Master of Business Administration
Aspen University's 36 credit Master of Business Administration
program takes a hands-on approach to build on success-building
skills such as leadership, management, decision-making,
team dynamics, and communication. This program provides
the adult professional with a comprehensive overview and
application of essential business concepts.
The Aspen University MBA prepares students to take a leadership
role in business as senior managers in large corporate environments.
For the entrepreneur, the Aspen University MBA provides
the necessary business acumen for successful business operations.
MBA Degree Completion Requirements:
- 36 Total semester credits (11 Courses- 3 semester credits
each)
- A Final Project- (3 semester credits)
- Two Proctored Exams
Course Descriptions:
500 Management
Management provides a solid foundation for facing the challenges
of a rapidly changing and highly competitive business environment.
This course introduces the fundamental management functions
of planning, decision-making, organizing, leading, and controlling,
as well as the tools and techniques of managing people,
processes, projects, and the work environment. Students
explore current issues in management and gain insights into
how successful organizations operate.
510 Accounting
Accounting, the language of business, provides crucial decision-making
information to business organizations. This introduction
to financial and managerial accounting prepares students
to construct and interpret financial statements, generate
budgets, and to use accounting data for strategic and management
purposes with an emphasis on profitability. Legal and ethical
issues in accounting are also discussed.
520 Quantitative Analysis
Quantitative analysis is a valuable process for decision-makers
and professionals who are responsible for guiding their
organizations in today's dynamic business environment. This
course provides the necessary quantitative tools for analyzing
data, modeling problems, and making informed decisions.
The focus is on construction of models, interpretation of
results, and critical evaluation of assumptions.
530 Marketing Management
Marketing is the epicenter of an organization's strategic
and operational life. This course presents marketing management
within the broader context of the organization's strategies
and operations. Students discover the benefits of market
research and analysis, and develop effective marketing strategies
through segmentation, targeting, and positioning.
540 Managerial Economics
Managerial economics form the overall theory and foundation
for the workings of a corporation. This course deals with
applying microeconomic theory to the management of the firm
by focusing on the use of microeconomics to enhance decision-making.
By exploring the complex relationships between a manager's
decisions and the resulting impact of those decisions on
the demand for the company's products and the profitability
of the firm, students come to understand the economic environment
in which the firm operates and learn how to think strategically
within this environment.
550 Finance
This introduction to corporate financial management and
investments provides the framework, concepts, and tools
for analyzing financial decisions by applying the fundamental
principles of modern financial theory. Major topics include
the time value of money and capital budgeting.
560 Business Ethics
This course examines ethics and values in multiple contexts.
It begins with an exploration of individual values and the
integration of mind, body and soul. The perspective then
broadens to include corporate ethics and the role of moral
leadership in business. The course concludes with an examination
of ethical dilemmas created by an expanding global economy.
570 Strategic Management
Strategic management is designed to help students effectively
guide an organization toward a profitable and dynamic future.
This course provides students with a formal method of defining
the organization's purpose and aligning the entire business
to achieve corporate goals. It also examines emerging technologies
in information processing as an important element of strategic
planning.
580 Strategies for Change
Today's rapid-fire changes in technology demand that business
people learn to adapt quickly. This course teaches students
to identify significant changes in information technology
and adjust work processes to profit from them. Course participants
also learn to develop strategies for managing change in
their own work environments.
590 Organizational Behavior
Today, businesses run on hardware, software, and human capital
more than ever before. This course focuses on the people
in the organization and how they work and behave in the
work environment. It examines the behavior of individuals,
the dynamics of teamwork, the processes of small groups,
decision-making, problem-solving, conflict management, and
ways to eliminate barriers to effective communications within
the workplace.
685
eBusiness
The Internet and related technologies pose enormous
opportunities for developing new business models and significant
threats to existing models. Information Professionals must
be prepared to recognize opportunities and overcome challenges
posed by the electronic economy. This course defines the
core elements of developing an eBusiness strategy, including
branding, competitive analysis, technology assessment, business
method models, and preparing for emerging trends. Course
assignments involve extensive case studies and online research
using the latest e-tools. Students collaborate to create
a prototype eBusiness venture.
599 Capstone Project
The capstone project allows students to apply the knowledge
and skills acquired in their courses to the work environment.
This project is completely individualized; students are
encouraged to select work-related projects that are of particular
interest to them and that will result in professional growth
and benefit the organization.
Due to the extensive evaluation process, and the quantity
of work and research involved, the Capstone course has a
time limit of 6 months.
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