Core Courses

LAW 501 Law, Ethics and Society
The prime objective of this course is to give students a practical and clear understanding of the basic legal and ethical issues that affect business today so that the student can identify important issues and be successful and ethical when making business decisions, handling business transactions, preventing liability and resolving problems and conflicts.

MGT 502 Organizational Behavior and Business Ethics
This course provides a study of the latest theoretical and empirical factors influencing human attitudinal, behavioral and ethical responses in and around organizations. Topics include individual and organizational ethics, corporate social responsibility, intra-cultural diversities, intercultural/globalization issues, leadership, group dynamics, individual  motivation, organizational structure, organizational culture, human resource development and decision-making.

ACC 503 Financial Accounting
The course provides in-depth coverage of contemporary tools and techniques available for analyzing the financial statements and other data in order to derive measurements and relationships that are useful in decision-making. Financial analysis, as a screening tool in the selection of investments or merger candidates, as a method of forecasting future financial and operating results, and as a means of diagnosing managerial, operating, or other problem areas is discussed in detail.

DS 504 Business Statistics
This course provides MBA students with the minimally-needed statistical tools and concepts for business applications. Emphasis is placed in applying data analysis using statistical and spreadsheet software packages and understanding data interpretation for business decision-making. Ethical issues of employing business statistics are discussed through-  out the course.

CIS 505 Business Information Technology
This course covers an introductory treatment of state-of-the-art computer technology and an in-depth coverage of business applications. Students will finish this course with a complete understanding of the fundamentals of computers, how computers work, how to use computers, latest computer trends, and how to access and provide information on the web. Concepts will be applied through use of modern software including database management with relational databases, web access and publishing, and integration of such functions with use of personal productivity software for spreadsheets, presentations, and electronic communication. The course aims to give students an in-depth and hands-on understanding of how and why computers and other information technology are essential components in the global business world, and to equip students with the tools to be personally effective in this environment.
 

ECO 506 Economics for Management
This course introduces MBA students with no prior background in economics to a basic understanding of the structure and functioning of a mixed market economy. It will provide an introduction to methods of evaluating economic problems and policies at both microeconomic and macroeconomic levels in the context of managerial decision-making. Topics include consumer behavior, supply and demand analysis, market price determination, behavior of firms in different market structures, the establishment, measurement, and implications of macroeconomic goals, and government economic policies.

FIN 507 Managerial Finance
This course is designed to introduce the student to corporate financial tools and concepts that are integral to making financial decisions in the business world. The course will combine theory with practice in its focus on investments and financing options in the framework of efficient capital markets. The material in this course serves as a primer for    graduate studies.

MKT 508 Marketing Management
This course focuses on formulating and implementing marketing management strategies and policies. The course provides a systematic framework for understanding marketing management and strategy in an ever-changing business environment. Course topics include marketing planning, scanning the environment, growth strategies, understanding and predicting behavior of consumers and competitors, the internet as a strategic resource, global marketing and so  forth.

MGT 509 Operations Management
World class performance in operations, i.e., product design, manufacturing, engineering and distribution, is essential for competitive success and long-term survival in the global environment. This course focuses on fundamental decisions and trade-offs associated with a firm’s operations function. Topics include total quality management, product design   and development, location and layout strategies, supply chain management and distribution logistics, and just-in-time strategies.

MGT 700 Business Policy
Students study enterprise-wide strategic management, which includes the development of business strategies, as well as how these strategies are translated into company policies and actions. Special emphasis is placed on developing winning strategies in rapidly-changing, highly competitive, multinational markets and on emerging business models, such   as e-commerce. Assignments include written reports on case studies, oral class presentations, and a major applied research project in the course.