MASTER
OF SCIENCE IN ADMINISTRATION with Concentration in Human Resource Management or
Budget and Finance
MSA
701: Research Methodology 3 credits
This course
is designed to introduce the student to social research methods. Emphasis will
be placed on the processes of research and evaluation used by the social scientist/educator
to examine areas of human behavior, to identify educational needs of targeted
populations, to develop and assess education intervention procedures and programs
and to recommend areas for policy focus. The students will examine the role of
the researcher; the relationship between theory and data; conceptualization of
research questions, hypotheses, research designs, methodological issues in social
research; sampling; specification and measurement of outcomes; evaluation of program
elements and entire programs; methods of social science and behavioral research;
and the practical limitations and ethical issues related to research. Overall,
the course will provide the student with introductory skills required for contributing
to knowledge in education and human services, becoming better social and behavioral
scientists and critical consumers of research.
MSA
703: Coping with Diversity 3 credits
This course
will enable all participants to bring their cultural heritage's to the surface
as the first step in developing an understanding of the impact on selves and others,
and provide them with the freedom to expand their cultural repertoires of skills,
knowledge and attitudes necessary to maximize their capacity to benefit from and
utilize cultural diversity. This course will involve highly interactive experiences
with brief lectures, large and small group discussions, personal disclosure, audiovisuals,
self-evaluation assessment and on the spot feedback to help students to recognize
the multiple dimensions of human diversity and to gain the knowledge, attitude
and skills important to effective intercultural interactions and multicultural
organizational development.
MSA
704: Management Information Systems 3 credits
This
course will provide students with knowledge of the technology available to build
systems and will show how that technology is used to create a systems architecture
that meets the information processing needs of a business. It will also explain
the systems analysis and design process and explain how the designer and the user
interact to develop a successful system.
MSA
710: Human Resource Management 3 credits
The
purpose of this course is to teach students the basic concepts of management.
The emphasis will be on human resource management in the highly competitive global
environment. We will address current issues in management and discuss case studies.
The current legal and political environment will be the background for studying
governmental influences on organizations.
MSA
720: Human Development 3 credits
Emphasis is
placed on the study, integration and application of concepts pertaining to the
nature and needs of the individual in such areas as learning, motivation, development,
interpersonal relationships, and assessment of self-needs and strengths.
MSA
722: Professional Ethics 3 credits
The course
will focus on the theoretical and historical background of professional ethics.
A variety of approaches to values will be distinguished, e.g. philosophical, psychological
and interdisciplinary. A wide conception of ethical issues will be adopted. Elements
of political, social and legal philosophy will thus be emphasized.
MSA
724: Strategies of Community and Program Development 3 credits
This
course will set forth principles of systems theory and related concepts as applied
to the development of viable programs and innovative projects within both organizational
and community settings. The symbiotic relationship between organizational sub-systems,
the organizational system itself, and the organizational and environmental interface
will be emphasized. The relevance of social trends, social policy, economic factors
and political variables will be addressed.
MSA
740: Special Topics in Administration 3 credits
This
course is offered for advanced Masters' candidates in the Education strand of
the Master of Science in Administration Degree. The course is designed to facilitate
advanced exploration of topics related to administration in the school community
viewing them in the broader context school operation and school reform. Students
will be guided in the stages of development of their master's thesis, which will
be organized in the traditional five-chapter format. This course will run in tandem
with MSA 701 (Research). Students will use MSA 701 to identify the problem and
begin data collection.
MSA
746: Strategic Management 3 credits
This course
will teach students the concepts and techniques of strategic management, i.e.
developing a vision and a mission, setting objectives, crafting a strategy, strategy
implementation and execution, and finally evaluating performance, reviewing the
situation and initiating corrective adjustments. We will discuss why strategic
management is an ongoing process, who are the strategy managers, and the benefits
of a "strategic approach" to managing.
MSA
750: Financial Management I 3 credits
This
course is designed to introduce the student to a broad range of financial management
concepts. Students will learn the analytical skills necessary to make good financial
decisions. The emphasis is on decision making. Interrelated concepts from investment
financial and banking are introduced. This course familiarizes the students with
the latest thinking in corporate finance.
MSA
751: Financial Management II 3 credits
This
course offers an introduction to the concept, language and tools foundational
to the process of strategic thinking. Integration of the traditional disciplines
of marketing, economics and strategic planning will be facilitated through a dynamic,
real world marketing computer simulation. Important to this study is environmental,
political, and socioeconomic factors and the contribution each make to the process
of strategic decision-making in an increasingly global marketplace.
MSA
752: Strategic Marketing 3 credits
This course
offers managers in all types of organizations who rely heavily on managerial information
the tolls for decision-making, planning, and control. The goal of this course
is to acquaint students of management with the fundamentals of managerial accounting.
The emphasis throughout the course is on using accounting information in managing
an organization. This course includes frequent descriptions of the actual managerial
practices of real-world organizations. These illustrations are highlighted to
catch the students' attention. Among the many organizations represented in these
real-world scenarios are Aetna Casualty and Life, American Can, American Express,
and British Airways.
MSA 753:
Strategic Marketing II 3 credits
This course
offers an introduction to the concepts, language and tools foundational to the
process of strategic thinking. Integration of the traditional disciplines of marketing,
economics and strategic planning will be facilitated through a dynamic, real world
marketing computer simulation.
