| MBA 5502 |
Fundamentals of Accounting and Finance
(3) |
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A survey of fundamental theories, concepts,
principles, and practices in finance, financial
accounting, and managerial accounting that
provides a foundation for further study in
graduate accounting and business courses.
Students must earn a grade of “B” or better
in the course. |
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| MBA 5503 |
Fundamentals of Economic Analysis and
Business Law (3) |
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A survey of key concepts in economics and
business law that provides a foundation for
further study in graduate economics and the
MBA curriculum. Students must earn a
grade of “B” or better in the course. |
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| MBA 5504 |
Fundamentals of Management and Marketing
(3) |
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A survey of key concepts in marketing and
management that provides a foundation for
further study in graduate marketing and
management courses. Students must earn a
grade of “B” or better in the course. |
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| MBA 5505 |
Fundamentals of Information Systems
and Quantitative Methods (3) |
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A survey of key concepts in statistics and
information systems that provides a foundation
for further study in graduate quantitative
methods and management information
systems. Students must earn a grade of “B”
or better in the course. |
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| MBA 6605 |
Business and Professional Communication
(3) |
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Development of skills to assist managers to
communicate to both internal and external
audiences, to conduct meetings, to negotiate,
and to resolve conflict. Emphasis is placed
on oral and written presentation skills using
state-of-the-art technologies and presentation
software. |
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| MBA 6608, 6609 |
Thesis (3) |
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Information regarding the thesis program
can be obtained from the dean of the College
of Business or branch director. |
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| MBA 6610 |
Business Research Design (3) |
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Designed for the student to develop and
demonstrate competency in business research
methodology and techniques. This
course teaches the MBA student proper
research techniques and includes a research
proposal. A grade of “B” or better is required. Prerequisite: MBA 5505 or equivalent. |
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| MBA 6611 |
Business Strategy (3) |
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This course is the capstone course in the
MBA program. It integrates the skills and
knowledge developed in earlier courses and
emphasizes case analysis. Formulation and
implementation of strategies are stressed.
The course includes an end-of-course comprehensive
examination. A grade of “B” or
better is required to complete this course
successfully. The course may not be transferred
into the MBA program. Prerequisites:
Completion of a minimum of 24 semester
hours in the MBA program, with a "B" average
or better, including the following
courses: ACT 6691, MBA 6651, MBA
6631, MBA 6661 and MBA 6642; or approval
of the department chair. Students
should be in the last term of their program
when completing this course. |
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| MBA 6613 |
Seminar in Business (3) |
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Study and analysis of current topics on the
leading edge of business. A combination of
core material, readings, and research reports
on contemporary aspects of business. |
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| MBA 6625, 6626, 6627 |
Specialized Study in the Area of
Business Administration (1-3)
Study of problem or problems using research
techniques. Selection of the problem |
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must be approved by the student’s adviser,
the instructor under whom the study is to be
made, and the appropriate dean or branch
director. The study should contribute to the
student’s program. Preparation of a scholarly
paper is required and may involve an
oral defense. Total credit for any combination
of enrollments in these courses may not
exceed six semester hours. A specialized
study may be substituted for a required
course only once in a student’s program.
See semester hour limits listed under Course
Restrictions in General Regulations section. |
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| MBA 6631 |
Managerial Finance (3) |
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A comprehensive and advanced study of
financial analysis, planning, and control
techniques for a business entity with emphasis
on corporations. Prerequisite: MBA 5502
or equivalent. |
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| MBA 6640 |
Quantitative Analysis for Managers (3) |
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This course provides an in-depth study of
the fundamental theories, concepts, and
principles of statistics. Coursework will
include extensive use and application of
statistical tools to analyzing business data
using statistics software. Topics covered
include descriptive statistics, probability
distributions, sampling, estimation, hypothesis
testing, ANOVA and regression analysis. |
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| MBA 6641 |
Decision Theory (3) |
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An analysis of the probabilistic and deterministic
quantitative techniques available to the
business manager involved in the decision
making process of the market place. Included is an evaluation of the models and
processes now available for problem-solving
purposes. |
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| MBA 6651 |
Managerial Economics (3) |
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A study of the decision-making process of
business firms in the resource allocation
process. Both the functioning of markets
and the decisions of firms in a variety of
market structures are considered. Various
theories of the firm are used to study the
optimal decision-making rules for business
firms under conditions of uncertainty. Prerequisite:
MBA 5503, 5505 or equivalents. |
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| MBA 6652 |
Macroeconomics and Forecasting (3) |
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An analysis of the causes of business cycles
with the applications of macroeconomic
theory and economic forecasting techniques
available to the business manager. Prerequisite:
MBA 5503, 5505 or equivalents. |
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| MBA 6661 |
Strategic Marketing Management (3) |
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Application of marketing concepts, principles
and procedures for planning, development,
implementation and control of marketing
programs in profit and non-profit organizations.
Emphasis is on the matching of
organization resources and strengths with
global marketing opportunities, and strategies
to overcome environmental threats. Prerequisite: MBA 5504 or equivalent. |
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| MBA 6671 |
Organizational Behavior (3) |
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Contemporary concepts and theories of organization
and the behavior of individuals
and groups applied to organizations in the
global business environment. Prerequisite:
MBA 5504 or equivalent. |
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| MBA 6673 |
Operations Management (3) |
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An analysis of the conditions under which
production and management of goods and
services take place in business organizations
with attention to the delineation of roles
played by management and labor in carrying
out production and application of selected
quantitative techniques used in production. Prerequisite: MBA 5504, 5505 or equivalents. |
