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Advanced Management Program
The Advanced Management Programme (AMP) at Calwest University is a comprehensive General Management programme designed to help C-Suite leaders build exceptional levels of strategic, high-performance and self-aware leadership skills. It was specifically designed for experienced General Managers with 10 years in management and with at least 5 years in higher-level management. The AMP is not a degree program, and does not lead to any formal degree qualification. A 'Certificate of Completion' is provided for all completing the program.
AMP Courses are Now Open to All ICMA Members
ICMA members at all membership levels (i.e. CMA, AMA, GMA, RBA, RCA, CAT, and MAA) can undertake individual courses in Calwest's Advanced Management Program (AMP) at significantly discounted prices.
The courses that are available in the Advanced Management Program (AMP) and can be studied individually are:
- VAL501 Business Ethics
- VAL502 Global Issues
- VAL503 Critical Thinking
- VAL504 Philosophy
- MBA601 Management
- MBA602 Marketing
- MBA603 Accounting
- MBA604 Finance
- MBA605 Economics
- MBA606 Business Statistics
- MBA607 Business Law
- MBA608 Strategic Management
- MBA709 International Business
- MBA710 Corporate Finance
- MBA713 Entrepreneurial Law
- MBA714 Competitive Analysis
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NON ICMAs
Calwest Programs are only for existing ICMA Members
If you are not a member of the ICMA, you need to become a member of ICMA first before applying for the MBA or DBA programs. You will need to go to the ICMA website to apply for membership. You cannot apply for membership via this Calwest University website.
Minimum Educational Requirements for MBA and DBA
The minimum educational requirement to do the MBA is a recognized undergraduate degree or equivalent professional qualification in any discipline; and for enrolling in the DBA program, the minimum educational requirements are both an undergraduate degree and masters degree (or equivalent). Those who already have an MBA can go directly to the DBA – for MBAs program offering once they become members of ICMA.
ICMAs
Business Degrees for Members of the ICMA Professional Organization
IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR MEMBERS OF THE INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANTS
Calwest University currently offers the MBA and DBA educational programs, solely for ICMA’s membership.
Please have your Membership Number [CID or MID] prior to commencing the Calwest Application process.
The following are the four pathways available within the two programs (click on icons to get to preferred course):
This is the course most attractive MBA pathway for CMA certification holders. Due to Calwest University’s knowledge of the course content of the CMA Program; the CMA certification holders will automatically get Recognized Prior Learning (RPL) credit for 8 out of 12 courses. They will need to do only 4 further courses, (1) Business Ethics and (2) Global Issues, (3) Critical Thinking and (4) Philosophy, to obtain their MBA. Once you register for the MBA for CMA program, these four courses are done online at your own pace from anywhere in the world. The full cost of the MBA program for CMAs only is US$5,350 (normally US$10,150), and additionally CMA holders get Recognized Prior Learning Credit (RPL) credit for 8 (out of 12) courses for their previous CMA professional studies.
This is the MBA pathway most attractive for AMA members of ICMA who have an undergraduate degree (or equivalent professional qualification). [Note that AMA level membership certificate holders of ICMA are considered to be equivalent to having an undergraduate degree in business]. No Recognized Prior Learning (RPL) credit is given initially, but members may apply for RPL credit for any courses they have done in previous studies in the subject area. Members who do not have examination transcripts for their prior studies may also apply for challenge exams. This also is also good for CMA Certification holders who wish to revise their knowledge in some of the courses. Once you register for the MBA program (US$200), you need to complete 12 courses online at your own pace from anywhere in the world. The minimum cost of this entire program (with maximum RPL credit) is US$5,350. The maximum cost of this entire program (with no RPL credit) is US$10,150.
