Detailed program : ESC Master In Management (MIM)

INFORMATION ANALYSIS METHODOLOGY (BL3LO000)

The objectives of this module are based on the three following aspects :
- To introduce students to the methods of information search and analysis in management, and acquisition of the quantitative techniques associated with data processing.
- To develop the capacity to conceptualize and analyze problems linked to management, and the capacity to find the links that exist between management situations and theoretical concepts.
- To develop qualities such as rigor, precision and awareness as well as to master the methodology of problems analysis in the different domains of management. The pedagogy used is intended to be active and learner-centered.

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This course aims to introduce the students to a methodology of identification and problem resolution based on conceptualization and experimentation. Indeed, drawing on the hypothesis-based, deductive method, students put into practice the principles introduced during lectures, through fieldwork based on a theme of their choice. They are introduced to the following elements : defining the issues, exploratory research (documentary research and interview of experts), proposal of a hypothesis, design of a questionnaire, statistical analysis and confirmation/disconfirmation of the hypothesis. By the end of this module, students will know the basics of a study leader's job.

ENGLISH BM3 (BL3LV009)

- the TOEFL examination practice
? General English Development
? Business English development

There are four major components in the course:introduction into the world of work (company organization, written business communication, telephone communication skills, business meetings, entrepreneurship, etc.); initiation into cultural differences in a business context; assessment of basic linguistic rules and skills, tested on a monthly basis; step-by-step initiation into, and practice in. the TOEIC. Running throughout the course is the "Fil Rouge",a weekly oral presentation with a written synthesis (individual, and on a topical issue, in the first semester; in teams of two, and with a highly creative approach, in the second semester) strictly limited in duration. A second semester cultural project in teams of two (oral presention with peer assessment and written synthesis) is an essential part of the continuous assessment process. Cultural and contextual linguistic skills are also developed specifically for those going abroad to study during the following academic year.

ECONOMIC AND LEGAL ENVIRONMENT (BL3DR004)

The relationship between the administrative and economic world is complex and current events lead us to wonder about the link between public law and the economy. Many questions arise : should law constitute a framework for the economy (to help or subsidize economic activity) ?
Why does the administrative world reject state intervention in some cases and demand it in others ?
The aim of this course is not to answer these questions, but rather to provide some basis for reflection.
At the end of this course, students will master the global organization of the French state, be him decentralized or devoluted. They will understand the definition of a state company, its different shapes, its organization and the different stakes at hand (privatization, community law.).
The course is in line with the TAO concept : Tonicity because it deals with present-day issues which are going to deeply modify the relationship between law and economy. Authenticity because the course will be adapted to the practical expectations of business school students. Open-mindedness because lessons are oriented towards the international world (specifically the influence of the European Union).

This course deals with the different methods of state intervention in the economy as well as their justification. It is divided into two parts.
The first part deals with the identification and organization of the different public players and will therefore be preceded by a study of state administration. This study will be contextualized by a study of the important developments of state administration's organization (decentralization, relocation, influence of community law,...).
The second part will deal with, on the one hand, direct state intervention in the economy (public corporations, state assistance,...), and on the other hand with its indirect intervention, its regulating role which tends to prevail over its intervention role (regulation and control of competition).

INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT : DESTINATION COMPANIES (BL3RH009)

- To grasp complexity by developing a global, transversal and multi-disciplinary vision of an organization
- To understand how a company operates through the discovery of a company chosen by the learners
- To fully integrate oneself in a group and become aware of its intercultural dimension.
- To work as a team
- To be an active learner by finding the knowledge and skills which need to be acquired or improved
- To apply methodological rules

Companies expect their colleagues and managers to be able to grasp and manage the complexity of the environment and of organizations. They also expect them to be able to work efficiently as a team. In this context, the "Destination Enterprise" module aims to develop the learners' strategic, transversal and multi-disciplinary vision of a company and their aptitude to work in a team. The theoretical content and situational learning allow them to discover the interaction between three dimensions : the human factor, the organization and the entrepreneur. The module includes the elaboration of a "Destination Enterprise Dossier" (DED) by groups of 4 or 5 students, during a period of 18 weeks and tutored by a teacher.

