| Doctor of
Business Administration (DBA) - Course Descriptions |
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| Foundation Courses |
| DOCT 701 |
Accounting and
Finance |
3 credit hours |
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This course provides
a solid, doctoral-level grounding in the basic issues of accounting
and finance. |
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| DOCT 702 |
Management |
3 credit hours |
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This course provides
a solid, doctoral-level grounding in the basic issues of management
and organizational operations. |
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| DOCT 703 |
Managerial Economics |
3 credit hours |
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This course provides
a solid, doctoral-level grounding in the basic issues of economic
theory as applied to the management of enterprises. |
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| DOCT 704 |
Quantitative
Methods |
3 credit hours |
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This course provides
a solid, doctoral-level grounding in the basic quantitative
tools required for the management of organizations. |
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| Major Courses (30 credits) |
| ACCT 721 |
Managerial Accounting
and Information Systems |
3 credit hours |
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This course assumes
that students have mastered the basics of accounting at a
graduate level and moves to the use of accounting information
for business analysis and management decision making. Students
will become familiar with standard accounting packages for
both small and large-scale operations. |
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| FINS 765 |
Financial Decision
Making |
3 credit hours |
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This course develops
the basic skills required for the use of financial data in
business decision making. The analysis of financial statements,
the development of familiarity with financial instruments
and institutions, an understanding of the legal and ethical
issues in the use and reporting of financial data, and the
assessment and management of risk are included. |
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| MGMT 711 |
Law and Ethics
for Business |
3 credit hours |
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This course is
designed to ground the student in ethical behavior in all
business relationships and dealings and to describe the relationship
of law, both domestic and international, to ethics. The appropriate
responsibilities of organizations to all their constituents
are emphasized. |
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| MGMT 722 |
Organizational
Behavior and Human Resources |
3 credit hours |
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This course is
designed to assess the ways humans behave in groups and that
groups behave toward humans. The accomplishment of both employee
and organizational goals and the role human resource operations
play in that effort are emphasized. |
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| MGMT 733 |
Operations Management |
3 credit hours |
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This course focuses
on the on-going, daily operations of an organization. Resource
acquisition and usage, production decision making, quality
control, risk assessment and management, and facility and
employee management are included. |
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| MGMT 744 |
Advanced Concepts
in Project Management |
3 credit hours |
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This course applies
contemporary project management tools to real operations in
business. Included are the assessment of information requirements,
the selection of tools, the gathering of resources, scheduling
techniques and issues, the use of information technology,
budget and time constraints, the roles of teams and individuals,
project controls and project termination. |
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| MGMT 756 |
Management Theory |
3 credit hours |
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This course presents
the latest in management thinking and assesses the applicability
of these theories to organizations in the public and private
sectors. The role of the individual as a leader and a manager
is discussed. |
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| MGMT 769 |
Strategic Planning
and Decision Making |
3 credit hours |
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This course focuses
on the long-term viability, positioning, and operation of
an organization. The ability to forecast effectively, to assess
current and future competition, assemble required resources,
and to control risk are included. |
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| MGMT 790 |
The History
of Management Theory |
3 credit hours |
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This course provides
students with an understanding of the vectors that have operated
in management theory and that have brought us to today. Students
will become familiar with the leading theoreticians and practitioners
over time in order to develop an understanding of both their
own management style and the applicability of various management
styles to specific situations. |
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| MKTG 788 |
Marketing Management |
3 credit hours |
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This course is
designed to assess the roles of both traditional and new electronic
marketing media as a tool for both image building and product
sales. Students will understand the requirements and processes
of the development of a marketing plan and will apply their
learnings to a specific product or service. |
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| Research Courses |
| RESH 710 |
Advanced Research
Techniques for Business |
3 credit hours |
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This course is
designed to introduce students to business-related information
sources and basic analytic techniques required for understanding.
Familiarity and facility with electronic data bases relevant
to business research will be emphasized. Foundational quantitative
and qualitative skills will be built to provide a basis for
doctoral-level research. |
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| RESH 720 |
Statistics for
Business |
3 credit hours |
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This course is
designed to develop skills in the collection and analysis
of quantitative data for business applications. Included are
basic descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, analysis
of variance, and basic correlation and regression analysis. |
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| RESH 730 |
Information
Technology in Business Research |
3 credit hours |
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This course focuses
on the use of electronic data for business. Included are a
review of the types of hardware and software used by business.
Focus is brought to the use of information technology in accounting,
marketing, operations, and strategic planning. |
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| RESH 740 |
Quantitative
Methods |
3 credit hours |
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This course focuses
on the application of quantitative approaches to real-world
business situations. Students will address a series of cases
in which data will have to be collected, analyzed, and reported
on. Included will be the analysis of externally-provided data
and the techniques appropriate to forecasting and decision
making. |
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| Dissertation Courses
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| DISS 750 |
Concept Paper
and Literature Review |
3 credit hours |
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This course is
designed to guide the student through the development of the
basic concept for the dissertation and through the preparation
of an annotated bibliography of materials relevant to the
dissertation. The preliminary goals and approaches of the
dissertation are identified and documented. These documents,
in slightly modified form, will be the basis for chapters
one and two of the final dissertation. |
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| DISS 760 |
Methodology |
3 credit hours |
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This course is
designed to guide the student through the identification of
research constructs and the basic data collection and analysis
methodologies anticipated in the dissertation. Planned statistical
tests will be identified and basic table shells for data presentation
will be prepared. This document, in slightly modified form,
will be the basis for chapter three of the final dissertation. |
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| DISS 770 |
Dissertation
Proposal |
3 credit hours |
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This course is
designed to bring together chapters one, two, and three of
the dissertation, prepared in previous courses, and to modify
them for final publication. |
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| DISS 780 |
Manuscript Preparation |
3 credit hours |
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This course results
in the completion of the doctoral dissertation. Data are analyzed
and the manuscript is prepared, reviewed, and edited for publication. |
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