MBA501
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Organizational Design, Development and Change Management
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This course explores the theories and concepts managers can apply, on their own or in collaboration with an OD consultant, to drive effective change management initiatives within their departments or organizations. The course examines how to create a...
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MBA502
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Managerial Economics
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Managerial economics instructs managers on the economic approach to management. This course stresses three areas of management decision making: allocative, controlling behavior, and profit analysis. Central to any organization's functioning is the al...
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MBA503
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Operations Management
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The study of concepts relating to the operations function in both manufacturing and service organizations that is responsible for planning, organizing and controlling resources in order to efficiently and effectively produce goods and provide service...
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MBA504
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Business Statistics
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Included in this course are the topics of descriptive statistics, sampling procedures, hypotheses testing, statistical quality control charting, confidence limits, analysis of variance, chi-square tests, and simple and multiple regression. These conc...
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MBA505
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Financial Management
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Financial planning and control for the financial and the nonfinancial executive, including decisions of investment, growth and expansion strategies, dividend policy, and capital structure. Analysis of principles leading to decisions in management of...
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MBA506
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Business and Society
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A study of the ethical, moral and legal responsibilities of the manager in the business world. Ethical theory as applied to situations will be presented for discussion. General government regulation, whether federal, state, or local laws will be stre...
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MBA507
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Marketing Management
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This course deals with proactive marketing topics- strategic market planning, interactive marketing, innovation and creativity, customer satisfaction and research-as well as the more traditional 4Ps of marketing: product, place, price and promotion....
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MBA509
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International Business Management
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This course deals with international/global business as an element of operational, functional, and environmental variables and patterns of behavior of the corporation. Intra-corporate research and analysis dealing within the corporation to determine...
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MBA510
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Organizational Behavior
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A conceptual understanding of the complexities of human behavior human behavior is essential for the success of any manager. This course seeks to enhance student knowledge concerning the behavior of individuals and groups in an organizational setting...
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MBA511
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Managerial Accounting
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The study and evaluation of accounting information relevant to internal management decisions. Topics include cost behavior concepts, product costing, cost-volume-profit analysis, budgeting, variance analysis, and performance measurement.
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MBA513
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Management Information Systems
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A Management Information System (MIS) is a set of systems and activities used to provide managers with information needed to support planning and decision making. Effective and efficient use of a firm's information resources are facilitated by comput...
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MBA514
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Special Topics in Business
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This course will explore an area of interest to the student that is current and builds upon an existing course in the program. Topics of offerings may include, but are not limited to, leadership, emerging markets in the global arena, human resource i...
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MBA516
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MBA Seminars
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The purpose of these seminars is to provide MBA graduates, active students and prospective students the opportunity to broaden their knowledge of current issues in business. These courses will be presented in seminar format, such as all day Friday an...
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MBA517
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Strategic Planning and Policy
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The capstone course stresses how to implement contemporary tools and techniques successfully in developing strategic initiatives for an organization. The student will learn the importance of the strategic management process and its value in creating...
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MBA525
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Digital Marketing
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This course is an examination of the rapidly growing and dynamic space of digital marketing that is often underutilized from a strategic marketing perspective. This course explores the Internet and digital domain in the context of business issues tha...
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MBA526
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Social Media Marketing
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This course is an examination of social media strategies and it effect on the dynamic business industry. The course merges current theory with practical applications as it investigates the role of social media in strategic planning and execution of b...
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MBA527
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Mobile Marketing
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This course is an examination of mobile marketing in a changing environment. This course explores mobile strategies and tactics that shape the marketing of products and services using online and offline marketing.
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MBA530
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Foundations of Project Management
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This course provides an overview of the methods and processes of modern project management. Topics covered include project scope, time, cost, risk, communications, quality, human resource, integration, and procurement management. It will also cover c...
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MBA531
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Increasing Organizational Capacity In Project Management
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This course provides an overview of the strategies and tools necessary for the development of effective, long-lasting organizational capacity in project management. Topics covered include project management, skill development, related skills, and org...
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MBA533
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Advanced Topics in Communication for Project Managers
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This course introduces students to advanced communications methods and techniques of use to project managers. It explores the challenges of communications, including requirements definition and conflict management, in the project context and allows s...
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MBA535
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Systems Analysis and Design
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This course is designed for those who want to equip themselves with business systems analysis and design skills, which is a specific category of information systems dealing with methodologies and procedures to analysis business needs in evaluation ex...
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MBA540
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Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship
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A study in creating and /or expanding your own business as an entrepreneur. To succeed as an entrepreneur, the student will investigate the basic elements of entrepreneurship, including the foundations of entrepreneurship, sources of funding the busi...
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MBA541
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Business Information Systems for the Small Business
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This course will examine business information systems as they relate to small businesses. It will examine the various cycles of a small business- revenue cycle, purchase cycle, human resources, financial statement preparation, and the information whi...
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MBA542
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Business Tax Planning
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A study of federal income tax law applied to various business entities, including sole proprietorships, C corporations, S corporations and partnerships, as well as to individual business owners.
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MBA543
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Entrepreneurial Law
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This course will study the legal implications involved in the creation or acquisition of a business opportunity. Topics will include contractual arrangements, employment agreements, entity selection and tax implications thereof, liability for the own...
