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Notice to Prospective School of Business Degree Program Students

Please note that this program is available only to CMA certified members of the Institute of Certified Management Accountants (ICMA).

If you are not a CMA-certified member of the ICMA, you need to become a CMA member of the 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.

Note that no program at Calwest is designed to lead to positions in a profession, occupation, trade, or career field requiring licensure in the State of California; and students are advised not to rely on a Calwest degree to obtain such qualifications or credentials.

Post Graduate program: Business Research (Leading to the Doctor of Business Administration degree)

Program Admission Requirements:

Prospective candidates who already have an MBA degree from a recognized university, and wish to be evaluated for admission to the DBA Program must: (1) in addition to their CMA and MBA, hold a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in any discipline from an accredited university (or from a government approved institution, if outside the United States); (2) submit a carefully written 3-4 page Essay titled, “My objectives in undertaking Doctoral Research” (in such an essay, you may discuss some or all of the following: why you have been inspired to engage in a doctoral program; how such a credential will impact your professional career or standing; how your former preparation has led you to undertake future and more advance studies, etc. - you are not limited to these ideas; they are merely suggestions) and (3) submit a comprehensive resume or Curriculum Vitae, detailing both academic and professional experience. The Doctor of Business Administration program consists of 60 credit hours, for which holders of MBA degrees will receive 33 credit hours for their Recognized Prior Learning (RPL). Such students will need to successfully complete the 27 credit hour research component to be awarded the DBA.

English Proficiency Requirements: Applicants without appropriate previous academic experience in an English language environment must obtain the following minimum scores: the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - 530; the TOEFL-Internet Based Test (IBT) - 71; the International English Language Testing System (IELTS)- 6.5; the Pearson Test of English (PTE) - 50; Exams of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) - B2; and ACT Compass - Level 3.

Program Objective: The main purpose of Calwest University is to provide affordable, high-quality American degrees to students living in all parts of the world who deserve a quality education, but were, until recently, unable to obtain such due to both costs and the tyranny of distance. The program objective of the Doctor of Business Administration degree program is to provide business professionals with an opportunity for career related research at the doctoral level. Action research is undertaken to provide an industry-responsive program for senior managers. Students research a specific area of study and write a research thesis.

Program Description: Students must complete the research courses listed below via Tubeclasses which includes a comprehensive Research Project to complete their DBA degree. For the Research Project, an individual supervisor will be appointed to each student by Calwest University. The course consists of 60 credit hours.

Program Start Date (DBA): There is no deadline date for starting the DBA degree program. You work at your own pace. The method of assessment is via online exams or via an assignment at the end of each course. There will be a research supervisor assigned at the Research Proposal stage.

Minimum and Maximum Time Requirements (DBA): A DBA degree will be awarded by Calwest University upon the successful completion of 60 Credit points. This is expected to take 3 years (full time) and 6 years (part time) after start date. Accelerated learning and early completion is possible with permission. In all cases, it is expected that students should finish their graduate program in 5 years and doctoral program in 7 years. Explanations will be sought if these degree programs take more than 5 years or 7 years to complete.

Final Assessment on Completion of All Courses (DBA): The final assessment is the successful completion and defence of a Research Thesis. You submit the Research Thesis to your supervisor, for submission to two examiners for grading.

In summary, MBA Degree holders with a CMA need to successfully complete only the Research courses to obtain their DBA.

Degree Awarded: Doctor of Business Administration [DBA]

Program Courses:

