Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Take an intensive journey and gain a deep sense of virtuous behavior that creates and deploys people-focused organizations for the betterment of society. This course will analyze foundational ethic principles that can ignite organizational growth.

Learn accounting and financial insight to drive business decisions that result in profitable and sustainable growth for an organization. Students will interpret financial reports, evaluate investments and understand the implications of financing strategies.

This course provides a clear and balanced presentation of relevant economic practices, analytics, theories and concepts. The focus of this course will be on the application of modeling and predictive analytics, relevant theories and the tools of analysis in the decision-making sciences to examine how managers make optimal economic choices in the face of constrained resources. The course should be thought of as applied analytical economics, emphasizing those topics of the greatest interest and importance to decision-making managers and economists, including demand, production, cost, pricing, market structure and government regulations.

This course introduces the graduate student to best practices in business administration from the perspective of organizational leaders who give guest lectures for the students. Students get exposed to the culture, business and technical aspects of various industry types, and hone their professional networking skills. Series delivered over two semesters and combines on-campus and online components.

This course takes a practical Coaching approach to exploring the student’s lifelong learning mindset toward professional development while discovering personal and professional strengths that can impact business interactions, behavior, and decisions. No matter where a student is in their learning journey or professional career, this course is designed to invite self-discovery and appreciative inquiry to forefront. Students will assess goals and strategies for upskilling, enhanced performance management, and career advancement.

This course allows students to travel abroad to experience business and cultures other than that available in the United States. Students will be immersed in an environment that will allow improved cultural awareness, communication skills and tactile learning. Special International Student Information: This class is available only to students for opportunities outside the home country of the international student.

This course introduces a method that organizes an operational improvement project into five components: define, measure, analyze, implement and control (DMAIC). Similar to a scientific research project, students will learn the Six Sigma process and how to use measures and statistics to make the right decisions to improve the effectiveness of organizational operations. This is an “application project course” and the project will be the most significant mediator of success and the final grade.

This course is designed to provide students with a basic understanding of the principles of occupational fraud, emphasizing circumstances with which any management team may ultimately be confronted. The course covers fraud in the areas of skimming, cash larceny, check fraud; register schemes, and misappropriation of cash and assets. A brief overview of corruption and interviewing of employees when a fraud is suspected is also included.

This course has a primary focus on using Excel as a basis for analyzing managerial accounting decisions and performing basic analytic procedures and calculations. The course covers managerial accounting topics such as activity-based costing, allocating service department costs, CVP analysis, and variance analysis. Excel functions include formatting and sorting data, simple regression, templates, graphs, what-if analysis, and pivot tables.

This course is the second in a two part series taking a deep dive into financial accounting theory. Topics include financial statement presentation, accounting for transactions and events, and accounting for NFP and governmental entities. Critical thinking and analytic skills will be honed through task-based simulations and case studies.
Prerequisites: (ACCT 540, 540, 5400 or 5400).

This course is a study of the function of finance and the flow of funds within the corporation. This course emphasizes financial analysis, decision-making, planning and controlling, capital acquisition and use, and strategic planning. This is a 3-credit course. It is required that students have had an undergraduate finance class or equivalent prior to attempting this class. This course focuses on three competencies within the MBA program: numeracy, decision-making, and communication. The financial and calculatory elements represent numeracy. This skill is then used to improve the decision-making ability of the financial manager. The decisions are then communicated, in this class, in written format to the end user (board, shareholders, and other stakeholders). It is also expected that financial practitioners will make decisions based upon ethical practices, therefore, ethical and spiritual development is also involved.

This course provides an understanding of the financial services industry with a focus on measuring and managing risks. It is designed for the practical application of measurement and management techniques, thus complex formula-driven techniques will be reviewed in concept.

This course will introduce the building blocks/concepts of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep learning. Students will understand the impact of artificial intelligence in various businesses and learn how organizations leverage artificial intelligence in their business solutions. Students will apply various techniques and tools related to AI solutions.

This course introduces students to the ways in which artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping industries in order to navigate the evolving role of AI in modern business. The transformative effects of AI in diverse business contexts is examined, and historically technical concepts are translated into nontechnical, approachable content. Topics from data management to generative AI are covered.

