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The “MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA)” PROGRAM was founded in 1998 based on the joint project “Partnership to Develop the Master of Business Administration Program and Faculty capabilities” between the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy (now Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University) and Georgia State University of USA.

 

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) Program is one of the most prestigious systems of higher economic education in the world. The characteristic of the MBA Program is such that those who are admitted do not necessarily need a BBA or its equivalent in economics. All who have a bachelor's degree in either humanitarian or technical profiles with minimum two years of working experience have an opportunity to become educated in the field of business administration. Each person who graduates from the MBA Program will have a universal education as well as an ability to manage the business in every field..

Since there is a considerable need for specialists in business administration, the MBA Program at the Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University, in partnership with Georgia State University (GSU), has been established.         

Drawing on their theoretical and practical experience the faculty from GSU provided the necessary assistance and support in the preparation and delivery of the courses. Their expert consultations assured teaching quality.

The MBA Program has rich technical facilities such as computer labs and lecturing rooms equipped with modern computer and audio/video tools.

The students, faculty, and staff have access to library resources organized on the basis of American standards. Library materials, with frequent support from our GSU partners, are constantly upgraded.

The Program is designed to comprehensively study 20 disciplines. These cover the basic principles of any selected major:

Since its inception, the MBA Program has gained wide popularity and there are many students who seek entry to it.

The student’s motivation may be characterized as purposefulness, highly motivated with a desire for a successful career. As the analysis has shown approximately 35% of our students have natural sciences education, 30 % from humanitarian disciplines and 30% have an economical education. Almost all of them work in large companies and hold middle and higher managerial positions. Some students deal with entrepreneurship activity in spheres of small and medium businesses.

The MBA Program specializes in teaching business models and concepts that can be immediately adapted to the “real world” of business. It is designed to provide knowledge and skills in management, economics, finance, statistics, accounting, computer information systems, and various other areas of business. The MBA degree is necessary for those pursuing a management career in a complex and challenging business environment.  Now at least two years of experience is a mandatory requirement for admittance to the MBA programs.

The Masters Programs offered by the BA PROGRAMS are:

MBA OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

- MBA COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS (CIS)

- MSc ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT

- MSc HUMAN RECOURSES MANAGEMENT

- MSc MARKETING

- MSc E-GOVERNANCE

- MS ECONOMETRICS

- MSc BUSINESS INFORMATICS

- MSc ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

MBA with a major in Operations Management

Operations Management (OM) focuses on the management of resources and activities that produce and deliver the goods and services for customers. OM can play a critical role in enhancing a company’s competitive position by providing superior products and services.

Operations Management is a major for students who wish to be involved in the management of the operations process, i.e. the process of manufacturing, service delivery, distribution, and supply.

The major in OM provides a framework for linking all functional areas with specific skills developed for OM. The major also provides an in-depth analysis of operations decisions such as new product development, project planning and control, supply chain analysis, quality assurance, project and process management techniques, and production systems planning.

 

MBA with a major in Computer Information Systems

In today’s competitive business environment, Information Technology plays a central role in developing strategies for competitive advantage. The Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Computer Information Systems (CIS) provides students with the managerial and high-level technical skills necessary for effective business leaders.

Business and organizational processes are increasingly dependent on, and integrated with, information systems and technologies. All aspects of major business operations are dependent upon information technologies, with business professionals increasingly dependent upon intricate networks of communication technologies. Many professions are dependent upon the creation, organization, and communication of electronic information.

The global economy has become a knowledge and information economy where products and services can be developed and delivered digitally.

 

MSc Business Informatics

Within a two year curriculum, basic courses introduce deepened knowledge in Business Informatics, Computer Science, and Economics (including Business Law). Subsequently, electives taken from the area of Business Studies as well as a major area generate a targeted specialization for an occupation in the industry or a stepping stone for an academic career.

