2015-2016 Graduate Catalog 
    
    Sep 27, 2024  
2015-2016 Graduate Catalog [Archived]

Courses


 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  • MBA 611 - General Management Tools II: Law, Business, and Society

    2 credits
    A review of the legal, political, social, and economic context of business. Special attention will be given to the use of law in regulating the role of business in society, ethics, the free market, the rise of the corporation, and comparative international aspects, as well as introducing the areas of contracts and torts. The theme of the course is the relation between managerial decision making and the business environment.

    Note
    The student must be admitted to the graduate school and the M.B.A. Program. The student must have completed the required field of competencies. May be taken concurrently with 610.


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  • MBA 612 - Quantitative Problem Solving

    3 credits
    This course refines the decision makers skills by developing an understanding of various advanced quantitative tools and utilizing those tools to provide better analysis of information upon which to base a decision. Students will focus on selecting appropriate modeling techniques for deriving structured analysis of a variety of decision challenges when dealing with uncertainty. Statistical and management science techniques will be discusses.

    Prerequisites
    completion of the required field of competencies and admission to the M.B.A. program or consent of the M.B.A. director.


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  • MBA 613 - Management Accounting

    3 credits
    An advanced view of the use of accounting information for managerial decision-making. Emphasis is placed on analyzing the cost information of both manufacturing and service organizations, and using that information for purposes of cost control, profitability analysis, and capital budgeting. The strategic use of accounting information and the international aspects of the use of accounting information are developed.

    Prerequisites
    admission to the M.B.A. program and permission of the M.B.A. director.


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  • MBA 621 - Managing the Strategic Workforce

    3 credits
    This course focuses on the management of an organization’s workforce in order to achieve strategic business objectives. Workforce management strategies at the individual, team, and organizational levels are considered. Skills are developed in the assessment of workforce situations and development of programs to enhance workforce effectiveness. The role of human resource management systems is also discussed.

    Prerequisites
    Prerequisite or Co-requisite: two of 610, 612, 613, or 614 or approval of M.B.A. director.


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  • MBA 622 - Strategic Financial Decisions

    3 credits
    An analysis of financial problems of business concerns using lectures, case studies, and outside readings. Topics of strategic significance include determination of capital needs, the cost of capital, analysis of financial statements, capital budgeting decisions, leasing analysis, dividends policy, and return and risk analysis. Materials from other functional areas will also be integrated in the course through analysis of selected case studies, the use of outside guest speakers, and/or the use of faculty from other business areas. The cases will in addition to the functional areas, cover topics on computer based financial modeling, corporate governance, ethics, and globalization.

    Prerequisites
    610 and 612 or consent of the M.B.A. director.


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  • MBA 623 - Strategic Supply Chain and Operating Decisions

    3 credits
    A study of how successful companies may use the operations function to create a strategic competitive advantage. Current issues and management methods used to produce goods and services in the modern global enterprise will be considered. Emphasis will be placed on the need to apply appropriate strategies and methods in a variety of manufacturing and service situations and in frequently changing competitive environments.

    Prerequisites
    610 and 612 or consent of the M.B.A. director.


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  • MBA 690 - Dynamic Strategy: An Integrated Approach

    3 credits
    This is the capstone course in the M.B.A. Program. Using a dynamic strategic management model, students will use the concepts and tools they have developed in their core M.B.A. courses to analyze situations (opportunities and problems) from a cross-functional or integrative perspective, analyze decisions that enhance the competitiveness of the entire firm, and understand the management of the implementation process to achieve the desired strategy. All three stages will be done in the context of existing organizations.

    Prerequisites
    621, 622, 623, and 624 or consent of the M.B.A. Director.

    Capstone Course
    Capstone Course


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  • MBA 697 - Individual Directed Study

    1-6 credits
    An individual study of a particular area or problem in business administration as decided upon by the student and instructor. An outline of the proposed study, and the credit hours requested, must be submitted to the instructor and M.B.A. director for approval prior to enrollment in the course.

    Prerequisites
    Approval of the instructor and of the M.B.A. director.

    Note
    No more than 6 hours of directed study can be used to meet the requirements of the M.B.A. Degree.
    Repeatable
    May be repeated with a different instructor for a maximum of 6 credits.


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  • MET 605 - Advanced Economic Analysis for Engineering and Technology

    3 credits
    Objectives of technology firms; advanced treatment of interest and equivalence including continuous cash flows, inflation, depreciation, replacement, taxation, selecting MARR, deterministic and stochastic alternative selection, decision under risk and uncertainty, utility theory, and capital budgeting models specific to technology investments; public sector investments and public utilities.

    Prerequisites
    MET 505 or equivalent.

    Note
    Students should have knowledge of basic economic and management concepts and adequate background in algebra and statistics.


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  • MKTG 514 - International Marketing

    3 credits
    Theory and applications of international marketing strategies for both American and multinational concerns organized as either a business or non-profit entity. Students are placed into a decision-making environment similar to that of a marketing manager engaged in international decisions. This is a graduate alternative to MKTG 414 and additional work of a research nature is required. MKTG 514 may not be taken if MKTG 414 was taken as an undergraduate course.

    Prerequisites
    Consent of master of business administration director.


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  • MKTG 543 - Business to Business Marketing

    3 credits
    Examines buyer behavior and purchasing procedures within the business to business sector of the economy. Based on that understanding, the course also examines the development of appropriate marketing strategies for these important customers, perhaps strategic accounts, within the commercial/industrial, governmental, and/or institutional market. This is a graduate alternative of MKTG 443 and additional work of a research nature will be required. MKTG 543 may not be taken if MKTG 443 was taken as an undergraduate course.

    Prerequisites
    Consent of the master of business administration director.


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  • MKTG 614 - Readings in Marketing Management

    3 credits
    An examination of the literature concerning relative problems, opportunities, success stories, business failures, situational analysis, and research studies pertaining to the field of marketing. Topics change according to current business priorities. Potential subject areas include: market analysis, promotion, pricing, product and services, distribution, minorities in business, environmental issues, ethics, domestic and international business, corporate and small business, entrepreneurial adventures, consumer marketing versus business to business marketing, and the uncontrollable factors affecting marketing.


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