Management
Bryan School of Business and Economics
366 Bryan Building
336-334-5691
http://bryan.uncg.edu/mgt
Moses Acquaah, Department Head
Vasyl Taras, Director of Graduate Study
Mission
The mission of the Department of Management is to support the mission of the Bryan School, primarily through the imparting of knowledge through instructional programs and secondarily through the creation of knowledge through basic and applied research. A third priority is to provide service through involvement in university, professional and community activities.
The Department of Management offers two majors that lead to the Bachelor of Science degree: Business Administration and International Business Studies. The Business Administration major is comprised of three concentrations: Business Studies, Human Resources, and Management.
Business Administration Major
The objective of the Business Administration major is to provide liberally educated students with a broad exposure to the functional areas of business and a more comprehensive understanding of one of the managerial specialties through a choice of a concentration:
- Business Studies is most appropriate for those who want a broad business exposure without the need to concentrate specifically in only one functional area. (A student can complete the Business Studies concentration by careful planning of the Career Profile.)
- Human Resources focuses on skills and knowledge needed by the professional human resources manager: job analysis, recruiting, screening, selection, training and development, performance appraisal, job evaluation, and salary administration.
- Management focuses on courses in the management area with courses in leadership, organizational behavior, human resources, decision-making, cross cultural management, and strategy. The concentration is designed for students that want a more focused education on issues and problems faced by those involved in business management.
International Business Studies Major
The International Business Studies major is distinctive in the Bryan School by requiring experiences and competence in areas such as language and study abroad that are not required in other business programs. The need to understand other cultures, societies, and economies is met by requiring/recommending more in liberal education and related areas than is required in General Education requirements for other business programs.
Professor
Moses AcquaahG
E. Holly ButtnerG
Nir B KshetriG
William L TullarG
Associate Professor
Riikka M SaralaG
Vasyl TarasG
Assistant Professor
Dane Patrick BlevinsG
Yonghong LiuG
Vladislav MaksimovG
Jason Reed PierceG
Madelynn Raissa Dawn StackhouseG
Jun Yang
Lecturer
Michael A BeitlerG
Lisa Gibson Blevins
Charles R Britt
John Joseph CenevivaG
Nadia A Clark-Brown
Maria Di Benedetto
Eloise McCain Hassell
April C Judge
Karen Lynden
Anju Mehta
Greg Milsom
Mark A Moser
Chad Oakley
C. Gail Pack
Amanda Rae Pelon
Jessica Ellen Quattrucci
Richard G Spangler
Willie Martin Wooldridge
| G | Graduate-level faculty |
Business Undergraduate Minor
The Bryan School of Business and Economics offers the Business Undergraduate Minor.
Business Administration Disciplinary Honors
The Department of Business Administration supports and encourages students to participate in an appropriate Honors Program administered by the Lloyd International Honors College. The Lloyd College espouses that the students who complete the Disciplinary Honors program gain advanced understanding and skills in their major. Further, it is believed that participation in the Honors programs provides students with a competitive edge in applying to a graduate schools and those seeking employment will find that prospective employers view participation in Honors as a good proxy for workers who are capable, well-trained, eager to learn, and intellectually curious.
Ms. Eloise McCain Hassell is the Honors Advisor for the Department. If, after reading this section, you still have questions, please see Ms. Hassell, Room 373, Bryan.
Requirements
The Honors student must take a total of 12 credit hours as provided below.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Contract Courses | ||
| Honors Abroad | ||
| Disciplinary Honors Section | ||
| Introduction to the Entrepreneurial Experience | ||
| Departmental Honors Work | ||
Select one of the following: * | ||
| Honors Work | ||
| Honors Work in Entrepreneurship | ||
| Honors Work | ||
| Honors Work | ||
| Senior Honors Project | ||
Select 3 credits ** *** | ||
| * | Instructions for establishing a contract honors course can be found this website: http://honorscollege.uncg.edu/current/course-types.htm. |
| ** | A departmental Honors Work course is preferred. The Senior Honors Project can be viewed as similar to a master's-level research paper done in the student's major/concentration. All Projects must be supervised by a faculty member of the Department and whose discipline is appropriate to the topic. Thus, the student must obtain the agreement of a departmental faculty member who has an interest in the research area of the proposed project. The step-by-step requirements can be found at this website: http://www.uncg.edu/hss/academics/ hcourses/seniorproject.html. |
| *** | HSS 490 Senior Honors Project may also be substituted for the departmental Honors Work course. |
Qualifications
- A declared major in the Department of Business Administration.
