Secondary SDGs

This course discusses the problems of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Middle-Income countries (especially in Africa, Asia and Latin America) and their efforts to improve the lives and well-being of their people. It incorporates different aspects of the development process including traditional development topics like economic growth; education; population studies; rural-urban migration and poverty studies as well as less traditional but equally pertinent topics like institutions; competition policy; foreign aid and corruption.

https://www.ashesi.edu.gh/academics/programmes/business-administration/business-administration-courses/3537-development-economics-2.html

Managerial Economics is the study of the different ways in which economic principles and quantitative tools can be employed to assist managers to make effective decisions.

https://www.ashesi.edu.gh/academics/programmes/business-administration/business-administration-courses/3546-managerial-economics.html

In this course, students will be introduced to some fundamental principles of corporate finance such as time value of money and risk.

https://www.ashesi.edu.gh/academics/programmes/business-administration/business-administration-courses/3543-international-finance-3.html

The purpose of this course is to familiarize you with the basic principles and techniques of human resource management.

https://www.ashesi.edu.gh/academics/programmes/business-administration/business-administration-courses/3538-human-resource-management.html

The aims of the course is to (i) introduce students to techniques for performing statistical analysis on quantitative data focusing on the estimation of the regression model (ii) help students solve problems commonly encountered in estimating statistical models like the regression model, and (iii) teach students to interpret the estimates from such models and (iv) enable students to be able to perform quantitative analysis using secondary data.

https://www.ashesi.edu.gh/academics/programmes/business-administration/business-administration-courses/3535-econometrics.html

It is aimed at equipping students with economic knowledge relevant in helping them contribute to economic discussions and make better business decisions.

https://www.ashesi.edu.gh/academics/programmes/business-administration/business-administration-courses/3533-principles-of-economics.html

This course covers numerous issues of practical relevance to the contemporary corporate finance manager.

https://www.ashesi.edu.gh/academics/programmes/business-administration/business-administration-courses/3528-corporate-finance-2.html

This course is designed to equip students with the necessary tools, skills and competencies required of contemporary managers of top-notch organizations to properly handle financial management and planning issues.

https://www.ashesi.edu.gh/academics/programmes/business-administration/business-administration-courses/3527-finance-for-non-finance.html

This is an introductory course aimed at equipping students with the basic skills of corporate finance.

https://www.ashesi.edu.gh/academics/programmes/business-administration/business-administration-courses/3526-introduction-to-finance.html

Students will learn how to use financial information to identify and analyse alternative projects to be undertaken by the entity in order to optimise profitability. They will develop the critical analytical skills necessary for identifying and using relevant costs and related issues, which form the bedrock for cost-effective managerial decision making.

https://www.ashesi.edu.gh/academics/programmes/business-administration/business-administration-courses/3525-managerial-accounting-2.html

This is an introductory accounting course that exposes students to fundamental accounting principles, the regulatory framework of accounting practice, elements of financial statements, the mechanics of data entry, preparation of financial statements, financial statement analysis, control accounts and reconciliations, and ethics in the accounting profession.

https://www.ashesi.edu.gh/academics/programmes/business-administration/business-administration-courses/3524-financial-accounting-2.html

This course is an introduction to macroeconomics, with a strong emphasis on policy implications.

https://www.ashesi.edu.gh/academics/programmes/business-administration/business-administration-courses/3523-macroeconomics.html

The aim of the course is to introduce students to the fundamental principles, ideas, theories and tools of microeconomic theory.

https://www.ashesi.edu.gh/academics/programmes/business-administration/business-administration-courses/3522-microeconomics.html

This course surveys the investment media, concepts and techniques to provide an understanding of the investment process in the economic and financial environment.

https://www.ashesi.edu.gh/academics/programmes/business-administration/business-administration-courses/3521-investments.html

In this course, you will learn how to make branding decisions, develop a strategic brand plan & manage brands by learning & applying relevant concepts, principles, & theories.

https://www.ashesi.edu.gh/academics/programmes/business-administration/business-administration-courses/3541-strategic-brand-management-2.html

The study of Operations Management will take you on a journey of the principles, strategies and tools required to manage any part of an Organization that is involved in the provision of goods and or services.

https://www.ashesi.edu.gh/academics/programmes/business-administration/business-administration-courses/3530-operations-management-2.html

The course will introduce students to the history of the global oil industry, the emergence of the oil industry in Africa, how colonization influenced the process, the economic and environmental ramification of Africa’s oil dependence, and the link of the oil industry to corruption and development in Africa.

