Business Administration Department

MBA Courses

Cr. 3. (3-0). Managerial Economics is the application of economic theory and methodology to formulating rational managerial decisions. Topics include a thorough supply and demand analysis and forecasting demand, the theory of individual behavior, production process and cost, profit maximization under various market structures and game theory. The course will offer a comprehensive treatment of economic theory and analysis, using both qualitative and quantitative tools and techniques.

Prerequisite: None.

Cr. 3. (3-0). This course provides an advanced treatment to the accounting principles, concepts, procedures and techniques underlying financial and managerial accounting and budgeting. The emphasis of the course is on business and economic information generated in the accounting process and a study of their behavior for planning and control decisions.

Prerequisite: None.

Cr. 3. (3-0).  The course will provide an in-depth study of descriptive statistics, statistical sampling and estimation, exponential families and sufficient statistics, maximum likelihood estimation, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing, linear regression and linear models, and multiple examples of applied statistics for business decision making.

Prerequisite: None

Cr. 3. (3-0). This course develops the marketing principles by which products and services are designed to meet customer needs, priced, promoted, and distributed to the end user. The focus is on the application of these marketing principles to a wide range of customers, both internal and external. Topics include consumer behavior; market segmentation and target market selection, and management of marketing mix variables such as product, price, placement, and promotion.

Prerequisite: None.

Cr. 3. (3-0).  This course provides students with in-depth knowledge on the various leadership theories and insight into effective leadership practices. Topics include management versus leadership, traits and characteristics of leaders, leadership attitudes and styles, situational leadership theories, power and influence, and motivation and coaching skills for leaders.

Prerequisite: None.

Cr. 3. (3-0). This course examines the four functions of management planning, organizing, leading, and controlling with emphasis on the application of management concepts and theories to achieve organizational goals. It also provides tools for understanding how organizations form, survive and grow, interact with each other, recruit and process members, gain and manage resources, and deal with both internal and external problems.

Prerequisite: None.

Cr. 3. (3-0). This course focuses on how managers formulate strategic decisions and manage the strategy implementation process. Using integrative analysis (from other core course, such as accounting, finance and marketing) and case studies this course will explore the process of developing and managing business strategies. Topics will include development of corporate goals and objectives, competitive analysis, business and corporate level strategies, and organizational systems design for plan implementation.

 

<p style=”color:red”>Prerequisite: Last semester of study or approval of graduate director.</p>

Cr. 3. (3-0). This course covers the tools and techniques required for project management. Topics include project selection, project planning, budgeting, scheduling, resource allocation, project control, project crashing, and project termination and tools such as work breakdown structures, network diagrams, and performance measurement. Students will also acquire soft skills to become effective project managers and apply both soft and technical skills in real projects.

<p style=”color:red”>Prerequisite: None.</p>

Cr. 3. (3-0). This course provides an in-depth study of capital budgeting, financing, dividends, and related issues in the context of risk, return, and creation of value in a corporation and other business organizations.

<p style=”color:red”>Prerequisite: MBA 5312 or concurrent enrollment, or approval of graduate director.</p>

Cr. 3. (3-0).  This course will focus on developing new ways of design thinking, the most important element of a creative culture in a dynamic business world.  The course helps students to recognize the method and application of design as an alternative management approach for business leaders in a competitive environment.  Also, new ways of design thinking through class exercises and a course project will be developed, where students will develop creative concepts for an assigned topic.

Prerequisite: None.

Cr. 3. (3-0).  This course will examine how health care is organized and delivered in the U.S. and around the world. The course will cover the history and emergence of health systems and the roles of various people, organizations, and industries that create and shape health care systems. Students will also explore: the health care workforce, major concepts of health care operations and business activities; ethical and legal issues; and, challenges health care systems face today.

Prerequisite: None.

Cr. 3. (3-0). This course will examine each area of HRM and the key function it plays in the health care environment. The course will focus on key HRM practices (analyzing and designing jobs, HR planning, recruiting, selection, training & development, performance management, compensation, and employee relations) and how these support important initiatives in health care systems and impact health care organizations’ ability to achieve high levels of quality and performance. It also examines the legal environment in which health care employees, managers, and administrators operate.

Prerequisite: None.

Cr. 3. (3-0). In this course students will examine essential areas of healthcare financial management, such as cash flow, financial statements, billing, collections, and capital investments. Students will also explore approaches managers and investors use to make finance and investment decisions in the health care sector. Investment criteria and strategic alternatives, such as mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, and LBOs will be discussed; and, students will be exposed to the dynamic and complex health care environment in which finance and investment decisions are made including developments in health care laws and regulations.

Prerequisite: MBA 5319.

Cr. 3. (3-0). This course examines the tools and techniques to solve managerial decision models that represent real‐world business problems and identify their managerial implications. The course focuses on the use of Excel to apply tools including optimization modeling, simulation, and decision trees.

Prerequisite: None.

Cr. 3. (3-0).  The course presents statistical techniques that extend the ideas of prediction-based statistical tools.  These extensions include finding relationships among variables and methods for building regression models from large collections of predictors. Time series analysis, forecasting models and data mining will also be introduced with real life business examples and case studies. The course focuses on the practical use of modern methodologies associated with data analysis and decision making.  

Prerequisite: MBA 5313 or approval of graduate director. 

Cr. 3. (3-0). This course will survey approaches and techniques used in the analysis, design and management of production operations and supply chain processes. Students will explore forecasting, demand management, MPS, aggregate planning, MRP, category management, EOQ models, supplier relationship management, supply cycle, source-to-pay and contracting principles. Students will also examine JIT, Lean operations, supply chain best practices, risk management, sustainability and CSR to better understand the relationship of enterprise-level planning and systems to the overall flow of materials and production.

Prerequisite: MBA 5312.

Cr. 3. (3-0).  This course will examine systems, methods, and tools used to monitor, control and improve quality in organizations. The course will focus on topics such as the historical development of quality management, costs and consequences related to quality, quality certifications, TQM, Six Sigma, and basic problem-solving tools for quality. Emphasis will also be given to inspections, statistical process control, and process capability. 

 

<p style=”color:red”>Prerequisite: None.  </p>

Cr. 3. (3-0). In this course students will examine activities involved in the global transfer of goods and services. Students will examine logistic services, logistic network design, reverse logistics, transportation modes, multimodal transport, optimization of transportation processes, and transport infrastructure. Emphasis will be placed on international and ethical considerations of moving goods and services through an organization’s input, transformation, and output processes to the end customer. 

<p style=”color:red”>Prerequisite: None.  </p>

Cr. 3. (0-0-3). This course is designed to enable Master of Business Administration students to gain practical experience that supplements their coursework. It helps students apply their knowledge into real-world problems in professional settings. Students recognize the need for continuous learning and experience the challenges of workplace environment.

Prerequisites: Completion of the first semester and MBA coordinator approval.