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Graduate Catalog 2016 - 2017 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 

Management & Labor
  

  • MGT 702 - Advanced Wage & Employment Theory

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisites: MGT 601 and ECN 503 or equivalent, or permission of instructor. Supply and demand for labor, search process, wage differentials, vacancies, and unemployment; union growth, models of the bargaining process, and the impact of unions on labor markets.


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  • MGT 704 - Leadership & Interpersonal Effectiveness

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: MLR 501 or permission of instructor. Current topics affecting the leadership of individuals and groups; designed to stimulate new insights and behaviors to improve interpersonal effectiveness; exploration of issues such as network building, leadership, impact of positive expectations, agenda setting, power and influence, mentoring, team building, innovation, and group process.


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  • MGT 705 - Organizational Development

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: MLR 501 or permission of instructor. Issues involving organizational change and methods for helping organizations adapt to rapidly changing environments; strategies and methods of organizational change; consultative methods and the role of the change agent; the nature of organizations in the future; methods of needs assessment; and indicators of organizational effectiveness.


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  • MGT 706 - Research & Development Management

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: MLR 501 or permission of instructor. Problems in research and development administration, emphasizing planning, organizing, directing, and controlling the research function; responsibilities of research administrators; coordination of outside research services with the rest of the organization; supervising research personnel; development of organizational designs conducive to R&D effectiveness.


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  • MGT 707 - Total Quality Management/Continuous Quality Improvement

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: MLR 501 or permission of instructor. Overview of managerial considerations in implementing an enterprise-wide quality improvement program; course includes discussion of senior management leadership, objectives, strategy, program design, implementation structure, customer satisfaction measurement, process improvement, training, lower-level involvement, supporting management programs, and the assessment of financial results.


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  • MGT 709 - Individual Differences:Their Assessment & Managerial Implications

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: MLR 501 or permission of instructor. Analysis of individual differences and their influences on effective management; emphasis on the presentation of various assessment measures, their evaluation, and application of results toward the understanding of individual behavior; implications for effective self-management, career advancement, motivation, leadership, and decision making are discussed.


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  • MGT 711 - Team Problem-Solving Process

    (2 credits)
    Prerequisite: MLR 501 or permission of instructor. Analysis of problem-solving processes in small, cross-functional teams; emphasis on developing behavioral skills in problem analysis and solution selection; team facilitation skills, including listening and feedback, conflict management, and conducting meetings; building coalitions with external groups and action plans necessary for successful project implementation.


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  • MGT 721 - Multinational Management

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: MLR 501 or permission of instructor. Advanced study of multinational corporations in diverse political, economic, and cultural environments; examination of concepts and theories relating to multinational business strategy and operations; broad coverage of issues affecting top management decision making, including business-government relations, headquarters-subsidiary relationships, and cross-functional coordination of operations across borders.


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  • MGT 740 - Performance Appraisal & Compensation Systems

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: MGT 601 or permission of instructor. Detailed study of performance appraisal and compensation systems; includes job analysis, job evaluation, wage surveys, pay structure design, individual and group incentive systems, appraisal methods, and salary and benefits administration; also includes economic, legal, and union influences and role of reward systems as a source of work motivation and perceptions of fairness.


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  • MGT 741 - Employment Planning, Personnel Selection, & Training

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: MGT 601 or permission of instructor. Processes, concepts, and techniques relevant to the planning, recruitment, selection, and training functions of human resource management; evaluation of personnel techniques; focus on organizational and governmental constraints and influences.


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  • MGT 749 - Small Business and the Law

    (3 credits)
    Offered in conjunction with the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law; focuses on matters of concern to entrepreneurs and their businesses and the interface of professionals who serve entrepreneurs and their businesses; topics include family business, ethics, boards of directors, understanding the legal implications of selected topics, and the roles of clients and professionals.


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  • MGT 786 - Current Problems In Management & Labor Relations

    (1-3 credits)
    Prerequisites: MGT 601 and permission of instructor. Seminar dealing with selected problems in the field of management or labor relations. May be repeated with change in topic.


