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FOR 6805 - Foundational Concepts in Victimology (1 unit)
An overview of the study of victims and victimization, including the history of the field; the victim-offender dynamic; the role of victim self-identification in the victimization process and; the victim’s role in judicial systems and processes. Specific emphasis will be placed on the appropriate role of the victimology specialist in the development of public policy.
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PSY 9123 - PhD Portfolio (0 units)
PhD requirement for graduation - submission of four work products while completing program: 1) presentation at a professional conference, 2) article submitted for publication, 3) integrated assessment report from third year practicum (with identifying information redacted), and 4) final syllabus from teaching practicum. All products must be approved by mentor/supervisor before submission to portfolio.
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ACT 1010 - Financial Accounting (3 units)
Introduction to the objectives and fundamental concepts of accounting and its ethical implications; analyzing and recording financial transactions; the preparation and interpretation of the basic financial statements; analysis of the accounting treatment for assets, liabilities and equity; the preparation and analysis of the statement of cash flows.
Prerequisites: BUS 2010
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ACT 2010 - Managerial Accounting (3 units)
An extensive analysis of the role of managerial accounting in the decision-making process and in the control of an organization’s resources; various analytical tools are introduced including cost volume-profit analysis, budgeting with standards and variances, net present value and other capital expenditure assessment methods; application of job order and process costing systems; and the allocation of costs through traditional and activity-based costing systems; the discussion of ethical issues facing the business professional are integrated into the curriculum.
Prerequisites: ACT 1010
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ACT 3000 - Financial and Managerial Accounting (3 units)
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ACT 3010 - Accounting Information Systems (3 units)
Introduction to the computer implementation of the basic elements of accounting transactions, statements and analyses; standard accounting packages are used to walk students through the complete accounting cycle applying various accounting principles of data entry; formal preparation and presentation of accounting reports and financial statements.
Prerequisites: Managerial Accounting
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ACT 4020 - Intermediate Financial Accounting I (3 units)
Theoretical foundations of financial reporting, including the standard setting process and the conceptual framework; the valuation and accounting treatment of assets and current liabilities, including a more in-depth examination of cash, receivables, inventories and revenue and expense recognition; the discussion of ethical considerations and other current issues facing the accounting professional are integrated into the curriculum.
Prerequisites: Managerial Accounting
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ACT 4030 - Intermediate Financial Accounting II (3 units)
Continued discussion of theoretical foundations of financial reporting, including the standard setting process and the conceptual framework; the valuation and accounting treatment of long-term liabilities including pensions, leases, income tax presentation and equities including retained earnings, stock options and earnings per share; special topics include cash flow analysis, accounting changes and other reporting issues; the discussion of ethical considerations and other issues facing the accounting professional are integrated into the curriculum.
Prerequisites: ACT 4020
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ACT 4040 - Cost Accounting (3 units)
Examination of the expanding role of the cost accountant in the overall management of a global business organization and as an integral component in the multi-functional development of an effective and sustainable competitive strategy; the discussion and application of various cost allocation systems and estimation methods and their role in the decision-making process for both operational and strategic planning and performance measurement.
Prerequisites: Managerial Accounting
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ACT 4050 - International Accounting (3 units)
Interpretation, use and analysis of accounting data for internal reporting; planning and control of business activities; managerial decision making in the context of international and multinational business, including the impact of accounting on service and manufacturing operations, foreign exchange and hyperinflation, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and international transfer pricing.
Prerequisites: Managerial Accounting
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ACT 4060 - Taxation (3 units)
Study of the application of the principles, laws and practices of taxation; global implications of diverse tax treatments of various financial transactions within a multinational organization.
Prerequisites: ACT 4030
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ACT 4070 - Auditing (3 units)
Study of auditing principles, concepts and practices as applied primarily by businesses and investors.
Prerequisites: ACT 4030
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ACT 6010 - Managerial Accounting (3 units)
Financial statements, managerial uses of accounting data in decision making; cost analysis; systems to accumulate, summarize and distribute financial information; impact of federal taxes on the firm; emphasis on planning and control techniques through accounting data and information.
Prerequisites: BUS 5010
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APP 4000 - Enterprise Database Development (3 units)
This course will teach students various advanced aspects of developing databases including the utilization of database outputs by different functional units in the enterprise.
Prerequisites: IST 4030
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APP 4010 - Visual and Object Programming Environments (3 units)
Students will be exposed to newer methodologies of building systems using visual programming tools and object-based development tools, such as a CASE tool. The course will enable students to compare the different approaches to visual and object programming using packaged software.
Prerequisites: IST 4090
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APP 4020 - Knowledge Engineering and Expert Systems (3 units)
This course teaches the students to conceptualize a business area benefiting from an expert system application, conduct the knowledge engineering with experts in the area, model the human problem solving behavior and finally to implement the expert system using a packaged software.
