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Executive Master in Business Administration Courses

EMBA 500 Master's Research and Thesis (1-10 cr, max 10)

EMBA 506 Research Seminar (cr arr)

EMBA 508 Decision-Making and Critical Thinking (1 cr)

EMBA 509 Introduction to Group Dynamics (1 cr)

EMBA 510 Summer Integrative Experience (3 cr)

EMBA 512 The External Context of Business (3 cr)

EMBA 514 Financial Reporting and Financial Management (4 cr)

EMBA 515 External Analysis (1 cr)

EMBA 516 Strategic Business Communication

EMBA 521 Strategy Formulation and Execution (2 cr)

EMBA 522 Innovation and New Product Development (3 cr)

EMBA 524 Strategic Cost and Process Management (3 cr)

EMBA 525 Managing Relationships to Influence Behavior (2 cr)

EMBA 517 Ethical Leadership (1 cr)

EMBA 531 Mass Media and Crisis Communication (1 cr)

EMBA 533 Launching New Products and Services (2 cr)

EMBA 534 Managing and Leading Change (1 cr)

EMBA 535 Decision Analysis (3 cr)

EMBA 542 Negotiation and Conflict Management (2 cr)

EMBA 543 Assessing to Improve Firm Performance (3 cr)

EMBA 544 Risk Management (3 cr)

EMBA 545 Integrative Business Analysis (1 cr)

EMBA 546 Design for Your Future (1 cr)

Scott K. Metlen, Dept. Head of Business (301F J. A. Albertson Bldg. 83844-3161; phone 208/885-7146).

EMBA 500 Master's Research and Thesis (1-10 cr, max 10)

Students enrolled in the EMBA program must take EMBA 500.

EMBA 506 Research Seminar (cr arr)

EMBA 508 Decision-Making and Critical Thinking (1 cr)

Theory and practice of decision making in complex environments.

Coreq: EMBA 507 and EMBA 509

EMBA 509 Introduction to Group Dynamics (1 cr)

Design and development of work groups and teams; influences, issues, and problems affecting team productivity.

Coreq: EMBA 507 and EMBA 508

EMBA 510 Summer Integrative Experience (3 cr)

Participation in an integrative project of the students own design in consultation with faculty. Possible topics include international study and exchange, social marketing, community outreach, and research writing for publication.

Prereq: EMBA 521, EMBA 523, EMBA 524 and EMBA 525

EMBA 512 The External Context of Business (3 cr)

Examines the economic, social, technological, legal, and competitive environment of business, with emphasis on the interfaces between business, society, and the natural environment and the challenges and opportunities these interfaces create.

Coreq: EMBA 514

EMBA 514 Financial Reporting and Financial Management (4 cr)

Introduction to financial accounting, financial statement analysis, and capital budgeting. Employs the tools of accounting and finance to help managers make short-term and long-term decisions. Topics include the role of financial reporting, analysis and auditing in the capital markets, long-term financing through capital structure management, and working capital management.

Prereq: EMBA 515, EMBA 508 and EMBA 509

Coreq: EMBA 512

EMBA 515 External Analysis (1 cr)

Examination of the economic, legal, and competitive factors influencing leadership and firm performance.

Coreq: EMBA 512, EMBA 514, and EMBA 516

EMBA 516 Strategic Business Communication

Delivery of strategic messages to internal and external audiences; cross-cultural communication.

Prereq: EMBA 508, and EMBA 509

Coreq: EMBA 512, EMBA 514, and EMBA 515

EMBA 521 Strategy Formulation and Execution (2 cr)

Formulation and implementation of competitive strategies to identify, build and leverage core competencies in an uncertain, competitive, and ambiguous environment. Theory and practice of strategy implementation and execution. Emphasizes assessing the alignment of strategy with action throughout the organization as well as strengthening linkages through business process design and measurement.

Prereq: EMBA 512, and EMBA 514

Coreq: EMBA 533, EMBA 524, EMBA 525, and EMBA 526

EMBA 522 Innovation and New Product Development (3 cr)

Explores the framework management must create in order to promote innovation, including aspects of strategy, process, resources, organization and learning, and the gathering of expertise from every corner of the organization and beyond.

