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MBA 6110
Fundamentals of Ethical Leadership (3)

INSTRUCTOR: Jennifer Anderson
TAUGHT: Spring, Fall
DELIVERY: Hybrid, Virtual (online)

This course is designed to be taken at the beginning of formal course work in the MBA program. Students will explore various aspects of moral reasoning and apply these concepts to common ethical issues faced in business. Students will work individually and in groups to explore issues of personal values, self-awareness, teamwork, communication, managing differences, and career management. Students in this course will be introduced to analytical, communication, and technological tools used throughout the program.

MBA 6120
Organizational Behavior (3)

INSTRUCTOR: Alicia Ingersoll
TAUGHT: Spring, Fall
DELIVERY: Hybrid, Virtual (online)

This is a course for graduate students who have already been exposed to the principles of management and organizational behavior and who are now seeking a more advanced preparation for the behavioral role of the manager. It offers a critical review of the factors that influence behavior within the organizational setting. Behavioral concepts are emphasized which particularly relate to group dynamics, interpersonal relations, and ultimately, organizational effectiveness. In short, this course deals with the human aspects of management–the kinds of problems most frequently experienced in day-to-day interaction with others. The format will include discussions, group and individual exercises, case studies, and student reports.

MBA 6130
Financial Management (3)

INSTRUCTOR: James Turner (Hybrid), Brian Hyde (Virtual)
TAUGHT: Spring, Fall
DELIVERY: Hybrid, Virtual (online)

Financial Management is a detailed presentation of the practices, techniques, and applications of theory in corporate finance. The focus is an understanding of how companies operate and acquire the tools necessary to analyze and evaluate corporate financial policies. Cases and applied research in the form of outside readings will assist students to focus on key issues. The purpose of the course is to assist current and prospective managers in making better investment and financing decisions. The course addresses (1) the investment decision (capital budgeting) as well as (2) the financing decision. Class discussion and cases will focus on capital budgeting and specifically on the establishment of goals, development of strategy, identification of investment opportunities, evaluation of projects, implementation of projects, and the monitoring processes. Shareholder wealth maximization is the standard for determining why one decision is “better” than another. The ethical considerations of wealth maximization will also be addressed. Additional foundation course work in accounting and statistics may be required prior to course registration as per department advisement and student’s program of study requirements. Prerequisite: MBA 6020, MBA 6050 & MBA 6051, or equivalent courses in accounting and statistics.

MBA 6140
Marketing Management (3)

INSTRUCTOR: Brett Horstmann
TAUGHT: Spring, Fall
DELIVERY: Hybrid, Virtual (online)

This course centers on creating customer value profitability in competitive markets. In an integrative fashion, it covers analyzing customer needs and preferences; estimating market potential; assessing market opportunities and threats in view of the focal company’s and its competitors’ resources and capabilities; developing market and marketing strategies; making astute product, pricing, distribution, and promotion decisions; and measuring marketing performance. Pedagogical vehicles include lectures, reading assignments, and case-based discussions and reports.

MBA 6150
Operations/Supply Chain Management (3)

INSTRUCTOR: Shane Schvaneveldt
TAUGHT: Spring, Fall
DELIVERY: Hybrid, Virtual (online)

“Manufacturing of the future will be required to meet customer-driven demand instantaneously.” The future is now! The requirements for faster response, more customer input, and greater product variety have not diminished, but instead have escalated. This course builds upon basic production and operations management knowledge to meet the needs of customers generated in today’s global market. It is designed to enhance the student’s understanding of how to analyze problems related to design, planning, control, and improvement of manufacturing and service operations. Topics include, but are not limited to, supply chain management, materials management, production planning and control, scheduling, capacity and facilities planning, manufacturing strategy, and global operations. Additional foundation course work in statistics may be required prior to course registration as per department advisement and student’s program of study requirements. Prerequisite: MBA 6050 & MBA 6051, or equivalent courses in statistics.

MBA 6210
Management Accounting and Control (3)

INSTRUCTOR: Andrea Gouldman
TAUGHT: Spring, Fall
DELIVERY: Hybrid, Virtual (online)

This course is designed to introduce the student to the concepts and procedures of managerial accounting through readings and case studies. The course emphasizes the use of accounting data in the decision-making process by internal decision-makers (e.g., management), rather than external decision-makers (e.g., stockholders, investors, creditors, and regulatory bodies). The course topics include cost terms and concepts, job-order costing, activity-based costing, quality management, cost behavior, cost-volume-profit analysis, profit planning, relevant costs, capital budgeting, cost allocation, and pricing. Additional foundation course work in accounting may be required prior to course registration as per department advisement and student’s program of study requirements. Prerequisite: MBA 6020, or equivalent courses in accounting.

MBA 6310
Information Technology in the Enterprise (3)

INSTRUCTOR: Jeff Clements
TAUGHT: Summer, Fall, Summer
DELIVERY: Hybrid, Virtual (online)

Information technology from an enterprise perspective with an orientation toward the management of technology for competitive/ strategic advantage. Managers will be increasingly responsible for making decisions with respect to implementing new technology. This course will provide the background knowledge to enable managers in traditional business units to function as full participants in decisions involving the purchase and application of technology to create a business advantage.