- A minimum grade of B in all course work applicable to Disciplinary Honors in Business Administration.
- A minimum 3.30 overall GPA at graduation.
Recognition
Students who complete the requirements for Disciplinary Honors in Business Administration receive a Certificate of Disciplinary Honors and have that honor, along with the title of their Senior Honors Project, noted on their official transcripts. In addition, students who complete an Honors Program are recognized at a banquet held at the end of the semester.
Honors Advisor
See Eloise McCain Hassell for further information and guidance about the program in Disciplinary Honors in Business Administration.
Management Disciplinary Honors
Refer to Honors Programs for overall program information.
Requirements
- Minimum overall 3.30 GPA at graduation
- Grade of A or B in a minimum of 12 s.h. of honors course work, including the courses below.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select 6-9 credits of Honors course work in the major | 6-9 | |
Select one of the following: | ||
| Honors Work | ||
| Honors Work | ||
| Senior Honors Project | ||
| Select 0-3 credits of other Honors course work | 0-3 | |
Recognition
The designation “Completed Disciplinary Honors in Management” and the title of the Senior Honors Project will be printed on the student’s official transcript. Also, students are recognized at a banquet held at the end of the academic year.
Honors Advisor
See Eloise McCain Hassell for further information and guidance about Disciplinary Honors in Management.
Important Websites
http://honorscollege.uncg.edu
Main website for the Lloyd International Honors College at UNCG.
http://honorscollege.uncg.edu/prospective/applying-admissions.htm
Application information. Scroll down to External Transfer Student Admissions for admissions into the Disciplinary Honors Program for transfer students and for those entering their last two years at UNCG.
http://honorscollege.uncg.edu/faculty/creating-course.htm
Instructions for transforming a regular class into a contract honors course.
http://honorscollege.uncg.edu/faculty/creating-course.htm
The step-by step-requirements for the Senior Honors Project can be found at this website. The Senior Honors Project can be viewed as similar to a master’s-level research paper done in the student’s major/concentration. All projects must be supervised by a faculty member of the Department and whose discipline is appropriate to the topic. Thus, the student must obtain the required agreement in writing, early in the preceding semester, with a departmental faculty member who has an interest in the research area of the proposed project.
Business Administration (BUS)
BUS 105 Blueprint for Professional Success 2
Establish business skills determined by employers as critical for success. Engage in professional development exercises. Explore academic opportunities to create student's personal and professional blueprint.
Prerequisites: Open to first and second semester freshmen who are Majors in ACCT, BADM, CARS, ECON, ENTR, FINC, INTB, ISSC, MKTG, or STHP.
BUS 130 Entrepreneurship in a Sustainable Global Environment 3
Global forces will restructure the world economy for the foreseeable future. Entrepreneurship, sustainability, and innovation will drive companies and individuals and produce major changes within that environment.
GE Marker: GL
Notes: Same as ENT 130.
BUS 201 Creativity, Innovation, and Vision 3
Creativity and innovation is examined through an interdisciplinary lens. We examine how creative and innovative thinking gives us the vision to see opportunities and how they impact society.
GE Core: GSB
Notes: Same as ENT 201.
BUS 206 Start Something 3
Students learn the basics of establishing a new business from idea to inception through the finalized business model. Students may have the opportunity to establish a viable business on campus.
Notes: Same as ENT 206.
BUS 240 Introduction to the Entrepreneurial Experience 3
Introduction to the entrepreneurial experience including historical perspectives, the role of entrepreneurs in supporting the economy, the entrepreneurial process, venture creation, and innovation.
Notes: Same as ENT 240.
BUS 300 Ideas to Opportunities: Feasibility Analysis 3
Provides the knowledge and skills to develop a feasibility plan for a new business venture that will be the basis for developing a business plan.