In addition to a general research orientation, the degree course aims at a practice-oriented education that enables the graduates to be active in the field of business information processing both on the user side and on the development side - or in a mediator role. Graduates work as information managers, systems analysts, IT organizers, data analytics, Internet of Things, software developers or database specialists. They are also in demand in business functional areas such as marketing, production or materials management. With a master's degree in Business Informatics, graduates have the opportunity to take on management positions in major local or foreign companies, SMEs, administrations or start-ups from a wide variety of fields. Business informants analyze, develop or test IT solutions and can also be found as project managers. At the same time, the study serves particularly dedicated and qualified students as preparation for a subsequent doctorate.

 

MSc  Econometrics

Econometrics deals with statistical and fuzzy modeling, estimation, and testing of economic models using economic and financial time series data. It helps students develop effective economic models, leading to problem-solving, to test new theories and analyze data as well as improve business practices, predict trends, and so on.   

The Program teaches students to add empirical content to the theories that allow them to be analyzed and evaluated. Statistical theory contributes to the development of econometric models and methods that help to solve economic questions. Data is usually collected through observations and is processed using standard statistical and soft models. The regression analysis has an important role in econometrics and it contributes to problem-solving as a statistical technique.  

 Major research areas include creating econometric models, forecasting, and analyzing the economic history of a company. Graduated from econometrics degrees help solve problems for business sectors, governments, consultancy companies, or non-profit organizations.

 The analytical modeling, planning, and forecasting work opportunities at various levels are open for Masters in Econometrics in research centers; financial institutions in the private sector (e.g. pension funds, stock exchanges, insurance companies, commercial banks, Hi-Tech start-ups); consulting firms; the analysis and planning units of business enterprises; central banks, ministries, and other public sector institutions.

 

MSc E-Governance

E-Governance gives students broad knowledge on developing a modern state, its transition to e-governance, and paperless management. Studies include a wide overview of administrative and legal aspects of e-governance, i.e. general info-political principles, organizational setup, management of e-governance, legal framework, financing of e-governance systems, and services as well as technical architecture.

 Largely focusing on IT solutions at the government level, its interoperability between different bodies of the government is giving fundamental background also in other aspects (law, public management, and economics) of government. The program gives students broad knowledge about the makings of a modern state – the transition into e-governance, its management, and development. Studies include a wider overview of administrative and legal aspects of e-governance.

 The Program focuses on designing, developing, and improving governance systems and implementing e-government components at every level of the state, specialization in IT technologies, innovation/services in the public and private sector or adoption and marketing of e-government, user-oriented services offered by the government that is based on information and communication technologies.

 Graduates of the program can work as public sector officials, e-government technologists, developers or analysts, and researchers who are capable of taking an interdisciplinary input based on teamwork to create and develop innovative, user-friendly, and economically efficient e-governance solutions.

 

MSc Human Resources Management

The program in the field of personnel management and development gives students the opportunity to become a strategic business professional with specialized experience in effectively leading and managing talent management in modern global organizations. The program explores the principles of management and organizational behavior, introduces you to data-driven metrics and managerial decision making, and analyzes the business strategy and ethics to provide a significant competitive advantage to succeed in the rapidly changing world of business.

The Program equips students with the skills, knowledge, and competencies required to perform sound human resource (HR) management practices effectively as well as understand how HR interacts with organizational strategy. This knowledge of HR management systems is needed to maximize the efforts of organizational effectiveness and improve productivity while reducing risk to the organization.

The program is designed to help students to gain the strategic, organizational, management, and analytical skills that today’s employers are seeking. Human resource (HR) professionals may work in small or large internal business departments within almost any industry.

 

MSc Marketing

The Marketing Program  is designed to provide students with an integrated knowledge of the contemporary theories and practices utilized within the industry. The students will acquire the tools and techniques necessary to build a successful marketing career within the growing global business environment as well as develop knowledge in key areas including consumer behavior, marketing planning, branding, and the use of digital technologies. They will also gain a comprehensive understanding of the cross-cultural challenges within international business and will develop the knowledge, marketing expertise, and personal skills crucial within global marketing.

