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6100  Financial Accounting (2) Prerequisite: Masters status in the School of Business.
   Designed to provide students with an understanding of the financial-reporting process followed by all public and many private companies. Students gain the ability to read and understand published financial statements and perform formal financial analysis.

6110  Managerial Accounting (2) Prerequisite: Master's status in the School of Business and either MBA 6100 or equivalent.
   Focuses on the way managements determine the information they need for effective decision-making and how those needs are met. Includes consideration of a variety of management-planning, control, and decision-making tools. Considers the communication and behavioral aspects of their use.

6120  Topics in Accounting/Finance (4) Prerequisite: Masters status in the School of Business.
   Designed to teach students to read and understand financial statements with an emphasis on performing formal financial analyses. Finance topics include capital budgeting and working capital, management workings of the capital markets, and CAPM.

6130  Management Information Systems (2) Prerequisite: Master's status in the School of Business and either MBA 6100 or equivalent.
   Deals with the application of current information-related technology in management. This includes the role of information technology in gaining a competitive advantage, as well as in planning, control, and decision making. Management's responsibilities and activities in making investments in technology is also discussed.

6150  Financial and Managerial Acctg (4) Prerequisite: Master's status in the School of Business and either MBA 6100 or equivalent.
   Provides a broad view of accounting's role in providing information to support the functioning of an organization. The focus of the course is management's use of accounting information and management information systems.

6200  Managerial Economics (2) Prerequisite: Master's status in the School of Business and either MATH 1100 or equivalent.
   Addresses fundamental principles of economics from the managerial perspective. Topics include supply and demand in markets, analysis of production and cost, consumer theory, analysis of market structure, the banking system, and macroeconomics.

6250  Manager as Facilitator (4)
   Will emphasize the manager's role as an integrator of functional area activities within the firm. An integrated course requiring students to apply accounting, finance, management and marketing skills with respect to the management of the 'internal activities' of a firm. Also includes human resource management, risk management and marketing management.

6300  Production and Operations Management (4) Prerequisite: Masters status in the School of Business.
   Basic principles of production management including production layout, scheduling, inventory models, and quality control.

6320  Topics in Production and Operations Management (4) Prerequisite: Masters status in the School of Business.
   Strategic considerations and implications of managerial policies in production and operations managemen. The conversion function of an organization. Capacity planning, production scheduling, inventory management, and the management of new technologies. Manufacturing and service operations are considered.

6350  Information Manager (4)
   Emphasis would be on understanding production processes and workflow including business process engineering and re-engineering. Operations management applications, cost accounting techniques, risk management, marketing research and database management are also emphasized.

6400  Business Statistics (4) Prerequisite: Master's status in the School of Business and either MATH 1100 or equivalent.
   A course in the effective use of statistical data for making business decisions. The focus is on computer analysis of business and economic data sets, with instruction in the statistical principles that underlie such analysis. Topics include descriptive statistics (how to organize data and display it graphically), probability theory, distributions (empirical, mathematical, and sampling), inferential statistics (estimation, hypothesis testing, quality control), and the study of relationships (simple and multiple regression, correlation, analysis of variance, time-series analysis).

6410  Problem Solving I (2) Prerequisite: Master's status in the School of Business and either MBA 6400 or equivalent.
   An important part of leadership and management consists of defining and attempting to solve many types of problems. This course addresses two classes of problems, referred to as convergent ('Tame') and divergent ('Wicked'). Different methods for approaching these types of problems are discussed. Specifically, two quantitative techniques available for solving convergent problems will be considered, as will alternative approaches for addressing divergent problems. Class participants will enhance both analytical and creative thinking abilities to more effectively identify problems and potential solutions, allowing them to develop a whole new way of thinking about problems.

6420  Problem Solving II (2) Prerequisite: MBA 6410 and Masters Status in the School of Business.
   A continuation of Problem Solving I (MBA 6410).

6430  Data Analysis and Decision Making (2 to 4) Prerequisite: MATH 1090, MGT 2490 or MBA status.
   This course will develop decision making abilities with data-analysis and decision models. Applications will be in the business functional areas. Students will use computers to solve business problems. Course topics will include regression models, linear programming, decision analysis, and project management.

