Year One Courses: Core Curriculum

Core courses, and their topics, are listed by quarter (Autumn, Winter, Spring). For syllabi, see Core Courses on the MBA Portal.

 

Autumn Quarter (BA 500)

COURSE TOPICS
Leading Teams and Organizations
 Effective groups
Organization theory
Leadership in organizations
Human resource management
Delegation and empowerment
Implementing change
Competitive Strategy
 Analyzing value creation
Strategic thinking and planning
Strategy implementation
Structure analysis of industries
Financial Reporting and Analysis
 Financial statements
Accounting concepts and methods
Institutional and regulatory influences
Measurement and reporting issues
Microeconomic Analysis
 Consumer theory
Production and costs
Monopoly
Externalities and welfare
Statistics for Business Decisions
 Statistical summaries of data
Forecasting models
Assessment of uncertainty
Inference and predictions
Methods of quality improvement

 

Winter Quarter (BA 501)

COURSE TOPICS
Information for Decision Making and Performance Evaluation
 Relevant costs for decision-making
Management accounting systems
Budgeting and performance evaluation
Corporate Finance
 		 Investments, diversification, portfolio theory
Capital budgeting
Capital structure
Marketing Strategy
 Market definition
Customer analysis
Competitive analysis
Marketing planning
Applied Strategy: Business Consulting Project
Syllabus not yet available		 Defining project scope
Customer relations
Project management
Presentation skills

 

Spring Quarter (BA 502)

COURSE TOPICS
Global Strategic Management
Syllabus not yet available 		Sources of competitive advantage
Creating value through strategic innovation
Analyzing value creation
Operations and Supply Chain Management
 Productivity and competitiveness
Capacity planning
Just-in-time production systems
Inventory management
Decision Support Models
 Quantitative modeling
Linear programming
Decision theory
Simulation
Leadership Development (MGMT 510)
 Building and leading effective teams
Business communications
Presentation and influencing skills
Conflict resolution
Elective Options (This list is subject to change.)

Advanced Marketing Strategy
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Financial Futures and Options Markets
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Finding Your Voice
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Foundations of Entrepreneurship
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Foundations of International Business
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