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Master of Business Administration with a specialization in Accounting

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The objectives of this course are to review certain elements of financial reporting, develop financial analysis skills, and gain experience in using accounting information for decision-making. Prerequisite(s): ACCT 6301 or ACCT 2301 AND ACCT 2302

Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3

This course applies economic analysis to managerial issues in the business world. Specific topics considered include demand analysis, production and costs, pricing policies, and market structures. Extensive use is made of case studies.

Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3

The study of advanced topics and cases in corporate managerial finance. The course builds on the foundation finance course; and covers topics including valuation of securities, valuation of the business and investment decisions, capital structure, cost of capital, mergers, and acquisitions, working capital management, international corporate finance and risk management. Prerequisite: FINA 6303 or FINA 3380 or equivalent.

Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3

Alternative approaches to managing the resources (computers, networks, software, data, & people) that organizations utilize in applying information systems. The roles of the user/manager identifying opportunities, obtaining computer applications, and creatively using information technology to improve operational, tactical, and strategic planning and performance. Topics that will be covered include enterprise systems, managerial support systems, decision support systems, e-commerce applications.

Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3

This course is an advanced study of marketing policy and decision-making based upon a consumer orientation, innovation and creative adaptation to change, the cultural implication of marketing activities, and the role of theory in marketing. It investigates how marketing affects overall corporate and business decisions and gives students an opportunity to look at high-level strategic marketing decisions in product planning, promotion pricing, and distribution.

Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3

An analysis of formal organizational theory and the interrelationship of individuals in organizations. A study of the organization as a system of authority, status, leadership, direction, culture, ethics, communication and influence.

Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3

The study of the role of the production function in the business system and its relationship to marketing and finance. The focus is on the decision-making necessary for productivity improvement in the transformation process of manufacturing and non-manufacturing service organizations. Strategies of production system design, capacity management, quality management; production planning, inventory planning and control, facility location and supply chain management are explored. Systems studies include Just-in-Time, Total Quality Management and Flexible Manufacturing Systems.

Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3

This capstone course integrates knowledge in functional areas and covers strategy formulation, implementation and evaluation. Different types of organizations in all kinds of environments and industries are studied. Technology, culture, and ethics are important environmental variables considered.

Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3

Business research techniques and methodologies. Topics include scientific method, business information sources, research proposal development and evaluation, research design, scaling and instrument design, sampling design, statistical packages and applications, research reporting and writing, and ethical considerations in business research.

Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3

MBA Accounting Courses

This is an applied finance and accounting health care course, designed to provide decision-makers with fundamental concepts in health care finance, accounting, budgeting, planning and forecasting. Students will gain an understanding of how to analyze financial statements and evaluate the financial conditions of various health care facilities. Students will also acquire an understanding of cost accounting concepts such as cost behavior, break-even analysis, and activity-based costing

Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3

An in-depth study of issues of business law relevant to the accounting profession. Ethical and global issues are emphasized

Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3

One from any of the accounting courses in the MACC Program for which the student has met the prerequisite(s).

Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3

MBA Foundation Courses

An examination of financial and managerial accounting theory and concepts and their application in financial and managerial decision making.

Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces fundamental concepts of financial tools and analysis for making effective managerial decisions. Topics include the role of the financial manager in the organization, decisions affecting the internal management of the firm, financial statement analysis, and operational planning and budgeting.

Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3

An introduction to statistical methodology to include probability concepts, inference techniques, analysis of variance, regression analysis, chi-square, and other nonparametric analyses. This course focuses on the use of the computer in performing statistical analysis.

Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3

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