Students will also develop stronger analytical, leadership, and decision-making skills to enhance their ability to work both in a team and independently. In particular, it develops the capability to analyze and interpret markets as well as the ability to conceive and put into practice effective solutions that a company can adopt in dealing with various marketing issues.

The degree enhances career skills in marketing management, product and brand management, marketing research, or sales management.

Learning outcomes of the Masters of Science in Marketing Program

 Successful graduates should be able to demonstrate a range of cognitive and intellectual skills together with techniques specific to business and management:

- analytical skills applying business analysis, data management and diagnostic problem-solving skills in order to make decisions in non-standard situations in an autonomous way. 

- effective problem solving and decision making using appropriate quantitative and qualitative skills including identifying, formulating and solving business problems.

- effective communication, oral and in writing, using a range of media which are widely used in business including the preparation and presentation of business reports.

- interpersonal skills of effective listening, negotiating, persuasion and presentation.

- numeracy, mathematical and quantitative skills including statistical data analysis, interpretation and extrapolation; management science skills as support to the decision-making processes in an organization the use of models of business problems and phenomena.

- analyze important terminology, concepts, principles, theories, analytic techniques, and facts used in the field of marketing for effective decision-making.

- integrate Marketing with various functions of business organization to create, capture, and deliver value.

- apply digital tools in developing marketing strategies, organizational communication, business operations, and customer relations.

- apply ethical problems within marketing and business situations, choose a resolution, and justify that ethical choice.

- develop a global strategic marketing plan that address the global forces in the business environment of a firm.

- effective use of communication and information technology for business applications.

- effective self-management in terms of time, planning and behavior, motivation, self-starting, individual initiative and enterprise.

- project management skills.

- ability to conduct research into business and management issues, either individually or as part of a team for projects/dissertations/presentations. This requires familiarity with and an evaluative approach to a range of business data, sources of information and appropriate methodologies, and for such to inform the overall learning process.

 The MSc Program with major in Marketing provides a general introduction to market and marketing management and explains how the marketing function fits within the organization overall as well as teaches qualities critical to marketing-management professionals, including analytics, self-confidence, motivation, research, flexibility, sound business judgment and determination.

 MSc with major in Marketing focuses on the market analyses and activities that produce and deliver the goods and services for customers. Marketing can play a critical role in enhancing a company’s competitive position by providing superior products and services.

 Marketing is a major for students who wish to be involved in the marketing research operations process, i.e. the process of manufacturing, service delivery, distribution, and supply.

MSc Organizational Management

Objectives and Outcomes of the Organization Management Program

 The “Master of Science (MSc)” Program at the ASOIU was founded in 2017. The M.Sc in Organizations Management program is designed to provide a flexible and well-rounded curriculum to accommodate students with diverse educational backgrounds and experiences. The program is designed to provide students with an integrated knowledge of the contemporary theories and practices utilized within industry. The students will acquire the tools and techniques necessary to build a successful career within the growing global business environment as well as develop knowledge in key areas including consumer behavior, marketing planning, branding and the use of digital technologies.

 The objectives of the MS Program are:

- to provide graduate students with a high quality education in business management that will enable the graduates to earn management positions in state and non-state organizations, business and other institutions;

- to provide students the ability to effectively and efficiently solve managerial problems related to planning, organizing and controlling in all areas of business;

- Given that the MS in OM is designed to prepare students for senior management roles, it is essential that graduates should also be able to demonstrate relevant personal and interpersonal skills that include cognitive skills of critical thinking, analysis and synthesis as well as the capability to identify assumptions, evaluate statements in terms of evidence, to detect false logic or reasoning, to identify implicit values, to define terms adequately and to generalize appropriately.

 The main features of the Program are:

-The Program is developed on the basis of credit hours.

-Preparations of masters are conducted taking into consideration the main features of Azerbaijan educational standards, The European Charter for Researchers and curricula used at GSU, USA.

-The courses are taught by professors of Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University, received an appropriate qualification, highly professional teaching staff invited from Georgia State University, Siegen University,   Cyprus “Near East University" and other univercities as well specialists working in various fields of local business.

