MBA Courses
Phase I - Foundation Courses (21 hours)
All Lewis MBA students must satisfy foundation course requirements.
These seven required courses provide the background and essential
preparation
for advanced study. If an MBA student is required to take all seven
of the foundation
courses, the seventh course may be used to satisfy an elective requirement.
Students with undergraduate degrees in business usually qualify for
a waiver of all or most of the foundation course requirements. Students
without undergraduate degrees in business may qualify for a waiver
of
one or more foundation
courses based on their undergraduate curriculum. Students who have
earned a grade of B- or better in an undergraduate course, or B or better
in
a graduate course equivalent to a foundation course offered by Lewis
University may be
eligible for a waiver. Undergraduate course equivalents are described
in the foundation course descriptions.
Transfer credit must have been earned prior to matriculation. All
prerequisites, including proficiency exams, must be completed prior
to beginning a
course. Proficiency exams may not be taken within the last year of
coursework.
59-501 Financial Accounting (3)
This course provides the background
for accounting in-formation and progresses to a basic level of financial
statement analysis, interpretation and decision making. Equivalent:
Three semester hours of Principles of Accounting I and three semester
hours of Principles of Accounting II.
59-502 Business Economics (3)
In this introductory economics course,
students will survey the general macro and micro economic environment
in which a business operates. Equivalent: Three semester hours of
Macroeconomics and three semester hours of Microeconomics.
59-504 Quantitative Methods for
Business (3)
This course is a survey of quantitative methods as they
apply to the problems of business management, marketing, finance
and economics. This course involves study and analysis of numerous
methods such as linear programming, forecasting, queuing models,
inventory analysis
and project planning and control methods. Students are also introduced
to probability and statistical concepts, measurements of central
tendency and regression and correlation analysis. Equivalent: Three
semester
hours of Business Statistics and three semester hours of Quantitative
Methods for Business or Management Decision Science.
59-506 Current Topics in Information Technology (3)
Current information
technology topics are surveyed and analyzed. Hardware, software and
communication systems used to process, store and transmit information
is studied and analyzed. Students learn how to manage information
technology in today’s network enterprises and global networks.
Students read current print and electronic media articles in addition
to text. Due
to the dynamic nature of the computer field, there is no equivalent.
Exceptions will be reviewed on a case by case basis.
59-508 Contemporary Management
Practice (3)
This course introduces
students to basic theories and principles of management. Emphasis
is on effective organizational management practices and change strategies.
Case problems and individual development tools will be used. Equivalent:
Three semester hours of Principles of Management.
59-510 Survey of Marketing (3)
This course considers the “Four
P’s” of the marketing mix (product, place, promotion, and
price) as well as strategies that guide their use. Students are introduced
to the case-study method as a means of applying and reinforcing marketing
principles. Equivalent: Three semester hours of Principles of Marketing.
59-512 Financing the Business
Enterprise (3)
This course
introduces students to fundamental financial analysis techniques used in
security valuation and capital budgeting. It also covers capital structure and
issues related to dividend policy. Equivalent: Three semester
hours of Business Finance. Prerequisite:
Phase
II - Core Courses (24 hours)
All Lewis MBA students must complete eight Core Courses which
provide the necessary background and skills in these principle area
of business.
No hours are waived beyond Phase I unless a student transfers
in like graduate courses. A maximum of 9 hours of graduate credit may
be transferred in if the course matches a Lewis course and if the
student obtained
a "B" of better.
- The Managerial Communication course must be completed by the midpoint
of a student's program.
- The Strategic Management course is a capstone course. It should be
a final course in a student's program and must be the last Phase II
course.
59-550 Managerial Accounting (3)
This course focuses
on identifying and utilizing relevant accounting and financial
data for decision making
in a variety of areas. Activity-based costing, financial statement
analysis and cash flows are among the areas explored. The understanding
of financial
data and financial statements are a major focus of the course.
The course utilizes the case-method approach. Prerequisite: 59-501
Financial Accounting.
59-554 Managerial Economics (3)
Upon completion of this course,
students have a thorough understanding of the market system
of resource allocation
which forms the basis of the business environment. The course
emphasizes the manner in which managers and firms make decisions
within the
system. Prerequisite: 59-502 Business Economics.
59-568 Marketing Management (3)
This capstone Marketing course
gives students an opportunity to learn more about creating
and implementing strategies. Students create and analyze strategic
marketing plans
with
emphasis on several small cases as well as a semester case
project. Prerequisite: 59-510 Survey of Marketing.
