Bachelor's in Business Administration
Curriculum / Courses
The curriculum for the Bachelor’s in Business Administration has been specifically designed to enhance a student's knowledge of business and provide the perfect foundation to continue with an advanced degree. Students will learn how to analyze business problems and challenges and propose real world cutting-edge solutions, understand key business functions and implement important decisions. ADI University curriculum is based on a strong industry foundation and has been developed by top notch academic leadership to help students grow and succeed.
MATH 1201 | College Algebra
3 CREDITS
This course provides a solid grounding in algebra, trigonometry, and analytic geometry in preparation for further mathematical studies. The course includes an extensive study of linear, quadratic, and rational functions. It also contains an introduction to exponential and logarithmic functions and circles. Finally, the topic of systems of linear equations is covered.
MATH 1280 Introduction to Statistics
3 CREDITS
This course presents students with basic concepts in statistics and probability and encourages statistical thinking. Topics covered include descriptive statistics, probability, discrete and continuous random variables, the sampling distribution and the Central Limit Theorem. The R statistical programming environment is used for computation, graphical presentation, and simulations
ENGL 1102 English Composition 2
3 CREDITS
This course is designed to foster skills in critical reading and thinking, and in the production and evaluation of purposeful academic writing. Students are introduced to literary genres, rhetorical patterns in writing, and the use and citation of research sources. They gain practice in clear, effective writing, with an emphasis on the academic research paper and its components. By the end of the course students will produce a paper of collegiate quality.
BUS 1101 Principles of Business Management
3 CREDITS
This course is an introduction to the field of business management. Topics include developing mission, vision and values, organizational culture, leadership, decision-making, organizational behavior, motivation, and human resource management. This course will present a survey of the basic methods by which managers have operated businesses, large and small. Foremost are the basic concepts of planning, leading, organizing, and controlling. Embedded within these key concepts are numerous skills that, when mastered, will allow you to embark on a career in business management.
BUS 1102 Basic Accounting
3 CREDITS
The Basic Accounting course introduces students to financial reporting and financial management concepts and practices. The primary focus of this course is the preparation and use/analysis of general purpose financial statements in support of the capital market decision-making process. In addition, certain financial accounts concepts related to current assets will be covered.
BUS 1103 Microeconomics
3 CREDITS
This course introduces the economic analysis of the interactions between households, businesses and government with regard to allocation of goods, services and resources. In this course, we will learn about basic elements of consumer and firm behavior, different market structures and their effects on welfare, and the direct and indirect role of the government in determining economic outcomes. Topics include theory of consumer behavior, production, and cost determination.
BUS 1104 Macroeconomics
3 CREDITS
This course provides a solid overview of the field of macroeconomics with the intent to develop a general understanding and appreciation of the factors and methods used to manage macroeconomic policy and the impact of these policies on the global economy. This course will help you to understand how a nation’s economy works and how macroeconomic policy impacts a nation’s economy. It will help you to judge what policies you, as an informed member of society and participant in the economy, will or will not support
BUS 1105 Business Communications
3 CREDITS
The purpose of this course is to build an understanding of effective uses of English in a business environment and to develop strong core business communication skills. This course will introduce and enhance the varying modes of English communication in the business environment and will also focus on when to use these varying modes, depending on the situation. This course will also give students the tools to function in a cross-cultural, global business environment and will develop an understanding of the best techniques for successful communication in varying business contexts.
BUS 2201 Principles of Marketing
3 CREDITS
BUS 1101
This course provides an introduction to the field of marketing where students develop a general understanding and appreciation of the factors and methods involved in marketing a variety of goods and services. Topics include consumer needs, segmentation, target marketing, positioning, pricing, distributing, and promoting goods and services. Emphasis is placed on the integration of marketing principles into an organized approach for decision-making.
BUS 2202 E-Commerce
3 CREDITS
BUS 1101
This course serves as an introduction to internet based business models (i.e., e-commerce) in organizations. The study of this field will assist students in recognizing opportunities and overcoming challenges in online business transactions. Topics include e-commerce management, use of information systems and integration with human resources, knowledge management strategies, e-marketing and relationships between the internet, government, and society.
