Integrative Courses (9 credit hours)

Preparatory Work Upon admission to the NKU MBA program, each student will be given access to three (3) online tutorial/assessments in the following subjects - Introduction to Financial Accounting - Fundamentals of Finance - Managerial Decision Analysis (Business Statistics) These modules can be completed at the individual students' pace, but preferably before the start of the students' first semester. A score of 80% or higher is required to fulfill completion of each module. Current cost of online tutorial/ assessments is $240; subject to change BUS 605 Legal Environment (2,0,2) Introduces legal system requirements, product liability, consumer protection, antitrust laws, etc. Can be waived with the successful completion of comparable course within the past 7 years. Integrative Courses (9 credit hours) All MBA students are required to complete the following for graduation: ECO 610 Business / Global Environment (3,0,3) Nature of the business organization; broad, integrated view of contemporary issues and environments in which businesses operate; themes to be carried forward throughout the MBA program, including global nature of business, total quality management, and legal and social responsibilities of business. Prerequisite: Admissions to the MBA program or permission of MBA Director. MGT 620 Leadership and Ethics (3,0,3) Introduction to elements of leadership, ethical decision-making and social responsibilities, which are critical influences for organizational success. Prerequisite: Admission to the MBA program or permission of MBA Director. MGT 685 Business Strategy, Implementation, and Control (3,0,3) Strategic planning in the business environment, including social, political, economic, and ethical forces to which managers must respond; implementation of strategy and control process; use of

cases and computers to develop and analyze strategic decisions. May not be waived, transferred from another school, or substituted. Prerequisites: ACC 625, ECO 625, FIN 625, ECO 610, MGT 612, MKT 625, CMST 603; students must either be within 12 graduate semester hours of completing MBA program or obtain consent of MBA Director. Core Courses (24 credit hours) All MBA students are required to complete the following for graduation ACC 625 Accounting for Management (3,0,3) Communication, interpretation, analysis, and use of accounting information for the benefit of management; financial statement analysis, cost analysis, budgetary control, standard cost systems, and capital budgeting. Open only to students in MBA program. Prerequisite: ACC 605 or equivalent, or consent of MBA Director. ECO 625 Managerial Economics (3,0,3) Examination of the three key elements of organizational architecture-decision rights, incentive systems, and control systems; application of transaction cost theory to organizational behavior and corporate governance. Open only to MBA students or consent of MBA Director. FIN 625 Financial Management (3,0,3) Financial management and decision making for the corporate financial manager, valuation principles, financing and investment policies, cost of capital, capital structure, and dividend issues. Open only to students in MBA program. Prerequisite: ACC 605 or equivalent and FIN 605 or equivalent, or consent of MBA Director. MBI 625 Information Systems in Organizations (3,0,3) Introduction to the core concepts and fundamental principles of information systems (IS) in the context of business decision making. This will include a survey of the IS discipline and an explanation of its importance in modern organizations. The key objective of the course is to give the student a good understanding of how managers can manage and exploit the potential of information technology for their own career and for the strategic benefit of their organizations. Prerequisite: Admission to the MBA program or permission of MBA Director. MGT 612 Managing People and Organizations (3,0,3) Organizational, situational, and human factors defining the context of managerial work in complex organizations; interactive business cases and readings from organizational and human behavior literatures are used to facilitate student interaction and group development for future MBA coursework. Prerequisite: Admission to the MBA program or permission of MBA Director.

MGT 625 Operations Management and Decision Analysis (3,0,3) Structure and behavior of productive systems in organizations that produce goods and services; management viewpoint, using quantitative analysis to enhance quality of decisions; operations planning, productivity, quality improvement, production information systems, use of computer programs, and case simulations. Open only to students in the MBA program. Prerequisite: MGT 612, or consent of the MBA Director. MKT 625 Marketing Management (3,0,3) Marketing Management Problems faced by mid- and top-level marketing decisions makers and the consequences of their decisions; case study and/or simulations. A variety of marketing areas will be considered in depth. Prerequisite: Open only to students in the MBA program or consent of the MBA Director. COM 603 Business Communications (3,0,3) Principles and practices of methods of written and oral communications at the management level. Open only to graduate students. Prerequisite: Open only to students in the MBA program or consent of the MBA Director. Area of Specialization Areas of specialization courses allow students to concentrate in a specialized area of business. Three courses are required within an area for a specialization, though it is not required to choose an area of specialization. The following areas of specialization are available: - Business Administration*(General) - Finance - Marketing - Project Management *Any three graduate level elective courses available within the Haile/ US Bank College of Business or approval of the MBA director. Elective Courses MGT 670 Negotiation and Conflict Resolution

