Program Requirements
**This program is no longer accepting new students.**
The McGill MBA Japan program of the Desautels Faculty of Management of McGill University is the leading MBA program in Japan, and one of the leading weekend programs in Asia. Designed for working people with several years of experience, the McGill MBA Japan program allows you to complete a Master of Business Administration program on weekends, without leaving employment.
Based on McGill’s world-leading Integrative MBA Curriculum, the MBA Japan program allows you to complete a full MBA by studying two weekends per month in as little as 20 months. Taught by world-leading professors from McGill’s home campus, the MBA Japan attracts highly qualified students from Japan and around the globe.
As technology reshapes the globe and innovations transform markets and organizations, the 21st century manager will be deeply immersed in technology and innovation management. As information technology is now present in more products and processes, managers need to understand the processes surrounding its strategic use and development. As manufacturing and service operations now stretch the globe, issues of logistics and supply chain integration become more important. As innovative products increasingly create and transform markets, managers must master the technology development process. This concentration provides tools, frameworks, and integration of all aspects of organizational operations, supply chain, IT processes and innovation management. Students following this concentration will be uniquely qualified to take jobs in new product development, IT strategy, operations and supply chain management, and technology consulting. A unique aspect of the concentration is the capstone project course where students work on solving a real-life technology innovation problem.
Required Core Courses (21 credits)
All M.B.A. students must complete the following core courses:
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MGCR 629 Healthcare Leadership (1 credit)
Overview
Management Core : An introduction to the leadership challenges of the 21st century in a rapidly changing global environment at the intersection of business and society.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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MGCR 650 Business Tools (2 credits)
Overview
Management Core : An introduction to the practical usage of standard business tools and frameworks.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Intensive course: 13 hours per week for 2 weeks, for a total of 26 contact hours.
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MGCR 651 Managing Resources (4 credits)
Overview
Management Core : An introduction to the challenges of acquiring and developing various resources in the firm, including financial capital, human talent, and information technology.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Prerequisite: MGCR 650
Intensive course: 7.5 hours per week, over 7 weeks for a total of 52 contact hours
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MGCR 652 Value Creation (4 credits)
Overview
Management Core : Offers a comprehensive overview of the value creation process in business sectors by exploring the inter-relationships among the partners in the value chain.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Prerequisite: MGCR 650.
Intensive course: 7.5 hours per week, over 7 weeks for a total of 52 contact hours.
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MGCR 653 Markets and Globalization (4 credits)
Overview
Management Core : A review of macro-environment in which firms compete, and the linkages which exist between the domestic and global economies. Topics such as trade, fiscal and monetary policy, interest rates, exchange rates, and balance of payments will be covered.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Intensive course: 13 hours per week over 4 weeks for a total of 52 contact hours.
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MGCR 661 International Study Experience (6 credits)
Overview
Management Core : The process of internationalization as well as managing an enterprise/organization in an international setting. Students will participate in an organized study trip outside of Canada, to a city with significant international business.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Required Concentration Courses (6 credits)
Students choosing the Technology and Innovation Management concentration must complete these required courses:
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INSY 606 Technology Management (3 credits)
Overview
Information Systems : Technological innovation, management of the R&D process, economic assessment and justification, and the state of the art in service, manufacturing, open source, and IT innovation.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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MGSC 616 Technology in Action (3 credits)
Overview
Management Science : Strategic and operational issues that arise when managing technological innovation.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Restriction: To students in the Technology and Innovation Management Concentration
Complementary Courses (30 credits)
9 credits selected from the following courses toward the concentration:
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INSY 608 Winning with IT (3 credits)
Overview
Information Systems : How information technology has impacted and changed work, processes, and markets. Successful technology deployment and strategies are identified and analyzed.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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INSY 609 Technology Project Management (3 credits)
Overview
Information Systems : Managing a technology consultation practice.
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: Borwankar, Sameer (Winter)
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MGSC 602 Strategic Management of Operations (3 credits)
Overview
Management Science : Tools, conceptual frameworks, and technological understanding necessary to manage operations in today's increasingly competitive marketplace.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: Ray, Saibal (Fall)
**Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the fourth lecture day.
**This course will be held on May 24, 25, 26, 31, June 1 & 2, and there will be a take-home exam due on June 15, 2019.
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MGSC 603 Logistics Management (3 credits)
Overview
Management Science : The management of the logistics functions in a manufacturing firm. Internal logistics includes the design and operation of a production-distribution system, with emphasis on the management of supply chains in global manufacturing companies. External logistics includes an analysis of the prevailing sourcing strategies and alternative means of customer satisfaction. Important tools such as forecasting techniques and information technology are also covered.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Prerequisite (Undergraduate): MGSC 472
This course will be held on May 2, 3, 8, 9 & 10, and will have the final exam on June 21, 2015.
Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the third lecture day.
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MGSC 605 Total Quality Management (3 credits)
Overview
Management Science : The topics include: Top Management Commitment, Leadership Style, Bench Marking, Employee involvement, Human Resource Utilization, Employee Motivation, Quality Function Deployment, Statistical Techniques for Quality Improvement including the seven tools of quality and statistical process control. New topics of ISO9000, Just-in-Time, "Kaizen" and Return-of Quality are also discussed. Students are encouraged to do industry projects on TQM.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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MGSC 615 Procurement and Distribution (3 credits)
Overview
Management Science : Key strategic, operational and technological issues associated with the role of procurement and distribution, including selection and management of suppliers, international sourcing, price determination, e-purchasing, and auctions. It will explore traditional as well as emerging business models and emphasize the use of operations-related technologies.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
**This course will be held on May 30, 31, June 6, 7, 13, 14 and there will be a take-home exam due on July 5, 2020
**Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the fourth lecture day.
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MGSC 631 Analysis: Production Operations (3 credits)
Overview
Management Science : This course presents a framework for design and control of modern production and inventory systems, and bridges the gap between theory and practice of production and inventory management. The course develops analytical concepts in the area and highlights their applications in manufacturing industry. The course is divided into three segments. The first segment looks at the production planning process and discusses in detail the resource allocation issues. The second segment deals with analysis and operation of inventory systems. The third segment integrates production planning and inventory control and looks at various integrated models for determining replenishment quantities and production lots.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Nasiry, Javad (Fall)
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ORGB 625 Managing Organizational Change (3 credits)
Overview
Organizational Behaviour : Examine strategies of organizational development (OD) that enhance the organization's capacity to respond to change, maximize productivity and allow employees to experience dignity and meaning in their work. Explores the strategic, techno-structural, human process, and human resource management types of OD interventions. In addition, the course will provide opportunities for the practice of various OD skills (process consultation, feedback, observation) which enable managers to identify dysfunctional policies or behaviours. The fundamental theoretical framework of the course will draw upon developments in the behavioural and socio-technical systems approaches to organizational change.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
**This course will be held on June 20, 21, 27, 28, July 4, 5 and there is a paper due on July 13, 2020.
**Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the fourth lecture day.
The remaining 15 credits of courses are chosen from 500- and 600-level courses offered by the Faculty.
6 credits from the following:
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BUSA 650 Internship (6 credits)
Overview
Business Admin : An on-the-job experience in a corporation or organization supervised by an academic faculty member.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: Findlay, Sylvia Miriyam (Fall) Findlay, Sylvia Miriyam (Winter)
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BUSA 651 Practicum (6 credits)
Overview
Business Admin : A practical project which provides an opportunity to explore and recommend solutions to a business issue within a corporation or organization.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
