Online Master of Business Administration
in Executive Management

This Executive Management MBA course explores how accounting supports managerial decision-making and control. It emphasizes using, not preparing, accounting reports and covers cost concepts, pricing, budgeting, performance evaluation, and more. The course also connects Peter Drucker’s view of management as a liberal art to modern accounting practices.

This course develops managers’ skills in applying descriptive and inferential statistics to decision-making. Topics include hypothesis testing, regression, forecasting, simulation, and decision-making under uncertainty. Students also learn to present data effectively and connect these analytical tools to Drucker’s concept of management as a liberal art.

This course explores Drucker’s ideas on innovation and entrepreneurship, including his seven sources of opportunity, five principles of innovation, and key entrepreneurial strategies. It emphasizes the integration of liberal arts and management, guiding students in organizing and sustaining technology- and market-driven innovation in both new and established firms.

This course focuses on self-management and career development, using Peter Drucker’s Managing Oneself as a foundation. It connects Drucker’s view of management as a liberal art to personal growth, helping students learn to act as their own “chief executive officer” in managing their careers effectively.

This course promotes deep reflection on Management as a Liberal Art (MLA) through Peter Drucker’s philosophies on leadership, innovation, and technology. Students examine the origins and applications of Drucker’s ideas, learning how managers can address community and stakeholder needs while aligning personal values with today’s societal challenges.

This Executive Management MBA course introduces key financial decision models and corporate finance principles. Topics include financial analysis, cash flow management, capital budgeting, and value creation. The course also links Drucker’s concept of management as a liberal art to corporate mission, profit, and social responsibility.

Prerequisite: ACC501

This course prepares executive management students to lead effectively in the global marketplace. It covers globalization, competitive strategy, market entry, and foreign investment while linking international business responsibilities to Drucker’s concept of management as a liberal art. Students gain a framework for managing global projects and fostering innovation worldwide.

This Executive Management MBA course examines business and consumer information systems and their role in organizational strategy. It covers management information systems theory, IT applications across business functions, and the internet’s role in competitive advantage. The course also connects IT use to Drucker’s concept of management as a liberal art.

This MBA course explores human behavior in organizations through frameworks, cases, and skill-based activities. Topics include motivation, leadership, communication, diversity, and organizational culture. It also links Drucker’s concept of management as a liberal art to productivity and the organization of knowledge work.

This Executive Management MBA course focuses on strategic management processes, tools, and decision-making frameworks. It provides an integrative approach to strategy, covering vision, mission, goal setting, analysis, and implementation. The course also connects ethics, social responsibility, and sustainability to Drucker’s concept of management as a liberal art.

Prerequisite: A student must successfully complete thirty (30) units of CIAM coursework (which could include transfer courses) prior to enrolling in Strategic Management, MGT 511.

This course introduces executive management students to marketing fundamentals, research, and strategy, highlighting its connections to R&D, operations, and finance. Topics include consumer behavior, segmentation, branding, and value creation, alongside Drucker’s concept of management as a liberal art and its link to corporate social responsibility.

This Executive Management MBA course covers operations management, focusing on global supply chains, lean operations, and forecasting. Key topics include capacity planning, inventory control, and process improvement, while also connecting Drucker’s concept of management as a liberal art to productivity, competitiveness, and corporate social responsibility.

Prerequisite: BUS501

Through this project, students will draw upon their professional or life experience and examine it through a Management as a Liberal Art lens, integrating theory, practice, and reflective analysis. This alternative project is designed to provide a rigorous learning experience comparable in scope and credit to the traditional internship and will satisfy the 1-unit internship requirement.