Prerequisites: Introduction to Information Systems
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APP 4030 - Information Systems Engineering (3 units)
Concepts of a systems development methodology. Need for systems development methodology tools and techniques. Systems development life cycle. Tool and techniques for data modeling, process modeling and behavior modeling. Use of CASE tools. The information Engineering methodology: philosophy, tools and techniques; centrality of CASE tools in IE. Prototyping techniques. User participation in systems development: Rapid Application Development (RAD) (e.g. DSDM) and Joint Application Development (JAD) methods. Object Oriented systems analysis and design (OOAD): Object modeling using UML; Use case scenarios; properties of objects and classes; relationship diagrams; Object states and behavior using state transition diagrams and event diagrams; CASE tools in OOAD. Soft Systems Methodology. Project management tools and techniques.
Prerequisites: IST 4020, IST 4030
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APP 4999 - Special Topics (3 units)
This course will cover topics that are of special interest in the marketplace of applications development area. The course will have part seminar format and part hands-on laboratory format.
Prerequisites: IST 4080
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ABA 6525 - Introduction to Learning Theory and Behavior Analysis (3 units)
This course reviews the basic principles of learning theory with a focus on: 1) definitions and characteristics of applied behavior analysis, 2) basic principles of behavior, and behavior change procedures.
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ABA 6535 - Methods in Applied Behavior Analysis (3 units)
This course reviews the basic principles of learning theory with a focus on: 1) measurement of behavior, 2) displaying and interpreting behavioral data, 3) selecting intervention outcomes and strategies.
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ABA 6545 - Behavioral Assessment, Intervention Strategies, and Ethics in ABA (3 units)
This course cover 1) functional behavior assessment, 2) differential reinforcement, 3)antecedent and consequent strategies, 4) group contingencies, and 5) applying specific interventions.
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ABA 6555 - Behavior Change Procedures and Systems Support (3 units)
This course cover 1) specific skills in teaching, 2) intervention methodologies, and 3) ethics in ABA.
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ABA 7504 - Childhood Disorders and ABA Interventions (3 units)
This course covers a variety of childhood disorders and effective strategies to treat such disorders.
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GRN 6005 - Managerial Finance and Accounting (4 units)
This course reviews accounting and finance as managerial tools including how they can be used to manage organizations more sustainability. Topics include the accounting process, financial statements, evaluation of financial performance, budgeting and forecasting, cost-volume-profit analysis, time-value of money, project evaluation, financial markets and instruments, internal controls, working capital management, capital structure, currency transactions, and ethics in accounting and finance. The use of accounting and financial tools for promoting sustainable development will also be discussed, including accounting for externalities and societal costs.
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GRN 6030 - Leadership and Change (4 units)
This course addresses the need for organizations to create prosperous and sustainable organizations through inspired and well informed leadership coming from all levels of the organization and adapting to and generating change toward triple-bottom-line thinking. This course begins with an examination of key topics relating to people in organizations including, leadership, motivation, culture, and team dynamics. The course then moves on to examine how leadership can bring about change in terms of sustainability within the context of the social environment within the organization. Students focus on how leaders move organizational change forward by emphasizing all aspects of the triple bottom line, how leadership promotes collaborative sustainability efforts within and between organizations, and how organizations adopting sustainability can make themselves leaders in their fields. In addition, the course addresses how to respond to resistance to change, both inside and outside the organization, through a combination of a unwavering focus on core values and a combination of practical short and long range planning and encouraging emergent thinking and behavior.
(San Diego)
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GRN 6050 - Strategy and Sustainable Development (4 units)
This course discusses the important role that strategic management plays in sustainable development. Students will examine issues of environmental economics and how they inform sustainable business strategies. Topics include the strategic planning process, industry and competitive analysis, management capability and organizational structure, business and corporate strategies. Specific topics include the increasingly complex world of planning and sustainable development, product and process life cycle analysis, and impacts of organizations on society and the environment. The tools for design with nature and ecosystem analysis are introduced and used in case studies and problem solving exercises.
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GRN 6090 - Sustainable Products, Services and Operations (4 units)
This course reviews product design and production activities, service operations, and facility management and their impacts on the local and global environment. Students will learn design principles and practices, review common production technologies and processes, practice process mapping (flow diagramming), develop material balances, and review pollution prevention practices. Emphasis is placed on resource conservation, consumer satisfaction and health, integrated systems of material use and reuse in industrial ecology, and sustainability principles involved in facilities management, production and services. The course also reviews ergonomics and safety, improved productivity and health, and the opportunities and implications of substituting services for ownership. This course includes case studies, design projects, labs, and experiments. It is also designed to help students rediscover their creativity and ability to find new solutions to complex problems.
