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2016–17 Graduate Academic Catalog

Graduate-Level Course Descriptions

FIN-6500 – MRKT-6200

F

Finance (FIN)

FIN-6500 Executive Financial Management

3 hours

This course focuses on the critical financial issues and

decisions facing organizational leaders and business executives.

Key concepts covered in the course iclude analysis of financial

statements, time value of money, cost of capital, working

capital management, and cash flow forecasting. Using these

tools, students will learn to evaluate and determine the value of

organizations and proposed capital projects.

Prerequisite: ACCT-

6300 Accounting for Business Executives.

I

Information Technology Management (ITM)

ITM-6800

3 hours

Information Technology for Competitive Advantage

This course examines the role of information technology in

today’s volatile business environment and analyzes its implications

for global competitive advantage. The class will discuss a number

of frameworks and models that currently guide technology

decisions for many large organizations, Students will be expected

to draw on knowledge gained through readings, lectures, and case

studies to understand and evaluate the value of technology in their

own work environments.

M

Management (MGMT)

MGMT-6300 Project Management

3 hours

This course seeks to lay a foundation for understanding

and applying effective project management processes. Project

management deals with changes within an organization.

Therefore, project management processes seek to effectively

minimize risks, efficiently align resources and costs, and

maximize accountability. The course will examine principles,

processes, and tools project managers have developed to

achieve these objectives. You can view project management as

a toolkit containing a number of tools that a project manager

can use to create a completed project. Some of these tools are

technical in nature. Others are tools to increase people skills and

team building. Both the technical and people sides of project

management will be explored.

MGMT-6310 Supply Chain Management

3 hours

This course focuses on the development and application of

decision models in supply chains, with an operation emphasis.

Some of the topics discussed include demand forecasting,

aggregate planning, inventory management (cycle and safety),

supply network design, transportation, coordination, and sourcing.

There is extensive use of spreadsheet-based tools and techniques

to build various decision models for effective decision-making in

supply chains. Students who take this course must have access to

and knowledge of how to use Microsoft Excel

.

MGMT-6320 Lean Process Management

3 hours

This course focuses on the development and application of

lean operations. We discuss operational topics in today’s volatile

workplace environment such as 6s, VSM, 6 Sigma, FMEA, DOE,

Kaizen, TPS, A3s, SMED, KanBan, Poka yoke, and TPM. There is

an integrated design and common purpose throughout the course

to inform about actual practices as well as development of an

understanding of relevant theories.

MGMT-6700

3 hours

Legal and Ethical Environment of Business

This course examines individual and corporate character

development, the legal and regulatory environment of business,

and the ethical decision-making dilemmas faced by organizational

leaders from a Christian context. Ethical models and decision-

making approaches will be applied to contemporary business

issues. Key legal terms and scenarios for organizational leaders

will be addressed as well, including employment law, contracts

and negotiations, and organizational structures.

MGMT-6710 Organizational Design and Behavior

3 hours

This course examines the influence of organizational design,

change management and organizational behavior on business

success. The course identifies the strengths, weaknesses, and

situations for organizational structures such as networked, flat,

and matrix. Organizational change, transformation, and leadership

are also addressed.

MGMT-6720 Applied Leadership

3 hours

This course will prepare students to succeed as leaders in a

variety of workplaces by providing principles of applied Christian

leadership. Students will be challenged to build upon their current

understanding of leadership by correlating principles, traits, and

practices of effective practitioners in the public and private sectors

and by integrating biblical models into an informed, personalized

model of leadership.

MGMT-6730 Human Resource Management

3 hours

A survey of human resources management, from an executive

viewpoint, including an understanding of the function, risk,

management, and creating effective people strategies that support

business objectives. Includes review of legislative, judicial, and

regulatory decisions and the impact on business outcomes.

MGMT-6790 Organizational Management Strategy 3 hours

This is the capstone course that integrates previous business

knowledge by focusing on the strategic challenges and decisions

facing organizational leaders. This course uses case studies to

experientially involve the student in analyzing complex information

and then determining the best strategy for the company.

The cases will emphasize different aspects of the strategic

management process, including selection, implementation, and

evaluation.

Prerequisite: completion of minimum of

nine

courses in

the MBA program.

Marketing (MRKT)

MRKT-6200 Strategic Marketing Planning

3 hours

This course examines how managers from across any business

or nonprofit organization are impacted by, and have impact on,

the marketing activities of the organization. Strategic planning for

marketing will be highlighted throughout the course. Specifically,

environmental analysis, market segmentation, and positioning

analysis will be examined as the pathway to the ultimate

development of strategies in the four key decision areas of

marketing: product, pricing, distribution, and integrated marketing

communications. The ethical and spiritual implications of various

marketing practices will also be discussed.