Online Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA)

Credits: 3

Description: A study of financial decision making in the firm; development of a decision-making framework for determining the most efficient allocation of resources within the firm; emphasis placed on the analysis of capital investment projects, long-term sources of funds, and short-term financing problems.

Prerequisite: CBK Accounting, CBK Business Finance

Credits: 3

Description: Application of principles of communication to the managerial setting. The course investigates the influence of organizational climate, manager’s style, and use of motivation on the communication process. Communication strategies appropriate to business reports, speeches, interviews, and conferences are explored along with emphasis on managerial problems with employee communication and conflict management. The course includes a focus on methods of analyzing and resolving communication problems.

Credits: 3

Description: Underlying structure of quantitative business decisions and their solution. The course emphasizes problem recognition, formulation, and analysis, using software to perform necessary calculations. Topics may include linear programming, goal programming, simulation, queuing, and other MS/OR techniques.

Prerequisite: CBK Statistics

Credits: 3

Description: Application of microeconomic theories in private and public managerial decision-making including an analysis of market structure and its effect on price and output determination. The course incorporates a global perspective and estimation of econometric models for business, government, and non-profit organizations.

Prerequisite: CBK Economics

Credits: 3

Description: An examination of management uses of accounting data with particular reference to decision-oriented cost classification, methods of cost estimation, data appropriate for decision models, standards and controls, and special problems.

Prerequisite: CBK Accounting

Credits: 3

Description: A study of concepts useful in understanding marketing systems and buyer behavior and developing skills in making marketing decisions. Topics include marketing strategy, decision models, market segmentation, promotional strategy, and product management.

Credits: 3

Description: Examination and analysis of the organization as a social system and the impact of its various components on work attitudes and behavior; topics include the development of organizational structures, organizational effectiveness, decision-making and policy formulation, leadership, and change.

Credits: 3

Description: Analysis of policy formulation and implementation from a company-wide standpoint; emphasis on integration of knowledge and approaches across functional areas; both endogenous and exogenous factors that affect company policies; and the role of the firm in society.

Prerequisites: All CBK courses and/or foundation courses and satisfactory completion of 24 credit hours in the MBA program or approval of MBA director.

Students will choose two courses for six credit hours from graduate-level BUS (business), ECO (economics), or CIS (computer information systems) electives. For a complete listing of courses and their descriptions, please view the course catalog.

Students choosing the Accounting focus area will take the following courses in addition to the MBA core:

• BUS 531 Accounting Analytics (3 credits)
• BUS 537 Fraud Examination and Forensic Accounting (3 credits)
• BUS 544 Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting and Auditing (3 credits)
• BUS 546 Federal Tax Accounting II (3 credits)

Students choosing the Human Resources focus area will take the following courses in addition to the MBA core. Students who earned their bachelor's degree in Human Resource Management from Wayne State College and have already completed the undergraduate equivalent of these courses will substitute other courses by advisement.

• BUS 552 Human Resource Development (3 credits)
• BUS 553 Work Force Planning and Employment (3 credits)
• BUS 554 Total Compensation (3 credits)
• BUS 555 Employment Law and Labor Relations (3 credits)

Students choosing the Supply Chain Management focus area will take the following courses in addition to the MBA core. Students who earned their bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management from Wayne State College and have already completed the undergraduate equivalent of these courses will substitute other courses by advisement.

• BUS 585 Introduction to Predictive Analytics (3 credits)
• BUS 586 Seminar in Supply Chain Management (3 credits)
• CIS 577 Project Management (3 credits)
• CIS 632 Information Systems Technology and Management (3 credits)