John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics 327 Course Descriptions - MBA Master of Business Administration Program (MBA) MBA 6010 - Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business Credits: (3) Typically taught: Spring [2nd Blk] Summer [lst Blk] This course is an introduction to business law, emphasizing basic legal principles and the broad application of domestic and international public and private law. Its overriding objective is to provide a working understanding of the legal environment of business for MBA students. Its focus is on regulatory law, business organizations, and other legal topics of special importance to managers of businesses. MBA 6020 - Financial and Managerial Accounting Credits: (3) Typically taught: Summer [2nd Blk] A general study of the use of accounting information by internal and external decision makers with emphasis on the use of accounting information by managers of an entity. Topics covered include the accounting cycle, the basic financial statements, inventories, long-term liabilities, cost concepts and behaviors, cost-volume-profit analysis, and financial statement analysis. MBA 6040 - Managerial Economics Credits: (3) Typically taught: Summer [2nd Blk] This course develops the basic concepts and analytical tools of economics which include opportunity cost, marginal analysis, constraints, and optimizing behavior. Applications include theories of the firm, its organizational architecture, transactions costs, markets, pricing, and other managerial MBA 6050 - Quantitative Methods I Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [lst Blk] This class will give students the opportunity to learn how to write, read, and analyze statistical data as it pertains to business and society. The basic premise of this course is to provide the student with an understanding of statistics as it is used in business and economics. This course will give special emphasis to understanding, interpreting and communicating statistics. Topics covered include descriptive statistics, probability, probability distributions, sampling distributions and hypothesis testing. Prerequisite: Additional course work in College Algebra may be required prior to course registration as per department advisement and student's program of study requirements. MBA 6051 - Quantitative Methods II Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [2nd Blk] This course will build on the first foundation course on descriptive statistics by emphasizing inferential statistics. This course will be application oriented and will focus on hypothesis testing and regression analysis. Students will learn how to design a survey and evaluate the data in order to test theories learned in other MBA classes. Students will also learn basic concepts and methods of optimization using elementary concepts in differential calculus. Additional foundation course work in statistics may be required prior to course registration as per department advisement and student's program of study requirements. Prerequisite: MBA 6050 , or equivalent course in statistics. MBA 6110 - Tools for the Ethical Manager Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [2nd Blk] Spring [lst Blk] This course is designed to be taken at the beginning of formal course work in the MBA program. Students will explore various aspects of moral reasoning and apply these concepts to common ethical issues faced in business. Students will work individually and in groups to explore issues of personal values, self-awareness, teamwork, communication, managing differences, and career management. Students in this course will be introduced to analytical, communication, and technological tools used throughout the program. MBA 6120 - Organizational Behavior Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [2nd Blk] Spring [lst Blk] This is a course for graduate students who have already been exposed to the principles of management and organizational behavior and who are now seeking a more advanced preparation for the behavioral role of the manager. It offers a critical review of the factors that influence behavior within the organizational setting. Behavioral concepts are emphasized which particularly relate to group dynamics, interpersonal relations, and ultimately, organizational effectiveness. In short, this course deals with the human aspects of management—the kinds of problems most frequently experienced in day-to-day interaction with others. The format will include discussions, group and individual exercises, case studies, and student reports. MBA 6130 - Financial Management Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [lst Blk] Spring [lst Blk] Financial Management is a detailed presentation of the practices, techniques, and applications of theory in corporate finance. The focus is an understanding of how companies operate and acquire the tools necessary to analyze and evaluate corporate financial policies. Cases and applied research in the form of outside readings will assist students to focus on key issues. The purpose of the course is to Weber State University 2014-2015 Catalog