6450  Manager as Competitor (4)
   This theme emphasizes the external, strategic decision making skills of the manager. The focal point here is implementation. Organizational design, market strategy and competitive advantage are emphasized.

6500  Introduction to Business Strategy (4) Prerequisite: MBA 6040 and 6600 and 6700 and Master's status in the School of Business.
   An introduction to business-strategy concepts. The course introduces the role of the board of directors and general management as strategy makers. It provides the tools necessary to analyze the business environment, the resources of the firm, and alternative strategies. It provides frameworks for structuring the firm and for designing control systems to guide implementation of strategic decisions. The course consists of lectures, extensive case work to demonstrate the use of the tools in a business context, and written case analyses.

6550  The Global Manager (4)
   Globalization of the students' perspective should be a basic goal for the student. Fundamental to this theme is a substantive discussion of culture and the effects on managing an organization and marketing its product or service in foreign markets.

6600  Leadership, Team Effectiveness, and Communication Skills (4) Prerequisite: Masters status in the School of Business.
   Emphasizes effectiveness in organizational leadership through intensive study of the following topics: self-understanding, interpersonal communication skills, conflict management, problem solving and decision making, setting and reaching objectives, team building, motivation, leadership and change management, and culture and values in organizations. Experiential-learning methods are used, and success in this course requires the demonstration of effective oral and written communication skills.

6610  Leadership, Team Effectiveness and Com Skills II (1.5)
   A continuation of the Fall Semester of the first year. Further develops critical managerial and leadership competencies.

6620  Managerial Writing (2) Prerequisite: Masters status in the School of Business.
   Explores strategies and techniques necessary for managers to communicate in writing. Topics include planning, analyzing the audience, composing, developing and organizing, argument, gaining commitment, editing, and understanding credibility issues regarding the document. The class uses an interdisciplinary approach by incorporating functional-area assignments. Students demonstrate increased competency by creating reader centered, clear, concise, complete, and error-free documents that exhibit their understanding of the underlying strategies. The course includes a combination of discussion, collaborative work, and laboratory experiences.

6630  Managing Human Resources (2) Prerequisite: MBA 6600 and Master's status in ths School of Business.
   Focuses on the strategic implementation of human-resource policies in organizations. Topics include the legal and ethical implications of human-resource decisions, diversity and equal opportunity, reward systems and career paths, employee influence, and work design and technology. The course design is a combination of case method and written analysis.

6700  Marketing Management (4) Prerequisite: Masters status in the School of Business.
   Focuses on developing analytical skills to make basic marketing decisions: target market, positioning, and marketing mix. Instructional approaches include lectures, case analyses, and a competitive situation. Written and oral communication are stressed.

6710  Marketing (4)
   Course provides framework for marketing decision making. A case analysis approach is used to enhance analytical skills and practice decision making. Marketing strategy and tactics.

6720  Topics in Marketing Management (4) Prerequisite: Masters status in the School of Business.
   A small number of lectures provides a framework for marketing decision making. A case-analysis approach is used to enhance analytical skills and practice decision making in a variety of situations. Oral and written communication are stressed.

6750  International Management (3)
   An introduction to considerations in international trade involving strategy and operating of the multinational firm, global industry analysis and country analysis. Includes an international trip with visits to corporate offices in that country as well as governmental and educational agencies if available.

6800  Integrative Experience I (4) Prerequisite: Master's status in the School of Business and either MBA 6500 or equivalent.
   Provides an opportunity to review, apply, and integrate major components of the MBA program. The specific format for the course may vary between sections; however, the typical format is a field study in which a team of MBA students consults with a local business on a significant issue facing that organization.

6810  Integrative Experience (2) Prerequisite: MBA 6800 and Master's status in the School of Business.
   Continuation of MBA 6800.

6900  Technical Innovation I (4)
   The entire product development process from both engineering and business perspectives. Students work in small teams to produce a product design, including a working prototype, and a business plan for a sponsoring company.

6910  Technical Innovation II (4) Prerequisite: MBA 6900.
   Continuation of MBA 6900.

6920  Administration/Physicians (1.5 to 6)