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General Management, M.B.A.


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Program Description

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) in general management provides strong management skills training with information technology support and enhancement.  It is offered online - both synchronously (student and instructor meet online as a group) and asynchronously (transitional online assignments).  The program is intended to meet the needs of career-employed professionals who are seeking promotion or expanding their employment opportunities.

Program Accreditation

Dakota State University and its programs (including the MBA) are regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. The MBA program is also accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).

Goals and Objectives

The MBA program will prepare students from a variety of backgrounds for advancement or a career change.  Students who complete the program will:

  1. Demonstrate knowledge of accounting, economics, finance, marketing, and management.
  2. Apply their knowledge of accounting, economics, finance, marketing, and management to business and professional situations.
  3. Demonstrate knowledge of management information systems and project management as they relate to organizational functions.
  4. Use analytical, technical, and critical thinking skills to anticipate, identify, analyze and solve business problems.
  5. Demonstrate an ability to employ ethical principles and legal reasoning when making business decisions.

Program Completion

The program requires 36 credit hours beyond the baccalaureate.  All students must take the following:

  • Nine core courses (27 credit hours);
  • Two elective courses (6 credit hours); and
  • A three-credit capstone course (3 credit hours)

Students must complete the program within five years of the semester of admission.

Students may enroll in six credits (two courses) per term (fall, spring, summer) and complete the program in two years (or two years plus one semester).  Students may also choose to enroll in one course per semester and therefore complete the program in four years.  And students may vary between one and two courses per semester, as needed to fit their work and personal schedules.  The program requires that at least one course be taken in each of the three semesters each year.

Students with an undergraduate business degree should be to participate in the program as described above.  Students without an undergraduate business degree may need to complete foundation courses to be ready for graduate study in business.  This will be determined by the applicant’s education and experience.

Admission Requirements Specific to the MBA

The DSU MBA accepts students from a variety of backgrounds.  Admission to the program is based upon a combination of the following requirements:

  1. Baccalaureate degree from a regionally-accredited institution of higher education.
  2. Minimum undergraduate grade point average of 2.70 on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent on an alternative grading system).
  3. Evidence of one of the following:
    • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher;
    • Two years of professional employment plus transcripts from undergraduate or graduate degree with GPA of 3.0 or higher;
    • Undergraduate degree and GMAT/GRE score
      • 200 * undergraduate GPA + GMAT score is greater than 950, with a minimum GMAT score of 450;
      • 200 * undergraduate GPA + GRE score is greater than 786, with a minimum GRE score of 143 verbal and 143 quantitative.

Program Faculty:

Yen-Ling Chang, Derek Franken, Scott Morstad, Cheri Noteboom, Ronghua Shan, Daniel Talley, Deb Tech, Jack Walters

Assessment/Evaluation Activities

All candidates for graduation must participate in an assessment activity. The MBA students will take their final assessment exam during their final semester. ETS offers a major field test for MBA programs and graduating students will take this assessment test in the semester in which they are graduating. This assessment tool will be an integral part of the program improvement process.

The results of the exam are used as one means of evaluating the MBA curriculum by providing information to the faculty who teach the courses.

Course Grades

Course Grades are used as an indirect measure of student attainment of specific program goals and objectives. DSU Program Guidelines require students to maintain a 3.0 GPA in the program, receive no grades below a C, and have no more than 2 grades of a C. If you do not maintain the required “B” average you will be placed on academic probation and given the opportunity to raise your GPA to 3.0 within the next nine credit hours. If you do not raise your GPA to 3.0 you will be suspended from the program. If you receive more than 6 credits of “C” or any grade lower than a “C” you will be suspended from the program. You may appeal the suspension. If students have questions regarding grading, they should review the “Satisfactory Progression” Program Guidelines or speak with their advisor.

MBA Course Summary


MBA Course Rotation


Core Courses


Course #

Course Title

FA 17

SP 18

SU 18 FA 18 SP 19 SU 19 FA 19 SP 20 SU 20 FA 20

ACCT 725

Accounting for Managers

 

 

      X        

BADM 712

Advanced Business Finance

 

 

  X            

BADM 729

Business Analysis for Managerial Decisions

X

 

  X     X      

BADM 750

Legal and Ethical Environment of Business

 

X

      X   X   X

BADM 765

Management and Leadership

 

X

        X X    

BADM 775

Strategic Marketing

 

 

    X     X    

ECON 730

Economics for Decision Making

 

 

    X          

INFS 601

Information Systems

X

X

  X X   X X   X

INFS 724

Project and Change Management

X

X

  X X X X X X X

Electives


Course #

Course Title

FA 17

SP 18

SU 18 FA 18 SP 19 SU 19 FA 19 SP 20 SU 20 FA 20
BADM 730 Supply Chain Management         X          
BADM 732 Supply Chain Analytics           X        

BADM 755

Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Management Process

 

 

X           X  

BADM 768

International Management

 

 

X           X  
BADM 782 Strategic Mgmt & Decision Making       X     X   X X

HIMS 701

Foundations in Healthcare Information

X

 

  X     X     X

HIMS 742

Healthcare Informatics, Information Systems and Technology

 

X

    X     X    

INFS 776

Business Intelligence and Visualization

X

 

  X     X     X

INFS 768

Predictive Analytics for Decision Making

X

 

  X     X     X

Capstone Class


Course #

Course Title

FA 17

SP 18

SU 18 FA 18 SP 19 SU 19 FA 19 SP 20 SU 20 FA 20

BADM 782

Strategic Management and Decision Making

 

 

  X           X
Capstone course: Requires that at least 18 hours have been completed prior to enrolling.

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