Courses
BUSI 510 - Accounting I: Financial Accounting
3 Credit Hours
Introduction of the rationale for, and implications of, fundamental accounting concepts and accounting procedures with the goal of preparing students to interpret, analyze, and evaluate financial statements. The importance of financial statements in the managerial decision-making process is emphasized.
BUSI 520 - Finance I: Fundamentals of Finance
3 Credit Hours
Introduction to the concept of time value of money and its effect upon financial decisions. The course also addresses the idea of risk-return trade-offs, essentials of capital budgeting, identification and estimation of relevant cash flows, and evaluation of alternatives on a comparable basis.
BUSI 530 - Management I: Management Theory and Leadership
3 Credit Hours
Introduction to the fundamental concepts and practices of management and leadership. The course covers the core functions: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Topics include strategic decision making, models of leadership, process design and control, total quality management, organizational design and structure, and project managment.
BUSI 540 - Marketing I: Marketing Management
3 Credit Hours
A course emphasizing the decisions that marketing managers face in their efforts to bring together the objectives and resources of their organizations with the needs and opportunities in the marketplace. The strategies, tactics, and administrative issues surrounding marketing decisions are addressed by integrating the four functional areas of business in a market-drive simulation. In addition, the theoretical foundations of marketing management are explored.
BUSI 550 - Quantitative Methods for Management
3 Credit Hours
An introduction to statistical methods as they apply to business and economics. Emphasis is placed on using computer tools to analyze data and preparing written reports based on the analyses. The course is designed to assist the M.B.A. student to better understand the nature of decision making using standard statistical tools. Problem solving and class discussion are the primary techniques of instruction, with one additional directed assignment using computer-based research tools to conduct statistical analyses.
BUSI 560 - Managerial Economics
3 Credit Hours
Application of microeconomic concepts and decision science to managerial problems. Topics include the theory of consumer behavior, the theory of the firm, the theory of market structures and pricing, game theory, linear programming, input-output analysis, statistical estimation, forecasting, and capital budgeting.
Prerequisites: Completion of BUSI 550 prior to enrolling in this course is recommended.
BUSI 570 - Applied Ethics for Management
3 Credit Hours
A study of ethical decision making in a business context. Topics include ethics and a free market ideology, the competitive advantage of ethics-based thinking, uncovering organizational ground rules, breaking the gridlock of competing interests, frameworks for ethical decision making, conflicts between businesses and publics, and the relationship between business culture and business ethics. Case studies and presentations are the primary learning tools.
BUSI 571 - Ethical Issues in Marketing
3 Credit Hours
Ethical frameworks and case studies for the analysis of marketing decisions, especially as regards pricing, product management, promotion and distribution, and advertising and personal selling
BUSI 610 - Accounting II: Management Accounting
3 Credit Hours
A study of special topics in cost accounting: budgeting, profit control, tax planning, inventory control, and decision models. Cash forecasting, modeling the financial requirements of the firm, and analyzing the financial statements for investment decisions are also covered.
Prerequisites: BUSI 510
BUSI 620 - Finance II: Financial Management and Policy
3 Credit Hours
Advancing the theoretical constructs of corporate financial decision making, this course covers he important decisions that financial managers face as they balance such issues as capital budgeting, cost of capital, dividend policy, long-term financing and mergers, and working capital management.
Prerequisites: BUSI 520
BUSI 630 - Management II: Organizational Behavior
3 Credit Hours
The people side of management. With emphasis on understanding why people behave the way they do in organizations, the course examines variables at the individual, group, and organizational levels. Topics include individual differences, perception, values and attitudes; motivation; group dynamics; teamwork; communication; leadership; power and politics; conflict management; organizational design and structure; job design; organizational culture; and organizational change. An examination of the role of marketing research in business decision making. The course addresses both substantive and technical aspects of marketing research: problem definition, data collection, data analysis, and interpreting and communicating research findings. The theory undergirding the course maintains that one must carry out research in a field setting to fully understand the processes involved in designing relevant, timely, and accurate research studies. Students will gain experience in applying research concepts and methods to current business problems.
Prerequisites: BUSI 550
BUSI 640 - Marketing II: Marketing Research
3 Credit Hours
An examination of the role of marketing research in business decision making. The course addresses both substantive and technical aspects of marketing research: problem definition, data collection, data analysis, and interpreting and communicating research findings. The theory undergirding the course maintains that one must carry out research in a field setting to fully understand the processes involved in designing relevant, timely, and accurate research studies. Students will gain experience in applying research concepts and methods to current business problems.
BUSI 700 - Business Policy
3 Credit Hours
The capstone M.B.A. course, designed to integrate the functional areas of business: accounting, finance, management, and marketing. Patterned after the method of the Harvard Business School, this case-oriented course draws on readings, group analysis, written reports, panel discussions, and oral presentations.
Prerequisites: BUSI 510, 520, 530, 540, 550, 560, 570, 610, 620, 630, 640.