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  • MGT 796 - Alternative Dispute Resolution

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: MGT 601 or permission of instructor. Survey of the various types of dispute resolution processes available as alternatives to litigation; detailed study of the primary dispute resolution processes-negotiation, mediation, and arbitration-as well as some of their hybrid variants; description and analysis of several noteworthy applications, the context for which ranges from the personal to the global; consideration of the impediments to use of so-called alternative dispute resolution processes, such as the alternatives to court adjudication, and suggestions on how those impediments might be overcome.


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  • MGT 801 - Theory Seminar

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Completion of the Advanced Analytical and Operational Core. Prevailing theories and research trends within the areas of management strategy, international management, organizational behavior, organizational design, and human resource management are examined with a focus on the most recent and relevant developments as they apply to current problems encountered by organizations. Required for MGT majors and minors in the D.B.A. program.


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  • MGT 804 - Seminar In Strategic Management

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: MGT/MGT 801. Research in strategic management; major theoretical models and empirical research projects are critically examined; emphasis on the potential for practical applications to the strategic management of complex organizations.


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  • MGT 805 - Seminar In Labor Relations

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: MGT 801. Provides an understanding of the theoretical and empirical work bearing on current issues in the field; students investigate such topics as union organizing, grievance procedures, bargaining theory, and bargaining outcomes.


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  • MGT 891 - Doctoral Research In Management & Labor Relations

    (1-12 credits)
    Prerequisites: Completion of two 800-level management and labor relations electives. Up to 12 credits may be considered toward dissertation credit requirements.


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  • MGT 895 - Dissertation Research Seminar

    (3 credits)
    Focus on research in management and labor relations involving faculty, outside speakers, and dissertation-stage doctoral students.


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Marketing
  

  • MKT 501 - Marketing Management

    (3 credits)
    Examines theoretical and practical considerations in strategic market planning. Explores managerial, ethical, societal, and global dimensions of marketing decision making. Focuses on segmenting markets and making product, pricing, promotion, and distribution decisions.


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  • MKT 511 - Retail Strategy & Marketing

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: MKT 601 or permission of department chair. Provides retail management and merchandising framework for all types of businesses. Includes store location, layout, and design; merchandise offerings, assortments, pricing, and control; internal operations-staffing, supervision, promotions, customer services, store operations, and expense control; opportunities for small retailers; and legal and ethical considerations.


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  • MKT 531 - Marketing Research

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisites: MKT 601; must be admitted as a graduate student to be eligible for this course. Covers quantitative and qualitative research methods for analyzing marketing efforts and opportunities. Emphasizes primary techniques such as setting objectives, designing projects, collecting, processing, and analyzing data, reporting results to management, and integrating results into decision-making. Uses computers and latest statistical software.


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  • MKT 550 - Selling and Sales Force Management

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: MKT 601 or permission of department chair. Covers tasks and responsibilities of professional selling and the challenges of managing both the individual and team sales function. Stresses analytical and interpersonal skills, account management, proposal development, planning, organizing, directing, motivating, and controlling a sales organization. Examines legal and ethical issues.


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  • MKT 552 - Business-to-Business Marketing

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: MKT 601 or permission of department chair. Explores concepts, analytic tools, management practices, and advances in marketing goods and services to industrial, commercial, institutional, and other business markets in domestic and global environments. Includes lectures, case analyses, discussions, oral presentations, written reports, and implementation of a field project.


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  • MKT 554 - Online Marketing Strategies

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: MKT 601 or equivalent. The course provides an introduction to Internet technology and the marketing opportunities this technology presents. A multi-dimensional approach is used to combine practical application with marketing principles.


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  • MKT 556 - Customer Relationship Management

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: MKT 601 or permission of Department Chair. Introduces the basic theories and methodology of customer relationship management, including identifying profitable customers, understanding their needs and wants, and building a bond with them by developing customer-centric products and services directed toward providing customer value. Provides hands-on experience with popular analytical CRM and data mining tools that are widely used in the industry. Topics will cover the issues in the customer life cycle: market segmentation, customer acquisition, basket analysis and cross-selling, customer retention and loyalty, and practical issues in implementation of successful CRM programs.


