Connect+ Executive MBA Required Courses

Shaping Tomorrow’s Leaders

This blended course equips executives to lead purposeful strategic transformation amid long-term technological, environmental, and socioeconomic uncertainty. Combining the first four-day residential with online modules, participants apply systems thinking, stakeholder mapping, and scenario foresight to evaluate strategic alternatives and AI-enabled business models. Through an hands-on project, leaders test critical assumptions, balance financial and sustainability trade-offs, and design adaptive solutions for sustainable businesses under perpetual disruptions.  

Financial Statement Essentials

This hands-on course equips managers, investors, and stakeholders with the analytical tools needed to decode financial statements and assess corporate financial health. Participants explore the foundational principles of financial reporting, examining the structure of income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow dynamics to evaluate profitability, solvency, and operational efficiency. By mastering financial ratios, key performance indicators, and valuation techniques, learners develop a strategic perspective to drive data-informed decisions and long-term organizational growth.  

Value Creation Through Financial Decision

This course prepares business leaders to think analytically and strategically about the financial decisions that shape organizational stability and long-term growth. Participants master essential corporate finance tools—including the time value of money, risk–return analysis, portfolio diversification, and cost of capital estimation—to evaluate strategic investment opportunities. Through real-world cases, hands-on exercises, and a capstone project, learners apply capital budgeting rules and cash flow analysis to align financial choices with corporate objectives.  

Leading the Self: Mastering Emotional Intelligence, Communication, and Motivation

This practical course equips leaders to place empathy, communication, and empowerment at the center of their leadership practice. Participants examine how cognitive processes, mental models, and biases shape ethical and sustainable decision-making within complex stakeholder networks. By mastering adaptive communication techniques and recognizing diverse motivations, learners develop the coaching, mentoring, and delegation skills needed to influence effectively and drive both individual and organizational performance.  

Business Analytics: Transforming Data into Insights and Strategic Decisions

This course equips business leaders with the quantitative tools and analytical frameworks needed to transform raw data into actionable insights. Participants explore essential techniques across descriptive statistics, regression analysis, time series forecasting, and mathematical optimization to solve complex organizational problems. Emphasizing accessible data visualization, technological fluency with AI tools, and ethical data handling, the course prepares managers to communicate insights effectively and drive data-informed strategies across the value chain.  

Principles of Marketing

This course provides a comprehensive foundation in marketing strategy, blending theoretical concepts, Asian case studies, and practical exercises to help leaders navigate dynamic business environments. Participants apply qualitative research methodologies and strategic frameworks—including SWOT, PESTEL, Porter’s Five Forces, STP, and the 4Ps—to analyze market environments and uncover actionable consumer insights. Emphasizing innovation and sustainability, the course culminates in a capstone project where learners design and present a complete marketing plan aligned with organizational objectives.  

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

This course develops entrepreneurship as a core leadership capability for launching new ventures and driving transformation within established organizations. Blending academic frameworks with practitioner insights, participants learn to identify and time innovation-driven opportunities, overcome commercialization barriers, and reduce go-to-market risk. The curriculum explores ecosystem strategy and the role of ecosystem orchestrators in scaling value, equipping leaders to evaluate complex trade-offs across financing, partnerships, and resource allocation throughout the entrepreneurial journey.