Antioch University Midwest Master of Arts in Management. Program Objectives

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1 Antioch University Midwest Master of Arts in Management Antioch s Master of Arts (M.A.) in Management Program provides a comprehensive understanding of the field of management, integrating all the key skills that are found in a traditional MBA program, and adds intensive learning that develops teamwork and interpersonal competence. The Management Program attracts students who want to enhance their lives and career options by developing managerial skills necessary to work effectively in today's challenging work environment. Graduate Management students build upon their experience and learn to integrate theory and practice in ways that make a difference in their careers, their lives, and their communities. Students come into the Graduate Management Program at various phases of their careers in corporate, industrial, government, and not-for-profit organizations. Many have at least five years work experience in one or more organizations. Many are functional or technical experts in their organizations who desire to learn more about general management to broaden their career options. Some have backgrounds in fields other than business or management, but have succeeded primarily because of their capacity to work well with colleagues and enjoy the kind of skills necessary for good managers; planning, organizing, directing, problem-solving and leading. Most students are seeking a transition moving up within their organization, moving to another organization, or even changing fields. This degree helps with each of these transitions. Antioch University values diversity. We seek students with a rich diversity of cultural, educational, and experiential backgrounds. We welcome qualified students of all ages who demonstrate the potential and motivation to complete the 18 month program. Program Objectives The Master of Arts in Management Program prepares graduates for careers in a global community by developing their capacity to adapt to societal change. The program asks students to address issues of access and diversity in organizations. While students learn about social, political, and economic issues that affect the future of business (advances in technology, globalization, and cultural diversity), they also become competent in the traditional areas of management (accounting, finance, marketing, economics, and production). Most significantly, students develop highly effective interpersonal and teamwork skills. GMP Applicant Handbook 1 rev. 10/13/10

2 Master of Arts in Management Course Descriptions* COM530 Academic Writing and Social Discourse (4 Credits) This course examines the theory and practice of academic and professional writing with the goal of helping the student to develop the critical thinking, analysis and writing skills to succeed in graduate school and beyond. Students examine how cultural, social and political issues associated with social responsibility engage the attention of contemporary writers, and learn about the conventions of a variety of genres, such as scholarly writing and non-fiction prose. Through a series of writing exercises, students articulate their own current and emerging knowledges. MGT695 Team Development (4 Credits) This course introduces the conceptual framework of a team development model that focuses on individual and team attributes, the effects of stress on behavior, and the strategies for optimizing individual and team productivity. The course then continues the study and application of the principles of team development and maintenance. Students focus on understanding and managing team behavior and team member interaction through the use of individual and team profiles. MGT615 Financial and Managerial Accounting (4 Credits) This course is a study of financial and managerial accounting from a context of tactical and strategic decision making and organizational performance evaluation. Financial accounting concepts, processes and transactions are applied to the Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statement with an emphasis on financial statement analysis. The application of managerial accounting information for planning, decisionmaking, organizational evaluation and operational financial risk assessment is emphasized. Linkages between organizational culture, business ethics, and financial and managerial accounting system designs are studied. MGT622 Strategic Marketing Management (4 Credits) This course is designed to introduce students to current theories, practices, and cases in strategic marketing management. The course takes an analytical approach to the study of marketing problems of business firms and other types of organizations. Attention focuses on the influence of the marketplace and the marketing environment on marketing decision making; the determination of the organization's products, prices, channels and communication strategies; and the organization's system for planning and controlling its marketing effort. MGT631 Managerial Statistics (2 Credits) This course is designed to introduce students to the principles of statistical analysis and inference, including descriptive statistics, probability theory, statistical estimation, tests of hypotheses, analysis of variance, and regression and correlation analysis. GMP Applicant Handbook 2 rev. 10/13/10

