Master of Business Administration - Management of Information Systems

• Economics and Marketing Principles
  
  In economics, this course is an introduction to micro and macro economic concepts, principles, and business practices. Topics covered include basic economic concepts of supply and demand, competition, income distribution, monetary and fiscal policy, production, employment, inflation, and international trade. In marketing, this course introduces the student to the lexicon of the discipline with an emphasis on the marketing concepts, consumer behavior, the need for market research, and the elements of the marketing mix (product, price, place, and promotion).
  
  
• Accounting Practices
  
  This course is designed for individuals who are preparing for more advanced course work in accounting and is designed for students who have not had accounting in undergraduate work. Topics covered include the principles and practices of financial accounting and the fundamentals of managerial accounting, such as cost behavior and budgeting.
  
  
• Applied Business Probability and Statistics
  
  The purpose of this course is to prepare students in mathematical, probability, and statistical concepts for their upcoming studies in quantitative methods.
  
  
• Finance Principles
  
  This course is designed for individuals who are preparing for more advanced course work in accounting and is designed for students who have not had finance in undergraduate work.
  
  
• Managerial Communications
  
  The course covers communication strategy and analysis, managerial presentations, writing, effective meeting management, cross-cultural communication, and the core areas of the modern corporate communication function.
  
  
• Managerial Economics
  
  Covers demand and cost estimation, production decisions, pricing, analysis at competitive market structures, and anti-trust.
  
  
• Organizational Behavior
  
  The course covers individual behavior, how the individual and the organization interact, and processes relating to the organization itself.
  
  
• Quantitative Methods
  
  A study in the quantitative tools and techniques used to model business functions and applications. Emphasis is given in how to set up models, as well as how to interpret and apply their results.
  
  
• Managerial Accounting
  
  Managerial accounting concepts and procedures for internal reporting. Includes study of cost behavior, cost systems, budgeting, and performance evaluation. Coursework includes case studies, group presentations, and class discussion.
  
  
• Marketing Management
  
  Managing the marketing function, market environmental analysis, and marketing planning, strategy, and control are fundamentals of marketing management. The course examines the marketing process, marketing research, product development innovation and diffusion, pricing strategy, distribution value drain, advertising and promotion, and strategic marketing issues.
  
  
• Organizational Ethics
  
  Emphasis is placed on the way ethics affect policy formation and professional conduct in business and society. Coursework includes case studies of ethical situations, internet research, a team project, oral reports, and class discussion.
  
  
• Managerial Finance
  
  Discusses elements of business financial decisions, including financial forecasting and development of pro-formas, management of working capital, capital budgeting, capital structure, and raising funds in capital markets.
  
  
• Information Systems
  
  A study of what information is and systems are, separately and together, as applied to business environments. The course starts from a very broad view, narrows to computer and enterprise environments, and then finishes with applied group and individual projects.
  
  
• Business Programming Management
  
  This course will focus on the analysis of business problems and information management issues to design and implement the software component of an organizational information system.
  
  
• Database Management Systems
  
  This course is an examination of managerial issues associated with managing and securing data and information within an organization. Topics emphasized include database system types, decision support systems and framing, database administration, and database applications.
  
  
• Data Communications and Network Management
  
  This course is an examination of managerial issues associated with the movement of information within an organizational network. Topics emphasized include architectures, protocols, policies, security management, and network management organization.
  
  
• Strategic Management
  
  A study of the formulation of strategy and policy in the organization, emphasizing the integration of strategic decisions across the functional areas and across multiple business units.