This course focuses on exploring the theoretical and practical aspects of leading organizational transformation in a dynamic and innovative environment. Topics covered include applying organizational and innovative frameworks, methodologies and models to connect to organizational cultures, lifecycles, external economic environments, and connecting intersectional thinking. A strong emphasis is on the external economic environment, competition and execution, collaboration and team building. This course will discuss the bigger picture, leading the change at a macroeconomic level, and integrate it within an organizational culture to achieve its vision and goals while using organizational transformation and innovative practices to demonstrate an ability to identify and solve problems.

This course examines the role of information technology in business with an emphasis on the systems that support strategic, tactical, and operational needs of organizations. The impact of technologies on managerial decision-making and the various approaches to implementing technology solutions to effectively align IT with the rest of the business are explored. As part of this exploration, students are assigned a custom case to employ a hands-on approach to business analytics using Tableau, a contemporary data visualization tool. In doing so, students devise data-driven recommendations that are used to inform decisions that create value and enhance organizational effectiveness. Additional topics include an introduction to artificial intelligence (AI), data science, and machine learning.

This course will focus on exploring dynamic tools to effectively lead change in an organization through the lens of interpersonal interactions and behaviors, team dynamics, problem management, decision-making, organizational culture interrelations, motivation, engagement, and innovation practices. Both theoretical and practical aspects will be covered using change management, communication, motivation, and performance frameworks, models, methodologies and best practices. This course will discuss leading and managing change to enhance organizational performance to achieve strategic mission while demonstrating an ability to identify, communicate and lead the change for organizational success.

Drawing mainly from the fields of Psychology, Business, and Management, this course is designed to expose students to foundational theories, conceptual frameworks, methodologies, and business strategies they will use throughout their studies. Based on the premise that leadership and management skills can be learned, students will examine various theoretical constructs as a means of becoming more aware of their own leadership styles, and apply strategic business models to improve leadership and management skills in others. Students will identify and apply strategic models to analyze business problems, formulate strategic solutions, and make sound decisions.

Business activities are governed by a dynamic landscape of rules derived from state and federal constitutions, statutes, administrative regulations, and decisional case law. The role of ethics in business decisions cannot be underestimated or undervalued. This course explores how corporate citizenship, ethical business practices, and leadership form an integral part of corporate and individual decision-making. This course will explore these rules, how laws and regulations affect business, and the primary role of business ethics. Students will complete NASBA’s Ethical Leadership Certification Program as part of the coursework.

This course is a survey of the strategic concepts and quantitative tools used in operations and supply chain management. The objective of the course is to provide the student with insights into the issues, models, and methods used throughout operations management to improve the competitive advantage of the organization. Topics include total quality management, process improvement, project management, supply chain management and logistics, and specific quantitative tools including forecasting, critical path method, decision theory, queuing/waiting lines, and statistical process control.

Este curso se centra en la exploración de los aspectos teóricos y prácticos del liderazgo en la transformación organizacional dentro de un entorno dinámico e innovador. Los temas incluyen la aplicación de marcos conceptuales, metodologías y modelos organizacionales e innovadores para su integración con las culturas organizacionales, los ciclos de vida institucionales, los entornos económicos externos y el pensamiento interseccional. Se hace especial énfasis en el entorno económico externo, la competencia y la ejecución estratégica, la colaboración y la formación de equipos. El curso analiza la perspectiva global del liderazgo del cambio a nivel macroeconómico y su integración dentro de la cultura organizacional para alcanzar la visión y los objetivos institucionales, utilizando la transformación organizacional y las prácticas innovadoras para demostrar la capacidad de identificar y resolver problemas complejos.

Este curso se enfoca en la exploración de herramientas dinámicas para liderar eficazmente el cambio en una organización, a través del análisis de las interacciones y conductas interpersonales, la dinámica de equipos, la gestión de problemas, la toma de decisiones, las interrelaciones de la cultura organizacional, la motivación, el compromiso y las prácticas de innovación. Se abordan tanto los aspectos teóricos como prácticos mediante el uso de marcos conceptuales, modelos, metodologías y mejores prácticas en gestión del cambio, comunicación, motivación y desempeño organizacional. El curso examina el liderazgo y la gestión del cambio como medios para fortalecer el desempeño organizacional y alcanzar la misión estratégica, demostrando la capacidad de identificar, comunicar y liderar procesos de cambio orientados al éxito organizacional.