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GRN 6105 - Corporate Stakeholders and Social Responsibility (4 units)
This course addresses the key and fundamental questions that arise when organizations recognize they are imbedded in a complex world with many stakeholders. The responsibility organizations have toward those stakeholders is examined from many levels including inside the organization, in the local community, and in the global community. Topics include social justice, environmental justice, prejudice, diversity, and conflict resolution. It also pays attention to how business can influence the process of globalization and, specifically, key global social issues such as poverty and inequality. This course focuses on actions that organizations can take to address these issues including social entrepreneurship, corporate social responsibility, and social businesses among others.
San Diego
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GRN 6145 - Sustainability in Action (Capstone) (4 units)
The purpose of the integrative capstone course is to provide opportunities for students to apply the lessons learned in their Alliant Sustainability MBA Program to a real organization. Students will analyze and provide discrete services to organizations related to sustainability management including but not exclusive to, sustainability assessments, true cost accounting analysis, corporate social responsibility plans, stakeholder risk analysis, green marketing plan. Course instruction will center around a series of integrated modules that focus on the practical implementation of all aspects of the curriculum. Students will explore interconnections between the strategic foundation of their client project and the cultural, sustainable and core purpose and goals of their client’s organization within a global business context.
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GRN 6210 - Systems Thinking (4 units)
This course examines systems thinking, which is an approach to problem solving that views “problems” as parts of an overall system, rather than reacting to present outcomes or events and potentially contributing to further development of the undesired issue or problem. This course teaches students how to apply systems thinking to a variety of practical problems, including crisis management. Outcomes include learning how to ask the right questions, how to formulate problems from multiple perspectives, how to anticipate and to analyze stakeholders, how to be aware of and challenge critical assumptions, and how to see problems and key issues systematically.
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GRN 6400 - Entrepreneurship/Intrapreneurship and Innovation (4 units)
This course examines how to move from the idea to successful launch of new ventures, both starting a new enterprise or following a passion within an established business. The course looks at new models of leadership that emphasize passion, authenticity and integrity as a necessary starting point to become a successful entrepreneur, or intrapreneur within an existing organization. The emphasis is on starting with desired outcomes in areas such as alternative energies, clean tech and social entrepreneurship. Student learn how to develop strategies that manage risk through establishing unique metrics and disciplined implementation. Students will engage in a personal assessment of their entrepreneurial skills that include perseverance, creativity, coping skills for high pressure. We work from a model of a more holistic, fully functioning entrepreneur, and Gladwell’s idea of meaningful work through passion not genius. We will review all aspects of a successful business plans to ensure attaining green entrepreneurship. Guest speakers will share their experience in launching successful green ventures.
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GRN 6500 - Sustainable Economic and Management Systems (4 units)
This course reviews the principles and practice of sustainable business management and the economics that have led to the transformation of our most important business systems. Students will learn how the triple bottom line approach emphasizing people, prosperity, and environment can improve profits, reduce risks, and improve stakeholder engagement. The economic underpinning of management is explained, and the use of true cost accounting provides insight into the implications of sustainable management throughout the value chain. This class provides new approaches for management that can help students manage people and resources better, resolve conflicts, and identify and take advantage of new business opportunities as an entrepreneur or intrapreneur. It is designed to help prepare professional practice skills that will lead to student success in their careers, as workers, managers and leaders.
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GRN 6510 - Drivers of Sustainability (4 units)
This course sets the foundation for identifying and evaluating issues for organizations emphasizing the environmental aspects of sustainability. The course surveys how organizations impact the environment through generation of wastes and pollutants, consumption of resources, and habitat destruction. Students learn how an organization’s ability to prevent or mitigate these impacts is affected by scientific and technological principles, legal and regulatory constraints, economic and financial criteria, and consideration of societal impacts. This course also considers the potential for new business opportunities throughout the value chain that may arise from better managing environmental issues. The course describes common environmental management strategies and techniques to reduce costs, risk and regulatory burdens. It also reviews key U.S. legal and regulatory frameworks and compares them with those of other countries, voluntary international environmental management protocols such as ISO 14000 and the European Eco-Management and Audit Scheme, and market based solutions to reduce or eliminate unwanted impacts.
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GRN 6520 - Sustainable Marketing and Consumption (4 units)
This course provides a background of the sustainable marketing orientation as it evolved from the societal, consumer and environmental marketing perspectives. The goal of this course is to help students develop responsible marketing objectives and create effective marketing strategies that consider economic benefits, environmental concerns, and social equity. Students will gain knowledge and background about green market segmentation, integrated marketing management, stakeholder involvement, and issues such as “green-washing,” “sustainable advantage,” “long-term sustainability,” “green branding,” and “corporate social responsibility.” Students will examine the potential application of sustainable marketing in various regions of the world with different economic, cultural, and developmental background.
