Course Descriptions

ECON 600 Managerial Economics (4 UNITS)
This course teaches students how to use microeconomic analysis to understand the economic environment in which a firm operates and how to make optimal decisions within the firm. Topics may include: demand and supply analysis; production and cost theory; the impact of market setting; price discrimination; moral hazard and incentives; strategic interactions among firms using game theory; and transaction cost economics.
Prerequisite: Admission into the MBA Program.
BA 611  Financial Accounting (4 UNITS)
Introduces a set of financial statements used by stakeholders for decision-making. The course examines procedures developed by accountants in the preparation of the income statement, balance sheet and statement of cash flows in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Building on the basic understanding of financial reporting, the course presents a framework for corporate managers to analyze a firm's performance and its financial position. Use of accounting information for firm valuation will also be emphasized.
Prerequisite: Admission into the MBA Program.
BA 615  Statistics (4 UNITS)
Methods of statistical inference emphasizing applications to administrative and management decision problems. Topics include classical estimation and hypotheses testing, regression, correlation, analysis of variance, nonparametric methods and statistical probability.
Prerequisite: Admission into the MBA Program.
BA 616  Organizational Behavior & HR Management Concepts (4 UNITS)
An expansive inquiry into human resources issues from both the Organizational Behavior and Human Resources perspectives. Incorporates many practical applications, as well as an understanding of employment practices and policies from a strategic standpoint.
Prerequisite: Admission into the MBA Program.

BA 617  Leadership and Business Ethics (4 UNITS)
Focuses on aspects of leader-follower interaction including ethical decision-making, effective use of power, politics, and influence; understanding what motivates followers both individually and in teams and managing diversity and business ethics.
Prerequisite: Admission into the MBA program.

BA 621  Managerial Accounting (4 UNITS)
Focuses on how corporate managers use managerial accounting as a tool for internal decision-making and control. Examines concepts and techniques of cost allocation, performance evaluation, and compensation to support corporate strategies. Topics discussed include capital budgeting for long-term projects, contracting,  transfer pricing, performance evaluation for corporate executives, and control issues in business organizations based on managerial accounting information.
Prerequisites: Admission into the MBA Program and successful completion of BA 611.
BA 625  Management Science (4 UNITS)
Provides students with a hands-on approach to managerial decision making using optimization techniques. Emphasis will be on showing optimization models in action and helping managers make informed decisions. The course examines modeling issues, discusses solution techniques, and uses state-of-the-art software packages. The main focus is on business applications in Accounting, Finance, Marketing and Operations.
Prerequisites: Admission into the MBA Program and successful completion of BA 615.

BA 626  Financial Decision Making (4 UNITS)
Introduces the theory and practice of corporate finance. Provides students with understanding of essential risk and return relationships. Presents concepts and information on which sound financial decisions are based.
Prerequisites: Admission into the MBA Program and successful completion of ECON 600.

BA 630  Marketing Management (4 UNITS)
Introduces students to the issues and challenges of successfully marketing  products, services or intangibles within the context of changing environments.
Prerequisites: Admission into the MBA program and successful completion of ECON 600.

BA 635  Information Technologies & Management (4 UNITS)
This course offers future business managers a rigorous study of information technologies that support the operational, administrative, and strategic needs of the organization, its business units, and individual employees. Topics include fundamental concepts of information technology, major types of business information systems and their roles in organizations and, current issues in identifying, acquiring and implementing new technology applications. Primary focuses are on the managerial aspects of information technologies for improving productivity and gaining competitive advantage in the global e-commerce environment. The societal and ethical impact of information technologies on organizations and human behavior will be analyzed. Future trends of new information technologies will also be discussed.
Prerequisite: Admission into the MBA Program.

BA 645  Operations Management (4 UNITS)
Examines opportunities and obstacles of a global competitive environment. Focuses on the efficient and effective deployment of capital, material, information, technology, and human resources. Examines the relationship of operations to functional areas and topics such as capacity, managing change, and quality management.
Prerequisites: Admission into the MBA Program and successful completion of BA 615.

BA 650  Strategic Management in the Global Environment (4 UNITS)
Capstone course taught from a global strategic manager's perspective. Focuses on the diagnosis of problems and the implementation of solutions.  Prerequisite: Advancement to candidacy.