Business Administration (MBAA)

MBAA 6010:   Leadership and Ethics  
Integration of leadership theory and practice using active learning with an emphasis on managerial communication, team building, and leadership skills. Laptop is required.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
MBAA 6020:   Seminar Series  
The purpose of the seminar is to complement MBA courses by providing an applied forum for presentation of diverse topics. Student will write preparation or reaction papers and present implications of current events related to the semester’s course work emphasis. Laptop is required. Can be repeated up to three times.  
1 - 2 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
MBAA 6030:   Speaker's Edge  
School of Business Admin  
This course explores current theory and practice of effective communication in a competitive business environment. It uses active learning to enhance the classroom experience.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
MBAA 6060:   Organizational Behavior  
School of Business Admin  
The behavior of people in groups and organizations, concepts and theories for leadership, human resource management, as well as the development of student abilities in writing, speaking, and achieving logical, ethical, and behaviorally successful communication in organizational contexts. Laptop is required.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
MBAA 6110:   Financial Analysis  
School of Business Admin  
Managerial and cost accounting fundamentals as well as the use of current techniques for financial analysis, capital allocation, and capital structure. Laptop is required.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
MBAA 6120:   Supply Chain Management  
School of Business Admin  
Decision-making methodologies with emphasis on problems facing the firm in a changing global marketplace. Includes multivariate and time series analysis and financial forecasting as tools for the entrepreneur/manager to apply when confronted with strategy implementation decisions. Laptop is required.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
MBAA 6130:   Mgmt. of Tech. & Innovation  
The role of information and computer technology in the modern business enterprise. Emphasizes practical application of computer and information technology to real-world problems and decision environments. Requires development of an advanced end-use application involving process re-engineering. Laptop is required.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
MBAA 6140:   Managerial Economics  
Economic principles applicable to the solution of selected problems facing business decision makers; emphasizing demand theory, production theory, cost estimation, pricing, and capital budgeting. Laptop is required.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
MBAA 6150:   Global Business  
The foundation theories of global business and how to effectively analyze the globalization of business. Topics covered include organization structure, strategy development, human resource management, and corporate citizenship of global organizations. Laptop required.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
MBAA 6170:   Acct for Bus. Decision Support  
School of Business Admin  
Develops an understanding of the sources, uses, and limitations of accounting information for informed decision making in a variety of business and other organizational contexts. Students will also build skills in problem solving and the use of spreadsheet software to model and analyze accounting statements and decisions.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
MBAA 6180:   Business Analytics  
Mktg Analytics Prof Sales  
Introductory course to business analytics using Python. The course objective is to equip students with the technical and analytical skills necessary to integrate data-driven decision making into their management practices. No prior programming experience required.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
MBAA 6190:   Financial Modeling  
Finance  
Students will develop advanced skills of building financial models using Excel for the purpose of financial decision making and valuation. They will develop skills of effective communication using Excel charts, graphs, data tables, and pivot tables.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
MBAA 6110.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
MBAA 6210:   MBA Skills II  
Develops skills in predictive modeling and analytics to improve organizational performance. Topics include exploratory data analysis and visualization, as well as development of predictive models such as linear regression, logistic regression, clustering techniques, and classification techniques.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
MBAA 6220:   Bus. Plan. and Entrep.  
Advanced analysis and decision making in a business setting. Includes financial analysis, competitive strategy and pricing, growth simulations, business condition forecasting, and product supply and demand projections. Competitive cases form a focal point for course organization. Laptop is required.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
MBAA 6230:   Strategic Marketing Management  
School of Business Admin  
A rigorous overview of business models and issues that change as products or services evolve through a life cycle. Emphasizes the interrelated view of functional areas within organizations as a foundation for the core skills courses. Laptop is required.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
MBAA 6240:   MBA Project Analysis  
School of Business Admin  
Implementation of methodologies taught in other MBA courses. Students address an actual business problem in their chosen areas of specialization. A written report and oral presentation will constitute the principal means by which the student is evaluated. Laptop is required.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
MBAA 6310:   Strategic Management-Capstone  
School of Business Admin  
Practical application of the knowledge skills acquired in the first-year courses to real business problems and decision environments. Emphasizes cross-functional integration of tasks and responsibilities to develop effective strategies for problem identification and resolution. Laptop is required.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
MBAA 6110 and MBAA 6170 and MBAA 6230 and (MBAA 6060 or MBAA 6220).  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture