St. Ambrose University 518 West Locust Davenport Iowa 52803 admit

Graduate Curricula
production and costs, pricing and capital budgeting.
Prerequisites: MBA 505.
MBA 635. Legal and Social Environment
of Business
3 credits
Substantive law affecting American business: contracts,
the uniform commercial code, creditors
and debtors, kinds of business organizations, litigation
and other means to resolve disputes, consumer
protection, torts, anti-trust law and legal
aspects of management-labor relations. Public
law and government regulations of business.
Social responsibilities of business and ethics in
business practice. Prerequisites: None.
MBA 690. Leadership Through
People Skills
3 credits
Intensive five-day seminar (8 a.m. – 6 p.m.) with
objective of creating better business managerial
results through the study of behaviors, leadership
styles, communication processes, and motivation.
Course completion graded on Pass/Fail basis.
Prerequisites: Two to three hours of pre-work
assignments which MUST be completed prior to
the five-day seminar. Course may be taken any
time during the program. Please consult with the
MBA office to reserve your place in LTPS.
Advance notice of intent is recommended. Prework
is mailed from the MBA office prior to
each seminar.
Management Decision-Making Courses
MBA 670. Operations Management 3 credits
Quantitative techniques and the systems
approach applied to understanding and improving
the operations of both manufacturing and
service organizations. Techniques from quality,
learning, forecasting, process design, scheduling,
waiting lines, inventory and MRP are utilized.
Underlying principles such as tradeoff analysis,
Pareto, process control, and optimization of
resource usage are emphasized throughout. The
objective is for the student to understand how
organizations actually achieve results and how to
identify opportunities to improve their operation.
Prerequisites: MBA 505, MBA 621, MBA 626 or
consent of instructor.
MBA 675. Financial Management 3 credits
Analysis of business financial management:
sources and uses of funds, raising funds from
internal versus external sources, long-term versus
short-term funding decisions, the cost of capital,
alternate uses of capital, using leverage, security
in borrowing/lending, dividends versus retained
earnings, and use of the financial market.
Prerequisites: MBA 505, MBA 507, MBA 526.
MBA 680. Marketing Management 3 credits
Marketing is the managerial process by which
firms create value for their customers through the
exchange of products and services. The emphasis
of this course is on how the marketing manager
can achieve desired outcomes with the target
market. Broad topics include (1) analyzing marketing
opportunities, (2) researching and organizing,
implementing and controlling the marketing
effort. Students will prepare and present a marketing
plan. Prerequisites: None.
MBA 685. Human Resource
Management
3 credits
This course focuses on the strategic use of human
resources. Major topics covered may include
equal employment opportunity laws, job analysis,
human resource planning, recruitment and selection,
performance appraisal, training and development,
compensation and benefits, and
labor/management relations. Prerequisites: None.
Capstone Seminar
MBA 800. Policy Formation and
Implementation
3 credits
Formulating and implementing business policy.
Draws upon all analytical tools and business
administration knowledge developed in all previous
graduate-level courses. Prerequisites:
Normally scheduled in the last semester of the
MBA program.*
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