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GUIDEBOOK
School of Management
INTAKE 2019
www.aeu.edu.my/onlineMBA
onlineMBA@aeu.edu.my
+60149629903
No. 106, Wisma Subang Jaya
Jalan SS15/4, 47500 Selangor, Malaysia
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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4.9.1 Types of Assignments......................................................................... 19
4.9.2 Guide of doing assignments ........................................................... 19
4.9.3 Submission of Assignments .............................................................. 19
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WELCOME MESSAGE FROM DEAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
I wish you every success in your academic endeavours and assure you
of our continued support towards realising your ambition.
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ABOUT ASIA E UNIVERSITY
AeU is also the main facilitator of the Asian Credit Transfer System (ACTS)
to facilitate mutual credit transfer, accreditation and recognition of
degrees among Asian Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).
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The AeU MBA is approved by the Malaysian Ministry of Education (MOE),
with full‐accreditation granted by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency
(MQA). It is also recognised by the Department of Public Service for
Malaysian government employment in public service. AeU recognition
and international membership include Association of Commonwealth
Universities (ACU), International Council for Open and Distance Learning
(ICDE), Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU), The Observatory
on Borderless Higher Education (OBHE), Asia Pacific University
Community Engagement Network (APUCEN) and International
Consortium for Teaching and Learning Centres (ICTLC).
AeU online MBA is ideal for 21st century working professionals as it allows
you to excel in your career while you access your learning anywhere
and anytime. You will be encouraged to have continuous interaction
with our international faculty and industrial speakers. These interactions
will strengthens your business communication skills, pragmatic and
analytical thinking.
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PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
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PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
SUBJECT CORE/
Year/Sem SUBJECT NAMES CREDITS
CODES ELECTIVE
Year 1 MEC604 Managerial Core 3
January Economics
2019 MSM606 Strategic Core 4
Management – Asian
Business
Total 7
Year 1 MIB603International Business Core 3
May 2019 MAF605Accounting And Core 4
Finance For
Managers
MQC708 International Logistics Elective 3
And Transport
Total 10
Year 1 MPO601 Managing People In Core 4
Septembe Organisation
r 2019 MKM602 Marketing Core 3
Management
MEI730 Project Management Elective 3
Total 10
Year 2 MMP706 Entrepreneurship And Elective 3
January Innovation
2020 MOM705 Operation Elective 3
Management
MLT723 Quality and Change Elective 3
Management
Total 9
Year 2 MPP799 PROJECT PAPER 6
May 2020
TOTAL 42
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PROGRAMME ADMINISTRATION
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
1. REGULAR ENTRY
(1) A Bachelor’s degree with minimum CGPA of 2.50 out of 4.00 or other
equivalent qualifications as accepted by the AeU Senate; OR
EXEMPTION:
However, an international student from a country using English as an
official medium of instruction or from an academic institution using
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English as a medium of instruction, shall normally be exempted from the
above requirement. For example:
PROGRAMME APPLICATION
How to Apply?
Submit online application to http://www.aeu.edu.my/onlineMBA
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Outcome of Application
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REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT
Programme Registration
Students who have been offered entry into the University are required to
register within the period indicated in the offer letter.
Subject Registration
(a) The total credit hours for online students shall normally be 9
credit hours in a semester.
(b) Students are allowed to register for more credit hours in a
semester with the approval of the Dean subject to the
students' academic performance.
(a) Students may add subjects within five (5) weeks of the
commencement of the semester.
(b) Students may drop subjects within ten (10) weeks of the
commencement of the semester.
(c) There shall be penalty charges on the tuition fees for drop subject
after the duration period. Please refer to the academic timeline
available in the AeU Website.
(a) Students may apply for a deferment of study through the student
portal anytime before the final examination week giving reasons
for the request. Each application is for one semester of deferment
(Refer to Academic Calendar and Timelines available at
www.aeu.edu.my).
(b) Students are required to inform the University in writing within 2
weeks after the registration of the new semester if they wish to
apply for a second deferment.
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(c) Activation fee of RM 50.00 (or equivalent in foreign currency) will
be charged for each deferred semester upon registration of new
semester.
Online Re-enrolment
Payment
MODE GUIDELINES
1. Online Go to this link
payment Click Online Payment
Type your IC No. or Passport No. to log in
Type Name
Type Email, Contact
Make payment
Print out the payment receipt as proof of payment
Please scan and e-mail the Online Payment Receipt
/ Original
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Bank in Slip /Original Cash Deposit Slip as proof of
payment once payment is made to
finance@aeu.edu.my together with the necessary
documents required if you have not done so.
Operation Hours:
Monday – Friday, 8.30 a.m. – 5.30 p.m.
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Note: We accept cash, cheque and credit card.
Please submit the necessary documents required if
you have not done so.
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ASSESSMENT
Assessment Guidelines
Assignments
Examination
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Project Paper
Learners are required to select a topic based on experience that could
integrate one or more topics from modules undertaken. The project
paper can either be in the form of a simple project based on empirical
findings or a project based on secondary data/portfolio.
CRITERIA MARKS
Comprehension Of Subject Matter / 25 marks
Referencing And Report Organisation / 10 marks
Analytical Skill / 20 marks
Writing Skill / Clarity Of Ideas Expressed / 20 marks
Evidence Of Reading And Research Apparent / 25 marks
TOTAL / 100 marks
GRADING SYSTEM
Grading System:
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Passing Grade:
(1) The general passing grade in all subjects is a B and above. The marks
for each letter grade is shown above.
(2) To graduate, students should have obtained a Cumulative Grade
Point Average (CGPA) of 3.00 or above after having completed 40
credits.
