LEADERSHIP AREA
LDP3201 Leadership: Principles and Best Practices (3 Credits)
Prerequisites: None
The course is intended for highly motivated students who have capacity for leadership and determined to become
effective in leading others. It is modeled as an integrated framework that consists of the best leadership practices
presentations and lectures. The students will be exposed to learning first hand experience of great leaders from
industry, government and various social sector enterprises.
LDP4201 Leadership: Making Principles Work (3 Credits)
Prerequisites: None
The main objective of this course is to equip students with tools necessary for analyzing leadership activities within
the organizations. The course will also introduce contemporary leadership concepts and practices through delivering
guest lectures and simulating leadership exercises. Students will learn major approaches to leading people that will
serve as the basis for future organizational success.
LDP4202 Leadership in Action (3 Credits)
Prerequisites: LDP 3201 and LDP4201
Provided with general guidelines, students will be involved in case studies and projects in area of their specialization.
This course will give the opportunity to apply and polish the knowledge received in previous two courses. Students
will also be required to develop their leadership competencies and provide sound solutions for managerial challenges.
MANAGEMENT AREA
MGT3001 Principles of Management (3 Credits)
Prerequisites:
None
Previously listed as MG2201
This course deals with the role and nature of management as it is used in contemporary business. The course will
provide a systematic understanding of the core concepts of management theory and practice. A brief review of the
foundations of key management thinking will be presented to set the context. This will be followed by an exploration
of the environment for the managers and a discussion of the social and ethical issues, which affect managers. The
diverse roles of the manager in contemporary business are then explored placing emphasis on identifying the key role
effective management can play in developing successful organizations, private and public, large and small.
MGT3200 Managerial Ethics (2 Credits)
Prerequisites: MGT3001
Ethics in management became popular and important concept lately. Different companies might have different
ethical standards, but management ethics is almost the same in every industry. Students will learn that corruption is
the abuse of power to achieve illegitimate personal gain. Bribery and corruption are extreme forms of unethical
behavior. Wherever they do business around the world, managers must not only avoid breaking the law, they should
follow high ethical standards. Ethics and appropriate behavior transcend all business activities and figure
prominently in management decisions about financial performance and competitive advantage. An integrated,
strategic approach to ethical, sustainable, and socially responsible behavior provides firms with competitive
advantages, including stronger relationships with customers, employees, shareholders, suppliers, and the
communities where they do business.
MGT3201 Business Communications (3 Credits)
Prerequisites: None
This class introduces the principles of communication in organizations. The most common organizational
communication variables are reviewed; e.g. communication distortion, conflict, power, managerial leadership style,
roles, interviewing, and information overload and under-load. The emphasis is placed on the application of the
principles reviewed to the organizational setting. Simulations, exercises, and case studies are used to give the course
material strong practical relevance.
MGT3202 Principles of Business Ethics (3 Credits)
Prerequisites: None
An understanding of Business Ethics is critical for modern managers. The course reviews the prevalent theories of
ethics that set and guide society’s expectations of doing business in today’s private and public sector within the social,
economic, and political order in the context of local traditions. Responsibility to all the stakeholders of a business will
be studied from an ethical standpoint. International ethical frameworks for gauging business decisions are reviewed.
Throughout the course, there is intensive use of case studies to illustrate and solve business ethics problems. The
objective of the course is to introduce the student to the ethical concepts that are relevant to resolving moral issues in
business; impart the reasoning and analytical skills needed to apply ethical concepts to business decisions; identify
the moral issues involved in the management of specific problem areas in business; and to provide an understanding
of the social, technological, and natural environments within which moral issues in business arise.
MGT3204 Human Resources Management (3 Credits)
Prerequisites: MGT3001
Not available to students with credit for PAD3523
This course deals primarily with activities that directly affect how employees are brought into the firm and their
treatment once they are employed. These activities include selection, training, evaluation, compensation, labor
relations, working conditions, and related issues.
MGT3205 Decision Making (3 Credits)
Prerequisites: MGT3001
The course focuses on ideas that can be used in business to understand decisions generally. The curriculum includes
the concepts of rational choice, identity, appropriateness, and history-dependent rules. The course also explores how
decisions are made in the face of inconsistency in preferences or identities. Prospects for decision engineering are also
explored in detail.
MGT3206 Leadership and Motivation (3 Credits)
Prerequisites: MGT3001
This course is intended for future managers who require knowledge on how to motivate people, how to manage
groups and use appropriate leadership styles. It is modeled as an integrated framework that consists of lectures and
training.
MGT3207 Managing Negotiations (3 Credits)
Prerequisites: MGT3001
This course deals with the art and skills of negotiating in various business situations. Cases involving and analyzing
issues and problems ranging from sales and contracts to the most complicated issues of international business will be
discussed.
MGT3208 Innovation Management (3 Credits)
Prerequisites: MGT3001
The purpose of the course is to introduce students to recent, leading edge management thinking. A study of the most
recent trends and ideas in management and their practical application is carried out. The course will include reviews
of books by well-known management theorists and a critical analysis of the application of these theories in
Kazakhstan.