BUS 2203 Principles of Finance 1
3 CREDITS
BUS 1102
This course provides a broad understanding of basic principles in the area of finance. The course introduces techniques for effective financial decision-making and helping managers to maximize shareholders’ wealth. The course covers topics related to the operation of financial markets and banking systems and the problems of financing and investment decisions and provides a theoretical background for critical and productive thinking.
BUS 2207 Multinational Management
3 CREDITS
BUS 2201
This course provides an examination and analysis of multinational management functions and processes including planning, organizing, leading, and controlling across cultures and borders in globally diverse environments and organizations. Topics include cross-cultural strategic planning, leadership, and human resource management.
BUS 3303 Entrepreneurship 1
3 CREDITS
BUS 2201
This course provides an introduction to entrepreneurship and the dynamics of starting/owning a business. This course is designed to assist students with the knowledge and skills entrepreneurs need to start and/or manage a small business. It will help you understand the steps involved in the process of the creation/development of business ideas and turning those ideas into a successful business model. The course will focus on the feasibility, planning, and implementation of a new business venture.
BUS 3305 Business Law and Ethics
3 CREDITS
BUS 2201
This course introduces the student to law and ethics as they apply in a business environment. The intent of this course is to develop in the student a general understanding of basic legal principles and how they affect the conduct of business on a practical level. While common law legal systems and that of the United States in particular are used to demonstrate the interaction of law and business, the principles introduced here assist in developing a general approach to business law and ethics. Topics include an introduction to law in general, litigation and alternatives to litigation, criminal law, torts and contracts, property law, employment law and business ethics. The interaction of law and business disciplines, such as management, finance, human resources, accounting, and sale and marketing is emphasized.
BUS 3306 Business and Society
3 CREDITS
BUS 2207
This course explores the inter-relationships between business and society, including the tensions between various stakeholders and the growing pressures to approach business with corporate responsibility and sustainability as primary underlying influences. With rapidly changing technology and globalization, we must strategize our business decisions with far greater insight and conscientiousness than ever before. This course takes a look at business and society relationships from various global perspectives, including developing countries and societies, and different cultural norms and beliefs. It provides students with insights into the issues surrounding business from both macro and micro level perspectives.
BUS 4402 Organizational Behavior
3 CREDITS
BUS 3302
This course focuses on the examination of research and theory of factors that influence the way members of an organization behave. Topics include the behavior of employees, work groups and supervisors, effective organizational communication, handling of change in the organization, and the goals and structure of an organization.
BUS 4403 Business Policy and Strategy
3 CREDITS
BUS 3306 AND BUS 2207
This course addresses the formulation, implementation, monitoring and control of business strategies and supporting organizational policies. Students learn to evaluate the comprehensive business enterprise through an integrated view of the various functional disciplines. This course attempts to develop the conceptual and abstract skills required by leaders of businesses in a competitive environment in order to understand business issues and challenges from the perspective of all functional managers.
BUS 4405 Leadership
3 CREDITS
BUS 3303
In this course, students will explore organizational leadership theories as well as examine how to strategically lead self and others while fostering a culture of performance. Students will use tools that leverage organizational and individual development. Through an integration of a variety of these tools, strategies, and theories, the students will develop knowledge, skills and attitudes (KSA) necessary in contemporary leadership development.
BUS 4406 Quality Management
3 CREDITS
BUS 4402
This course investigates the concept of “quality” in organizational culture, and how it has developed over time. A number of quality-improvement techniques will be explored, such as employee empowerment, quality-improvement tools, cross-functional teams, leadership for quality, continuous leaning, process management, Taguchi methods, ISO 9000 standards, and the role of inspection in quality management. Issues concerning the implementation of methods such as Total Quality Management (TQM) will also be studied.
BUS 4407 Strategic Management
BUS 4402
This course explores the relationships between organizations and their environments from a corporate policy perspective. Topics to be discussed include organizational structure and development, competition analysis, long and short-range planning, creating mission and vision statements, implementing goals, performance indicators and evaluation
MASTER'S IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA)
Today’s global economy requires leaders who excel as collaborators and innovators. ADI University’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) offers students comprehensive knowledge, theories and models used in the corporate world, and provides students the opportunity to further develop business training techniques and strategies. With a focus on preparing its graduates to operate in today’s dynamic organizational contexts, the MBA program moves students from application to practice, providing a deep knowledge of business functions, processes and products and a comprehensive understanding of today’s technology-driven environment.