(3) A Student who obtained an F in any subject is encouraged to repeat
the subject and for the purpose of calculating the CGPA, the higher
grade will be counted.
(4) A student is allowed to improve his grade by repeating the subject in
the programme of their study. For CGPA calculation the better grade
will be counted.
Incomplete Status:
(1) Students will be given an ‘I’ status if they fail either in:
(a) Submitting Assignment (Formative Assessment), or
(b) Absent in Examination (Summative Assessment)
(2) A student with an ‘I’ status has up to two (2) consecutive semesters to
either submit the outstanding assignments or sit the examination to
complete the grade for the subject. Failure to do so will result in the
student having to re-register for the subject(s) concerned and redo
the assignment and exam components as normally required.
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ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINES
Types of Assignments
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Submission of Assignments
Students should submit a Soft Copy on the due date at the time
prescribed by uploading onto the myPLS as per instruction given.
Evaluation of Assignments
FINAL EXAMINATION
This is the Summative assessment amounting to 40% of the mark for each
module. This is normally conducted as Final Examination for the module.
The students are required to check the Final Examination date and time
from their Learning Centre or Student Portal of AeU.
(1) Close book exams: The question paper consists of questions that
should be answered using memory, ability to describe concepts
learned and also analyse and come up with conclusions. The
purpose is to measure the absorbing and recalling of learning and
application of it.
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PLAGIARISM
The maximum similarity index set by the University for the Entire Report is
20%. The similarity index is a score which has excluded the Bibliography
and quoted material.
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DESCRIPTION OF MODULES
CORE SUBJECT
NO SUBJECT SUBJECT DESCRIPTIONS
NAME CODE
1 Accounting MAF605 This subject is a combined module on
And Finance basic topics in Management
For Managers Accounting and Corporate Finance. It
seeks to expose students to the functions
and principles of accounting and
finance and their applications in
managerial decisions. It focuses on
understanding basic but major issues
related to concepts, theories,
techniques and practical problems of
management accounting and
corporate finance – from an
entrepreneurial perspective. Topics
include costing and cost control,
budgeting, short term financial decision
making, financial markets, financial
statement analysis, financial planning
and forecasting, concepts, application
of risk and return and time value of
money in assets valuation and capital
budgeting.
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marketing programme, e-marketing and
marketing communications.
ELECTIVE SUBJECTS
NO SUBJECT SUBJECT DESCRIPTIONS
NAME CODE
1 Quality and MQC708 In the midst of uncertainty in today’s
Change business environment, organizations are
Manageme continuously implementing change that
nt could yield benefits. Companies have
to learn how to change and sustain
change in their organizations as part of
a continuous process of improvement,
renewal and transformation. In recent
years, many companies have
introduced new initiatives in areas such
as Total Quality, Business Process Re-
engineering (BPR) and Continuous
Improvement to bring about change in
order to provide enhanced product or
service and business performance.
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2 International MLT723 This is a subject in logistics management
Logistics with international perspective, a term
And which denotes a total system approach
Transport to the management of all of those
activities involved in physically moving
raw materials, inventory and finished
goods inventory from point of use or
consumption. Effective logistics
management can improve a firm’s
marketing effort by establishing
consistent and dependable customer
service levels. In mature markets,
customer service represents the most
efficient and effective method for firm to
gain a sustainable competitive
advantage. Better management of
logistics activities offers significant
potential for improving corporate
profitability and return on assets.
Project Paper
Submission of a research project is a requirement of this MBA
programme. The project paper aims to:
The number of credit hour for a Project Paper is six (6) and the length of
the project paper is around 12,000 words.
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reviewed by the SOM‘s Project Paper Review Committee. The
Committee‘s decision will be final.
Choose a real life project that you have implemented and write a
report on it as a case study. Then, go back to the academic
literature (journal articles/text book) and explain how and why the
project succeeded or failed based on what the literature is saying.
The final part is where you discuss the theoretical relevance of what
is being written in academic literature on the issue/case you are
describing.
Choose a theory that is of interest to you. Write all that you can on
what the theory is and what then literature have said of the
application of the theory in practice. Then choose a real life
application that you have experienced and write on how academic
literatures (or theories about them) are useful to explain about what
is happening and illuminating the events you are discussing.
In this project, you are to do/ conduct a mini project or a small scale
empirical study on a practical and researchable topic and to come
up with a report detailing your research, findings/outcomes and
significance of your study. Your report should detailed the following;
Objective of research, justifications, review of relevant literature that
highlights issues addressed, research questions and theoretical
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framework used, focus of analysis, data collection methods and their
findings, your own research questions/ frameworks, research
hypothesis (and how you develop it), and what data and how you
collect, analyze and present them, your research findings and the
implications and relevance of your research. There is no limit as to
how long your research should be - as long as your report covers
them all.
(a) Abstract
(b) Acknowledgement
The list of tables follows the table of contents. This list includes the
number of each table, the title and the page number.
The list of figures follows the list of tables. This list includes the number
of each figure, the title and the page number.
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(f) Chapters
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 3: Methodology
Chapter 4: Findings
(g) References/Bibliography
(h) Format
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STUDY PLAN
The following proposed study plan aims for intake to start the
programme in January. AeU reserves the right to change the modules
to be offered due to logistic requirements. The students shall normally
complete 6 Core Modules, 5 Electives and a final Project Paper within
18 months.
The total credit hours for part time students shall normally be about 9
credit hours in one Semester.
EXAMINATION VENUE:
Important Note:
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Checklist
Please use this checklist* while providing us with the required
item (s) listed in the table.
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