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Recognized Prior Learning Granted for MBA Degree Holders
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Grade
DBA802	Management This course is designed for students who are thinking of doing a research project in business administration. This course brings the methodology and critical apparatus of the humanities into the field of management to fulfill two basic objectives. The first objective is to place in broad critical perspective how we think about the function and culture of management and to expand the boundaries of how managers understand their role within a firm, how they take decisions, set priorities and benchmark success and failure. The second objective is to help students learn how to build robust analytical frameworks informed by different perspectives in order to evaluate concepts and solve problems. The course draws upon diverse material, ranging from history to economics, to encourage students to think about management beyond its traditional confines. Topics include the function of the firm, the role of incentive, the ways in which narrative forces shape decision making, and how market relationships define the managerial culture in ways that can lead to sub-optimal outcomes.	3
DBA803	Marketing This course is designed for students who are thinking of doing a research project in business administration. This course aims to provide students with the foundation for differentiating marketing from other organizational functions by fostering an understanding of markets, marketing concepts, key marketing issues and the relationship of these to society as a whole. This framework enables students to link their knowledge with the practicalities of marketing. The aim is to provide students with an understanding of the key concepts of marketing and to provide an insight into the role of marketing in an organization, and to provide an understanding of the main essentials of marketing. The subject is presented within a marketing planning framework in which marketing theories and concepts focus on the practical need of developing and implementing effective marketing strategies. It covers, in broad detail, the concepts and applications of marketing for consumer, business-to-business (including industrial) and service organizations.	3
DBA804	Accounting This course is designed for students who are thinking of doing a research project in business administration. Accounting is the language of business. Companies communicate their performance to outsiders and evaluate the performance of their employees using information generated by the accounting system. Learning the language of accounting is essential for anyone that must make decisions based on financial information. The course is designed to provide an understanding of financial accounting fundamentals for prospective users of corporate financial information, such as investors, creditors, employees, and other stakeholders (e.g., suppliers, customers). The course focuses on understanding how economic events such as operating activities, corporate investments, and financing transactions are recorded in the three main financial statements (i.e., the income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows). Students will develop the technical skills needed to analyze financial statements and disclosures for use in financial analysis. Students will also learn how accounting standards and managerial incentives affect the financial reporting process.	3
DBA805	Finance This course is designed for students who are thinking of doing a research project in business administration. This course will introduce students to frameworks and tools to measure value; both for corporate and personal assets. It will also help students in decision-making, again at both the corporate and personal levels. This course is primarily devoted to the fundamental principles of valuation. Students will learn and apply the concepts of time value of money and risk to understand the major determinants of value creation. The course uses both theory and real world examples to demonstrate how to value any asset.	3
DBA806	Economics This course is designed for students who are thinking of doing a research project in business administration. This course aims to provide students with the foundation for differentiating marketing from other organizational functions by fostering an understanding of markets, marketing concepts, key marketing issues and the relationship of these to society as a whole. This framework enables students to link their knowledge with the practicalities of marketing. The aim is to provide students with an understanding of the key concepts of marketing and to provide an insight into the role of marketing in an organization, and to provide an understanding of the main essentials of marketing. The subject is presented within a marketing planning framework in which marketing theories and concepts focus on the practical need of developing and implementing effective marketing strategies. It covers, in broad detail, the concepts and applications of marketing for consumer, business-to-business (including industrial) and service organizations.	3
DBA807	Business Statistics This course is designed for students who are thinking of doing a research project in business administration. Business Statistics is an introductory course in which the focus is on statistical inference: how to make valid conclusions based on data from random samples. At the heart of the main problem addressed by the course will be a population- connected with which there is a numerical quantity of interest. If students could talk to each member of the population, they could calculate that number exactly. But what if the population is so large that a student’s resources will not stretch to interviewing every member? What if a student can only reach a subset of the population? This course will discuss good ways to select the subset; how to estimate the numerical quantity of interest, based on what is seen in the sample; and ways to test hypotheses about numerical or probabilistic aspects of the problem. The methods that will be covered are among the most commonly used of all statistical techniques; although there will be no mindless memorization of formulas and methods. Throughout the course, the emphasis will be on understanding the reasoning behind the calculations, the assumptions under which they are valid, and the correct interpretation of results.	3
DBA808	Strategic Management This course is designed for students who are thinking of doing a research project in business administration. In this course, the underlying theory and frameworks that provide the foundations of a successful business strategy are explored. It will develop the student’s ability to think strategically by providing him/her with the tools for conducting a strategic analysis. Strategic analysis is critical for analyzing the competitive context in which an organization operates and for making reasoned and reasonable recommendations for how that organization should position itself and what actions it should take to maximize value creation. Aspiring managers, entrepreneurs, social entrepreneurs, analysts, and consultants all may find value in mastering these fundamentals.	3
DBA809	International Business This course is designed for students who are thinking of doing a research project in business administration. International and not-for-profit organizations present an increasingly complex environment to work in and therefore require for their successful management an unprecedented level of managerial skills on top of a deep understanding of the socioeconomic and political context they operate in. This course is designed to provide students with (1) basic notions of the practice of international relations (2) a general overview of the management challenges international and not-for-profit organizations are faced with as well as key theoretical frameworks and practical tools for managers to excel in this environment. Key areas of management will be reviewed, from strategy setting to implementation through marketing and fund raising, and assessment. (3) Given the growing interaction between public and private sectors, this course also touches upon the management of public/private partnerships.	3
DBA810	Corporate Finance This course is designed for students who are thinking of doing a research project in business administration. This course will provide a market-oriented framework for analyzing the major types of financial decisions made by corporations. The course will provide an introduction to present value techniques, capital budgeting principles, asset valuation, the operation and efficiency of financial markets, the financial decisions of firms, and derivatives. The primary objective of this course is to provide a framework, concepts, and tools for analyzing financial decisions based on fundamental principles of modern financial theory.	3
DBA811	Competitive Analysis This course is designed for students who are thinking of doing a research project in business administration. In this course students will learn how firms behave in situations in which strategic decisions are interdependent, i.e. where their actions affect competitors' profits and vice versa. Using the basic tools of game theory, students will analyze how firms choose strategies to attain competitive advantage. This course is about the behavior of companies in competitive markets. Facing competition forces firms to look ahead and anticipate developments: If rivals are likely to react to a price cut, a firm will have to take the expected reaction into account. Students focus on such instances of “strategic interdependencies” in real business situations. Students will first study the basic concepts of game theory as a toolbox and then analyze strategic “games” in real-life settings. Rather than a set of checklists of “how-to-behave” in a number of pre-specified situations, this course will teach students to think about business strategy in a systematic and exciting - and ultimately more successful way.	3
DBA812	Operations Management This course is designed for students who are thinking of doing a research project in business administration. This course will teach students how to analyze and improve business processes, be it in services or in manufacturing. Students will learn how to improve productivity, how to provide more choice to customers, how to reduce response times, and how to improve quality. Specifically, students will learn how to improve productivity, increase responsiveness, provide more choice to the customer, and deliver higher quality standards. In short, students will learn how to analyze business processes and how to improve them. Along the way, students will learn about topics such as Lean Operations, Six Sigma, and the Toyota production system, and hear about bottlenecks, flows rates, and inventory levels.	3
Total Credit Hours (Completed 0)		33

