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Graduate
Program
Catalogue
Accounting
Department
Wright Hall 201-B
Telephone: 880-8466
Department History and Purpose
The Accounting Department was formed when the School of Business
Administration was established, and its history parallels the
history of the School.
Although the MBA Curriculum
does not provide a Concentration in Accounting, the core curriculum
requires two accounting courses (Financial Accounting and Managerial
Accounting). In addition, it is strongly recommended that MBA
students, concentrating in Finance choose Intermediate Accounting
as an elective outside their area of concentration. Recruiters
indicate that in many cases Intermediate Accounting is a bare-bones
necessity for employment in financial and other areas. Students
in other concentrations often elect Intermediate Accounting in
order to strengthen their knowledge and understanding of theory,
meaning, limitations and processes of accounting and accounting
statements as they pertain to business.
The Accounting Department offers
additional electives, depending on student demand.
Required Courses for MBA
SB 6600: Financial Accounting.
3 credits
Intensive study of basic accounting principles and concepts looks
at means to provide quantitative information, primarily financial
in nature, about economic entities that is useful in making economic
decisions-in making reasonable choices among alternative courses
of action; goal oriented rather than process oriented.
SB 6610: Introduction to Managerial
Accounting. 3 credits
Study of use of accounting data for decision making. Includes
planning and control. Prerequisite: SB 6600.
Accounting Electives
SB 6611: Intermediate Accounting.
3 credits
Conceptual framework of accounting, financial statements, current
assets, non-current operating assets, long-term investments,
liabilities, owners' equity, special problems in income determination
and reporting. Prerequisite: SB 6600.
SB 6612: Advanced Accounting.
3 credits
Concerned with accounting theory and practice involving partnerships,
consolidated financial statements, insolvency and receiverships,
and estates and trusts. Prerequisite: SB 6611.
SB 6613: Federal Income Tax.
3 credits
Intensive study of tax accounting and structure as applied to
individuals, partnerships and corporations, and the effects of
tax laws upon business decisions. Prerequisite: SB 6611.
SB 6614: Auditing. 3 credits
Examines principles and procedures of the conduct of audits,
examinations and investigations as they relate to the accounting
profession. Prerequisite: SB 6611.
SB 6615: Cost Accounting. 3 credits
Study of basic costing principles and concepts for financial
control, product costing, and decision making. Prerequisite:
SB 6610.
SB 6616: Seminar in Accounting
Theory. 3 credits
Creates a synthesis of principles fundamental to currently accepted
theories of accounting and examines those principles critically
to determine their relevance to today's business requirements.
Prerequisite: SB 6612
SB 6618: International Accounting.
3 credits
Examines factors affecting accounting concepts and standards
throughout the world; differences in the cultural, social, political,
legal, and economic conditions and standards.
SB 6619: Advanced Cost Accounting.
3 credits
Covers measurement interpretation, planning and control of manufacturing
and distribution costs; budgets and budgeting control; and cost
comparisons of business alternatives. Prerequisite: SB 6615.
SB 7600: Special Problems in
Accounting. 3 credits
Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
Decision
Sciences Department
Wright Hall 99B
Telephone: (404)880-8450
Department Background
The Decision Sciences Department
was established in 1982 with the fields of concentration in decision
support systems/management information systems and Production/Operations
Management including manufacturing and total quality management.
Faced with the age of the globalization and e-business, the Department
offers the MBA curriculum on the e-business and supply chain
management for concentration in Decision Sciences.
Department Purpose
The Decision Sciences Department
provides curricula and disciplines to improve the quality of
managerial decision making with the information technology support
in complex, dynamic, and uncertain business environments. A decision
sciences expert is a problem solver, using analytical/quantitative
skills, information technology, and sophisticated knowledge not
only in decision-making processes but also in the other functional
areas of business.
Required Courses
CSB 5510: Introduction to Information systems 3 credits
Overviews information processing techniques and equipment and
their impact on the organization, exposes software consideration,
and provides opportunities for learning a programming language.
CSB 5512: Macroeconomics 2
credits
Focuses on aggregate economics, magnitudes of output, employment,
investment, savings, and money supply aspects of economy.
CSB 5513: Microeconomics 3
credits
Focuses on the decision processes of consumers and firms, and
examines their interactions in the marketplace.
CSB 6510: Statistical Analysis
for Business and Economics (Same as ECO 600)
4 credits
Studies use and application of descriptive statistics, probability,
statistical inference, analysis of variance, simple regression,
multiple regression, and design of experiments.
CSB 6512: Production and Operations
Management 3 credits
Develops ability and computer skills to diagnose, analyze, and
solve typical production and operation problems in manufacturing
and service sectors. Topics include forecasting, TQM, JIT, allocation
of scare resources, strategic capacity planning, facility location,
facility layout, CPM, PERT, inventory control for independent
demand, MRP, and supply chain management. Prerequisite: CSB 6510.