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MBA544
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Small Business Management
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Management theory generally considers the application of organizational strategies and tactics from a macro point of view. Complications arise in applying many theories to the small venture, where capital, labor, marketing, and many other traits of a...
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MBA545
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Business Intelligence and Data Analytics
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In today's competitive environment it has become imperative for business to analyze, understand, and interpret Big Data. This course is designed for those who want to equip themselves with business analytical and intelligence (BI) skills, which is a...
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MBA546
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Business Analytics I
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Business Analytics 1 teaches the basic skills, applications, and practices necessary for continuous exploration and investigation of organizational data. Based on statistical methods, business analytics searches for new insights and understanding of...
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MBA547
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Business Analytics II
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Based primarily on multiple regression techniques, Business Analytics 2 searches for new insights and understanding of organizational performance. Business Analytics 2 presents the logical process of conducting a regression project. Topic coverage in...
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MBA548
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Analytical Modeling for Decision Making
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Analytical modeling is the important tool used in business analytics to improve an organization's ability to enact rational and meaningful management decisions. This class will expose students to the use of optimization and simulation models to assis...
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MBA550
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Fundamentals of Human Resource Management
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This course is designed to provide an in-depth examination of the issues facing the manager and his or her employees. Through text readings, case studies, experiential exercises, internet activities and research, MBA students will learn to integrate...
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MBA551
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Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining
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This course surveys the current field of employee-employer relations, with particular attention to union-management relations. It provides a historical perspective of the social, economic and legal factors influencing the development of unions and un...
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MBA552
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Training and Development
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This course is designed to familiarize you with the roles and practices of training and development in organizations. The overarching objective is to enable each student to learn how to assess, develop, execute and evaluate a training program. To rea...
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MBA553
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Compensation and Benefits
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This course surveys both the theories behind employee reward, including basic compensation and the basis therefore, as well as additional employee benefits provided by the company. Developing an effective and efficient system of compensation for labo...
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MBA560
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Investments
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This course is designed to improve students understanding of the fundamentals of money and capital markets and how it relates to personal investing. During this course we will discuss stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. Students will gain a better under...
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MBA561
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Emerging Financial Markets
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This course focuses on the characteristics of financial markets, instruments, and practices in transition economies where economic liberalization and financial deregulation have recently been implemented as a strategic response to globalization.
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MBA562
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Global Finance
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This course focuses on the risks involved in financial operations in a global setting and identifies the techniques required in measuring and minimizing those risks. Topics in multinational finance, foreign exchange, risk management and financing the...
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MBA564
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Financial Markets Tour (Chicago or New York City)
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This course is to help the MBA student understand the different vehicles and instruments available for the investor and how they are traded, purchased and sold, in the market place. It is designed to emphasize the institutions that create markets for...
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MBA567
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Multinational Management
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This course focuses on management tasks confronting managers operating in a transnational environment presented from an operational perspective, alternatives for overall corporate policy and development of a global strategy.
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MBA568
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International Business Study Tour
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This course integrates class theory with practical observation of the global market activity today's manager may experience. Students will have an opportunity to visit and interact with foreign business managers, financial markets, government represe...
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MBA570
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Supply Chain Management
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This course will introduce the student to the fundamentals of Supply Chain Management systems. The student will demonstrate knowledge in topics such as purchasing, logistics, operations, and system development.
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MBA571
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Logistics and Procurement
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This course will introduce the student to the basic principles of Logistics and Procurement. The course will focus on information, warehousing, and transportation mode requirements necessary for the development of a comprehensive logistics system. It...
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MBA572
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Supply Chain Strategy
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This course will introduce the student to the basic principles of Supply Chain Strategy. The course will focus on the integration of the warehousing, inventory, and transportation requirements to form an operational Supply Chain Strategy.
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MBA575
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The Health Care Organization
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This course provides a comprehensive overview of the health care system in the United States by examining the various components that collectively define the health care industry. The course will enable the student to develop a global understanding o...
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MBA576
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Six Sigma
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This course will present students with the body of knowledge designed to complete a Six Sigma project. It will develop the strategic role of Six Sigma within an organization, the cultural shifts that may occur, and the five phases of a Six Sigma proj...
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MBA577
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Managing the Health Care Organization- The Financial Perspective
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This course provides the student with a set of strategies and techniques from managerial finance and economics that can be applied to financial and operational problems in the health care industry.
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MBA579
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Improving the Health Care Organization
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This course focuses on the application of business analytics, informatics, performance and quality improvement in the health care sector with the goal of integrating each of the factors into the overall improvement of a health care organization.
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MBA601
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Independent Research Project
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The primary intention of this project is to integrate the student's educational experience with a practical issue worthy of examination. Thus, the student is encouraged to research matters relating to his or her own business or employment area. The f...
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MBA602
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Independent Research Project
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The primary intention of this project is to integrate the student's educational experience with a practical issue worthy of examination. Thus, the student is encouraged to research matters relating to his or her own business or employment area. The f...
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MBAELCT
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MBA Elective
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MBAELECT
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MBA Elective
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No Description Set
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