Repeatable.

Grading Basis: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Repeatable. Max Credits: 9.

Restriction: Restricted to graduate majors and NDGR majors with a sub-plan of NBA within the Business School.

Students learn the strengths and weaknesses of their management style and how to work effectively with individual differences. Students also learn how to form teams around purpose/task, diagnose problems and identify and implement solutions by utilizing leadership skills such as setting goals, processes and measures, interpersonal communication, motivation and conflict management. Students develop an understanding of the effect of the organizational and social context on the behavior of individuals and teams.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Restricted to graduate majors OR (NDGR majors with a sub-plan of NBA or NBD or NBG) within the Business School.

Students learn the strengths and weaknesses of their management style and how to work effectively with individual differences. Students also learn how to form teams around purpose/task, diagnose problems and identify and implement solutions by utilizing leadership skills such as setting goals, processes and measures, interpersonal communication, motivation and conflict management. Students develop an understanding of the effect of the organizational and social context on the behavior of individuals and teams. The emphasis is on health care issues and is intended for health care students.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Restrictions: Restricted to HLAD and MBAH majors within the Business School.

Provides an overview of statistical and machine learning techniques for visualizing data, developing multivariate models to explain and control variation, and predicting outcomes. Methods covered in the course include exploratory data analysis, multiple linear regression, decision trees, and time-series forecasting. The emphasis is upon application of these techniques to business problems. Students are required to analyze data and present their analyses in written or oral form.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Restricted to graduate majors OR (NDGR majors with a sub-plan of NBA or NBD or NBG) within the Business School.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Students develop a working knowledge of legal and ethical parameters for business decision making. The course addresses the legal system and mechanisms for resolving disputes. Topics include constitutional law, torts, product liability, contracts, property law, consumer protection, intellectual property, business entities and employment law. It stresses the influence of legal issues on organizational decision making. Note: Students can substitute ENTP 6822 but credit cannot be received for both. Health Administration students must take BUSN 6541.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Restricted to graduate majors OR (NDGR majors with a sub-plan of NBA or NBD or NBG) within the Business School.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Students develop a working knowledge of legal and ethical parameters for business decision making. Addresses the legal system and mechanisms for resolving disputes. Topics include business entities, torts, contracts, employment relationships, litigation and alternative dispute resolution. It stresses the influence of legal issues on organization and decision making. The emphasis is on health care issues and is intended for health care students.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Restrictions: Restricted to HLAD and MBAH majors within the Business School.

Typically Offered: Spring.

Emphasizes the use of accounting statements and data in making business decisions. External financial accounting information and concepts are used for investment and credit decisions. Internal managerial accounting information and concepts are used for product costing, cost analysis and management control.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Restricted to graduate majors OR (NDGR majors with a sub-plan of NBA or NBD or NBG) within the Business School.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Students examine the art and science of marketing decision-making through frameworks that span consumer psychology, market segmentation, brand positioning, pricing, communication, and digital integration. Emphasis is placed on applying strategic thinking to real-world challenges, including influencer marketing, socially responsible branding, global expansion, and emerging trends that shape modern markets. Through case studies, discussions, and a comprehensive team-based marketing plan, students learn how to integrate analytical insights with creativity to drive growth and customer value in a competitive marketplace.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Restricted to graduate majors OR (NDGR majors with a sub-plan of NBA or NBD or NBG) within the Business School.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Students examine the art and science of marketing decision-making through frameworks that span consumer psychology, market segmentation, brand positioning, pricing, communication, and digital integration. Emphasis is placed on applying strategic thinking to real-world challenges, including influencer marketing, socially responsible branding, global expansion, and emerging trends that shape modern markets. Through case studies, discussions, and a comprehensive team-based marketing plan, students learn how to integrate analytical insights with creativity to drive growth and customer value in a competitive marketplace.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Restriction: Restricted to HLAD and MBAH majors within the Business School.

This course is designed to prepare students to effectively engage with clients by exposing them to a broad business-consulting knowledge base. This course includes case analyses, guest speakers, and tools to build an effective consulting toolkit. Students will also work as consultants on a real-world project. Students will work in a team to complete a scoped project for their client. Project options will be presented during the first day of class and teams will be assigned based on student interest. This course includes classroom and experiential components.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Restrictions: Restricted to AMBA majors within the Business School.

Typically Offered: Spring.

