Business Administration

This course addresses the factors influencing human behavior in organizations. Human behavior is considered from the individual, team, and organizational levels of analysis. Concepts included in the study include motivation, leadership, communications, negotiation, conflict resolution, and team building.

This course introduces fundamental microeconomic principles, emphasizing analytical tools relevant to managerial decision-making. Topics include supply and demand, cost structures, economies of scale, market dynamics, pricing strategies, risk assessment, and the role of government in markets.

This course equips managers with a framework to navigate their ethical and legal responsibilities. It covers key legal concepts, including employment and civil rights laws, contracts, intellectual property, corporate governance, and international law. Through case studies and legal analysis, students develop ethical strategies and gain insights into how regulations influence business decisions.

This course equips students with the foundational skills necessary for success in graduate business studies and management careers. Through a focus on analytical, communication, and planning abilities, students will develop a personal strategy for completing their graduate program. Key topics include statistical techniques for problem-solving, financial analysis using time value of money, and risk evaluation. Students will also learn to assess financial statements based on GAAP standards, addressing critical management and stakeholder concerns related to organizational performance.

Students learn to apply analytical tools to make strategic financial decisions that drive shareholder value.  Students will develop expertise financial statement analysis, value long-term securities, relate risk and return, perform financial forecasting, evaluate assets and portfolios, determine the firm’s cost of capital and design an optimal financial structure.

This course explores key strategic marketing issues faced by modern organizations, including the marketing environment, consumer behavior, marketing research, new product development, marketing channels, and advertising. Students will develop a deeper understanding of these concepts to support data-driven marketing decisions.

This course explores the evolving relationship between leadership and management with a strong focus on building organizational cultures and ethics. Topics include historical foundations alongside contemporary theories and practices, integrating current research on leadership effectiveness, ethical decision-making, and cultural influence to prepare leaders to navigate complex organizational landscapes and a wide variety of organizational contexts.

This course explores the distinct characteristics, challenges, and roles of entrepreneurial organizations and small businesses in both U.S. and global markets. Topics include business life cycles, entrepreneurial leadership, resource needs, and analysis of recent new ventures.

This course introduces students to the challenges associated with projects in the business arena. The course introduces the terms and conceptual framework for Project Management as detailed in the ANSI Standard Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide). The course focuses on the processes of project integration management including initiating projects, project planning, executing project plans, controlling and monitoring project work, and closing the project. Students also analyze how project management disciplines such as leadership, ethics, strategic management, operations management, and human resources management utilize project management processes.

This course examines how to lead a firm or a major division in a globally competitive environment. Students will learn to formulate and implement business and corporate level strategies, with an emphasis on international and cooperative approaches. The course also builds competencies in corporate leadership, parenting, and entrepreneurship within today's market economy.