SAM M. WALTON COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (BADM) William P. Curington Degrees Conferred: M.A., Ph.D. in Economics (ECON) M.I.S. in Information Systems (INSY) M.T.L.M. in Transportation and M.B.A. in Business Administration (BADM) (M.B.A./J.D.)
Master of Business Administration The Master of Business Administration program is accredited by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business. The Master of Business Administration degree is directed at students preparing for a professional career as well as those students who wish to pursue a doctoral degree. It requires a minimum of 38 graduate credit hours of study for students with an adequate undergraduate background. Students without the necessary academic background may be required to take additional hours prior to enrollment in the M.B.A. program. Two plans of study are offered: the full-time program and the managerial (part-time) program. The full-time program can be finished in one calendar year; the managerial program requires a minimum of two calendar years. Areas of Concentration. The M.B.A. program has four defined areas of concentration in Entrepreneurship and Strategic Innovation, Finance, Global Business, and Strategic Retal Alliances. The student may also create his or her own customized concentration in consultation with the Director of the M.B.A. program. Prerequisites to Degree Program. Students entering the Master of Business Administration program are expected to posses a basic understanding of information technology, quantitative analysis, financial analysis, economics, marketing, management, business law, and production/ operations management. Appropriate preparation materials are outlined in the M.B.A. program brochure available from 445 BADM. Any deficiencies must be remedied prior to enrollment in the degree program. Mastery of the aforementioned topics must be demonstrated before entering the core modules in the fall semester. Students entering the managerial (part-time) program must have two years prior (or concurrent) work experience. Admission to Degree Program. Acceptance to the Master of Business Administration program requires both admission to the Graduate School and the approval of the graduate faculty in Business Administration. Admission is based upon an acceptable Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) score, an acceptable grade-point average, recommendations, essays, and related experience. Requirements for the Master of Business Administration Degree: Full time Program Summer II Fall Summer II Summer I Summer II Fall Spring Fall
Defined Concentrations Entrepreneurship and Strategic Innovation Required: Choose 6 hours from the following: Strategic Retail Alliances Required: Choose 6 hours from the following: Global Business Required: Choose 6 hours from the following: Finance Required: Choose 6 hous from the following: Customized Concentration Choose 9 hours from the following:
A GPA of 3.00 on all graduate work taken for credit on the M.B.A. (at least 75 percent of the credit hours must be completed with a "B'' grade or better) is required for continuation in the program and for graduation. Courses in which a student receives a grade below "C" do not count toward the required 38 hours. The degree is a non-thesis program. M.B.A./J.D. Program For students interested in obtaining both the M.B.A. and J.D. (law) degrees, the M.B.A./J.D. dual degree program is available. This program allows the student to receive both the M.B.A. degree and the J.D. degree. The program requires separate application and admission to both the School of Law and the Graduate School as well as acceptance into the M.B.A. degree program. Students participating in the M.B.A./J.D. program must file a degree plan for both degrees and obtain approval prior to taking elective courses to be used for reciprocal credit. Interested students should obtain bulletins and applications from both the School of Law and the College of Business Administration. Doctor of Philosophy The Ph.D. in business administration is designed primarily to prepare individuals for teaching, research, service, and collegial roles in academic and research institutions. The degree program provides (a) an exposure to the functional areas of business, (b) intensive study of the relevant body of knowledge in an Concentration, and (c) skills and tools to conduct research in that area. Through an agreement with the Academic Common Market, residents of certain southern states may qualify for graduate enrollment in this Ph.D. degree program (with emphasis in accounting) as in-state students for fee purposes. See page 163 for details. Prerequisites to Degree Program Requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy Degree The program consists of the following: 1. Concentration. Emphasis areas may be taken in accounting, computer information systems and quantitative analysis, finance, management, or marketing. In addition to the general requirements of the Graduate School, the requirements for the Ph.D. in business admini-stration will consist of a program of research, appropriate course work, seminars, and independent study as specified by the student's Concentration. 2. Comprehensive Examination. Satisfactory completion of a comprehensive examination in the concentration is required. 3. Dissertation. A dissertation will be written in the concentration.
