2020-2021 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
LaPenta School of Business
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Mission, Vision and Core Values Statement
Mission: The LaPenta School of Business provides students with a high-value business education through its accomplished and caring faculty, dedicated alumni, and advantageous location in the New York City metropolitan area with its abundance of learning and career opportunities. We pride ourselves on developing highly competent, global-minded, and entrepreneurial business leaders with a strong ethical and social commitment.
Vision: We deliver an enriching, personalized educational experience that helps each student unlock opportunities and make a difference.
Statement of Core Values:
- Serve our students and other stakeholders through outstanding teaching, research, and experiential learning activities.
- Expand access to business education by ensuring affordability, supporting student success, and adopting innovative delivery methods.
- Promote respect for others and their contributions in order to prepare students for success in a diverse and dynamic global business environment.
- Encourage intellectual curiosity and the pursuit of new ideas and creative solutions to business problems to serve the needs of our stakeholders and society in general.
- Build partnerships and collaborate with alumni, industry, and the community to improve business education and practice for the benefit of our students and the development of our communities.
- Embrace transparency, accountability, and compliance with professional standards to maintain a learning environment of mutual trust and support.
Degree Programs and Requirements
The LaPenta School of Business offers the Masters of Business Administration degree (MBA), Advanced Certificates in interdisciplinary subjects and Master of Science degrees (MS) in Public Accounting and Finance.
Graduate Business Program Educational Objectives
The LaPenta School of Business designed these graduate business programs with the following goals in mind:
Ethical Leadership: Students will identify, evaluate and address ethical issues and social responsibilities in long-term planning and everyday practice.
Strategic Thinking: Students will analyze complex business problems, develop appropriate strategies, and formulate effective solutions.
Oral Communication Skills: Students will design and deliver effective oral presentations.
Written Communication Skills: Students will produce effective written communications.
Content Knowledge: Students will master core business concepts across the disciplines.
Program Overview
The programs are designed for candidates who wish to pursue a graduate business degree on either a full or part-time basis. The complete MBA program is 36 credits, while the Masters of Science programs range from 30 to 36 credits. There is a six-year limit for the completion of a graduate business degree.
MBA students will take 36 credits and typically complete the program in twenty months on a part-time basis or twelve months if studying full-time.
Courses are offered on a trimester basis, with classes starting in late August, November, March, and in summer sessions, starting in late May and early July, respectively. Each trimester course meets one evening per week from 6:30 - 9:45 pm. Courses conducted during the summer meet twice per week .
Further procedures and policies relating to programs of the LaPenta School of Business can be found in the section, “Academic Information.” In addition, updates to information in this bulletin can be found on the Iona Web site at https://www.iona.edu/academics/lapenta-school-of-business.aspx.
MBA Core Courses
The MBA curriculum is designed to provide a broad, integrative approach to business. Students complete a well-rounded core curriculum and a set of advanced electives that can be customized to the student’s interest. Students can choose to complete an optional concentration or advanced certificate within their elective set.
MBA students take a total of eight core courses (24 credits):
MBA Elective Courses
MBA students are required to take 12 credits of electives. Concentrations or certificates can be completed within these electives, but are not required. The requirements of each optional concentration are as follows:
Accounting
Business Analytics
Choose any four of the following five courses:
Financial Management
Information Systems
Choose two of the following courses
AND
Choose any two other lS courses (level 600 and above)
Management
Marketing
Students must take any three MKT courses that are 500-level or above plus one course from among the following:
*Students who passed an undergraduate marketing course in any of these 4 subjects can choose any other 500-level or above MKT course as their fourth course in the concentration.
Total Requirements for MBA Degree: 36 credits
MS Degree Programs
MS degree programs offer the student the opportunity to focus their studies in a specialized area. We offer the following MS degrees:
The Advanced Certificate Programs
The Advanced Certificate Programs provide for the opportunity for graduate studies in a multidisciplinary area at the post-baccalaureate level or as part of an MBA degree program. The available Advanced Certificates are:
* The Advanced Certificate in Entrepreneurship & Innovation (0599) is also available in a fully online format.
Admission
The Advanced Certificate Programs are open to all holders of the Baccalaureate degree from regionally-accredited institutions who meet the acceptance criteria for the MBA degree program and the criteria for the chosen Certificate. A completed application file for Advanced Certificate candidate includes the application form and the following:
- an official transcript from each undergraduate and graduate institution attended; and
- a current resume.
Upon successful completion of the program of study, a certificate will be awarded to the student. In lieu of accepting the chosen Certificate at that time, the student may roll over their Certificate courses into the MBA Program and receive the Certificate with the MBA degree.
ACC 505 - Intermediate Accounting I
Conceptual framework and accounting standards, accounting system and recording procedures; elements and format of the balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flows; valuation and reporting of cash, receivables, inventories and cost of goods sold, property, plant and equipment and depreciation, intangibles and depletion, current liabilities and contingencies.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ACC 615
Offered When Needed
ACC 510 - Intermediate Accounting II
Time value of money; valuation and reporting of bonds payable and long-term notes, corporate capital and dividends; earnings per share, capital structure and dilutive securities; revenue recognition, income taxes and operating losses, accounting changes and error analysis; preparation of the statement of cash flows; full disclosure and financial statement analysis.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ACC 505
Offered When Needed
ACC 545 - Managerial Accounting
Introduction to managerial accounting; role of accounting within an organization; classification, behavior, estimation, allocation and reporting of costs; manufacturing operations and costing systems; budgets and cost standards for planning and controlling operations; use of accounting data for evaluating performance and as the basis for managerial decision making.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MBA 520
Offered When Needed
ACC 606 - Auditing Principles
Role of the public accountant, professional standards and ethics and auditor legal liability; audit planning, evaluation of risk and internal control and designing audit programs; audit evidence and documentation, testing and sampling; audit procedures for assets, liabilities and operations; completing the audit and preparing reports.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ACC 613
ACC 608 - Cost Accounting Concepts and Applications
A study of costing systems including activity-based costing; the classification, reporting, estimation and allocation of costs; flexible budgets and standards, revenue analysis, transfer pricing and the role of the controller. Additional laboratory hour required.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MBA 520
Offered in the Spring Trimester Offered in the Summer
ACC 613 - Advanced Financial Accounting
Investments in equity securities and ownership interests, business combinations and purchase method, consolidated statements at and subsequent to acquisition and intercompany transactions; accounting for foreign currency transactions and translation of financial statements; partnership formation, operation and dissolution; current and emerging issues.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ACC 510
ACC 615 - Managerial Accounting Theory and Practice
A study of managerial accounting and the role of accounting within an organization; cost classification, behavior and estimation; systems for accumulation, assignment and reporting of costs; use of cost-volume-profit analysis, budgets, and standards for planning and control; segment income and evaluation of performance; selection and use of relevant data for decision making; and determination of prices for goods and services
Lecture
Credits: 3
ACC 620 - Accounting Standards and Controls
A study of major standards and recent requirements of accounting, auditing and federal regulatory bodies; corporate controller responsibilities, internal control procedures and fraud examination and internal and independent auditors’ functions; accounting for costs, budgeting for planning and control, operating and financial analysis techniques and issues related to private companies.