59-572 Managerial Finance (3)
Students apply corporate finance
theory from a management perspective. Analysis of financial
statements, mergers
and acquisitions and leasing are emphasized. Prerequisites:
59-501 Financial Accounting, 59-504 Quantitative Methods
for Business, and 59-512 Financing
the Business Enterprise.
59-601 Legal, Social and Ethical Foundations for Business
(3)
This course examines some important areas of law
governing behavior in the business community. Students develop an
understanding of how
policy
considerations and social and ethical values become articulated
in specific legal terminology. Topics covered include
contract law, regulatory law,
sales law, paper law, corporation law, agency and employment,
environment and community planning, consumer protection
and ethical
considerations.
Prerequisite: None.
Note: Students who have completed undergraduate courses
in Business Law I and Business Law II with a grade
of B or higher
in both
may waive this course and substitute another course
in the MBA program from Phase
III.
59-611 Managerial Communication (3)
This workshop course enables students to integrate
communication theory and apply the various forms
of written and oral
communication skills required in business settings.
Extensive practical
application of the diverse forms of business communication
with the aid
of technology include written memos, e-mail messages,
meeting management,
collaborative
reports and the incorporation of graphics. Multicultural
aspects of the course include describing the challenges
of international and cross-cultural
business communication. Enhancing oral presentations
with the
use of multimedia Power Point slides are also covered.
This course should
be
completed as early as possible in the program. Prerequisite:
None.
59-615 International Business and the Global Environment
(3)
This course explores the increasing economic
interdependence among countries,
the spread of innovation around the world, and
how this affects business operating in the global marketplace.
Through case
analysis, the political,
cultural, economic, legal, technological and other
environmental
forces that accompany this diffusion are discussed
in light of the cross-border
flow of goods, services, capital, and knowledge.
Prerequisites: 59-501 Financial Accounting, 59-502
Business Economics,
59-508 Contemporary Management Practice, 59-510
Survey of Marketing,
and 59-512 Financing
the Business Enterprise.
59-620 Strategic Management in the Global Environment
(3)
This capstone course in the MBA curriculum
enables a student
to
integrate the expertise
gained in all other courses in the development
of strategy and supportive policies for a business
operating
under
global competitive
conditions.
This course must be the last course taken in
the core course phase. Prerequisites: 59-550 Managerial
Accounting,
59-554
Managerial Economics, 59-568 Marketing Management,
59-572 Managerial Finance,
59-601 Legal
and Social Foundations, 59-611 Managerial Communication,
and 59-615
International Business and the Global Environment.
Phase III - Functional Concentration Areas
All Lewis MBA
students select a concentration in one of the following nine Functional
Area (or may choose the Custom Elective Option).Three courses must
be in the selected concentration.
Accountancy Functional Area
59-640 Accounting Ethics, Liability and Exposure (3)
Legal and ethical
implications of strategic decisions made by accountants; the role
of the accountant as mediator between organizational and regulatory/societal
interests. Prerequisite: 59-550 Managerial Accounting
59-642 International Accountancy (3)
International financial accounting
concepts, including foreign currency transactions, interpreting foreign
financial statements, presentation of domestic/foreign financial
statements and the role of the accountant in international monetary
transactions.
Prerequisite: 59-550 Managerial Accounting.
59-644 Advanced Tax Topics (3)
Federal estate, trust, and gift taxes;
tax planning to minimize taxation; selected current tax topics and
cases. Prerequisite: 23-430 (Federal Taxes I)
E-Business Functional Area
59-564 Coordinating and Managing Supply Chains (3)
This course
will focus on operational coordination within a firm and gradually
transitions to include inter-function, inter-firm, and inter-national
coordination.
The role of supply chain intermediaries are discussed. Specific modules
will focus on retail operations and the role of supply chain intermediaries
(e.g. distributors and sourcing agents). The impact of incentives
and market imperfections and the changing impact of the Internet and
other
information technology on supply chain operations are emphasized.
Prerequisite: 59-562 Operations Management.
59-591 E-Marketing on the Web (3)
A consideration of current marketing
techniques used on the Internet. Topics include e-mail marketing,
banner advertising, Web page development, Internet promotions, and Web
merchandising.
Prerequisite: 59-510 Survey of Marketing.
59-596 Networks and Data Communications (3)
An introduction
to business telecommunications. Detailed discussion of issues in business
telecommunications.
Topics discussed will include: coding and digitizing, data terminals
and modems, communication circuits and networks, and telecommunications
management. Prerequisite: 59-506 Information Systems.