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GRN 6930 - Sustainability Research, Accounting and Reporting (4 units)
This course reviews the foundations and principles of sustainability research, true cost accounting, and evaluation of the sustainability of products and services and reporting sustainability issues to a range of stakeholders in an international environment. This requires careful and thoughtful use of a wide range of research tools and methods including model building, resource-constrained optimization (linear, integer, and other programming models) and modeling for decision theoretic situations. In addition, sustainability metrics, customer and market analysis, measurements of company performance, auditing, and developing product, service and company specific metrics and reports as well as effective use of data mining are covered.
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GRN 6950 - Professional Practice (2 units)
The Professional Practice Course is an ongoing series of seminars held throughout the two years of the MBA Program. The course provides practical, hands-on application in how to navigate organizational life and be an effective professional. All the instruction is designed in response to the most important and urgent needs of employees, managers and executives in all forms of organizations. Particular emphasis is placed on developing emotional intelligence, the ability to understand oneself and others, and practical intelligence, the ability to get things done.
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BUS 1010 - Introduction to Business Organizations (3 units)
An overview of the interrelationships among the functions of the business firm and between the firm and its environment; topics include a study of managerial functions, marketing concepts, production systems, leadership practices and business ethics.
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BUS 2010 - Business Mathematics (3 units)
Fundamental mathematical operations in banking and borrowing; Financial ratio analysis; payrolls; retail; insurance; and elementary statistics.
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BUS 2020 - Business Communications (3 units)
This course is designed to introduce students to the fundamental principles of effective business communication in a global environment. It will emphasize written communications such as standard and persuasive business letters, memorandums and informational as well as analytical reports, along with proposals, resumes and other employment-related documents. The course addresses the skills necessary for developing, planning, organizing, outlining and editing various business documents. The problemsolving approach is used to focus on proper grammar, punctuation, vocabulary and tone as well as the use of computer technology and software in the development of effective oral and written business communication skills.
Prerequisites: Introduction to Business
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BUS 3010 - Business Law (3 units)
Study of the legal environment in which profit and not-for-profit organizations operate. Includes study of courts and procedure, criminal law, torts, contracts and formations, operation and termination of corporations, agency and partnership relationships.
Prerequisites: Introduction to Business
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BUS 3020 - Production and Operations Management (3 units)
An introductory analysis of productive systems, operations planning and control. Topics include forecasting, inventories, scheduling, quality assurance and productivity.
Prerequisites: BUS 2010
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BUS 3030 - e-Business (3 units)
The Age of Electronic Commerce presents several opportunities for setting up new businesses, as well as expanding and growing existing business offerings. E-commerce is an automated mechanism that can substantially increase customer contact and business transactions, while simultaneously reducing the cost of doing business. Participants in this course will learn concepts and trends to understand, analyze, design and develop an ecommerce business model. Students will be exposed to a variety of techniques for the rapid development and creation of web based applications In addition to basic web programming concepts and technology, students will also be exposed to client server architectures, internet infrastructures, and consumer behavior on the internet.
Prerequisites: Introduction to Business, Introduction to Information Systems
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BUS 4010 - Small Business Entrepreneurship (3 units)
Investigation into entrepreneurial behavior, the role of the entrepreneur in society; the conditions necessary for it to evolve; the development of a venture whether in terms of a startup, acquisition, or expansion of an existing business. The theory and practice of small business management.
Prerequisites: MKT 3010, FIN 3010 and MGT 3010
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BUS 4020 - Service Management (3 units)
Introduces students to service industries. Presents the unique characteristics of service industries that requires different management skills. Focuses on the impact of service industry characteristics on traditional management functions of human resources, operations and marketing. Emphasis is on theory and application of service management principles.
Prerequisites: Introduction to Business
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BUS 4070 - Business Values and Ethics (3 units)
Introduction to the basic categories and framework of philosophical ethics; examination of selected corporate policy statements on social and ethical responsibility with consideration of how to develop and implement such policy statements; consideration of ethical issues in selected professions.
Prerequisites: Introduction to Business
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BUS 4090 - Strategic Management (3 units)
Development of skills in problem analysis and decision making in transnational corporate strategy and business policy. The integrating course of the undergraduate program which concentrates on the application of concepts through case studies and decision simulation exercises.
Prerequisites: Senior standing
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BUS 4810 - Seminar in Business (3 units)
Seminar on practical applications of job seeking, career development and community service in business.
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BUS 4950 - Senior Project (3 units)
Independent study under the direction of a faculty advisor. Projects may include library or empirical research, analysis and written report on an appropriate business organization (private firm, not-for-profit organization, or government agency).