Este curso se centra en el reconocimiento y aprovechamiento de nuevas oportunidades mediante la exploración de estrategias de mercadeo únicas necesarias para empresas emergentes, negocios en crecimiento o el lanzamiento de nuevos productos y servicios; estrategias que con frecuencia se ven limitadas por la escasez de recursos. Los temas incluyen la creación de un concepto de mercadeo y la diferenciación competitiva, la comprensión de las similitudes y diferencias entre el comportamiento del consumidor y el comportamiento organizacional para desarrollar el potencial de mercado identificado a través de la investigación de mercados, el desarrollo de políticas de precios y la entrega final del producto y/o servicio al cliente. Se hace especial énfasis en la marca (branding) como estrategia, así como en la estrategia digital (eStrategy). Como parte del curso, se desarrollarán un plan de mercadeo y un sitio web.

La analítica de negocios aborda los análisis descriptivos, diagnósticos, predictivos y prescriptivos. Los estudiantes aprenden sobre métodos de investigación de archivos, tablas dinámicas en Excel, estadística descriptiva e inferencial, procesos de Seis Sigma y pronósticos. Se hace énfasis en la redacción de análisis concisos de investigación utilizando estos métodos mediante el uso de estudios de caso que integran los conceptos antes mencionados.

El objetivo final de este curso es desmitificar las finanzas y fortalecer la competencia financiera de los líderes empresariales mediante la enseñanza de conceptos y herramientas prácticas aplicables a cualquier industria y a organizaciones de cualquier tamaño. El curso se centra en el análisis de la información financiera para la toma de decisiones empresariales sólidas. Los estudiantes aprenden a realizar proyecciones financieras del estado de resultados y del flujo de efectivo mediante la aplicación de los conceptos del valor del dinero en el tiempo; a analizar la salud financiera de la empresa utilizando razones financieras; y a llevar a cabo análisis de inversiones mediante las metodologías de Valor Presente Neto (VPN/NPV) y Tasa Interna de Retorno (TIR/IRR) para evaluar el rendimiento del capital invertido. Asimismo, se enfatiza la conexión entre parámetros financieros clave como la rentabilidad, el desempeño del capital de trabajo, las inversiones, las proyecciones de flujo de efectivo y la tasa esperada de retorno, con el impacto global en el valor de la empresa, identificando los factores que influyen en la mejora del desempeño organizacional.

Este curso se centra en la gestión de la innovación. Los estudiantes aprenderán sobre pensamiento de diseño (design thinking), metodologías lean, enfoques ágiles, innovación disruptiva, diseños dominantes, estrategias de primer entrante, estrategias de plataforma, propiedad intelectual, relaciones entre empresas, y estrategias empresariales y corporativas relevantes para el proceso de innovación. Se equilibra la teoría con el análisis de casos para demostrar los conceptos clave y su aplicación en contextos organizacionales reales.

Los estudiantes analizarán diversos casos relacionados con empresas emergentes (start-ups) así como con el emprendimiento corporativo, utilizando las habilidades desarrolladas a lo largo del programa. El enfoque del curso se centra en demostrar habilidades de investigación, pensamiento analítico y la comunicación concisa y clara de los hallazgos en relación con las decisiones estratégicas que los estudiantes recomienden en sus análisis de casos. Requisitos previos: MBA 634, MBA 640

As organizations are continually faced with maintaining their competitive advantage amidst a variety of environmental and business challenges, it is imperative that HR practitioners have a comprehensive understanding of the ways in which the workforce influences the business. In order for HR to embrace the challenge of being a true business partner, it needs to not only be conversant in a full range of HR metrics, but also able to use the vast amounts of data produced to analyze and report workforce and human capital trends and patterns. As the HR function becomes a more strategic, it is critical for HR professionals to gain mastery over a wide range of measurements and metrics surrounding how workforce data can be used to better inform decision making, promote return on investment (ROI), improve performance, and impact business outcomes.

