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A seminar that focuses on special topics in the field of management and business administration. Topics vary from one semester to another. May be repeated for credit.

This course presents an overview of the components and operations of the Healthcare System of the United States. A summary of the development of the Healthcare System and the major factors that have driven the evolution of that system over time are reviewed. The healthcare system will be studied by reviewing the foundations; resources and process of the system and their impact on outcomes. Students will analyze a foreign healthcare system and compare to the US healthcare system. (Fall; even years)

In this three-credit graduate level course; we explore public health concepts and issues in community health in the United States. There is a focus on a wide array of health professions and institutions engaged in public health. Topics covered include individual; social and environmental determinants of health and disease; including epidemiological concepts and methods for gathering information in the public health area; as well as a description of risks. (Spring; even years.)

This course provides student with the ability to analyze the relationship between power and political behavior. Students evaluate how healthcare policy impacts healthcare outcomes. A policy setting model is analyzed as a framework for understanding the development of healthcare policy. Use of case analysis illustrates the interrelationships of functions and the essential unity of policy setting; implementation and evaluation in healthcare. (Fall; odd years)

Student apply concepts related to the relationships between power and political behavior and how this intersection affects outcomes. Students learn effective methods to anticipate and respond to political situations; as well as develop strategies for building collaborative relationships with multiple constituencies in healthcare. The concept of power is examined in the context of politics and policy setting. (Allen (Winter); Summer)

This travel course explores the basic concepts of international business strategy; German culture and some history. We focus on the German auto industry; lean manufacturing; and global competition. Students form teams with German counterparts to compete in an international business simulation. Travel to Germany for 7-10 days is a required part of this course.

Students analyze the law and ethics as it affects health care management. Case analysis are applied to legal and ethical concerns of specific importance to health care managers. Key aspects of legal principles involved in health care management will be evaluated using a structured framework. Application of special issues in health care including principles of liability; social responsibility; patient rights and responsibilities; acquired immune deficiency syndrome; access to health care and payment issues are evaluated. (Spring; odd years)

This course introduces financial management concepts to the non-financial manager. While concentrating on healthcare organizations this course is applicable to a wide range of organizations. Topics include introductions to financial and managerial accounting; the theory and practice of how financial information is gathered; reported and used to provide meaningful conclusions about the financial performance of health care organizations. The focus of this course is on how managers use financial data. (Allen (Winter)/Summer)

Course covers the essential elements of managing a brand and its reputation in a competitive environment; including assessing and developing market positioning; repositioning; targeting; and consumer relationships.

This course introduces and discusses the critical factors influencing marketing management in a global environment related to analytic/strategic decisions and personal skills. Analyzing environmental and cultural information in a foreign country and managing with a global mindset are critical factors to assure success. Current examples and case studies address the key issues that marketers must keep in mind to create effective marketing programs for foreign markets. The relationships of international marketing to advertising; global competition; cultural and ethical concerns; theory vs. practice; emerging technologies; verbal and visual language and other relevant issues are also examined. The class is operated as a seminar requiring each class member's contribution in reading assigned material and active participation in class discussion including one group project.

This class that will focus on the options and futures markets. We will run practice simulations (otherwise known as paper trading) as well as learn the formulas/indicators for the most common characteristics to use when valuing options and futures for hedging/trading. Must be enrolled in MBA program.

In this course we explore gender equality issues in leadership. Students examine the challenges/opportunities for women at various phases of careers/levels. This includes the socio-cultural; psychological; organizational; political; and economical issues facing women in business today with reflection on students' experiences.

This course explores the application of ethics in making business decisions in various countries; and how they incorporate ethics in making business decisions that affect stakeholders; such as shareholders and society.

The course is case-oriented and focuses on the analysis of complex business problems via the integration of the subject matter of all previous program courses. Linking the firm's internal and external environments from the total-enterprise perspective of the general manager; this course undertakes a systematic inquiry into the strategic management and administrative business policy issues pertaining to the organization's performance and effectiveness. The course consists of four major topics: Business Planning Simulation (BPS); Business Information Collection (BIC); Corporate Performance (CPM) and Stakeholder Relationship Management (SRM). Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software will be used to demonstrate the importance of an enterprise-wide data base in strategic decision making.

This course aims to equip students with the relevant skills; strategies; tools and techniques for managing innovation at both strategic and operational levels. It draws upon research and development in innovation and provides different approaches based on real-world cases and the experiences of leading organizations from around the world.

This course provides an overview of the influences of technology; Internet; and social media on organizations; leadership adaptations to a changing; digital world; AND information and communication in the digital age. We consider ethical/policy issues for networked organizations.

Successful leaders understand the impact of change on individuals; groups; and organizations. Change creates challenges and opportunities for growth and development. This course helps plan/analyze change; prepare for leadership roles; and increase understanding of change based on theory and application.

This course focuses on the theory and practice of leadership and management from a global perspective. Topics in this course include the impact of culture and diversity; cross-cultural communication and negotiation; international human resource and staffing issues; global sustainability and corporate social responsibility; virtual leadership and leading global teams; and strategic leadership and management; among others.

This course provides fundamental understanding of microeconomic concepts used in managerial decision making. It covers microeconomic theory; including supply and demand; competitive and noncompetitive markets; production; costs; strategic behavior of firms; and industry structure.

This course provides tools to enable students to become more effective negotiators. The ability to negotiate rests on the correct combination of conceptual and interpersonal skills. In this course students develop and practice analytical and interpersonal strategies and skills that increase their ability to persuade others and analyze; prepare for; and engage in negotiation more strategically.

This course introduces the fundamentals of accounting analytics and big data; focusing on how data-driven approaches transforms decision-making in accounting. Students will explore data types; preparation; and analysis techniques; with an emphasis on mastering data visualization and applying analytics to financial statements; managerial accounting; and auditing. Key topics including implementing data analytics; asking and answering accounting questions and leveraging analytics for actionable insights in accounting practices.

This graduate level course provides a foundational perspective for ethical and socially responsible decision-making and management practices in business. Special emphasis is placed on the interrelated nature of ethics; moral; legal; and social issues in managing individuals; groups; and the organizations within a business environment.

This course places emphasis on the audit decision making process and the interrelationships among the many audit decisions involved in audit planning; audit testing; and the formation of the auditor's opinion. This course gives students interested in the CPA AUD examination an overview of major content.

This course emphasizes a tax planning and decision making approach; with a focus on recognizing the role taxes play in business decisions. The course addresses the tax practice environment; the determination of gross income; employee compensation; business expenses; property acquisition; disposition and cost recovery deductions and tax-deferred exchanges. The course also focuses on the taxation of corporations; sole proprietorships and flow through entities as well as the taxation of individuals and wealth transfer issues.

In this course; we examine the concepts of creativity and innovation: what they are; how they impact businesses; how to bring them to your business enterprise. The main object is to teach you how to be creative - how to 'unleash' the right side of your brain.

This course focuses on the concepts; components and tools required to understand business analytics in organizations and to develop skills needed to effectively use data; and analytic models and results in making business decisions. Emphasis is placed on application of concepts and working with data and software to analyze real business problems.

This course is intended as an introduction to the concepts of business and sustainability. The goal is to provide students with a broad knowledge of the stakeholders; issues; public policies; and concepts involved in this topic; while also providing opportunities to study some of these issues in-depth.

Students fill the role of a consulting team and work with current issues as identified by client organizations. This course presents; evaluates; analyzes and discusses what it means to be a professional consultant. We explore the different aspects of being a consultant and prepare the students for additional career pathways as either entrepreneurs with their own businesses or working within a large corporation or non-profit organization.