Elective Courses
(Four courses are required for Decision Sciences concentration
in MBA Program. Open to other MBA students as electives.)
CSB 6515: Systems Analysis
and Design 3 credits
The design and specification of computer-based management information
systems, analysis of various systems evaluation techniques, examination
of existing systems, new modified designs, comparison of software
features, and problems of computer security, emphasis on management
usage of systems, including examination of overall organizational
impact of system installation. Prerequisite: CSB 5510.
CSB 6517: Computer Applications
in Decision Sciences 3 credits
Designed to introduce the students to theories and applications
on optimization and simulation using software packages, which
are widely used in industry. Prerequisite: CSB 5510.
CSB 6519: Database Management
3 credits
Examines the basic features of data management systems, definition,
and overview, design considerations, data description and manipulation,
physical storage of a database, security, and query language.
Prerequisite: CSB 5510.
CSB 6523: Business Forecasting
Methods 3 credits
A conceptual framework of business forecasting methods is introduced.
Students have hands-on experience with applications of a wide
range of forecasting techniques to real world business problems
using software packages.
CSB 7500: Special Problems
in Decision Sciences 3 credits
Studies a wide range of topics, including web sites, e-business,
and supply chain management. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
Finance
Department
Wright Hall, 200-C
Telephone: 880-8740
Department Purpose
The finance curriculum is designed to provide students with tools
required for careers in financial management in corporations,
financial services industry, and not-for-profit organizations.
Course offerings at graduate level include required courses for
all students enrolled in the School of Business Administration
and elective courses for students concentrating in the finance
area.
Course offerings at the graduate
level are designed to equip the students with the breadth of
knowledge required to become effective financial analysts and
managers in a rapidly changing global economic environment.
All MBA students are required
to take the Financial Management course (SB 5410) as part of
the MBA curriculum. MBA students with a concentration in finance
are required to take a total of four additional courses from
the list of electives described in this section.
The Departmental course offerings
are listed below:
Graduate Courses: (For admitted graduate students only)
MBA Core Course (Required for all MBA Program students)
SB 5410: Financial Management.
4 credits
Provides insight into and broad exposure to financial issues
useful to general management; enables students to develop useful
approaches in analyzing risks and financial returns in a variety
of business situations, and the process of reaching the optimum
decision from their analysis. Topics include financial forecasting,
working capital management, short-term financing, capital structure
planning, and capital investment decisions. Prerequisite: SB
6600
Elective Courses in Finance
SB 6411: International Financial
Management. 3 credits
Introduces the process of financial management in the international
context; extends analysis of the financial management course
to include effect of international forces on foreign investment
and cashflows and develop strategies which the financial manager
can use for effective management. Prerequisite: SB 5410.
SB 6412: Financing Capital
Requirements. 3 credits
Establishment of appropriate capital-structure policies and development
of appropriate methods for raising capital; emphasizes process
of choosing appropriate financing vehicles for each financing
need. Topics include: promotion and formulation of debt, dividend,
equity and flexibility policies, recapitalization and development
of sound stockholder programs. Prerequisite: SB 5410.
SB 6413: Capital Markets and
Investment Banking. 3 credits
Examines role of investment banking firms in the capital acquisition
process, from the points of view of security issuing firms and
institutional and individual investors active in capital markets.
Topics include the security issuance by both corporate and not-for-profit
organizations, and the role of the investment bank in corporate
restructurings and corporate control contests. Prerequisite:
SB 5410.
SB 6414: Management of Financial
Institutions. 3 credits
Examines the role or financial institutions in the financial
system; with special emphasis on depository financial institutions.
Analysis and discussion of the regulatory environment, the performance
of financial institutions, asset-liability management, international
operations and the international financial system, asset securitization
and other contemporary topics in financial services. Prerequisite:
SB 5410.
SB 6415: Real Estate Finance.
3 credits
Focuses on techniques of analyzing and financing real estate
investments. Topics include sources of funds, financing instruments,
role of various financial institutions and the regulatory environment.
Prerequisite: SB 5410.
SB 6416: Management of Financial
Resources. 3 credits
Examines the long term asset selection and allocation policies
of corporations. Coverage includes advanced topics in Capital
Budgeting, Leasing, Valuation of corporate assets and interaction
of investment and financing decisions. Teaching methods include
case analysis, lectures and a term project. Computer usage required.
Prerequisite: SB 5410.
