2022-2023 Graduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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MBA 501 - Foundations of Statistics
Credits: 1
This course introduces the foundation of probability and statistics used in management and covers the basics of data analysis and display, descriptive measures. In addition, this course is designed to teach the basic and advanced features and functions of Excel, including summative, descriptive and reporting techniques.
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MBA 504 - Foundations of Finance
Credits: 1
This course surveys the fundamental financial concepts and principles including the role of the financial manager, valuation models, basic risk and return concepts, and the time value of money.
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MBA 506 - Foundations of Accounting
Credits: 1
This course provides a background in both the concepts and practice of accounting that assist management in the decision-making process. In addition, the course will include general coverage about the accounting cycle, financial statements, and a base in managerial accounting.
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MBA 510 - Project Management
Credits: 3
The use of projects and project management is increasingly relevant in business. Businesses regularly are challenged to accomplish unique outcomes with limited resources under critical time constraints. As a result, there is need for managers to increase proficiency with the process of planning and controlling a project, which entails the application of insights and skills to the definition, scheduling, and monitoring of activities in order to meet or exceed stakeholder expectations from a project. This course develops a foundation of concepts and solutions that supports the planning, scheduling, controlling, resource allocation, and performance measurement activities required for successful completion of a project.
Pre-Requisites: MBA 501
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MBA 512 - Managerial Statistics
Credits: 3
This course describes how to use a collection of quantitative techniques to analyze data and introduces students to basic concepts in probability and statistics relevant to managerial decision making. After understanding how to use Microsoft Excel to formulate, analyze and solve general business problems, students focus on how to construct and use spreadsheet models based on topics from statistics. Topics include probability distributions, sampling, estimation and testing, regression and correlation, and time series and forecasting. Course activities may include case analyses, research, application of advanced techniques, and/or utilization of various information technologies.
Co-Requisites: MBA 501 .
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MBA 513 - Global Operations Management
Credits: 3
Operations Management involves the responsibility of ensuring that business operations are efficient in terms of using as little resource as needed, and effective in terms of meeting customer requirements. Throughout the semester, we will incorporate global perspectives in operations management- specifically, the comparative position of U.S. manufacturing and service firms against global competition. The focus is on covering those aspects of operations management that can help firms become more competitive globally. The aim of the course is to provide the managers with an understanding of the production of goods and services in an international environment through a review and critique of current literature.
Pre-Requisites: MBA 512 and MBA 550
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MBA 516 - Supply Chain Management
Credits: 3
This is course provides an overview of key supply chain management processes, concepts, and methodologies. Topics include, but not limited to, principles of supply chain management, factors affecting global supply chain decisions, facility location methods, logistics and transportation issues, demand forecasting, the strategic role of information technology in supply chains, and the use of third-party logistics providers.
Pre-Requisites: MBA 512 .
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MBA 520 - Marketing Management
Credits: 3
This course presents a strategic foundation for marketing decision-making. It seeks to develop students’ understanding and implementation of key marketing strategies such as internal and external environmental analysis, product targeting and positioning, branding, pricing, distribution, and promotion. Emphasis is placed on written and verbal communications skill development.
Co-Requisites: MBA 501 .
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MBA 526 - Global Ebusiness
Credits: 3
This course provides students with solid experience in creating market data-driven e-business strategies for the future success of a global business. The course examines an application of statistical and information analysis to marketing decisions in (international business related) electronic environments. At the end of the course, the students will be expected to: (1) appreciate the need for Global E-business for business success internationally, (2) understand basic concepts of E-Business and E-Commerce, (3) develop suitable business strategies and critical decision making for E-Marketing, (4) understand how to make an E-marketing initiative as an integral part of the business through research in digital and social media based companies, and (5) develop an ability to use and apply electronic business analytics, methods, and tools to make effective marketing decisions in a simulated environment across different cultures and countries. Course activities will likely include case studies, term projects, etc.
Pre-Requisites: MBA 520 .
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MBA 528 - Social Media Marketing
Credits: 3
This course is designed to help you understand how marketing has changed due to the rise of social media and changes in various underlying contextual factors, such as dramatically increased speed of information dissemination across consumers and brands. The overarching goal is to obtain a clear perspective on what’s really going on in social media marketing so that you can begin to appreciate its true value to consumers, to managers, and to other corporate stakeholders. It will equip you with the relevant knowledge, perspectives, and practical skills required to develop marketing strategies that leverage the opportunities inherent in social media and consumer-to-consumer social interactions for achieving business and marketing goals.
Pre-Requisites: MBA 520
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MBA 529 - Topics in Marketing
Credits: 3
This course will address select advanced topics in marketing. Topics include, but are not limited to, Marketing Research, Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC), Consumer Behavior, Retailing, Digital Marketing, Social Media Marketing, and International Marketing.
Pre-Requisites: MBA 520
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MBA 532 - Managerial Economics
Credits: 3
This course emphasizes managerial decision-making. The objective is to acquaint the student with the economic theory that underlies business analysis and decision-making. Thecourse provides a comprehensive analysis of problems of the firm and how to solve them. The topics explored include an analysis of supply and demand functions, production and costs, price and output determination in markets of various types, as well as decision-making under conditions of short as well as long run. The course will deal with the application of economic theory to business practice.
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MBA 536 - International Business
Credits: 3
This course is designed to acquaint students with the practical principles and methods of international business practices. Subjects covered include the development and management of exports and imports, the functions and forms of the global monetary system, tariffs protection against foreign competition and how tariffs encourage other countries to retaliate with their own tariffs, as well as effects of economic, political, social, cultural, and legal systems on international business managers. Also, explored direct foreign investments; foreign exchange management; world trade organization; direct foreign investments; international trade logistics; and Protection.