Coursework emphasizes seven strategic managerial competencies – creating and maintaining domestic and international competitiveness; presenting and persuading for decision making; financing; hiring, motivating and managing; ethics and behavior; innovation; and managing processes. Grounded in the cross-cutting dimensions of globality, diversity and cross-cultural awareness; training in tools, techniques and strategies; and application to practice, it prepares graduates to operate in today’s dynamic organizational contexts.
Admitting students from all parts of the globe, socioeconomic strata, and cultural and social backgrounds, creating a student body that mirrors today’s diverse society, MBA students’ study with highly motivated students from around the world, sharing a desire for a quality education grounded in diverse perspectives, focused on cutting-edge theory and practical application.
A total of 36 credit hours are required to complete the ADI University MBA-Management degree. Students must complete a minimum of 12 courses. Each course is 9 weeks in length, and students earn 3 credits per course.
Students will be able to differentiate the key sociological, psychological, and organizational concepts and theories necessary for effective leadership and management.
Students will be able to formulate the knowledge and skills needed to plan, structure, manage, and monitor organizations.
Students will be able to apply distinguished methods for improving productivity, responsiveness, quality, and customer/client satisfaction.
Students will be able to develop in-depth knowledge of operational areas and their functions, processes, and interrelationships.
Students will be able to develop cross-cultural awareness and appraise today’s global economy.
Students will be able to develop creativity and problem-solving strategies to formulate positive change.
Students will be able to explain the importance of legal and ethical behavior on the part of the organization and its members.
Students will be able to construct clear, well-organized arguments supported by credible research-based evidence.
Accounting information is a key tool for communicating about an organization’s economic status and for making informed decisions. The course will emphasize the role of accounting information in monitoring, planning, controlling and decision making. It will focus on the managerial uses of accounting information and provide students with an understanding of how managers use accounting information to analyze and evaluate operational performance, including what data to collect, how to gather it, and how to display it for efficient decision making. Specific skills acquired will be identifying fixed and variable costs, leading to the ability to calculate break-even points; calculating the present value of cash streams leading to the ability construct capital budgets; constructing flexible budgets for manufacturing uses; non-routine decision methods; and financial trend analysis for financial statement interpretation.
Course Code: BUS 5110
Prerequisites: None
Credits: 3
Managers play a key role in resource generation and allocation and must be conversant with external economic influences and their relationship to the types of financial decisions made by organizations. The course will provide students with an understanding of the components of an organization’s internal financial conditions and how decision-makers manage these resources in the context of external markets and institutions. It will explore the finances of economic development and consider sources of early- and late-stage financing. The real-world challenges of corporate finance will be covered, including evaluating financial tools, e.g., mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, hostile takeovers, and initial public offerings; employing basic financial analysis tools, e.g., credit market analysis, option pricing, valuation of interest tax shields, and weighted average cost of capital; acquiring an understanding of core financial decisions, e.g., finance with debt or equity and distributing cash to shareholders; and considering aspects that can hinder/sideline financial stability, e.g., costs of financial distress, transaction costs, information asymmetries, taxes, and agency conflicts. Specific skills acquired will be financial trend analysis for financial statement interpretation; calculating the present value of cash streams leading to the ability construct capital budgets; calculating bond interest tax shields and its impact on a firm’s average cost of capital; constructing corporate valuation models; and assessing the impact of various sources of capital infusions on the cost of capital structure of a firm.
Course Code: BUS 5111
Prerequisites: BUS 5110
Credits: 3
Effective organizations, whether in the public, private or non-profit sector, seek to attract and retain satisfied customers consistent with their mission and capacity. The course will emphasize the theory and practical skills associated with assessing customer interests, desires and needs; identifying organizational fit; and harnessing the organization’s capacity to respond. It will explore the relationship of marketing to other business functions and consider the challenges faced by organizations seeking to serve international and cross-cultural markets. Examples of how both young and mature organizations gain insight into consumer behavior, market services and engage in business-to-business marketing will be analyzed. Marketing for the e-business sector will be discussed, and students will be introduced to the role of marketing in new ventures, and learn cost-effective ways to do market research and leverage available resources in innovative ways to create new markets. Students will be required to develop a comprehensive marketing plan for a new start-up or a new product or service for an existing entity that covers selecting target markets, conducting market research, and determining brand management, pricing, and the promotion and distribution of products and services.