SECOND FOREIGN LANGUAGE APPLIED TO COMPANIES AND TRADE (BL3LV006)

General objectives :
- To consolidate and vary the basic linguistic and communication skills (oral and written comprehension and expression)
- To reinforce civilization and cultural abilities and competences (learn the key notions, the basic intercultural knowledge and abilities to work in an international and intercultural world).

Practical objectives :
- The aim of this course is to familiarize students with economic and commercial terms as well as with the different aspects of the economy and the professional world of the country or countries in question in order to make the students operational and autonomous in an international environment.

Learning language success is mainly based on three crucial factors: the attitude of the learner (autonomy), the time spent with the language (immersion) and the ability to notice what is happening in the language (noticing). To reach this goal, we offer blended learning solutions to our students. It involves classroom-based courses (business-related contents), mobile learning (handheld device use) and e-learning (online resources).

The international dimension caused by the opening of markets, the multicultural work teams, the conquest of foreign markets require on the part of the students - future managers- some linguistic and cultural competences in a foreign language. All trough their education at ESC, students must learn to master a second foreign language and to acquire the linguistic, cultural and communication skills needed to integrate the international dimension of the labor market.

The ESC1 course, whose major themes focus on business and trade, corresponds to the first phase of ESC education : adjustment, confidence, language acquisition and basic economic and commercial notions.

FINANCE (BL1FI002)

At the end of the course, the students will be able to :
- read the financial reports of a company and interpret the information so as to judge its performances and financial structure;
- understand the tools appropriate to support investment decision-making, and the methods most often used in long and medium-term financing.
- Finally, a knowledge of financial techniques will enable the student to develop an understanding of the rapidly changing international business world.

The course aims to provide training in corporate finance to students who intend to work in the financial sector, whether in a company or another financial institution, such as an insurance company, an industrial or commercial organisation or for a group of auditors or financial advisers.

INTRODUCTION � LA LOGISTIQUE ET AUX SYST�MES D'INFORMATION (BL3LO013)

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INTERCULTURAL MANAGEMENT (BL3RH008)

This course provides students with reflection frames enabling them to manage interculturality in their future jobs. Its aims are to:
1.Define culture and demonstrate its influence on work and organizations, in order to understand the cultural relativism of management practices
2.Identify the potential bias associated with the confrontation of cultures in the professional world
3.Identify strategies, not only to overcome cultural barriers, but also to create synergies among different cultures

With globalization, the confrontation of cultures in the professional world is becoming more frequent. In companies, there is more and more demand for collaborators and managers used to this cultural diversity, and capable of implementing a true intercultural management.

Intercultural management uses knowledge enabling managers to identify cultural differences and to build tools to improve interactions between individuals issued from different cultures, which respect the strategic imperatives of the company. This knowledge is necessary to supervise projects and to manage individuals and teams in contemporary companies

MARKETING MIX (BL3MA009)

Teaching objectives :
* ability to analyse the coherence of marketing operations.
* knowledge of the procedures of operational marketing
* analytical skills and the ability to sum-up an argument
* public speaking skills
Professional objectives :
* capacity to make operational recommendations
* knowledge of the procedures of operational marketing

The Operational Marketing module focuses on the tools of operational marketing (the 4P's). The module enables students to look at the role of marketing within the organization and its place in the general economy. It also provides them with a solid knowledge of the vocabulary and tools of the subject.

QUANTITATIVE METHODS (BL3MQ001)

- To learn how to use Excel
- To introduce statistical and financial methods and techniques which will enable students to benefit from other classes
- To acquire a good basic understanding of the subject so that problems of a more complex nature can be discussed effectively with a specialist.
- To fully understand, from examples given, a company's statistical and financial calculations.