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BUS 4990 - Capstone (3 units)
The capstone course provides senior-level business students with an opportunity to apply the theories and concepts learned throughout their programs of study. Participants will work individually and as members of small teams, to investigate a current business situation and to produce a comprehensive, professionally crafted demonstration project (i.e., a case study, case analysis, business plan, or portfolio). The capstone class project will allow students to demonstrate their capability to investigate and understand the in-depth intricacies of complex business issues. Students will create a technically astute situational analysis and accompanying set of recommendations appropriate for stakeholder consumption.
Prerequisites: Senior standing
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BUS 5010 - Survey of Accounting (1 unit)
A survey of financial statements and financial statement analysis through an examination of accounting theory, concepts and procedures.
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BUS 5020 - Survey of Finance (1 unit)
A survey of financial ratios, analysis, managing current assets and liabilities, the firm’s liquidity posture, the cost of long-term capital and the required rate of return on long-term assets and estimating cash flows on investment proposals.
Prerequisites: BUS 5010
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BUS 5030 - Survey of Marketing (1 unit)
A survey of the marketing function in the business enterprise, market segmentation and target marketing and the key elements in marketing: product, place, price and promotion.
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BUS 5050 - Survey of Economics (1 unit)
An introduction to basic economic thinking as a valuable tool for understanding real world problems and issues; presents and develops economic theory of supply and demand to explain the behavior and interaction of firms, households and the government.
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BUS 5060 - Survey of the Legal Environment of Business (1 unit)
Consideration of factors causing change in the business environment; analysis of selected issues in the interface between business, the law and other social institutions.
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BUS 5070 - Survey of Management Practice (1 unit)
A survey of the development and evolution of management as theory and practice; emphasis on contemporary management in an international context.
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BUS 5080 - Survey of Information Systems (1 unit)
A survey of data processing systems, management information systems, decision support systems, executive information systems, expert systems and distributed systems planning, hardware and software, management, maintenance, security and evaluation.
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BUS 5090 - Survey of Business Statistics (1 unit)
Course provides a general overview of the fundamental theories of both descriptive and inferential statistics as they apply to business environments and managerial decision-making. Students will be well- rounded in the types of data and the selection of appropriate statistical tests. Topics will include probability, correlation, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, time-series analysis and business forecasting. The course will include both in-class lectures and computer lab exercises.
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BUS 5100 - Business Communications (1 unit)
Introduces fundamental research, writing and speaking skills necessary for effectively communicating orally and in writing at the graduate level.
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BUS 5980 - Business Environment and Economics (1 unit)
This course covers three online learning modules including Survey of Economics, Survey of Business Statistics and Survey of Legal Environment of Business. The course introduces the concepts of monitoring trends in the economy and legal environment for the benefit of business growth and strategy. The course is delivered via our Learning Management System, Moodle, and our desktop video conferencing system, Elluminate.
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BUS 5990 - Business Management and Administration (3 units)
This course consists of three online learning modules including Survey of Accounting, Survey of Finance, and Survey of Marketing and Management Practice. The course also introduces concepts of technology mediate decision making and leadership in business. The course is delivered via our Learning Management System, Moodle, and our desktop video conferencing system, Elluminate.
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BUS 6020 - Strategic Management (3 units)
An introductory course that provides an overview of the economic, cultural, psychological, sociological, technological and political aspects of the global environments confronting environment serving organizations; the concept of environmental turbulence; the nature of strategic and operational work; formulation of mission, goals, objectives, strategy; environment serving organization strategic aggressiveness and capability at different turbulence levels; and strategic diagnosis.
Prerequisites: BUS 5070
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BUS 6030 - Organizational Design and Leadership (3 units)
A study of the dynamics of leadership and initiation and management of change in environment serving organizations. Included are: the nature and characteristics of transactional and transformational leadership; relationships of power, authority and responsibility to leadership effectiveness including conflict management, ethics, decision making, risk propensity and change introduction; dynamic relationship between environment, leadership style and change strategies; the nature of change; and the relationships between power and the roles of the change agent and the change manager.
Prerequisites: BUS 5070
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BUS 6040 - Business Values, Ethics and Societal Strategy (3 units)
A study of the legitimacy dimension of environment serving organization output. Included are: impact of societal issues on management of environment serving organizations; stakeholder identification and analysis; ethical issues in the relationship between organizations and the environment; social responsibility strategy; legitimacy strategy; and building a socially responsive environment serving organization.
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BUS 6050 - Total Quality Management (3 units)
An overview of the quantitative and qualitative theory, methodologies and strategies for introducing and sustaining total quality management (TQM) philosophy; and development of a TQM strategy for an existing organization.
Prerequisites: BUS 5070
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BUS 6060 - Cross-Cultural Management (3 units)
A study of the value systems, thinking patterns and models of reality that are inherent in different cultures and cultural differences within and among people and organizations. Included are: the dimensions of culture; business and social cultures in organizations; national and ethnic cultures; value systems in different cultures; thinking patterns in different cultures; models of reality in different cultures; and alignment between environment, manager and culture of environment serving organizations.
Prerequisites: BUS 5070
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BUS 6080 - Management of Service Organizations (3 units)
Examines the special problems of designing, producing and delivering services (as opposed to physical goods) and explores the different management tasks faced in various types of service firms. The primary (though not exclusive) focus of the course is on operations management, including the relationship between marketing, human resources and operations. Emphasis is on strategic decisions of service organizations.
Prerequisites: BUS 5070
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BUS 6090 - Quantitative Approaches to Management (3 units)
Introduction to quantitative approaches in management. Examination of practical applications of mathematical optimization, characteristics of optimization problems and mathematical expression, the decision making process, relevance of mathematical programming transportation, trans shipment and assignment problems to real-life situations.
Prerequisites: BUS 5090
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BUS 6110 - Competitive Strategy Formulation (3 units)
A study of strategy formulation for environment serving organizations that are serving history-driven environments. Included are: strategy formulation in history-driven environments; industry analysis; competitive analysis; situation analysis; strategy and competitive advantage; and implementing strategy.
Prerequisites: BUS 5070
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BUS 6120 - Strategic Response to Turbulent Environments (3 units)
A study of strategy formulation for environment serving organizations that are serving discontinuous transnational environments. Included are: strategy formulation in discontinuous transnational environments; competitive posture analysis; integration of societal and technology strategies for a total environment serving organization strategy; and strategic portfolio optimization.
Prerequisites: BUS 6020
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BUS 6130 - Management Design and Management of Organizational Transformation (3 units)
A study of the general management capability design required for different states of the environment and strategic transformation of environment serving organizations. Included are: selection of general managers; diagnosis of organization culture; design of organization structure and systems; resistance to change for organizational transformation; design and implementation of strategies for managing change; the relationship between power and change; and the roles of the change agent and the change manager.
Prerequisites: BUS 6020
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BUS 6140 - Management of Technological Creativity and Innovation (3 units)
A study of the management of technological innovation as a key factor in the strategy of environment serving organizations. Included are: the nature of technology and innovation; the technological environment; technology strategies; technology substitution; technology transfer; societal responsibility and technology; the role of general management in technology management; the interface between technology and business strategies; environment serving organization capability for technological innovation; and management of innovation projects.
Prerequisites: BUS 6020
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BUS 6150 - Contributors to Strategic Management (3 units)
Study of the major contributors to the theory and technology of strategic management. A critical survey of the literature of the different schools of thought in the context of the strategic management paradigm. Relates other strategic management models to strategic management as taught at Alliant.
Prerequisites: BUS 6020
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BUS 6170 - New Business Development (3 units)
The course will allow students to develop the skills for new business development in a cross-border context. Students will learn and use tools for idea generation, prioritization, and selection; budgeting – year over year. They will be able to locate the business development function in the organizational and industry context. They will understand and apply frameworks for analyzing and interpreting new business propositions in a organizational setting. They will learn how to anticipate and plan for opposition to the business concept and its execution. Students will be required to demonstrate presentation and selling skills for selling their ideas as a team. This will be problem-based learning.
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BUS 6180 - Doing Business in the NAFTA Context (3 units)
The course examines the political, economic, legal, socio-cultural and technological context of the NAFTA countries and their constituent organizations. This includes an examination of the policies and interests of the three countries— U.S., Canada and Mexico — it also examines the trade dispute mechanisms, the key issue areas of contention and areas in need of reform. Some of the issues covered are cultural interests, foreign direct investment (FDI), labor conditions and environmental issues and standards. This course can be offered in a hybrid format before the students leave on the international business experience.
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BUS 6190 - Clean Tech Business Development in the NAFTA Context (3 units)
In this course students will be exposed to theory and practice in the area of sustainability and apply it to NAFTA new business ventures. Students will learn and use concepts such as strategic impact assessment, natural capital, carbon footprint, sustainable consumption, cleaner production, eco-efficiency, life cycle analysis and enterprise thinking to develop new business ventures in the clean tech cluster. They will apply these sustainability concepts in a NAFTA context, considering the unique opportunities and constraints encountered in each of the NAFTA countries.