Lecture
Credits: 3
ACC 625 - Accounting for Nonbusiness Organizations
A study of the concepts of financial planning, control, and reporting for nonbusiness organizations; differences and similarities compared with business entities; review of authoritative pronouncements and regulations; accounting procedures and financial reports for federal, state and local governments, healthcare and educational institutions and similar entities.
Lecture
Credits: 3
ACC 630 - Federal Income Taxation
A study of federal income taxation of individuals, partnerships and corporations; taxable, nontaxable and excludable income and deductions; tax credits, computation and payment; gains and losses on sales and exchanges of property; partnership and corporate formation, distributions and liquidation including S corporations; and review of applicable Internal Revenue Code provisions and regulations.
Lecture
Credits: 3
ACC 650 - Special Topics in Accounting
International accounting and financial reporting standards; foreign country accounting practices and related influences and convergence of international and U.S. standards; foreign currency and hedging transactions; translation and analysis of foreign financial statements; international taxation and transfer pricing considerations. Admission to Public Accounting Program or approval of Department Chair required.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Offered in the Fall Trimester
ACC 655 - Research in Financial Accounting
Regulation of accounting by private and public sector entities; role of the SEC and other organizations in determining financial reporting standards; recent and proposed accounting standards and tax regulations and their applicability to current practice; application of research procedures and completion of assigned research projects in accounting. Admission to Public Accounting Program or approval of Department Chair required.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Offered in the Winter Trimester
ACC 660 - Advanced Auditing Theory and Practice
Requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, auditing standards of the PCAOB, internal control responsibilities and current auditing issues; other assurance services and special reports; technology and the audit process; audits of government and nonprofit entities; concepts and standards of business and accounting ethics; ethical challenges and guidelines for reaction. Admission to Public Accounting Program or approval of Department Chair required.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Offered in the Spring Trimester
ACC 665 - Professional Ethics and Fraud Examination
General concepts of business and accounting ethics; standards of professional organizations, ethical challenges, current research studies and case analysis; prevention of and determining the existence of fraud; investigation procedures, evidence and resolution of findings; and misappropriation of assets and computer and financial statement fraud.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Offered in the Spring Trimester
BLW 618 - Health Care Law and Ethics
This course examines the sources of law and legal processes affecting the health services system, elements of administrative law and agency processes, introduction to legal relationships (e.g., torts, contracts, insurance) of facilities, physicians, personnel and patients. After a fundamental grounding in the discipline of ethics, the interaction of values and managerial decision-making is examined through case studies.
Lecture
Credits: 3
BLW 635 - International Law
This course is designed to address the foundations and applications of traditional, contemporary and developing concepts of international law. Covering topics from principles of international law, jurisdiction, international dispute resolution and enforcement, the EU, world trade and multinational enterprises to the seizure of national assets, among other issues, this course proposes to inform students of the impact of international law upon the maintenance of national and international order and commerce.
Lecture
Credits: 3
BLW 640 - Legal Issues in e-Commerce
This course is devoted to various legal issues that arise in the facilitation, management and regulation of electronic commerce. Topics include, but are not limited to, rights in electronic information, information security, online transactions, trademark rights, domain name rights, regulating information content, and regulating online conduct.
Lecture
Credits: 3
BLW 650 - Contract Law
This course is designed to cover the fundamental principles of contract law, including offer, acceptance and consideration. Topics include Statute of Frauds, the Parol Evidence Rule, breach of contract, damages, the bidding process, suretyship bonds, liends and the effects of bankruptcy. Further, there will be a discussion on the types of different business entities and the respective liabilities of owners.
Lecture
Credits: 3
BUS 604 - Corporate Event Marketing, Management and Hospitality in Sports, Entertainment and Media
It’s not “all about the music” and it’s not “just a game.” For corporate marketers, sports and entertainment mean business, from the inside out. Learn what and why corporations buy, how brilliant sales proposals can fail, the art of negotiation, the role of the Brand, managing “ambush marketing” by competitors, the ROI challenge, and more. Students considering sales, marketing, management or other careers in sports and entertainment will gain crucial insight into the corporate mindset with case studies from today’s leading sponsorship and event marketers.
Lecture
Credits: 3
BUS 606 - Advanced Project Management
An examination of the theory of Project Management with a detailed review and analysis of techniques applied and tools available. Students will be exposed to various approaches to Project Management used for large projects as well as small while surveying case studies of both successful and unsuccessful project initiatives. The course will explore the application of this theory to project scenarios through the use of the advanced features of various software tools. Topics will include an in-depth review and analysis of all basic subject matter covered in IS 605 plus cost estimation techniques, budgeting, Earned Value Management, scope and stakeholder management, communications, conflict resolution, risk management, monitoring project performance, performance statistics/metrics, resource management, process mapping, and a review of the various certification qualifications. Two projects will be required (both will be written and oral): an individual project as well as a team project. This syllabus plans for lecture during the first half of each class (theory), with the second half of each class focusing on practical application of tools (Microsoft Project, etc.) and/or project presentations.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: IS 605
BUS 618 - Seminar in Career Insights and Development in Sports, Entertainment and Media
Seminar in Sports and Entertainment Business will focus on the critical components of building successful sports and entertainment properties and offer students an insider look at this multi-faceted industry and the career opportunities that stem from it. This course will present a unique blend of interacting with industry leaders, working on a customized consulting project and exploring the relevant business challenges of today. There area of discussion will center around the principles of building properties, including i) Property Foundation - The underpinnings of managing a property; ii) Market Framing - The foundation for fan affinity; iii) Fan Architecture - The connectors that fuel fan interest; iv) Consumer Electricity - The outlets that convert fan interest into revenue; and v) Value Metrics - Industry benchmarks that measure consumer relevance. Prerequisites: at least 2 other Sports and Entertainment courses. Permission of the Associate Dean/MBA Program Director is required.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Department Consent Required
BUS 619 - Business and Corporate Communications Strategies in Sports, Entertainment and Media
This course examines the role that communications, public relations and community relations play in the business of sports and entertainment. The competence of these functions is critically intertwined with the value of companies within this industry. Students will gain insight into communications strategies, the most effective methods of utilizing today’s evolving platforms, and how the various disciplines of traditional PR relate to this industry, including media services, corporate communications, publicity, crisis communications, and executive and celebrity communications.
