Development Solutions for Business

TRANSFORM. PERFORM. DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS FOR BUSINESS

DURHAM UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL

WHAT DURHAM CAN DO FOR YOUR BUSINESS

Developing your people through our business school equips those who strive for professional and personal growth with the tools to achieve it.

Here, at Durham University Business School, we provide training and development solutions to transform the skills of your people and the performance of your organisation.

We work with individuals and organisations, whether local or global, large or small, delivering educational solutions wherever you may be.

We offer a full portfolio of programmes from tailored short courses to specialist masters, MBAs and research degrees, designed to offer executives the training and skills required to meet the global challenges they face.

From three-day courses, to longer-term programmes, we have a range of delivery options to suit your requirements: on campus at the Business School; at your business premises; online or blended learning (a combination of online and face to face delivery).

As specialists in accounting and finance, economics, management and marketing we deliver research-led teaching of international repute. We bring the latest business thinking and cutting edge research into the classroom, enabling participants to action their learning upon their return to the work place, delivering immediate high-impact results for your organisation.

BENEFITS TO YOUR BUSINESS An employee who understands the latest business thinking can bring a return on investment that far exceeds the tuition fees. Taking time out from the workplace to be immersed in academic life enables executives to: • explore fresh perspectives • understand the latest academic theories • gain practical tools and concepts to apply theory to the workplace.

Through this learning you will improve organisational performance and move your business forward by realising: • quality improvements • innovations • strategic plans • new ideas.

‘As a graduate of DUBS, the application of the models and methodologies learned at the Business School enabled me to act as an internal management consultant, and formed the basis of the business plan that turned our business around and gave me the confidence to carry this forward.

Since I graduated in 2008 we have encouraged and financially supported four other postgraduate courses for employees, the most recent colleague studying a part-time Masters at Durham University Business School. The impact on both myself and our business left us with no doubt that this is one of best investments we could both make.’

Jerry Hall CEO, DECIDE MA in Enterprise Management Graduate 2008

SHORT COURSES FOR DEVELOPING YOUR HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAMS

HONING THE SKILLS OF YOUR SENIOR TEAM

Knowledge and skills development is vital to the health and sustainability of an organisation.

Through our range of flexible short courses we provide world-class professional development opportunities, designed to improve both employee and organisational performance.

The Durham DBA is an executive doctoral programme for the motivated, high achievers in your organiation who want to develop their research, analytical and critical thinking skills to the highest level.

Our courses enable participants to build up a unique CPD portfolio of skills, helping keep pace with the latest business thinking whilst adding value by applying their learning to their role and the organisation’s development. By investing in the professional capability of a member of your team, you unlock the talent and potential required to compete in the global business environment. From three days to three months, programmes can be delivered on campus in Durham, at a location of your choosing, online or via our blended learning option.

Courses available vary each year. Current examples include: • Global Business

• Financial Risk Management

• Leadership

• Management Decision-Making

• Change Management

• Strategic Marketing

If you cannot find a course that covers your requirements, we can create a bespoke course, designed to meet your organisational needs and enhance your competitive edge.

ADVANCING YOUR MIDDLE MANAGERS

Structured around a research project driven by the individual, with a focus on practical application in the business environment, the outputs of the DBA will benefit both employee and organisation at a strategic level.

Offered on a flexible part-time basis, the Durham DBA takes from 4 to 6 years to complete. The programme is structured in phases to enable participants to receive regular feedback to facilitate their progression.

Research projects being undertaken here at the Business School cover a wide range of topics, spanning sectors and industries. Current examples include: • Financial reforms and small and medium enterprise financing in Sub-Saharan Africa: The case of Ghana.

• Corporate culture and performance – A comparison between Islamic and conventional banks in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).

Aimed at middle to senior managers our specialist masters and MBA programmes offer PROGRAMME DELIVERY MODE DURATION academic rigour with real-world business relevance.

MA Management (part-time)

Part-time

30 months

Global MBA, Global MBA (Finance)

Combination of online and residential modules

36 months

Global MBA Online

100% online

36 months

Full-time MBA

Full-time

12 or 15 months

Each programme develops traditional management skills, whilst providing the experience of true teamwork in a multi-cultural environment. When an ambitious member of your team is exposed to our leading edge thinking, they will re-enter your business up-skilled and reinvigorated, ready to action their learning immediately and benefit your business.

Designed to enable participants to continue working whilst studying, our post experience masters programme is delivered on a part-time basis over 30 months whilst our MBA programme can be studied via a range of delivery options: full-time over one year; online or blended over three years.

Whichever option you choose you can be assured that each programme has been designed to nurture the skills required to excel in the global business arena.

• Manufacturing engineering best practice versus moving to low cost areas.

• Transformational change management model for public sector oil and gas exploration and production organisations in Pakistan.

Become innovators in your field by choosing the Durham DBA, a powerful asset to your employee, your organisation and your industry.

‘Siemens has a long history of developing its employees to be consistently performing at the top of their game and will continue investing in its people. The Durham MBA is an ideal qualification to ensure that our innovative organisation has future leaders ready to take the company forward into the business opportunities and challenges of tomorrow.’

David Buggie Head of Major Projects, PS Wind Power & Renewables, Siemens

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