, France.

Royal Roads will continue to look at international

opportunities with the current MBA program. Further

details about international exchanges, will be posted

online at www.royalroads.ca/mba.



Getting Down to Business

Experience Lab 1:

Discovering Self and

Organization

› trategy and ontext

of the rganization

› ools and easures

Distance Learning 1:Understanding the

Organization through

the disciplines

› nderstanding the

rganization through

easurement


rganization through

elationships

› virtual xperience ab

(ntegration 1)

Organizational

Management Project

(OMP)

Distance Learning 2:

Understanding the

Organization as part

of the larger world

› inancing the rganization

› arketing › virtual xperience ab 2

(ntegration 2)


Understanding the wider

context of the Organization

› usiness in the

lobal conomy

› nderstanding ystems

› virtual xperience ab 3

(ntegration 3)


Delivering Through

the Organization

› eadership

› ecisions eyond

the oundaries


(ntegration 4)

Distance Learning 5:Specialization topics

in Executive Management

› pecialization opic 1



(ntegration 5)

Organizational Management

Project (OMP)

Experience Lab 2:

Making Change Happen

› ntegratie Practices

› imulation

“The MBA program at

Royal Roads gave me a

rock solid management

education. I had prior

work experience but the

course content rounded

out my formal education

and took my skills to the

next level. The strength

in this program is that it

allows you to apply what

you learn immediately.

That’s powerful.”

Andrea Chisholm, MBA Graduate

Management Consulting, 2009

MBA – Executive Management

Earning an MBA has come to dene success in today’s business marketplace. Royal Roads

University’s MBA in Executive Management provides students with a thorough and

comprehensive understanding o management practices and develops critical thinking

and decision-making skills in demand by high perorming organizations.

Students cover core content including Environment o Business, Financial and Managerial

Accounting, Marketing Management, and Corporate Finance and choose electives based

on individual interests. Te program enhances management skills and an understanding

o an organization as a whole.



MBA – Executive ManagementSpecialization in Management Consulting

Consulting is a growing and exceedingly competitive eld.

Royal Roads University’s MBA program with a specialization

in Management Consulting equips students with the ability

to market their skills and expertise whether in-house or

externally. Graduates o this program will attain advanced

placement in the process o obtaining the Certied

Management Consultant (CMC) designation.


Experience Lab 1:


Organization


of the rganization




the disciplines


rganization through

easurement


rganization through

elationships


(ntegration 1)

Organizational

Management Project (OMP)


Understanding the


of the larger world


› arketing

› virtual xperience ab 2(ntegration 2)


Understanding the wider

context of the Organization

› usiness in the lobal

conomy



(ntegration 3)


Delivering Through

the Organization

› eadership

› ecisions eyond the

oundaries


(ntegration 4)

Distance Learning 5:Specialization topics

in Management Consulting




(ntegration 5)


Project (OMP)

Experience Lab 2:

Making Change Happen


› imulation



MBA – Human esources Management

High perormance organizations demand highly skilled human resource managers.

Tis sought-aer degree, which integrates best practices rom both a business and a human

resources perspective, gives HR proessionals the tools to interpret their organization’s strategic

needs and adds value to corporate decision-making. Te program provides graduates with

enhanced HR management skills, and a superior understanding o organizations as a whole.

Te program is best suited to experienced managers, business leaders, HR managers and HR

proessionals who want to deepen their understanding o how advanced strategic human

resource management skills and leadership impact the workplace.

“The MBA at Royal

Roads armed me with

the condence to apply

what I learned about

business and technology

in my industry. It was like

business boot camp –

stressful and spectacular

all at the same time. This

program really pushes you

to succeed.”

