Business

Courses

BSNS6000: Graduate Business Orientation

Credits 0

An online orientation to be completed prior to the start of coursework which outlines the MBA program and expectations. This course will familiarize participants with technology, policies, campus services, resources, and course management software. Coursework will include completion of an entrance exam and submission of several short assignments. Grade of pass/fail. (See ACCT6000)

BSNS6002: Business Environment

Credits 3
Explores foundational concepts in the areas of marketing, management, ethics, leadership and strategic management. Strategic market planning, marketing segmentation, product and pricing strategies, channel distribution and other basic marketing concepts will be covered. Organizational behavior and culture, human resource management, management philosophies and quality management will be discussed through the eyes of ethical leaders and strategy.

BSNS6003: Business Financial Systems

Credits 3
Explores foundational concepts in the areas of quantitative methods, finance, accounting and microeconomics. Core concepts related to the interpretation of financial statements and the analysis of cash flow statements as they relate to strategic and operational financial planning will be covered. Both microeconomic and macroeconomic concepts will be discussed. A conceptual understanding of the role data analysis and decision-making have on the business organization will be reviewed. This course will utilize business resource tools such as EXCEL spreadsheets.

BSNS6004: Business Processes and Systems

Credits 3
Explores foundational concepts in the areas of information management systems, business law, and global dimensions of business. Basic concepts related to small business, administrative, consumer and corporate law, and an introduction to information systems and decision support systems will be presented. The student's understanding of the world of business will increase when viewed through the dimension of global business. A writing component is an integral part of this foundation course.

BSNS6011: Managerial and Cost Accounting

Credits 3
Develops the concepts and techniques necessary to analyze financial statements and management accounting reports. In particular, participants will learn to use these statements and reports as effective management tools for decision-making in the coordination of managerial and organizational activities.

BSNS6021: Management Law

Credits 3
Provides an overview of legal and regulatory issues of the workplace. It focuses on situations that commonly arise and the legal principles that apply.

BSNS6031: Corporate Finance

Credits 3
Covers applications of financial theory in the firm including the time value of money, risk and return, capital budgeting, the cost of capital, and capital structure. Special topics in financial management such as derivatives and multinational finance may also be covered.

BSNS6032: Advanced Corporate Finance

Credits 3

Covers both the theoretical background and practical implications of the central issues in corporate financial management, including capital structure decisions, dividend payout decisions, and asset valuation. Real options are considered as an enhancement to traditional capital budgeting methods. Also, issues related to security design are covered.

Prerequisite Courses
BSNS6031
Prerequisites

Prerequisite course or Instructor's approval

BSNS6033: Investments

Credits 3
Covers the fundamentals of security valuation and analysis, market efficiency, the scientific evidence surrounding investment strategies, and the relationship between risk and the return. Trading mechanics, types of trades, and alternative investment vehicles will be discussed.

BSNS6034: Global Finance

Credits 3
A study of financial issues facing corporations that operate in a global environment. Topics include capital budgeting, exchange rate risk, financial structure in the multinational firm, financial markets, capital asset pricing, and sources of financing as related to the global market.

BSNS6101: Organizational Dynamics

Credits 3
This course focuses on the practical application of current research and concepts in human communication and behavior in organizations. Topics include the changing world of work, organizational paradigms and systems, culture, and organizational dynamics of the individual and groups.

BSNS6132: Managing in a Global Economy

Credits 3
Presents the concepts, techniques, and fundamentals of managerial economics in an international environment. Trends in trade and international payments are explored. Important international, cultural, political, and legal issues are examined focusing on their effects on the economics of international pricing, financial policies, and investment strategies.

BSNS6142: Managing in a Global Economy (International Experience)

Credits 3

Presents the concepts, techniques, and fundamentals of managerial economics in an international environment. Trends in trade and international payments are explored. Important international, cultural, political, and legal issues are examined focusing on their effects on the economics of international pricing, financial policies, and investment strategies. This course includes an international experience. Note: The costs of the international experience (trip), such as travel, accommodations, etc., are in addition to tuition.

BSNS6162: Ethics and Integrity in Decision Making

Credits 3

Enhances management skills through study of values, attitudes and ethical issues in decision making and its human impact on corporate power. Discussions include the ethical stance and social responsibility found in mission statements and corporate strategy. 

BSNS6172: Leadership Development

Credits 3
Provides an overview on the history, current models, and the future of leadership in an environment of social and cultural changes. Attention will also be given to the leader as a person and the management of individual and professional priorities.