Prerequisites: ENT/FIN 200 or ACC 201. or permission of instructor;
Notes: Same as ENT 300.
BUS 305 Introduction to the Business of Health-Care Management 3
Influence of health-care services/systems on business organizations. Issues of health-care organizations, professions, ethics, and assessment. Organizational patterns for health-care delivery and issues in financing health care.
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing.
BUS 307 ExCr:Organztnl Leadershp 3
BUS 328 Organizational Leadership 3
The course examines the theories and models of leadership. Environmental pressures, organizational objectives, company culture, and individual ethical standards will be examined to incorporate the situational determinants of leadership effectiveness.
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing.
BUS 336 Opportunities to Action: Business Plan 3
Provides the knowledge and skills to develop a feasibility plan into a business plan for a new venture, which culminates in a business plan competition.
Prerequisites: BUS 300 or ENT 300.
Notes: Same as ENT 336.
BUS 337 Family Business 3
Overview of family business, including what is required for family harmony and business continuity.
Notes: Same as ENT 337.
BUS 338 Global Franchising 3
This course introduces the student to opportunities in franchising including becoming a franchisee or franchisor.
GE Marker: GL
BUS 339 Entrepreneurial Leadership 3
Leadership theories, skills, and practices necessary for effectiveness in varied entrepreneurial settings, including private businesses, corporations, not-for-profit organizations, and social movements.
Notes: Same as ENT 339.
BUS 340 Social Entrepreneurship 3
Introduction to social entrepreneurship including identification of social problems and how they are solved through innovation, community impact, sustainability, ethical, scalable, economic value creation, and risk-taking efforts.
Notes: Same as ENT 340.
BUS 342 International Entrepreneurship 3
Creation and management of business ventures with international dimensions are examined, and economic and formal/informal institutions affecting entrepreneurship are discussed.
Notes: Same as ENT 342.
BUS 400 Exp Crs: Family Business 3
Provides an overview of the planning and management process required for family harmony and business continuity.
BUS 450 Directed Business Practice 3
Planned work experience approved in advance by instructor. This is a web-based course that requires regularly scheduled work in an organization that sponsors your internship. In addition, the course requires reading, writing, and skill practice assignments.
Prerequisites: Junior standing and written permission of the instructor.
Notes: Open to all majors. Same as ENT 450.
BUS 455 Coordination of Work-Based Programs 3
Philosophy, principles, strategies, techniques, and procedures for coordination of work-based programs. Emphasis on elements common to all areas of work-based programs. Review and analysis of pertinent research.
Prerequisites: Junior standing.
BUS 463 Business/Marketing Education Instructional Materials and Methods 3
Analysis, planning, and evaluation of instructions in business education and marketing education, including attention to special needs groups.
Prerequisites: Senior standing.
BUS 465 Supervised Teaching 9
Observation, teaching under supervision, and participation in the total school and related community activities of a teacher. Full-time responsibility for at least twelve weeks.
BUS 469 Business/Marketing Education Programs: Development, Organization, and Operation 3
Emphasizes historical development and present organizational structure of business education and marketing education at the district, regional, and state levels.
Prerequisites: Senior standing.
BUS 470 Entrepreneurial/Small Business Management 3
Application of management principles to small business organizations. How to start a new enterprise. Requirements for successful operation of a small business.
Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing or permission of instructor.
Notes: Same as ENT 470.
BUS 493 Honors Work 3-6
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor; 3.30 GPA in the major; 12 s.h. in the major;
Notes: May be repeated for credit if the topic of study changes.
BUS 497 Survey of Business and Marketing Education 3
Emphasis on philosophy and organization of business and marketing education programs in North Carolina, curriculum and instructional design, sources and uses of occupational information and program evaluative measures.
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of director.
BUS 498 Curriculum and Classroom Organization of Business and Marketing Programs 3
Designed for pre-service and in-service teachers of business and marketing programs. Emphasis on curriculum development, teaching techniques, resources, facilities, and evaluation.
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of director.
BUS 499 Selected Topics in Entrepreneurship 1-3
Study of topics of common interest to those interested in entrepreneurship. Group discussion and study rather than independent study emphasized. Generally non-recurring topics studied.
