Approved Elective Courses for MBA
*Note: These courses may not be offered every year.
| ACCT 700 | Accounting for Decision Making |
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A graduate course for students who do not have an undergraduate business degree, it examines the basics of what accounting information is, how it is developed, how it is used, and what it means. | |
| BUSN 674 | Cooperatives |
| Theory, practice, and evaluation of cooperatives including principles, management, marketing, finance, taxes, legal issues, and adjusting to change. Prereq: ECON 201 or approved equivalent | |
| COMM 783 | Organizational Communication |
| Exploration of the theory of management communication practices in organizations. Emphasis on the formal structure of and interpersonal aspects of supervisor-subordinate relations. | |
| FIN 610 | Investment Analysis and Management |
| Evaluation of various securities for investments (stocks, bonds), investment analysis (fundamental and technical), concepts of efficient marekts, and market risk. Portfolio management and international investment aspects are briefly covered. Prereq: FIN 320 or approved equivalent | |
| FIN 620 | Speculative Markets |
| Evaluation of options, futures, and other derivative securities used for heding, specularion, and arbitrage. Related market structure, trading strategies, and risks are examined. Prereqs: FIN 320 and any FIN 400-level course, or approved equivalents | |
| FIN 630 | Management of Financial Institutions |
| Development, role, and functions of depository financial institutions. Emphasis on domestic and international regulation, structure, management, and operations of commercial banks. Prereq: FIN 320 or approved equivalent | |
| FIN 640 | International Finance |
| Concerns international financial markets, exchange rates, currency futures, and options. Includes financial aspects of international corporations, such as management of corporate assets and liabilities, capital structure, cost of capital, capital budgeting, and international risks. Prereq: FIN 320 or approved equivalent | |
| FIN 650 | Money and Capital Markets |
| Examination of saving-investment decisions, flow of funds, interest rate theories, risk structure, and function of financial markets. Security pricing and portfolio strategies in money, bond, tax exempt, and foreign exchange markets. Prereq: FIN 320 or approved equivalent | |
| FIN 670 | Analysis of Fixed-Income Securities |
| An introduction to the valuation of fixed-income securities and the management of fixed-income investments. | |
| FIN 680 | Applied Portfolio Management |
| This course combines theory with practice and provides students with a unique educational opportunity to study portfolio management while managing the Student managed Investment Fund (Bison Fund). Students will gain real-time, hands-on experience in financial security analysis and valuation, asset allocation and portfolio management as applied to an actual investment portfolio. Students will also learn how to present their analysis of an economic sector or a financial security. Students must be active members of the Bison Fund during the same academic year. | |
| IME 656 | Program and Project Management |
| Integrated approaches to managing engineering, technology, and business projects; and addressing the project management lifecycle including initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing. Additional topics include program management, portfolio management, and applying principles in a business environment. | |
| MGMT 640 | International Management |
| Focused on management challenges associated with business activity across anational boundaries. Development of management skills for global contexts. Prereq: MGMT 320 or 301, or approved equivalent | |
| MGMT 650 | Human Resource Management |
| Survey of human resource management, including job analysis, recruitment, selection, performance appraisal, compensation, training, and labor relations. The impact of environmental influences—such as legislation, court decisions, and unions—on human resource activities are addressed. Prereq: MGMT 320 or 301, or approved equivalent | |
| MGMT 652 | Compensation Management |
| Study of the human resource management function of compensation. Topics include job analysis, job evaluation, wage determination, pay-for-performance, and exmployee benefits. The impact of compensation on recruitment, satisfaction, and performance is examined. Prereq: MGMT 320 or 301, or approved equivalent | |
| MGMT 653 | Understanding and Managing Diversity in Organizations |
| Use of case analysis and experiential learning to consider the theoretical perspectives and practical implications of different forms of diversity at three management levels: personal values and actions, group dynamics, and institutional policies and practices. Prereq: MGMT 320 or 301, or approved equivalent | |
| MGMT 654 | Labor-Management Relations |
| Analysis of human resource management in the presence of labor unions. Topics include: labor history, labor law, organizing unions, contract negotiations and administration, contract dispute resolution, labor-management cooperation, and strikes. Prereq: MGMT 320 or 301, or approved equivalent | |
| MGMT 671 | Leading the Nonprofit Organization |
| This course covers theories, tools, and perspectives for leading and managing nonprofit organizations; exploration of similarities and differences between nonprofits and business firms; discussion of current and controversial issues in the nonprofit sector—all emphasizing practical applications for nonprofit leadership in managerial, staff, and volunteer roles. | |
| MRKT 610 | Consumer Behavior |
| Examination of dimensions of consumer buying theories. Aimed at understanding the buying behavior of customers. Prereq: MRKT 320 or 301, or approved equivalent | |
| MRKT 620 | Advertising and Integrated Marketing Communication |
| Examinhation of the use of advertising as part of the worldwide marketing function; prepares the student to analyze and plan integrated marketing communication campaigns. Prereq: MRKT 320 or 301, or approved equivalent | |
| MRKT 634 | Sales and Sales Force Management |
| Examination of different aspects of effective personal selling with focus on decision areas pertaining to sales force management. Prereq: MRKT 320 or 301, or approved equivalent | |
| MRKT 640 | International Marketing |
| Focused on identifying and satisfying global customer needs better than the competition, both domestic and international, and coordinating marketing activities within the context of the global environment. Prereq: MRKT 320 or 301, or approved equivalent | |
| MRKT 650 | Marketing Research |
| Study of research methods with focus on research design, data collection, and analysis techniques. Prereq: MRKT 320 or 301, and STAT 331, or approved equivalent(s) | |
| MRKT 670 | Services Marketing |
| This course focuses on management and strategic issues as they relate to the marketing of service. Prereq: MRKT 320 or 301, or approved equivalent | |
| PH 704 | Public Health Management and Policy |
| This course will provide a pragmatic overview of the issues, constituents, processes, and tools of public health management and policy. | |
| TL 711 | Logistics Systems |
| Foundation material critical to establishing effective supply chains in various decision making environments. Topics include inventory theory, forecasting, aggregate planning, and project management. Decision making techniques include linear programming, process flow analysis, and simulation. | |
| TL 715 | Enterprise Resource Planning |
| This course introduces students to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and its implementation. Topics covered from the perspective of ERP include process integration, value chain management, international implementations, organizational change management, project management, and knowledge management. | |
| TL 723 | Advanced Supply-Chain Planning Across the Enterprise |
| Builds on theories and tools developed in TL 711. By understanding both current capabilities and evolving needs or an organization, the appropriate modifications to the organization's supply chain can be identified. | |
| TL 727 | Organizational Change Management |
| Change management as the process of making either incremental improvements or radical changes to an organization for the purpose of enhancing both organizational and individual effectiveness. A multi-perspective systems viewpoint is employed, stressing pragmatic implications for leadership. | |
| TL 729 | Adaptive Planning in Logistics |
| Presents a systems view with a focus on how remote sensing technology enables sense and respond logistics. Topics include organizational structure, strategic alliances, programmed decision making, supply chain dynamics, and the value of information transparency. Prereq: TL 711 | |