This course is the culmination of the student's academic and professional experience, whereby students will integrate the course work they have completed in Global Human Resources Management, HRM Metrics, Total Rewards, Employee & Labor Relations, etc. Students will identify and analyze specific, real-world organizational challenges; ultimately developing a strategic HRM plan focusing on strategic problem resolution and effective implementation

This course focuses on recognizing and capitalizing on new opportunities by exploring unique marketing strategies necessary for new business startups, growth businesses, or launching new products/services; strategies that are often constrained by limited resources. Topics covered include creating a marketing concept and competitive distinction, understanding the similarities and differences between consumer and business behaviors in order to develop market potential as identified in market research, developing a pricing policy, and delivering the final service and/or product to the customer. A strong emphasis is placed on branding as a strategy along with an eStrategy. A Marketing Plan and website will be developed as part of this course.

This graduate-level course compares where human resource management (HRM) is now and where it needs to be in the future based upon needed strategic HR competencies, as outlined in the Ulrich (HRCS) model. The focus of the course is to identify the changes that HR needs within the HR field itself, to be perceived as a valued, strategic, business-savvy partner. From there, students identify ways they can partner with HR to meet business objectives. Students will complete a complex course-long project where they interview current HR practitioners and use the SHRM membership to gain insight into and create a dynamic presentation for a newly on-boarded HR team that serves as the cornerstone for a signature experience that communicates the HR competencies and how they are operationalized.

Business analytics addresses descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive analytics. Students learn about archival research methods, EXCEL pivot tables, descriptive and inferential statistics, Six Sigma processes, forecasting. There is a focus on writing succinct analyses of research using these methods through the use of case analyses that integrates the above concepts.

This graduate-level course explores the features and functions of the key financial markets along with the institutions that serve the markets. Specifically, this overview compares and contrasts the equities, debt, money, and mutual fund markets. It analyzes the individual markets, as well as the interaction among them. The course also focuses on the Federal Reserve System: its integration with the investment market industry and how it affects economic conditions.

Este curso de nivel graduado explora la integración de la inteligencia artificial (IA) en el impulso de la innovación empresarial y el fortalecimiento de las estrategias de gestión. Los estudiantes examinarán cómo la IA transforma la toma de decisiones, la optimización de procesos, el desarrollo de productos y la estrategia competitiva en diversas industrias. Entre los temas clave se incluyen el liderazgo impulsado por la IA, la automatización de las operaciones empresariales, la analítica de datos para la generación de información estratégica, las consideraciones éticas de la IA y la gestión de equipos habilitados por inteligencia artificial. A través de estudios de caso, proyectos prácticos y aplicaciones en la industria, los estudiantes desarrollarán las competencias necesarias para aprovechar la IA en el fomento de la innovación, la mejora del desempeño organizacional y la creación de ventajas competitivas sostenibles en un entorno empresarial en constante evolución.

El enfoque de este curso electivo de MBA es exponer a los estudiantes al pensamiento emprendedor de alto desempeño aplicado a la gestión. En realidad, todas las personas buscan el alto rendimiento y la excelencia, más allá de simplemente ser “suficientemente buenos”. Sin embargo, la dificultad radica en que no siempre contamos con las herramientas o la experiencia necesarias para alcanzar ese nivel. Este curso utilizará diversos libros de gestión ampliamente reconocidos para exponer a los estudiantes a las mejores prácticas y procesos en el campo. El objetivo principal del curso es que los estudiantes continúen desarrollando y refinando su estilo de gestión para el avance de sus proyectos, empresas y emprendimientos.

Los estudiantes se enfocan en la gestión de proyectos mediante el examen crítico de las técnicas de planificación, diseño, producción, documentación y presentación de proyectos. El curso distingue entre los tres propósitos principales de la gestión de proyectos: (1) la planificación y programación de tareas del proyecto, (2) el diagnóstico crítico y la predicción del éxito o fracaso en el cumplimiento de los cronogramas, y (3) la estimación de los recursos y requerimientos del proyecto. Los temas incluyen la identificación y definición de problemas, el diseño y análisis de proyectos, medidas de factibilidad, métodos de diagramación de proyectos (PERT, GANTT, CPM), técnicas de documentación de procesos, modelado de información, especificaciones de diseño de proyectos y diagnóstico de errores, así como el monitoreo de tareas. Se utilizan diversos programas informáticos como herramientas de apoyo en todas las fases de la gestión, desarrollo y presentación de proyectos.