Lecture
Credits: 3
BUS 637 - Role of Healthcare Organizations in Business Continuity & Risk Management through Disaster Planning
Hospitals are the backbone of the healthcare response to catastrophic emergencies that can include an influenza pandemic or a large-scale Nuclear/Biological/Chemical attack. The need for hospitals to be prepared to respond to disasters is a major priority for hospital leaders. Since 2001 disaster training has become more rigorous and standardized; hospitals have stockpiled emergency supplies and medicines; situational awareness and communications are improving; and exercises are more frequent and of higher quality. Students in this course will have the opportunity to study in detail previous incidents such as flooding, electrical outages, terrorist attacks and how these incidents have shaped the way hospitals approach disaster preparedness. Students will develop the necessary tools to be able to develop disaster preparedness plans relevant to their organization.
Lecture
Credits: 3
BUS 689 - Special Topics in Business: Global Benchmarking for World-Class Performance
Benchmarking is a powerful tool for identifying and adapting best practices from internal, competing, industry, and world-class organizations. This distance learning course reveals how global benchmarking can bridge the distinctions among organizations in international trade, cultural and business processes for performance improvement. Students will learn how to perform a global benchmarking project using the Internet as a research and communication tool.
Lecture
Credits: 3
BUS 692 - Special Topics Planning, Implementing and Evaluating E-Learn Programs
As the need for rapid learning has increased, so has the need for organizations to establish plans that create e-learning programs for employee training, support, and improvement. Such plans have helped many stay competitive while addressing issues such as high training costs, employee turnover, recruitment difficulties, inconsistent training, out-of-date or obsolete materials, and even new service development for customers. Students in this course will discover how e-learning leaders implement their programs; integrate e-learning into their corporate culture; and evaluate their e-learning initiatives by assessing cost, quality, service, and speed.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MBA 570
BUS 698 - MBA Internship
MBA students are placed in a private organization or public agency to 1) carry out an assigned concentration project, 2) engage in day to day functioning of the establishment, and 3) learn how a modern corporation is organized and operates under the direct supervision of an executive of the organization and a department faculty. Students engaged in the internship will meet with the faculty supervisor periodically to report the progress and discuss any issues relating to the internship. 3 breadth elective credits.
Internship
Credits: 3
ECO 601 - Inter Eco Sys & Trade Com
An examination of selected evolving economic systems throughout the world with regard to their importance for the globally oriented manager. This will include Third World countries, Eastern European systems, Pacific Rim nations as well as Western Europe, Japanese and North American examples. In addition, the course will explore dimensions of trading blocs such as the European Community and the North American Trade Agreement. This course will include case studies and class presentations.
Lecture
Credits: 3
ECO 603 - Business, Government and Society
An integrative survey of the connections between the business sector and society and between business and the public sector, particularly at the federal level. Emphasis on stakeholder analysis, corporate social responsibility, public affairs management and business ethics. Government regulation of business and antitrust legislation and cases are analyzed. Globalization and technology are strongly emphasized in both historical and twenty-first century perspectives.
Lecture
Credits: 3
ECO 605 - Econometrics
This course provides the student with an understanding of the principles of econometric modeling and its use in financial decision making. Single and multiple regression analysis, their assumptions, violations and consequences, along with ways of remedying the problems are thoroughly examined. This course will also provide insight into estimation using time series and panel data, and the use of instrumental and limited dependent variables. Students will have the opportunity to carry out an empirical project by completing literature review, collecting data, applying econometric analysis, and writing an empirical paper.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MBA 550
Offered When Needed
ECO 606 - Macroeconomics
The course introduces the models and techniques used in macroeconomic theory and analysis for understanding how the economy works. It examines the key measures of economic performance like inflation, unemployment, growth, and external balance, the key measures of the performance of an economy. The focus of the discussion will be mainly on the macroeconomic issues faced by the U.S. economy and the policies to influence its performance. The course will explore the diversity of opinion on how the economy works and the effects of policy measures.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MBA 530
Offered When Needed
ECO 647 - International Business in Southeast Asia
This course will give the student the opportunity to analyze the relevance of country specific economic and cultural data in evaluating countries in Southeast Asia as locations in which to establish a business venture. After a general survey of the Southeast Asian economies and cultures, the data for select countries will be analyzed in detail with respect to their suitability for certain types of businesses. On completion of the course, the student will have more familiarity with data sources, types of data available, suggested ways of relating the data, and possible conjectures, which can be developed from the data, relevant to locating business opportunities.
Lecture
Credits: 3
ECO 648 - International Business in Africa
The aim of this course is to provide a general understanding of International Business with a special emphasis on Africa. Topics for discussion include a concise analysis of Africa’s vast natural resource base and geography; international trade involving Africa’s minerals and raw materials; the investment climate; multilateral trade negotiations of the WTO system and Africa’s participation in them; globalization and its effects in Africa; International Business Strategies of multilateral enterprises; the cultural, political, socio-economic, and legal structure and conditions prevailing in Africa, as well as national and international policies that regulate and guide Africa’s intra - and extra- African business processes and relations in the global market place. The course will also give a practical and interdisciplinary survey of other relevant major issues, events and activities that constitute Africa as a real and potential market for International Business. Special emphasis will be paid to the activities of American corporations and other multinationals doing , or wishing to do business in, or with Africa, and how the opportunities of competition, investment and promotion of an enabling environment for business and sustainable development in Africa could be enhanced for the mutual benefit of the parties engaged in International Business in Africa. The course offers a platform to further develop interpersonal and analytical skills.
Lecture
Credits: 3
ECO 649 - International Business in South and Central America
Companies worldwide are discovering the enormous potential of the Latin markets. However, success in the region is challenging, due to dramatic changes affecting many of the countries and a number of misconceptions about the region and its people. In this course, the student will be introduced to the considerable variations across countries and how they factor into best practices for conducting international business. The course will include readings from textbooks, periodicals and research papers, as well as case study analysis, group discussions and presentations, and guest speakers - all designed to illuminate relevant political, historical, economic, geographic, and demographic factors critical to doing business in Latin America. The student will finish the course with the foundation of knowledge required to analyze market conditions, assess competitive opportunities, and negotiate successful deals in the region. The course offers a platform to further develop interpersonal and analytical skills.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Offered in the Winter Trimester Offered in the Summer
ECO 650 - International Business in the Middle East
This course focuses on general understanding of International Business with special emphasis on the Middle East Region. Discussion topics include Globalization and its effects in the region, the Middle East’s economic, social and cultural structure in global market place, International Business Strategies of multinational enterprises in the Middle East, as well as possible future developments in the region. This International Business course offers a platform to further develop interpersonal and analytical skills.