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  • MKT 601 - Marketing Strategy

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: MKT 501 or equivalent; must be admitted to the College of Business as a degree-seeking graduate student to be eligible for this course. Explores advanced theories, concepts, and techniques for formulating strategic marketing plans for business and non-business organizations in U.S. and global environments. Topics include environmental analysis, market opportunity analysis, segmentation and positioning, marketing-mix decisions, and formulating action plans.


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  • MKT 603 - Buyer Behavior

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: MKT 601 or permission of department chair. Examines social and psychological influences on individual, household, and organizational buyer behavior. Investigates models of buyer behavior and applies them in the marketing decision-making processes. Includes readings, lectures, discussions, and team projects.


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  • MKT 604 - Strategic And Tactical Marketing

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: MKT 601 or permission of department chair. Provides an in-depth understanding of marketing planning, focusing on the tools necessary for analysis and decision making in a planning context. Emphasizes marketing decision-support systems in the planning process.


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  • MKT 605 - Services Marketing

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: MKT 601 or permission of department chair. Explores the marketing of services in consumer, business, nonprofit, and global settings. Investigates the nature of services and the theories, concepts, tactics, and strategies for solving marketing problems, improving service quality, and building customer satisfaction.


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  • MKT 606 - Advertising and Promotion Management

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: MKT 601 or permission of department chair. Examines the key managerial topics involved in the design, implementation, and evaluation of the marketing communications program. Focuses on objective setting, strategy formulation, and promotional research and evaluation.


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  • MKT 607 - Product Management

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: MKT 601 or permission of department chair. Provides a managerial introduction to special problems encountered in the evaluation, introduction, and management of consumer and industrial products. Focuses on market analysis, new product development, and product planning.


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  • MKT 608 - Global Marketing

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: MKT 601 or permission of department chair. Emphasizes the marketing mix-product, promotion, distribution, and pricing-within the international context, particularly strategic marketing management. Uses cases, readings, films, and textbook. Bases learning materials selection on their pragmatic value to managers. Includes lectures, discussions, and individual/group presentations.


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  • MKT 640 - Field Experience Abroad

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisites: MKT 501 or dept permission. Must be admitted as a graduate student to be eligible for this course. Specially arranged field experience abroad, providing intensive business exposure to the target country. Provides students with hands-on research skills, travel, and contact with many sectors of the business community in the target country.


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  • MKT 690 - Professional Internship

    (2-4 credits)
    Prerequisite: Permission of Department Chair, based on student’s written proposal approved by Marketing faculty coordinator chosen by the student. Forms should be obtained prior to start of semester from Marketing Department Office. Student must work (under the supervision of a marketing professional) a minimum number of hours during the semester based on the number of credits desired: 150 (two credits), 225 (three credits), or 300 (four credits). Requires professional marketing work in an organizational environment that extends the curriculum and provides meaningful experience related the student’s area of interest. At the end of the semester, the student must submit a term report to the sponsoring organization and the faculty coordinator.


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  • MKT 696 - Current Problems In Marketing

    (1-4 credits)
    Prerequisites: MKT 601 and permission of department chair. Selected problems in the field of marketing.


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  • MKT 698 - Independent Study

    (1-4 credits)
    Prerequisites: MKT 601, prior approval of a written proposal by Marketing faculty advisor, and permission of Department Chair. Study of a significant problem or area in marketing, conducted under the supervision of the faculty advisor. Term report required.


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  • MKT 702 - Marketing Research

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: MKT 601 or permission of department chair. Covers quantitative and qualitative research methods for analyzing marketing efforts and opportunities. Emphasizes primary techniques such as setting objectives, designing projects, collecting, processing, and analyzing data, reporting results to management, and integrating results into decision making. Uses computers and the latest statistical software.