Pre-Requisites: MBA 550
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MBA 537 - Global Business Experience
Credits: 3
This course is a combination of readings, research, and direct experience. The course provides an overview of a Western European Society. A ten-day field trip in Western Europe is a major learning experience of the course. Site visits are made in a number of cities in European countries. Site visits include Cities, Regions, and Business and travel centers. Arrangements for travel are made during the summer and fall, and travel in the spring. The purpose of the course is to create a global learning experience using Western Europe as a medium to facilitate the student’s understanding of the global business environment.
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MBA 540 - Financial Management
Credits: 3
A survey of the tools and techniques currently employed by financial decision makers when evaluating organizational performance and developing future courses of action. Emphasis will be placed upon working capital management and capital budgeting techniques.
Co-Requisites: MBA 504 .
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MBA 546 - Topics in Finance
Credits: 3
This course will address select advanced topics in finance. Topics include, but are not limited to, financial markets and institutions, the theories and strategies of derivatives, organizational risk management and insurance, and financial modeling.
Pre-Requisites: MBA 540
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MBA 550 - Organizational Behavior
Credits: 3
Organizations function in a dynamic, complex environment that must balance resource utilization with organizational and societal relevance. This course considers both internal(closed) systems and external (open) systems. This course will review internal systems such as structure, human capital, management, operating policies, employee ethics, and fiscal responsibility as well as external capacities such as industry functionality and compliance, governmental standards and reporting, competitive considerations, technology, market functionality and new media, and strategic response mechanisms.
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MBA 555 - Human Resources Law and Compensation
Credits: 3
This course offers a survey of the legal and financial environment of human resources. Students will learn to analyze the impact that statutory, administrative, and caselaw have upon human resource management. Design, management, and administration of compensation methods, as well as recent developments in benefits packages, are covered.
Pre-Requisites: MBA 550 .
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MBA 556 - Corporate Citizenship
Credits: 3
This course presents an introduction and overview of corporate citizenship. This 3-credit course addresses how today’s businesses and corporations approach philanthropy, corporate social responsibility, ethics, environmental sustainability, and community and society interactions while maintaining profitability and a strong stakeholder approach. For legal and tax considerations, the course will have a US-centric view, however, global considerations and other models will be reviewed.
Pre-Requisites: MBA 550
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MBA 560 - Financial and Managerial Accounting
Credits: 3
A basic understanding of both internal and external accounting principles and techniques with appropriate application to decision models. Financial and managerial accounting concepts and issues are considered from the viewpoint of the report users.
Co-Requisites: MBA 506 .
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MBA 566 - Topics in Accounting
Credits: 3
This course will address select advanced topics in accounting. Topics include corporate financial reporting, financial and tax planning, accounting policies and practices, advanced management accounting, and other current issues.
Pre-Requisites: MBA 560 .
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MBA 577 - Topics in Health Care Management
Credits: 3
This course will address select topics in health care management. The purpose of the course is to provide the student with an understanding of how applying managerial techniques can improve the delivery of high quality healthcare. Topics may include (but are not limited to) health law, epidemiology, marketing, finance, comparative health care systems, and public policy. Course assignments may include case studies, research and field interviews of acknowledged experts in the field.
Pre-Requisites: MBA 501 .
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MBA 580 - Social, Legal and Ethical Concepts
Credits: 3
This course provides students with an overview of the legal, social and ethical environment of conducting business. Students will analyze ways in which businesses interact with all stakeholders (customers, shareholders, employees), government, and society to make decisions and the impact of those decision. The course uses current business issues to provide students with the opportunity to think and write critically about the current environment while also recognizing future trends.
Pre-Requisites: MBA 550
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MBA 585 - Corporate Entrepreneurship
Credits: 3
This course presents an exploration of corporate entrepreneurship in its many forms and manifestations. In addition to entrepreneurship, the course will deal with innovation, venturing, and new product development. Topics will include processes, management practices, organizational culture, and opportunities within a corporate environment.
Pre-Requisites: MBA 550 .
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MBA 586 - Nonprofit Management
Credits: 3
This course presents an introduction and overview of nonprofit management. For legal and tax considerations, the course will have a US-centric view, however, global considerations and other models will be reviewed. Nonprofit organizations constitute a major emphasis in the US economic and social landscapes.
Pre-Requisites: MBA 550
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MBA 591 - Strategic Management and Policy
Credits: 3
The capstone course integrates a business approach to strategic decision-making which encompasses the business functions of marketing, production, finance, and human resource management. The course will facilitate both conceptual and experiential integration of functional concepts and techniques from the core courses as well as enhance the written and oral communication skills of students.
Pre-Requisites: MBA 532 , MBA 540 , MBA 560
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MBA 592 - Advanced Projects in Business
Credits: 3
This course requires that the student perform advanced research and writing, while developing and honing their professional communication skills. Topics must be approved by the instructor in advance and research must be based upon (a) Independent Study; (b) Internship/Consulting; (c)Community Service; or (d) Mentorship. It is expected that papers and other course products will meet quality standards for publication and will be presented at the conclusion of the semester, and where possible, at appropriate conference(s).
Pre-Requisites: MBA 512
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MBA 595 - Independent Research
Credits: 3
Independent study and research for advanced students in the field of the major under the direction of a staff member.
Pre-Requisites: MBA 501 and MBA 550
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MBA 596 - Independent Research
Credits: 3
Independent study and research for advanced students in the field of the major under the direction of a staff member.
Pre-Requisites: MBA 501 and MBA 550
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MBA 598 - Topics in Business Administration
Credits: 3
Special topics in a major field. This course will be offered from time to time as interest and demand justify it.
Pre-Requisites: MBA 501 .
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