Provides formal analytical tools useful in identifying business problems and identifying and choosing from a variety of solutions. Emphasis is placed on data analysis, goal and stakeholder identification, and conceptualizing, conducting, and evaluating data-based decisions. Class is graded credit/no-credit. Offered spring/summer semester. Prerequisites: Admission to the M.B.A. program and permission of the graduate program director.
Winter 2025 - Hybrid
Examines the role of information, business intelligence, and management information systems in facilitating and integrating organizational processes. Also, provides an understanding of the strategic role of information systems in organizations and responsibilities of managers to effectively manage their information resources. Offered every semester. Prerequisites: Admission to the M.B.A. program and permission of the graduate program director.
Provides an overview of financial and managerial accounting tools and information. Focuses on interpreting and analyzing financial statements as a source of information for managers, evaluating information from financial statements for improved critical thinking and decision-making, and using accounting information for internal planning and control purposes. Offered fall and winter semesters. Prerequisites: Admission to the M.B.A. program and permission of the graduate program director.
Explores how to improve as a leader through diagnosing organizational problems and developing solutions with individuals and groups as organizational resources. The course also addresses issues of individual, group, and organizational change from a strategic, problem-solving perspective. Offered fall and winter semesters. Prerequisites: Admission to the M.B.A. program and permission of the graduate program director.
Spring/Summer 2025 - Hybrid
Develops an analytical framework to understand the economics of production, consumer demand, supply and demand analysis, industry structure and performance, pricing strategies, the economics of business organizations, and government policy. Offered fall and winter semesters. Prerequisites: Admission to the M.B.A. program and permission of the graduate program director.
Examines the role of markets and marketing in the business environment. Provides the knowledge and tools needed to analyze product and service markets and develop marketing strategies to create sustainable competitive advantages. Offered fall and winter semesters. Prerequisites: Admission to the M.B.A. program and permission of the graduate program director.
Provides students with tools to assess and develop their strengths and areas of improvement as a leader. Class is credit/no-credit. Offered every semester. Prerequisites: Admission to the M.B.A. program and permission of the graduate program director.
Focuses on the laws and regulations that affect business decisions. Students will develop an understanding of the legal and regulatory environment, compliance, and the assessment of risk. Class is graded credit/no-credit. Offered every semester. Prerequisites: Admission to the M.B.A. program and permission of the graduate program director.
Provides a framework for understanding teams and will improve students' ability to work in groups. Illustrates areas of team development, participant roles, and culture. Class is graded credit/no-credit. Offered every semester. Prerequisites: Admission to the M.B.A. program and permission of the graduate program director.
This course builds on the material presented in MBA 677 and explores ethics and leadership as they are commonly encountered in modern business settings. Students will study ethics and leadership from psychological points of view with greater attention to issues of character and social responsibility. Offered winter semester. Prerequisites: Admission to the M.B.A. program, and permission of the graduate program director.
This course continues the study of ethical problems commonly encountered in modern global business environments. Students will study the ethical issues of character, leadership, decision-making, organizational governance and social responsibility in greater depth than in MBA 677 while also drawing on it. Prerequisites: Admission to the M.B.A. program and permission of the Graduate Program Director.
Students learn about the specific tasks for which all leaders are responsible and apply them to their current work situation. Students also learn about leadership aspects such as community leadership, how to have difficult conversations with team members, change management, communication skills, and conflict resolution. Class is credit/no-credit. Offered every semester. Prerequisites: MBA 674 and admission to the M.B.A. program and permission of the graduate program director.
Provides students with the framework to develop a managerial-level strategic, customer-centric, and systemic perspective for evaluating business options and decision-making. Class is graded credit/no-credit. Offered every semester. Prerequisites: Admission to the M.B.A. program and permission of the graduate program director.
Examines strategic decision-making to improve organizational competitiveness and sustainability. Develops an analytical toolkit of concepts, frameworks, and techniques for an integrative strategic analysis. Provides a faculty-supervised consulting experience where students will apply business knowledge acquired in the M.B.A. program to pre-identified strategic problems faced by local, regional, or global organizations. Offered every semester. Prerequisites: Admission to the M.B.A. program and permission of the graduate program director.
This course provides the opportunity for oral and written presentation of the projects completed in MBA 683 to the companies involved and faculty. A written report and oral presentation are required. Offered every semester. Prerequisites: MBA 683, admission to the M.B.A. program, and permission of the graduate program director.