Core Research to be Undertaken
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Grade
DBA801	Research Methods (2 Courses Equivalent) This course studies the nature, scope, and significance of business research and research methodologies. Additionally, the course studies primary and secondary research methods with applications to specific problems, using qualitative and quantitative methods for individual investigation and reporting on current problems within a student's area of interest. Social research is a craft, and like any other craft, it takes practice to do it well. By the end of the course, you should be able to: (1) understand how to design a research project; (2) collect your own data using a variety of methods; (3) analyze both qualitative and quantitative data; and (4) critically evaluate your own research and that of other social scientists.	6
DBA813	Research Proposal Prior to doing this course, students must first complete the Research Methods course; which provides a general introduction to social research methods and covers broad topic areas such as research ethics, research design, data collection, and data analysis. This will provide the foundation for formulating good research questions and designing an appropriate research agenda. In this course, students are required to develop a 2,000-3,500 word research proposal and present the proposal for evaluation by the supervisor appointed to them.	3
DBA814	Research Thesis (6 Courses Equivalent) This is equivalent to 6 courses; and consists of writing a final thesis of a length of between 25,000 and 50,000 words (including references and appendices). Once the supervisor and student are happy with the thesis, it will be officially submitted for grading by two external examiners.	18
Total Credit Hours (Completed 0)		27

*Courses that meet minimum standards to be counted as general education credit

Credit Hours Completed: 0

Credit Hours Remaining: 60

This program consists of a total of 60 Credit Hours

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Notice to Prospective School of Business MBA Degree Program Students

Please note that this program is available only to CMA-certified members of the Institute of Certified Management Accountants (ICMA).

Note that no program at Calwest is designed to lead to positions in a profession, occupation, trade, or career field requiring licensure in the State of California; and students are advised not rely on a Calwest degree to obtain such qualifications or credentials.

Graduate program: Business Administration (Leading to the Master of Business Administration degree)

Program Admission Requirements: For graduate studies in Business Administration (i.e. the MBA program), a prospective student must be above the age of 22 and have an undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in any discipline from an accredited university (or from a government approved institution, if outside the United States); a minimum of five years work experience; and meet the university’s English Proficiency Requirements listed below. Upon application for enrollment, a prospective student must provide a notarized copy of their degree certificate, a short resume, and a certified photo identification for admission to the program.

English Proficiency Requirements: Applicants without appropriate previous academic experience in an English language environment must obtain the following minimum scores: the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - 530; the TOEFL-Internet Based Test (IBT) - 71; the International English Language Testing System (IELTS)- 6.5; the Pearson Test of English (PTE) - 50; Exams of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) - B2; and ACT Compass - Level 3.

Program Objective: The main purpose of Calwest University is to provide affordable high-quality American degrees to students living in all parts of the world who deserve a quality education, but were, until recently, unable to obtain such due to both costs and the tyranny of distance. Calwest proposes to provide a framework for the sequence of courses to be delivered and assessed by the university, so that students can work towards attaining a recognized degree at a substantially lower cost than that usually associated with such quality online degree programs. Calwest will also recognize for credit the high-quality education available externally to students provided the assessment of such course have been appropriately proctored.

The Business Administration program’s objective is to provide holders of non-business degrees, an opportunity for a career change into general management, by providing an industry responsive program relevant to both students and the future needs of employers. Students cover the areas of business administration, accounting, finance and marketing; and many specialist electives. Successful completion of the Business Administration program leads to the award of a Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA).

Program Description: The program is geared for graduate level studies in Business Administration. Students must successfully complete 12 courses from the list below to be eligible to be awarded their graduate degree. The ‘value’ courses are compulsory and must be undertaken only via Tubeclasses at Calwest. The balance of Calwest courses in the program may be undertaken by (1) undertaking the balance courses also via Tubeclasses; (2) undertaking approved courses proctored externally; (3) obtaining credit for recognized prior learning; and (4) challenge examinations assessed internally by Calwest University professors. The program consists of 36 credit hours.

Program Start Date (MBA): The MBA Tubeclasses courses can be started at any time once you enroll in the degree program. You work at your own pace. The method of assessment is via online exams or via an assignment at the end of each course.

Minimum and Maximum Time Requirements (MBA):: An MBA degree will be awarded by Calwest University upon the successful completion of 12 Courses (36 Credit points). This is expected to take 2 years (full time) and 4 years (part time) after start date.

Final Assessment on Completion of All Courses (MBA): 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).

Degree Awarded: Master of Business Administration [MBA]

Program Courses:

