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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.