42 courses with the subject MBA, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
MBA 501Exec Communications
This course module focuses on the skills needed to link oral communication with the ability to work effectively in the executive environment. This work is based on the understanding that content and effective presentations of material are equally important in developing effective communication. Active participation through oral presentations on current business topics are required. Students will use a variety of presentation technologies.
This course module focuses on the skills needed to use information technology and computing applications in the business environment. There will be special emphasis on the use of a graphical user interface, packaged software and their applications, and the navigation of the World Wide Web and the Internet.
This course focuses on career development and building a "Professional Skills Portfolio." The initial orientation toward building a resume and developing strategies to obtain a job provides the basis of continued career planning and professional growth. This course is offered in conjunction with MBA 811.
This course is an introductory study of financial accounting. It includes the study of basic accounting language and concepts, recording financial transactions, preparation and interpretation of financial statements, accounting methods, business decisions, inventory valuations, and methods of obtaining capital.
This course serves as an introduction to the financial system and its relationship to the financing of domestic and international business activity. Financial market components and phenomena such as financial instruments, institutions, flow of funds, market efficiency, interest rate determination and term structure, exchange rates, and the balance of payments are analyzed. The governmental impact on financial markets, manifested through monetary and fiscal policy and regulation, is also covered. An introduction is given to the concept of financial asset valuation and the time value of money. The emphasis is on the significance of these elements for conducting the financial affairs of businesses.
This course is designed to teach the principles of both micro and macro economics and to help the students understand the economic events that shape the world, markets and businesses. The course develops students' abilities to interpret how businesses form and operate under various market situations. Topics such as supply and demand, elasticity, relevant cost definition and relationships, profit optimization, market characteristics and long-run profitability implications, resource costing, and global market competitive responses are studied. The course further examines the role and activities of the various economic sectors consisting of households, businesses, and governments, and how those actions impact the state of the economy. The roles of government and the Federal Reserve are evaluated and their impact examined. Topics such as Gross Domestic Product, economic growth, inflation, unemployment, fiscal policy, monetary policy, banking, international trade, and exchange rates are studied.
This course introduces the student to the essential ideas of statistical thinking. Students will learn: how to gather data usefully, how to summarize data into understandable form, how to use probability ideas in understanding data, how to infer and predict based on data, and how to use modern computers to aid in the process. Case studies and student- designed projects enhance the student’s understanding of the practical application of statistical methods.
This course is an introductory study of market-type economies. This subject has two broad areas of development. The first of these, called microeconomics, focuses on how individual decision makers behave and interact in markets, and how their interaction governs the allocation of resources and the distribution of goods in modern market economies.The secon, called macroeconomics, sees the economy as composed of several broad groups of decision makers, particularly households, firms, and governments, and studies how the interaction of these groups affects the aggregate performance of the economy as measured by such variables as total output, the general price level, and the rate of economic growth. These two approaches are complementary, illuminating different aspects of economic behavior.
The course focuses on career development and building a “Professional Skills Portfolio.” The initial orientation toward building a résumé and developing strategies to obtain a job provides the basis of continued career planning and professional growth. This course is offered in conjunction with MBA 811.
The purpose of this course is to examine basic legal principles of contract law and to provide the student with a basic working knowledge of common law, contract law and the law of sales (Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code). The course will utilize the text-case method of presentation. It will be important for each student to keep up with reading assignments to promote intelligent discussion of the material, and enable full classroom participation. Class participation is an important part of the course and will be a factor in a student's final grade.
This course is an introductory study of financial accounting. It includes the study of basic accounting language and concepts, recording financial transactions, preparation and interpretation of financial statements, accounting methods, business decisions, inventory valuations, and methods of obtaining capital.
This course introduces the student to the essential ideas of statistical thinking, which is important for every manager, both in dealing with day- to-day operations and in finding opportunities for improvement. Students will learn how to gather data, summarize data into an understandable form, use probability ideas in understanding data, infer and predict based on the always-limited available data, and use modern computers to aid in the process. Case studies and student-designed projects enhance the student’s understanding of the practical application of statistical methods. Prerequisites: MBA 502, MBA 503
The course provides an introduction to concepts, principles, and practices of effective and efficient creation and distribution of goods and services. It focuses on quantitative techniques for problem solving and decision making in a variety of strategic and tactical areas of operations management, including total quality management, product mix, process design, materials requirement planning, inventory control, and project management. Prerequisite: MBA 620
This course serves as an introduction to the financial system and its relationship to the financing of domestic and international business activity. Financial market components and phenomena such as financial instruments, institutions, flow of funds, market efficiency, interest rate determination and term structure, exchange rates, and the balance of payments are analyzed. The governmental impact on financial markets, manifested through monetary and fiscal policy and regulation, is also covered. An introduction is given to the concept of financial asset valuation and the time value of money. The emphasis is on the significance of these elements for conducting the financial affairs of businesses.