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Core Values (Compulsory Calwest Delivered Courses)
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Grade
VAL501	Business Ethics (via Tubeclasses only)* In all parts of the world, and especially America, there are “rags to riches” stories about the energetic and dedicated hero who worked hard and made it big. Hard work and a little luck were all that was required. Oddly, alongside that belief was another contradictory one that anyone who was or became rich must have become so by unethical activity and behavior. As such, there is now a growing consensus that ethics has a role to play in business, the public view of business is still expressed in what can be called the Myth of Amoral Business. This business ethics course studies the Myth of Amoral Business, by offering an introduction into the concept of values, morality, as well as cultural beliefs and upbringing in all areas of business, from consumer rights to corporate social responsibility. Decisions made by shift managers or corporate presidents may affect thousands of individuals or entire communities. Consumers today expect and demand integrity, honesty, and transparency in all levels of their environment. Understanding those expectations is the key to communicating core values and behavior not only to employees, but society in general.	3
VAL502	Global Issues (via Tubeclasses only)* The objectives of the course are to study the global challenges of the twenty-first century; i.e. to tame the markets, promote equality, opportunity, and second chances while limiting wasteful and destructive choice and agreeing on social solutions. The course will focus on the priorities that people from around the world have identified as necessary for a more equitable, peaceful and sustainable world. These goals are largely unknown by many people; especially in wealthier nations, certainly they have received little attention in the United States. This course will demonstrate that when the conditions of basic infrastructure (roads, power, and ports) and human capital (health and education) are in place, markets are powerful engines of development. Without those preconditions, markets can cruelly bypass large parts of the world. The course will encourage students to take collective action, through effective government provision of health, education, infrastructure, as well as foreign assistance when needed, and that this will underpin economic success.	3
VAL503	Critical Thinking (via Tubeclasses only)* The objectives of the course are to equip all students of the university to the tool and techniques used for critical thinking. Specifically, this course presents the basic terms and concepts employed in logic and critical thinking. One is introduced to ‘argument’, which is the primary function of logic and critical thinking. The course demonstrates how to structure an argument in logic and is actually aims towards a goal. Student are shown how carefully chosen statements work together to prove virtually anything. This course demonstrates to students not only how an argument is supposed to work; but also paves the way for the notion that not all arguments are good arguments. Students are made to appreciate that most of our knowledge is derived with inductive arguments, but that probability should not be confused with certainty. Students are also shown how to test deductive arguments validity and soundness.	3
VAL504	Philosophy (via Tubeclasses only)* The objectives of the course are to develop and enhance a student’s ability to consider philosophy as an area of study that is based on the belief that it is filled with fascinating questions. It is designed to invite every student in whatever discipline into deep, enjoyable, and accessible philosophical exploration. Students will consider the thinking of the world’s most influential philosophers; this course is an explanatory pedagogy that presents philosophy in a clear, accessible way that does not sacrifice rigor. The course makes connections among different philosophical theories throughout, and helps students to engage in subject matter and apply theories to important philosophical issues.	3
Total Credit Hours (Completed 0)		12

Core Building Blocks (Compulsory 4 Courses) (Done via Tubeclasses or other universities for Credit)
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Grade
MBA601	Management This course is designed for students who are thinking of doing a research project in business administration. This course brings the methodology and critical apparatus of the humanities into the field of management to fulfill two basic objectives. The first objective is to place in broad critical perspective how we think about the function and culture of management and to expand the boundaries of how managers understand their role within a firm, how they take decisions, set priorities and benchmark success and failure. The second objective is to help students learn how to build robust analytical frameworks informed by different perspectives in order to evaluate concepts and solve problems. The course draws upon diverse material, ranging from history to economics, to encourage students to think about management beyond its traditional confines. Topics include the function of the firm, the role of incentive, the ways in which narrative forces shape decision making, and how market relationships define the managerial culture in ways that can lead to sub-optimal outcomes.	3
MBA602	Marketing This course is designed for students who are thinking of doing a research project in business administration. This course aims to provide students with the foundation for differentiating marketing from other organizational functions by fostering an understanding of markets, marketing concepts, key marketing issues and the relationship of these to society as a whole. This framework enables students to link their knowledge with the practicalities of marketing. The aim is to provide students with an understanding of the key concepts of marketing and to provide an insight into the role of marketing in an organization, and to provide an understanding of the main essentials of marketing. The subject is presented within a marketing planning framework in which marketing theories and concepts focus on the practical need of developing and implementing effective marketing strategies. It covers, in broad detail, the concepts and applications of marketing for consumer, business-to-business (including industrial) and service organizations.	3
MBA605	Economics The impact of economic forces in our lives is sizable and pervasive. For this reason, it is impossible to understand the social and economic forces shaping our lives without a good understanding of basic economic principles. This course provides a quantitative and model-based introduction to such principles, and teaches how to apply them to make sense of a wide range of real world problems. The course begins with an investigation of supply, demand and market equilibrium, including the measurement of elasticity of demand and supply. Then it focuses on the production process, and especially on the costs of production. The course will investigate firm output and pricing policies in competitive, monopolistically competitive, oligopolistic and monopolistic markets. The latter part of the course, will focus on applied and policy problems, by looking at problems posed by ‘market failure’, ‘externalities’ and ‘public goods’. An analysis of industry policy, focusing on tariffs and non-tariff barriers, regulation and corporatization/ privatization will then be done, including the purpose and nature of competition policy.	3
MBA608	Strategic Management In this course, the underlying theory and frameworks that provide the foundations of a successful business strategy are explored. It will develop the student’s ability to think strategically by providing him/her with the tools for conducting a strategic analysis. Strategic analysis is critical for analyzing the competitive context in which an organization operates and for making reasoned and reasonable recommendations for how that organization should position itself and what actions it should take to maximize value creation. Aspiring managers, entrepreneurs, social entrepreneurs, analysts, and consultants all may find value in mastering these fundamentals.	3
Total Credit Hours (Completed 0)		12