COURSES: ACCOUNTING (ACCT) ACCT700V Doctoral Dissertation (1-6) (FA, SP, SU) Prerequisite: candidacy. COURSES: BUSINESS ADM (BADM) BADM500V Study Abroad (1-12) (FA, SP, SU) Open to graduate students studying abroad in officially sanctioned programs. May be repeated for 12 hours. BADM6111 Seminar in Business Administration Teaching I (FA) This course in college level teaching is designed for graduate students and new college teachers with specific emphasis on the Business Administration learning and classroom management. The purpose of this course is to introduce graduate students to principles of teaching and learning and to prepare these future teachers to lifelong learners in the classroom as teachers. Prerequisite: graduate standing. BADM6121 Seminar in Business Administration Teaching II (FA, SP) Given that the student has successfully completed Seminar in Business Administration Teaching I, this course is suggested as the second course in the sequence. It is designated a 'hands on' teaching course. Students will be assigned a class to teach by their respective department and will be supervised. In addition, all students in the class will come together for seminar discussion twice per month. Prerequisite: BADM 6111 or equivalent. BADM6131 Seminar in Business Administration Teaching III (FA, SP) This is an advanced course in college level teaching designed for graduate students and new college teachers with specific emphasis on the Business Administration learning and classroom management. The purpose of this course is to enhance graduate students' knowledge of teaching pedagogy given a base knowledge and classroom experience. This course will focus on current and advanced topics of teaching and learning, as well as research in teaching. Prerequisite: BADM 6111 or equivalent, BADM 6121 suggested. COURSES: CMP INF/QUAN (CISQ) CISQ700V Doctoral Dissertations (1-18) (FA, SP, SU) Prerequisite: candidacy. COURSES: FINANCE (FINN) FINN4133 Advanced Investments (FA, SP) Sound training in the principles of security analysis and portfolio management and certain advanced techniques of financial management. Modern portfolio theory and its application to portfolio management practices will be emphasized. Prerequisite: ECON 2023 and ACCT 2023 and CISQ 2013 and FINN 3063 and FINN 3043. FINN4143 Portfolio Management I (FA) Theories of portfolio construction, rules, fundamental analysis, and random walk as applied to portfolio management; investment goals and strategies; decision making on portfolio of Rebsamen Investment Trust. Prerequisite: FINN 3043 and FINN 3063. FINN4153 Portfolio Management II (SP) Theories of portfolio construction, rules, fundamental analysis, and random walk as applied to portfolio management; investment goals and strategies; decision making on portfolio of Rebsamen Investment Trust. Prerequisite: FINN 4143. FINN4233 Financial Policy and Planning (FA, SP, SU) Policy and problems in financial planning for working capital, capital budgets, and capital structure. Prerequisite: FINN 3043. FINN5203 Money and Capital Management (SP, SU) Role of finance in U.S. economy; the institutions, monetary theory, policies which comprise environment in which financial decisions are made. Finance function within firm; financial analysis, planning and control, financial decision making models, financial policies for management. Prerequisite: ACCT 5103 and ECON 5103 and CISQ 5203. FINN5303 Advanced Financial Management (FA, SP, SU) Financial management of firm, with special emphasis on financial planning, capital budgeting, cost-of-capital concepts. Prerequisite: FINN 5203. FINN5333 Investment Theory and Management (FA) Integration of theory, practice of investments with solution of individual and institutional portfolio management problems; Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts' Problems; variable annuity in estate planning. Prerequisite: FINN 5203. FINN5623 Investment Banking and Securities Markets (FA) Topics include investment banking, securities markets, traditional and new financial products, money management, and financial innovation. Prerequisite: FINN 5203. FINN5633 Financial Institutions (SP) Savings intermediation and its effects on allocating investments funds; characteristics of financial institutions including services, assets management, growth; relations between growth of institutions and interest rates, consumer behavior, investment demand, government policies, critical evaluation of performance by financial intermediaries. Prerequisite: FINN 5203. FINN5703 Multinational Business Finance (FA) Problems pertinent to manager of firm in multinational business environment, including international institutions, risks, investments, capital budgeting. Prerequisite: FINN 5203. FINN6043 Finance Theory (FA, SP, SU) Provides a conceptual understanding of key theoretical developments in the field of financial economics, including firm decisions under risk within a world of uncertainty. FINN6133 Seminar in Investment Theory (SP) Study advanced literature in field