Course Descriptions
Graduate Courses for 2010-2011
MMA Masters Degree Program Business Orientation CoursesOR503 Introduction to Financial Statements: This course reviews the three financial statements and the underlying accounting and operational drivers for a company as well as the impacts and responses from shareholders and Wall Street. Credit Hours-1
OR504 Introduction to Business and Management Functions: This course will introduce the fundamentals of business and corporate organization functions and relationships focusing on logistics and maritime management in global supply chains for both planning as well as execution/implementation processes. Graduate Credit Hours-1
OR505 Introduction to Business Research: This course will introduce the basic vocabulary of Business Research; create a framework for basic research concepts; and establish the problem-solving process for workplace problems, tasks and assignments. Graduate Credit Hours-1
OR506 Introduction to Quantitative Methods: This course provides a review of fundamental mathematics required in the Graduate Studies Program, and is especially pertinent for RC542 Applied Statistics for Business. It is assumed that the student has familiarity with the topics if not mastery. Topics are drawn from algebra, calculus, discrete mathematics, and introductory business statistics. Graduate Credit Hours-1
Fall Semester
BA544 Economics and Finance for Global Transportation and Logistics: This course will address the nature of the demand for transportation and logistics services including costs and market structure for transportation and logistics firms; capital budgeting and working capital management decisions using the time value of money for firms in the transportation and logistics industry. The course will explore tariff and non tariff barriers to trade between nations. Graduate Credit Hours-3BA545 International Organizational Development & Change for Supply Chain Providers: This course targets supply chain professionals who aim to develop organizational assessment and design skills that are vital in an era of mergers, acquisitions, and consolidations. Students consider the relationship of organizational design to organizational effectiveness, the challenges of strategy formulation, cross-cultural and national influences on organizational behavior and culture, implications of change to organizational and workforce development, and the role of leadership in the 21st century through business partnerships and casework that include logistics and maritime management and operations examples. Graduate Credit Hours-3
BA546 International Logistics in Global Supply Chains: This course focuses on the operational logistics fundamentals of global supply chains. Students will be introduced to and learn about inventory management; freight transportation modes; warehousing/terminals operations; packaging and materials handling; and financial/information transactions for global logistics. Graduate Credit Hours-3
RC540 Applied Research for Business & Consulting I: This course focuses on professional development, professional ethics, and self development in the context of serving as an internal (or external) management consultant, including types, roles, and activities of consulting. The course will develop the consultancy/research process, brief, and plan; data collection methods; and the collection of internal and external secondary data. Graduate Credit Hours-1
RC542 Applied Statistics for Business: This course introduces tools and techniques in data collection, description, and interpretation; review of classical statistical methodologies, including confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, regression and correlation, and process analysis Statistical applications in quality and productivity management include continuous process improvement, control charts, and ISO 9000. Graduate Credit Hours-3
Spring Semester
BA547 Global Strategic Marketing Management for Supply Chain Advantage: This course illustrates how application of strategic marketing management principles in a global logistics and maritime context optimizes supply chain competitive advantage for manufacturers, retailers, and logistics service providers. Students consider the relationship of marketing to organizational strategy formulation, brand management, business-to-business relationships, business-to-consumer opportunities, and contemporary logistics challenges. In addition the course introduces qualitative research methodology, product/service development, customer relationship management (CRM), channel management, pricing, and integrated marketing communications. Case study, industry collaborations, and project work emphasize the importance of relationship marketing, systems thinking, and alignment throughout logistics and maritime management in the global supply chain. Graduate Credit Hours-3BA548 Global Risk Management for the Supply Chain Industry: This course introduces contact and insurance law for the transportation or logistics manager as well as introducing risk management and insurance for the transportation and logistics manager. The course will develop project risk management and working capital risk management including the use of hedging and other risk management techniques for the purchase or sale of fuel, currency, and other products or services. Graduate Credit Hours-3
BA549 Operations Management from a Global Perspective: Designed to give the student an overview of the role of operations management, from its strategic importance, to the design and management of logistics within the supply chain. The course will look at methods for optimizing the flow of goods and services through a supply chain, including the flow of information. Specific quantitative methods which are used in operations management include decision analysis, forecasting, project management, aggregate and capacity planning, inventory control, and logistics. Individual companies and organizations will also be analyzed and critiqued using case studies with an emphasis of how companies compete. Finally, the importance of quality in the supply chain will be stressed as the chief competitive attribute of any company or organization. Graduate Credit Hours-3
RC541 Applied Research for Business & Consulting II: This course continues the exploration of data collection of observational, experimental, quasi-experimental, & action research; the constructing of questionnaires, surveys, and samples; discussion of quantitative vs. qualitative data analysis and the steps of analyzing qualitative data including data interpretation, recommendations, and implementing action plans. Graduate Credit Hours-1
Graduate Elective: Either EL699 (Maritime Logistics – Teledata) or EL651 (Principles of Chartering – ASBA) Students will complete one of these two distance courses. Graduate Credit Hours-3
May-June Classes (required of all Graduate Students)
BA560 Global Logistics & Maritime Management Strategy: This course will require students to analyze a significant case study or multiple case studies that incorporate most or all of the elements introduced in the Global Logistics and Maritime Management Program. Research and extensive writing will be expected. May be team taught. Graduate Credit Hours-3
BA561 Special Topics in Global Logistics & Maritime Management: This course is designed to introduce the students to leading professionals, academics or consultants in the field of logistics and maritime management. Graduate Credit Hours-3
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