New MBA And Master Of Business Management Courses

Online, May 16, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Asia Pacific International College (APIC), a registered degree granting Australian Higher Education Institution, is offering a suite of new formal postgraduate programs to both fresh graduates and practitioners via the Internet and face-to-face. These programs herald a new approach to professional development of graduates in a number of key areas demanded by the business and government. The programs on offer include the following:

Business Management Graduate Programs:
• MBA (Project and Program Management)
• Master of Business Management (MBM)
• Graduate Diploma in Business Management
• Graduate Certificate in Business Management

Project Management Graduate Programs:
• Master of Business and Project Management
• Graduate Diploma in Project Management
• Graduate Certificate in Project Management

Industry and Executive Programs
• Executive Diploma in Project Management
• Executive Diploma in Business Management
• Individual (tailored) programs in Business and Project Management

Project Management Majors:
• Strategic Management
• Quantitative management

Business Management Majors:
• General management
• Leadership and change management
• Supply chain management
• Business planning and finance
• Business systems
• Sustainability management
• Project-based enterprise management
• Enterprise-based asset management
• Governance and risk management

Industry Streams covered:
• Construction and Infrastructure
• IT and Services
• Mining, Energy and Processing
• Manufacturing and Production

APIC is not to be confused with traditional institutions. APIC's programs are designed to transition graduates to capable professionals ready for the present day challenges of business and industry. These respond to the shortcomings in graduates' education identified by the Australian business. "The Business Council of Australia's education taskforce said graduates still lacked essential attributes, especially in leadership, teamwork and communication, but universities were failing to heed the call." (Business takes dim view of academe, Julie Hare, The Australian, 30 March 2011).

Business and industry demand well informed and capable graduates but the undergraduate programs cannot deliver graduates with such attributes. This is because the purpose of undergraduate programs is to immerse the student in the relevant bodies of knowledge that underpins a given discipline. According to Professor Ali Jaafari the solution lies in transformative (postgraduate) programs of the sort APIC is offering that will accelerate professional development of graduates.

Professor Jaafari's research and 30 years of academic and professional experience show that attributes such as communication and socio-cultural skills, business and institutional expertise and managerial capabilities are additional dimensions that all graduates need to acquire to varying extent to be able to contribute to business in today's complex environment. To impart this level of development requires a structured approach. It cannot be done in-house either as the boundaries of business in each organisation constrain the thinking models and zones of influence in terms of cognitive processes. A new class of institutions is needed to bridge the worlds of education and business. This type of institution - transformative institution - should focus on fast tracking development of graduates' capabilities to transition them into the real world of business and industry.
The programs offered by APIC focus on the specific needs of individual graduates and practitioners and give them business insights, professional perspective and institutional knowledge needed to succeed in today's fast changing environment. Learning is effective since it encourages engagement with significant applied knowledge as part of professional development and is coupled with systemic reflection. APIC programs are designed to empower graduates for professional performance.
APIC has built up a unique capability to effectively bridge the worlds of business and academia. APIC helps graduates (who may be employed part time or full time) to go beyond the limits of their normative learning of their undergraduate programs. Their holistic development includes dimensions of knowledge, professional competence, business acumen and technological innovation. The College employs a flexible project-based learning model that is premised on the real life business and project undertakings.
Professor Jaafari stated that this approach takes the element of chance out of a graduate's professional development process. It also shortens the time required to their development. APIC's model of education requires an effective partnership with business and industry, as APIC employs real life organisations and settings as the site of learning.
For more information about APIC's programs contact (02) 8920 9688 or visit APIC's site at www.apicollege.edu.au or email [email protected].