Prerequisites: Junior standing. or permission of instructor
Notes: May be repeated for credit if the topic of study changes. Same as ENT 499.
BUS 540 Social Entrepreneurship: Justice and a Green Environment 3
Interdisciplinary engagement of social entrepreneurship as model for change on an issue of environmental sustainability. Exploration of models that respond to social, economic, environmental, and justice issues.
Prerequisites: Upper-division undergraduate or graduate student status.
BUS 555 Coordination Work Based 3
BUS 597 Surv Bus/Mkt Education 3
BUS 598 Curr/Clsrm Org Bus/Mkt Prog 3
BUS 599 Sel Topics Bus/Mkt Educ 1-3
BUS 606 International Entrepreneurship 3
Issues related to starting, joining, or holding stakes in international ventures, the creation and management of business ventures that have international dimensions, economic and formal/informal institutions affecting entrepreneurship.
BUS 608 Corporate Entrepreneurship 3
Examination of the challenges and opportunities for employees and organizations in creating and maintaining an entrepreneurial culture. Students consult with local for profit or non-profit organizations to perform an entrepreneurial audit.
BUS 609 Franchising 3
Develop knowledge and skills needed to succeed as a franchisee, franchisor, or franchise executive, including understanding the Franchise Disclosure Document and the role of entrepreneurship in franchising.
BUS 610 Research Methods 3
BUS 614 Leadership in the International Environment 3
Understanding and analyses of leadership and followership in an international context. Application of theoretical frameworks and provision of practical advice for leading across cultural boundaries and addressing international challenges.
BUS 615 Global Business 3
Principles, practices and processes of conducting businesses in the globalized environment.
BUS 616 International Business Negotiations 3
This course provides theoretical principles and concepts that aid students in preparing for, performing in, and evaluating international business negotiations.
Prerequisites: BUS 622.
Corequisites: BUS 614.
BUS 617 International Strategy 3
Examines key frameworks and theories in international strategy and their application to strategy practice and research.
BUS 618 International Collaboration Project I 3
The course offers an opportunity to learn international collaboration through practice; an experiential exercise where the students complete an international business consulting project working in global virtual teams.
BUS 619 International Collaboration Project II 3
Offers theoretical training and the opportunity to further develop international collaboration skills through practice by participating in an experiential learning exercise as a coach and manager of global virtual teams.
Prerequisites: BUS 618.
BUS 621 Research Methods 3
Familiarize students with inductive and deductive research in international business. Selecting a data gathering method, designing a survey/questionnaire, and sampling methods. Analyzing data and interpreting results to make international business decisions.
BUS 622 Cross-Cultural Management 3
Examines the effect of cultural differences on management in organizations. Provides students with an understanding of the challenges and opportunities in managing people from diverse cultural backgrounds at the workplace.
BUS 623 International Marketing 3
Issues in international marketing are addressed from both theoretical and experiential learning perspectives.
BUS 630 Financial Managmnt 3
BUS 648 Optimiza Proc Mgt 3
BUS 695 Special Topics in International Business 3
This course focuses on current trends and topics in international business.
BUS 699 Thesis 1-3
BUS 801 Thesis Extension 1-3
Thesis Extension.
Management (MGT)
MGT 300 Management of Organizations 3
An introduction to how managers coordinate human and material resources to achieve organizational goals. Effective management practices that can be applied to business organizations.
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing and a 2.0 GPA.
MGT 301 Introduction to International Business 3
Introduction to the environmental factors which increasingly cause businesses to become international in the scope of their activities. Nature of global business and multinational organizations analyzed.
GE Marker: GL
Prerequisites: Major in ACCT, BADM, ENTR, FINC, INTB, ISSC, MKTG, or STHP.
MGT 302 International Business: Operations and Environments in Foreign Jurisdictions 3
Study of international business environments from the managerial aspect, and of practices and principles of conducting international business from the perspective of a specific foreign country.
Prerequisites: Admission to an approved program .
MGT 303 Experience Business Abroad 2-6
Practices and principles for conducting business in foreign countries. Experiential learning in international management and entrepreneurship. Course is an approved substitute for study-abroad requirements for International Business Studies majors.