Electives (choose 4 Courses) (Done via Tubeclasses or other universities for Credit)
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Grade
MBA603	Accounting Accounting is the language of business. Companies communicate their performance to outsiders and evaluate the performance of their employees using information generated by the accounting system. Learning the language of accounting is essential for anyone that must make decisions based on financial information. The course is designed to provide an understanding of financial accounting fundamentals for prospective users of corporate financial information, such as investors, creditors, employees, and other stakeholders (e.g., suppliers, customers). The course focuses on understanding how economic events such as operating activities, corporate investments, and financing transactions are recorded in the three main financial statements (i.e., the income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows). Students will develop the technical skills needed to analyze financial statements and disclosures for use in financial analysis. Students will also learn how accounting standards and managerial incentives affect the financial reporting process. The course then considers topics in management accounting, to understand the decision-making requirements and the information needs of management. Managerial accounting principles and techniques are applied to a wide range of situations in both service and manufacturing industries. They should also be able to appreciate recent developments in the theory and practice of management accounting, control systems; and appreciate the developments information technology in relation to the provision of decision information	3
MBA604	Finance This course will introduce students to frameworks and tools to measure value; both for corporate and personal assets. It will also help students in decision-making, again at both the corporate and personal levels. This course is primarily devoted to the fundamental principles of valuation. Students will learn and apply the concepts of time value of money and risk to understand the major determinants of value creation. The course uses both theory and real world examples to demonstrate how to value any asset.	3
MBA606	Business Statistics Business Statistics is an introductory course in which the focus is on statistical inference: how to make valid conclusions based on data from random samples. At the heart of the main problem addressed by the course will be a population- connected with which there is a numerical quantity of interest. If students could talk to each member of the population, they could calculate that number exactly. But what if the population is so large that a student’s resources will not stretch to interviewing every member? What if a student can only reach a subset of the population? This course will discuss good ways to select the subset; how to estimate the numerical quantity of interest, based on what is seen in the sample; and ways to test hypotheses about numerical or probabilistic aspects of the problem. The methods that will be covered are among the most commonly used of all statistical techniques; although there will be no mindless memorization of formulas and methods. Throughout the course, the emphasis will be on understanding the reasoning behind the calculations, the assumptions under which they are valid, and the correct interpretation of results.	3
MBA607	Business Law One of the most interesting and important developments in social science since 1970 has been the "discovery" of a consistent economic logic underlying the great common law subjects of property, contract, tort and crime, the thousand-year-old bedrock of the English and American legal systems. This logic prevails in the information age. Property and contract provide the institutional scaffolding that makes free exchange in markets possible, while the liability systems of tort and crime appear to mimic market exchange in areas of human activity where free exchange itself, for well-defined reasons, is not possible. This course seeks to expose this underlying economic logic through the close investigation of a series of paradigmatic problems and examples in light of some simple but very powerful economic ideas. The course assumes no prior background in economics or law, and begins with an introduction to the basic concepts of property, exchange, efficiency and externality. On this foundation, specific topics in the law, including property, tort and crime, eminent domain, intellectual property and criminal procedure, are considered. Each group of lectures will elaborate on a different concrete problem or example to suggest the range of legal issues and questions to which economic reasoning can be productively applied. The ideas and modes of analysis developed in the course are not difficult or mysterious, but the questions of interpretation and policy that they raise about a subject that affects everyone are challenging and provocative.	3
MBA709	International Business International and not-for-profit organizations present an increasingly complex environment to work in and therefore require for their successful management an unprecedented level of managerial skills on top of a deep understanding of the socioeconomic and political context they operate in. This course is designed to provide students with (1) basic notions of the practice of international relations (2) a general overview of the management challenges international and not-for-profit organizations are faced with as well as key theoretical frameworks and practical tools for managers to excel in this environment. Key areas of management will be reviewed, from strategy setting to implementation through marketing and fund raising, and assessment. (3) Given the growing interaction between public and private sectors, this course also touches upon the management of public/private partnerships.	3
MBA710	Corporate Finance This course will provide a market-oriented framework for analyzing the major types of financial decisions made by corporations. The course will provide an introduction to present value techniques, capital budgeting principles, asset valuation, the operation and efficiency of financial markets, the financial decisions of firms, and derivatives. The primary objective of this course is to provide a framework, concepts, and tools for analyzing financial decisions based on fundamental principles of modern financial theory.	3
MBA713	Entrepreneurial Law TThis course will highlight the critical legal and business issues entrepreneurs face as they build and launch a new venture. In this course, students will explore real world scenarios, and address the legal and business issues that entrepreneurs face, from the moment they conceive of the "million-dollar idea" to all of the important junctures along the path to success. This course addresses the legal aspects of entrepreneurship, and is appropriate both for entrepreneurs and lawyers who hope to represent entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs face many challenges as they pursue a new business idea. With the right legal tools, they can take steps that provide significant legal protections and avoid future liability. Among other subjects, the course will cover American law on choice of entity (corporation, limited liability company, partnership, sole proprietorship), selection of a company name and trademark, protecting intellectual property of the business with patent, trade secret, trademark and copyright law, structuring agreements among owners, venture capital and other equity and debt financing arrangements, risk management, and the relationship between attorneys and entrepreneurs. In addition to discussing applicable legal rules, the course will focus on practical steps entrepreneurs and their lawyers can take to build and protect a new venture. The goal of the course will be for students to have a better understanding of practical ways they can protect a new venture and spot potential issues from a business-legal perspective.	3
MBA714	Competitive Analysis In this course students will learn how firms behave in situations in which strategic decisions are interdependent, i.e. where their actions affect competitors' profits and vice versa. Using the basic tools of game theory, students will analyze how firms choose strategies to attain competitive advantage. This course is about the behavior of companies in competitive markets. Facing competition forces firms to look ahead and anticipate developments: If rivals are likely to react to a price cut, a firm will have to take the expected reaction into account. Students focus on such instances of “strategic interdependencies” in real business situations. Students will first study the basic concepts of game theory as a toolbox and then analyze strategic “games” in real-life settings. Rather than a set of checklists of “how-to-behave” in a number of pre-specified situations, this course will teach students to think about business strategy in a systematic and exciting - and ultimately more successful way.	3
Total Credit Hours (Completed 0)		12

Credit Hours Completed: 0

Credit Hours Remaining: 36

This program consists of a total of 36 Credit Hours

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Notice to Prospective School of Business MBA Degree Program Students

Please note that this program is available only to members of the Institute of Certified Management Accountants (ICMA)

Note also that no program at Calwest is designed to lead to positions in a profession, occupation, trade, or career field requiring licensure in the State of California; and students are advised not rely on a Calwest degree to obtain such qualifications or credentials.