This is the most attractive DBA pathway for an CMA-certified member of ICMA who has both an Undergraduate and a Master’s degrees (or equivalent). [Note that CMA level membership certificate holders of ICMA are considered to be equivalent to having both an undergraduate and graduate degree in business].No Recognized Prior Learning (RPL) credit is given initially, but members may apply for RPL for any ‘Coursework’ courses they have done in previous studies in the subject area. Members who do not have examination transcripts for their prior studies may also apply for challenge exams. No credit is given for the ‘Research’ courses comprising of: (1) Research Methods; (2) Research Proposal and (3) Research Thesis. From the Research Proposal stage you will be assigned an individual supervisor to guide you through your proposal and thesis. Once you register for the DBA program (US$200), you need to complete 14 courses and your thesis (6 courses equivalent) online at your own pace from anywhere in the world.
If you have a CMA but do not have an MBA we suggest that you first undertake the MBA for CMA pathway and then apply for the DBA for MBA as described below.
The minimum cost of this entire program (with maximum RPL credit) is US$11,750. The maximum cost of this entire program (with no RPL credit) is US$18,350.
This is the course most attractive DBA pathway for an ICMA member who has both an Undergraduate degree (or equivalent) and an MBA. Automatic Recognized Prior Learning (RPL) credit is given for the 11 ‘coursework’ courses for their MBA studies. Students have to complete only the ‘research’ courses comprising of: (1) Research Methods; (2) Research Proposal and (3) Research Thesis. From the Research Proposal stage you will be assigned an individual supervisor to guide you through your proposal and thesis. Once you register for the DBA program (US$200) and get your automatic RPL credit (US$2200) for the 11 ‘Coursework’ courses. You need to complete the 3 ‘research’ courses online at your own pace from anywhere in the world. The cost of this entire program is US$11,750.
POINTS TO NOTE
As you can see, Calwest University has achieved its aim at providing affordable high-quality education to its students, so as they can work towards attaining a recognised degree at a substantially lower costs than that usually associated with such degree programs. All of the above courses would costs over US$30,000 in most face-to-face and online courses available in the USA, Europe and Australia.
Certified Management Accountants (CMAs) who are financial members of ICMA can go directly to the MBA - for CMAs or DBA program offerings. [Please have your membership ID number ready if you wish to apply].
If you are NOT a ‘Financial’ Member of ICMA you cannot undertake the Calwest University degree programs.
Minimum Educational Requirements for MBA and DBA
The minimum educational requirement to do the MBA is a recognized undergraduate degree or equivalent professional qualification in any discipline; and for enrolling in the DBA program, the minimum educational requirements are both an undergraduate degree and masters degree (or equivalent). Financial members of ICMA who have attained the CMA level of certification can go directly to MBA - for CMAs. Those who already have an MBA can go directly to the DBA – for MBAs program offering once they become financial members of ICMA at the CMA level
Course Navigation Helper
Calwest University follows USA Education terminology as follows:
Program: means the degree program you are enrolled in such as MBA or DBA.
Course: means a subject area within the Program. There are many courses that comprise a program.
Topic: means a section within a course. There are between 10-20 topics in a course and usually follow a related chapter in the text book assigned for the course.
- FIRST: ENROLL IN A PROGRAM
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When you wish to return to your program and courses, go to the Home page.
- NEXT: UPLOAD SUPPORTING ADMISSION DOCUMENTATION
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- NEXT: ENROLL IN A COURSE
Once your Admission Documentation is accepted (within 7 days) go to HOME PAGE STUDENT MENU "My Programs". Please click on this to see the courses that you need to enroll in to complete the program.When you have enrolled to undertake a program with Calwest University, the following Navigation is required on the website to undertake a program and the courses within it.
Once you choose and enroll in a course, both your program and your courses are displayed on the HOME PAGE STUDENT MENU (Right Hand Side menu). Click on "My Programs" to choose and enroll in a course ($800). Research courses are $1000 per course.
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- NEXT: FOLLOW THE TOPICS IN A COURSE
Once enrolled in a course, go to HOME PAGE STUDENT MENU "My Courses" to see the course syllabus, topics quizzes and final assessments.