https://www.ashesi.edu.gh/academics/programmes/business-administration/business-administration-courses/3544-africa-the-oil-industry.html

The content spans the typical scope of supply chains: Plan, Source, Make, Deliver and Sell set in today’s global market in which there is fierce competition, more frequent innovations and more sophisticated and demanding customers/consumers.

https://www.ashesi.edu.gh/academics/programmes/business-administration/business-administration-courses/3534-supply-chain-management-2.html

Foundations of Design & Entrepreneurship I

The goal of the course is to immerse all first-year students of the University, irrespective of major, into the world of design thinking, entrepreneurship and business management.

https://www.ashesi.edu.gh/academics/programmes/business-administration/business-administration-courses/3516-foundation-of-design-entrepreneurship-i.html

Foundations of Design & Entrepreneurship II

The venture teams will start the semester with continued prototyping, developing and testing their Minimum Viable Products (MVP), launching their venture concept and running post-launch promotions, all the while learning about the key entrepreneurship concepts that pertain to the various activities performed in this course.

https://www.ashesi.edu.gh/academics/programmes/business-administration/business-administration-courses/3517-foundation-of-design-entrepreneurship-ii.html

This course will cover the basics of information technology literacy, including hands-on use of microcomputer applications, principles of digital computers and information technology and an introduction to problem-solving through programming.

https://www.ashesi.edu.gh/academics/programmes/computer-science/management-information-systems-courses.html#Programming1

This course gives students an intensive introduction to programming, as well as experience working with (but not designing) larger systems.

https://www.ashesi.edu.gh/academics/programmes/computer-science/management-information-systems-courses.html#Programming2

This course will introduce students to discrete mathematical objects useful for computer science and engineering. Topics covered include fundamentals of set theory, graph theory, enumeration, and algebraic structures, with applications in computing.

https://www.ashesi.edu.gh/academics/programmes/computer-science/management-information-systems-courses.html#Discrete_theory

This course will cover fundamental abstract data types and their implementations as data structures, such as lists and trees, as well as asymptotic analyses of algorithms involving these data structures.

This course covers the fundamentals of software engineering with a focus on the software life cycle and developing quality software as a team.

https://www.ashesi.edu.gh/academics/programmes/computer-science/management-information-systems-courses.html#software_engineering

The goal of this course is to provide students with an understanding of the issues confronting the design and management of an operating system. Students will also develop skills in concurrent programming.

https://www.ashesi.edu.gh/academics/programmes/computer-science/management-information-systems-courses.html#operating_systems

This course will provide a basic introduction to the concepts of database system design and implementation including data models, query languages and transaction processing.

https://www.ashesi.edu.gh/academics/programmes/computer-science/management-information-systems-courses.html#database_managment

This course covers topics in human-computer interaction, including user-centered design, user interface software architecture, rapid prototyping and iterative design, and evaluation techniques.

https://www.ashesi.edu.gh/academics/programmes/computer-science/management-information-systems-courses.html#HCI

The primary goal of this course is to introduce many of the technologies and skills needed to design, develop, and deploy effective Web sites.

https://www.ashesi.edu.gh/academics/programmes/computer-science/management-information-systems-courses.html#Web_tech

The real estate development course aims to introduce students to what real estate development (RED) is and what the development process entails. It seeks to provide students with a good overview of what goes into the various stages of the development process with emphasis on feasibility studies, financing and management.

https://www.ashesi.edu.gh/academics/programmes/business-administration/business-administration-courses/3548-real-estate-development-2.html

Social Enterprise, is an exploratory business elective offered by the business administration department that challenges the student to think in ways that produce sustainable and profitable outcomes that lead to social or environmental impact.

https://www.ashesi.edu.gh/academics/programmes/business-administration/business-administration-courses/3545-social-enterprise.html

Leading Teams / Reducing Societal and Environmental Footprint

The goal of the course is to familiarize students with the legal environment within which business is conducted in Ghana and Internationally.

https://www.ashesi.edu.gh/academics/programmes/business-administration/business-administration-courses/3532-business-law-2.html

The course is designed to introduce students to the main concepts and methods of international trade using applications drawn from the real world.

https://www.ashesi.edu.gh/academics/programmes/business-administration/business-administration-courses/3529-international-trade-policy.html

The Leadership Seminar Series is a series of interdisciplinary seminars designed to promote self-awareness among Ashesi's students and to expose them to the ideas of great historical thinkers and contemporary leaders.

https://www.ashesi.edu.gh/academics/programmes/arts-and-sciences/liberal-arts-core-courses.html#Leadership%20Seminar%20Series

Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability