Online Master of Business Administration Courses and Classes

Examine control issues of complex organizations in this course, which includes strategic planning, implementation, coordination of accounting into the planning process, design and control of responsibility centers, development of budgetary models, generally accepted accounting principles, performance measurements, price and costly models, and internal controls. (This is a 15 week course.)

Look at management information as a corporate resource to effect strategic advantage in this course, which includes Information Systems/Information Technology (IS/IT) resources for managerial decision-making, information literacy for managers, and IT-related legal, ethical, and social issues. Students are exposed to current and developing IS/IT trends and techniques to support business best practices within cultural, political, and business environments.

Analyze the global economy in which business operates today in this course. Attention centers on the key policy issues and major economic forces that affect business activity and the tools necessary to evaluate them. The course also explores the role played by the U.S. and world financial markets in influencing domestic and global economic environments.

In this course, students will undertake a legal and ethical study of business. This includes its origins and developing impact on society, the judicial system, cost of litigation vs. alternative dispute resolution techniques, and current issues at the federal and state level in areas such as contract, torts, product liability, deceptive trade, property, business enterprises, electronic commerce, employment and international law. The class focuses on ethical dilemmas faced in today's business environment.

This course focuses on the key concepts and methods relevant for entrepreneurs, covering the elements of new venture initiation, as well as strategies for small and growing organizations. Students prepare a business plan for an entrepreneurial venture of their choice.

In this course, students analyze the political, social, and economic dimensions of U.S. healthcare policy at the national, state, and local levels and their implications for current and future healthcare organizations across the spectrum of care. The class applies the theory by tracking healthcare legislation in progress, analyzes trends in policy-making to forecast future legislative initiatives, considers how to influence policy development, and applies concepts and techniques that can affect planning in health services delivery systems.