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MBA511
Principles of Management
The function of management concepts in a contemporary business environment is
explained in depth, along with organizational structures, leadership styles
and the history of management science.
MBA512
Foundations of Accounting
This course is an introduction to basic financial and managerial accounting
concepts from the viewpoint of the user. Emphasis is in developing critical
decision-making skills through the study of problems and cases. It will also
cover financial statement analysis.
MBA513
Principles of Marketing
This course is an introduction to the processes, problems and policies involved
in getting goods and services from producers to consumers; market strategy and
planning, pricing, promotion, distribution and product policy.
MBA514
Foundations of Economics
This course is an introduction to the domestic and global economies, business
cycles, unemployment and inflation. They will also be exposed to the economic
decision process of firms and individuals as they attempt to maximize their
relative well-being.
MBA515
General Statistics
This course is designed to acquaint the student with the principles of descriptive
and inferential statistics. Topics will include: measures of central tendency,
variability, probability, standard scores, confidence intervals, and hypothesis
testing, correlation and regression analysis.
MBA601
Environmental Influences of Management
The primary purpose of this course is to sensitize students to the many and
varied external factors that are instrumental in shaping the business environment
within which strategic decisions are made. Specifically, the course will examine
the changing relationship between business and government and the growing body
of rules and regulations that govern the conduct of business. In addition attention
is directed at the physical, technological, ethical and "stakeholder" environments
against a backdrop of global competition in order to better understand how they
impact managerial decision-making.
Prerequisites: MBA511 - MBA515
or undergraduate business major degree
MBA602
Marketing Management
The primary purpose of this course is to determine how to develop marketing
strategy. Students will develop a client focus and learn how to target a market.
They will also study pricing strategies. As a result of completing this course,
the student will be able to conduct market planning analysis, solve an array
of marketing problems, develop marketing strategies and implement introductory
marketing campaigns.
Prerequisite: MBA601
MBA603
Organizational Management and Leadership
This course is designed to further the student's understanding of management
and leadership in organizational settings. The primary emphasis of the course
is on the leadership aspect of organizational management. Theoretical constructs,
empirical research, and practical suggestions are analyzed in the context of
today's intertwined global economy. Students will gain a formal structure in
which to analyze and enhance their own leadership capabilities as well as those
of others.
Prerequisite: MBA602
MBA604
Business Research Methods
The purpose of this course is to enable students to possess a working knowledge
of the key forms of business research methods. The students will learn how to
collect secondary business research sources from multiple databases, including
a variety of electronic databases. The student will learn how to write business
research papers employing proper data gathering citation approaches. The student
will also examine primary quantitative and qualitative sources of research and
learn how to interpret primary data results into meaningful findings.
Prerequisite: MBA603
MBA605
Techniques in Financial Analysis
This course explores the relationship between management decisions and financial
results, interpretation of financial reports, the development of financial projections,
the evaluation of investment decisions, capital budgeting under risk and uncertainty,
the cost of capital and estimation of the value of a business or a security.
Prerequisite: MBA604
MBA606
Investments
This course is designed to provide a bird's-eye view of the investing environment.
We will give you a tour of the major types of markets in which securities trade,
the trading process, and the major players in these arenas. You will see that
both markets and securities have evolved to meet the changing and complex needs
of different participants in the financial system. Portfolio Theory will be
discussed as well as the notion of diversification. The final portion of the
class will provide an introduction to fixed-income markets and securities and
other alternative investments.
Prerequisite: MBA605
MBA607
Human Resource Management
This course covers the basic concepts of individual and social behavior as they
apply to the modern organizational environment and day-to-day issues of human
resource management. Specific topics to be incorporated include communication,
motivation, training and development, compensation, and labor relation issues,
such as minority rights, sexual harassment and environmental concerns. Emphasis
will be placed on organizational development and team building.
Prerequisite: MBA606
MBA608
Management Information Systems
This course explores information as a fundamental resource of any organization,
what information systems are, how they affect the organization, and how they
can make the enterprise more competitive and efficient. Ethical aspects, business
system concepts, global information and the Internet, and current technological
issues are investigated.
Prerequisite: MBA607
MBA609
Operations Management
This course will cover the basics of operations management. Specific topics
to be incorporated include process analysis, capacity management, and production
and staffing plans. Linear programming will be introduced and used extensively
to solve for production and staffing problems.
Prerequisite: MBA608
MBA610
Entrepreneurship
In this course students will develop complete business plans for a new business.
The following tasks will be undertaken: managerial planning utilizing the customer;
competition over market analysis; providing financial resources to support firm's
strategy; and managing information flows.
Prerequisite: MBA609
MBA611
Strategic Management
This course will cover strategic and tactical planning, budgeting, analysis
of decision under uncertainty and change. Issues related to making ethical judgment
and leadership are also covered. Teams of students compete in managing a simulated
business in a computer-simulated competitive global marketplace.
Prerequisite: MBA610
MBA550/588
Seminar in International Management
Offered either on campus or on location at an international site (e.g., Paris,
Mexico, London or some other trading partner), this seminar focuses on how management
varies in international environments. Topics include cultural variation, international
currency, ISO9000, and international technological life cycles.