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BUS 6210 - Business Statistics (3 units)
The course provides an intensive application of probability theory to managerial decision-making within uncertain business environments and also provides extensive coverage of univariate statistics. Topics include hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, time-series analysis, business forecasting and multiple regression analysis. Students will be using the SPSS package in preparing and entering data and learning to run advanced multivariate statistics. Heavy emphasis is placed on the interpretation of results, both statistically and managerially. The course includes both in-class lectures and computer lab exercises.
Prerequisites: BUS 5090
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BUS 6710 - Strategic Management Internship (3 units)
Formation of student project teams for comprehensive strategic management consulting assignments in environment serving organizations or for work in an appropriate strategic management assignment in an environment serving organization. Either alternative will be a full term assignment.
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BUS 6800 - Seminar in Business (3 units)
Seminar on special topics in business.
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BUS 6820 - Business Internship (3 units)
Directed internship in a private firm, a not-for-profit organization, or a government agency for experience in the practical application of business management.
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BUS 6900 - Capstone (3 units)
Through the use of a computer simulation game set in a dynamic and competitive global business environment, students will, within a group setting, incorporate their knowledge of the various business functions, including accounting, finance, production and operations, marketing and strategic management, to develop and implement a comprehensive strategic plan in an effort to outcompete other student-run companies. This is an opportunity for students to test their analytical and decision-making skills, to experience accountability for resulting performances and to further develop their skills as effective oral and written communicators of business information.
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BUS 6999 - Contemporary Issues (3 units)
Special topics of interest to the Business Management arena will be scheduled for each class cohort. Attention will be given to new and contemporary topics being researched in the area and new approaches to management being discussed. Some examples are Business Process Integration, Supply Chain Management, Competitive Strategy and Microfinancing for Triple Bottom Line.
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BUS 7000 - e-Business (3 units)
This course will cover the technology, infrastructure and trends in the electronic commerce and electronic business area. The students will be exposed to basic hands-on skills for developing and designing storefronts in this area. Issues in the management, planning and design of electronic businesses will be discussed. The e-business topics will include Web security issues, electronic payment issues, legal issues, trans- order data issues. In addition, the course will explore in-depth concepts of the implications of e-business such as impacts on consumer behavior, changed media for business transactions, new marketing techniques, global consumerism trends. The course will also focus on business models and business strategies for e-businesses and their relationship to on-ground businesses and brands.
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BUS 7010 - Philosophy of Science (3 units)
Introduction to the steps that lead to successful identification and delineation of a research project and a dissertation. The course addresses the issues of ontology and epistemology that underlie management research, including principles of evidence, data, and alternative ways of understanding in the development of basic and applied knowledge in the management sciences. Topics include finding and refining a dissertation topic, formulating hypotheses, choosing among qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis methods, and writing, presentation, and research ethics. Course materials survey library resources and other sources of secondary data, and explore options for primary data collection including survey research and rating scale
Prerequisites: Second year doctoral candidate
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BUS 7030 - Applied Linear Statistical Models (3 units)
The course covers simple and multiple linear regression models plus ANOVA, and their variations, including stepwise regression. We emphasize model formulation, regression diagnostics and interpretation, and characteristics of the regression error.
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BUS 7040 - Seminar in Multivariate Data Analysis (3 units)
Overview of multivariate statistical techniques; General Linear Model; basic matrix manipulations; generalization of ANOVA to MANOVA and discriminant function analysis; chi-square and log-linear modeling; factor analysis; structural equation modeling (e.g., LISREL), and other multivariate techniques
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BUS 7050 - International Business Theory (3 units)
Examination of theoretical and research issues in international business. Topics include sourcing trends and strategies, the impact of government incentives and controls, free-trade agreements, global configuration and coordination of value-creating activities, global competitive battles in specific industries and the interplay of nations’ economic strategies and those of multinational companies. Strategic information, societal and trade strategy, technology and competitive strategy are discussed.
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BUS 7060 - Cross-Cultural Management (3 units)
A study of the value systems, thinking patterns and models of reality that are inherent in different cultures and cultural differences within and among people and organizations. Included are the dimensions and measurement of culture; business and social cultures in organizations; national and ethnic cultures; value systems in different cultures; thinking patterns in different cultures; models of reality in different cultures; and alignment between environment, manager, culture of environment-serving organizations and methods for comparative cross-cultural research.
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BUS 8010 - Theory of Strategic Behavior (3 units)
A study of the strategic behavior paradigm that provides the conceptual framework for strategic management doctoral research. Included are: the strategic behavior paradigm; observable varieties of strategic behavior; the role of power in strategic behavior; the role of leadership; the role of culture and organizational inertia; and the dynamics of change in strategic behavior.
