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MBA COURSE DESCRIPTION
REQUISITE SKILL COURSES:
MGT 550 Computers
and Applications:
This course (a) reviews
some of the key hardware and software concepts as they apply to contemporary
business, and (b) utilizes case studies to apply some well known and useful
microcomputer applications to business related problems. The skills obtained
will enable the student to interact comfortably in designing applications
incorporating spreadsheets, databases and graphics presentations (1.5
credits: 0 credits towards the MBA).
ECON 550
Mathematical Methods for Business:
This course reviews
mathematical skills that are requisite knowledge for MBA students.
Students will be exposed, in a business context, to the application of
equations and graphs, functions, matrix algebra, exponential and logarithmic
functions, and differential and integral calculus (1.5 credits: 0 credits
towards the MBA).
LOWER CORE
COURSES:
ACCT 606
Financial and Managerial Accounting:
The course will focus on how to
organize, present, analyze, and interpret financial and cost accounting information.
Accounting information is organized in the form of journals, special ledgers,
and the general ledger. Financial information is presented in the form of
financial statements, principally, the income statement, balance sheet and
cash flow statement and statement of retained earnings. Management input in
financial statements relates to interpretation of accounting numbers. Ethical
issues are covered in this course on topics relating to control of cash and
receivables, recognition of revenues and expenses, and separation of duties
in relation to custody of assets and record keeping. Global and
diversity issues will be covered when
discussing valuation of assets and liabilities of foreign operations,
recognition of foreign exchange gains and losses, and the repatriation
of dividends. The impact on technology on accounting and financial
information systems will be incorporated in
the course in discussions relating to management of cash and accounts
receivable, valuation of inventory, and management of fixed assets.
ECON 609
Economic Analysis:
This course is designed
to introduce the student to the basic concepts of both macro and
microeconomics. Particular emphasis will be placed on the examination
of output, demand, employment/unemployment, prices/inflation, profits, and
market structures, as well as an analysis of relevant macro (monetary, fiscal
and supply) and micro (regulation and taxes) policies.
FIN 607
Financial Management:
Reviews the financial
basis of management decisions relating to the acquisition, allocation and
control of financial resources. Students will explore the evolving
relationship among internal financial management activities and the external
financial environment in which the firm operates. The course will have
stockholder relations and the interest of shareholders as the central theme
for corporate decision making. Prerequisites:
(1) ACCT 606 (2) ECON 609.
MGT 604
Management Process and Organizational Theory:
This course provides an
integrated analysis of the major concepts, theories, functional viewpoints
and corporate management strategies that shape today’s business
environment. Emphasis is on developing specific managerial skills that
assist in identifying, integrating, and assessing all relevant factors and
inputs in the managerial process, evaluating competitive advantages and
performance, and estimating future prospects. This course provides
students with a macro approach to organizational theory and management, which
improves their understanding of the organizational dynamics that determine
their roles. Major trends in current business organization are
critically examined.
MKT 608
Marketing Management:
This is a case based
course that places marketing within the overall framework of business
strategy. It emphasizes the environmental factors that influence marketing
decisions. It focuses on buyer behavior in both consumer and industrial
markets, and the identification and analysis of marketing opportunities.
The section on satisfying these opportunities reviews the basic building
blocks of marketing, namely: goods and services, pricing,
channels of distribution, and promotion leading to the development of
a marketing plan consistent with the mission and goals of the
organization.
MBA 612
Management Information Systems:
This course explores the
design considerations necessary for technological/information systems that
utilize an effective human-machine interaction to formulate and solve
management decision problems. Topics include conversational” computer
systems, input and output media, user-machine dialogues, interactive mode
construction, interactive model solution and the computer as a communication
device. Students will design programs and documents on an interactive
information system and prepare research papers on a related topic. Prerequisite: MGT 604 .
UPPER CORE
COURSES
MBA 605
Business Statistics and Quantitative Analysis:
This course surveys some
of the primary statistical and mathematical tools which will form the
foundation through which students can analyze decision making under
uncertainty and/or risk utilizing empirical evidence applied to theoretical
underpinnings. The course is application oriented, and considers contemporary
topics drawn from a business context that embody significant ethical, legal,
or monetary components and implications. The course also surveys historical
thought and
alternative schools of
thought concerning the use of statistical methods. Familiarity with basic
elements of differential and integral calculus is assumed, and the topics
chosen reflect those which are most commonly encountered in business &
industry, such as descriptive statistics, combinatorics
and probability, discrete and continuous random variables, inferential
statistics, analysis of variance, regression analysis and multivariate
techniques.