MBA 6410
Global Macroeconomic Conditions (3)

INSTRUCTOR: Andrew Keinsley
TAUGHT: Spring, Fall
DELIVERY: Hybrid, Virtual (online)

This course will focus on the impact of global macroeconomic conditions on firm decision-making. To review and analyze current macroeconomic topics, a theoretical framework is developed, from the start showing the linkages among national economies. This framework is used to analyze and forecast business cycles, interest rates, exchange rates, causes of trade deficits, short- and long-term consequences of fiscal and monetary policy decisions, and the globalization of financial markets. Examples from different countries are used to enhance knowledge of the world economy. Additional foundation course work in economics may be required prior to course registration as per department advisement and student’s program of study requirements. Prerequisite: MBA 6040, or equivalent course in economics.

MBA 6180
Strategic Management - Capstone Course (3)

INSTRUCTOR: Dave Noack
TAUGHT: Spring, Fall, Summer
DELIVERY: Hybrid, Virtual (online)

This course takes a broad view of the entire organization. In some instances, the organization will have one line of business. In other cases, the organization may be a large diversified corporation with many lines of business. We will examine the strategic issues facing diversified corporations including: vertical integration, diversification into related and unrelated businesses, and operating synergies. Prerequisite: MBA 6130, MBA 6140, MBA 6150.

MBA 6160 - Applications of Decision Models Credits: (3)
MBA 6260 - Data Visualization Using Tableau Credits: (3)
MBA 6430 - International Marketing Credits: (3)
MBA 6440 - Strategic Leadership Credits: (3)
MBA 6460 - Leadership Through Character Credits: (3)
MBA 6520 - International Business Field Studies Credits: (3)
MBA 6560 - Business Market Planning Credits: (3)
MBA 6620 - Data Mining for Businesses Credits: (3)
MBA 6630 - Networking & Information Systems Credits: (3)
MBA 6640 - Cyber Security Credits: (3)
MBA 6650 - Penetration Testing Credits (3)
MBA 6670 - Cloud Computing Credits (3)
MBA 6680 - Graduate Consulting Project Credits: (3)
MBA 6800 - Directed Study Credits: (1-3)
MBA 6850 - Business Development & Entrepreneurship Credits: (3)
MBA 6870 - Sales Strategy & Management Credits: (3)

MBA 6010
Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business (3)

INSTRUCTOR: David Read
TAUGHT: Spring
DELIVERY: Hybrid, Virtual (online)

This course is an introduction to business law, emphasizing basic legal principles and the broad application of domestic and international public and private law. Its overriding objective is to provide a working understanding of the legal environment of business for MBA students. Its focus is on regulatory law, business organizations, and other legal topics of special importance to managers of businesses.

MBA 6020
Financial and Managerial Accounting (3)

INSTRUCTOR: Michelle O'Neal
TAUGHT: Summer, Fall
DELIVERY: Hybrid, Virtual (online)

A general study of the use of accounting information by internal and external decision makers with emphasis on the use of accounting information by managers of an entity. Topics covered include the accounting cycle, the basic financial statements, inventories, long-term liabilities, cost concepts and behaviors, cost-volume-profit analysis, and financial statement analysis.

MBA 6040
Managerial Economics (3)

INSTRUCTOR: Riley Cook
TAUGHT: Summer
DELIVERY: Hybrid, Virtual (online)

This course develops the basic concepts and analytical tools of economics which include opportunity cost, marginal analysis, constraints, and optimizing behavior. Applications include theories of the firm, its organizational architecture, transactions costs, markets, pricing, and other managerial issues.

MBA 6050
Quantitative Methods I (3)

INSTRUCTOR: Alex Jensen
TAUGHT: Fall
DELIVERY: Hybrid, Virtual (online)

This class will give students the opportunity to learn how to write, read, and analyze statistical data as it pertains to business and society. The basic premise of this course is to provide the student with an understanding of statistics as it is used in business and economics. This course will give special emphasis to understanding, interpreting and communicating statistics. Topics covered include descriptive statistics, probability, probability distributions, sampling distributions and hypothesis testing. Prerequisite: Additional course work in College Algebra may be required prior to course registration as per department advisement and student’s program of study requirements.

MBA 6051
Quantitative Methods II (3)

INSTRUCTOR: Alex Jensen
TAUGHT: Fall
DELIVERY: Hybrid, Virtual (online)

This course will build on the first foundation course on descriptive statistics by emphasizing inferential statistics. This course will be application oriented and will focus on hypothesis testing and regression analysis. Students will learn how to design a survey and evaluate the data in order to test theories learned in other MBA classes. Students will also learn basic concepts and methods of optimization using elementary concepts in differential calculus. Additional foundation course work in statistics may be required prior to course registration as per department advisement and student’s program of study requirements. Prerequisite: MBA 6050, or equivalent course in statistics.