General Education
MBA 600 - Seminar in Business Issues 3 credit hours. A seminar that focuses on special topics in the field of management and business administration. Topics vary from one semester to another. May be repeated for credit.
MBA 601 - The Health Care Delivery System 3 credit hours. This course presents an overview of the components and operations of the Healthcare System of the United States. A summary of the development of the Healthcare System and the major factors that have driven the evolution of that system over time are reviewed. The healthcare system will be studied by reviewing the foundations, resources and process of the system and their impact on outcomes. Students will analyze a foreign healthcare system and compare to the US healthcare system. (Offered Fall, even years)
MBA 603 - Health Care Policy 3 credit hours. This course provides student with the ability to analyze the relationship between power and political behavior. Students evaluate how healthcare policy impacts healthcare outcomes. A policy setting model is analyzed as a framework for understanding the development of healthcare policy. Use of case analysis illustrates the interrelationships of functions and the essential unity of policy setting, implementation and evaluation in healthcare. (Offered Fall, odd years) MBA 604 - Power and Politics in Health Care 3 credit hours. Student apply concepts related to the relationships between power and political behavior and how this
intersection affects outcomes. Students learn effective methods to anticipate and respond to political situations, as well as develop strategies for building collaborative relationships with multiple constituencies in healthcare. The concept of power is examined in the context of politics and policy setting. (Offered Allen Term, Summer) MBA 605 - German Auto Industry 4 credit hours. This travel course explores the basic concepts of international business strategy, German culture and some history.
We focus on the German auto industry, lean manufacturing, and global competition.
Students form teams with German counterparts to compete in an international business simulation. Travel to Germany for 7-10 days is a required part of this course.
MBA 606 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Healthcare 3 credit hours. Students analyze the law and ethics as it affects health care management. Case analysis are applied to legal and ethical concerns of specific importance to health care managers. Key aspects of legal principles involved in health care management will be evaluated using a structured framework. Application of special issues in health care including principles of liability, social responsibility, patient rights and responsibilities, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, access to health care and payment issues are evaluated. (Offered Spring, odd years)
MBA 608 - Health Care Finance for Non-Financial Managers 3 credit hours. This course introduces financial management concepts to the non-financial manager. While concentrating on healthcare organizations this course is applicable to a wide range of organizations. Topics include introductions to financial and managerial accounting, the theory and practice of how financial information is gathered, reported and used to provide meaningful conclusions about the financial performance of health care
organizations. The focus of this course is on how managers use financial data. (Offered Allen Term, Summer Term)
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MBA 609 - Brand Management 3 credit hours. Course covers the essential elements of managing a brand and its reputation in a competitive environment, including
assessing and developing market positioning, repositioning, targeting, and consumer relationships.
MBA 610 - Leadership Dynamics 3 credit hours. The course focuses on the theory and practice of situational leadership. Course participants will learn about theories of motivation, organization design and performance management by examining factors that influence individual and group performance management. Teaching methods will include the use of the School's behavioral lab facilities, interactive software, diagnostic tests to evaluate each participant's leadership skills, experiential exercises and group discussions.
MBA 613 - International Marketing 3 credit hours. This course introduces and
discusses the critical factors influencing marketing management in a global environment related to analytic/strategic decisions and personal skills. Analyzing environmental and cultural information in a foreign country and managing with a global mindset are critical factors to assure success. Current examples and case studies address the key issues that marketers must keep in mind to create effective marketing programs for foreign markets. The relationships of international marketing to advertising, global competition, cultural and ethical concerns, theory vs. practice, emerging technologies, verbal and visual language and other relevant issues are also examined. The class is operated as a seminar requiring each class member's contribution in reading assigned material and active participation in class discussion including one group project.
MBA 614 - Corporate Finance 3 credit hours. This course deals with the financial manager's job to add value and maximize shareholders' wealth. Students develop their skills to learn and apply theories of finance related to capital budgeting techniques, capital structure working capital management, and international corporate finance through critical problem solving, cases, and a multiple period simulation of a hypothesized corporation. Students make major operating and financial decisions and sharpen their skills to integrate this course with other disciplines. This includes general decision-making for both short-term liquidity needs and long-term financing and investing projects to sustain the corporation growth and attain its overall objective of value creation to the stakeholders.
MBA 615 - Sustainable Finance 3 credit hours. This course is an introduction to how sustainability issues have become increasingly financially material to decision-making processes and policies within the operations of the global financial sector, and on voluntary and mandatory reporting and disclosure of tangible and intangible corporate sustainability data.
MBA 618 - Gender Equity in Business 3 credit hours. In this course we explore gender equality issues in leadership. Students examine the challenges/opportunities for women at various phases of careers/levels. This includes the socio-cultural, psychological, organizational, political, and economical issues facing women in business today with reflection on students' experiences.
MBA 621 - Business Decision Making 3 credit hours. This course challenges students to integrate all of the discipline-specific skills developed in the MBA foundation courses within a dynamic decision-making context. The focus of the course is the process of problem framing/identification, analysis, and decision making in complex and uncertain environments. Working in a simulated environment, students develop critical judgments
of analysis appropriately, and then exacting useful insights and drawing managerially relevant recommendations from the analysis.
MBA 622 - Quality Management 3 credit hours. The focus of this course is the fundamental concept of quality management; the design and development of management systems which contribute to achieving customer-driven, continuous improvement. The course is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing principally from the fields of MIS, market research, management theory and statistical control. The course utilizes a mix of case studies, lectures, and homework assignments in developing an appreciation of the theory and practice of quality management including Six Sigma Management. Emphasis is on developing skills with specific techniques and systems central to quality management principles.
MBA 624 - Strategic Management 3 credit hours. The course is case-oriented and focuses on the analysis of complex business problems via the integration of the
subject matter of all previous program courses. Linking the firm's internal and external environments from the total-enterprise perspective of the general manager, this course undertakes a systematic inquiry into the strategic management and administrative business policy issues pertaining to the organization's performance and effectiveness.
The course consists of four major topics: Business Planning Simulation (BPS),
Business Information Collection (BIC), Corporate Performance (CPM) and Stakeholder Relationship Management (SRM). Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software will be used to demonstrate the importance of an enterprise-wide data base in strategic decision making.
MBA 626 - Innovation Management 3 credit hours. This course aims to equip students with the relevant skills, strategies, tools and techniques for managing innovation at both strategic and operational levels. It draws upon research and development in innovation and provides different approaches based on real-world cases and the experiences of leading organizations from around the world.
MBA 627 - Leadership in a Digital World 3 credit hours. This course provides an overview of the influences of technology, Internet, and social media on
organizations; leadership adaptations to a changing, digital world; AND information and communication in the digital age. We consider ethical/policy issues for networked organizations.
MBA 629 - Leading for Change 3 credit hours. Successful leaders understand the impact of change on individuals, groups, andorganizations. Change creates challenges and opportunities for growth and development. This course helps plan/analyze change, prepare for leadership roles, and increase understanding of change based on theory and application.
MBA 630 - Management for Global Leaders 3 credit hours. This course focuses on the theory and practice of leadership and management from a global perspective.
Topics in this course include the impact of culture and diversity, cross-cultural communication and negotiation, international human resource and staffing issues, global sustainability and corporate social responsibility, virtual leadership and leading global teams, and strategic leadership and management, among others.
MBA 635 - US Healthcare Business and Policy 3 credit hours. The U.S. health care system operates in an intense, dynamic, and complex environment. As never before, we should understand the key components of this system, including its environment and emerging trends. This course is an overview of the health care system, including
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