Prerequisites: BUS 6020, BUS 6120, BUS 6130, BUS 6140 and BUS 8910
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BUS 8020 - Ansoff Theory (3 units)
This course will explore the breadth and depth of strategic management developed by Distinguished Professor Dr. Igor Ansoff. Dr. Ansoff, also known worldwide as the “Father of Strategic Management,” was the founder of the strategic management program at Alliant International University in San Diego, where he taught for 17 years. Topics range from management design and organizational transformations to strategic behavior and firm responsiveness to a turbulent environment.
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BUS 8030 - Research in Strategy (3 units)
This course will be a survey of the current state of strategic management research as well as considering a vision for the future. It will consider the conceptual and methodological challenges of adding to the knowledge in strategy research. It will delineate and evaluate the merits of different methodologies and how they relate to strategy research; methods such as social network approach, modeling limited dependent variables, longitudinal analysis, content analysis, qualitative methods in general, cognitive mapping, constructing survey research, selection of data for strategy research, and structural equation modeling methods. The course will provide a cumulative knowledge perspective on strategic management research and will include an assessment of research design. This course will be based on academic journal articles.
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BUS 8040 - Contemporary Readings in Strategy (3 units)
This course will be based on contemporary academic journal articles published in the area of strategic management. Course topics will be modified somewhat to reflect the research interests of the students, however they will cover some of the major theories in strategy such as agency theory , resource based view, dynamic capabilities, contingency perspectives, organizational ecology, resource dependence, transactions costs, knowledge-based view, network, institutional theory, and social psychology. Some of the topics may include strategic management process, upper echelon, corporate governance, corporate strategy, international strategy, cooperative strategy, business and competitive strategy, entrepreneurial and innovative strategies.
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BUS 8910 - Dissertation Process (3 units)
Introduction to the sequence of steps that is most often followed during the successful identification and delineation of a research project that may be developed into a dissertation and the use of library resources for examining and evaluating existing dissertations in terms of the adequacy of the process used.
Prerequisites: Second year doctoral candidate
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BUS 8940 - Advanced Measurement and Statistics (3 units)
This course offers an introduction to the logic of statistics commonly employed in dissertations. Emphasis is placed on the conceptual understanding of the logical bases of measurement, statistical methods and inference and the correct interpretation of statistical tests; a skill not acquired from statistical packages. Students are expected to calculate and interpret various statistics, including correlation, t-tests and chi-square tests. The course includes a critical discussion of both stepwise and simultaneous multiple regression.
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BUS 9940 - Dissertation/Doctoral Project Supervision (1 unit)
Summer dissertation supervision.
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BUS 9950 - Dissertation Research Design (5 units*)
Individual and group work to perfect the final design of the research to be undertaken. The student also becomes intimately acquainted with the work of every other student, thus guaranteeing familiarity with a broad base of differing research areas. The requirements for this course are completed when both Chapters 1 (The Research Problem) and 2 (Review of the Literature, including Bibliography) and the final research design are formally accepted at the dissertation proposal defense as evidenced by the signatures of the chairperson and committee members.
Prerequisites: Pass Special Field Examination and complete all required courses *Dissertation students are charged a flat tuition rate per semester
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BUS 9960 - Dissertation Research Implementation (5 units*)
The completed writing (and committee approval) of Chapters 1 (The Research Problem) and 3 (Methodology) and the final version of any data collection instrument or form required for the study. During this course the student will normally enter the collected data into a data-processing computer program, with guidance from committee members or from the faculty member in charge of student-computer interfacing. The course is completed when the student has assembled the entire set of findings corresponding to the research questions and has written and obtained approval for Chapter 4 (Findings).
Prerequisites: BUS 9950 and pass dissertation proposal defense *Dissertation students are charged a flat tuition rate per semester
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BUS 9970 - Dissertation Completion and Defense (5 units*)
Completion of the Dissertation process. This consists of submitting and gaining approval for, Chapter 5 (generally consisting of Conclusions, Discussion, Implications, Applications and Recommendations). Successful completion of the oral examination; and conforming with any suggestions or directives given during the oral examination concerning modification, deletions, or additions to the printed material. Approval of the chairperson (or of the director of dissertation studies if so delegated) is required for submission of the dissertation to the dissertation reader, at which time credit is assigned for the course.
Prerequisites: BUS 9960 *Dissertation students are charged a flat tuition rate per semester
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BUS 9980 - Dissertation Research 1 (3 units)
Students will work individually and in groups as well as their with dissertation committee members to identify research interests, topics, and research questions. The purpose of the course will be to familiarize the student with the dissertation process and the research literature in their area of interest.
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BUS 9981 - Dissertation Research 2 (3 units)
The purpose of the course is to begin working on the research design and research questions and hypotheses of their dissertation. Students will work individually and in groups as well as their with dissertation committee members to identify research interests, topics, and research questions. In addition, the student will continue in-depth study of the research literature in their area of interest.
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