This course explores the ethical, vocational, and societal responsibilities of computing professionals in an age increasingly shaped by Artificial Intelligence and emerging technologies. Grounded in the Christian doctrine of vocation, students examine how their technical work serves both neighbor and society, integrating faith-informed purpose with professional excellence. Students will analyze case studies in data privacy, surveillance, algorithmic bias, intellectual property, cybersecurity, and sustainability, while also grappling with the profound ethical implications of AI development, such as autonomous decision-making, deepfakes, and the use of generative models. Emphasis is placed on cultivating discernment, responsibility, and servant leadership in technology design, deployment, and policy. Through discussion, reflection, and project work, students learn to apply consistent moral reasoning across complex computing contexts, preparing them to lead with integrity in both industry and research settings.

This course explores the computational techniques that enable machines to interpret, generate, and interact with human language. Students will examine both the foundational linguistics and the advanced algorithms that power modern Natural Language Processing (NLP) systems, from rule-based parsing to large-scale transformer models. Topics include text preprocessing, tokenization, word embeddings, part-of-speech tagging, named entity recognition, syntactic parsing, sentiment analysis, and machine translation. The course covers classic models such as Hidden Markov Models (HMMs) and n-gram language models, as well as deep learning-based approaches including Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), sequence-to-sequence models, and transformer architectures. Students will apply techniques in real-world scenarios such as chatbots, summarization, text classification, information retrieval, and question answering. Projects emphasize both implementation and evaluation, with attention to ethical concerns such as bias, misinformation, and the responsible use of generative language models.

This course examines the techniques and strategies used to gain public support for an individual or organization. How spokespersons are selected and used to project policy are examined along with the use of techniques, such as interview and speech opportunities. A special emphasis is placed on integrating strategies and tools used by professionals to market a product or idea, increase sales, or change an organization's positioning or reputation. Campaigns are analyzed through a management approach that stresses strategic planning and implementation techniques.

This course addresses the development of proficiency in organizing, researching, structuring, editing, and presenting oral presentations. It covers a diverse range of topics from delivery, visual aids, nonverbal communication, and voice, to argumentation, evidence and emotional appeal.

This course covers five areas of healthcare leadership; including leadership in healthcare, leadership skills, organizational culture building, leading people, and health care delivery.

A comprehensive overview of healthcare access and delivery in 11 developing and industrialized countries. An integrated approach and synthesis-based organizational framework is explored to develop leadership strategies for analysis and envision creative solutions to current healthcare crises.

This course is a study of the demand for health care compared to the supply of providers of health care services. Consideration is given to an economic analysis of health care policies with emphasis on the ethical implications of policy decisions.

This course is designed to provide students with a basic understanding of the principles of occupational fraud, emphasizing circumstances with which any management team may ultimately be confronted. The course covers fraud in the areas of skimming, cash larceny, check fraud; register schemes, and misappropriation of cash and assets. A brief overview of corruption and interviewing of employees when a fraud is suspected is also included.

This course provides an in-depth examination of the training and development practices that support organizational growth and employee career advancement. Aligned with SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) guidelines, students will explore the needs assessment process, the design and implementation of training programs, and the evaluation of training effectiveness. The course also examines traditional and technology-based training programs, as well as social responsibility issues related to legal compliance, managing diversity, and career development. Future trends and developments in the training and development field are also discussed. Throughout the course, students will have the opportunity to apply course concepts and theories to real-world situations through case studies, simulations, and other experiential/application-based learning activities.

This course is designed to introduce students to the practices necessary to stimulate and manage innovation in an organization. Students are given frameworks and methods for designing, developing, and implementing innovation in real work situations. The aim of the course is to provide the learner with the perspective and skill base necessary to lead innovation‐focused projects, people, and ventures. How to create an organizational culture for innovation and commensurate competencies will also be introduced. This course will emphasize how innovation tools and methods can be successfully employed in real work situations. Each module is designed to engage in a conceptual and experiential application of innovation practices.

This course provides lectures and case studies on various aspect of intellectual property and regulatory matters as they relate to product development and commercialization. An overview is provided of the major forms of intellectual property (IP): patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret. IP issues as they pertain to the business of product development are presented through case studies and lectures.