Este curso aplicado permite a los estudiantes con experiencia limitada en la elaboración de planes de negocios trabajar de manera individual en la investigación y desarrollo de un plan para su presentación. Este proyecto se apoya en las diversas competencias desarrolladas en cursos previos y ofrece a los estudiantes la oportunidad de aprovechar posibles oportunidades mediante los elementos de un plan de negocios bien estructurado.

This graduate-level course explores the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in driving business innovation and enhancing management strategies. Students will examine how AI transforms decision-making, process optimization, product development, and competitive strategy across industries. Key topics include AI-driven leadership, automation in business operations, data analytics for strategic insights, ethical AI considerations, and managing AI-enabled teams. Through case studies, hands-on projects, and industry applications, students will develop the skills to leverage AI for fostering innovation, improving organizational performance, and creating sustainable competitive advantages in a rapidly evolving business landscape.

This graduate-level course explores the transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on modern marketing strategies. Students will examine how AI enhances consumer insights, personalization, automation, and data-driven decision-making to optimize marketing performance. Key topics include AI-powered customer segmentation, predictive analytics, chatbots, recommendation systems, programmatic advertising, ethical AI considerations, and emerging trends in digital marketing. Through case studies, real-world applications, and hands-on projects, students will develop the skills to leverage AI tools and technologies to create innovative, data-driven marketing strategies that drive business growth and customer engagement.

This graduate-level course explores the advanced strategies and tools human resources professionals use to create organizational excellence through talent acquisition and workforce planning. Students will learn how to identify and attract top-tier talent using ?the latest recruitment technologies, data analytics, and strategic workforce planning. A significant focus is on developing a strong employment brand that enhances candidate engagement and employee retention. Will focus on strategies and tools and real-world applications that human resources professionals use to make data-driven hiring decisions, optimize talent pipelines, and position HR as a strategic partner in organizational success.

The end goal of this course is to demystify finance and enhance financial acumen for business leaders by teaching practical concepts and tools that can be applied in any industry or any size business. This course focuses on the analysis of financial information for making sound business decisions. Students learn to conduct financial forecasting of the Income statement and cash flow via the use of time value of money concepts, analyze the financial health of the business using financial ratios, and conducting investment analysis using NPV and IRR methodologies to evaluate the return on invested capital. Moreover, learning to connect the key financial parameters like profitability, working capital performance, investments, cash-flow forecast, and expected rate of return to the overall impact on the value of the business. Identifying the levers that play a role in enhancing overall business performance.

The Leadership Seminar serves as a learning laboratory for students to develop, integrate and demonstrate competencies in personal, professional and academic development. It provides an opportunity for students to test and apply learning in a practical and experiential context and to integrate experience and theory. In the first term students self-diagnose their academic and managerial skills and develop academic and professional goals and plans. They also develop skills at being effective members of a learning community.

This seminar focuses on the manager as a leader and developer of people and teams. Students develop important cognitive and affective skills: developing people, peer relationships, working with others, and resolving conflict. The seminar also helps the student learn how to leverage the diversity in teams and how to utilize team resources effectively.

This course provides an overview of the field of management and establishes a foundation and common vocabulary for future course work. It emphasizes the functions of planning, organizing, directing and controlling. The course assumes students have limited academic knowledge of management theory, and some experience in real world management situations to bring into the classroom. In each session the class explores some aspects of management in theoretical terms and then focuses on application of the theory to the practical problems facing managers.

This course provides a broad view of accounting, from the point of view of those who prepare and use financial information. It combines elements of financial and management accounting in order to provide a background for managers to understand how financial analysis can impact their decision making. Students will become familiar with the four major financial statements: the balance sheet, income statement, statement of retained earnings and the statement of cash flows. They will also be given an overview of the firm’s operating, financing, and investing activities; and an introduction to product costing, operating budgets, and capital investment decisions.

This course focuses on managing innovation. Students will learn about design thinking, lean methods, agile, disruptive innovation, dominant designs, first mover strategies, platform strategies, intellectual property, interfirm relationships, and business and corporate strategies relevant to the process of innovation. Theory is balanced with case analysis to demonstrate key concepts.