- Training on Excel.
- Single and double statistical series. Linear regression. Linear correlation.
- Sampling. Confidence intervals. Evaluation. Testing hypothesis.
- Basics of PCA and FCA.
- Simple interest. Compound interest. Payment in instalments.
Depreciation table.

PRIVATE LAW (BL3DR000)

The objectives are to :
- Present the core notions necessary to understand the different subjects included in company law.
- Introduce the methodology of the different legal exercises: judgment form, practical cases, and essays.
- Familiarize students with legal documentation

The economic activity is closely connected to law, which therefore represents an important aspect of a company's environment. However, before dealing with the legal disciplines specific to a company, core notions common to all these disciplines must be acquired, or, in other words, before considering the specificities of each subject, common law must be studied. The aim of this course on private law is to understand the notions which will prove indispensable to the study of legal subjects specific to business life.
To achieve this goal, four steps are necessary : after a general introduction to law, the course will deal in turn with property law, contract law and civil liability.

ACCOUNTING (BL3CP004)

. Build a firm foundation of knowledge in general management:

o Objectives and conceptual framework of accounting.
o Analysis of the company's operations and organization of the accounting information system.
o Process of putting together annual financial statements.
o Interpreting financial statements.

. Advanced technical aspects will be covered in optional courses.
o Development of rigorous analytical skills in both reasoning and methodology.
o Awareness on the issues of financial information.

This course is an introduction to the accounting and financial organization of companies and is based on :
* Understanding basic accounting summaries and registration procedures.
* The ability to produce annual financial statements.
* Learning the main terms of accounting regulations.

AFFAIRS AND COMPANIES LAW (BL3DR005)

The relationship between law and the economy is complex. Current events pinpoint the need to have a good knowledge of the legal rules governing a company.
This course is fundamental for business school students, as future entrepreneurs, executives and business leaders must master and understand the legal environment that will govern their activity. Firstly, this course aims to deal both with the retailer's legal status and the properties and activity of the company. Secondly, the main French social forms will be considered by describing them, studying their operating modes and by indicating the advantages and drawbacks of each legal form. This course is in line with the TAO concept : Tonicity because it deals with present-day issues which can deeply change the company's life and with it the whole of our economy. Authenticity, because this course provides background theory and is also adapted to the needs of business school students. Finally, openness because it is has an international bias, particularly with regard to the influence of the European Union.

This course deals with company law and groups together all the legal rules which apply to companies. The company is the basic economic unit in our society and it operates in a legal environment which needs to be understood.
Firstly, this course presents the main players in commercial life: individual retailers, whom we will refer to as individual businesses. Secondly, we will look at corporate structures which differ from individual businesses in view of their moral obligations.

TEST DE NIVEAU ANGLAIS ESC (BMGLV018)

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TEST DE NIVEAU AUTRE LANGUE ESC (BMGLV019)

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ASSESSMENT GUIDANCE (BL3DP030)

It is to begin thinking about the draft guidance, by steps of identifying interests, values, motivations, a process to identify the skills and a methodology for finding information on occupations, sectors of professional activity. The purpose is to promote the clarification of the objective professional, the appropriation of skills by students and thus enhance their employability.

THIRD FOREIGN LANGUAGE (BL1LV007)

-Learn basic language skills
-Open-up to another culture in an increasingly globalized world
-Understand different ways of thinking within a professional or informal environment.

The aim of this course is to offer basic language skills and open students to other cultures in an increasingly globalized world.

FRENCH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE (BL1LV033)

This module is designed for foreign students who want to learn and/or improve their skills in French.

The objectives are:

To understand simple information in French (reading and listening skills)
To be able to interact in French (writing and speaking skills)
Know some aspects of french culture
reach B1 level

DISCOVER ITS RESOURCES IN SEEKING HIS IMAGINATION (BL3DP005)

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"Creation draws not what is but what could be, not the real but possible," Rudolf Steiner.
Imagination can be used when one confronts problems or bottlenecks.
This module allows students to encourage the use and optimization of their individual and collective imagination.