-Training in this Program is based on modern technical facilities. Computer rooms for business simulation games and audio-training and lecture rooms are equipped with the latest generation computers, with network and Internet, audio-visual equipment and other modern techniques.

-Training is provided based on tuition fee.

-The language of instruction is English language.

-Class attendance is compulsory. A student, who misses 25% of classes according to the attendance requirements in the syllabus, will not get a grade on the course.

-The students are graded according to a weighting system based on the performance on examinations, class and home tasks.

-Master’s degree theses are required to accomplish the MS in OM Program.

-A library that meets the international standards is available under the Program.

 MS Program in OM started in 2017. The program equips students with skills in the strategic and efficient management of resources as well as planning, designing, implanting, controlling and perfecting integrated systems in order for the organization to gain a better competitive position. The graduates will be able todiagnose, formulate and implement innovative strategies in organizations, lead organizational propose systemic improvements change, analyze and in the organization, carry out organizational research, effectively manage diverse projects in organizational modernization and improvement, and integrate the knowledge and skills required for the strategic, functional and cultural management of the organization.

Learning outcomes of the Master Program in OM:

Successful graduates should be able to demonstrate a range of cognitive and intellectual skills together with techniques specific to business and management.

Our program is characterized by interdisciplinary scientific expertise in the triad of human beings, technology and organization, a high practical orientation and systematic competence development, small group sizes, while reconciling work and study.

Learning outcomes of this major include graduates who can:

- demonstrate an understanding of and apply such personal management skills as developing self awareness, managing stress and solving problems.

- demonstrate an understanding of and apply such interpersonal management skills as communication, both oral and written, gaining power and exerting influence, motivation, and managing conflict.

- demonstrate an understanding of and apply such group management skills as empowerment, delegation, managing change and team building.

- practice and integrate the above skills through using case studies and experiential exercises and activities, with an emphasis on interpersonal interaction.

 Major skills obtained Master Program in OM:

Planning, Communication, Decision-making, Problem-solving, Motivating, Interpersonal skills, Adaptive leadership

 

MSc Artificial Intelligence

Intelligent systems are increasingly becoming an important part of our future. Therefore the Master Artificial Intelligence Engineering program is designed to prepare students for an exciting career in which innovations with artificial intelligence are used, cultivating practical skills and developing programming techniques, which will enable them to work effectively within the complex field of AI, preparing students to take a leading role in the research and development of future generations of robotics and artificial intelligence systems. Taught through a unique combination of theoretical and practical based sessions students will cover subjects in logic and reasoning, data analytics, deep learning, agent architectures, alongside the broader systems engineering and ethical considerations required for implementation in real-world systems. 

Graduates of the program can work as AI-specialists, AI-designers, data scientists or other professions in this industry, to work on the latest technologies as well as in businesses and projects focusing on security and surveillance, manufacturing (robotic manipulators), logistics (automated goods delivery), inventory management (automated warehouses), etc. 

Graduates will become AI Specialists building the next generation of intelligent systems, team-leaders of successful AI project teams, or AI designers working on the interplay of human and artificial intelligence.

The Master of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a two-year advanced program. The term “Artificial Intelligence” dates back to 1956 when John McCarthy defined it as “the science and engineering of making intelligent machines”. Even though nowadays we are still far from building machines that can pass the famous Turing test (A. Turing, Mind, 59 (236), 1950 - a test to determine whether a machine shows human intelligence), Artificial Intelligence has become a very active domain in both academia and industry. It has achieved to build computer programs and robots that learn from experience, recognize patterns in vast amounts of data, and reason strategically in complex decision-making situations. Taken together, after obtaining the Master of Science degree in Artificial Intelligence you will possess all the basic competencies of a scientific researcher, have excellent writing and presentation skills, and are trained to work in a team.

The Master's degree in Artificial Intelligence provides good perspectives in obtaining a position at a research institute or research-oriented company. This includes doctoral and management positions at universities, governmental institutions, and R&D departments in the industry. Others will find their way to management and consultancy positions involving advanced knowledge processing or will start their own company.

 

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