This graduate-level course covers the theories and techniques to enable learning and development from strategic and operational perspectives, focusing on the development of systems that will provide the highest levels of employee development, growth within the organization. A significant emphasis is placed on the role of the L&D function in fostering and enhancing employee engagement, strengthening the employment brand and leadership, talent development. Contemporary approaches to on-boarding, learning, and development as part of a retention strategy, succession planning and utilization of technological systems, learning platforms to support these functions within human resources planning will also be examined. Students will gain the expertise needed to create dynamic learning environments that align with business goals and adapt to the evolving workplace.

Students focus on Project Management through critical examination of project planning, design, production, documentation, and presentation techniques. The course distinguishes among the three primary purposes of project management: (1) planning and scheduling project tasks, (2) critical diagnosis and prediction of success or failure in meeting schedules, and (3) estimation of requirements for the project. Topics include: problem identification and definition, project design and analysis, feasibility measures, project charting methods (PERT, GANTT, CPM), process documentation techniques, information modeling, project design specifications and error diagnosis, and task monitoring. Various software packages are used as tools to assist in all phases of project management, development, and presentation.

The course provides an overview of computer information systems. Students will be presented with the core information systems principles, offered an overview of the information systems discipline, and will learn about the changing role of the information systems professional. This course will enable students, regardless of their field, to understand and use fundamental information systems principles so that they can function more efficiently and effectively as workers, managers, decision makers and organizational leaders.

Today most enterprises rely heavily on data and technology to make strategic decisions to keep their organizations competitive, profitable and innovative. The technological revolution has ushered in the era of big data and as a result, the field of cybersecurity data management has grown exponentially. This course offers the student the fundamentals of cybersecurity data management and helps prepare the interested student for future certification and professional development in the field.

Changes in the social and legal environment, and the workforce, make it increasingly difficult for organizations to manage relations with employees. The human resources manager needs to be able to formulate organization-wide human resource policies which result in competitive strategy, efficiency and effectiveness, and which are consistent with the organization’s culture and environment. The interests of many stakeholders have to be reflected in such policies — employees, unions, communities and government. The course helps students identify and understand Human Resources Management issues, develop skills in diagnosing situations, discuss effective approaches to problems and assess the comparative effects of immediate action and long-term policies.

The main objective of this course is to provide students with the basic concepts and analytical tools of economics and to apply them so as to understand the workings of a market economy and to increase their effectiveness as managers. After an introduction to the basic economic tools of supply and demand, and the treatment of profit maximization, we will cover the basic concepts of microeconomics for use in business decision making. Throughout the course, we will use economic theory and real world examples to analyze and understand the main issues of microeconomics and macroeconomics as they apply to the business world.

The course provides an overview of the legal aspects and responsibilities/liabilities of managing an organization. Areas covered include the legal system, basic contract law and agency, and how these apply in an international context. It also examines legal issues relating to various organizational structures and the choice of a business organization (corporation, the agency relationship, partnership, sole proprietor ship, not for profit and LLC).

High Performance Management Strategies The focus on of this MBA elective course is to have students exposed to distinctive high performance entrepreneurial thinking relating to management. In truth everyone seeks high performance and excellence versus being good enough. The difficulty is we don‘t always have the tools or experience to get there. This course will utilize a number of critically acclaimed books on management to expose the students to best practices and processes. The singular goal of this course is to have students continue to develop and refine their management style for the advancement of their projects, companies and entrepreneurial endeavors.

The course will focus on fundamentals of investment strategies and financial planning including stocks, bonds and mutual funds. Investment strategies learning will include understanding the differences between various types of mutual fund familities like stock mutual funds, bond mutual funds, growth versus income funds, international funds, hybrid and target funds, industry and index ETFs. Applying asset allocation model and applying fund betas and standard deviations to distribute portfolio risk.

With the contemporary consistent rise of the integration of internet and virtual reality in the business environment and their vulnerability, the manager needs to know fundamental matters about cybersecurity. The custody and protection of cloud and web delivered and stored data is becoming a more needed field of knowledge. The course will include, but not be limited to, expert coverage of essential topics required for entry-level cybersecurity certifications. The student will learn about security and surveillance fundamentals, securing and protecting remote access and devices, and how to understand network topologies, protocols, and strategies to identify threats and mount an effective defense.