Lecture
Credits: 3
ECO 651 - International Business in the Caribbean
International business in the Caribbean is a truly worthwhile undertaking. The aim of this course is therefore to provide students with a general understanding of International Business , with a special emphasis on the Caribbean as a regional study area. Topics for discussion include a concise analysis of the many determinants of the business climate in the Caribbean, which include the region’s land, environment, location and geography ; its historical perspective briefly touching on the region’s population, intra- and extra- economic and business relations; its natural resource base and vast cultural diversity ; its business codes and business administration , as well as international trade in cash crops and other natural endowments of the Caribbean. The course further addresses various other business practices of the Region, including its participation in multilateral trade negotiations ( MTNs ) of the Lome Convention and WTO systems, and other multidimensional structures that constitute the engines of international business for profit of entrepreneurs in the region, and for development of the Caribbean. These in turn include the region’s natural beauty, the potential for tourism, investment, and business & job opportunities for Americans and other interested parties ; the relatively stable political conditions of the region; its extravagant hospitality , and constructive participation of the people in multilateralism, which create business incentives and opportunities for targeted investment in the Caribbean, including Foreign Direct Investment policy frameworks and other business machinery and platforms for various activities attracting and promoting tourism and investment. The realization of these opportunities creates economic growth and sustained development in the region. The course will also address the major obstacles to doing business in the Caribbean , such as poverty, ignorance and disease, besides the region’s dependency and debt burden, and vulnerability to natural disasters and environmental hazards, such as climate change and global warming. It will suggest ways and means of overcoming such impediments ; and will also examine the potential for trilateral approaches involving USA, the Caribbean and Africa as measures for constructive and productive international business, touching on these three regions of the world that experience many divergencies and similarities in their business interactions and relationships.
Lecture
Credits: 3
ECO 652 - Business in China
As the global marketplace becomes ever more consolidated into a flat playing field and consumer tastes change as wealth and lifestyles improve, companies must find ways to do business and work within a variety of new cultures. To do this effectively, individuals and company managers must understand the local cultural of the people involved, as well as the established business practices and customer needs and expectations in their new working environment.
China, a dynamic marketplace now penetrated by multinational companies and smaller business entities offers a prime example of a marketplace where many of today’s U.S. business paradigms are different. Successful companies doing business in China are those that fully understand the cultural nuances, the benefits achieved through family and business associates and the role relationships play in driving success. Successful players must understand and have the ability to promote their goods and services in a way that Chinese consumers understand from a value perspective. In this course, real life examples will be highlighted and discussed that you will face when starting up a business in China. Working groups will be required to set up a small business, defend their new venture and present their business footprint to the class. At the end of the day the topics of this class will be taken from real-life examples through work experience and various Case Studies. You will be required to think about how you would address issues as they present themselves. It will be an exciting venture into a new market. This course will be conducted in class and via online.
Lecture
Credits: 3
ECO 654 - International Business in Scandinavia
The course will facilitate the student’s understanding of business conduct and opportunities in Scandinavia through the examination of the Scandinavian economy, market entry, culture and the nature and value of international trade, key regional partnerships and the activities of foreign multinationals in the region. Each of the region’s members will be examined: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Lecture
Credits: 3
ECO 655 - International Business in Southern Europe
This course focuses on a general understanding of the International business in Southern Europe concentrating on the Mediterranean countries and a study of the Italian economy. Discussion Topics include the effects of globalization in the region, the “industrial cluster” models and the role of Italy in the European industrial community, the concept of “Made in Italy” and its global presence, the small and medium sized enterprises, and the “Start-Up” in science and technology
Lecture
Credits: 3
ECO 661 - Commodity Markets
This is an introductory course on commodity markets and the contracts that trade in these markets. The course covers markets for energy products, currencies, and other physical commodities. It examines the nature of these markets and how they differ from financial markets. The trading and valuation of various derivative instruments and their use as speculative and hedging tools are examined.
Lecture
Credits: 3
ECO 991 - Special Topics in International Business and Economics
A survey of international business and economic perspectives integrating the historical, political, and financial ramifications experienced by countries, governments and cultures around the globe. The high light will be a series of eight lectures, featuring area experts will discuss the historical, political and economic issues affecting business in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, India, China, the Far East, South America and North America. Enrolled students are invited to participate in the third annual International Symposium, which will be held at Iona College on June 28. Students will have the opportunity to submit a paper for possible presentation at the Symposium and publication in the proceedings.
Lecture
Credits: 3
ENT 500 - Entrepreneurship & Innovation in the 21st Century
This introductory course engages students in a series of activities to help them discover their entrepreneurial potential. Students will be introduced to the concepts of entrepreneurship and innovation in the 21st century and engage in the development of an entrepreneurial idea from conceptualization to implementation. Over the course of the semester, students will practice entrepreneurship by engaging in a series of ideation, lean start-up, design thinking and business modeling exercises. The course will be highly interactive, collaborative and experiential in nature, and will conclude with a “pitch day” where all student teams will present their entrepreneurial innovations to one another. Note: Course can be waived if a prior undergraduate entrepreneurship of business course has been taken.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Offered in the Fall, Spring and Summer
ENT 601 - Ideation and Design Thinking
The purpose of the course is to provide graduate students with solid understanding of the process of innovation and ideation, and a hands-on experience creating innovative solutions to real-world design challenges. Students will work in groups, and experience different aspects of innovative design: from creative solutions to specific customer demands to free-form ideation, market analysis, and broad impact design. The course explores ideation, innovation, and entrepreneurship in different settings - social, arts, STEM, business, etc. The course is highly interactive and requires active student participation in all in-class and outside activities.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Offered in Winter & Summer
ENT 602 - Business Modeling
Business Modeling provides the student the framework in which to build a workable, applicable business model based on an original idea generated by student teams. Students are also exposed business model applications to problem-solving, non-profit organizations and other entities not often associated with business. This graduate class provokes the student to consider the place or role of their model business idea in society and culture. There is a heavy emphasis on class participation and group/team work including evaluation by peers as their business model moves through several presentation experiences. In addition to study cases, the class will visit businesses and institutions. The final, successful business model is one that the student will move forward with after their studies.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Offered in Winter & Summer
ENT 603 - Financing and Sustaining your Entrepreneurial Venture
This course will develop an understanding of the early stage investment environment for start-up endeavors, considering the differences between private equity and venture capital, while comparing both to public market investments involved in entrepreneurship. Students will discuss identification of funding and the investors, as well as develop an understanding of the main frameworks of and income drivers involved with entrepreneurship. Students will prepare financial statements for investors considering the unique nature of the entrepreneurship environment. Students will discuss the choice of the capital structure, identify the main sources of capital for early stage endeavors and entrepreneurial projects, and identify steps in the funding process. The course will discuss the means to implement the process to raise capital, innovative funding endeavors such as crowdfunding and Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), the development of a pitch to potential investors, and best practices to close the round of funding. Students will develop their understanding of the management issues, the institutional vehicles available, and the specific valuation techniques involved in Entrepreneurship.
Lecure
Credits: 3
Offered in Spring & Summer
ENT 702 - Studio Course
This course is designed to facilitate the process of developing an entrepreneurial venture, from idea to launch, with the help and support of Iona’s GaelVentures incubator. Students sign-up for this course with an existing idea that they would like to work on. Based on this idea, students will be assigned dedicated work hours at GaelVentures. During these hours, students will work on the development and launch of their business with the support of the instructor, incubator manager, coaches and mentors. In addition, students will be meeting once per week as a group to reflect about their progress, set goals and discuss required resources to help launch their businesses.
Note: Students are required to apply to the course with an existing entrepreneurial idea.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: ENT 500 ; Corequisites: ENT 601 , ENT 602 , ENT 603 .
Offered in Spring & Summer
FIN 610 - Operation of the Financial System
An intensive study of money and credit, commercial banking, thrift institutions, central banking and monetary policy. Topics include portfolio structure, management theories, money market instruments, secondary credit instruments and institutions, interest rate theory, current monetary problems and policies, and international banking and financial issues.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MBA 550
FIN 611 - Quantitative Tools for Finance
This course is designed to expose students to elementary probability theory, calculus, numerical methods and elementary stochastic processes. Knowledge to these mathematical concepts and techniques is required to study mathematical modeling in finance. Emphasis will be placed on understanding important concepts rather than just computation skills, the use of algorithms and the manipulation of formula.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MTH 134 or Business Calculus
Offered When Needed
FIN 619 - Special Topics: E-Finance
This course will introduce students to the ever-growing use of electronic systems in the financial services industry, including trading financial assets, and discuss its impact on the way the business is done in the financial market place. It will focus on such topics as e-cash management, e-trading in stocks, bonds, currency and the other financial assets, e-financing and e-banking. The course will also familiarize students with various concepts and issues that emerge from the application of electronic systems in financial transactions.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MBA 550
FIN 620 - International Financial Management
This course presents the foundations of financial management for corporations with international operations. International financial management differs from the domestic version in two important respects: presence of multiple currencies and different political, regulatory, and tax systems. Topics covered by the course include currency markets, concepts, measurement, and management of foreign exchange risk, foreign project evaluation and selection, political risk analysis, international financing and cost of capital, multinational cash management. The instructional method combines cases and lecture materials.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MBA 550
FIN 625 - Financial Futures, Options And Swaps
This course will introduce the student to the use of options, swaps and financial futures contracts in investment management. The course will primarily focus on how corporations use ‘off balance sheet products’, namely futures, options, and swaps to manage their financial risk. The course will stress theory as well as application. A discussion of the principles of valuation of options and futures instruments will be followed by a brief review of empirical evidence.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MBA 550
FIN 627 - Project Finance
The course will provide students with an understanding of a fast growing area of project finance. It deals with the planning, budgeting and financing of major capital investment and improvement projects including infrastructure projects. Pipeline construction, refineries, power plants, hydroelectric, mining, real estate developments, dock facilities, airports, highways, bridges and tunnels, public utilities, environmental investments and other public works are the examples of the types of projects examined. Since the amount of capital required for these projects is generally very large and the risk very high, the course will discuss extensively the access to private capital markets, domestic and international loan and grant programs in addition to the usual municipal bond markets and how risk is allocated. Cases will be used to examine, analyze, and expand the understanding of various issues associated with project financing.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MBA 550
FIN 635 - Managerial Finance
Students gain a deeper understanding of financial management by building their own spreadsheet templates in a computer laboratory. They will construct financial statements and cash budgets, perform ratio, break-even, and leverage analysis, make financial forecasts, calculate the time value of money, solve valuation and capital budgeting problems, and examine the behavior of the cost capital.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MBA 550
FIN 638 - Management Issues in the Financial Services Industry
This course studies the business activities, management practices and competitive strategies in the changing financial services industry, including commercial banking, investment services and insurance. Topics include the role of financial institutions, industry structure, regulation, the risks addressed by each type of institution and practices to manage risk, bank lending and deposit management, liquidity and capital management, balance sheet analysis and profitability analysis. Students also explore competitive strategies, both successful and unsuccessful, in areas including branch banking, internet activities and mergers and acquisitions, and develop an understanding of the convergence occurring across traditional financial services industry lines. Case studies and guest speakers from the industry highlight key emerging trends and bring a real world perspective.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: MBA 550 and FIN 610
FIN 640 - Investment Analysis
This course is a survey of issues relating to investment in financial assets and analysis of these investments. The major themes to be discussed include the risk-return trade-off, valuation, portfolio selection and management, hedging, equilibrium pricing, and investment strategies. Foundation material is provided through discussions of the investment environment, markets and instruments, trading procedures and interest rate determination.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MBA 550
FIN 641 - Analysis of Fixed Income Securities
This course provides the student with an in depth analysis of the markets, characteristics, analysis, and management of fixed income securities. Pricing of bonds, yield measurement, and term structure of interest rates are thoroughly examined, along with different types of securities such as treasury, municipal, government agency, and corporate. Students will also be exposed to active bond portfolio management, indexing, and bond performance evaluation. In addition, this course will provide insight into the international bond markets.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MBA 550
FIN 642 - Trading and Exchanges
In this course, we will discuss how today’s financial markets work; how governments and exchanges regulate them; and how traders create liquidity, volatility, informative prices, trading profits, and transaction costs. The course provides an overview of today’s fragmented market for financial securities. Sepcifically, we study different market structures. We study the role of different market participants. We also study different order types.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Offered When Needed
FIN 644 - Short-term Financial Management
This course provides the student with a deeper understanding of the day to day operations of firms and financial institutions through experience with working capital management and with a concentration on cash management. Whereas working capital management involves management of current assets, current liabilities, and the net working capital position of the firm, cash management concentrates on cash flow, cash forecasting, risk management, and treasury manangement information systems technolgoy. This course will also provide insight into the international dimensions of these concepts.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MBA 550
FIN 650 - Portfolio Management
The course deals with institutional portfolio management. Topics examined are portfolio theory, its implementation, empirical studies, implications of portfolio theory for general market equilibrium, and the evaluation of alternative portfolios.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MBA 550
FIN 661 - Commodity Markets
This is an introductory course on commodity markets and the contracts that trade in these markets. The course covers markets for energy products, currencies, and other physical commodities. It examines the nature of these markets and how they differ from financial markets. The trading and valuation of various derivative instruments and their use as speculative and hedging tools are examined.