3 MGT632 Organizational Behavior & Leadership (4 Credits) This course is designed to provide students with the social science tools needed to solve organizational problems and influence the actions of individuals, groups and organizations. It prepares managers to understand how to best organize and motivate the human capital of the firm, manage social networks and alliances, and execute strategic change. This is accomplished through knowledge of competitive decisionmaking, reward system design, team building, strategic negotiation, political dynamics, corporate culture and strategic organizational design. MGT634 Managerial Finance (4 Credits) This course is designed to provide students with the tools and frameworks for analyzing a firm s financing decisions based on fundamental principles of modern financial theory. Topics covered include discounted cash flow techniques, capital budgeting under certainty and uncertainty, stock and bond valuation, asset pricing models, and the operation and efficiency of capital markets. The course will also analyze corporate financial policy, including capital structure, cost of capital, dividend policy and related issues. MGT635 Negotiation & Dispute Resolution (2 Credits) This course is designed to develop and sharpen skills in negotiation and dispute resolution. Topics covered include integrative and distributive negotiation, legal and ethical frameworks for negotiation, third-party-assisted negotiation, dispute systems design and decision tools that enhance negotiation effectiveness. MGT641 Managerial Economics (A & B) (4 Credits) Section A is designed to train students to think systematically about the current state of the economy and macroeconomic policy, and to be able to evaluate the economic environment within which business and financial decisions are made. The course studies the determinants of the level of national income, employment, investment, interest rates, the supply of money, inflation, and exchange rates. Section B is designed to help students apply fundamental microeconomic concepts to a wide range of managerial decisions. Topics covered include: costs and supply behavior of the firm; consumer behavior and market demand; market forces, price formation and resource allocation; international trade and trade restrictions; and, market power and price-setting behavior. MGT665 Human Resource Management (2 Credits) This course is designed to help students explore the relationship between the manager, organizational strategy and human resource planning. Students will examine the manager s role and responsibility in human resource management within the organization. RSH510 Research Methods (4 Credits) Within an interdisciplinary model, this course is designed to help students learn about different genres of qualitative and quantitative research and the various issues in designing a research study. Students become familiar with the ontological, GMP Applicant Handbook 3 rev. 10/13/10

4 epistemological and methodological assumptions within both qualitative and quantitative paradigms. In addition, students will: identify and select a manageable research question and objectives; construct a research project design; collect, analyze and interpret data; and present findings. MGT674 Operations Management (2 Credits) This course is designed to provide students with a broad overview of strategic, operational and tactical issues facing manufacturing and service companies. Topics covered include process analysis, quality management, project management, supply chain management, service systems management, and operations strategy. The course includes an introduction to mathematical techniques that are applicable to both manufacturing and service industries. MGT675 Competitive Strategy (4 Credits) This course is designed to provide students with the tools and frameworks essential to creating, implementing and evaluating business strategy. The course develops a set of analytical frameworks that enable students to explain performance differences among firms and that provide a structure for strategic decisions to enhance firms future competitive position. The course first analyzes strategy at the business unit level, introducing tools of industry analysis and competitive positioning. The course then considers corporate strategy, examining the economic logic for firms to diversify across businesses and for vertical integration decisions across stages of the industry value chain. MGT690 Capstone (4 Credits) This course is designed to integrate theory, research and practice in the field of management. The course is structured to reinforce and integrate core graduate management program courses, address contemporary business issues, and allow teams of students to utilize strategic audits and process analysis to examine the operational and administrative processes of business organizations. The course uses a computer-based business simulation system to enhance the integration and learning of a variety of business-oriented subjects interactively and in a realistic context. It provides a challenging business-learning environment where students manage a company to maximize shareholder value in a simulated bicycle industry. In this way, the course combines hands-on practical decision making with real world modeling, to provide students with a broad understanding of contemporary business issues. *Courses Subject to Change GMP Applicant Handbook 4 rev. 10/13/10

