Master of Business Administration

This course provides a comprehensive overview of managerial accounting, focusing on its key procedures, practices, and objectives within modern organizations. Students will differentiate between managerial accounting, financial accounting, and sustainability accounting, analyzing their distinct policies, procedures, and reporting responsibilities, including the legal constraints at both state and federal levels. The course will highlight the role of managerial accounting in decision-making and management reporting, emphasizing its connection to strategic planning and control functions. Students will explore essential managerial accounting tools used to measure financial performance and assess impact investments, equipping them with practical skills for effective organizational management.

Students analyze theories and real-life concepts of corporate social responsibility as they justify the various stakeholder perspectives in corporate social responsibility practices. This course focuses on emerging business opportunities, sustainable business practices, and business models, like benefit corporations, which implement a disruptive business for good framework.

Understanding macro and micro economics is critical for business leaders. In this course, students learn how economic issues and strategies are implemented in the business environment, as well as how economic problems are solved. Economic theory is applied to the decision-making process through the application of econometrics. Students apply theories to topics such as supply and demand, human capital, finance, and technology. In this course, social impact economics emphasizes the integration of positive social effects, social investments, philanthropy, and developing solutions to public issues to make the market more efficient. Economic growth, efficiency, and equity will be examined. Students will explore the relationship between market outputs, prices, and externalities, while also analyzing Certified B Corp organizations based on their B Impact Assessment scores. Through the use of econometric tools, students will evaluate the alignment of public funding sources with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and develop outcome matrices to measure social impact across a continuum.

Students will investigate the financial management practices essential for socially responsible organizations, focusing on problem-solving and strategic decision-making. Students will address key issues such as forecasting, profit maximization, navigating international financial markets, and assessing financial risks. The course emphasizes evaluating social impact initiatives through financial statements, integrating sustainability and technology into budget processes. Students will analyze cash flow shifts using theoretical approaches and apply budgetary principles to impact funding, investing, and valuations. By the end of the course, students will be able to prepare comprehensive financial statements to effectively manage revenue, expenditures, and budgets in alignment with socially responsible goals.

Concurrent enrollment transfer credit

Students will have an in-depth exploration of leadership theories, frameworks, and philosophies that can be applied to professional organizations. As growing leaders, students will analyze various leadership models, evaluating their effectiveness in fostering thriving and dynamic organizations. Emphasis will be placed on synthesizing these frameworks to implement meaningful organizational change, with a focus on promoting teamwork and collaboration. Through case studies, real-world applications, and personal reflection, students will develop the skills to apply leadership concepts in professional practices. By the end of the course, students will be equipped to critically assess their own leadership experiences and integrate relevant theories to drive organizational success and innovation.

This course is a culmination of concepts and techniques gained in previous courses while developing strategic analytical and decision-making skills as a business leader. Students will demonstrate their expertise by building the business portfolio and business plan. The Capstone Experience is designed for students to demonstrate and document the impact of their knowledge of business administration and competencies gained throughout, and as a result of, studies related to business administration with emphasis on social impact.

Leaders drive innovation and strategy. In this course, students design and implement innovative strategic plans that align with an organization’s mission, vision, goals, and values. Students will explore models and frameworks for strategic planning, with a focus on aligning leadership behaviors to organizational objectives. The course emphasizes the development of measurable key performance indicators (KPIs) to track organizational performance and synthesizes the needs of both internal and external stakeholders. Through collaborative exercises, students will create customized strategic plans that sustain organizational values and strengthen stakeholder engagement, fostering a culture of innovation and long-term success. Skills: Key Performance Indicators, Strategic Planning and Implementation, Stakeholder Engagement and Management

In this course, students will assess marketing theories and concepts aimed at building strong relationships with target audiences within the modern digital age. Students will evaluate key elements such as market analysis, profitability, product development, promotion, pricing models, and distribution strategies, culminating in the development of an integrated strategic marketing plan. Emphasis will be placed on applying socially conscious marketing strategies across various contexts and evaluating marketing management tactics through success metrics that prioritize social impact. The course also includes an analysis of traditional marketing with purpose-driven approaches, enabling students to effectively engage target audiences through value-driven practices and ethical branding.

Concurrent enrollment transfer credit

Leaders rely on data to make decisions; thus, understanding business analytics is critical. In this course, students apply business decision-making techniques. Decision-making is focused on areas such as; descriptive statistics, probability, distributions, sampling inference, regression and correlation, multivariate analysis, times series and index numbers. This course will emphasize on the derivation of these numbers using computer-based tools, the concentration is on interpretation and use of the results to determine integration in the business environment. The course also covers data management, visualization techniques, and how to effectively communicate results to stakeholders, with a focus on social impact and decision-making.

This course emphasizes the evolving role of Human Resource Management (HRM) and its impact on organizational performance. Students analyze HRM’s responsibilities in ensuring ethical and legal compliance, as well as the laws governing employer-employee relationships and the role of government agencies in monitoring compliance. HRM’s influence on employee engagement and job satisfaction through compensation, development, communication, and conflict resolution will be examined. Students will design compensation plans aligned with organizational strategy and practice decision-making in areas such as workforce planning, recruitment, selection, and compliance. The course also evaluates HRM's role in labor relations and emphasizes effective communication strategies for conveying critical HR information, such as job enrichment, developing human potential, and resolving conflicts along with other workplace issues.

Organizational dynamics and change can improve organizations. Various organizational culture, toxic leadership, and organizational psychology will be reviewed to develop potential solutions or frameworks. This course focuses on decision-making processes and perspectives of various stakeholders to promote organizational behavior change. The relationship between leadership behaviors and company culture, providing strategies for gaining stakeholder support during organizational change, will be examined. Students will develop clear and concise communication strategies tailored to various audiences. Through case studies and problem-solving exercises, students will apply leadership concepts to identify and develop solutions for complex organizational challenges.