MBA 690Creating Customers Through Effective Marketing Management
The course shows how the techniques of marketing management can be used to attract and satisfy customers while building long-term business profitability. Topics include (1) market, consumer, and competitive analysis; (2) segmentation, targeting, and positioning; (3) product development, pricing, promotion, and distribution; and (4) marketing strategy and planning.
MBA 693Business Analytics for Informed and Effective Decision Making
This course introduces students to the growing field of business analytics. Business analytics is the use of data, information technology, statistical analysis, and quantitative methods and models to support effective organizational problem solving and informed decision making. The course includes methods, tools, and techniques for summarizing and visualizing historical data, which is relevant to descriptive analytics -- the use of data to find out what has happened in the past or is currently happening; methods, tools, and techniques for extracting information from existing data in order to determine patterns, which is relevant to predictive analytics -- the use of data to find out what will happen in the future; and methods, tools, and techniques for optimization, which is relevant to prescriptive analytics - the use of data to determine the best course of action in the future. Prerequisite(s): Completion of online Math Assessment (if not waived).
The goal of this course is to provide frameworks and tools to solve strategic-level marketing problems. The class will focus on marketing strategy design, implementation, and evaluation. The focus goes beyond marketing tactics for a single product or service offering. It will examine the strategic-level management of a firm’s marketing resources and capabilities in order to maximize long-term customer value and to generate the greatest financial return for the firm.
This course is designed to familiarize students with the multiple environments in which international business must operate and focuses on how business strategy is affected by political, legal, economic, cultural, social, competitive and technological conditions in various national markets.
Students will learn to plan, draft, revise, and edit documents (such as letters, memos, e-mails, executive summaries, proposals, and reports) required of them as professionals in a business environment. La Salle University Catalog 2023-2024 - Graduate 55
This experiential course emphasizes the importance of feedback and self- assessment for leadership development. It includes extensive assessment of each participant's management style and skills based on self-evaluations (using structured questionnaires, decision making exercises, and role plays) and feedback from coworkers, faculty, and other participants. It includes a full day assessment workshop. Leadership development experiences emphasize time and stress management, individual and group problem-solving, communication, power and influence, motivation, conflict management, empowerment, and team leadership. Each participant identifies skills he or she needs to develop and reports on efforts to develop those skills.
This course provides an understanding of leadership in an organizational setting. It includes discussion of several models of leadership, such as those based on contingency and transformational leadership theories. Complete leadership is considered in a team context. It requires students’ self-assessments of personality traits and leadership styles. This course is taught using cases and experiential activities.
This course provides an overview of conflict management and bargaining models with an emphasis on helping students improve their skills when negotiating. Discussion includes alternative dispute resolution approaches including principled negotiation, 3rd party mediation, and peer mediation. This course is taught with practical applications through cases and experiential activities.
MBA 840Frameworks for Socially Responsible Decision Making
This course is designed to explore the complex ethical, legal, cultural, political, social, and economic issues confronting individuals, groups, and organizations. We will use various models and theories to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills to address the issues of a diverse set of organizational stakeholders. Prerequisite(s): All required foundation courses
This integrated course presents a conceptual framework for analyzing the global business environment. In this course, the students will be analyzing the economic, social, cultural, and political factors affecting the organization’s ability to compete domestically and internationally. The legal and ethical environment of the business will also be examined, and a framework for socially responsible decision making will be constructed. study
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MBA 902Competitive Strategy3
ts Total Credits 59 3 Dual Degree Information 3 Dual degree programs are offered for: MSN/MBA 3 MSN/MBA 4 This dual degree program prepares nurses for leadership positions in a reformed health care system in all types of nursing and health care practice settings. The curriculum focuses on the disciplines of nursing, management, and business and emphasizes the delivery of quality health care services. Graduates participate fully in the strategic and operational 3 activities of health care agencies. Students in the MSN/MBA track must 3 take the GMAT standardized test to be accepted. Students must also be accepted by the MBA program mba@lasalle.edu. This track requires a total of 250 clinical hours in two of the nursing 29 courses. The clinical experiences are in NUR 645 Field Study in Nursing Management/Administration I and NUR 646 Field Study in Nursing Management/Administration II. There are additional field work requirements in selected MBA courses.
