Oxford's Independent Business School

International MBA with Triple Certification One Programme - Three Qualifications

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Dean’s Message 03

International MBA 04

International MBA Stages 05

International MBA Courses 06

Assessment 07

Stages 08

About Us 09

Our Academic Team 10

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Magna Carta College | Oxford's Independent Business School Message from the Dean:

I'm delighted to welcome you to this introduction to the school. Magna Carta College, Oxford, is an independent business school founded by senior Oxford and Cambridge academics in 2008. With my experience in helping establish the MBA programme in Oxford University it specialises in MBA programmes, and in Executive Education. Our faculty and network of associate fellows have worked with Fortune 500 companies and international governments to deliver massive transformation in leadership, company culture and international strategy and vision.

We are deeply committed to bringing about change in the world through learning. Our faculty are addressing the key career challenge facing Generation Y and Millenials: how can they stand out from the competition? Our MBA is for many that key differentiator; with our Oxbridge faculty it provides learners with that opportunity, and our students are clear examples of the success of blended learning. My message has always been that blended learning is about you. Our students are part of our community, and our MBA fits around their lives and commitments. But most importantly, it gives them the clear Oxbridge advantage to reaching and exceeding their career goals.

I am incredibly impressed by the passion and enthusiasm being shown by those on our programmes. We are privileged to have some extraordinary talent studying with us, connecting to our community from all over the world, from remote areas of Africa to inner cities in South East Asia. These are people who will change their world, and they inspire us on that journey.

I hope that what you will read will inspire you to join our community

Professor David Faulkner Dean 03

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Magna Carta College | Oxford's Independent Business School International MBA In association with the UK’s Bucks New University

(CMI) and ultimately an MBA from Bucks New University.

Stage 1 Level 7 Diploma in Business Management

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Stage 2 Chartered Manager

Stage 3 Master’s Degree The Level 7 Diploma gives you enhanced entry onto the degree. You then simply need to complete a dissertation from Bucks New University to obtain your Master’s Degree.

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Magna Carta College | Oxford's Independent Business School International MBA

Course aims

• Develop a strategic, integrated and holistic • Be more self-aware of their strengths and perspective on organisations and management aspirations so as to identify potential career through a study of management at: development paths.

• An individual, group and organisational • Contribute to society at large by enhancing behavioural level life-Iong learning skills and personal development. • A functional, process and strategic level • At local, national and international level. and through reflection on prior experience Units (both personal and within the cohort) • • Prepare for a senior management career through the development of enhanced personal and interpersonal skills and, in particular, • Dissertation leadership capability and skills in facilitating change in organisation and business and

• Equip students with an advanced understanding of concepts and current and pervasive issues in international business and

• Enable students to anticipate and address risks that may adversely affect their business thereby helping to ensure future business resilience and sustainability.

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Magna Carta College | Oxford's Independent Business School Assessment

The five Diploma units are each All applications for the International MBA are subject to final approval by Bucks New assessed by an assignment. The University. International MBA units are assessed by Location and timescales Entry requirements The five Diploma units are taught in successive short three-day blocks by unit in a local classroom followed by six weeks in your home country while you complete your studies and the assessment. The International MBA dissertation is completed in your home

Tuition This package is taught through blended learning which combines classroom tuition with additional online supplementary material and the support of your personal tutor. 06

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Magna Carta College | Oxford's Independent Business School About us

Magna Carta College

is an independent business school, located in Oxford, which has evolved from one founded 10 years ago by senior Oxford academics. With its team of Oxbridge faculty and experienced industry practitioners, Magna Carta College delivers the highest quality business teaching, learning and insights, combining relevant, insightful, practical and theoretical experience and research, to an international and richly diverse student body.

In partnership with UK Universities we enable students to achieve internationally recognised UK university degrees, through flexible distributed leaning and face-to-face teaching and tutorials.

Buckinghamshire New University

styled Bucks New University, is a public university with campuses in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, and Uxbridge, Middlesex. The institution aims to transform lives through employment-focused and skills-based teaching. Bucks New University has over 8,000 students currently enrolled, and continues to grow in size since gaining university status in 2007.

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Magna Carta College | Oxford's Independent Business School Our Academic Team: With highly qualified faculty from top UK universities and industry experts from all over the world, state of the art technology, enhanced student experience and personalised services at Magna Carta College, students are in safe hands to fulfill their educational aspirations and goals.