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  • MKT 703 - Buyer Behavior

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: MKT 601 or permission of department chair. Examines social and psychological influences on individual, household, and organizational buyer behavior. Investigates models of buyer behavior and applies them in the marketing decision-making processes. Includes readings, lectures, discussions, and team projects.


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  • MKT 704 - Strategic And Tactical Marketing

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: MKT 601 or permission of department chair. Provides an in-depth understanding of marketing planning, focusing on the tools necessary for analysis and decision making in a planning context. Emphasizes marketing decision-support systems in the planning process.


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  • MKT 707 - Product Management

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: MKT 601 or permission of department chair. Provides a managerial introduction to special problems encountered in the evaluation, introduction, and management of consumer and industrial products. Focuses on market analysis, new product development, and product planning.


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  • MKT 708 - Global Marketing

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: MKT 601 or permission of department chair. Emphasizes the marketing mix-product, promotion, distribution, and pricing-within the international context, particularly strategic marketing management. Uses cases, readings, films, and textbook. Bases learning materials selection on their pragmatic value to managers. Includes lectures, discussions, and individual/group presentations.


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  • MKT 800 - Doctoral Seminar in Measurement and Scaling

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Completion of the Advanced Analytical and Operational Core. Provides an in-depth discussion of research design and measurement issues. Includes principles and logic of experimental and nonexperimental design, measurement theory (validity, reliability, and multiple indicators), data theory and scaling methods (uni-dimensional and summated scales), and comparison, similarity, and preference data.


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  • MKT 801 - Doctoral Seminar in Marketing Theory

    (3 credits)
    Investigates the development and evolution of marketing thought. Provides a historical perspective in marketing-theory development by reviewing and assessing selected scholarly works.


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  • MKT 802 - Doctoral Seminar in Global Marketing

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: MKT 801. Reviews international business theories and applications, such as absolute and comparative advantage, product life cycle, internalization, market imperfections, and eclectic approaches. Explores issues such as technology transfer, economic development, market integration, and privatization. Includes presentations, research papers, and/or trial dissertation proposal.


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  • MKT 803 - Doctoral Seminar in Marketing Strategy

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: MKT 801. Explores theoretical concepts of marketing strategies, their development and implementation, and their success and failure in application. Major tactical areas-such as market entry, positioning, product quality, price, promotion, distribution, and evaluation of market performance-are examined. Investigates issues, methods, models, and findings in the literature.


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  • MKT 804 - Doctoral Seminar in Multivariate Techniques in Marketing

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: MKT 800. Emphasizes multivariate techniques-their assumptions, applications, and interpretation of output. Includes multiple classification analysis, canonical correlation analysis, multivariate analysis of variance, discriminant analysis, factor analysis, cluster analysis, MDS, conjoint analysis, logit and probit models, etc. Uses computer packages to analyze data.


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  • MKT 805 - Doctoral Seminar in Consumer Behavior

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: MKT 801. Introduces current theoretical and methodological issues in consumer behavior. Emphasizes critical evaluation of the relevant literature and explores avenues for theory development and research.


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  • MKT 891 - Doctoral Research In Marketing

    (1-12 credits)
    Prerequisite: Completion of two 800-level marketing electives. Up to 12 credits may be considered toward dissertation credit requirements.


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  • MKT 895 - Dissertation Research Seminar

    (3 credits)
    Focuses on research in marketing involving faculty, outside speakers, and dissertation-stage doctoral students. Students must also be enrolled in MKT 899 (Dissertation).


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  • MKT 896 - Current Problems In Marketing

    (1-4 credits)
    Prerequisites: MKT 800, MKT 801, and MKT 802. Investigation of selected problems in the field of marketing. May be repeated with change in topic.


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Master of Business Admin
  

  • MBA 500 - Environment of Business

    (3 credits)
    Explores and analyzes the ethical and legal implications of significant environmental forces impacting business. Topics include corporate social responsibility, workplace and employment issues, multinational business operations, U.S. and international legal/regulatory issues, ecology issues, and models of ethical analysis for management decisions.


