Department: MBA

Code Name Description
GRST 501 Thesis/Capstone Project Completion No Description Set
MBA 500 Opening Residency The objectives of the opening residency are to develop esprit de corps among all participants; to give the participants concrete, take-away knowledge; and to set the appropriate expectations about effort, quality, and cooperation. To accomplish these...
MBA 501 Accounting for Managers integrates financial and managerial accounting topics with corporate governance issues to demonstrate how various stakeholder groups use accounting information to make decisions. These stakeholders include managers, board members, investors, creditor...
MBA 504 Statistical Analysis for Business Addresses the theory, methodology, and application of statistics to contemporary business problems. Topics include descriptive statistics, probability theory, discrete and continuous distributions, one- and two-population statistical inference, analy...
MBA 506 Economics for Managers Examines fundamentals of macroeconomics and international economics, including analysis of business cycles and macroeconomic policy. Explores economic methodologies to solve business-oriented problems, with a focus on the role that economic analysis...
MBA 508 Social, Ethical and Legal Issues in Business Examines the theory and practice of law and ethics in the context of economic and other organizational interactions. Discussion will center on engagements between organizations, their stakeholders and society at large. Topics include human rights, la...
MBA 509 Selected Topics in Economics No Description Set
MBA 510 Financial Management Financial management techniques, policies, and theory are discussed via case studies and problem-scenario analysis. Policies and strategies for current and longterm assets, working capital, total capitalization, and profit distribution presented in t...
MBA 512 Investments Covers the structure, trading, and valuation of financial instruments in dynamic competitive markets. Both money markets and capital markets are examined with an emphasis on longer-term investing. Uses a blend of theoretical and practical approaches...
MBA 514 Global Financial Management Tools and concepts used to identify and analyze risks in dynamic international financial markets are addressed. Designed in three modules. The first module provides a foundation in currency valuation, currency markets, parity theories, and balance of...
MBA 516 Corporate Governance No Description Set
MBA 517 Selected Topics in Accounting No Description Set
MBA 519 Selected Topics in Finance No Description Set
MBA 520 Marketing Management An intensive study of the marketing process in advanced market economies concerning the environment within which marketing decisions are made. Areas of concentration: consumer wants; motivation and purchasing power; structure of distribution; product...
MBA 529 Selected Topics in Marketing No Description Set
MBA 530 Organizational Behavior Analysis of workplace behaviors and organizational psychology as they relate to the management of employees, teams, and other key organizational constituents. Understanding of basic management issues such as motivation, individual differences, leader...
MBA 531 Human Resource Management Designed to assist MBA students in making the transition from theory to application in the science and art of leadership. Its focus is on what a leader does in the work environment. The emphasis is on leader/employee interactions and the behaviors re...
MBA 532 Mergers and Acquisitions Explores how mergers and acquisitions can achieve the strategic growth objectives of a corporation. The issues raised in merger and acquisition decisions are addressed, specifically (1) negotiation strategies, (2) valuation analysis, (3) strategic fi...
MBA 534 Negotiations Multidisciplinary study of concepts related to bargaining and negotiations. Situations involving interpersonal behavior and group conflict will be examined using research findings from several disciplines.
MBA 539 Selected Topics in Management Systems No Description Set
MBA 540 Operations Management The systematic direction and control of the process that transforms inputs into finished goods or services. It emphasizes the concepts and analytical methods that are used in understanding the management of the firm's operations.
MBA 545 Strategic Resource Management The design of management accounting systems that support an organization's strategic objectives is the focus of this course. Topics also include the impact of lean production methods on cost management, target costing, managing capacity costs, enviro...
MBA 555 Analytics and Information Provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to manipulate very large data sets, analyze complex business problems, and develop evidence-based recommendations to improve firm performance. Students will work with relational database and spread...
MBA 561 Principles of Business Communication Practical learning experience designed to sharpen written and oral communications skills. The course addresses various forms of written communications designed to inform, convince, and persuade: professionalism of written communications, communicatio...
MBA 570 Global Environment of Business An intensive, in-depth experience designed to enhance understanding of a country or region and the unique issues that it faces. The residency will consist of travel abroad and discussions with local business people, academics, politicians, and civil...
MBA 580 Strategic Management Examines strategic alternatives and choices to be made by companies in light of opportunities and threats within the external environment. Also examines how companies should create core competencies to enhance the strategic choice and to create susta...
MBA 587 Independent Study No Description Set
MBA 591 Capstone Project: Scope A field-based course in which students, under the direction of a faculty member, articulate and appropriately scope a strategic challenge facing a host organization. The course builds on principles taught in MBA 580 (Strategic Management).
MBA 592 Capstone Project: Analysis, Insights, and Recommendations A field-based course in which students, under the direction of a faculty member, conduct quantitative and qualitative analyses to gain insight about possible solutions to a strategic challenge facing a host organization. Students will make strategic...
MBA 593 Capstone Project: Implementation, Implications, and Future Projects A field-based course in which students, under the direction of an advisor, create recommendations to address a strategic challenge facing a host organization. Students will be required to present recommendations both orally and in writing. In additio...
MGMT 505 Descriptive Statistics for Business Problems Addresses the theory, methodology, and application of statistics to contemporary business problems.  Topics include descriptive statistics, basic probability theory, statistical inference, correlation and selected other topics. Comprehensive review o...
MGMT 510 Leadership, Teams and the Management of Change Analysis of individual workplace behaviors and organizational psychology as they relate to the management of employees, teams, and other key organizational constituents. Understanding of basic management issues such as motivation, individual differe...
MGMT 520 Preparing and Understanding Financial Statements and Performance Measurement Reports Instruction on external financial reporting including a basic understanding of the income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows, along with their major financial components. Emphasis on understanding the business impact of the statem...
MGMT 530 Strategic Customer Centricity, Innovation and Marketing Analytics Study of the marketing process in which marketing decisions are made. Areas of concentration: pricing decisions, consumer wants, motivation and purchasing power, distribution channels, product and service market offerings, a global approach, and man...
MGMT 540 Economics of Business Decision-making and the Global Economy Examines fundamentals of macroeconomics including analysis of business cycles and macroeconomic policy and the microeconomic issues faced by firms of all kinds. Explores economic methodologies to solve business-oriented problems, with a focus on the...
MGMT 550 Analytics and Information Introduces data analysis methods that assist in discovery of reliable, understandable and useful patterns in structured, semi-structured and unstructured data. Practice with core data analysis methods, analyze cases, and explore real world applicati...
MGMT 560 Financing and Modeling the Corporation Examines financial statement analysis, ratio analysis, project analysis, capital budgeting, and forecasting. Study of theory and practice of corporate finance with special emphasis on the evaluation and financing of capital expenditures. Covers deb...
MGMT 570 Strategic Decision-making in a World of Innovation Examines strategic alternatives and choices to be made by companies in light of opportunities and threats within the external environment. Also examines how companies should create core competencies to enhance the strategic choice and to create sust...
MGMT 580 Operations & Supply Chain Analysis of the processes related to the production of goods or the delivery of services with a focus on optimization. Includes a deep dive into the current issues related to the global supply chain.
MGMT 585 Global Environment of Business Introduction to the field of international business with a focus on national economic and cultural differences. Student teams complete a project related to a relevant company or institutional strategic issue based in a specific country or region. Pro...
MGMT 590 Business Communications & Capstone Consulting Project Practical learning experiences designed to sharpen written and oral communications skills. Addresses various forms of written and oral communications designed to inform, convince, and persuade: professionalism of written communications, communicatio...