MASTERS PREVIEW OCTOBER 2005 INTAKE

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MASTERS PREVIEWOCTOBER 2005 INTAKE
In Collaboration with UNIVERSITAS RIAU UNRI
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11 Universiti Awam (IPTA)
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Milestones

• Owned by 11 public universities of Malaysia
• Invited by the MOE to form the university on
• 4th August 1999
• OU Malaysia was established on 10th August 2000
• OU Malaysia was registered on 23rd May 2001
• Record its first intake of students in August
  2001
• Collaboration with UNRI 17 March 2005

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Vision
Vision
To be the leader and innovator in open learning
Mission
Mission
To be the leading contributor in democratizing
education To develop quality education through
multimode learning technologies . To
develop and enhance learning experiences towards
the development of knowledge-based society.
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Programs Offered

• 1. MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA)
• (KP/JPS (KA4391) 12/08)
• 2. MASTER OF MANAGEMENT (MM)
• (KP/JPS(KA 4392) 12/08)
• 3. MASTER OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (MIT)
• (KP/JPS (KA 4389) 11/08)
• 4. MASTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (INTEGRATED
  WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT)
• 5. MASTER OF MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION

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MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA)
OU Malaysia MBA program is designed to enhance
your managerial skills and capability in
managing organizations efficiently and
effectively. OU Malaysia MBA 1. Enhance your
managerial competences and add value on current
managerial knowledge 2. Sharpen your analytical
and conceptual skills 3. Improve your
employability and managerial career development
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MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA)
Core Courses 1. Managerial Economics 2.
Organization and Business Management 3.
Accounting for Business Decision Making 4.
Marketing Management 5. Financial Management 6.
Business Law 7. Organizational Behavior 8.
Business Research Methods 9. Information
Technology for Managers 10. Strategic
Management Select 4 of the following
specialised courses 1. Service Marketing
2. Corporate Fiunance 3. Human Resource
Management 4. Entrepreneurship Specialized
Field 1. Project Work I 2. Project Work II
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MBA PROGRAMMESTRUCTURE
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MBA PROGRAMMESTRUCTURE

• In Project Work I, students are required to
  design a Research Proposal. The actual research
  and write up is carried out under Project Work
  II.
• Exemptions (Transfer Credit) for any individual
  subjects can be considered on a Case by Case
  basis. Students would normally have to submit
  their transcripts as well as the detailed
  syllabus of the subjects concerned.
• Students may wish to take fewer subjects (e.g.
  two subjects per semester instead of the proposed
  three subjects per semester) due to, for example,
  heavy office workload . This is possible but
  students would have to fill up the add / drop
  form and adhere to the deadline.
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MASTER OFMANAGEMENT (MM)
OU Malaysia MM program is designed to provide you
with highly commendable managerial skills and
competences to enhance your managerial career
and professional development. OU Malaysia
MM 1. Identify and develop critical success
factors of successfully managed excellent
organizations 2. Integrate your managerial
knowledge to manage your organizations
more efficiently and effectively 3.
Develop your analytical and decision-making
skills in your professional development
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MASTER OFMANAGEMENT (MM)
Core Courses 1. Managerial Economics 2.
Organization Management 3. Accounting for
Decision Making 4. Marketing Management 5.
Financial Management 6. Business Law 7. Human
Resource Management 8. Information Technology
for Managers 9. Research Methods for Managers
10. Strategic Management Select 4 of the
following courses of Specialisation 1.
Organizational Behavior 2. Service
Marketing 3. Marketing Strategy 4.
Entrepreneurship Specialized Field 1. Project
Work I 2. Project Work II
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MM PROGRAMMESTRUCTURE
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Learning Methods

• Self-Managed Learning (90 hours)
• Study independently according to time
  availability.
• Customized text books and folder compilation
  of materials in folders are provided.
• 2. Scheduled Seminars (15 hours)
• Conducted by facilitators (professors or
  experts in the industry). Seminars to be held
  once every 2 weeks (3 hours per course) at UNRI
  or 5 meetings per semester
• 3. On-Line Collaborative Learning (15 hours)
• On-line group discussion on case studies and
  
• project work.

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Entry Requirement

• Bachelors Degree with honours or
• its equivalent in any field of study (S1)
• Work experience is an added advantage

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Assessment

• Coursework 50
• - Individualized learning 25
• - Collaborative learning 25
• Final examination 50
• To graduate, students need to
• maintain their CGPA at least 3.00.

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What does a 3.0 CGPA mean?
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Duration of Study
To complete 6 semesters or 2 years Maximum
period 12 semesters or 4 years Three intakes
per year January, May and September
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Learning Center
In Collaboration With Universitas Riau (UNRI)
Pekanbaru (Indonesia) 17 march 2005
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Fees
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Academic Calendar
May 2005 Semester Registration 8 Oct
2005 Learning Weeks 14 weeks Examination 1
week Holidays 2-3 weeks
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Digital Library
Print Collection at Central Library Regional
Centre more than 9000 volumes of books
Collection comprises of basic textbooks and
reference materials. Books can be borrowed out
by students for 5 books for 30 days. Branch
library has less number of books. Students can
request for inter-library loan from the Central
Library.
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Digital Library

• Digital Collection and Resources
• E-books
• EBRARYcontains more than 40,000 titles of digital
  books
• (multi-disciplines) including ICT, Business and
  Management
• BOOKS24x7contains more than 6000 titles of
  digital books
• (ICT, MM, Business Management related to ICT)
• XREFERPLUS encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri
  and books of quotations
• IT KNOWLEDGEBASE Information Systems Management,
  Information Systems Security, Data Management,
  E-Commerce, Computer Applications
• INFOSECURITYNET BASE provides resources of
  Information Security

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Digital Library

• Digital Collection and Resources
• E-journals
• Association of Computing Machinery (ACM)
  resources on IT computer science more than
  3000 journal titles, newsletter, conference
  proceeding
• IOP full text electronic journals on physics
  published by Institute of Physics
• EiV2 Engineering, Technology areas related to IT
  -7 million articles
• EMERALD INTELLIGENCE Management, Marketing, HR,
  Quality, Organizational Operations Management
• PROQUEST EDUCATION COMPLETE Education, Management
• SPRINGER LINK Sciences, geosciences, chemical
  science and etc
• EBESCO HOST Business Source-more than 9000
  journals

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Digital Library

• Digital Collection and Resources
• E-journals
• INFOTRAC 11 millions articles on advertising,
  economics, history and womens studies
• TAYLOR FRANCIS Open and Distance Learning
  area. Access via printed copy and online.

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Now you know why you need OU Malaysia
Masters

• Blended Mode of Learning
• Flexible learning mode
• Quality Education
• Resources (Digital Library IPTA Library of
• your choice)
• 5. Competitive Fees

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Closing Date for Application 8th Oct. 2005
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FOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES
Director Centre for Graduate Studies Open
University Malaysia Jalan Tun Ismail 50480 Kuala
Lumpur Tel [phone] Fax 03-2697
8878 http//cgs.oum.edu.my E-mail
cgs_at_oum.edu.my
Director Pusat Komputer Universitas Riau Jl.
Binawidya KM 12,5 Panam - Pekanbaru Tel
0761-63272 Fax [phone] http//oum-unri.unri.
ac.id E-mail oum-unri_at_unri.ac.id
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