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Business Administration
MBA 5100
Intensive Accounting
3 credits
This course is a comprehensive review of the accounting process to prepare students for the managerial and financial applications required in the MBA program. It includes data collection and financial evaluations and accounting.
MBA 5200
Business Finance
3 credits
This course is an overview of the financial administration of the organization in its legal, social and economic environment. Areas covered include financial management, investment analysis, and financial institutions.
MBA 5300
Math for Decision Making 1
3 credits
This is a comprehensive course in finite math that provides students with sufficient mathematical skills for the successful study of quantitative techniques used in management. The course covers linear and non-linear functions, matrix algebra, linear programming probability, financial math, and includes an introduction to calculus (differentiation, maxima, minima, integration).
MBA 5301
Math for Decision Making II
3 credits
This is a basic course in probability and statistical analysis that prepares the students for more complex applications to decision making. Distributions, probability, sampling, estimation, and hypothesis testing are studied.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 5300 or equivalent
MBA 5400
Principles of Economics
3 credits
In this introduction to macro and micro concepts of economic analysis, attention is given to the determination of income and employment levels, operation of the price system, and basic production theories.
MBA 5600
Principles of Marketing
3 credits
This course serves as an introduction to marketing that includes selecting target markets, developing marketing mixes, decision-making, and planning and implementing marketing programs.
MBA 6100
Managerial Accounting
3 credits
This course emphasizes the use of accounting data in the managerial decision-making process and in planning and controlling business enterprises. Topics include cost-volume-profit analysis, budgeting, variance analysis, capital budgeting, and responsibility accounting.
Prerequisite(s): MHR 7830 or two semesters of undergraduate accounting
MBA 6300
Quantitative Business Analysis
3 credits
This course studies the application of quantitative methods for business analysis and decision making. Topics will include probability and descriptive statistics, survey construction, project management tools, forecasting methods and statistical process control.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 110 or undergraduate algebra, calculus and statistics and familiarity with Microsoft(r) Excel
MBA 6310
Leadership Development and Change Management
3 credits
This course is focused on the development of organizational skills which are essential to successful managers in today's business environment. This course will include an analysis of the individual student's leadership style and communications skills and a discussion of the individual's personal goals, values and a reflection of their world views. This course will also develop the individual's abilities in ethical business practices, change management, team building, negotiations and conflict management.
MBA 6400
Economic and Financial Environment of Business
3 credits
Interrelationships between financial and other economic sectors are studied. Development of the macroeconomic framework and concepts relating to the determination of output, employment, and price level is reviewed.
Prerequisite(s): ECO 105 or one semester of undergraduate economics
MBA 6490
Legal Environment of Management
3 credits
This course addresses substantive, administrative, and institutional aspects of law and a basic knowledge of the legal environment in which organizations operate. Topics include legal philosophies, ethical responsibilities, property rights, and government regulation. Judicial decisions that impact on analytical style and contain pragmatic content are reviewed.
MBA 7200
Financial Management
3 credits
This course analyzes the synthesis of financial policy into a grand strategy that integrates organizational purpose and goals. The focus of the course is on current thinking regarding valuation of the firm, investment decision processes, financing and dividend policies, asset management, and financial strategies and portfolio theory.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 6100
MBA 7292
Investments
3 credits
This course offers an in-depth study of the various types of investment securities such as common stocks, bonds, warrants, options, and investments company shares. Emphasis is placed on the risk-return characteristics of these securities and their use in various investment strategies.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 6100 and 7200
MBA 7293
Portfolio Theory
3 credits
This course is an introduction to modern capital market theory and portfolio theory, analysis and selection of portfolios, and the management of portfolios and their performance. Alternative portfolio selection strategies (such as hedge funds) are also explored, as are derivatives and other investment alternatives.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 7292
MBA 7294
Advanced Financial Analysis
3 credits
This course examines major policy-making areas in corporate finance and the impact of alternative policies on the value of the firm. Emphasis is placed on strengthening financial decision-making skills. Advanced topics include capital investment policy, financing and capital structure policies, dividend policy, and corporate control.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 6100 and MBA 7200
MBA 7295
Corporate Taxation
3 credits
An analytical study of the Federal Income Tax Statutes and regulations relating to the taxation of individuals, partnerships, and corporations is provided in this course. Topics of discussion include general concepts related to gross income, business and non-business deductions, tax accounting methods, and taxable periods and gains and losses on dispositions of property.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 6100
MBA 7296
International Finance
3 credits
This course provides background on the international environment and focuses on managerial aspects from a corporate perspective. It introduces students to international markets and describes the relationship between exchange rates and economic variables. It then focuses on the measurement and management of foreign exchange rate risk, concentrates on the corporate management of short-term and long-term assets and liabilities, and finally describes international financial management from a banker's perspective. Cases are used to supplement problems.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 6100 and 7200
MBA 7301
Business Support Systems
3 credits
This course investigates the increasing use of the techniques of business support systems and work flow tools for the optimum performance of manufacturing and service organizations. Students will use analytical, quantitative, and qualitative techniques and workflow tools for resource allocations, facilities design and location, process design, planning, scheduling, and quality control. An emphasis will be placed on current technologies and their applications in various industries.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 6300
MBA 7302
Project Management
3 credits
This course examines the use of project management to accomplish organizational goals and the unique styles of management needed to administer them. Case studies will be used to give the student a functional knowledge of project management. Topics in this course will include the role of the project manager, organizational and planning needs, cost estimation and budgeting, scheduling, resource allocation, auditing and controlling and the completion of projects.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 6300
MBA 7390
Management Information Systems
3 credits
A survey of information technology and management and its role in the world of business, from both the managers' and consumers' points of view. The current state of the art in computers, information management, and networking is presented as part of an evolutionary process with emphasis on likely future changes and their effects. The impact of information and its importance to the managerial functions of planning, organizing, and providing competitive intelligence as well as competitive advantages are explored.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 5310
MBA 7410
Managerial Economics for Decision Making
3 credits
In this course, microeconomic theory is applied to the analysis of the business firm. Principles from economics and business are developed and integrated, with emphasis on management decision Ğmaking and policy formation. Prerequisites: MBA 6300, and MBA 6400.