Lecture
Credits: 3
FIN 670 - Global Financial Markets And Institutions
The course explores the working of the international financial markets and institutions. Topics discussed include international monetary system and balance of payments, exchange rate determination, international currency and capital markets, international financial institutions, regulatory and supervisory issues, innovations, and global integration. Both operational and institutional aspects of the markets are stressed.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MBA 550
Offered in the Spring Trimester
FIN 671 - Health Care Finance
Basic principles of accounting, budgeting, financial analysis and reimbursement are reviewed for application at the service level of health care organizations. Course methods include computer-based instruction and exercise.
Lecture
Credits: 3
FIN 675 - Corporate Financial Strategy
The primary functions of this course in corporate finance are to extend the student’s knowledge of financial management and to provide insights into the complexity of the decisions faced by practicing financial managers. The course begins with a review of the theoretical framework of financial management, including a recap and extension of risk analysis and basic valuation concepts. The course then focuses on the firm’s short-term financing and long-term investment decisions, the firm’s capital structure and dividend policy decisions, the various methods of obtaining long-term capital, and a variety of special topics including mergers, LBO’s and divestitures. Various ‘mini cases’ will be used to illustrate applications of the theory, as well as to stimulate questions and discussion.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MBA 550
FIN 676 - Advanced Corporate Finance: International Mergers & Acquisitions
The primary objectives of the course are to provide for international mergers and acquisitions an explanation of the financial aspects of value creation, a basic understanding of the strategic rational, and to raise the awareness of the legal environment and issues. Topics will include partnerships, alliances & joint ventures, stakeholder concerns, cultural conflicts & differences, and synergies. The course will take a valuation approach based on strategic, ratio, and financial forecasting analysis, and considering leveraged buyouts, spinoffs, divestitures, and recapitalizations.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: MBA 550 and FIN 620
Offered When Needed
FIN 678 - Financial Engineering
This course introduces financial engineering tools and studies the theory and practice of financial engineering. Students will learn to make decisions by taking into account such features as interest rate, and rate of return. They will learn the concept of arbitrage and its role in pricing different investments. Applications to call and put options will be discussed. The course will explore PDE techniques and martingale methods in a variety of contexts including equity option, currency option, fixed income derivatives and exotic derivatives. The main mathematical tool used is the theory of stochastic differential equations.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MBA 550
Offered When Needed
FIN 694 - Numerical Methods in Finance
The course is an introduction to the use of mathematical models and numerical methods in finance. It covers a wide range of topics: finite difference methods, binomial trees, Monte Carlo simulation, random number generation, asset pricing, debt and real option evaluation and optimization problems in finance.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MBA 550
Offered When Needed
FIN 695 - Finance Internship
MBA students are placed in a private organization or public agency to 1) carry out an assigned financial project, 2) engage in day to day functioning of the establishment, and 3) learn how a modern corporation is organized and operates under the direct supervision of an executive of the organization and a department faculty. Students engaged in the internship will meet with the faculty supervisor periodically to report the progress and discuss any issues relating the internship. Prerequisites: MBA core plus FIN 610 , one other Finance course and permission of the department chair.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite MBA core, FIN 610 & 1 additional FIN course
FIN 990 - Special Topics
This course will examine topics of a current interest in financial management that are not covered in the course regularly offered by the department. It will be offered periodically as the needs and interests of students and faculty dictate.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MBA 550
HCM 621 - Population Health
With Health Reform now a national policy, the entire industry is facing a paradigm shift in the need for population health strategies and the adoption of a new cultural paradigm. These new strategies embrace population health management techniques beyond the walls of our institutions and traditional practice settings, advocating preventive services and comprehensive quality clinical care as an imperative. Population Health offers an educational foundation for both clinical practitioners and institutional professionals on the genesis and growth of this important topic.
The emphasis will be on the expanded responsibility of physicians and institutions, in cooperation and or joint ventures, adopting a risk relationship with payers and the broader community including public health issues. Achieving substantive improvement in the wellness of a population in anticipation of performance based reimbursement models in an ethical environment is at the core of this course. There will be introductions to statistical techniques and methodologies for the evaluation of health care and epidemiological concerns and research.
Lecture
Credits: 3
HCM 626 - Introduction to Health Care Informatics
An introduction of the history and foundations of health informatics is necessary to understand the present state and provide perspective to consider the potential for the future. Beginning with the information infrastructure which consists of the processing tools and technologies to support the creation, use, transportation, and storage of information; the concepts including centralized, distributed, and collaborative computers, as well as middleware, cloud computing and mobile computing will be introduced as general concepts. Leading then to an understanding of databases and their management, the concepts of flat files and relational data structures and the query languages needed to access them, establish quality and integrity in the data resources and assure security through the environment.
With Health Reform now a national policy, the entire industry is facing a paradigm shift in the need for both business intelligence and Clinical Decision Support capabilities. This must be tempered with the range of Governance issues that surround the access and use of confidential health information and the legal (State and Federal) and ethical issues surrounding Health Informatics. An understanding of the secondary uses of data, classification systems and unstructured data will broaden the students understanding. And finally the continued expansion of technology, remote monitoring devises and personal health are all contributing to the explosion of data and the importance of information in the population health perspective.
3 credits, No prerequisites.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Offered in the Winter Trimester
HCM 651 - Health Industry Analysis
This course serves as an introduction to the analysis of health care delivery in the United States. The focus is on identifying and understanding factors that affect the health care industry as a whole and its component parts. Specifically, the course examines how trends in health technology, personnel, health status, disease and government affect health care. These and other factors affecting public health, hospitals, medicine, and long-term care are analyzed from a variety of perspectives with tools such as epidemiology and cross-national analysis.
