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Core Curriculum
Term 1
- 650 Business Data Analysis - (3 credits) Statistical
methods employed in collection, analysis, and interpretation of data.
Business applications of sampling, analysis of variance, experimental
design, regression analysis, and forecasting models.
- 797 Financial Reporting for Decision Making - (4 credits) A
conceptual introduction to financial accounting, covering the complete
accounting cycle and resulting financial statements. Topics include
asset valuation and reporting, debt and evaluation financing,
inter-corporate investments, and earnings management.
- 697 Organizational Behavior and Theory - (3 credits) Addresses questions
of organization design and human behavior. Presents perspectives for
understanding and analyzing processes of managing complex organizations
and the interpersonal dynamics within them.
Term 2
- 644 Managerial Economics - (3 credits) The microeconomics portion of the course is about
markets: how they work, and when and how
they fail. The macroeconomics part of the course focuses on an examination of
where the United States is currently in the business cycle, how it got there,
and what is likely in the near future. A
framework will be developed that includes a review and interpretation of
macroeconomic data; the monetary system; government deficits and debt.
- 797 Financial Reporting for Decision Making - (continued) A
conceptual introduction to financial accounting, covering the complete
accounting cycle and resulting financial statements. Topics include
asset valuation and reporting, debt and evaluation financing,
inter-corporate investments, and earnings management.
- 770 Human Resource Management - (3 credits) Overview of human resource
management theory and practice in organizations. HR activities include:
strategy, recruitment, selection, separation; training and career
development; health and safety; compensation; EEO issues, labor
relations, performance evaluations, and international human resource
management.
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Term 3
- 660 Marketing Management - (3 credits) Marketing
concepts of planning, organization, control, and decision making from
viewpoint of the business executive. Stress on tools available for
analysis and control of marketing activities.
- 640 Financial Analysis and Decisions - (3 credits) Basic
concepts, principles, and practices involved in financing businesses
and in maintaining efficient operation of the firm. Framework for
analyzing savings investment and other financial decisions. Both theory
and techniques applicable to financial problem solving.
- 783 Business and Its Environment - (3 credits) Relationship between
business firms and various environments in which they operate; examines
environmental impact of business decisions, issues related to social
accountability of firms, and concepts of cost-benefit analysis.
Term 4
- 670 Production Operations Management - (3 credits) Analysis
of production problems and solution techniques. Work-flow processes,
technology of materials and equipment, and control of availability,
quality, cost, and price of products and resources.
- 632 Information Management - (3 credits) The
management of information technology resources to successfully integrate
into an organization electronic commerce, network computing, supply
chain management, enterprise resource planning, transaction processing
systems, customer relationship management, information security and
other relevant topics.
- 689 Organizational Planning and Strategy - (3 credits) Capstone course
requiring application of knowledge, theories, and techniques derived
from previous courses, using integrative cases and empirical
observations to formulate improved policies and plans. It is advised
this course be taken after completing 12 credit hours.
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