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  • MBA 600 - Team Dynamics

    (1 credits)
    Prerequisites: Completion of Level I and Level II or permission of M.B.A. program advisor. A hands-on, exercise-oriented workshop, which explores issues in team building, group performance, team leadership, interpersonal interactions, and related topics.


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  • MBA 602 - International Business

    (3 credits)
    Explores the impact of global environmental forces on management strategies for entering or operating in international markets. Surveys theories and concepts in international marketing, finance, operations, and strategic planning. Considers managerial implications of global trends in politics, trade, culture, regulatory practices, and the role of international institutions.


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  • MBA 603 - Management Of Innovation And Technology

    (3 credits)
    Integrates technology and quality into the strategic management and operations of the firm. Discussion of methods for formulating technology, strategy, choosing core technologies, organizing R&D, managing research projects, and bringing to market new products that meet quality specifications and cost targets. Students learn the techniques of total quality management, how they can be introduced, and how they can be used to improve products, processes, and services of the firm.


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  • MBA 650 - Principles of Sustainable Business Practices

    (4 credits)
    Must be admitted as a graduate student to be eligible for this course. The goal of this course is to provide overview of the core concepts, strategies and practices of sustainable businesses. The class is oriented around a list of concepts in sustainable business. Each of these concepts is discussed to a varying degree. The class also explores threats and opportunities created by persistent problems of environmental degradation and its economic consequences to businesses. The course addresses compliance strategies as well as entrepreneurial opportunities created by the sustainability movement.


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  • MBA 651 - Sustainable Business Practicum

    (4 credits)
    Must be admitted as a graduate student to be eligible for this course. Application and integration of sustainable business practices, decision making and solutions. Applies principles, concepts, and theories from business and marketing strategy, corporate finance, human resources management, managerial accounting, and operations management to a field experience in sustainable business in order to analyze and solve practical, real-world sustainable business problems.


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  • MBA 653 - Sustainable Business Venturing

    (4 credits)
    Must be admitted as a graduate student to be eligible for this course. In this course students will become familiar with sustainable business ventures and with businesses that tackle sustainability challenges while achieving profitability. The focus will be on understanding how to turn sustainable business opportunities into viable ventures. Sustainable venturing opportunities will be examined from the perspective of entrepreneurial startup firms, as well as from the perspectives of established companies. Topics included are: diffusion of innovation and sustainable entrepreneurs, market failures and sustainable venturing, and venturing opportunities in renewable energy, natural and organic products, and in sustainable consulting.


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  • MBA 654 - Social Entrepreneurship in Emerging Market

    (4 credits)
    Must be admitted as a graduate student to be eligible for this course. To provide students with a working knowledge of the concepts, opportunities and challenges of social entrepreneurship in emerging markets; to demonstrate the role of social entrepreneurship in creating innovative responses to critical social needs (e.g., hunger, poverty, inner city education, global warming, etc.); to engage in a collaborative learning process to develop a better economies; and to help prepare you personally and professionally for meaningful employment by reflecting on the issues of social entrepreneurship.


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  • MBA 660 - Integrative Business Strategy

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisites: Completion of Level I and Level II and completion of MGT 601, FIN 601, ACT 600 and MKT 601 or permission of the MGT department chair. Explores the integrative and cross-functional nature of corporate strategy and decision making. Applies principles, concepts, and theories from business and marketing strategy, corporate finance, human resources management, managerial accounting, and operations management to management decisions and the formulation of strategic business plans.


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  • MBA 693 - Special Topics Seminar

    (3-4 credits)
    Topic varies from term to term. Special seminars are offered for lock-step programs. May be repeated with change in topic, with permission of instructor.


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Mathematics
  

  • MTH 514 - Linear Algebra And Functions Of Several Variables

    (4 credits)
    Vector spaces, linear transformations, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, canonical forms of matrices, matrix decompositions, applications of linear algebra, calculus of functions of several variables, Jacobians, Taylor’s formula, multiple integrals, surface integrals, and change of variables formula.