MBA 610
Multinational Business Environment and Operations:
This course covers
multinational comparative analysis of managerial functions, processes and
institutions; socio-cultural, legal-political, economic and non-economic
variables; and international business trends, theories, investments,
transactions and foreign exchange markets. The focus of the course is
on management in a multinational enterprise. Business operations and
strategies are examined from an international perspective, with an emphasis
on the production, finance and marketing functions and relationships between
the multinational firm and the governments located in home/host countries.
MBA 616
Organizational Behavior and Communication:
This course introduces
the ‘micro’ theories of organization, and the basic skills of organizational
communication. It focuses on human behavior and action within the
organizational setting at three levels of analysis – individual,
interpersonal and organizational. Relevant communication issues are
discussed and skills developed for each organizational behavior level.
Prerequisite:
MGT 604.
MBA 640
Business, Government and Society:
Provides a comprehensive
review of the relationships among business, government and capitalist
enterprise. Topics discussed include the nature of the private
enterprise system, the overall role of government with an emphasis on its
legal and constitutional background, growth and stability, inflation, debt,
taxation, tariffs, foreign labor legislation and consumer interests.
Significant current events and developments in government-business
relationships are also included. Prerequisite:
ECON 609.
MBA 690
Business Policy Seminar:
This seminar builds upon
and integrates the content of the program curriculum from the viewpoint of
the corporate chief executive officer. Specific attention is paid to
the mobilization of resources for the attainment of corporate goals within
the context of rapidly changing internal and external business
environments. A major paper in a current business problem area is
required. Prerequisites: (1) FIN 607, (2) MKT 608 and (3) MGT604.
ACCOUNTING CONCENTRATION AND ELECTIVES:
ACCT 710
Financial Accounting and Reporting I:
This is an intensive MBA
course geared towards students committed to take the CPA examinations. It studies
in depth specific accounting subjects such as assets and liabilities and
equity, revenue and expense recognition, accounting changes and error
analysis, and preparing income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow
statement for business entities. Prerequisite:
ACCT606 or ACCT212.
ACCT 720
Financial Accounting and Reporting II:
This is an intensive MBA
course geared towards students committed to take the CPA examinations. It
studies in depth specific accounting subjects such as deferred taxes, pension,
leases, business combinations and consolidations, partnership, foreign
currency transactions and translation, and accounting for government and
not-for-profit entities. Prerequisite: ACCT710
or ACCT312.
ACCT 730
Auditing and Attestation:
This is an intensive MBA
course geared towards students committed to take the CPA examinations. The
course is designed to provide the student with in-depth understanding of all
aspects of auditing. These include accepting and planning the audit,
evaluating internal controls, verifying account balances and financial
statement assertions, reporting on audited financial statements, as well as
auditing standards, and the legal liabilities and professional and personal
ethical responsibilities of auditors. Prerequisite:
ACCT710 or ACCT312.
ACCT 740
Regulation: Federal Taxation:
This is an intensive MBA
course geared towards students committed to take the CPA examinations. The
course provides a study of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code with
emphasis on income taxation of individuals and corporations. The course looks
at tax-minimizing decision making of individuals and corporate managers. The
course is a practical study of federal income taxes and estate and gift taxes
and emphasizes research techniques and tax planning principles. Provides
practice in the preparation of tax returns and solution of case problems. Prerequisite: ACCT606 or ACCT312.
LAW 710
Regulation: Business Law and Ethics:
This is an intensive MBA
course geared towards students committed to take the CPA examinations.
Students will study in depth specific legal subjects such as partnership,
corporations, property law and contracts both common law and UCC. The ethical
parameters of business decision making will be emphasized throughout the
course. Prerequisite: MBA 640, LAW 201 or LAW
252.
ACCT 700
Independent Study:
Arranged with a faculty
sponsor and agreed upon by the department chair and the Dean. (Note: 1-6
credits).