SB 6417: Security Analysis
and Portfolio Management. 3 credits
Development and implementation of evaluative techniques of security
analysis and portfolio management utilizing case analysis. Securities
analyzed include stocks, bonds, convertibles, asset-backed bonds,
options and mutual funds. Examines risk and return characteristics
in a portfolio management context. Emphasis on performance measurement,
equilibrium pricing and valuation models, anomalies and other
strategies. Teaching method include case analysis and discussion.
Prerequisite: SB 5410.
SB 6418: Speculative Markets.
3 credits
Provides advanced treatment of investments in different types
of derivative securities, specifically options and futures. Topics
include the role of options and future markets, regulation, pricing
of option and future instruments including stock and options,
commodity options, foreign exchange, and interest rates. Prerequisite:
SB 5410.
SB 6419: Commercial Lending.
3 credits
Focuses on development of skills necessary in designing loan
contracts and other issues in credit analysis. Topics include
loan pricing, syndication, private placements, project finance
and loan workout situations. Lending to a variety of industries
and businesses will be examined. Prerequisite: SB 5410.
SB 6420: Real Estate Investments.
3 credits
Advanced treatment of materials in SB 6415; looks at theory and
practice of equity investments in real estate assets, with emphasis
on commercial properties. Topics include impact of leverage,
taxes, securities regulation, REITS, joint ventures and public
underwritings of real estate investments. Prerequisite: SB 5410.
SB 6421: Pension Fund Management.
3 credits
Focuses on analysis of pension funds from the viewpoints of the
funding agency and the employers. Topics include plan design,
cost, taxation, collective bargaining and different types of
insured and non-insured funding instruments. Prerequisite: SB
5410.
SB 7400: Special Problems in
Finance. 3 credits
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.
Management
Department
Wright Hall, 200-B
Telephone: 880-8453
Department Purpose
The Management Department offers curriculum and instruction in
the forms of work that all managers must perform- planning, organizing,
staffing, motivating, and controlling. The objective is to provide
students with the knowledge necessary for being an effective
manager in the private and public enterprise sectors.
The courses listed below meet
the requirements for the Master of Business Administration Programs.
Graduate Courses (For admitted graduate students only)
MBA Core Courses (Required for all MBA Program students)
SB 5709: Managerial Communications.
3 credits
Designed to increase knowledge of verbal, nonverbal and written
communications that take place in an organization; grammar applications;
effective letter writing, memoranda construction; preparation
of executive summaries and proposals; individual and group oral
presentations; and related office cases and exercises are emphasized.
Prerequisite: first year's core courses.
SB 5710: Organizational Behavior.
3 credits
Emphasis on developing understanding and knowledge of organizational
behavior and human performance in the organization setting.
SB 5712: Legal, Social and
Ethical Aspects of Business. 3 credits
Study of basic legal concepts and procedures as well as basic
principles pertaining to fundamental business transactions; cases
used to identify the effect of laws on business policy decisions;
social and ethical aspects of business are also described.
SB 6710: Business Policy. 3
credits
Development of students' ability to integrate their knowledge
of various functional fields of business; it approaches the field
of policy-making and administration from a top-management point
of view. Prerequisite: first year's core courses.
Elective
Courses (Open to all
MBA students)
SB 5711: Management of Organizations.
3 credits
Fosters student's ability to analyze, understand, and design
organizational systems; focus on organizational design as a managerial
tool for influencing individual behavior; special attention on
structure, the selection process, performance appraisal, control
systems, and reward practices as means for affecting human behavior
in organizations. Prerequisite: SB 5710.
SB 6711: Research and Reports.
3 credits
Designed to increase knowledge of analyzing business problems
and preparing and reporting solutions to them through formal
and informal reports and oral representations. Identifies business
research problems; reviewing the literature; collecting data;
investigating and analyzing practical cases in business and industry;
applying proper statistical treatment to data; writing reports;
and making formal presentations.
SB 6712: Industrial and Labor
Relations. 3 credits
Study of the history and development of organized labor, collective
bargaining, and government's role in management-labor relations;
consideration of the interaction of management and labor in relation
to the bargaining process.
SB 6713: Personnel Management.
3 credits
Aids students in understanding current theories and emerging
practices in developing a sound personnel program in today's
organizations. Prerequisite: SB 5710.
SB 6714: International Business
Seminar. 3 credits
Offers a team teaching approach to interdisciplinary inquiry
into the fields of international accounting, finance, management,
marketing, public policy and culture.
SB 6715: Theories of Organizations.
3 credits
Covers major theories relevant to the structures and functions
of organizations and the behavior of individuals and groups within
them. Prerequisite: SB 5710.
SB 7700: Special Problems in
Management. 3 credits
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.