This work is for anyone who ANIMATION TEAM represents a significant professional challenge and goal progress: whether in the context of taking office, coaching staff of operational leadership of entrepreneurship (or intrapreneurship)
The use of theater, through many years, can take his place, and act appropriately with partners

LEARNING TO MOBILIZE ITS RESOURCES THROUGH TECHNICAL THEATER (BL3DP031)

This module introduces students to the business school to the fundamentals of theater through techniques of play, improvisaiton, alone or in interaction,

This practice allows through the experience of acting skills, develop self-confidence, making public speaking about the spirit, the relationship to another and space.

TECHNICAL JOB SEARCH (BL3DP032)

This module will enable students to work the tools of their job search, internship, or apprenticeship

DEVELOP ITS QUALITIES OF EXPRESSION BY THE VOICE (BL1DP017)

. Improve the quality of communication
- Make the message more attractive, give it more impact
- Use one's voice according to the context
- Facilitate diction, gain in fluidity
- Improve listening and draw attention

. Increase one's resources and skills
- Gain in self-confidence, in assertiveness and development
- Be more convincing and develop one's charisma
- Enrich one's potential and express it fully
- Learn how to manage one's stress and emotions
- Gain self-confidence and conviction
- Increase attention and convince

The Voice is an essential communication tool and reflects our entire Being.
When we speak we reveal ourselves : through our body language, our emotions, who we are.
When developing your voice potential, you improve the quality of your communication and develop you resources and personal skills when all the while learning to manage your stress.
You will then win in assertiveness, will open yourself to the outside world, acquire self confidence and develop your creativity and imagination.

PROFESSIONNAL WRITINGS : GETTING CONVINCING (BL2DP014)

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HOW TO CONTROL HIS EMOTIONS TO GAIN EFFICIENCY (BMGDP024)

Theoretical contribution on breathing, relaxation therapy techniques,
. Practical exercises for awareness as a first step, his body
. Practical exercises specific to the relaxation therapy, to learn to use these techniques in sitting position, in real face of adversities, or emotional tension
. To encourage, awaken the body to increase concentration, and stand facing the audience, standing in full possession of his abilities, without emotional interference.

This module aims to provide key operational students to enable them to tame their emotions and not let interfere. The impact of this management of emotional stress is directly visible on the ability of concentration, confidence, and optimize the potential of each.
Initially it will be understood, awareness of the influence of mind on the body, according to the situation encountered since the relaxation to the stress.
Then in a second part, the exercises will work sas capacity to master his emotions in real situations, in a sitting position. Finally exercises will enable students to train to acquire the reflexes to energize the body and gain confidence in uncertain situations, or keep all of its capabilities to face an audience.

VALUES AND BEHAVIOR: FACTORS FOR SUCCESSFUL INTEGRATION IN THE ENTERPRISE (BL3DP028)

This module offers students aware of factors for successful integration into enterprise, including the notion of responsibility.
The module educates students about the interplay of corporate and individual, as well as the impact of individual behaviors on the functioning of the company. Knowing their values, identify their behavior will therefore identify assets for their resources as their brakes and their adaptation to different work situations.
In addition, this module raises awareness of the components of communication to improve their quality of expression in the workplace.

OPTIMIZING YOUR PERSONNAL ORGANIZATION BY THE GAME (BL3DP007)

1 - Reflecting on his personal organization of work and a diagnosis of his time management
2 - Become aware of the use of his time based on its rhythms and personal goals
3 - To know and analyze them using different tools and methods to increase their personal efficiency
4 - Plan time

This module better organized through the game, allows students ... to do more in less time and with less stress!
Multiple "time consuming" attack every day in our diaries to keep us from making a probation report on time or require us to rush at the last moment against our wishes of course.
This practice methods and tools of time management through a learning game and discover which tools will work most effectively for everyone. Why certain methods are doomed to failure in their particular case.
How to prioritize, for example. It is essential ... but sometimes daunting.
We discover here that choices of priorities may be easier.