ACCT 706 Financial Reporting and Control:
This course uses the Harvard Case Method and focuses on the content, analysis, and interpretation of the financial and managerial accounting information used by managers in making business decisions. The financial accounting section includes generally accepted accounting concepts and principles for internal and external financial reporting purposes. The management accounting section emphasizes cost behavior, cost management, and management control. Prerequisite: ACCT 606.
ACCT 726
Current Financial Accounting Problems:
This course reviews the
most recent pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the
Securities and Exchange Commission and selected regulatory bodies.
Emphasis is on the application and limitations of the pronouncements using a
case and problem approach. Prerequisite: ACCT
606.
ACCT 727
Advanced Cost/Managerial Accounting:
Provides an in-depth
study of complex cost problems with emphasis on profit planning and
control. Among the topics covered are budgeting, standard costing, cost and profit analysis, differential and comparative
cost analysis. Prerequisite: ACCT 606.
ACCT 728
Current Tax Problems:
Looks at tax-minimizing
decision making of individuals and corporate managers. The course is a
practical study of federal income taxes and estate and gift taxes and
emphasizes research techniques and tax planning principles. Prerequisite: ACCT 606.
ACCT 731
International Financial Statement Analysis:
This course examines the
financial and management accounting problems of international entities, the
structuring of external and internal reporting and the application of recent
accounting pronouncements. This course also applies some of the many
accounting and economic concepts to the analysis of a firm’s financial
position and performance as shown in published information, primarily
focusing on financial statements. Prerequisite:
ACCT 606 .
ACCT
760/Fin 760 Financial Analysis and
Decisions:
This course is an in-depth study of the information
contained in the financial statements and the techniques to analyze corporate
profitability and risk, and to make credit and investment decisions
. Prerequisite: ACCT606 or ACCT212.
ACCT 799
Selected Topics:
A topic not covered by an
existing course will be offered as recommended by the
department and approved
by the Dean. Prerequisite: Permission of the
department chairperson (Note: 1-6 credits).
LAW 700
Legal Environment of Business:
A study of business in
its contacts with government, the public, and competing businesses.
Course content includes product liability, consumer fraud, antitrust,
securities regulations, white-collar crime, contracts and the Uniform
Commercial Code.
ELECTIVES: ECONOMICS
ECON 700
Independent Study:
Arranged with a faculty
sponsor and agreed upon by the department chair and the Dean. (Note: 1-6
credits).
ECON 705
Managerial Economics:
The application of
microeconomic theories to managerial decisions with respect to production,
pricing, and investment. This includes optimization techniques, demand and
cost functions, and utilization of market and cost information in pricing and
production decisions. Other topics include market structure analysis
(perfect competition, monopoly, oligopoly) and
government intervention. Prerequisites: (1)
ECO 609, and (2) MBA 605.
ECON 755
International Economics & Finance:
This course deals with
the environment in which international business is conducted, including both
economic relations and environmental factors that affect business operations
within different nations. Topics include international trade, the balance of
payment, exchange rate determination, tariffs and other trade restrictions,
economic development, economic integration and international economic
organizations within different nations. Also reviewed are the economic,
political, and cultural conditions that influence international business. Prerequisites: (1) ECON 609 and (2) FIN 607
.
ECON 799
Selected Topics:
A topic not covered by an
existing course will be offered as recommended by the department and approved
by the Dean.
Prerequisite:
Permission of the department chairperson (Note: 1-6 credits).
FINANCE CONCENTRATION AND
ELECTIVES
FIN 700
Independent Study:
Arranged with a faculty
sponsor and agreed upon by the department chair and the Dean. (Note: 1-6
credits).
FIN 752
Investment Analysis:
This course provides an
analysis of the Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) and valuation of securities. It
is offered at the CCOB E*TRADE
Academic Center.
It explores the risk and return characteristics of various financial
investment instruments, such as stocks, fixed income securities, options and
other derivatives. The student develops an understanding of pricing
processes, valuation models, efficient markets, international capital markets
and rational expectations. The student is also extensively exposed to global
financial markets from the perspective of long-term investments. A simulation
portfolio investment game is conducted in the class. The course extensively
uses both global and domestic real time data available at the trading floor.