Financial Functional Area
59-584 Futures and Options (3)
The use of futures, options, and swaps in hedging and speculation.
Pricing theory, including the Black-Scholes model will be introduced.
Prerequisite: 59-512 Financing the Business Enterprise.
59-585 Financial Management Strategies (3)
Case studies will be utilized
to study the integrative nature of financial decision making. Course
will emphasize managerial applications of financial theory relating
to working capital policy, capital budgeting and corporate control.
Prerequisite: 59-512 Financing the Business Enterprise.
59-586 International
Finance (3)
In this course, students will examine
the operations of various financial markets. Aspects of investment
management, banking and financial services will be studied from
a business management and economic perspective. Prerequisite: 59-512
Financing the Business Enterprise.
59-600 Portfolio Management and Investment Analysis (3)
Presented
for student study in this course will be an analysis of major types
of securities with emphasis on institutional and individual strategies
for portfolio selection, supervision and performance evaluation.
Prerequisite: 59-512 Financing the Business Enterprise.
59-602 Fixed Income Analysis
(3)
Evaluation of fixed income investment and interest rate
fundamentals. Topics will replicate those for the CFA® Level I
program and typically include evaluating risk, spot and forward interest
rates, and bond interest rate sensitivity as measured by duration and
convexity. Prerequisite: 59-512 Financing the Business
Enterprise.
59-603 Financial Statement Analysis
(3)
This course primarily covers
the use of financial statement in analyzing a firm and its
securities. Topics will replicate those for the CFA® Level I program
and typically include cash flow analysis, earnings computations, and
liability classifications including off-balance sheet debt.
Prerequisite: 59-512 Financing the Business
Enterprise.
59-604 Quantitative Techniques for Financial
Markets (3)
Probability and statistical techniques as applied to financial markets. Topics will replicate those
for the CFA® Level I program and typically include
correlation and regression in the prediction and
evaluation of investment performance. Prerequisite: None.
Healthcare Management Functional
Area
59-650 Health Care Management Operations and Accounting (3)
Designed
to give a background of the hospital and health care environment,
this course will discuss the internal operating environment of health
care
organizations including changes in health care regulations. Discussion
will include the organizational relationships between patients, medical
staff and administration. A significant portion of the course will
be devoted to the accounting function as it relates to the health care
field. Prerequisites: 59-508 Contemporary Management Practice, 59-501
Financial Accounting.
59-660 Health Care Marketing (3)
Designed for an increasingly competitive
environment, this course will explore how marketing has become
a responsibility of all employed in the health care field. Students
are
introduced to
unique strategies and techniques as well as proven marketing concepts.
Terms and theories will be explored using case studies. Prerequisite:
59-510 survey of Marketing.
59-670 Health Care Finance and Economics (3)
This course is designed
to give the student an understanding of the economic complexities
and financial management in hospital and health care fields. Current
economic
and financial issues for health care providers will also be discussed.
Prerequisites: 59-502 Business Economics, 59-512 Financing the Business
Enterprise, 59-650 Health Care Management Operations and Accounting.
Human Resources Management Functional Area
59-558 Human Resources Management (3)
The goal of this course is to
enable students to master the effective utilization of human resources
in organizations including planning, training and development, industrial
relations, compensation techniques and strategies and resource selection.
Prerequisite: 59-508 Contemporary Management Practice.
59-588 Employment Law (3)
This course will emphasize current employment
law. Major focus will be on understanding, interpreting and making employment
decisions in light of the relevant laws. Contemporary employment issues,
such as job discrimination, employment contracts and collective bargaining
will be included. Prerequisite: 59-508 Contemporary Management Practice.
59-630 Organizational Behavior and Development (3)
This course is designed
to provide students with a study of organizational development applying
principles and techniques of behavioral problems through a program
of planned change. Students will be expected to master underlying theories
of organizations, group learning and leadership effectiveness. Prerequisite:
59-508 Contemporary Management Practice.
Information Security Functional Area
59-505 Introduction to Information Security (3)
This course provides
a broad overview of the threats to the security of information systems,
the responsibilities and basic tools for information security, and
the levels of training and expertise needed in organizations to reach and
maintain a state of acceptable security. Topics include an introduction
to confidentiality, integrity, and availability; authentication models
and protection models; security kernels; secure programming; intrusion
detection and response; operational security issues; physical security
issues; and personnel security.
Additional topics include policy formation and enforcement; access
controls and information flow; legal and social issues; identification
and authentication
in local and distributed systems; classification and trust modeling; and
risk assessment.
