Course Descriptions
The LTU CI-MBA is a two-year weekend program designed for working professionals. Courses are offered during three 12-week terms (fall, spring, and summer). Classes meet on alternating weekends (Friday evening and Saturday), with distance learning activities scheduled on the off weekends.
The program consists of six course modules, each running approximately 13 weeks. Classes meet every other weekend; Friday 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm and Saturday 8:30 am – 4:00 pm.
The curriculum consists of 36 credit hours of coursework organized into six modules. Core subjects are integrated into six modules of 33 credit hours of six credits each. The sixth capstone module includes 3 credit hours devoted to a student-led business project. The sixth module requires the student to serve as a leader in a real organization environment and complete a research and business report.
Module I – MGT7016 – Foundations of Business
Prerequisite: 0. Module 1 recognizes that the diverse group of individuals entering the CI-MBA (Career Integrated MBA) program will not all have the same level of business education or experience. To bring students a common understanding, faculty use case studies, computer simulations, and workshops to show how concepts from economics, marketing, accounting and finance relate to managing a business in the real world. Students are actively learning “how to run a business.”
Lecture/Seminar 6 hours credit
Module II – MGT7026 – Foundations of Management
Prerequisite: MGT7016. Now that the students have successfully learned how to “run a business,” this module focuses on developing their managerial and leadership skills. This includes dealing with situations such as mergers, downsizing, employee theft, 360-degree performance appraisals, and an assessment of their personal leadership style. This module integrates core management principles designed to develop a student’s interpersonal, managerial and leadership skills critical for success in the twenty-first century.
Lecture/Seminar 6 hours credit
Module III – MGT7036 – Operations Management
Prerequisite: MGT7026. After obtaining a foundation in financial analysis, leadership, and marketing, students will be introduced to various quantitative tools and inventory models used in designing, planning, scheduling and controlling operating systems. A strong focus on the importance and use of information technology and information systems is also presented. This module allows students to focus on managing the physical operations of the business, how to measure the quality of the product or service produced, and how to utilize information technology to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the business.
Lecture/Seminar 6 hours credit
Module IV – MGT7046 – Business Management
Prerequisite: MGT7036. After obtaining a foundation of management and business principles, students in Module 4 develop marketing strategies integrated with critical financial decision-making that emphasize the interrelationship of the firm and society. In essence, after obtaining the knowledge of how to run and manage a business, they will learn how to market their product or service to domestic and international markets and perform the financial analysis necessary to insure market viability.
Lecture/Seminar 6 hours credit
Module V – MGT7056 – Strategic Planning
Prerequisite: MGT7046. Module 5 integrates the concepts of strategic planning such as visioning and adapting to internal and external environmental changes. In an organization setting ranging from a small business to a global corporation, students develop goals, strategies, and timetables to implement a strategic planning process. In this module, students are testing all the concepts they have learned in the previous modules together and learning how to insure the long-term success of a business.
Lecture/Seminar 6 hours credit
Module VI – MGT7066 – Applications Projects
Prerequisite: MGT7056. This program capstone module accomplishes two goals. First, students will complete their program by serving as leadership consultants for their corporation in an area that they intend to direct their career. They will be responsible for resolving a specific management/leadership issue by utilizing the techniques, tools and skills acquired through the program. Students will be required to work with a faculty and industry advisor to prepare a written report describing the project objectives and outcomes. Second, the students will continue their classroom education strengthening the skills critical to a leader’s success in business.
Lecture/Seminar 6 hours credit