John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics 331 MBA 6630 - Networking & Information Systems Credits: (3) This course covers the role of networking technology in information systems. Through hands-on and conceptual knowledge, students will learn how data communications and networks are used to facilitate decentralized and distributed systems in support of decision making. Various aspects of networking including standards, media, network design and applications will be covered. Students will gain hands- on familiarity with a local area network and the Internet. Prerequisite: Admittance to MACC, MBA or MHA program. MBA 6640 - Information Assurance in the Enterprise Credits: (3) This course covers the basic principles and concepts in information assurance. It examines the managerial, operational, and organizational issues of securing information systems. Topics include legal and ethical issues in computer security; privacy concerns; malware; security awareness at the executive, technical and user levels; physical security, personnel security issues; policies and procedures; the need for enterprise security awareness; and the need for an enterprise security organization. Case studies and exercises in the computer lab will be used to provide examples of the need for organizations to develop security procedures and policies. Prerequisite: Admittance to MACC, MBA or MHA program. MBA 6680 - Graduate Consulting Project Credits: (3) Graduate students are given the opportunity to consult with an existing organization, make recommendations for improvements, and assist in implementing changes in the organization. Students meet periodically with supervising faculty to review results. Prerequisite: Instructor approval. MBA 6700 - Managing for Sustainability Credits: (3) This course explores how business organizations can address environmental issues to meet societal needs and create competitive advantages. Emphasis is placed on understanding the impacts of businesses on the natural environment; identifying the opportunities for businesses to align their strategies and practices toward more sustainable business models; and using various methods and tools for measuring and improving the environmental performance of individual business organizations and the business system as a whole. Major topics include frameworks for understanding business and environmental sustainability; innovation, design and assessment of green products/services; green marketing issues; green purchasing; environmental management systems; operations and supply chain management issues for environmental sustainability. Prerequisite: Admission to MBA program; or graduate standing with permission of the MBA program. MBA 6710 - Accounting and Finance for Environmental Sustainability Credits: (3) This course will expose MBA students to contemporary accounting and finance thought on environmental sustainability. The course will be divided into accounting and finance modules. The focus of the accounting module will include measurement and reporting of the environmental sustainability of business practices. The focus of the finance module will include capital budgeting for sustainability, financial assessment of sustainable business practices, and investing in environmental sustainability. MBA 6715 - Sustainability Tools and Methods Credits: (3) This hybrid 8-week course consists of weekly modules, each of which addresses key aspects of sustainability-related business practices. Weekly topics are designed to explore in more depth specific sustainability-related tools and methods as they relate and add value to various aspects of business operations, including finance, accounting, supply chain management, information technology, stakeholder relations, and strategic planning. Secondly, students will gain an overview of the tools, techniques and bodies of knowledge through which they may pursue sustainability-related projects or entrepreneurship within their organizations. The course will utilize sustainability practitioners and subject- matter experts from a variety of organizational backgrounds. Prerequisite: MBA 6700; Admission to the MBA Program or Graduate Certificate in Sustainability in Business. MBA 6720 - Business, Economics, and the Environment Credits: (3) Environmental economics considers the efficient and equitable use of society's scarce environmental resources. Environmental resources include air, water, land, wildlife, biodiversity, and ecological systems. The allocation of environmental resources will be considered from different perspectives: (1) market allocations; (2) efficient allocations; (3) equitable allocations; and (4) government attempts to allocate these resources efficiently. Topics of the course include property rights, market failures, benefit-cost analysis, welfare economics, non-market valuation, environmental regulation, and sustainable development and business practices. Emphasis will be placed on the impacts on the firm resulting from environmental problems and regulations; and on sustainable business practices. Prerequisite: MBA 6040, MBA 6051 or equivalent. MBA 6730 - Consulting Project in Sustainability Credits: (3) Graduate students are given the opportunity to consult with an existing organization, evaluate sustainable business practices, make recommendations for improvements, and assist in implementing changes in the organization. Students meet periodically with supervising faculty to review results. Prerequisite: Instructor approval and MBA 6700, MBA 6710, and MBA 6720. MBA 6740 - Principles of Contract Management Credits: (3) Students will gain an overview of the fundamentals of contract management from the development of acquisition requirements, solicitation/proposal, negotiation, contract formation, contract performance, and contract closeout Learn the basics of what it takes to solicit, procure, negotiate and administer contracts and subcontracts while gaining abroad understanding of business principles to establish long-term relationships with customers, suppliers and other stakeholders. Explore an insider's view of the roles and responsibilities of contract administrators and the various interfaces with program management and other internal disciplines. Learn how to identify the basic differences between contract types and how they are selected to mitigate Weber State University 2015-2016 Catalog