Lecture
Credits: 3
HCM 652 - Health Care Analytics
The reform and transformation of the American health care system requires that students and ultimately managers, at all levels, become proficient in the broadly defined field of Analytics. Health Care Analytics will build on the disciplines of Information Systems technology, data sciences and the application of quantitative methods as they are applied to business decision making in operations management, planning and strategic initiatives. As a survey course relying upon several technical disciplines; the prerequisites include an understanding of the health care business environment, fundamental knowledge of data management, spreadsheet and visualization tools (Excel, Access & SQL) and an introductory level training in basic statistics. The application of Health Analytics to operations management, regulatory oversight, regional planning, project management and the integration of our industry silo’s into a more comprehensive and balanced system will be evident. The emphasis will be on adopting information based decision making capabilities, based on science and real world information for business leaders with little-to-no experience in analytics; although a basic understanding of the health care industry, project management and fundamental statistics are expected.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Offered When Needed
HCM 653 - Health Care Management
This course first examines the relevant aspects of socio-behavioral disciplines for studying and understanding health services administration. Management and organization research is presented, analyzed and examined for effective practical skills.
Lecture
Credits: 3
HCM 654 - The Continuum of Long-Term Care Services
This distance learning course will explore the key ideas and content from gerontology as an opportunity for critical thinking. It will also provide a broad overview of senior living communities as well as their administrative issues. Topics include the biological and physiological context of aging, the social context of aging, and the societal context of aging. Readings, lecture slides, discussion board questions, experiential exercises and exams are included as required course activities.
Lecture
Credits: 3
HCM 655 - Management of Long Term Care Services
The course is designed to prepare students to become a licensed nursing home administrator in the State of New York; course topics follow the Domains of Practice for Nursing Home Administrators developed by the national Association of Boards of Examiners of Licensed Nursing Home Administrators (NAB). Course topics include the continuum of long-term care services, characteristics of nursing home residents, resident assessment and resident care, regulations and the Long-Term Care Survey process, facility leadership and management issues, human resources, reimbursement and financial management, plant and environmental management, quality assessment and quality indicators, and emerging issues such as staff retention and culture change in long-term care. The course is a distance learning course (DL component utilizes Blackboard). Course assignments include weekly readings, participation in online discussion boards, case study analysis and write-up, a self-directed site visit, web-based research using the Medicare Nursing Home Compare dataset and a comprehensive final exam.
Lecture
Credits: 3
HCM 656 - Ambulatory Care Administration
This course will explore the organization, governance and management of ambulatory care organizations. These organizations find themselves in a constantly changing environment which is healthcare today i.e., major moves toward integration and disintegration, managed care, reimbursement issues, e-health and organizational and personal ethics.
Lecture
Credits: 3
HCM 657 - Public Health Issues and Practices
This course provides an introduction to the concepts and practice of public health at the community, state and national levels. This introductory course addresses the philosophy, purpose, history, organization, functions, tools, activities and results of public health practice. The course also addresses a number of the important health issues and problems facing the public health system. Discussion questions and exercises (for both inside and outside the classroom) are integrated into the course, serving as a basis for student participation in “real world” public health practice problems. The various components of the course are designed to stimulate classroom discussion of important problems and issues facing public health and the public health approaches directed toward those problems and issues.
Lecture
Credits: 3
HRM 615 - Human Resource Management
This course focuses on the new and expanded role of the human resource professional. Topical areas include the changing nature of the workforce and work, recruitment, selection, training and development, the legal environment of HRM, human resource information systems, diversity management, compensation management, and global/international HRM, which are the building blocks for the HR professional. An understanding of these functions is also important for line managers who have substantial responsibility for managing people.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MBA 570
HRM 630 - Self Assessment and Career Management
This course is designed to develop concrete skills in the process of managing one’s own career or directing those of subordinates. Emphasis is placed on self assessment (one’s values, interests and abilities); the identification of employment opportunities; and career development, both short and long term. Students are required to prepare a report which reflects what their self assessment implies in terms of a career path strategy.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MBA 570
HRM 634 - Human Resource Information Systems
Design, evaluation, and implementation of human resource information systems (HRIS). This course examines the evolution of HRIS systems, database concepts and HR applications, organizational structure and process issues, HRIS implementation and costs, HR metrics and workforce analytics, system maintenance and updates, talent management and HRIS, HR functional applications (e.g., payroll and benefits), HRIS privacy and security issues, global HRIS issues, and HRIS challenges and opportunities including social networking, cloud computing, and open source software.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Offered in the Summer
HRM 635 - Work and Family
This course is designed to teach students about the interactive relationship between the work system and the family system. Most workers today have family responsibilities, regardless of gender, but most workplaces are still designed based on the breadwinner-homemaker model. Problems juggling work and family responsibilities (e.g., work-family conflict) have been shown to be associated with a variety of detrimental health and well-being outcomes such as depression, stress, marital discord, and job dissatisfaction. However, engaging in multiple roles also has benefits. This graduate course is designed to provide you with an opportunity to learn about the linkages that exist between work and family lives. We will discuss the critical challenges facing individuals, families, and employers in managing work and family from both a theoretical and practical perspective.
Lecture
Credits: 3
HRM 638 - Human Resource Management in Healthcare Organizations
This course reviews the principles and practices essential for the development and management of an effective human resources program in healthcare and other nonprofit agencies. Topics cover governmental regulation of human resources; employee recruitment, selection and training; theories of motivation and performance appraisal; job structure and pricing; diversity in the workforce; managing organizational change; total rewards management (compensation, benefits and the work experience); workplace environmental and safety issues; labor relations and contract administration.
Lecture
Credits: 3
HRM 640 - Compensation Management
This course will present a comprehensive analysis of current compensation practices. It will provide the student with an understanding of the theories followed in developing, implementing and administering these programs. An in depth review of the future direction of compensation programs resulting from environmental requirements will be studied. Case studies will be utilized to apply theory to current situations.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MBA 570
HRM 650 - Training and Development
This course is conducted as a participatory seminar devoted to the examination of the organization, administration, design, implementation, and evaluation of training continuing education and staff development programs.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite MBA 570
HRM 675 - International Human Resource Management
This course explains the theory and practice of Human Resource Management (HRM) in global firms. It discusses the HRM functions of employment planning and forecasting, staffing, compensation and benefits, training and management development, union and employee relations and health and safety for multinational corporations. Particular attention is paid to functions which vary from country to country and how departments handle them, e.g., employment regulations, benefits and wage taxation, expatriation and repatriation, discrimination, overseas compensation, and labor relations. The emphasis is on case study.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MBA 570
IDS 600 - Advanced Business Communications
Theory and practice of effective oral and written communication in the workplace and other business venues; preparation for and presentation of speaking and writing assignments on accounting and other business topics; development and practice of research skills; working knowledge and use of evidence and rhetorical devices; study and practice of interpersonal and group dynamics; understanding of legal issues in the workplace; awareness and use of communication technology to aid in oral and written presentations; awareness of proper professional appearance, etiquette and workplace behavior and relationships.
