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ACCT 502 – Financial & Managerial Accounting: This course provides a foundation for organizational leaders to engage with accounting as the language of business in order to understand the financial consequences of business activities. This course will provide students with considerable financial statement, financial analysis, and financial management expertise to enhance their decision-making capabilities as a manager within an organization. Consisting of two complimentary components, financial accounting and managerial accounting, the course will provide perspectives for both external and internal decision making. This course will be taught from the perspective of the user of the accounting information, as opposed to the preparer of the information. Financial accounting topics include basic accounting concepts and principles, the structure of the financial statements and an overview of external financial reporting. Managerial accounting topics emphasize the development and use of accounting information for internal decision making, covering topics such as cost behavior and analysis, product and service costing and relevant costs for internal decision making. Prerequisites: Graduate standing or permission of instructor.
ACCT 553 – Cost Management: This course provides a foundation for leaders to engage in critical business decisions associated with cost management practices, strategically applying them across various functions of a business organization to improve organizational performance. Students will identify major contemporary issues in managerial accounting, with an emphasis on decision-making and applications. Issues presented may be the design and implementation of strategic, marketing, value analysis and other management models. Prerequisites: Graduate standing and ACCT 502 or permission of instructor.
ECON 530 – Seminar in Organizational Economics: This course will examine the economic logic of organizations. Why do they exist? What problems do they solve? And which do they confront? Why is there so much variation? Why have they evolved the ways they have? When we encounter persistent organizational forms, our task will be to provide an economic rationale for such persistence. However, we will also be sensitive to placing such explanations in evolutionary context—how and why did that form come to prevail? As a seminar course, emphasis will be on reading the literature in Organizational Economics as preparation for intensive class discussions.
FNCE 531 – Finance for Decision-Making: This course provides students the skills essential to understanding the role of finance within an organization by providing important financial concepts critical to both investing and running a successful business. Through inclusion of case study analysis and application, students will focus on value creation within and for the organization by gaining an understanding of various financial markets, risk and return evaluation, and performing financial analysis. Prerequisites: Graduate standing and ACCT 502 permission of instructor.
MARK 504 – Marketing: This course is designed to provide students with a managerial perspective on the marketing principles and strategies necessary for success in a market-oriented business. Specifically, the course will focus on how an organization can benefit from creating solutions that meet customer needs through tools and practices in market research, This course is designed to provide students with a managerial perspective on the marketing principles and strategies necessary for success in a market-oriented business. Specifically, the course will focus on how an organization can benefit from creating solutions that meet customer needs through tools and practices in market research, product development, market segmentation, pricing, distribution, and promotion. Students will gain an understanding of how all elements of the marketing mix align to support a cohesive marketing strategy.
MNGT 502 – Statistical Models: Statistical models such as hypothesis testing (one sample, two samples, and categorical), Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), nonparametric methods, study design, and analysis techniques for statistical studies related to individual student specializations including public health, business, engineering, epidemiologic studies, etc. Prerequisites: Graduate standing or permission.
MNGT 533 – Law & Ethics: This course addresses relevant legal issues facing business managers with perspectives of integrating work, ethics, and faith. Study is pertinent to legal and ethical issues regarding corporate responsibilities, important HR challenges, and ethics. The goal is to become a better manager, aware of the evolving business landscape.
MNGT 542 – Ethically Architecting Information: Practical guidance on how to implement information management. This course explores the fundamental elements of ethics and provides practical methods for organizations to embed ethical principles and practices into the management and governance of the organization’s information. Will explore the business case for ethical business practices. Prerequisites: Graduate standing or permission of instructor.
MNGT 547 – Organizational Behavior and Human Resources: This course provides a two-fold approach for managers and leaders in today’s business environment to bring value to those that they lead, direct and interact with in their daily work lives. The first part of this course takes a managerial approach to human resources examining legal guidelines & compliance, recruiting & retention strategies, labor relations and other specialized topics. The second part of the course will analyze how individuals and groups act and behave in an organizational context. Topics centering on motivation, communication & productivity will be discussed in a seminar fashion in context of the changing model of how work is done.
MNGT 575 – Governance and Strategy: This course investigates governance practices, rules, and regulations that grow shareholder value. The relationship among shareholders, boards, and executive management is studied from a global perspective. (1 – 2 credit hours; repeated for 3 credit hours; can be taken up to 6 credit hours).
MNGT 585 – Leading Organizations: Setting basic direction and goals of an organization against the backdrop of the external environment and the needs of the market. Assessing the strengths and weaknesses of the organization to ensure the sustainability of the organization’s competitive advantage within its chosen market. This course culminates in the capstone residency requirement. Prerequisite: MNGT 575 or permission.