Prerequisites: Admission to an approved program. 3.0 GPA;
Notes: May be repeated for credit if course is taken in different country.
MGT 304 Current Issues in International Business 3
Selected topics in international business presented by visiting faculty. Topics are related to the expertise of the instructor.
Prerequisites: Major in ACCT, BADM, CARS, ENTR, FINC, INTB, ISSC, MKTG, or STHP.
MGT 312 Organizational Behavior 3
Businesses as a generic class of organization. Relation of individual worker and manager to organization and its impact upon them. Formal and informal groups. Management from behavioral point of view. Stability and change within business organizations.
Prerequisites: Sophomore Standing and Pre/Major in ACCT, BADM, CARS, ENTR, FINC, INTB, ISSC, MKTG, or STHP.
MGT 313 Human Resource Management 3
An analysis of how human resources contribute to organizational performance, and the management of those human resources including recruitment, selection, compensation, training and development, performance, appraisal, and union/management relations.
Prerequisites: Major in ACCT, BADM, CARS, ENTR, FINC, INTB, ISSC, MKTG, or STHP.
MGT 314 Industrial and Organizational Psychology 3
Introduction to industrial and organizational psychology with special emphasis on employee motivation, selection, training, and organizational determinants of employee behavior.
Prerequisites: Major in ACCT, BADM, CARS, ENTR, FINC, INTB, ISSC, MKTG, or STHP.
MGT 315 Selection and Compensation 3
Selection theory and the uses of assessment devices. Principles of compensation and job evaluation. Market surveys and their effects on pay structure.
Prerequisites: MGT 313. major in ACCT, BADM, CARS, ENTR, FINC, INTB, ISSC, MKTG, or STHP.
MGT 317 Training and Development in Organizations 3
Principles of training and development. Training needs, assessment, training solutions to organization problems, skill training, different training options, and ways of integrating new behavior and attitudes into the organizational system.
Prerequisites: Major in ACCT, BADM, CARS, ENTR, FINC, INTB, ISSC, MKTG, or STHP.
MGT 318 Organizational Change and Development 3
Introduction to the professional practice of OCD. Topics include overcoming resistance to change, the consultant/client relationship, diagnosis of organizational problems, and interventions
Prerequisites: Junior standing. major in ACCT, BADM, CARS, ENTR, FINC, INTB, ISSC, MKTG, or STHP.
MGT 330 The Legal Environment of Business 3
Survey of the legal, political, and ethical environment in which business decisions are made. Antitrust, employment, and consumer laws included. Federal, state, and international laws covered.
Prerequisites: Sophomore Standing and Pre/Major in ACCT, BADM, CARS, ENTR, FINC, INTB, ISSC, MKTG, or STHP. or permission of instructor.
MGT 332 Legal Aspects of Management 3
Securities regulations, negotiable instruments law, and debtor and creditor rights included. Also covered are legal relationships-partnerships, corporations, and principal-agency.
Prerequisites: MGT 330 or MGT 331. Admission to an approved program.
MGT 354 Diversity and Inclusion in Organizations 3
Explores diversity in the workplace. Diversity is defined, examined, and discussed as opportunities for companies to discover and appreciate differences while developing more effective organizations.
Prerequisites: Junior standing.
MGT 375 Management Process Skills 3
Practical application of management theory. Processes for performing the basic management functions of decision making, planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Application of the processes to management cases.
Prerequisites: Admission to approved program.
MGT 400 Cybersecurity Management 3
Examines cyber-threats facing organizations and individuals and analyzes mechanisms to strengthen cybersecurity. Introduces tools, policies, concepts, safeguards, guidelines, risk management, actions, training, best practices, assurance and technologies to enhance cybersecurity.
MGT 403 Decision Making in Organizations 3
Examination of decision making from psychological, rational, and statistical approaches. Topics include common biases, rationality and bounded rationality, escalation of commitment, group, ethics, negotiations, and emotions in decision making, improving decision making.
Prerequisites: MGT 312. Junior standing.
MGT 414 Human Resource Information Systems 3
Application of ERP systems to managing human resource information. Topics include SAP, job analysis/evaluation; human resource planning, recruiting, screening, selection, training; employee development, performance appraisal, compensation, benefits.