BSNS6173: Servant Leadership

Credits 3
Students will study the foundation, principles and practice of servant leadership. This course will assist students in articulating a vision of servant leadership as a vocation, enriching the community and the world, while serving as a model for others to follow.

BSNS6174: Leadership and Diversity

Credits 3
This course will examine cultural, ethnic, linguistic, economic, and racial issues within organizations. The course will consider steps involved in accommodation, acculturation, and assimilation of non-homogeneous people groups. This course will assist students in developing their own understanding and skills in becoming more effective leaders in organizations that acknowledge, value, and incorporate differences.

BSNS6175: Leadership and Sustainability

Credits 3
This course will consider the transformation to a sustainable leadership paradigm. The course will also analyze fundamental principles and practices associated with leadership and strategic management from traditional and evolutionary sustainable management perspectives.

BSNS6182: Managing Human Resources

Credits 3
Explores the management of human resource functions including employee selection, training, evaluating, and compensation. It also addresses labor relations, collective bargaining and equal employment opportunity (EEO) issues.

BSNS6201: Applied Business Analytics

Credits 3
Introduces students to the practical aspects of business analytics and the quantitative methods and tools used in management decision making. The domains covered include descriptive analytics, predictive analytics, and prescriptive analytics. Concepts include probability distributions and data modeling, sampling and estimation, statistical inference, forecasting techniques, hypothesis testing, regression analysis, and linear and non-linear optimization.

BSNS6211: MIS Strategy, Innovation, and Analysis

Credits 3
Explores the manager’s role in leveraging management information systems to enhance organizational effectiveness. Areas of focus include information systems concepts and planning, business intelligence, IT innovation using big data, and evaluation of how information systems serve as tools to implement business strategy and gain competitive advantage. Students will be challenged to take on a managerial mindset to unlock the synergy of business analytics and management information systems.

BSNS6221: Business Analytics in Action

Credits 3

Examines the strategic and managerial foundations of business analytics using a practical approach. Based on a case-study methodology, this course provides students with the opportunity to analyze data and identify opportunities to enhance competitive advantage using a data-driven, decision-making approach. Students will leverage the skills to present recommendations through the lens of a business leader or consultant.

BSNS6302: Strategic Marketing

Credits 3
Provides a strategic overview of a company's activities from a marketing perspective. A key focus is establishing competitive advantage by creating customer value. Students will gain a fundamental understanding of marketing strategy and analysis as well as an understanding of the strategic issues involved in the development of products and services, pricing, distribution, promotion, and segmentation and positioning. A variety of managerial decision-making techniques will be used in the analysis and solving of managerial problems.

BSNS6902: MBA Capstone - Strategic Management

Credits 3

This is the capstone course to be taken as the last of the MBA core courses. It reviews basic concepts of strategic planning, identifies and interprets alternative business strategies, seeking those that have the highest probability for success given the stage of industry evolution, the position of the company within its industry, and the level of investment possible. In addition, the course may evaluate selected aspects of business systems in countries outside the United States and consider long range planning in the context of future developments. A Comprehensive Exit Exam is included for progress comparison to the initial Entrance Exam (BSNS6000). 

 

Prerequisites

Completion of all MBA coursework or instructor's approval is required to register.

BSNS6903: Global Experience and Project

Credits 3
Students will design and participate in an international experience which incorporates a study of business practices in one or more foreign countries. The student will write and present a major paper which treats a significant topic related to international business.

BSNS6906: Graduate Certificate Capstone

Credits 3

This is the capstone course to be taken as the last of the Graduate Certificate courses. In this course, students will work directly with a faculty member and agree upon a final, substantive, culminating project that showcases the concepts learned throughout the graduate certificate program that the student is enrolled in.

BSNS6994: Special Topics in Business

Credits 1 3
This course is designed to address specific business topics as designated by the instructor of record and approved by the program director.

BSNS6998: Thesis

Credits 3
The thesis may be written in lieu of one of the program courses. The thesis may be on any subject that is agreed upon by the student and the supervising NNU faculty member representing the major. The thesis must demonstrate either theoretical or applications research at a graduate level. It must demonstrate an excellent knowledge of the English language and show mastery of professional business vocabulary.
Prerequisites
Approval of program director.

BSNS6999: Independent Study

Credits 1 3
Studies an assigned topic as directed by a graduate faculty member and approved by the program director.