Academic Catalog 2020-2021

Students may not be able to fully implement their recommended solutions, but planning the implementation is still an integral component of the capstone experience. Pre-requisite: Successful completion of all business core and leadership specialization courses. BUS 5423 Project Implementation and Evaluation This course is the last of two capstones courses in the MBA program. This course focuses on the last two phases of project development implementation and evaluation. As you develop your implementation plan including change management principles explored in Organizational Behavior will be key to your project success. This course is designed to ensure ultimate project success. In the first practicum course you learned the important of maintaining ongoing sponsor support and the value of a supportive network. This course reinforces change theory and how to manage resistance. You will be working with individuals responsible for implementing your proposed change and you will need to secure their commitment and gather input about specific changes needed to current practices, processes or policies. In some cases you may need to create new processes and work with your technology experts. As you complete the final two project phases you will continue to apply ethical reasoning and servant leadership principles. If you are not able to fully implement your recommended solutions, you will still develop a plan and assessment methodology that can be used at a later time. The external advisory board will review each student’s project and offer recommendations for improvement. A final presentation to the external advisory board and hopefully your organization and sponsor is the final assignment. Pre-requisite: Successful completion of BUS 5403 and all business core and leadership specialization courses. BUS 5153 Corporate Tax This course provides a detailed examination of tax problems of corporations and their shareholders. Topics covered include tax consequences of the formation of a corporation, operational alternatives, distributions from a corporation to its shareholders, redemptions of stock, liquidations of corporations, and penalty taxes. Tax planning techniques involving these transactions are discussed. BUS 5163 Advanced Financial Management Examines the problems faced by the corporate financial manager on the theoretical, analytical, and applied levels. The impact of the financing decision upon the value of the firm is analyzed. Theoretical and analytic aspects of the capital budgeting decision are examined with emphasis on methods of incorporating risk into the capital budgeting decision. BUS 5173 Investment Analysis and Management Provides overview of the fields of security analysis and portfolio management. Introduces the analysis of individual investments with special reference to common stocks and bonds. Designed for the finance major who is interested in the security/investment area as a possible career. BUS 5183 Small Business Finance Financing problems that face a new and/or small business can be broken into financial planning, valuing, and raising capital. These topics form the main portion of this course. The course is designed for those planning to start a business or take over an existing business. It will also be beneficial for those planning careers that must interact with a small or new business.

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