MBA

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MBA

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1

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12

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course

Edition

2026-2027-graduate

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catalog.wcupa.edu

This is a course in advanced managerial accounting, focusing on accounting methods and techniques useful in making business decisions. Included are measurements of divisional performance, revenue and pricing decisions, product performance, customer performance, and budgeting. Control systems and techniques are examined from a managerial perspective.

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MBA

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3

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3

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course

Edition

2026-2027-graduate

Source

catalog.wcupa.edu

The knowledge of financial principles is advantageous to managers in virtually every discipline in business. This course is designed as an in-depth financial analysis and valuation course to stimulate critical thinking of financial problems of businesses and focus on valuation. The basic aspects of financial analysis and valuation including use of ratios to assess corporate performance, projection of financial statements for both projects and whole companies, estimation of weighted average cost of capital, valuation of assets, projects and companies using discounted cash flow approach are covered. Also special topics, such as international aspect of financial management will be covered. Projects and cases will be used in the course to provide students with hands on experience in the use and application of financial tools and technology, especially Excel. Team building and written communication skills are also important for the group project.

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MBA

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3

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3

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course

Edition

2026-2027-graduate

Source

catalog.wcupa.edu

This course utilizes interactive learning methodologies to promote awareness of the operations and supply chain management techniques available for improving the organizational structures which create and deliver value to customers. Through the case approach, students will learn how an operation strategy that is cross-functional and global creates competitive advantage for both manufacturing and service companies. Topics covered include project management, product design, process analysis, electronic commerce, and enterprise resource planning systems. In particular, because of its emerging role in today's corporation, supply chain management will be emphasized.

Subject

MBA

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3

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3

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course

Edition

2026-2027-graduate

Source

catalog.wcupa.edu

An examination of management theory and its relationship to human resource functions. This course traces the development of management and organization principles and theories, with an emphasis on applying them to human resource issues. This course examines the relationship between the individual and the organization, and topics such as leadership and motivation, attitudes, selection, performance appraisal, and individual and group decision making will be explored.

Subject

MBA

Credits (min)

3

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3

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Type

course

Edition

2026-2027-graduate

Source

catalog.wcupa.edu

This course provides an overview of how major trends in the world economy, social issues, political, legal and ethical systems affect business. The student will enhance his/her ability to understand the implications of major social, economic, political, legal and ethical trends in the U.S. and the world; critically examine his/her own position on these issues; critically analyze popular writings on these issues; and appreciate the perspective of others whose circumstances differ from those of the student.

Subject

MBA

Credits (min)

3

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3

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Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027-graduate

Source

catalog.wcupa.edu

This course examines the strategic issues facing organizations as they develop solutions that satisfy customer needs and create customer value. Emphasis is placed on identifying and explaining approaches to creating a marketing environment that encourages creative thinking. Coverage includes the processes and strategies for developing and maintaining customer value, techniques and technologies used to gather and analyze market information, innovative approaches for developing marketing solutions, and other contemporary issues affecting today's marketing decision makers. Topics are investigated using a number of methods including case study, analytical and hands-on exercises, and real-world discussion.

Subject

MBA

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

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Type

course

Edition

2026-2027-graduate

Source

catalog.wcupa.edu

This course is an examination of applied microeconomic and macroeconomic theory. Students will reinforce an operational knowledge of economic theory and concepts, and the ability to integrate these concepts in advanced real-world analyses. This course utilizes technology in the decision making process and includes applied economic data analysis.

Subject

MBA

Credits (min)

3

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3

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Type

course

Edition

2026-2027-graduate

Source

catalog.wcupa.edu

This course evaluates the principles of effective leadership and their application in a complex, modern business environment. It analyzes management theory, organizational dynamics, and human resource functions, with a specific focus on how new technologies like AI are transforming decision-making and team management. The course also provides an overview of how global, legal, and ethical systems affect business, allowing students to assess the ethical implications of new technologies and create strategies that lead to positive business outcomes in a dynamic world.

Subject

MBA

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

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Type

course

Edition

2026-2027-graduate

Source

catalog.wcupa.edu

This course is designed to meet the professional needs of managers who have minimal exposure to the law and to enhance their knowledge of the legal and ethical environment of business operations. It examines the framework of the American legal system. The course focuses from a managerial and entrepreneurial perspective on sources of law: including the constitutional, statutory, administrative, and common law principles that define the relationships between government and business; buyers and sellers of goods and services; and employers and employees. Distance education offering may be available.

Subject

MBA

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

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Type

course

Edition

2026-2027-graduate

Source

catalog.wcupa.edu

This course introduces students to the concept of entrepreneurship and the process of new venture creation. Topics addressed in the course include idea generation, feasibility assessment, industry analysis, market research, funding, financial planning, and marketing, as well as writing and presenting a business plan. Theories and techniques learned in this course will be used to develop a comprehensive entrepreneurship project..

Subject

MBA

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

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Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027-graduate

Source

catalog.wcupa.edu

This course is a blending of theory, case studies, and personal computer applications to the solution of business information problems. Students will gain insight into functional and strategic implications of information resources, technology, and systems.

Subject

MBA

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027-graduate

Source

catalog.wcupa.edu

Organizations are using analytics strategically to make better decisions and improve customer and shareholder value. Business analytics is the use of data, information technology, statistical analysis, quantitative methods, and mathematical or computer-based models to help managers gain improved insights about their business operations and make better, fact-based decisions. The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the fundamental tools and concepts of business analytics. Students will learn the essential elements of descriptive analytics, predictive analytics, and prescriptive analytics. This basis will allow students to communicate with analytics professionals to effectively use and interpret analytics models and results for making better business decisions.

Subject

MBA

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027-graduate

Source

catalog.wcupa.edu

This course is designed to prepare business professionals to utilize advanced forecasting too that are commonly used in industry and in the process deepen their understanding of the role that such forecasting can play in business decision making. Firms continually need to make predictions about future events, including costs, sales, price movements, cash flows, asset values, and even general macroeconomic outcomes that can affect the business environment. Such predictions are regularly used to plan production, allocate resources, set budgets, determine staffing needs, and address many other things of concern to the firm. Making use of a variety of statistical modeling techniques, this course will enable the proper examinati of relationships among various pieces of information that a firm has access to and make use of those relationships to project future outcomes for variables of interest. This will includ developing the ability to evaluate forecast accuracy through the use of confidence ranges and a variety of statistical tests, as well as learning additional procedures to help increase th accuracy.

Subject

MBA

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027-graduate

Source

catalog.wcupa.edu

This course is an in-depth examination of the processes by which business strategies are conceived, formulated, executed, and changed. Specific topics include strategic planning, endogenous and exogenous influences affecting strategic feasibility, analyses, and choices. Comprehensive strategy-oriented cases from a variety of business contexts are used. Distance education offering may be available.

Subject

MBA

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027-graduate

Source

catalog.wcupa.edu