Marketing
Department
Wright Hall, 201-C
Telephone: 880-8467
Department Background
Marketing is the vital component of organizations that work to
promote exchanges that satisfy customers while helping to attain
organizational goals. As a basic functional field of business,
Marketing has been present throughout the history of the University's
founding institutions. Marketing offers required core courses
for the bachelor's and MBA degree Programs, and in each it offers
an area of concentration that is selected by a substantial number
of students.
Department Purposes
The Marketing Department offers relevant and useful instruction,
research, and service. As the vital link between customer and
firm, marketing in an organization helps guide the selection
of goods and services produced, the establishment and maintenance
of effective and efficient means of distribution, the pricing
process, and promotional systems, which include advertising and
sales.
The Department's objective
is to join sound concepts and marketplace realities so that students
will have strong preparation for rewarding marketing positions
and capacity for advancement in marketing organizations.
The courses listed below fit
in as indicated in the Master of Business Administration Program.
Graduate Courses (For admitted graduate students only)
MBA Core Courses (required for all MBA Program students)
SB 5210: Marketing Management.
3 credits
From the perspective of the marketing manager, texts, readings,
actual cases, and marketing-plan developments used by the student
to approach problems of planning and competitive analysis, policies
and strategies, decision-making, and social responsibility in
marketing.
SB 6219: International Business.
2 credits
Survey course concerned with study of global business environments
as they affect the competitive advantage of international companies.
Students are exposed to the diversity and complexity of international
business relations. The emphasis will be on providing tools necessary
to evaluate and take advantage of international business opportunities.
Elective Courses (Four required
for Marketing area of concentration in the MBA Program. Open
to other MBA students as electives)
SB 6200: Marketing Strategy.
3 credits
Case and literature studies employed to provide the basis for
the understanding of marketing strategy, its implementation,
and control functions. Preparation of a marketing plan is required;
emphasis is on the application of controllable variables in marketing;
(required for marketing concentration). Prerequisite: SB 5210.
SB 6210: Marketing Research
and Information Systems. 3 credits
Behavioral sciences provide framework for understanding descriptive
and analytical marketing research procedures. Basic orientation
to use of statistical techniques and structure and uses of marketing
information systems by business and industry included. Prerequisite:
SB 5210.
SB 6211: Distributive Systems
in Marketing. 3 credits
Examines the evolution, development, and dynamics of strategic
distribution channel utilization and competition; logistical
methods from product to consumer are included. Prerequisite:
SB 5210.
SB 6212: Advertising and Promotion
Management. 3 credits
Focus on building advertising campaigns that reflect integration
of advertising management philosophy and current industry trends.
Development and execution of a comprehensive advertising campaign
reflecting a comprehensive plan of personnel organization, creativity,
media, research, budget, and coordination is required. Prerequisite:
SB 5210.
SB 6213: Consumer Behavior.
3 credits
Treatment of consumer buying behavior as a decision-making process
involving perceptions, attitudes and behavioral characteristics;
by understanding the buyer's environment, shows how marketing
effort may influence and alter purchase behavior. Prerequisite:
SB 5210.
SB 6214: Industrial Marketing.
3 credits
Study of activities specifically related to industrial and commercial
goods and services which supply a derived-demand market from
a managerial perspective; forecasting, planning and strategy
are included. Prerequisite: SB 5210.
SB 6215: International Marketing.
3 credits
From the standpoint of international managers, text, cases, and
research papers used to present the international process of
planning and executing marketing programs worldwide. International
trade theories are critically examined.
SB 6216: Dynamic Cases in Marketing.
3 credits
Seminar employs current complex cases for analysis and integration
of the various marketing functions. Prerequisite: SB 5210.
SB 6217: Sales Management.
3 credits
Covers recruiting, training, motivating, compensating and evaluating
sales personnel; it reflects target marketing to territorial
allocations, control functions, setting of personal sales targets,
and feedback process. Prerequisite: SB 5210.
SB 6218: Brand and Product
Management. 3 credits
Study of management of existing products and development of new
ones; considers new product strategy, concept generation and
screening, launch and post-launch controls, and abandonment.
Prerequisite: SB 5210.
SB 7200: Special Problems in
Marketing. 3 credits
Independent-study course requiring pragmatic research. Prerequisite:
permission of instructor.
The following courses were
not offered in the 1988-1993 academic years:
SB 6910: Transportation and
the Urban Environment. 3 credits
Traces historic development of the nation's transportation system,
its role in economic development and its influence on the growth
of urban places.
SB 6911: Transportation and
Urban Planning. 3 credits
Develops understanding of transportation and urban planning techniques
as well as transportation management problems.
SB 6912: Urban Systems Management. 3 credits
Develops understanding of transportation and urban planning techniques
as well as transportation management problems.
SB 7900: Special Problems in
Transportation. 3 credits
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. |
