Master of Business Administration
Strategic Management
Course Descriptions
MBAP 520 - Essentials of Business Development I & II
(6 credits)
Introduces students to basic concepts and principles of macro and micro economics, financial statement preparation and management information, key components of business and federal government environment. Topics include finance, financial statement analysis, capital budgeting fundamentals, asset management techniques, the basics of cash management, statistical modeling, probability theory, estimation and regression, principles of marketing, analysis of markets, and pricing and distribution decisions.
MBAC 600 - The Economics of Management(3 credits)
Applies qualitative and quantitative microeconomics, macroeconomics, and international economics to business and the federal government operations from the perspective of the manager including the importance of regionalism and the global economy. NOTE: This Core course should be taken in the first 12 semester hours of the program.
MBAC 601 - The Ethical & Legal Environment of Business(3 credits)
Examines the social and governmental structure within which business operates. Focuses on effective and ethical strategies for addressing issues of public concern, including labor and employment law, administrative agency procedures, public issues management, product liability, and social contract, agency, stakeholder models of corporate responsibility.
MBAM 611 - Strategy Formulation(3 credits)
Defines and describes strategy and its formulation within business contexts and situations. Examines combining theory with a practical viewpoint using Porters strategy model. Emphasizes ethics and social responsibility.
MBAM 615 - Managing Change(3 credits)
Focuses on business and industrial change and control management. Explores change in industry standards through technology innovations, markets and opportunities, corporate skill portfolios, and products and services. Identifies methods available to plan, initiate and direct change for facilitating positive benefits for future forecasts. Emphasizes methods for dealing with rapid and unplanned change.
MBAM 604 - The Leadership/Management Challenge(3 credits)
Provides student with leadership skills in managing the work teams. Emphasizes interpersonal behavior and group dynamics and processes. Includes communication, job design, role definition, motivation of individuals within groups, work force diversity and the evolution of group cultures and norms in various kinds of work environments. Concepts will be drawn from the fields of industrial psychology, industrial sociology and other behavioral sciences.
MBAM 609 - Professional Communications(3 credits)
Refines existing skills in written and oral communication as effective business managers. Emphasizes an interactive approach to the fundamentals of communication, including the preparation of memoranda, letters and reports. Examines oral presentation tools and methods, and persuasive public presentations.
MBAM 612 - Strategy Implementation and Management(3 credits)
Identifies the process of strategic management from a systems viewpoint. Stratagems and tactics are defined and used to illustrate Mintzberg's pattern in a stream of decisions. Emphasizes ethics and social responsibility.
MBAM 614 - Information Systems Management(3 credits)
Provides a managerial overview of information systems technology and examines how business functions are supported by information technology. Presents resource evaluation and purchasing methodologies.
MBAA 610 - Controllership(3 credits)
Examines the function, role and responsibilities of the chief accounting officer of a business organization. Considers both financial and nonfinancial aspects of the controllership function.
MBAI 613E-W Seminar in International Business(3 credits)
Provides seminars in selected current topics affecting international business. Focuses on business and industrial change and control management.
MBAI 617 Global Mangement(3 credits)
Explores management and leadership issues associated with contract manufacturing agreements, joint ventures, and strategic alliances in a global environment. Considers the communication and performance skills necessary for managers responsible for associates located at considerable distances.
MBAM 695e-w Seminar in Strategic Management(3 credits)
Seminar course exploring current issues in Strategic Management.
MBAC 695 - Strategies in a Global Environment(3 credits)
Examines the influence of strategies, international economics, politics, business and finance in the transnational firm. Students participate in a team simulation managing a transnational corporation demonstrating the business results across product lines, services and continents.