5 Course Timeline* Quarter 1 Academic Writing and Social Discourse (4 credits) Team Development (4 credits) Quarter 2 ** Financial & Managerial Accounting (4 credits) Strategic Marketing Management (4 credits) Quarter 3 ** Managerial Economics (4 credits) Managerial Statistics (2 credits) Operations Management (2 credits) Quarter 4 ** Managerial Finance (4 credits) Competitive Strategy (4 credits) Quarter 5 Research Methods (4 credits) Organizational Behavior & Leadership (4 credits) Quarter 6 Human Resource Management (2 credits) Negotiation & Dispute Resolution (2 credits) Capstone (4 credits) *Course offerings are subject to change. ** A certificate in Business Administration can be obtained by completing the courses from the second, third and fourth quarters of the master's program. GMP Applicant Handbook 5 rev. 10/13/10

6 Graduate Management Program Faculty Michael A. Robinson, M.A. Associate Professor of Management Chair, Graduate Management Programs M.A., Management, Antioch University Midwest B.S., Cornell University Linda Burrs, Ph.D. CEO and Principal Consultant Step Up To Success Ph.D., Organizational Leadership, University of Phoenix M.A., Organizational Management, University of Phoenix B.S., Education, Columbia Union College Stephen K. Dankof, J.D. Partner Weisbroad & Dankof J.D., The University of Texas School of Law B.B.A., Ohio University Crystal Gifford, D.B.A Assistant Professor of Finance at Central State University D.B.A., Argosy University M.A., Ohio University B.S., Shawnee State University Carol Herrick, M.S. Partner B3 Associates M.S., Industrial Administration: Marketing/Quantitative Analysis, Carnegie Mellon University B.A., Northwestern University John Hogan, Ph.D. President Hogan Associates Ph.D., Business Administration, The Union Institute and University M.B.A., General Management, University of Dayton B.S., The Ohio State University Jonathan Hollingsworth, J.D. J. Hollingsworth & Associates, LLC J.D., The University of Michigan School of Law B.A., Harvard University GMP Applicant Handbook 6 rev. 10/13/10

7 Lisa Kreeger, Ph.D. Ph.D., Antioch University M.B.A., Seattle University B.S., DePaul University Henry Schrader, D.B.A. Associate Professor of Marketing at Central State University D.B.A., Argosy University M.B.A., Abilene Christian University B.S., Kentucky Christian University Steven Tincher, Ph.D. Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs Ivy Tech State College Region 9 Ph.D., Organizational Leadership, Regent University M.A., Accounting, Ball State University B.S., Ball State University Edward Winkofsky, Ph.D. Instructor, Information Systems and Operations Management Department Wright State University Ph.D., Quantitative Analysis, University of Cincinnati M.B.A., Quantitative Analysis, University of Cincinnati B.A., Lewis University GMP Applicant Handbook 7 rev. 10/13/10

8 Campus Location Antioch University Midwest is located in Yellow Springs, Ohio, which is 25 minutes from Dayton, 55 minutes north of Cincinnati, and 60 minutes west of Columbus. Other Antioch University Campuses In addition to Antioch University Midwest, Antioch has campuses in Keene, New Hampshire; Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, California; Seattle, Washington; and an undergraduate residential college in Yellow Springs. Application Process Students must submit a completed Antioch University Midwest application form, an official transcript showing an earned baccalaureate degree, a resume, two letters of recommendation, a one to two page goal statement, and be available for a personal interview prior to admission. The Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) is optional and is not required. GMP Applicant Handbook 8 rev. 10/13/10

9 Graduate Management Tuition And Fees Tuition $ per credit hour* Application Fee (Non-refundable) $ Enrollment Fee (Non-refundable) $ Seminar Fee $ each Late Registration Fee $ General Fee $ per quarter Graduation Application Fee $ Transcript Fee $ 5.00 each/$10 same day/$15 overnight Leave of Absence Fee $ Additional Fees: Late Payment Fee $ Return Check Fee $ Collection Fee $ Petition for Re-enrollment Fee $ * Tuition and fees effective July 1, 2010 through June 30, Program Quarter Application Deadline Orientation Date GMP Saturday Spring 2011 Dec. 1 (Early Consideration)* Jan. 1 (Final Consideration)** Orientation March 26-27, 2011 * Early Consideration Application fee waived ** Final Consideration Call regarding seat availability GMP Applicant Handbook 9 rev. 10/13/10