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  • MTH 515 - Real Analysis

    (4 credits)
    This course gives a rigorous introduction to the real numbers. Topics include sequences and series, basic topology of the real numbers, functional limits and continuity, the derivative, sequences and series of functions, the Riemann integral, and metric spaces. The major application is Fourier series. Credit cannot be earned for this course if a student has already taken MTH 415.


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  • MTH 516 - Complex Analysis

    (4 credits)
    This course deals with the fundamentals of complex analysis, including basic properties of complex numbers, analytical functions, harmonic functions, integration, Taylor and Laurent series, residue calculus and conformal mapping, and their applications. Credit cannot be earned for this course if a student has already taken MTH 416.


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  • MTH 518 - Technology In Teaching

    (4 credits)
    A variety of topics that emphasize the use of computers and graphing calculators in mathematics and education.


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  • MTH 520 - Combinatorial Mathematics

    (4 credits)
    A survey of combinatorial methods, including binomial coefficients and other special numbers, recurrence relations, calculus of finite differences, and generating functions, emphasizing exact evaluation of combinatorial sums in closed form. Credit cannot be earned for this course if a student has already taken MTH 420.


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  • MTH 521 - Time Series Analysis

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: MTH 567 or permission of instructor. The course will cover techniques of modeling data that are collected sequentially. Topics to be covered include a review of basic ideas of modeling a continuous variable, time series regression, autocorrelation, decomposition methods, ARMA (Autoregressve Moving Average) models, and ARIMA (Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average) models. The course will use a statistical programming language. The course will also require the completion of a time series analysis project. Data from a variety of fields will be studied. Credit cannot ve earned for this course if a student has already taken MTH 421.


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  • MTH 524 - Applications of Probability

    (4 credits)
    Modeling techniques for probabilistic systems and analysis of Monte Carlo simulations. Discrete time Markov chains, Poisson process, Birth-and-Death process, Renewal process. Random walks and Brownian motion. Applications include queuing theory, financial models, populations, inventory theory, and optimization of stochastic systems.


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  • MTH 525 - Mathematical Methods In Engineering And Science I

    (4 credits)
    Part one of a two-part sequence devoted to methods of applied mathematics, including various topics in ordinary and partial differential equations, integral equations, and calculus of variations, as well as specific applications to engineering and the sciences.


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  • MTH 526 - Numbers, Patterns and Operations for Middle School Teachers

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: Teacher licensure or consent of Mathematics Department Chair. An in-depth study of mathematical topics in middle school curricula in the area of numbers, patterns, and operations. Topics include numeration concepts, concepts of measurement, study of rational and irrational numbers, proportionality, estimation, and operations. Credit does not count toward the M.A. or M.S. degree in Mathematics.


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  • MTH 527 - Algebra and Functions for Middle School Teachers

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: Teacher licensure or consent of Mathematics Department Chair. Emphasis on algebra as a powerful symbolic language for studying patterns, relations, and variation; for solving linear and quadratic equations and inequalities; and for modeling real-life situations. Emphasis is on variables and functions in symbolic and graphical forms, especially linear, quadratic, exponential, logarithmic, and inverse functions. Goals include developing a deep understanding of these topics as appropriate for middle school teachers. Credit does not count toward the M.A. or M.S. degree in Mathematics.


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  • MTH 528 - Measurement and Geometry for Middle School Teachers

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: Teacher licensure or consent of Mathematics Department Chair. This course is designed to increase the conceptual understanding of geometry for middle school teachers. Topics include dynamic geometry, integrating the use of computer software; basic geometry theorems and constructions; similarity, proportion, scaling, and geometric growth; tessellations; simple trigonometric relationships; van Hiele levels of geometric graphical representations; transformational geometry; and analytic geometry. Credit does not count toward the M.A. or M.S. degree in Mathematics.


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  • MTH 529 - Data Analysis and Probability for Middle School Teachers

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: Teacher licensure or consent of Mathematics Department Chair. Ratios, fractions, percentages, data collection, graphical experimentation, basic strategies of data analysis, some statistical methods to analyze data, and inference based on date and simulation. Credit does not count toward the M.A. or M.S. degree in Mathematics.


