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the theory and skill development in such areas
as: interpersonal relations, process variables,
group life cycles, decision making, leadership
emergence and conflict management. Attention
to the effects of new communication technologies
on group processes also will be addressed.
Prerequisite: MBA510. (G)(2). Summer.
MBA557, Managing Change: Exposes students
to the theory and practices necessary to
plan, implement and analyze the effectiveness
of organizational change programs. Explores
methods that promote autonomy, diversity and
continuous learning. Seeks to help students
become effective internal and external change
agents. Prerequisite: MBA 510. (G)(2). Spring.
MBA558, Perspectives on Leadership:
The objective of this seminar is to examine
leadership approaches/styles in an experiential,
in-depth manner. The course includes a highly
engaged and participative exploration of both
business and not-for-profit organization
leadership (including site visits), as well as a
clarification of the students’ personal styles.
Prerequisite: MBA510. (G)(2). Summer.
MBA561, Financial Institutions and Markets:
This course covers the characteristics and
management of financial institutions. As a
foundation for this study, the course examines
interest rate theory and interest rate risk
management, the regulatory environment,
and other features of the financial markets.
Prerequisite: MBA530. (G)(3). Fall.
MBA562, International Finance: The course
provides analytical financial tools to managers
as they operate in the international economy.
Hedging techniques are introduced and foreign
investment and financing decisions are examined.
Prerequisite: MBA530. (G)(3). Spring.
MBA563, Seminar in Investment Management:
Examines the valuation of financial
securities using traditional and modern
financial theories. Given valuation results, it
also examines portfolio construction related
to maximizing return and minimizing risk.
The case method is employed. Prerequisite:
MBA530. (G)(3). Fall.
MBA564, Derivatives: Futures, Options and
Swaps: The course provides an introduction to
derivative markets. Specifically, students will
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receive a working knowledge of futures, options
and swaps. This course will emphasize the use
of derivative instruments in the management
of financial risk exposure. Calculus is not a
prerequisite for this course. This course is an
MBA finance elective. Prerequisite: MBA530.
(G)(2). Summer.
MBA565, Applied Portfolio Management:
Students serve as managers of a real dollar
(approximately $1 million) investment portfolio.
The course provides hands-on experience in
portfolio management, including investment
policy statement preparation; economic,
industry, and company analysis; and investment
strategy implementation. Students will report
on their performance to the Endowment and
Investment Committee of Butler University’s
Board of Trustees. Prerequisite: MBA563.
(G)(3). Summer.
MBA567, Financial Theory and Cases: This
course builds on the corporate finance theory
introduced in MBA530. Additional topics such
as option theory, risk and value creation in
capital budgeting, investment-financing
interactions, and signaling theory are addressed.
The case method is extensively employed
to stress application of theory and limits of
theory in aiding decision-making. Prerequisite:
MBA530. (G)(3). Spring.
MBA571, Global Business Experience: This
course introduces students to the business and
cultural environments of a particular foreign
country through pre-trip work, a short-term
study trip, and the preparation of a reflective
paper. Designed to serve as a 2-credit elective
course, it may be counted towards any of the
areas of concentration and satisfies the two G
points MBA program requirement. Prerequisite:
Completion of 7 hours of 500-level
coursework. (G)(2). Summer.
MBA573, Management Control System:
This course examines the various techniques
used by managers to ensure that the decisions
and behavior of people in an organization are
consistent with the organization’s goals and
strategies. The course focuses on formal planning
and budget processes, incentive systems,
internal control systems, balanced scorecard
and behavior problems associated with financial
results control. Prerequisite: MBA520. (G)(2).
Summer.