On clicking a particular course you are enrolled in, you will see the course syllabus and individual topics that will be based on the recommended text book.
Please note that you will navigate the topics by clicking within the PowerPoint slide to advance. At the end of the PowerPoint slide presentation for a topic, you will return to the start of the presentation.
For Online Courses:
If a topic has assessments, please note that you need to complete these assessments before you will be permitted to access the next topic. You can re-sit the topic assessments for a maximum limit of 3 times until you get a score (usually 50%) that will enable you to continue and access the materials of the next topic.
For Research Courses:
The requirements for these are different to the online courses and the details are provided in the Course Syllabus.
- FINISH COURSE: UNDERTAKE THE FINAL EXAM
For Online Courses:
Once you have completed all the topics in the course, you will be given access to a Written Assignment or a Final Online Exam. The Online Final Exam is a composite of all the topic assessment questions. You will be allowed only One Attempt at the final exam. The final exam is 90-minutes in duration. After 90-minutes, whatever you have attempted will be submitted automatically to Calwest for assessment, and you will get your final grade soon after (within 24-hours).
For Research Courses:
The requirements for these are different to the online courses and the details are provided in the Course Syllabus. These are:
Research Methods: Self-Assessment that you have completed all readings and videos
Research Proposal: The submission of the Research Proposal to your supervisor, and grading by supervisor
Research Thesis: The submission of the Research Thesis to your supervisor, for submission to two examiners for grading.
Instructors
Contact with Instructor: Calwest does not have online courses in its degree programs that require it to give students direct contact with an instructor. Calwest will instead use Indirect Contact Instruction via the Moodle Learning Management Platform as the only means of contact with students. Detailed course information will be accessible to students, via Course Syllabuses, PowerPoint presentations and Video instructions (where available) and online Topic Quizzes.
Return of Assessments and Research: The return of the grades for of Topic Quizzes and Final Exams will be almost instantaneous as the Faculty responsible for developing the course has supplied answers that are programmed into the Moodle learning platform. Student queries of a general nature will be answered as a broadcast via Moodle to all students. Where direct communication with an individual student is required (such in accepting admission documentation), this will usually be in 48 hours, with a maximum time limit of 7-days. In the case of research courses Doctoral degree program, the maximum time limit for return of research proposals and thesis chapters is one-month.
Qualified Instructors and Assessors: The second major rationale for launching an innovative university such as Calwest, is not only to students a framework have courses delivered by the World’s best and most qualified instructors but also to provide assessment of the learning outcomes obtained. As such Calwest has adjunct faculty, i.e. PhD and Masters Degree qualified professors in traditional universities, to design its courses to be benchmarked and aligned with similar courses from leading universities;; and provide assessments to evaluate student learning (via computer assessments methods) and provide feedback to students in a timely manner.
Library and Other Learning Resources: Calwest has subscribed to the Library and Learning Resources of TopiaU, the online library service. See http://topiau.org/ which includes free Librarian services to students of member universities. More details are provided in this catalog. There may be some minimal charges for complicated searches.
Course Design & Delivery
The major rationale of establishing Calwest was to value-add and enable students to take advantage of a world-class program from the USA, available worldwide. Any (traditional or non-traditional) university course has 3 distinct components: (1) Course Content (syllabus; learning outcomes); (2) Course Delivery (face-to-face; distance education; online); and (3) Course Assessment (examination; assignment; credit for prior learning, challenge exams).
The Course Content is solely designed by Calwest faculty, and the syllabus outlines of these courses are listed on the webpage. In designing courses, as benchmarking with other World-class universities is done across most higher education institutions, both traditional and non-traditional; it is very possible that a student’s expected learning outcomes from a course listed and offered in by Calwest can be obtained via a similar online or face-to-face course.
In terms of Course Delivery, all courses will be delivered by Calwest, via its Tubeclasses, which sits on a Moodle platform. The online delivery of courses that impart the ‘Core Values’, ‘Core Building Blocks” and ‘Electives’ will be comprehensive, with Course Syllabuses, PowerPoint presentations and Videos (where relevant). Students are responsible for purchasing (or having access to) the print or electronic text book assigned for the course covering Calwest’s syllabus.