Prerequisites: MGT 313 or ISM 301. major in ACCT, BADM, CARS, ENTR, FINC, INTB, ISSC, MKTG, or STHP.
MGT 475 Employment and Human Resource Law 3
National Labor Relations Act, Fair Labor Standards Act (including equal employment), and other statutes and court decisions relating to employment relations and their effect on managerial practices.
Prerequisites: Junior standing. MGT 330; Admission to approved program.
MGT 491 Business Policy and Strategy 3
Capstone case course in top management policy and strategy determination. Students learn to integrate various business functions and to develop skills and judgment in solving problems of the organization as a total system in relation to its environment.
Prerequisites: MGT 301, MGT 312. MKT 309, MKT 320; FIN 315; ISM 280; senior standing; major in ACCT, BADM, ENTR, FINC, INTB, ISSC, MKTG, or STHP.
MGT 493 Honors Work 3-6
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor; 3.30 GPA in the major, 12 s.h. in the major;
Notes: May be repeated for credit if the topic of study changes.
MGT 499 Problems in Management 3
Independent study, research, and class discussion covering a topic or group of related topics of current interest in theory or policy of the business enterprise. Topics vary from semester to semester.
Prerequisites: Senior majors. permission of instructor;
Notes: May be repeated for credit with approval of department head.
MGT 589A Experimental Course: International Business Experience 3
International business experience through completing an international business consulting project in an international team and traveling to another country to meet with the client organization, and learn their business culture.
Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor.
MGT 670 Entrepreneurial Management 3
How entrepreneurial managers discover and take advantage of innovative opportunities. The entrepreneurial process, starting new ventures, and developing entrepreneurship in large corporations.
Prerequisites: MBA 604, MBA 620.
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
MBA 663B Exp Bus Abroad:Mexico 1.5
MBA 701 Quantitative Analysis for Decision Making 3
Quantitative methods and spreadsheet skills to support management practice and decision making. Topics include statistical hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, regression analysis, optimization modeling, decision analysis and risk analysis.
Prerequisites: Pre-MBA workshop in statistics and spreadsheet skills or a spreadsheet-based undergraduate course in probability and statistics.
MBA 702 Financial and Managerial Accounting 3
Introduction to financial and managerial accounting. Topics include financial statements, financial analysis of those statements, cost accounting, and accounting's role in managerial decision-making.
MBA 703 Economic Policies and Impact on Global Outcomes 3
Economic analysis of markets, and government intervention that addresses the sustainability of fiscal, monetary and exchange rate policy and their short-run and long-run impact on the global environment.
MBA 704 Leadership Assessment and Career Enhancement 3
Through assessment and feedback, leadership strengths and developmental needs are identified to enhance career strategies and competencies.
MBA 705 Processes, Information Systems, and Business Value 3
Examine the role of information systems to improve processes and business performance. Analyze the interaction of business strategies, work processes, competitive markets, technology and people for effective IT management.
MBA 706 Marketing Management 3
Issues related to the marketing process, major trends and forces that are changing the marketing landscape, marketing information, building and managing brands, marketing strategy and roles of ethics in marketing.
MBA 707 Financial Management 3
Financial decision-making; time value of money, risk and return, valuation of securities, financial options, cost of capital, capital budgeting, working capital policy, financing decisions.
MBA 708 Operations for Competitive Advantage 3
The course examines design, operation, and control of organizations for gaining and maintaining competitive advantage in the market place. Strategic and tactical issues will be integrated with a systems approach.
Prerequisites: MBA 701.
MBA 709 Human Capital in Organizations 3
An integrated overview of organizational behavior and human resource management. The course joins the topics of organization behavior with human resource tools used to manage human capital.
MBA 710 Ethical Leadership and Sustainable Business 3
Principles of effective leadership and models of ethics are integrated to better understand the complementary and competing pressures, for and against, the creation and maintenance of a sustainable business model.