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  • MTH 530 - Conversational Calculus for Middle School Teachers

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: Teacher licensure or consent of Mathematics Department Chair. An introduction to the concepts of calculus. Pictures and hands-on experiments are used to develop an overview of the big ideas and an appreciation of how calculus helps us understand the real world. Includes differentiation, integration, and applications of calculus to the real world. Credit does not count toward the M.A. or M.S. degree in Mathematics.


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  • MTH 531 - Categorical Data Analysis

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: MTH 567 or permission of instructor. The course will cover techniques of modeling data for data that are categorical rather than continuous in nature. Topics to be covered include joint, marginal, and conditional probabilities, relative risk, odds ratios, generalized linear models, logistic regression, multi-category logit models, and loglinear models. The course will utilize data examples from the fields of biology, medicine, health, epidemiology, environmental science, and psychology. The course will use a statistical programming language. The course will also require the completion of a categorical data analysis project. Credit cannot be earned for this course if a student has already taken MTH 431.


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  • MTH 532 - Probabilistic Models

    (4 credits)
    Modeling of real-world problems using methods of probability theory such as Markov chains, queuing theory, decision analysis, and simulation.


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  • MTH 534 - Differential Geometry

    (4 credits)
    Geometry of curves and parametric surfaces, Gaussian and mean curvatures, geodesics, and other topics as time permits, including minimal surfaces, non-Euclidean models, and aspects of relativity.


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  • MTH 537 - Operations Research I

    (4 credits)
    Linear programming, including the simplex method, sensitivity analysis, duality, and integer programming. Additional topics selected from LU decomposition, dual simplex algorithm, game theory, Karmarkar’s algorithm, as well as topics from nonlinear programming, such as steepest descent and Kuhn-Tucker conditions. Part one of a two-part sequence.


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  • MTH 547 - Calculus From An Advanced Viewpoint

    (4 credits)
    A historical approach to calculus emphasizing the difficulties in formulating and controversies surrounding the fundamental ideas of the subject.


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  • MTH 553 - Algebra With Applications

    (4 credits)
    Introduction to modern algebra with emphasis on topics relevant to the secondary mathematics curriculum, including congruence, fields, polynomials and roots, and applications.


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  • MTH 564 - Statistics And Data Analysis

    (4 credits)
    Introduction to statistics, including descriptive statistics, sampling, expected value, estimation, hypothesis testing, and statistical computing software.


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  • MTH 567 - Applied Linear Models I

    (4 credits)
    An applied data analysis course. A quick review of techniques for analyzing a single variable will be followed by emphasizing methodologies including One Way Analysis of Variance, nonparametric statistics, and regression. The statistical methods taught will explore the concepts of estimation, hypothesis testing, normal distribution and p-value. The course emphasizes the link between statistical graphics and formal statistical tests and involve the use of a statistical programming language. Part one of a two-part sequence.


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  • MTH 571 - Statistical Methods for Genetic Data

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: MTH 514 or permission of the instructor. This is an introduction to quantitative methods assoicated with the analysis of human genetic data, with an emphasis on applied projects aimed at prediction of disease status of a new sample on the basis of observed samples and identification of biomarkers leading to human disease. Topics will include overview of microarray, proteomics, and metablomics data, overview of supervised learning, linear methods for classification, kernel methods, boosting and additive trees, neural networks, support vector machines and flexible discriminants, and unsupervised learning. Students must be familiar with matrix notation and the statistical programming language R will be used in this course.


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  • MTH 577 - Numerical Methods I

    (4 credits)
    Introduction to the numerical methods of financial derivatives. Topics include an overview of the basic concepts of mathematical finance, computational tools such as binomial methods, finite-difference methods, and methods for evaluating American options and Monte Carlo simulation. Numerical experiments are conducted using software such as Matlab, Microsoft Excel, and Maple, but no previous familiarity with these packages is assumed. Part one of a two-part sequence.


