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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This core course uses a capstone business strategy simulation conducted in close proximity to the required formulation/implementation course. Student teams operate simulated companies in a highly competitive industry. Emphasis is placed on integrating strategy, financial control, operational excellence, and team building. Teams make presentations at the end of the course.
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3.00 Credits
The MBA-P Capstone course gives students the opportunity to apply their multi-functional (strategy, finance, marketing, organizational behavior, etc.) knowledge that they have gained in the program and their own professional experience to solve a complex, real-world managerial problem. However, this course will provide a unique twist to challenge the students - the real-world problem will be faced by a non-corporate, Houston-based, community organization. Students will work with senior executives at these organizations over the course of the semester to develop actionable solutions to strategic challenges facing these organizations.
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1.50 Credits
Introduction to the use of financial and cost information by managers in budgeting, resource allocation, pricing, quality control, and other contexts to help managers set goals and monitor and evaluate performance. Required for MBA.
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1.50 Credits
This course builds on earlier courses on cost management and corporate strategy and focuses on the management control systems that can be used for the effective implementation of strategy. Included topics are the balanced scorecard, stretch budgets, performance evaluation and incentives, organizational and operational controls, and the development of metrics to motivate and evaluate performance. Required for MBA.
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0.75 Credits
Emphasizes understanding of what constitutes effective organizational designs; considers both the macro designing of change initiatives and the micro execution of those initiatives.
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1.50 Credits
Examination of the global economic environment that serves as a backdrop for business decision making, with emphasis on the key macroeconomic policy goals and tools and how they affect exchange rates, interest rates, business cycles, and long-term economic growth. Required for MBA.
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1.00 Credits
An exploration of the ethical and legal bases of managerial decision making and the social dimension of the business firm. Required for MBA.
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1.50 Credits
Study of how public policy influences the private competitive environment of the firm. Examines the major political institutions and actors--Congress, the President, interest groups, the media, and administrative agencies--that shape U.S. public policy. Students analyze business political strategies and formulate several of their own. Required for MBA.
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1.50 Credits
This course focuses on formulating and implementing effective organizational strategy, including competitive positioning, core competencies and competitive advantage, cooperative arrangements, and tools for implementation.
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1.50 Credits
Introduction to the principles of production management and process improvement. Required for MBA.
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