Course Code: BUS 5112
Prerequisites: None
Credits: 3
Management Skills, Concepts and Principles
Organizational Theory and Behavior
This course is designed to expose the student to the fundamental principles with which to understand human behavior inside public organizations. The course examines various theories developed in an attempt to explain and predict employee behavior in an organizational context. This course investigates individual and interpersonal behavior in organizations, including personality, decision making, personal perceptions, teamwork, conflict, leadership, power, ethics and influence. In addition, this course seeks to analyze organizational-level factors affecting behavior, including change management, internal reward systems, culture, and organizational communication.
Course Code: BUS 5113
Prerequisites: None
Credits: 3
Business Law, Ethics and Social Responsibility
Leaders and managers are accountable to shareholders, and they are economically, financially, and legally responsible for what happens with their organizations. Ethical and social responsibility is similarly ascribed to those in charge. The course covers how an organization’s values and actions affect internal and external constituencies. It introduces reasons to promote responsible behavior on the part of organizations, and their employees. Students study real-world dilemmas and gain experience analyzing competing positive values, choosing among fully legal options, and navigating the grey area that frequently surrounds key management decisions. Students are encouraged to develop the type of questioning attitude so critical to ensuring that an organization’s ethical responsibilities are an integral part of business decisions and actions. Studying classical cases of business failures will alert students to the ethical steps needed to protect young ventures and the consequences of failing to act ethically in the ongoing conduct of commerce.
Course Code: BUS 5115
Prerequisites: BUS 5110, BUS 5112, and BUS 5113
Credits: 3
Strategic Decision Making and Management
Organizations are the sum of multiple moving parts, and the effective manager needs to understand their interrelationships and how to harness this power through the application of quality management skills. Analysis is the foundation of effective problem-solving whether in a start-up or an established multi-national organization. The course covers the fundamentals of strategy theory and when to employ various strategic management tools to develop supportable tactics and optimize the operation and management of an organization. Students delve into case studies that show successful and unsuccessful examples and explore with classmates situations happening in real-time in their worlds. They gain experience identifying problems, evaluating alternative solutions, assessing risks and formulating solutions that put in place the right organizational structures and solutions.
Course Code: BUS 5117
Prerequisites: BUS 5115 and BUS 5116
Credits: 3
Management Information Systems and Technology
Managers function in an environment of burgeoning and constantly-changing information flows. Successful professionals must understand the key role of information technology in organizations and be able to use and manage information systems. The course will introduce ways in which technology can be leveraged to streamline processes, increase efficiency and achieve operational advantage. It will explore how small business technology and systems support developing enterprises. Strategies for assessing an organization’s information needs, researching and evaluating available alternatives, understanding the limitations of technology, and designing and managing effective processes and systems will be covered. Students will apply knowledge of information technology and the information it provides to formulate a successful management strategy that includes decisions about the information to be collected, how to gather it, when having it is most useful in the decision cycle, and how to interpret and display it in ways that add value to the decision-making process and help organizations make sense of their world.
Course Code: BUS 5114
Prerequisites: BUS 5110, 5112, and BUS 5113
Credits: 3
An organization’s competitive position relies on effective management of its complex production and operational processes in order to meet market requirements. The course emphasizes organizational analysis and the role of manager in navigating the challenges of organizations in dynamic environments. It introduces analytical tools, methods and techniques for analyzing and improving these processes and for recognizing opportunities, risks and tradeoffs associated with pursuing strategies for optimizing quality and customer service. Students explore the relationship and implications of operations to other functional areas and stakeholders of the organization, and are introduced to strategies for informed decisions that maximize the design and management of operations in developing as well as mature manufacturing and service industries.