Professor David Faulkner

Professor David Faulkner is an Oxford educated economist by background, who prior to becoming an academic 26 years ago spent much of his earlier career as a strategic management consultant, and business builder.

Apart from being the Dean and Founder of Magna Carta College, he is Emeritus Professor of Strategy at the University of , and was formerly Visiting Research Professor, The . In the Emeritus phase of his career he was International Dean, Corporate Governance at Universal Business School, Karjat, Mumbai, India. Until 2003 he was an Official Student (Fellow) at Christ Church, Oxford and Member of the Governing Body, and an Oxford University Lecturer in Management Studies (Strategic Management); after Christ Church, he was latterly Director of Studies in management and College Lecturer at Exeter College, Oxford, his Alma Mater.He was Deputy Director of the Oxford University Said Business School, Director of the MBA programme for the Oxford University and Director of Undergraduate Programmes, Chief Examiner for the MBA, Chairman of the Graduate Studies Committee, and Chairman of the Faculty of Management. 08

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Magna Carta College | Oxford's Independent Business School Dr. Paul Dudley Dr Paul Dudley is an experienced educator in Higher Education, with several key positions held including, online MBA Programme Director (at a famous distance learning provider), online Masters Coordinator and supervisor (New Buckinghamshire University), Senior Lecturer at Oxford Brookes University Business School, business developer for China and the Middle East for Oxford Brookes University, Visiting Professor ESCP Europe, Online tutor for and the (Kaplan), Visiting Professor Richmond University (American University in London).

Paul has held a number of External Examining roles, and has extensive experience of Quality Assurance processes and line management experience. Prior to entering Higher Education, Paul was a Manager for Superdrug, having managed several significant stores including what was at the time the flagship store in central London.

Gareth Thomas Gareth Thomas is a a tutor for the Economics, Finance and Management Accounting subjects including Strategic Investment Management. His aim is to facilitate student learning on the modules he tutor, and make students' experience as enjoyable and fruitful as possible. Until recently Gareth was principal lecturer in Finance and Economics, and Vice Dean in the School of Business at the Royal Agricultural University.

He also tutored on the online learning programmes for famous online/distance learning providers, the UK Open University and on Royal Agricultural University degrees in China. Gareth developed courses for Higher Education programmes in Vietnam and Kyrgyzstan on behalf of the European Union, and ran business development courses in several countries including Romania, Malaysia, Moldova and Vietnam.

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Magna Carta College | Oxford's Independent Business School Dr. Anthony Stevenson Dr. Anthony ‘Tony’ Stevenson is a tutor for Accounting, Economics and Finance subjects. He has a Ph.D. in Finance Banking from along with an MSc in Finance and an MBA in Finance from . He is currently serving as Academic Lead Accounting and Finance at University of Derby since 2017. He has experience in teaching internationally having taught in Asia and many other parts of the world including serving as the Head of the school at KDU University College Penang, Malaysia in 2016, the Director of Banking Studies Senior Lecturer Banking and Finance from 2014-2016 at James Cook University Singapore and as the Director of Finance and Banking Senior Lecturer Finance University of Bedfordshire (2006 – 2010).

In addition, he has published research papers in the areas of bank lending behaviour and the impact of constrained liquidity on small firms in Europe. The research also extends to the examination of how banks manage risk using derivative instruments.

Dr. Abdul Rehman Shahid Dr. Shahid has been teaching and researching in a number of leading universities including Information Technology University (ITU), Royal Holloway, (RHUL), and the . He specialises in corporate governance and leadership. He has a vast experience in teaching and mentoring both undergraduate and postgraduate students. His interests lie in teaching the multiple facets of Business and Management.

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Magna Carta College | Oxford's Independent Business School Ian McPhee Ian McPhee has over twenty years’ experience of authoring, teaching, tutoring, supervising and assessing at post and under-graduate level with Arden University (formerly RDI); University of Wolverhampton; the Open University and the Royal Agricultural University in Cirencester. A similar period has also been spent supervising P/G and U/G dissertations. His principal subject areas are: Strategic Management; Entrepreneurship and Marketing.

Quratulain Jahangir Quratulain (Annie) is a doctoral researcher researching ‘Brainwashing as a defense in English law’ . She also teaches various areas of business management.

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