Graduate program: Business Administration

Program Admission Requirements: CMA (Australia) - Certified Membership of the Institute of Certified Management Accountants (Australia). A student must have Certified Level (CMA) membership of the Institute of Certified Management Accountants (Australia). Students applying should have the email address they have provided to the ICMA and their membership (CID or MID) number. Non-financial CMA members need to become financial by paying the current annual membership fees to ICMA directly, or via Calwest University by ticking the box to add this amount in their Calwest Enrollment Application. Calwest will remit the annual membership fees collected to ICMA and make the CMA member financial again.

Program Objective: The main purpose of Calwest University is to provide affordable high-quality American degrees to students living in all parts of the world who deserve a quality education, but were, until recently, unable to obtain such due to both costs and the tyranny of distance. Calwest proposes to provide a framework for the sequence of courses to be delivered and assessed by the university, so that students can work towards attaining a recognized degree at a substantially lower cost than that usually associated with such quality online degree programs. Calwest will also recognize for credit the high-quality education available externally to students provided the assessment of such course have been appropriately proctored.

The Master of Business Administration program’s objective is to provide CMA holders an industry responsive program relevant to both students and the future needs of employers.

Program Description: The program is geared for graduate level studies in Business Administration. CMA members must successfully complete 4 ‘Values’ courses to be eligible to be awarded their MBA graduate degree. The ‘value’ courses are compulsory and must be undertaken via Tubeclasses at Calwest; which are then assessed internally by Calwest University professors. The balance of 8 courses in the Calwest MBA program have been given automatic Reconized Prior Learning (RPL) credit due to the education undertaken by students in the CMA program.

In summary, CMA Certification holders of ICMA need to successfully complete only the 4 'Values' courses to obtain their MBA.

Program Courses:

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Recognized Prior Learning Granted for MBA Degree Holders
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Grade
MBA601	Management This course is designed for students who are thinking of doing a research project in business administration. This course brings the methodology and critical apparatus of the humanities into the field of management to fulfill two basic objectives. The first objective is to place in broad critical perspective how we think about the function and culture of management and to expand the boundaries of how managers understand their role within a firm, how they take decisions, set priorities and benchmark success and failure. The second objective is to help students learn how to build robust analytical frameworks informed by different perspectives in order to evaluate concepts and solve problems. The course draws upon diverse material, ranging from history to economics, to encourage students to think about management beyond its traditional confines. Topics include the function of the firm, the role of incentive, the ways in which narrative forces shape decision making, and how market relationships define the managerial culture in ways that can lead to sub-optimal outcomes.	3
MBA602	Marketing This course is designed for students who are thinking of doing a research project in business administration. This course aims to provide students with the foundation for differentiating marketing from other organizational functions by fostering an understanding of markets, marketing concepts, key marketing issues and the relationship of these to society as a whole. This framework enables students to link their knowledge with the practicalities of marketing. The aim is to provide students with an understanding of the key concepts of marketing and to provide an insight into the role of marketing in an organization, and to provide an understanding of the main essentials of marketing. The subject is presented within a marketing planning framework in which marketing theories and concepts focus on the practical need of developing and implementing effective marketing strategies. It covers, in broad detail, the concepts and applications of marketing for consumer, business-to-business (including industrial) and service organizations.	3
MBA603	Accounting Accounting is the language of business. Companies communicate their performance to outsiders and evaluate the performance of their employees using information generated by the accounting system. Learning the language of accounting is essential for anyone that must make decisions based on financial information. The course is designed to provide an understanding of financial accounting fundamentals for prospective users of corporate financial information, such as investors, creditors, employees, and other stakeholders (e.g., suppliers, customers). The course focuses on understanding how economic events such as operating activities, corporate investments, and financing transactions are recorded in the three main financial statements (i.e., the income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows). Students will develop the technical skills needed to analyze financial statements and disclosures for use in financial analysis. Students will also learn how accounting standards and managerial incentives affect the financial reporting process. The course then considers topics in management accounting, to understand the decision-making requirements and the information needs of management. Managerial accounting principles and techniques are applied to a wide range of situations in both service and manufacturing industries. They should also be able to appreciate recent developments in the theory and practice of management accounting, control systems; and appreciate the developments information technology in relation to the provision of decision information	3
MBA604	Finance This course will introduce students to frameworks and tools to measure value; both for corporate and personal assets. It will also help students in decision-making, again at both the corporate and personal levels. This course is primarily devoted to the fundamental principles of valuation. Students will learn and apply the concepts of time value of money and risk to understand the major determinants of value creation. The course uses both theory and real world examples to demonstrate how to value any asset.	3
MBA605	Economics The impact of economic forces in our lives is sizable and pervasive. For this reason, it is impossible to understand the social and economic forces shaping our lives without a good understanding of basic economic principles. This course provides a quantitative and model-based introduction to such principles, and teaches how to apply them to make sense of a wide range of real world problems. The course begins with an investigation of supply, demand and market equilibrium, including the measurement of elasticity of demand and supply. Then it focuses on the production process, and especially on the costs of production. The course will investigate firm output and pricing policies in competitive, monopolistically competitive, oligopolistic and monopolistic markets. The latter part of the course, will focus on applied and policy problems, by looking at problems posed by ‘market failure’, ‘externalities’ and ‘public goods’. An analysis of industry policy, focusing on tariffs and non-tariff barriers, regulation and corporatization/ privatization will then be done, including the purpose and nature of competition policy.	3
MBA608	Strategic Management In this course, the underlying theory and frameworks that provide the foundations of a successful business strategy are explored. It will develop the student’s ability to think strategically by providing him/her with the tools for conducting a strategic analysis. Strategic analysis is critical for analyzing the competitive context in which an organization operates and for making reasoned and reasonable recommendations for how that organization should position itself and what actions it should take to maximize value creation. Aspiring managers, entrepreneurs, social entrepreneurs, analysts, and consultants all may find value in mastering these fundamentals.	3
MBA709	International Business International and not-for-profit organizations present an increasingly complex environment to work in and therefore require for their successful management an unprecedented level of managerial skills on top of a deep understanding of the socioeconomic and political context they operate in. This course is designed to provide students with (1) basic notions of the practice of international relations (2) a general overview of the management challenges international and not-for-profit organizations are faced with as well as key theoretical frameworks and practical tools for managers to excel in this environment. Key areas of management will be reviewed, from strategy setting to implementation through marketing and fund raising, and assessment. (3) Given the growing interaction between public and private sectors, this course also touches upon the management of public/private partnerships.	3
MBA714	Competitive Analysis In this course students will learn how firms behave in situations in which strategic decisions are interdependent, i.e. where their actions affect competitors' profits and vice versa. Using the basic tools of game theory, students will analyze how firms choose strategies to attain competitive advantage. This course is about the behavior of companies in competitive markets. Facing competition forces firms to look ahead and anticipate developments: If rivals are likely to react to a price cut, a firm will have to take the expected reaction into account. Students focus on such instances of “strategic interdependencies” in real business situations. Students will first study the basic concepts of game theory as a toolbox and then analyze strategic “games” in real-life settings. Rather than a set of checklists of “how-to-behave” in a number of prespecified situations, this course will teach students to think about business strategy in a systematic and exciting - and ultimately more successful way.	3
Total Credit Hours (Completed 0)		24