investments, with special reference to theory of random walks, stock valuation models, portfolio management. FINN6233 Seminar in Financial Management (FA) Financial management of firm with emphasis on financial theory or firm, quantitative methods used in financial analysis, planning. FINN6333 Empirical Research in Finance and Accounting (FA, SP, SU) A study of recent empirically based research in finance and accounting literature with emphasis on the application of various research methods to finance and accounting data. (Same as ACCT 6333) FINN636V Special Problems in Finance (1-6) (IR) Case studies in investments, corporation finance, money and banking, monetary theory, international finance, public finance. By arrangement. FINN6733 Seminar in Financial Markets and Institutions (FA, SP, SU) Recent developments in the literature of financial markets and institutions. Participants will be involved in the extensive study of existing theories and empirical tests of the theories. FINN700V Doctoral Dissertation (1-18) (FA, SP) Prerequisite: candidacy. COURSES: MANAGEMENT (MGMT) MGMT5203 Managerial Process and Organizational Behavior (FA, SP) Acquaints students with administrative and management functions of planning, organizing, directing, and controlling. Special attention given to the impact of human subsystems in organization, organizational designs and structures, and organizational environments. MGMT5323 New Venture Development and Small Business Management (SU) Identification and analysis of new venture opportunities, including the acquisition of resources. The role of the entrepreneur in developing and managing small business, including the developement of entrepreneurial strategies and the analysis of growth opportunities. MGMT5333 Operations Management (FA) Functions and quantitative techniques involved in the operating areas of a business. An enterprise is viewed as integrated system to demonstrate interrelation of functions and use of feedback, control; current research and special problems supplement text. (Same as CISQ 5333) Prerequisite: CISQ 5103. MGMT5343 Managerial Communication (FA, SP, SU) Communication concepts and theories with emphasis on written and oral skill building. Students apply concepts and skills in a variety of communication contexts. MGMT5353 Multinational Management (FA) Problems involved in multinational management of business firms; emphasis placed on environmental and organizational variables and the application of management concepts as they apply to international situations. MGMT5363 Stragegic Innovation (SU) Management of innovation and growth in organizations. Organization development processes, and the application of organizational change models such as intrapreneurship, innovation management, and total quality management. MGMT5373 Management of Human Resources (SP, SU) Familiarizes students with impact of routine managerial decisions on human resources and impact of human resource management on organizational functioning. Develops human resource management skills and highlights the place of human resource management in the performance of managers' functional roles. Prerequisite: MGMT 5203. MGMT5403 Business Policy and Decision Making (FA, SP, SU) Policy problems of business organization; develops logical thinking, gives training in writing and presenting oral solutions to problems requiring business decision making. Integrates fields of marketing, finance, accounting, economics, law, personnel, insurance, transportation into managerial concept of business decision making. MGMT5943 Labor Legislation (IR) Principal statues, administrative board decisions, common law applications relevant to problems of labor-management relations; impact of collective bargaining and labor contract on managerial decision making and prerogatives; labor's rights and duties and management's rights and duties under current labor legislation. MGMT5993 Entrepreneurship Practicum (FA, SP, SU) Hands-on management of an actual on-going business. Students will gain experience working in, making decisions about, and managing a competitive business. Students will be required to analyze the business in a term paper or other integrative assignment. MGMT6011 Graduate Colloquium (FA, SP) Presentation and critique of research papers and proposals. May be repeated. MGMT6113 Seminar in Organizational Behavior (IR) Survey of theoretical and empirical literature in organizational behavior. Stresses critical evaluation of current writing in the field and its integration with prior research. Covers topics relating to motivation, individual differences, job attitudes, social influence processes, and group dynamics. Prerequisite: admission to a Ph.D. program. MGMT6123 Seminar in Organization Theory (IR) This Ph.D.-level seminar presents an overview and introduction into organization theory literature. Emphasis on the development of relevant schools of thought, changes in the content of the traditional or 'mainstream' themes, current topics, schools of thought, and future directions are examined. Prerequisite: admission to a Ph.D. program. MGMT6133 Seminar in Strategy Research (IR) This Ph.D.