Dave Tyson, Graduate

MBA in Digital TechnologiesManagement, 2003


Experience Lab 1:


Organization


of the rganization




the disciplines


rganization through

easurement


rganization through

elationships


(ntegration 1)

Organizational

Management Project

(OMP)


Understanding the


of the larger world


›

arketing › virtual xperience ab 2

(ntegration 2)


Understanding the

wider context of the

Organization

› usiness in the

lobal conomy



(ntegration 3)


Delivering Through

the Organization

› eadership

› ecisions eyond

the oundaries


(ntegration 4)

Distance Learning 5:Specialization topics in Human

Resource Management




(ntegration 5)


Project (OMP)

Experience Lab 2: Making

Change Happen


› imulation



Accountable and

esponsible Managers

Te overall aim o our MBA program

is to enhance the skill set, knowledge

and insight o accountable and responsible

managers to enable them to contribute

to the health o an organization,

its stakeholders and its environment.

Our MBA program ocuses on eight

learning domains:

Communication

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Ability to work with others

Integration

Leadership

Responsibility

Innovation

rganizational Management

Project (MP)

Te Organizational Management Project

allows students to integrate and apply

the knowledge and skills gained throughout

the program to a research project in an area

o interest to them or their organization.

Te scope o the OMP consists o 188 hours

o work and requires a nal written report

and presentation.

“Everything came togethe

in the nal organizationa

project. I realized how I

could apply everything

I had learned about

private industry and mak

it relevant in my work in

government. It gave me

an opportunity to test

the model. Logically, I

knew my learning would

come together, but after

the project, I knew rst hand. That increased

my condence a

thousand fold.“

Carrie Johnson, MBA Graduate

Management Consulting, 2009



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Admission

Our MBA program is designed or

experienced managers and business leaders

who want to advance their careers. Applicants

are assessed on three criteria – education,

proessional experience, and personal

characteristics. As a baseline or evaluation

we look or a bachelor’s degree rom an

accredited university, seven years o ull-

time proessional experience including

three years in management, and personal

characteristics that demonstrate the capacity

to succeed in the program.

flexible Admission

Some applicants may have acquired

knowledge and experience equivalent

to these criteria through lie experience.

In those instances, our exible admission

criteria may be used. I qualications areinsucient in one area, exible admission

allows us to credit strengths in other areas.

Tose applying or an MBA in Human

Resources must have education or experience

in that eld. Tose applying or an MBA in

Executive Management with a specialization

in Management Consulting may have

experience in any eld.

Virtual Experience Labs

Between each Distance Learning session

is a two-day Virtual Experience Lab (VEL).

Tis session is primarily a synchronous

session using technology to connect

students rom around the globe.

Distance Learning Workload

Students take two distance courses at a time

or a period o 8 weeks. Each module requiresa level o efort o approximately 12 - 14

hours per week. Tis means a minimum total

commitment o up to 24 - 28 hours per week.

During the rst distance courses, the amount

o time required may be higher as students

amiliarize themselves with distance learning

technologies.

o assess your computer capabilities,

visit www.computerservices.royalroads.ca/

computer_equip_requirements.

“My Royal Roads MBA

enabled me to bring

a strategic business

focus to the delivery

of human resource

services and apply my

education in ‘centre of

expertise’ and ‘business

partner’ situations.

My Organizational

Consulting Project (OCP)

presented an integrated

approach to workplace

health – wellness

measures aligned with

organizational goals,

leadership training,

and disability

management processes.

Royal Roads University

has been an amazing

personal journey.”

MaryAnn Kempe, Graduate

MBA in Human esources

Management, 2004



Program StructureTe Royal Roads University MBA

is an 18-month graduate degree. Programs

begin in August and December each year

with a three-week online, pre-residency

session (GDB) that leads into the rst o two

on-campus experience labs (in August or

January). Each on-campus experience lab(EL) bookends the distance learning portion

o the program. On-campus experience labs

take place in Victoria, B.C. Participants

work in teams during both experience lab

and online portions.

For more inormation abthe MBA program, visit u

at www.royalroads.ca.

Contact an enrolment ad

at learn.more@royalroad

or 1-877-778-6227.



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