59-551 Information Security Strategies and Risk Management (3)
This course covers the strategies, procedures and policies to manage and
mitigate risk
in information systems. It also covers risk analysis techniques that can
be used to identify and quantify both accidental and malicious threats to computer
systems within an organization. In addition to technical solutions, the
course considers strategies and policies that will provide cost effective and highly
secure systems.
59-552 I.T. Governance and Compliance (3)
This course uses case studies to teach students how
to implement an IT Governance process in a company using COBiT (Control
Objectives for IT & related technology), align IT strategy with the
business planning process, and monitor and measure the IT internal
controls to meet internal and external
compliance legislation like Sarbanes Oxley and FTC (Federal Trade
Commission) requirements. The course will also introduce students to the
planning and conducting of an IT Audit.
59-555 Security Assurance Principles (3)
Security enforcement rests
upon three principles: policy, mechanism, and assurance. Policy specifies
the
permitted
use of an information system. The security policy defines the rules by
which the trusted system governs access to its resources, and thus all
information
and services controlled by the trusted system. Mechanisms within the
information system enforce the policy. Cryptographic protocols, audit
logs, and access
controls are examples of security mechanisms. Assurance is the basis
for believing that the implementation of an information system enforces
the
policy as completely
as necessary. This course investigates fundamental assurance technologies
that can be applied to interface specifications, architectures, and implementations
of information security mechanisms. Formal security models are discussed
and
applied. Formal and semiformal specification techniques are investigated
and applied. Principles of testing are discussed and applied to demonstrative
and
vulnerability testing.
International Business Functional Area
59-545 International Economics (3)
This course is designed to give
students a comprehensive analysis of international economic factors that
impact trade and labor movements between countries. Topics that will be
covered include the nature of tariffs, quotas, voluntary import relations;
the balance of trade, currency speculation, and other economic relations.
Prerequisite: 59-502 Business Economics.
59-642 International Accountancy (3)
International financial accounting
concepts, including foreign currency transactions, interpreting foreign
financial statements, presentation of domestic/foreign financial statements
and the role of the accountant in international monetary transactions.
Prerequisite: 59-550 Managerial Accounting.
59-580 International Marketing (3)
Students will explore international
strategies, special goals and decision-making processes across several
countries and the selection of entry strategies for foreign markets.
Prerequisite: 59-510 Survey of Marketing.
59-586 International Finance (3)
In this course, students will
examine the operations of various financial markets. Aspects of investment
management, banking and financial services will be studied from a
business management and economic perspective. Prerequisite: 59-512
Financing the Business Enterprise.
Management Information Systems (M.I.S.)
59-593 Systems Analysis and Design (3)
An
upper division course for the student of MIS. An in-depth study
of computer based information
systems analysis and design methodology. Detailed discussion
of analytical tools for decision tables and systems flow charts.
Students
are expected to work on projects. Issues related to file-design
and data base management will be discussed. Prerequisite: 59-506
Information Systems.
59-594 Database Management (3)
This course is an introduction
to database management systems. Fundamentals of database models
will be discussed. Designs and issues concerning storage, access
and management of data and information will be explored. Prerequisite:
59-506 (Information Systems)
59-596 Networks and Data Communications (3)
An introduction to
business telecommunications. Detailed discussion of issues in business
telecommunications. Topics discussed will include: coding and digitizing,
data terminals and modems, communication circuits and networks,
and telecommunications management. Prerequisite: 59-506 Information
Systems.
59-561 Strategic Outsourcing (3)
This course provides exposure to strategies
that help formulate and execute an effective outsourcing strategy.
Current trends in
business process outsourcing (BPO) will be analyzed to determine
an effective outsourcing model in accordance with the organization’s
mission, objectives and capabilities. (Included as optional
course in the Project Management and MIS concentrations)
Marketing Functional Area
59-580 International Marketing (3)
Students will explore international
strategies, special goals and decision-making processes across
several countries and the selection of entry strategies for foreign
markets. Prerequisite: 59-510 Survey of Marketing.
59-589 Analysis of Promotion (3)
The purpose of this course is
to familiarize students with the elements of promotion: advertising,
publicity and public relations. It will require an analysis of
marketing strategy, promotional strategy, budgeting, goal setting,
media costs and buying problems. Prerequisite: 59-510 Survey of
Marketing.
59-590 Marketing Research (3)
A study of developing and administering
current techniques of data collection, statistical and computer
analysis of data and the oral and written presentation. Applications
of marketing research information will be analyzed for relevant
business situations. Prerequisite: 59-510 Survey of Marketing.
