Master of Business Administration (MBA)

This course helps students develop knowledge and skills to enhance their professional development and to become effective leaders. Students will understand trends in contemporary organizations, enhance their self-awareness, and refine their interpersonal skills, and apply these skills to improve their work.

This course is an introduction to the concepts of financial accounting and financial management. The content of this course includes preparation and analysis of financial statements. Also covered are the time value of money, risk and return, and corporate financing choices.

Prepares students to make informed decisions as leaders in common institutional and environmental contexts. The focus of the contingency-based perspective of this course is to help leaders understand how best to motivate and coordinate employees and to control outcomes in a manner that ensures they fulfill strategic objectives.

Topics in macroeconomics and microeconomics, including market equilibrium, monetary and fiscal policy, profit maximization, and market future.

Emphasizes application of strategic planning in marketing to achieve competitive advantage. Examines the role of strategic planning in developing effective marketing programs that enhance the overall performance of the firm.

This course covers the basic principles and implementation techniques of analysis of variance, simple and multiple regression analysis, and statistical process control. An understanding of how these tools can support managerial decision making is also emphasized.

Ties together concepts from all areas of management and the economic, behavioral, functional, and technical aspects of MIS. Defines overall and context-specific information needs of organizations and focuses on the role of MIS in meeting these needs. Examines alternatives for matching MIS department structures and operations to the structures, strategies, and behaviors of organizations. Also investigates, proposes, and analyzes management policy issues relating to the management of the MIS function.

Discusses management accounting as part of the firm's information system, drawing on modern cost accounting and budgeting systems for planning and controlling business operations.

Business simulation focusing on the need to integrate strategic and operational concepts, issues, and decisions in moving technological enterprise from start-up to success.

This course focuses on the role of technology and innovation in building, sustaining and leveraging competitive advantage for firms. It examines how industries are transformed by new technologies of technology. Touches upon the challenges of managing innovation in firms.

The analysis of corporate investment and financing decisions, including capital budgeting, capital structure, and working capital management.

Covers demand and cost analysis, pricing policies, and selected topics of economic analysis as they relate to business policies.Covers demand and cost analysis, pricing policies, and selected topics of economic analysis as they relate to business policies.

Intended as an introduction to the fields of production and operations management (POM). Production and operations activities, such as forecasting, capacity and inventory, scheduling activities, and assuring qualities will be discussed from the perspective of supply chain. The philosophy of Just-In-Time (JIT) and responsive manufacturing/service is highlighted.

Examines decision-making in international business operations, including evaluation of role and policies of the multinational firm. Covers topics including community relations, labor relations, and personnel and financial management.

Requires students to present the results of research on the application of theory to contemporary economic, political, and social problems as they affect U.S. business operations abroad. Requires oral presentation and written report of graduate quality.

Provides an integrative study of the functions and responsibilities of top management and the strategies that affect the character and success of the total enterprise. Uses case studies and assigned readings to develop the viewpoint of top management charged with responsibility for the enterprise as a whole. Requires attendance at first class.

Provides courses in topics of current interest to faculty and students.

Content will be developed based on East coast trip and may focus on entrepreneurship.