Prereq: EMBA 510, EMBA 517, EMBA 521, EMBA 533, EMBA 524, and EMBA 525

Coreq: EMBA 521, EMBA 524, and EMBA 525

EMBA 524 Strategic Cost and Process Management (3 cr)

This course examines the concepts and tools needed for systematically designing, evaluating, and improving business processes to better achieve organizational objectives and for understanding and managing the costs associated with these processes and the products and services resulting from them.

Prereq: EMBA 512, and EMBA 514

Coreq: EMBA 517, EMBA 521, EMBA 533, and EMBA 525

EMBA 525 Managing Relationships to Influence Behavior (2 cr)

Principles of developing and maintaining exchange relationships. Application of the principles to the practice of managing relationships between the organization and two key stakeholder groups: employees and customers.

Prereq: EMBA 512, and EMBA 514

Coreq: EMBA 517, EMBA 521, EMBA 533, and EMBA 524

EMBA 517 Ethical Leadership (1 cr)

Examines the foundations of business ethics, and the challenges of ethical decision making and leadership in an environment of globalization and change.

Coreq: EMBA 509 and EMBA 516

EMBA 531 Mass Media and Crisis Communication (1 cr)

Mass media interviews and message strategies; risk and crisis communication.

Prereq: EMBA 516

Coreq: EMBA 533, EMBA 534, and EMBA 535

EMBA 533 Launching New Products and Services (2 cr)

Investigates the process sequence for new product development from idea generation through to commercialization and how it fits into overall business strategy. Includes pro-forma analysis of a new product launch, financing and business investment analysis.

Prereq: EMBA 521, EMBA 522, EMBA 524, EMBA 525

Coreq: EMBA 531, EMBA 534, and EMBA 535

EMBA 534 Managing and Leading Change (1 cr)

Examines how to lead transformational change and manage mid level organizational change through personal and project initiatives.

Prereq: EMBA 521, EMBA 522, EMBA 524, and EMBA 525

Coreq: EMBA 533 and EMBA 535

EMBA 535 Decision Analysis (3 cr)

Theory and practice of decision making under uncertainty and risk in individual and multi-person settings.

Prereq: EMBA 510, EMBA 521, EMBA 524, EMBA 533, and EMBA 525

Coreq: EMBA 531, EMBA 533, and EMBA 534

EMBA 542 Negotiation and Conflict Management (2 cr)

Theory and practice of negotiation and dispute resolution.

Prereq: EMBA 532, EMBA 534 and EMBA 535

Coreq: EMBA 543 and EMBA 544

EMBA 543 Assessing to Improve Firm Performance (3 cr)

Evaluation of organizational performance from multiple perspectives using quantitative and qualitative methods.

Prereq: EMBA 532, EMBA 534 and EMBA 535

Coreq: EMBA 542 and EMBA 544

EMBA 544 Risk Management (3 cr)

Review of the history, tools, and behavioral aspects of risk management.

Prereq: EMBA 532, EMBA 534 and EMBA 535

Coreq: EMBA 542 and EMBA 543

EMBA 545 Integrative Business Analysis (1 cr)

All EMBA students must complete a business case prior to graduation. The purpose of the case is to integrate and synthesize topics learned in the EMBA program. Individual case analysis will be presented to a panel consisting of members from the EMBA faculty and EMBA Advisory Board.

Prereq: EMBA 508, EMBA 509, EMBA 510, EMBA 512, EMBA 514, EMBA 515, EMBA 517, EMBA 521, EMBA 524, EMBA 525, EMBA 522, EMBA 533, EMBA 534, and EMBA 535

Coreq: EMBA 542, EMBA 543, and EMBA 534

EMBA 546 Design for Your Future (1 cr)

A personal perspective on the lessons learned in the EMBA program and a plan on utilizing those lessons in the student's professional career.

Prereq: EMBA 508, EMBA 509, EMBA 510, EMBA 512, EMBA 514, EMBA 515, EMBA 516, EMBA 517, EMBA 521, EMBA 522, EMBA 524, EMBA 525, EMBA 533 EMBA 534, and EMBA 535

Coreq: EMBA 542, EMBA 543, and EMBA 544