MBA 500A or equivalent A conceptual understanding of the complexities of human behavior is essential for the success of any manager. This course seeks to enhance student knowledge concerning the behavior of individuals and groups in an organizational setting through the use of research perspective, and to guide the application of conceptual organizational behavior knowledge to managerial problems. The topics covered in the course include learning, perception, job attitudes, work motivation, leadership, decision making and various group dynamics and processes. Effective and efficient use of a firm's information resource is facilitated by computer-based storage, manipulation, retrieval, analysis, and presentation of relevant information in a timely fashion. This course provides a managerial perspective on the design, development, implementation, utilization, and administration of computer-based information systems.
Topics covered include decision support systems to enhance a firm's competitive strategy.
This course will explore an area of interest to the student that is current and builds upon an existing course in the program. The purpose of these seminars is to provide MBA graduates, active students and prospective students the opportunity to broaden their knowledge of current issues in business. These courses will be presented in seminar format such as all day Friday and Saturday morning sessions, taught by educators as well as business professionals. The prerequisites required for a specific seminar would depend upon the detail and rigor of the topic. Students may apply credit from these seminars as a substitution for only one MBA course.