The primary purpose of this course is to provide the student with a conceptual and practical understanding of the concepts, legal framework, theory, and practices of negotiation and conflict resolution. Core subjects in the course include the research and framing of issues, bargaining, strategies, successful tactics, and methods of reaching a settlement. Prerequisite: Open only to graduate students. MGT 675 Mediation and Conflict Resolution Effective problem solving and conflict resolution skills are essential for today's managers and administrators. In line with the trend toward cooperative problem solving, students study the use of internet based problem-solving to facilitate business disputes and to their preparation and participation as a mediation and/or arbitration process. Classes will include lectures, active discussion and application of reading assignments, and role-plays to practice and evaluate the value of the concepts learned in class. Prerequisite: Open for MBA students or consent of the MBA director. MBI 630 Systems Analysis and Design Develops an understanding of tools, techniques and methods for analysis, design and implementation of information systems. Uses theory and applied projects to build effective interpersonal and communication skills that are essential to interact with clients, users and other team members involved with development, operation and maintenance of information systems. Approaches to systems development such as Rapid Application Development (RAD), Joint Application Development (JAD) and other techniques to create quality systems are explored. Prerequisite: MBI 625 MBI 645 Electronic Commerce Commercial transactions in an electronic age, technology underpinnings, transactions marketing and exchange, business, managerial and technical implementations of electronic commerce. Prerequisite: MBI 625 and MKT 625 MBI 650 Information Technology Project Management An overview of information technology project management practices, software, contexts and processes. Topics include project implementation methodologies; resource selection; project risks and failures: managing technical project personnel; project management tools & techniques and issues related to project outsourcing. Prerequisite: MBI 625 Finance Completion of the following three courses: FIN 630 Investments and Security Analysis (3,0,3)

Capital and securities market theory, structure and regulation, analysis and valuation of fixed and return securities including basic derivatives, portfolio selection and management, empirical studies of portfolios and individual stock price movements. Open only to students in MBA program. Prerequisite: FIN 625. FIN 640 Derivative Securities Study, analysis, and valuation of various forms of derivatives markets; use of derivatives and strategies for hedging risk or for speculation. Open only to MBA students. Prerequisite: FIN 625 FIN 650 Markets and Financial Institutions (3,0,3) A survey of financial markets and institutions. Coverage includes financial market history, derivatives, duration, interest rate theory, and current topics in the field. Open only to students in MBA program. Prerequisite: FIN 625. FIN 660 International Finance (3,0,3) Financial decision-making and analysis in a multinational environment, currency valuation and exchange rates, effects of expectations and economic variables such as interest rates and inflation on exchange rates, types of risks and use of derivatives to hedge international exposure. Open only to students in MBA program. Prerequisite: FIN 625. Marketing Completion of three courses from the following: MKT 630 Customer Behavior and Marketing Communications (3,0,3) Household and business customers; customer decision-making processes and the cultural, socioeconomic, environmental, and inter- and intra-personal factors that influence it; principles of marketing communications planning and of conventional and emerging media and their interface with diverse customer response behaviors. MKT 640 Services Marketing (3,0,3) Service marketing processes and service delivery systems; managing the 7P's of services product, price, place, promotion, people, processes, and physical facilities; role of technology in service delivery; managing service quality and recovery from service failures.

MKT 650 Marketing Strategy and Planning (3,0,3) Factors and concepts in decisions about a firm's long-term strategy to build, maintain, and grow its market position; skills and hands-on experience (through project work) in developing a longterm strategy, and a five-year annualized marketing plan that implements that strategy. MKT 660 International Marketing (3,0,3) Concepts, perspectives, and analytical tools to assess opportunity and prepare marketing plans for a firm's multi-country operations; researching cultures and customer behaviors in markets around the world; market analysis and planning in mature, growth, and emerging markets of the world; global marketing strategy and programs. Project Management Completion of the following three courses: MGT 630 Essentials of Project Management (3,0,3) Qualitative and quantitative approaches to structuring projects in multi-functional organizational settings; planning, team development, software, quality improvement, completion; case analysis, internships, and/or term projects to blend theory with practice. Prerequisite: MGT 612, or consent of MBA Director MGT 640 Total Quality Management (3,0,3) Managerial focus on quality in diverse organizations, encompassing customer focus, employee involvement, measurement, continuous improvement, and performance management within a Baldridge Award framework; case analysis and/or term projects blend theory with practice. Prerequisite: MGT 612, or consent of MBA Director. MGT 650 Project Management Implementation (3,0,3) Approaches to applying project management; may include behavioral/organizational management, cost analysis, or project control techniques. Repeatable for a maximum of 6 semester hours if topics differ. Case analysis and/or term projects possible. Prerequisite: MGT 612, or consent of MBA Director.