3 Credits

This course introduces students to Lean Six Sigma, the art and science of designing, controlling, and improving processes. This course prepares students to understand how value-added processes work and then proactively manage them to create customer value.

3 Credits

This course addresses the relationship between supply chain management and procurement processes. Students will address procurement from a strategic perspective as well as at the operational level.

3 Credits

This course introduces students to critical value-added activities that comprise logistics systems -specifically, transportation, warehousing, forecasting, and inventory. This course prepares students to make decisions across these activities to assure the efficient and timely movement and storage of goods and services across the supply chain to deliver an outstanding customer experience.

3 Credits

The course provides an overview of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), which will integrate all facets of the business, including planning, manufacturing, sales, customer service, finance, and accounting. Topics include business process integration, inventory management, master scheduling, and material and capacity planning.

3 Credits

This course introduces students to the knowledge, skills, and tools so that they can successfully manage the diverse large-scale, unique projects encountered daily in managing today's global supply chain environment. Types of projects covered include new product development, social responsibility, technology adoption and implementation, risk mitigation, and customer value-creation projects.

3 Credits

This course prepares students to design, build, and manage winning supply chain organizations and networks. Students will leverage analytical and creative skills to identify supply chain partners and cultivate an environment that enables them to work together effectively.

3 Credits

This course explores the critical role of human resources in achieving business results. The course will help students to have a solid understanding of the fundamentals of human resource management and its strategic relevance in business today. This course will provide students with a critical perspective on the development of human capital in the context of a unified system of attracting, retaining and developing talent that creates and supports the vision and values of the organization. Students will develop an understanding of the critical business implications for human resource professionals today.

3 Credits

This course will provide students with an overview of the role that business analytics has in the preparation and implementation of change management throughout a project. Students will examine the functions of change management to apply them to activities to meet the strategic and operational plans of an organization. Upon completion of this course, students will understand the importance of the integration of data and decision making on change processes and project management methodologies to implement changes throughout an organization. Focus will also be on managing change to ensure high performance, quality, and operational effectiveness.

3 Credits

This course provides students with the skills and knowledge necessary for using innovative and creative thinking strategies to improve managerial decision making and problem solving. Emphasis is placed upon learning critical skills to identify and facilitate innovative behavior and collaboration within the organization that will increase sustainable business growth and strengthen abilities to respond to organizational changes and challenges. Course lectures, reading and projects span theory and practice and draw upon examples from multiple industry sectors.

3 Credits

This course provides an overview of negotiations in an organizational setting. Students learn negotiation processes and strategies, the role of stakeholder interests in negotiation, and how to apply these concepts to the workplace. Students also examine conflict management techniques and emerging negotiation trends in globalization and technology.

3 Credits

This course gives students the opportunity to integrate management concepts and practices to contemporary business strategies, while discussing the theories of strategic management. This course will focus on improving management decision-making and problem-solving skills. Students will create a strategic management plan. Special emphasis is placed on business ethics, sustainability, innovation, and the legal environment of business.

3 Credits

This course provides an overview of leadership theories, models, and principles. Students will gain insight into effective leadership attributes, leadership styles, organizational vision, corporate responsibility, and ethical practices.

3 Credits

In this course, students will examine practices used to engage, inspire, and successfully lead people and organizations, with a focus on motivation, behavioral management, employee development and empowerment, diversity, culture, and performance improvement.

3 Credits

Effective decision making takes a variety of perspectives and information into account, using reliable sources and reasoned approaches in support of an overall strategy. This course investigates business tactics and problem-solving techniques used in long- and short-term planning, organizational governance, innovation and creative disruption, and efficiency improvement. Topics include business model analysis and design, resource allocation, quality enhancement, contingency planning, and entrepreneurship.