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  • MTH 580 - Geometry From An Advanced Viewpoint

    (4 credits)
    Transformational geometry in two- and three-dimensions, congruence and similarity, conics, tilings, and applications.


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  • MTH 582 - Topics in Number Theory

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in a course of level 300 or above in one of the following disciplines: MTH, CIS, EEC, ESC; or instructor permission. This course presents advanced topics in number theory. Topics may include primality testing, prime number generation, integer factorization, discrete logarithms, elliptic curves and advanced cryptographic protocols, and other topics chosen by the instructor. Credit cannot be earned for this course if a student has already taken MTH 482.


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  • MTH 587 - Dynamical Systems

    (4 credits)
    Systems of differential equations, local and global behavior of a vector field in the plane, discrete dynamical systems, structural stability, the Poincare-Bendixon theorem, bifurcations, chaos, and strange attractors.


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  • MTH 591 - Financial Mathematics

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MTH 182, or a special permission from the instructor. Basic mathematical interest theory and time value of money, annuities, loan repayment, bonds, equations of value and yield rates, interest rate sensitivity, stocks and financial markets, arbitrage, term structure of interest rates and derivatives. It can be used to prepare for the SOA Exam FM/CAS Exam 2 (Financial Mathematics Exam).


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  • MTH 593 - Special Topics In Mathematics

    (4 credits)
    Detailed study of a selected topic in advanced mathematics. Topic varies with instructor. May be taken for credit more than once, but no single topic may be repeated. Consult the Mathematics Department for current offerings.


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  • MTH 626 - Mathematical Methods In Engineering And Science II

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: MTH 525 or permission of instructor. Part two of a two-part sequence devoted to methods of applied mathematics, including various topics in ordinary and partial differential equations, integral equations, and calculus of variations, as well as specific applications to engineering and the sciences.


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  • MTH 638 - Operations Research II

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: MTH 537 or permission of instructor. Stochastic models, Markov chains, queuing theory, reliability theory, forecasting, and decision processes. Part two of a two-part sequence.


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  • MTH 668 - Applied Linear Models II

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: MTH 567 or permission of instructor. The purpose of this course is to continue to explore the fundamental concepts involved in applied data analysis. We will study data analysis techniques that model differences in the response variable from independent factors. We will continue using the multiple regression model developed in MTH 567 to study model checking, two way analysis of variance, repeated measures, serial correlation, and multivariate response. We will also study categorical data techniques such as risk, odds, and logistic and Poisson regression. Part two of a two-part sequence.


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  • MTH 675 - Applied Multivariate Statistics

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: MTH 514 and MTH 567 or permission of instructor. Applications of multivariate statistical methods to applications in medicine, biology, and the social sciences. The main topics of this course will adress the issue of multiple measures of a response variable of interest. Topics will include multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA), principal components, factor analysis, canonical correlation analysis, and discriminant analysis, among others. Students must be familiar with matrix notation, and statistical software will be used in the course.


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  • MTH 678 - Numerical Methods II

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: MTH 577 or permission of instructor. Applications of numerical methods to real-life problems in science and engineering. Topics may include the following: initial value problems, the radar problem, the calibration problem, building exploratory environments, refined graphics, numerical approximation of orbits in the planar three-body problem, effect of spin on trajectories, least squares problems, and boundary value problems. Numerical experiments are conducted using software such as Matlab and Maple, but no previous familiarity with these packages is assumed. Part two of a two-part sequence.


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  • MTH 693 - Special Topics In Mathematics

    (4 credits)
    Detailed study of a selected topic in advanced mathematics. Topic varies with instructor. May be taken for credit more than once, but no single topic may be repeated. Consult the Mathematics Department for current offerings.


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  • MTH 696 - Mathematics Exit Project

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisites: Good standing in the graduate program. Working with a faculty supervisor, a student will read papers in technical journals, choose a research topic, and write a technical report in mathematics, statistics, or applied mathematics.


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