-level seminar presents an overview and introduction into the strategic management literature. Emphasis on both the content and process of the extant research. Relevant theory, methods, 'mainstream' themes, current topics, schools of thought, and future directions are examined. Prerequisite: admission to a Ph.D. program. MGMT6213 Seminar in Research Methods (IR) Familiarizes students with the principles and techniques underlying research in management and organizations. Issues of basic philosophy of science and research methods are covered. Special attention given to the practical problems of research design, measurement, data collection, sampling, and interpretation in conducting research in management and in organizations. Prerequisite: admission to a Ph.D. program. MGMT6223 Seminar in Management Topics (IR) Seminar in special research topics in management. Topics vary depending upon instructor. Prerequisite: admission to a Ph.D. program. MGMT6233 Seminar in Human Resource Management (IR) Provides an overview of major issues in human resource management. Designed to familiarize students with the seminal research in human resource management, and to provide them with the conceptual and methodological tools necessary to do research in the area. Prerequisite: admission to a Ph.D. program. MGMT636V Special Problems in Management (1-6) (FA, SP) Individual reading and research. MGMT700V Doctoral Dissertation (1-18) (FA, SP) Prerequisite: candidacy. COURSES: MARKT/TRANSP (MKTT) MKTT700V Doctoral Dissertation (1-18) (FA, SP) Prerequisite: candidacy. COURSES: MBA (MBAD) MBAD5013 MBA Foundations I (SU) (First Offered Summer II 1999.) A focus on leader ship, teamwork, process improvement, and communication, in association with business content, in the area of, information technology, quantitative analysis, marketing management, and managing people and the organization. Corequisite: MBAD 5023. Prerequisite: admission to the M.B.A. program and satifactory completion of the M.B.A. prepartion work. MBAD5023 MBA Foundations II (SU) A focus on leadership, teamwork, process improvement and communication, in association with business content in the areas of financial and economic analysis and production and operations management. Corequisite: MBAD 5013. MBAD5112 Corporate Financial Managment (FA) Financial analysis, planning and control; decision making and modeling for financial managers; and financial policies for management. Corequisite: MBAD 5122 and MBAD 5132. Prerequisite: MBAD 5023. MBAD5122 Accounting Decisions and Control (FA) Preparation and utilization of financial information for internal management purpose: planning and special decisions, cost determination, preformance evaluation, and controls. Corequisite: MBAD 5112 and MBAD 5132. Prerequisite: MBAD 5023. MBAD5132 Information Technology and Decision Making (FA) Utilization of information, quantitative techniques, and computer application in decision making and problem solving for managers. Corequisite: MBAD 5112 and MBAD 5122. Prerequisite: MBAD 5023. MBAD5212 Leading High Performance Organizations (FA, SP) Managing in a global workforce, including human resource issues, motivation, performance evaluation, quality concepts, transformational leadership, and selection/ recruitment/ developement of employees. Corequisite: MBAD 5222 and MBAD 5232. Prerequisite: MBAD 5112 and MBAD 5122 and MBAD 5132. MBAD5222 Managing Ideas, Products, and Services (FA, SP) Product management, market research, marketing communications, retailing and distribution, consumer behavior, and social and ethical implications of marketing. Corequisite: MBAD 5212 and MBAD 5232. Prerequisite: MBAD 5112 and MBAD 5122 and MBAD 5132. MBAD5232 Economics of Management and Strategy (FA, SP) Information economics and applied game theory. Corequisite: MBAD 5212 and MBD 5222. Prerequisite: MBAD 5112 and MBAD 5122 and MBAD 5132. MBAD5313 Strategic Management (FA) Strategy formulation, strategy implementation, and other topics related to the long-term success of the firm. Includes role of the general manager, international issues, and the impact of management fads on decision making. Prerequisite: MBAD 5212 and MBAD 5222 and MBAD 5232. MBAD5413 Partnering Project I (SP) A large-scale, real world, 10 week project involving hands-on work addressing issues faced by managers in partnering firms. Corequisite: MBAD 5313 and MBAD 5423. MBAD5423 Partnering Project II (SP) Continuation of MBAD 5413. Corequisite: MBAD 5313 and MBAD 5413. MBAD5433 Capstone Project (FA, Odd years) A large-scale project intergrating various business topics. Corequisite: MBAD 5313. MBAD5511 Focus Topic I (FA) A concentrated emphasis on one business topic. Corequisite: MBAD 5112, MBAD 5122 and MBAD 5132. Prerequisite: MBAD 5023. MBAD5521 Focus Topic II (FA) A concentrated emphasis on business topic. Pre- or Corequisite: MBAD 5212, MBAD 5222, and MBAD 5232. Prerequisite: MBAD 5112, MBAD 5122, and MBAD 5132. |