MBA 7592
Global Enterprise Development
3 credits
This course will include the development of a global business by using partnerships with international companies and educational institutions. Students will participate in global communities and cross-cultural virtual teams to collaborate and develop an international business.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 7600 or the instructor's permission
MBA 7593
Total Quality Management
3 credits
This course is an on-going process that deals with the most fundamental issues facing American businesses today and how they interrelate: leadership, quality of products and services, customer service, productivity, motivation and ongoing product and service improvement.
MBA 7594
Creativity in Management
3 credits
Structured in an intensive format, MBA 7594 provides an analysis of the principles and practices of creative problem solving and decision-making for both corporations and public enterprises. The instruction develops insight into levels of creativity, styles of creativity, and creative processes and techniques. Each student participates in discovering ways to be creative and use new thinking processes in their workplace.
MBA 7600
Global Marketing Management
3 credits
This course develops an understanding of the application of marketing and microeconomic principles and the management of the marketing functions in the international arena. This course will emphasize the need for effective marketing plans developed from a thorough analysis of the global marketplace with particular attention to cultural differences, ethical challenges, geo-political dynamics, distribution challenges and product adaptation.
MBA 7602
Marketing Communications, Salesmanship and Customer Service
3 credits
This course examines the critical aspects of advertising, public relations, personal selling, sales promotion and direct marketing and how explicit mixes of these promotional tools can be effective in establishing consumer awareness and influencing purchases. The course will also examine sales techniques and sales force management and the importance customer service plays in maintaining a position in the marketplace.
MBA 7603
Market Research and Consumer Behavior
3 credits
This course examines the objectives and techniques of marketing research and the analysis of consumer behavior as tools for the effective marketing manager. Subjects addressed will include the formulation of research objectives, research design, data collection, qualitative and ethnographic studies, survey design and the analysis and interpretation of the data.
MBA 7604
New Business Ventures
3 credits
This course examines the challenges and requirements placed on an entrepreneur in the design and implementation of a new business venture. Subjects addressed in this course include idea generation, supporting data and information gathering, the formulation of a strategic business plan, searching for and procuring venture capital and other financing, implementation of the venture and the considerations of public offering.
MBA 7606
Business to Business and Business to Government Marketing
3 credits
The focus of this course is to explore the techniques of marketing products and services to business and industry. Subjects will include sales practices and methodologies that are unique to business markets, procurement practices and ethical guidelines. Attention will also be given to requirements needed in marketing to the government.
MBA 7800
Topics in Finance - Derivitives
3 credits
The primary objective of this course is the exploration of contemporary topics in accounting, finance, or related fields in both theory and practice. Research projects, class discussions, and presentations explore current areas of concern using an interdisciplinary framework.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of at least four MBA Finance courses listed above
MBA 8101
Marketing Simulation
3 credits
This course involves a computer-based simulation in which students make interactive decisions and receive feedback from the model in order to create an appreciation of the interrelatedness of the numerous variables which affect marketing decisions. These decisions include price levels, production levels, promotion policies, distribution systems product features and research budgets. This course may be taken in place of MBA 8800 (Business Strategy).
MBA 8799
Thesis
3 credits
Students develop and prepare an independent research project.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of all core requirements and prior approval of the MBA coordinator. Students are assigned a supervisor from the MBA faculty.
MBA 8800
Business Strategy
3 credits
This is a capstone course intended to integrate previous work in finance, accounting, marketing, economics, and management at the corporate policy and strategic decision-making level. Problems addressed relate the organization and its objectives to the environment, with the subsequent development of policy, strategy, and implementation processes. Emphasis is placed on comprehensive case analysis.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of all core requirements