The purpose of this class is to understand market research concepts, methodologies, segmentation, sampling, interpretation and analysis of data, questionnaire writing and design, and how to present findings in a manner that benefit an organization and aid in strategic decisions. Research trends and ethics within market research will also be covered. The class will culminate in a final project and presentation.

This course provides the student with tools and insights about how we as humans, think, feel, view the world, make decisions, set goals, relate to others, and receive feedback. Students will inventory their own leadership attitudes and skills.

This course introduces students to managing the use of technology and information systems that effectively support organizations and allow them to meet their goals. Fundamental concepts of information systems and their underlying technology are presented in the framework of tools for personal and managerial problem solving.

This course presents a short overview of information systems followed by a comprehensive treatment of modern techniques of systems analysis and design. Each of the five steps in the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) is discussed in detail. A variety of case studies are considered and tools for systems analysis and design are presented. Extensive use is made of pertinent web sites.

This course will introduce the building blocks/concepts of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep learning. Students will understand the impact of artificial intelligence in various businesses and learn how organizations leverage artificial intelligence in their business solutions. Students will apply various techniques and tools related to AI solutions.

This course is designed to provide students with a basic understanding of the principles of occupational fraud, emphasizing circumstances with which any management team may ultimately be confronted. The course covers fraud in the areas of skimming, cash larceny, check fraud; register schemes, and misappropriation of cash and assets. A brief overview of corruption and interviewing of employees when a fraud is suspected is also included.

This course provides a broad overview of the human resource management and administration function, with a focus on the relationship between human resources and the organization’s strategy. Students will complete several self-assessments, engage in human resource simulations, and complete video case studies. Topics include the human resource environment, acquisition and preparation of human resources, assessment and development, compensation, and strategic management of the HR function.

The adoption of the tenets of sustainability in all sectors of the economy continues to gain traction. This course introduces the graduate student to the triple bottom line of Sustainability (People, Planet and Profit) as related to the development of products and to Social Entrepreneurship concepts that guide how such a business is run. The course is designed to provide a student from any discipline a foundation on the key competencies embedded in sustainability and sustainable development. The focus of the course is on balancing a company’s need to maximize profits while also minimizing negative impact on the environment and maximizing positive social impact. Industry-relevant examples from the areas of healthcare and natural sciences are used to illustrate these concepts in a practical way.

This course is designed to introduce students to the practices necessary to stimulate and manage innovation in an organization. Students are given frameworks and methods for designing, developing, and implementing innovation in real work situations. The aim of the course is to provide the learner with the perspective and skill base necessary to lead innovation‐focused projects, people, and ventures. How to create an organizational culture for innovation and commensurate competencies will also be introduced. This course will emphasize how innovation tools and methods can be successfully employed in real work situations. Each module is designed to engage in a conceptual and experiential application of innovation practices.

This course is a study of production and operations as directly linked to global supply chain management. Topics included address operations and supply chain resilience, quality management systems and metrics, understanding, analysis, and mitigation of risk, anticipating and planning for environmental conditions, handling disruptions, and sustainability. As part of this course, tools such as the failure modes and effects analysis, risk matrix, and process capability will be covered.

This course examines the techniques and strategies used to gain public support for an individual or organization. How spokespersons are selected and used to project policy are examined along with the use of techniques, such as interview and speech opportunities. A special emphasis is placed on integrating strategies and tools used by professionals to market a product or idea, increase sales, or change an organization's positioning or reputation. Campaigns are analyzed through a management approach that stresses strategic planning and implementation techniques.

This course is designed to help the student understand the social media and digital revolution; the concepts, tools and applications. This course will provide students with the practical knowledge and insights needed to successfully plan, implement, manage, and measure digital and social media marketing efforts.

This course is the study of advertising in a context of marketing communication and integrated marketing. It covers all forms of promotion which exist to inform and persuade the diverse and fragmented audiences that seek goods, services and ideas. The course places the advertising function within a marketing framework while recognizing that advertising is both an art and a science.
Prerequisites: (MBA 550 or BUS 6700).