Prerequisite:
FIN 607.
FIN 753
Financial Planning and Capital Budgeting:
Examines the critical
role of financial planning for a business enterprise and its relationships to
the firm’s objective. This includes the development and interpretation of
financial plans under certainty and uncertainty. Special emphasis is given
to the application of theories that address the acquisition and the
allocation of financial resources. Prerequisites:
(1) MBA 605 and (2) FIN 607.
FIN 754
Financial Intermediation:
Designed for students of
financial management who need to understand how
the rapid development of
non bank financial intermediaries, such as the saving and loan industry, life
insurance, mutual funds, pension funds and finance companies have reshaped
the flow of debt and equity funds in the United States money and capital
markets. The newer theories of financial growth alter existing
principles of competition between financial institutions; these in turn
affect portfolio decisions, marketing plans, pricing and the profitability of
financial institutions. Prerequisite: FIN 607.
FIN 755 (SEE ECON 755)
FIN 756
Case Studies in Corporate Finance:
This course will discuss
various cases pertaining to corporate finance following the case study
approach. Complex financial problems are explored in depth. Students are
expected to analyze multi-faceted financial problems from the standpoint of
the financial manager of a business enterprise, including domestic, global,
and multinational firms. The students are primarily exposed to the concept of
value creation which encompasses capital investment analysis including risk
analysis; financing, including evaluating sources of capital, cost of
capital; and, major strategic decision making, including mergers,
acquisitions, and divestitures. Prerequisite:
FIN 607.
FIN 757
Investment Policy, Ethics, and Portfolio management:
The primary objective of
this course is to discuss the process of portfolio management. It will cover the
concept of Management of Individual Investor Portfolios, Management of
Institutional Investor Portfolios, Professional Ethical Standards of
Practice, Equity Portfolio Management Strategies, Debt Portfolio Management
Strategies, Real Estate and Alternative Investments in Portfolio Management,
Portfolio Risk management, and Portfolio Performance Measurement and
presentation. Prerequisite: FIN 607.
FIN 758
Derivative Securities and Trading Strategies:
This course covers
introduction to derivatives and basic trading strategies. Attention is paid
to two primary types of derivative securities, options and futures. With the
data feeds and Financial Modeling tools in E-Trade Financial
Learning Center,
it examines the nature of various strategies involving futures and options on
stocks, stock indexes, currencies and underlying futures. Both the standard
binomial and Black-Scholes option pricing models
are developed to value the options and futures. The feature of Embedded
options in convertible bond and other exotic options is discussed. Prerequisite: FIN 607.
Fin
760/ACCT 760 Financial Analysis and
Decisions:
This course is an in-depth study of the information
contained in the financial statements and the techniques to analyze corporate
profitability and risk, and to make credit and investment decisions
. Prerequisite: ACCT606 or ACCT212.
FIN 799
Selected Topics:
A topic not covered by an
existing course will be offered as recommended by the department and approved
by the Dean.
Prerequisite:
Permission of the department chairperson (Note: 1-6 credits).
ELECTIVES: MANAGEMENT
MGT 613 Operations Management:
This course explores operational factors that impact on competitive advantage, and introduces basic concepts, tools and principles that are essential for the analysis and
improvement of business processes. Key topics include product design and process selection, forecasting, total quality management, facility location and layout, managing the supply chain, etc. The topics discussed are equally relevant in the manufacturing and service sectors. The course utilizes computer software and the Internet to solve and explore models and problems. Prerequisites: (1) MGT 604 and MBA 605 .
UPPER CORE COURSES
MGT 700
Independent Study:
Arranged with a faculty
sponsor and agreed upon by the department chair and the Dean. (Note: 1-6
credits).
MGT 704
Human Resource Management:
A comprehensive treatment
of the primary components of human resource management. Course content
includes human resource planning, recruiting, selection, job analysis and
evaluation, performance evaluation, total compensation, training and development,
productivity improvement programs and personnel research. The role of
the human resource executive is examined within the constantly changing
internal and external environment of the corporation. The international
differences in human resource management programs that arise from cultural
differences are explored. Prerequisite: MGT
604.