59-591 E-Marketing on the Web (3)
A consideration of current marketing
techniques used on the Internet. Topics include e-mail marketing,
banner advertising, Web page development, Internet promotions,
and Web merchandising. Prerequisite: 59-510 Survey of Marketing.
Project Management Functional Area
59-557 Project Management (3)
This course is designed to
provide a broad knowledge of project management. It introduces
students to the various types of project management organization
and the detailed business and technical management procedures
and human skills necessary to successfully manage any size project
in the areas of research, product development, information systems,
production, services and construction. The course discusses
scope management, time management, cost management, risk management,
quality management, change management, team management and integration
management.
59-559 Advanced Project Management (3)
This is an advanced course
in project management that discusses in more detail several aspects
of project management. It considers how to deal with a variety
of stakeholders and ways to consider optimizing stakeholder involvement.
How, and why, various social roles are needed on projects. The
formation and expectations of differing kinds of teams are covered
in order to set up management expectations about results. change
to the organization as a result of a technological innovation is
reviewed, and a detail analysis of a case study covered. Also
considered are surfacing assumptions about the change process and
correctly identifying them. Students will use a parametric
analysis to construct an overall approach to a project. the
results of a project need to be integrated within existing environments. Issues
dealing with change management, power, and the social roles of
innovations are addressed. Team formation and various kinds
of teams are reviewed considering the context within which they
must perform. Pre-requisite: 59-557 Project Management.
59-560 Principles of Six Sigma (3)
This course introduces
students to one of the most highly evolved quality management methodologies:
Six Sigma Process Improvement. Six Sigma is a powerful breakthrough
management tool that promotes an increased market share, cost reductions
and significant improvements in bottom-line profitability for companies
of different size. (Included as an optional course in the Project
Management concentration, and the Technology & Operations Management
concentration)
59-561 Strategic Outsourcing (3)
This course provides
exposure to strategies that help formulate and execute an effective
outsourcing strategy. Current trends in business process outsourcing
(BPO) will be analyzed to determine an effective outsourcing model
in accordance with the organization’s mission, objectives
and capabilities. (Included as optional course in the Project
Management and MIS concentrations)
Technology and Operations Management Functional Area
59-562 Operations Management (3)
The course focuses on competitiveness,
with emphasis placed on the close coordination of business unit
operational decision making and strategic planning. Topics covered
include product process design, inventory management, quality management,
forecasting and statistical quality control. Operations Management
is an interesting mix of managing people and applying sophisticated
technology. The goal is to efficiently create wealth by supplying
quality goods and services. Prerequisites: 59-508 Contemporary
Management Practice and 59-504 Quantitative Methods for Business.
59-564 Coordinating and Managing Supply Chains (3)
This course
will focus on operational coordination within a firm and gradually
transitions to include inter-function, inter-firm, and inter-national
coordination. The role of supply chain intermediaries are discussed.
Specific modules will focus on retail operations and the role
of supply chain intermediaries (e.g. distributors and sourcing
agents). The impact of incentives and market imperfections and
the changing impact of the Internet and other information technology
on supply chain operations are emphasized. Prerequisite: 59-562
Operations Management.
59-565 Designing, Managing and Improving Operations
(3)
This
course has several basic themes that build on the base knowledge
of operations management. The focus will include several modules:
Process Efficiency and Responsiveness; Enabling Technologies
and Improvement Strategies; Managing Operations in the New Economy;
Concepts of an Operations Strategy; and Creating and Capturing
Value in Operations. Prerequisites: 59-562 Operations Management.
59-560 Principles of Six Sigma (3)
This
course introduces students to one of the most highly evolved
quality management
methodologies: Six Sigma Process Improvement. Six Sigma
is a powerful breakthrough management tool that promotes an increased
market share, cost reductions and significant improvements in
bottom-line profitability for companies of different size. (Included
as an optional course in the Project Management concentration,
and the Technology & Operations Management concentration).
Custom Elective Option
Students who do not wish to select a concentration in a particular
subject area will be permitted to “customize” a unique
concentration to better reflect their professional and
educational interests by selecting courses from any of the concentration
courses offered in the program. Students’ customized concentration
must be approved by the MBA Director.
Phase IV - Elective
All Lewis MBA students must earn three credit hours of electives
by completing:
a. An additional course from Phase III, or
b. Three one-credit-hour seminars.
Professional Development Seminars are offered each semester. Normally seminar sessions are
conducted on two successive days, Friday evening 6 -9
p.m.and Saturday, 9a.m.- 4 p.m.
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