This course explores the strategic role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Information Systems (IS) in shaping digital business transformation and competitive advantage. Grounded in established frameworks for AI and IS strategy, the course provides a top-management perspective on aligning enterprise strategy, intelligent technologies, and value creation in the digital economy. Students will examine how AI-driven IS infrastructures—including intelligent systems, data platforms, and digital architectures—reshape business models, value chains, and organizational agility. Emphasis is placed on how organizations develop AI strategies that leverage predictive analytics, machine learning, and intelligent automation to optimize operational performance and drive innovation. Topics include the co-evolution of AI and IS, AI-enabled platform strategy development, ecosystem thinking, digital value reconfiguration, and AI-embedded decision-making. Students will engage with real-world case studies, analytical frameworks, and strategic exercises to design and evaluate AI-integrated IS strategies across industry sectors. This course is ideal for future digital leaders looking to bridge AI strategy, systems thinking, and emerging intelligent technologies. Cross-listed with ISMG 6180

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Restricted to graduate majors or NDGR majors with a sub-plan of NBA or NBG within the Business School or graduate majors within the College of Engineering, Design, and Computing or PHCS PhD majors and PhD majors.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

After taking this course, students should be able to apply economic principles to make optimal decisions given firm cost, demand and market circumstances. Also, they should be able to analyze the firms interactions with its competitive market environment. Students will learn basic aspects of federal macroeconomic policy designed to achieve stable prices and economic growth. Also, they will learn to understand the measurement of output (GDP), employment and prices; the conduct of monetary and fiscal policy; and the balance of trade.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Co-req: BUSN 6550 or ACCT 6030 or ACCT 6031 Restrictions: Restricted to graduate majors and NDGR majors with a sub-plan of NBA or NBD within the Business School.

After taking this course, students should be able to apply economic principles to make optimal decisions given firm cost, demand and market circumstances. Also, they should be able to analyze the firm's interactions with its competitive market environment. Students should understand basic aspects of federal macroeconomics policy designed to achieve stable prices and economic growth. Also, they should understand basic aspects of government regulation of business. The emphasis is on healthcare issues and is intended for healthcare students.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Restricted to HLAD and MBAH students only.

This course is concerned with the production and delivery of goods and services. It provides an overview of a variety of contemporary Operation Management topics using current techniques and modeling to solve and understand key issues. Basic Excel skills are required. The use of model-assisted decision making is emphasized.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Restricted to graduate majors OR (NDGR majors with a sub-plan of NBA or NBD or NBG) within the Business School.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

This course is concerned with the business firm's decisions to make investments and to finance its operations. Students learn to use the tools and theories underlying business valuation, cost of capital, capital budgeting and capital structure. Students will learn to evaluate a firm's financial position through the examination of its financial statements and to prepare pro forma statements for the firm.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: BUSN 6550 with a grade of C or better Coreq: BUSN 6620 or BUSN 6621 Restriction: Restricted to graduate majors and NDGR majors with a sub-plan of NBA or NBD within the Business School.

Concerned with the development of a general management perspective in establishing the strategic direction for an enterprise. Students gain an understanding of strategy formulation and implementation within the context of the global environment. Note: Students may not receive credit for both BUSN 6710 and MGMT 6620. Note: This course is intended as a final semester Capstone course. Cross-listed with MGMT 6620.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Coreq: BUSN 6560 or 6561, BUSN 6630 or BUSN 6631; and BUSN 6640 Restriction: Restricted to graduate majors and NDGR majors with a sub-plan of NBA or NBD within the Business School

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Concerned with the development of a general management perspective in establishing the strategic direction for a health delivery organization. Students gain an understanding of strategy formulation and implementation within the context of the managed care environment. Emphasis is on the integration of knowledge acquired in the previous functional area courses. Note: This course is intended as a final semester course. Required of Health Administration majors.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Corequisites: BUSN 6560 or BUSN 6561, and BUSN 6640 Restrictions: Restricted to HLAD and MBAH majors within the Business School.

Typically Offered: Spring.

Current topics in business are occasionally offered. Prerequisites vary depending on the material covered. Consult the current 'schedule planner' for specific offerings and prerequisites. Repeatable.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 12.

Restriction: Restricted to graduate majors and NDGR majors with a sub-plan of NBA within the Business School.

Repeatable.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 8.

Restriction: Restricted to graduate majors and NDGR majors with a sub-plan of NBA within the Business School.