Core Values (Compulsory Calwest Delivered Courses)
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Grade
VAL501	Business Ethics (via Tubeclasses only)* In all parts of the world, and especially America, there are “rags to riches” stories about the energetic and dedicated hero who worked hard and made it big. Hard work and a little luck were all that was required. Oddly, alongside that belief was another contradictory one that anyone who was or became rich must have become so by unethical activity and behavior. As such, there is now a growing consensus that ethics has a role to play in business, the public view of business is still expressed in what can be called the Myth of Amoral Business. This business ethics course studies the Myth of Amoral Business, by offering an introduction into the concept of values, morality, as well as cultural beliefs and upbringing in all areas of business, from consumer rights to corporate social responsibility. Decisions made by shift managers or corporate presidents may affect thousands of individuals or entire communities. Consumers today expect and demand integrity, honesty, and transparency in all levels of their environment. Understanding those expectations is the key to communicating core values and behavior not only to employees, but society in general.	3
VAL502	Global Issues (via Tubeclasses only)* The objectives of the course are to study the global challenges of the twenty-first century; i.e. to tame the markets, promote equality, opportunity, and second chances while limiting wasteful and destructive choice and agreeing on social solutions. The course will focus on the priorities that people from around the world have identified as necessary for a more equitable, peaceful and sustainable world. These goals are largely unknown by many people; especially in wealthier nations, certainly they have received little attention in the United States. This course will demonstrate that when the conditions of basic infrastructure (roads, power, and ports) and human capital (health and education) are in place, markets are powerful engines of development. Without those preconditions, markets can cruelly bypass large parts of the world. The course will encourage students to take collective action, through effective government provision of health, education, infrastructure, as well as foreign assistance when needed, and that this will underpin economic success.	3
VAL503	Critical Thinking (via Tubeclasses only)* The objectives of the course are to equip all students of the university to the tool and techniques used for critical thinking. Specifically, this course presents the basic terms and concepts employed in logic and critical thinking. One is introduced to ‘argument’, which is the primary function of logic and critical thinking. The course demonstrates how to structure an argument in logic and is actually aims towards a goal. Student are shown how carefully chosen statements work together to prove virtually anything. This course demonstrates to students not only how an argument is supposed to work; but also paves the way for the notion that not all arguments are good arguments. Students are made to appreciate that most of our knowledge is derived with inductive arguments, but that probability should not be confused with certainty. Students are also shown how to test deductive arguments validity and soundness.	3
VAL504	Philosophy (via Tubeclasses only)* The objectives of the course are to develop and enhance a student’s ability to consider philosophy as an area of study that is based on the belief that it is filled with fascinating questions. It is designed to invite every student in whatever discipline into deep, enjoyable, and accessible philosophical exploration. Students will consider the thinking of the world’s most influential philosophers; this course is an explanatory pedagogy that presents philosophy in a clear, accessible way that does not sacrifice rigor. The course makes connections among different philosophical theories throughout, and helps students to engage in subject matter and apply theories to important philosophical issues.	3
Total Credit Hours (Completed 0)		12

*Courses that meet minimum standards to be counted as general education credit

Credit Hours Completed: 0

Credit Hours Remaining: 36

This program consists of a total of 36 Credit Hours

What Will Happen when you click the “Apply Now” button?