All the Course Assessments will be done by Calwest professors. These assessments include proctored traditional and online exams, assignments, challenge exams and credit for prior learning. The learning of students undertaking all modes of assessment is based on the syllabuses of courses offered at Calwest, and listed in its catalog.
Calwest has furnished in its on-line catalog, a detailed description of how each program will be conducted; and the syllabus of each course conducted internally by the university; including course outlines and compulsory text books. The programs will be asynchronous in that students will take courses at each student's own pace. The access to course materials will be via the internet, using a Moodle Learning Management Platform. The grading scheme for all assessments and the evaluation of student work is presented in each course syllabus of the courses taught by Calwest. The timely response to students’ questions and comments, record keeping and technical support is also managed via Moodle. There is no equipment or supplies that need to be provided to any student, in any of the courses conducted at the university. Note that Calwest does not provide any courses that require the development of a manual or technical skill, such as the use of equipment or tools. Further, no courses are conducted at Calwest that will require a laboratory experience.
Sponsorships
Calwest University’s education programs are exclusively for members of the Institute of Certified Management Accountants, a bona fide professional organization. Calwest University’s education programs are sponsored by a bona fide professional organization that offers educational programs solely for that organization's membership, has met the qualifications for exemption from regulation under the Act, pursuant to California Education Code (CEC) section 94874 (b)(1). Please note that this does not imply that Calwest University has approval to operate pursuant to section 94886 or 94890 of the Code. Instead, as an Exempt Institution, it is exempt from regulation under the Act.
Sponsoring Organization
The Institute of Certified Management Accountants
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Performance Facts
Calwest University is a new university, and as such information regarding completion rates, placement rates, license examination passage rates, salary or wage information, and the most recent three-year cohort default rates are not as yet available. These will be first compiled in 2016.
Student Resource Requirements
Students at Calwest require a Personal Computer or Laptop running Windows 10 or higher with 500 MB of RAM or higher; or an Apple Mac running Mac OS 10 or higher. They will also need access to a reliable high speed Internet connection Kbps/128 Kbps; and a Web browser.
Calwest cannot provide individual support to students personal hardware/software.
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Prof. Raymond Greasley |
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MBA, PhD (WITS) |
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Prof. Raymond Greasley has had a 30+ year career in IT, which has covered: Project Management, Process Management, Analysis, Software Development/Testing, LAN Administration, Source Control, Training Staff, Infrastructure Builds – SQL Servers, Workstations, Web Servers, and Windows Servers. He has been project manager of large IT based projects and is a world-expert consultant in data integrity and security. He is currently Dean of the Global Business School at the Wharton Institute of Technology and Science. |
Maximum fees
Maximum fees for an online master’s and doctoral degrees can be broken down as follows:
| Total Program Fee | $10,150 | ||
| MBA Degree - Maximum | Total | ||
| Program Registration | Once-off | $200 | $200 |
| Credit Verification Fee (No External Learning) | per course | $200 | $0 |
| Calwest Tubeclasses (Min 12 courses) | per course | $800 | $9,600 |
| Program Completion & Degree Granting Fee | Once-off | $350 | $350 |
| Total Program Fee | $20,550 | ||
| Doctoral Degree - Maximum | Total | ||
| Program Registration | Once-off | $200 | $200 |
| Credit Verification Fee (No External Learning) | per course | $200 | $0 |
| Tubeclassess (11 course) | per course | $1,000 | $11,000 |
| Research Methods (2 Course Equivalent) | per course | $1,000 | $2,000 |
| Research Proposal (1 Course Equivalent) | per course | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| Research Project (6 Course Equivalent) | per course | $1,000 | $6,000 |
| Program Completion & Degree Granting Fee | Once-off | $350 | $350 |