Graduate Catalog: 2012-2013 - Alabama A&M University

Individual research project in lieu of thesis. Studentscomplete a faculty directed research project inapplied engineering, technology, or management. Afinal report will be presented in open forum. Mustbe taken by students who choose the non-thesisoption.INT 612 Special Problems– Three semester hours.Individualized research and investigation into areasnot covered in other classes. Prerequisite: Graduatestanding. Offered fall, spring, and summerINT 699 Master’s Thesis – Three semester hours.Required for a student working and receivingdirection on a master’s thesis. A thesis student mustenroll for 3 hours each semester, for a minimum of 6hours, while working and receiving direction on themaster's thesis. Prerequisite: Completion of 15semester hours.LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAINMANAGEMENTLSM 536 Logistics and Supply ChainManagement - Three semester hours. Criticalexamination of logistics and supply chainmanagement (SCM) role in both the commercial andmilitary sectors; strategic foundations that supportsupply chain and operational skills required todevelop and/or design an effective supply chain.The cross-functional integration of premier businessprocesses within the organization and across thenetwork of enterprises that make up the supplychain. Additional topics include demandmanagement, procurement and supply chain,performance based logistics, data warehousing,reverse supply chain logistics, transportationmanagement, supply chain logistics informationsystems, logistics outsourcing, third-party logistics,supply chain performance measurement, supplychain economics, and supply chain finance.LSM 572 Logistics and Supply Chain RiskManagement - Three semester hours. The focus ison global sourcing issues, risk and uncertainties,supply chain logistics vulnerability and disruption,enterprise-wide risk management, crisis responselogistics management, and Homeland Security’sglobal supply chain logistics measures within thecontext of the commercial and militaryenvironments. (Prerequisite: LSM 536)MASTER OF BUSINESSADMINISTRATIONMBA 503 Quantitative Methods for Business -Three semester hours. This course coversdescriptive and inferential statistical methods usedin business. Students would learn about theappropriate statistical techniques for describing andanalyzing data, as well as the interpretation of theresults. Statistical software will be used. Topicsinclude graphical and quantitative description ofdata, probability theory, important discrete andcontinuous probability distributions, estimation ofparameters, testing of hypotheses using sample data,analysis of variance, chi-square test, regressionmethods, and other quantitative decision-makingtools. (Prerequisite: Pre-calculus algebra)MBA 506 Foundations of Accounting andFinance - Three semester hours. This courseprovides non- business students coming into theprogram with a basic understanding of the conceptsof accounting and finance. It covers the techniquesof the preparation and use of financial statements,the basic concepts of corporate finance, the structureof financial markets, and the process of financialanalyses.MBA 507 Basics of Management and Marketing- Three semester hours. The primary objective forthis course is to introduce those MBA students wholack formal undergraduate courses in managementand/or marketing to the basic management andmarketing fundamentals before they plunge intoadvanced theoretical courses. The course is anexploratory one that will help students to answer thebasic questions: What does a manager do? What ismanagement? How did it evolve? What ismarketing? What is the marketing concept? What istarget marketing? What is the marketing mix?MBA 517 Global Issues in Business – Threesemester hours. This is an integrative course that notonly focuses on the study of the environment andmanagement of international business but also onthe strategy, environment-assessment, and crossfunctionalprocesses designed to implement astrategy as management deals with contemporaryglobal issues that confront the business such aslegal/political policies, socio-cultural differencesand social changes, financial and economicinstitutional development demands upon marketing,management, finance, accounting, and humanresources. (Prerequisite: ACC 512, ECO 514, FIN511, MGT 515, MKT 514)MBA 550 Independent Research in Business –This is for a major research project involving an indepthstudy of an issue in any of the business areas.136