Graduate Business Administration (GRBA)

Description: Complete the graduate exit survey, employment survey, and other activities related to assessment.

Description: Introduction to the Legal System; Introduction to Legislation and Impact on Business-State; Evolution of Concepts in Law; Introduction to Legislation and Impact on Business-Federal; Other Developing Legal Concepts; White Collar Crimes; Relationship of Business and Government-Concept of "Public Interest"; The Corporation-A Legal Perspective; Business and Ethics; Business and Religion; International Business Ethics; The "Professional Manager" in Business.

Description: A one-semester course for graduate students without prior study in financial and managerial accounting. Common Body of Knowledge materials as described by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business. Concepts essential to thorough understanding of managerial and business concepts and practices.

Description: Foundation for studying advanced financial principles at the graduate level. Efficient resource utilization and associated costs. Portfolio theory, capital asset pricing model (CAPM), advanced budgeting techniques, cost of capital theory, financial forecasting, and financial planning.

Description: Examination of marketing system, its relations with the socioeconomic system, and the influences of each upon the other as these elements affect the management of marketing activities. Trends in the structure of marketing institutions, processes and practices. Consideration of customer attributes and behavioral characteristics, and how a marketing manager responds to these in the design of marketing strategies, using research, product development, pricing, distribution structure, and promotion.

Description: Behavioral science foundations of management theory. Techniques of human resource administration and utilization explored with particular emphasis on the behavioral science rationale for the application of these techniques.

Description: An overarching, integrated framework of the strategic management process - analysis, formulation, and implementation- that provides a foundation for examining why some companies succeed and others fail. Readings and lectures cover business and corporate strategy and illustrate strategic management theories and frameworks while case discussions and projects provide opportunities for application.

Description: Basics of financial accounting and reporting. The construction of financial statements and their interpretation for internal and external users of financial information.

Description: Internal accounting as a tool to generate information for managerial planning and control. Problems and case material used to review basic financial accounting, to develop operational understanding of elementary cost systems, capital and operating budgeting concepts, incremental analysis, transfer pricing, performance evaluation, and other selected quantitative techniques available to assist management in the performance of the planning and control functions.

Description: A case course designed to meet the financial core requirement in the MBA program. Application of financial theory to business problems. Financial statement analysis, working capital management, capital structure planning, cost of capital, and capital expenditure analysis.

Description: Applies economics to problems faced by managers in both the private and public sector. Consideration is given to the impact of the economic environment on decisions made by the firm including the effects of legal, regulatory and social constraints. Internal allocation of resources in organizations from an economic perspective. Economic tools that aid managers, including statistical analysis, are applied to practical decisions.

Description: Mixture of case discussions, readings, lectures, plus written and oral assignments. Development of analytical and decision making skills, and an understanding of the market forces which influence those decisions. Major emphasis on the decision areas of product, distribution, personal selling, advertising and pricing, as well as on the development of integrated marketing programs. Social, ethical, and global issues.

Description: Critical behavioral science theories that contribute to the effective management of human behavior in organizations. Conceptual frameworks that help diagnose and explain the potential for common interpersonal problems. These models serve as the foundation for student efforts to develop behavioral skills and intervention techniques that promote effective individual and team activity leading to positive managerial experiences. Communication, power and influence, conflict management, and perception.

Description: Strategic implications for the management and coordination of supply chains, including both internal and external operations and the information systems necessary for support. Relationships between operations and information systems and other functional areas of organizations, e.g., accounting, marketing, finance, and engineering/R&D are evaluated, along with relationships with other organizations in the supply chain, are emphasized.

Description: Development of an understanding of how human resource decisions, strategies, and practices contribute to business performance and a firm's competitive advantage. The Approach to human resource management from a strategic perspective, as it focuses on the relationship between HRM practices and business performance. A general management perspective by focusing on the role of managers and how they can execute effective and ethical human resource practices that support strategic objectives.

Description: An introduction to the financial and economic principles relevant to the intercollegiate athletic environment. Examination of the economic factors that influence the delivery of collegiate sport products. Study of the revenue streams and costs applicable to NCAA institutions.

Description: Broad understanding and knowledge of important business analytic topics and how they can be used to support decision making in all business areas, government, education, and agriculture. Emphasis will be placed on the technical procedures that are used to describe, predict and prescribe data into information for decision making. Students will learn how data exploration results in a sequence of descriptive, predictive and prescriptive processes to result in unique and new information on which decisions can be made.

Description: Reconsideration of marketing, management, accounting, and financial concepts within and between foreign environments. Understanding of alternative cultural, economic, and political systems which affect the operations of business firms. Attention to functional business decision making.

Description: Bridging the gap between strategic management theory and practice through extensive application - an executive level simulation game, business cases, and an action learning capstone project. Discovering problems, finding solutions, and developing and implementing plans using strategic management frameworks.

Description: Various approaches to management, and the functions, roles, and activities of the modern manager within the organizational and environmental context. Contemporary issues such as the gig economy, contingent and remote work, ESG, employee engagement, wellbeing, coaching, and performance development. The theme and perspective is how to make the practice of today's organizations more effective.

Description: Independent study of theories, principles, practices, techniques, and strategies utilized in the business field. Practical experience in managerial, administrative situations.

Description: Seminar in current topics in business. Topical issues such as diversity, ethics, leadership, business communication, etc. New topics announced prior to each term in which the course is being offered.