MGT 707
Organizational Change and Development:
Acquaints students with
the most effective techniques for introducing organizational changes brought
about by advanced technology, regulatory legislation or social
pressure. Factors essential to the implementation of internal changes
are discussed, as well as the consequences of poor planning and
execution. Equal course time is devoted to the study of various
corporate response strategies to outside attacks on products, services or
activities, which sometimes result from shifts in social attitude or advances
in scientific information. Prerequisite: MGT
604 .
MGT 779
Seminar on the Problems in International Business:
Emphasizes the patterns
of worldwide development and business relationships; economic, political, and
social involvement; the role of government in economic planning; development
and control of the private sector. An analysis of mixed public and private
activity in specific industry sectors is also included. Other topics
covered include governmental regulations as to tariffs. The equity
participation of foreign investors, exchange controls and the repatriation of
profits. Prerequisite: MBA 610.
MGT 782
Operations Research:
This course introduces
the basic concepts of Operations Research and Management Science as they
apply to the analysis of management related decision problems. The focus of
this course is on those methods of decision analysis which have proven most
useful in a variety of public and private sector contexts. The course
utilizes statistical, quantitative, economical and social elements in a
diversified modeling approach, integrating elements of social welfare and
real-world applications with relevant theory. This is evident
throughout consideration to such topics as deterministic and stochastic
mathematical modeling, and decision analysis under both conditions of
certainty and uncertainty. This is reflected in such specific topics as
linear, nonlinear, stochastic and integer programming, sensitivity analysis,
inventory theory, game theory, decision theory and queuing theory. Prerequisite: MBA 605.
MGT 799
Selected Topics:
A topic not covered by an
existing course will be offered as recommended by the department and approved
by the Dean.
Prerequisite:
Permission of the department chairperson (Note: 1-6 credits).
ELECTIVES: MARKETING
MKT 700
Independent Study:
Arranged with a faculty
sponsor and agreed upon by the department chair and the Dean. (Note: 1-6
credits).
MKT 780
Marketing Research and Analysis:
This course examines the
role of and presents a methodological foundation for marketing research in
the firm. Topics covered include the role of research in managerial
decision making, global and ethical dimensions, sources of secondary data,
different research strategies and designs, data collection procedures,
sampling issues, basic and more advanced data analysis techniques using a
standard computer statistical analysis package, and the research report for
market research. Special emphasis is given to building the set of
skills necessary for designing, interpreting and reporting market
research.
Prerequisites:
(1) MKT 608 and (2) MBA 605.
MKT 785
Business to Business Marketing:
This course emphasizes
the marketing that is addressed to firms in the industrial market, that is,
profit, nonprofit and government organizations, as distinct from the public
consumer. Included is a comprehensive overview of the marketing of
industrial products with particular emphasis on industrial purchasing
behavior, strategic planning, evaluations and control. Specific
relevant cases are employed for emphasis. Prerequisite:
MKT 608 or BSCO 608.
MKT 788
Global Marketing:
The emergence of global
organizations (companies that view the entire world as their market) is an
important development in marketing. This course provides a
comprehensive overview of the marketing of products and services by global
organizations, with an emphasis on international culture, the marketing mix,
and marketing strategy. Projects deal with the problems of and
opportunities for specific products in specific countries and the world. Prerequisite: MKT 608 or BSCO 608.
MKT 790
Consumer Behavior:
The purpose of this
course is to provide a foundation for issues related to consumer
satisfaction. The major focus of the course is on consumers’ psychological
processes. In addition, social, cultural, and sub-cultural influences
on behavior are considered. Topics include the processing of marketing
information, product knowledge, attitudes and persuasion, individual, family,
and organizational decision making, group influences, and social marketing
issues. Ethical and global dimensions of consumer behavior issues
related to consumer satisfaction are embedded within the course content. An
emphasis is placed on the student (1) developing a coherent theory-based view
of the consumer’s abilities and
shortcomings, and (2)
being able to apply this knowledge to alternative marketing scenarios. Prerequisite: MKT 608.
MKT 799
Selected Topics:
A topic not covered by an
existing course will be offered as recommended by the department and approved
by the Dean.
Prerequisite:
Permission of the department chairperson (Note: 1-6 credits).
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