Lecture
Credits: 3
IS 605 - Project Management
This course will introduce the student to theory, applications, tools, techniques and software for project management. After completion of the course, the student will be able to apply the knowledge that has been acquired to projects in his or her field of employment. This knowledge will also enable the student to be a productive client when his or her projects are being managed and conducted by consultants or vendors.
Lecture
Credits: 3
IS 610 - Analysis Design of Information Systems
The System Development Life Cycle begins with some recognition of a problem or some request for change. The systems analyst is generally responsible for processing such requests through to complete system specifications, and may also function as a project leader through system installation. This course begins with initail problem investigation, and proceeds through feasibility analysis, requirements determination, general design and implementation planning. Students learn the process and products of systems analysis through a combination of textbook readings, lectures and systems analysis assignments that are based on a case description. Structured methodologies and CASE tools, such as the dataflow diagramming approach, are used. A course project is required.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MBA 580
IS 614 - Operations Analytics
Operations is a primary functional area of every organization. This course provides a solid foundation in the concepts of operations, focusing on the analytics to support decision making in this core area. Software-based analytical methods will be used throughout the course. Topics include an in-depth study of the models and metrics related to: productivity, project management, forecasting, quality control, capacity planning, facility location and layout, supply chain, transportation and logistics, inventory, scheduling, maintenance, and reliability, and work measurement and learning curves. Operations analytics is applicable to both service-oriented organizations as well as those involved with the production of physical goods. This course is not open to students who have taken MBA 540.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MBA 510
IS 616 - Account Information Systems
Lecture
Credits: 3
IS 620 - Database Management
This course is devoted to the design, implementation and management of database systems. Concepts of a database are discussed, database models are developed, and the role of the database administration function is presented. Additional topics include evaluating database management systems and extensions to data mining. A course project is required of all students.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MBA 580
IS 621 - Business Analytics and Statistical Decisions
The purpose of this course in business analytics is to enhance the data analysis and modeling capability of the business researcher. An in-depth study of a statistical package is undertaken. Frequent use of the computer based statistical software is expected in order to deal effectively with the requirements of complex business problems. Topics include: probability, distributions, sampling, statistical inference, multivariate statistical modeling, multiple regression, analysis of variance, time series analysis, forecasting, and data mining.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MBA 510
IS 622 - Risk and Decision Technology
This course focuses on the decision technology to support management for an organization. Particular attention will be paid to the use of business analytics in situations involving risk and uncertainty. This course provides an overview of decision analysis, optimization modeling, and simulation modeling. The objective is to help a decision maker gain a deeper understanding about the specific problem at hand, including the overall structure of the problem, and to evaluate alternatives in a logical manner. Decision technology provides tools with which a decision maker can construct and analyze a model of a decision situation. The purpose is to be able to represent real-world problems using models to gain qualitative insight through quantitative analysis. It is through that insight that decisions can be improved. A broad spectrum of applications and decision problems will be addressed and the most practical analytics useful in developing strategies and plans will be explored.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MBA 510
IS 623 - Systems Security for Business Resiliency
This course explores several critical areas of information security from a risk, control and security procedures perspective. Topics included are the following: control and security frameworks, cryptography, operating systems security, applications security, database security, network security, web security and physical security.
Lecture
Credits: 3
IS 625 - Audit & Control of Informatics
This course emphasizes the operational audit of a computer information system. Every aspect of the computing environment will be examined. Topics include planning and conducting the audit, organization, systems of controls, computer assisted auditing techniques, physical security of data processing facilities, encryption and the particular considerations pertaining to a networking and database environment. This course will be of interest to financial auditors who desire exposure to auditing in a computer environment. The course will feature the use of a generalized audit software system. A course project is required.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MBA 580
IS 628 - Total Quality Management
The purpose of this course is to understand the philosophy, concepts, principles and meaning of Total Quality Management (TQM) and to relate these to the implementation of quality management systems in goods and services industries, education, government and not-for-profit organizations. Topics covered include strategic quality management and planning, quality assurance, internal and external customer service excellence, customer satisfaction, continuous improvement, benchmarking, employee involvement and the use of empowered employee teams, just-in-time practices, and the use of quality tools. The course will focus on the development of a quality vision, quality mission, quality ethics, quality code, quality training program and the use of a five-year strategic quality plan with annual quality programs as a way to implement TQM. A team-based course project is required
Lecture
Credits: 3
IS 629 - Health Care Information Systems
This course examines basic concepts and terminology of computer-based healthcare information systems and health information management (HIM). Systems design, development, systems selection and vendor management, implementation and operation are reviewed for application at the department and enterprise level of healthcare organizations. Security and control of healthcare data are emphasized. An introduction to telemedicine, telehealth and e-health is also included. Course methods include case studies and development of an E-health business plan using team management principles.
This course is in the Distance Learning format (online)and uses Blackboard as an assist for course materials and assignments.
Lecture
Credits: 3
IS 640 - Mobile Applications Development
This course examines the principles of mobile application design and development. Students will learn application development on the Android (or Apple iOS) platform. Topics will include memory management; user interface design; user interface building; input methods; data handling; network techniques and URL loading; and, finally, specifics such as GPS and motion sensing. Students are expected to work on a project that produces a professional-quality mobile application. Projects will be deployed in real-world applications. Course work will include project conception, design, implementation, and pilot testing of mobile phone software applications.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MBA 580 or consent of the instructor
Offered in the Winter Trimester
IS 650 - Information Technology in Gaming and Product Innovation in Sports, Entertainment and Media
Advances in both information and decision technology have become critical components in world-class implementations in the areas of sports (all levels), gaming and entertainment. This course will explore the approaches taken in these fields, how information and decision technology is employed, reasons behind both the successes and failures and future applications. Cases and directed research will involve the student throughout the course. A research project and presentation are required.
Lecture
Credits: 3
IS 652 - Supply Chain Management in Goods and Service Industries
This MBA-level offering applies the principles of Supply Chain Management (SCM) to both goods and service industries. The course covers a review of SCM models and metrics and examines practical applications of SCM principles by major corporations. Attempts to improve an organization’s Supply Chain typically present process challenges and financial consequences; this course gives students a prospective view of the business implications of SCM change.
Lecture
Credits: 3
IS 655 - Business Application Development Using Visual Basic
This course will emphasize computer applications development in order to implement solutions to systems in a business environment. The applications development tool of Visual Basic will be utilized. Topics will include problem identification, exploration of solution strategies, selection of appropriate development tools, solution development and implementation. Extensions to Microsoft Office Professional will be explored using Visual Basic. A course project is required.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MBA 580
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