You will first be directed to an Application page where you will fill in your enrolment details.

After your enrolment details via an Enrollment Agreement are completed, you will be directed to a secure Bank of America Gateway site for you to pay the:

Registration fee of $ 200,
Compulsory courses to be undertaken 4 courses of $ 275 each
RPL credit recognition fee for 8 courses of $ 25 each
These are the only payment required at this stage.

After your enrolment details are completed, you will be asked to confirm your details via an Enrollment Agreement; and will then be directed to a secure Bank of America site for you to pay the Registration fee, Fees for the Core Values courses to be undertaken and the RPL Credit fees; a total of $ 1,500.

If you are subject to credit card limits, we strongly advise you to transfer this amount to your credit card account prior to using your card to enrol in programs and courses at Calwest University.

On completion of this program a further payment of $ 350.00 will be required as program completion and degree granting fees.

The full cost of your MBA is therefore $ 1850.00, of which $ 1500.00 is due on application now.

Doctor of Business Administration for MBAs

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Notice to Prospective School of Business Degree Program Students

Please note that this program is available only to members of the Institute of Certified Management Accountants (ICMA). If you are not a member you can become a member at the application stage.

Note that no program at Calwest is designed to lead to positions in a profession, occupation, trade, or career field requiring licensure in the State of California; and students are advised not rely on a Calwest degree to obtain such qualifications or credentials.

Post Graduate program: Doctor of Business Administration

Program Admission Requirements:

Prospective candidates who already have an MBA degree from a recognized university, and wish to be evaluated for admission to the DBA Program must: (1) in addition to their MBA, hold a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in any discipline from an accredited university (or from a government approved institution, if outside the United States); (2) submit a carefully written 3-4 page Essay titled, “My objectives in undertaking Doctoral Research” (in such an essay, you may discuss some or all of the following: why you have been inspired to engage in a doctoral program; how such a credential will impact your professional career or standing; how your former preparation has led you to undertake future and more advance studies, etc. - you are not limited to these ideas; they are merely suggestions) and (3) submit a comprehensive resume or Curriculum Vitae, detailing both academic and professional experience. The Doctor of Business Administration program consist of a 60 credit hours, for which holders of MBA degrees will receive 33 credit hours for their Recognized Prior Learning (RPL). Such students will need to successfully complete the 27 credit hour research component to be awarded the DBA.

English Proficiency Requirements: Applicants without appropriate previous academic experience in an English language environment must obtain the following minimum scores: the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - 530; the TOEFL-Internet Based Test (IBT) - 71; the International English Language Testing System (IELTS)- 6.5; the Pearson Test of English (PTE) - 50; Exams of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) - B2; and ACT Compass - Level 3.

Program Objective: The main purpose of Calwest University is to provide affordable high-quality American degrees to students living in all parts of the world who deserve a quality education, but were, until recently, unable to obtain such due to both costs and the tyranny of distance. The program objective of the Doctor of Business Administration degree program is to provide business professionals an opportunity for career related research at a doctoral level, Action research is undertaken to provide an industry responsive program for senior managers. Students research a specific area of study and write a research thesis.

Program Description: Students must complete the research courses listed below via Tubeclasses which includes a comprehensive Research Project to complete their DBA degree. For the Research Project, an individual supervisor will be appointed to each student by Calwest University. The course consists of 60 credit hours.

In summary, MBA Degree holders need to successfully complete only the Research courses to obtain their DBA.

Degree Awarded: Doctor of Business Administration [DBA]

Program Courses:

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*Courses that meet minimum standards to be counted as general education credit

Credit Hours Completed: 0

Credit Hours Remaining: 0

This program consists of a total of Credit Hours

What Will Happen when you click the “Apply Now” button?

You will first be directed to an Application page where you will fill in your enrolment details.

After your enrolment details are completed, you will be asked to confirm your details via an Enrollment Agreement; and will then be directed to a secure Bank of America site for you to pay the Registration fee of $ 200 plus $ 2,200 for recognised Prior Learning Credits for 11 subjects.

This is the only payment required at this stage.

If you are subject to credit card limits, we strongly advise you to transfer the required fees to top-up your credit card account prior to using your card to enrol in programs and courses at Calwest University.

If your enrolment application is not accepted, the RPL credit recognition fee for the 11 RPL credits of $ 2,200 will be refunded within 14-days of the submission of your application documentation.

Upon confirmation of your registration, you will be provided with all program details for the research component of the DBA degree.

The fees for Research courses are $ 1,000 per course.

On completion of this program a further payment of $ 350.00 will be required as program completion and degree granting fees.

Full cost of the DBA for MBA holders: The full cost of the DBA degree program is $ 11,750 of which $ 2,400.00 is due on application now.

As a fully online university there are no attendance requirements, and you can work at you own pace. However if you have an emergency, an illness, or anything that may require you to take an extended break from your courses that will affect your satisfactory performance or maximum time for program completion requirements; you should email the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and apply for Leave of Absence (LOA). During an approved LOA, you are not considered withdrawn.

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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.

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

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.

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Calwest Programs are only for existing ICMA Members

Business Degrees for Members of the ICMA Professional Organization