MGT3209 International Management (3 Credits)
Prerequisites: MGT3001
This course compares management styles used in various countries and the effectiveness of those styles on that
culture. Methods will be contrasted with current management methods used in Kazakhstan to formulate effective
methods for practical use. Focus is on the design of the organization; political, legal, and economic concerns;
personnel issues; and, negotiating strategies.
MGT3210 International Business (3 Credits)
Prerequisites: MGT3001
This course involves study of the issues and logistics involved in conducting business in the international arena.
Issues such as globalization, the impact of economics, socio-cultural factors, and economic policy are discussed in
detail. The nature and economic role of the multinational corporation including the impact of legal, political,
educational, and cultural variables upon firm performance and managerial activity forms the core of the course. Case
studies illustrate managerial, marketing and financial and accounting activities, in the global economic space.
MGT3211 Small Business Management (3 Credits)
Prerequisite: MGT3001
Lectures and case study methods are applied to investigate and analyze problems related to small business start-ups
and functions. Included are: selecting a location, business planning, organizational control, finances, and other areas
of interest to the small business owner. The course includes formulating a business plan.
MGT3212 Organizational Behavior (3 Credits)
Prerequisites: MGT3001
Not available to students with credit for PAD3536
Managers get things done through other people. They make decisions, allocate resources, and direct the activities of
others to attain goals. Managers do their work in an organization. This is a consciously coordinated social unit,
composed of two or more people. These units strive to achieve a common goal or set of goals. This course develops a
sound understanding of the human side of work and provides knowledge of the behavioral aspects of working in
organizations.
MGT3213 Managing Change (3 Credits)
Prerequisites: MGT3001
This course is designed as an introduction to managing change in organizations with an emphasis on the development
of student capacity to understand the necessity of change in organizations. This is achieved by focusing on the
conceptual and theoretical underpinning of change in the organizational context, analysis of how effective change
management helps an organization gain a competitive advantage, and introduction of key change tools.
MGT3215 Hospitality Management (3 Credits)
Prerequisite: none
This course examines the philosophy and history of hospitality and the special characteristics of the industry. A broad
overview of management styles, management and marketing theories and organizational structures is offered, as well
as an introduction to local and international issues associated with the industry. This course examines hospitality
specific issues such as yield management, services marketing, hospitality distribution channels, and service quality
management strategies.
MGT3216 Leisure and Recreational Management (3 Credits)
Prerequisite: none
Leisure and Recreation Management course deals with the theory of leisure (the time available to an individual when
work, sleep and other basic needs have been met) studies as well as the day-to-day practicalities of managing a
recreation facility. The course introduces the student to leisure and recreation in society (role, concepts and
principles), the relationship between tourism, leisure and recreation, including holiday, sports, basic concepts in
outdoor recreation, outdoor recreational resources, recreation resource management, recreation in a changing world.
MGT3299 Selected Topics in Management (3 Credits)
Prerequisites: MGT3001
This course provides further study into various areas in management. Topics covered will change from year to year
depending on the students’ particular needs and strengths.
MGT4201 Strategy and Business Policy (3 Credits)
Prerequisites: MGT3001, MKT3130, FIN3121, ACC2201
This course examines the enterprise as a whole including understanding how and why the various functions of a
business are interdependent and need to be coordinated. The course looks at the environment in which a business
operates its strategy, and internal administrative activities. The emphasis is on the kinds of problems and issues that
affect the success of the entire organization.
MGT4204 Cases in Management (3 Credits)
Prerequisites: MGT3001 and 90 credits completed
The course offers various advanced case studies on practical problems in managing the business entities.
MGT4208 Training and Development (3 Credits)
Prerequisites: MGT3204
This course will cover a comprehensive and wide range of issues relevant with employee training and development
activities. It will discuss the issues to clarify the role of training and development in the management of human
resources in the organizational contexts. Students will be prepared to plan and execute training programs for
different levels of employees – including training needs assessment, learning principles, training methods, organizing
training contents, conducting different training sessions, motivating trainees, and training evaluation methods.
Further, this will help to understand the national HRD models and skills development programs in different national
contexts.
MGT4210 Compensation and Performance Management (3 Credits)
Prerequisites: MGT3204
The main objective of the course is to provide knowledge of performance management and compensation practices,
and their role in promoting organizations’ competitive advantage. Student will be prepared to assume the roles of
competent compensation professional by having a sound understanding of performance management and
compensation practices, and the environment in which business professionals plan, implement, and evaluate
employee performance appraisal practices and compensation systems. They will be given the idea of the context of
compensation practice, the criteria used to evaluate employees’ performance, compensation system design, benefits,
and other contemporary HR challenges that HR managers will face in the real circumstances.
MGT4250 Credit Internship Program (6 Credits)
Prerequisites: 90 credits completed
An internship is working for a company and learning on-the-job. It is an opportunity to put into practice the
Management knowledge learned from classroom coursework.
MGT4275 Thesis (2 Credits)
Prerequisites: 105 credits completed
A thesis is a research work on a topic that is in the area of Management. Students will be supervised by faculty
members in the process. Further details on thesis requirements are provided under the KIMEP University regulations
on this matter.
MGT4277 State Examination (1 Credit)
Prerequisites: As per MES regulation
Students are required to take the state examination. Further details on this requirement are provided under the
KIMEP University regulations on this matter.