MBA 711 ExCr:Electronic Commerce 1.5
MBA 711C ExCr:Electronic Commerce 1.5
MBA 711D Ex Cr:Teams 1.5
MBA 711J Ex Cr:Imprving Team Effectvns 1.5
MBA 712 Strategic Management 3
Examines the tools and techniques of strategic analysis, the formulation and implementation of competitive and corporate strategy for creating and sustaining competitive advantage.
Prerequisites: MBA 703, MBA 706, MBA 707, MBA 708, MBA 716, MBA 717.
MBA 715 Integrative Business 3
Introduction to the values, concepts and functions of businesses and organizations. Focus on developing an integrative approach to understanding organizations and the role of businesses in society.
MBA 716 Leadership and Sustainable Business 3
Introduction to the values associated with ethics and sustainability relative to leadership, from idea formulation through communication within various constituencies across organizational contexts and communication media.
MBA 717 Technology and Innovation 3
The role of technology (including information technology, business intelligence, and data analytics) in innovation. Students will develop a technology-based actionable plan for an organization.
MBA 718 Global Business in Practice 3
Principles and practices of conducting business in a global environment.
MBA 719 Strategic Management in Action 3
Integration of tools and techniques of strategic analysis, formulation and implementation of competitive and corporate strategy. Students engage in professional consulting and/or experiential projects with local organizations.
Prerequisites: MBA 703, MBA 706, MBA 707, MBA 708, MBA 716, MBA 717.
Corequisites: MBA 703.
MBA 720 Investments 3
This course explores theories and applications related to portfolio theory, asset allocation and pricing, stock return predictability and anomalies, fixed income pricing and risk management using derivatives.
MBA 721 Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation 3
This course is about value. Emphasis is on equity analysis and valuation for public and private firms, but other types and purpose of valuation are covered.
Prerequisites: MBA 707.
MBA 723 Corporate Governance 3
Focuses on curent issues in and theories of corporate governance. Topics include the examination of internal and external corporate controls, stakeholder theories and international governance comparisons.
MBA 724 Financial Institutions 3
Survey course intended for those interested in financial services careers and those with interest in general finance. Will cover financial institutions, investment funds, trading markets and financial market regulation.
MBA 730 Marketing Research 3
Defining the purpose of marketing research, selecting a data gathering method, writing a survey/questionnaire, and sampling methods. Using statistics and interpreting the results to make marketing decisions.
Prerequisites: MBA 706.
MBA 731 Brand Management 3
Examines brand management strategies, tools and decisions faced by organizations in planning, building and measuring brand equity for long term profitability.
MBA 732 Consumer Behavior 3
Applying behavioral theories to understand consumer consumption behaviors and the effect of environmental and psychological influences on the consumer decision-making process.
MBA 733 International Marketing Management 3
Activities that direct the flow of products to markets in a transnational, transcultural context; transcultural consumer behavior; channel strategy, physical distribution, promotion, and pricing.
Prerequisites: MBA 706.
MBA 741 Creating and Sustaining Competitive Advantage 3
Student teams will serve as consultants to area organizations and provide their managers with comprehensive solutions to strategic challenges.
Prerequisites: MBA 703, MBA 706, MBA 707, MBA 708, MBA 716, MBA 717.
MBA 742 Organizational Internship 1.5-3
Academic and required work components allow students to gain organizational experience in an area of business. Course supervised by a designated graduate faculty member and an appropriate manager of the approved organization.
Prerequisites: MBA 706, MBA 707, MBA 708, MBA 717, or permission of MBA Program Director.
Notes: May be repeated for credit.
MBA 743 Directed Studies 1.5-3
Independent study of a business administration topic, not currently covered by courses in the MBA program, under the supervision of a faculty member(s).
Prerequisites: Completion of 12 hours or equivalent in the MBA program and permission of MBA Program Director.
Notes: May be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours credit when topic varies.
MBA 744 Special Topics in Business Administration 1.5,3
Specific course title identified each semester by the topical extension to the basic title: e.g., Special Topics in Business Law; Organizational Theory.
Notes: May be repeated for credit when topic varies.
MBA 745 Experience Business Abroad 1.5-3
Practices and principles involved in conducting business in a specified country. Lectures and seminars by local academicians and site visitations and lectures by foreign business people.
Prerequisites: Permission of MBA Director.