I'm an ex-UTM Aeronautical Engineering Undergraduate and I've completed my MBA in UUM Kuala Lumpur Campus recently. With my results and qualification, I could easily attend to any local Uni to purse my MBA. For me why I've choosen UUM for my MBA for a very simple reason. It is of course the branding.

UTM was developed as a Technical Institution and UUM is solely a Business & Management higher learning. Does this speak for themselves? Should you purse for MBA in a business college or a technical college?

The syllabus UUM had made Decision Analysis a mandatory (core) subject for the future CEO/ COO in the making. Most MBA programmes does not make Decision Analysis/ Science as compulsory and what type of manager would they become if you were formally not taught in decision making? A good MBA should emphasis on decision making and what good a CEO or COO if they could not decide?

MBA is not only limited for Management purposes but also includes Finance, Accounting, Tourism, Logistics Management, etc etc. So be wise of what you should have considered! Thanks.

here's the UUM website on MBA


This post has been edited by pink2: Oct 21 2009, 03:05 AM

TS!

If got money, exclude the local university offered. Before choose the right MBA course, survey the institute that provide industry driven MBA rather than just academic. NOwadays these institute afford to accept those inexperience or even fresh graduate to enroll for MBA, that is ridiculuous & that course will only be an undergraduate subject & session.

MBA main requirement is mainly working experience rather than academic..

Decision analsysis is quantitative methods in business..correct me if i am wrong

dont know sorry. have to check on their websites.

There're many names for Decision Analysis, Decision science.... operational research.... etc Quantitative Methods is just a fraction of Decision Analysis. What I'm pointing out here is that you should consider taking this subject even it is not offered as a compulsory module from other unis. MBA in general is a field Management degree and it differs from Masters in Management due to the 'extra' Finance, Accounting, Economics modules introduced within. (Ethics, win-win, profit & shareholders wealth orientated!)

Wow, this thread is enlightening.

I am an engineer too (just graduated and worked for a few months) and was thinking of taking ACCA but my sister's friend said CFA is better, more marketable.

I'd like to make myself more flexible, more street smart than i am right now. Since i don't think i can do anything other than engineering with my current condition.

I want to go into banking, because i've seen how my seniors are doing and i don't want to be like them, any advise?

I know its a bit off topic but i was wondering if i have an Oxford Brookes Degree (uk) wihout any working experience yet, am i eligible to enrol for CFA exams?

How about this? University of Wales. But the fee is not published...
http://www.informaticsglobalcampus.com/

go for MBA - University of East London, UK offered by WIM (Women Institute of Management)

details are attached, for your consideration!

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Added on October 28, 2009, 11:43 amwebsite quoted for your information!

http://www.wimnet.org.my/wimdox/mba_in_malaysia.html



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You should put Manchester University on your list. I think they partner up with Sunway College. Abit more exp i think rm40k but it's a top business school.

Hi i am currently practising as a company secretary. I hold Bachelor (Hons) Corporate Management, and ICSA professional qualification [Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators]. With 2 yrs working experiences.

I wish to enhance my career in furthering study idle ACCA, CFA or MBA (Finance).

Highly appreciate if anyone could advise me whether which study should i choose to further.

Thanks in advance!

TS: I've passed CFA Levels I & II, and I can personally say it's not too difficult if you do the studying, but only if you've done some finance work. If not, it may be greek to you at first, but you can pick it up as you go along. Don't know about Level III, planning to take next year

tan8: I think you can, but to be a CFA charterholder, you need four years professional experience in a relevant field (banking, finance etc), IIRC.

Hi

Can you advise me which should i take? ACCA?? CFA?? or MBA (Finance)??

i am currently practising as a company secretary. I hold Bachelor (Hons) Corporate Management, and ICSA professional qualification [Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators]. With 2 yrs working experiences.

I think some of the posts above could help you make your decision. At the end of the day, it depends on where you want your career to go, in my opinion.

DO you want to be a financial analyst? Or do you want to go into middle/senior management? For the former, CFA is a good starting place. Even for the latter, a CFA course would teach you the necessary skills (project budgeting, funding, accounting) to survive. I have no experience on doing an MBA< but I would think the course would be broader, with competitive analysis, game theory, man-management and things like that, which you would require to go up the management chain.

My 10 sen's worth.

Thanks a lot for your advice!

Can i choose to study CFA now as i m not in the managerial line currently? i will only pursue in MBA once i get promoted to managerial line??

Would it be better???

If i were passed CFA, would i work in Investment Banking or any other line?

You can do that. With CFA, you'd be more marketable, especially in the finance side. CFA Level I would definitely would help you with a career in investment banking, as it would give you a basic grounding of all the things you need to know.

MBA without management/professional working experience may not be worth as much, IMHO.

This post has been edited by Mayomythical: Oct 29 2009, 12:03 PM

Thanks a lot bro!

Did you mean that once i started Level 1, i can proceed to apply job career in investment banking and will be highly sought by them? Also in order to earn 4 yrs working experiences related to finance line??

other than CFA... if you guys are very keen into investment area, you might consider CMT (charted market technician) as well.
It also contains 3 level of examinations....

yeah, only for those who really likes technical analysis !!!!

As you can see, the research house nowadays also recruit people with this kind of knowledge, so it also quite recession proof....

but so far the people with CMT is definitely lesser if compare with CFA chartered holders....

advocado

do some research..the price is RM80k....when did pounds depreciate up to 50%?

Hi

Where can take CMT?? Is it self-study programme??

Which is more marketable / recognised between CFA with CMT???

CMT is US programme or UK??? or local programme??