Course Code: BUS 5116
Prerequisites: BUS 5110, BUS 5112, and BUS 5113
Credits: 3
Human Resource Management
This course will examine the evolving functions of human resources management within today’s organizations. Students will examine the changing roles and responsibilities of human resources managers, the acceptance and integration of the human resources functions within the corporate culture, and the higher expectations placed on human resources leaders to make a significant contribution to the successful management of the organization. Students will explore the role managers and supervisors play in the successful management of the organization’s human resources. Topics to be examined include: the functions of Human Resource Management, relationships within the organization, policies and procedures, workplace diversity, and the role of human resources in a global economy.
Course Code: BUS 5511
Prerequisites: BUS 5110, BUS 5112, and BUS 5113
Credits: 3
Managing in the Global Economy
With the advent of e-commerce and the ready movement of capital and production, managers need to understand the cultural and relational factors that impact leaders and managers within global organizations. Students are introduced to the ways in which differing cultural norms in the community and workplace can create managerial challenges that call for flexibility in organization design, workforce development, technology, and the creation of alliances and partnerships. They explore the complexities of forming relationships in regions with differing concepts of doing business and learn how to be a more effective manager in cross-cultural enterprises. Emphasis is placed on identifying issues confronting managers working in global markets and considering approaches, such as the development of Cultural Intelligence, to address them.
Course Code: BUS 5211
Prerequisites: BUS 5110, BUS 5112, and BUS 5113
Credits: 3
Leading in Today’s Dynamic Contexts
Leadership is a complex phenomenon. Definitions of leadership differ across cultures and strategies for effective leadership can vary as a function of organizational maturity, tasks, relationships and contexts. The course delves into research on fundamentals of leaders and leadership and considers leading from the perspective of individual characteristics, management of teams, and alignment of organizational systems, processes and resources. It explores the dynamics of power and its positive and negative consequences and highlights the importance of articulating a vision and inspiring others to act in ways that support it. It examines leading during times of change and discusses the role of leader in decision making, managing creativity, and optimizing employee performance. Students are introduced to strategies for influencing decisions and negotiating collaborations, partnerships and other cooperative endeavors and learn how to assemble talent-centered teams to achieve organizational initiatives. Theory and practical approaches to motivating people, managing conflict and achieving consensus are covered. Students gain insights into their own leadership styles and strengths and work on enhancing their ability to lead and manage others in both the human and technical sides of an enterprise.
Course Code: BUS 5411
Prerequisites: BUS 5110, BUS 5112, and BUS 5113
Credits: 3
Managing Projects and Programs
Project management enables organizations to optimize the use of scarce resources to accomplish strategic goals within a fixed timeframe. The course covers the tools and methods available to manage large and small projects and programs from inception to completion. The life cycle of projects and the relationship of people and resources at various project stages is discussed and students are introduced to the principles and practices for contracting and procurement and the role of the project manager in these processes. They utilize this knowledge to develop a project plan that includes needs assessment, articulating rationales, specifying steps and processes, identifying resource needs, assigning roles and responsibilities, predicting costs and timelines, developing controls and pursuing risk mitigation, and articulating methods to monitor and evaluate effectiveness and fit to identified need.
Course Code: BUS 5611
Prerequisites: BUS 5110, BUS 5112, and BUS 5113
Credits: 3
The intent of the Capstone course is to integrate what was learned during the students’ MBA program into an applied context. This course addresses the business-related fields of organizational theory, human resources, project/program management, accounting/finance, operations management, business law and ethics, leadership, and globalization. These fields of study are used as frames through which business case studies are analyzed. Students will place into practice their acquired skills to evaluate comprehensive business enterprise situations through an integrated view of various functional disciplines. Students will be required to present their final project via live video interview with the instructor as part of this course.
If a student fails to earn a grade of B- or higher they may retake the capstone course one time only. Failure to earn a B- or higher on the second attempt shall result in the student no longer being eligible for degree conferral. In such cases the student will not be permitted reinstatement to the Master in Business Administration program and must wait a full five (5) terms before being eligible to apply to any other ADI University program.
Course Code: BUS 5910
Prerequisites: BUS 5111, BUS 5114, and BUS 5117. . As this is the final course in the MBA program, all eight Core Courses, in addition to at least three elective courses must be completed first before taking this course.
