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Acct 509 - Accounting for Decision and Control - 3 credits
Management accounting concepts and their application in internal planning, control, and decision-making.

Acct 575 - Special Topics: Human Resource Law- 3 credits
This course is designed to give students an understanding and workable knowledge of current
Human Resource Law with a hands-on component. Through the construction of an employee
handbook, and the cooperation of a local small business, this process will bring into sharp
focus the interaction between various employment and human resource law.

Acct 575 - Special Topics: Accounting Information Systems - 3 credits
This course is an advanced study of integrated enterprise
information systems and how these systems affect business decisions.
This course will focus on general concepts which are of importance in accounting information systems, primarily from an operational and tactical managerial perspective. The overarching objective is that students leave the course with a general understanding of the relative importance of accounting information systems in organizations, and an understanding of a relatively complete list of the core concepts which are vital to the reliability and validity of information produced by such systems

Econ 206 - Survey of Economic Principles: Micro-Macro - 4 credits
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Accelerated course in economic principles intended for students pursuing the MBA graduate degree. This course considers both micro and macro topics. Micro topics include: Economics and Economic Reasoning; The Economic Organization of Society; Supply-Demand Analysis; Elasticity; Individual Choice; Production and Cost Analysis; and Market Structures. Macro topics include: National Income Accounting; Economic Growth, Business Cycles and Inflation; Fiscal Policy; Monetary Economics; Monetary Policy; and the World Economy.

Econ 216 - Mathematics and Statistics for MBA Students - 3 credits
To provide knowledge in mathematics and statistics needed for students in the MBA program.
Topics include, among others, linear and quadratic functions, logarithmic and exponential
functions, matrix algebra, limits, derivatives, linear and nonlinear programming, descriptive
statistics, data collection, sampling, probability, estimation, hypothesis testing, statistical
inference, and linear regression.

Econ 509 - Macroeconomic Decision Making - 3 credits
Prerequisite: Economics 202. Examination and utilization of theory and empirical evidence on macroeconomics in the business decision-making process will be stressed. Particular emphasis will be placed on inflation, interest rate changes, business taxation, and exchange rate movements.

Fin 501 - Managerial Finance - 3 credits
Prerequisite: Finance 310. The development of financial decision-making skills, using the case-analysis method, through application of financial theory to topical areas of analysis, planning, control, asset management, financial instruments, markets, capital structure, dividend policy, cost of capital, etc.

ISBE 540 - Special Topics in Career and Technical Education - 1 to 3 credits
An intensive study of a topic of interest to career and technical educators.

ISys 510 - Information Systems - 3 credits
Prerequisite: ISys 317. An overview of the role of information systems in the life of an organization, and an overview of current and emerging technologies such as data communications, e-commerce, and data mining.

Mgmt 501 - Quantitative Analysis for Management Decisions- 3 credits
Course consists of an application of quantitative techniques for management decisions. Both mathematical techniques and computer analysis of decisions will be stressed. Topics will include deterministic and probabilistic modes in areas such as linear and quadratic programming, inventory systems, queuing models, game theory, and simulation.

Mgmt 515 - Advanced Managerial Theory - 3 credits
Prerequisite: Management 300 or consent of instructor and graduate standing. Analysis of macro- and micro-behavioral approaches to the study of effective human resource management within the organization. Topics covered include the environment, the individual, small group, leadership, motivation, job design, evaluation, rewards and growth. Macro-behavioral topics such as organizational design, climate, and organizational process are also covered as these relate to human behavior in organizations.

Mgmt 585 - Advanced Strategic Management - 3 credits
Prerequisite: 12 credits of M.B.A. core courses or consent of instructor. An integrating course designed to develop coordinating ability and experience in the decision-making process. Taught from the point of view of the top management and by the case method, the course develops understanding of an overall point of view, through analysis of actual business situations, and an appreciation of the relations of the production department to other departments and to the business as a whole. Concluding cases place emphasis on the responsibilities of business enterprise to the community and to society generally.

Mrkt 510 - Strategic Market Planning - 3 credits
Marketing 305. Marketing from the point of view of an executive charged with the marketing function in a business enterprise. The course introduces students to marketing decision making using computerized decision support systems. Students will also work with existing or prospective business in developing a comprehensive marketing plan.