Summer and Fall Courses

I thought some of you would like to know the type of courses I am and will be taking this semester and next. I will include the course names, dates, and a short description.

Summer 2007

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BUSI 500 - Organizational Behavior
Apr 30, 2007 - Jun 24, 2007
In Progress - Week 7
This course develops managerial competence in understanding the human output of organizations from the viewpoints of individual, group, and organizational systems levels. Emphasis is given to assessing one's personality and values and to applying course material to one's work environment.

BUSI 550 - Effective Executive Communication
Jun 18, 2007 - Aug 13, 2007
Executives in professional organizations are expected to solve problems and make decisions, but ultimately, they must not only make excellent decisions but also communicate them effectively to a variety of stakeholders. This course is designed to integrate knowledge of the pervasive impact of computer and other information technologies with time-honored communications principles to enable students to maximize their effectiveness in diverse and technologically dynamic business environments.

Fall 2007

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BUSI 501 - Executive Leadership & Management
Aug 20, 2007 - Oct 14, 2007
This study is integral to preparing students for "tomorrow's business world," their world. Hence, there is a strong component of applied management built upon traditional theories of leadership and management. While focusing on all management responsibilities, this course emphasizes the problems and opportunities managers face in people management and how they can be effectively met.

BUSI 512 - Managerial Information Technology
Aug 20, 2007 - Oct 14, 2007
This course is designed to provide the essential tools needed for the effective management of information technology. The objective is to build a basic understanding of the value and uses of information systems for business operation, management decision-making, and strategic advantage. Includes topics that develop skills as managers and users of information systems technology, rather than as producers of information systems technology.

BUSI 601 - Accounting for Decision Making
Oct 22, 2007 - Dec 14, 2007
This is a graduate level course in cost management with a strategic cost emphasis. The course presents an in-depth study of contemporary management techniques used by managers in a contemporary business environment. The balanced scorecard, critical success factors, and strategic analysis are emphasized and integrated with other decision making techniques in this accounting course.

BUSI 604 - International Business
Oct 22, 2007 - Dec 14, 2007
The major purpose of the course is to prepare managers to compete successfully in the global economy. The rapidly changing economic, political, technological and cultural environments will be studied as a foundation for understanding how to compete in differing environments, utilizing the resources available to the enterprise in managing the various functional areas of business.