Introduces students to business intelligence and cybersecurity analytics, technology-driven processes for analyzing cyber data for decision-making. Provides a theoretical background in storing and handling big data and practical skills in using tools to analyze cyber data and build dashboards. Includes an overview of dashboarding, data warehousing, analytics, handling structured and unstructured data, and extracting, transforming, and loading data (ETL). Students gain hands-on experience with creating cyber data visualizations and with SQL, the language used for querying structured data.

The cybersecurity manager must know about policies, ethics and procedures for auditing web delivered and storage data. This course prepares future managers how to manage ethically and legally risky situations assertively, and how to deal with incidents. The student will learn how to create security protocols, risk assessment instruments, and business impact analysis, among other related topics. This course also includes topics in cryptography, digital signatures and certificates, public key infrastructure, authentication, cloud security protocols, and vulnerability impact regulations.

This course covers the preparation of proposals to state, federal, and local agencies, corporations and private foundations. Students will learn how to prepare successful, competitive grant proposals and realistic, effective project-based budgets. The course will take students step-by-step through each stage of the proposal presentation process from research techniques to polishing the finished product. Best practices in funding research, planning and presentation will be covered. By the end of the course, students will have a prototype suitable for submission to a funder.

This course provides an introduction to the basic financial accounting systems used in nonprofit and public organizations. It also focuses on how to use the financial and program data to effectively analyze the costs associated with programs and services provided by the organization. The final area to be covered will be budget preparation and monitoring. The politics of the budgeting process will be examined. By the conclusion of the course, students will be able to effectively participate in the financial decision-making within their organization.

This course is structured as a live case study. Students will learn through lectures the skills necessary to collect, analyze, and develop recommendations to support a nonprofit organization’s strategic plan. Working in cross-functional teams, students will work with a real life client and be responsible to prepare their strategic plan over the term. Topics include: aligning mission, vision and values, performing an environmental scan, analyzing financial statements, building an organizational capacity plan, and improving leadership throughout the organization.

Modern Marketing Data & Analytics equips graduate students with the strategic clarity, analytical judgment, measurement matrices, budget-aligned insights, and clear framework required to lead marketing in a data-saturated world. Rather than emphasizing tools or dashboards alone, the course focuses on how modern marketers interpret, prioritize, and translate data into decisions that strengthen brand value, drive measurable outcomes, and earn long-term trust, engagement an. Students examine how consumer data informs integrated marketing strategies across digital and traditional channels, learning how to measure brand performance, storytelling effectiveness, and customer journeys in ways that reflect real-world behavior. The course addresses how to evaluate what data truly matters, how to measure offline marketing in a digital ecosystem, and how to balance short-term performance with long-term brand equity.Designed for both for-profit and nonprofit contexts, the course prepares students to communicate marketing impact to senior leadership. Emphasis is placed on data practices, executive-level communication, and confident decision-making under uncertainty; preparing students to lead modern marketing efforts with clarity and strategic intent.

This applied course enables students who have limited experience with the construction of a business plan to work individually to investigate and develop a plan for presentation. This project will draw on the various competencies developed in previous classes and offer students an opportunity to take advantage of potential opportunities through the elements of a well-constructed business plan.

The end goal of this course is to develop the financial acumen and analytical skills for making corporate strategic investment decisions. The overall course will examine various theories and financial methodologies including the concept of present value, strategic capital budgeting decisions, the opportunity cost of capital, the weighted average cost of capital versus return on investments, bond valuations, risk and return, capital asset pricing model, dividend policies, and various enterprise valuation techniques.

Students will analyze a number of cases dealing with start-ups as well as corporate entrepreneurship using the skills developed over the course of the program. The focus is on demonstrating research skills, analytical thinking, and concise and clear communication of findings regarding the strategic choices students recommend in their cases.

This course is an elective intended for students with limited working experience in their chosen field and is open to students who have completed at least two terms of work in the MM or MBA program. Students will undertake a supervised practicum or internship in an organization, working not more than 20 hours per week during the fall and spring terms (full time may be permitted in the summer). Students are responsible for obtaining the position. Students work with the practicum advisor to design the learning objectives and outcomes of the practicum and will be required to submit learning papers and reports.