Master of Business Administration in the Global Economy Financial Management Concentration

1. I.
Master
of
Business
Administration
in
the
Global
Economy
(M.B.A.)
-­‐
Financial
Management
Concentration
Program
Title:
CIP
Codes:
52.0801
and
52.0804
Master
of
Business
Administration
in
the
Global
Economy
-­‐
Financial
Management
Concentration
Completion
Award:
Master
of
Business
Administration
Contact
Hours:
540
Outside
Study
Hours:
1,080
Pre-­‐requisite:
Student
must
possess
a
Bachelor
Degree
in
a
similar
field
of
study.
Semester
Credits:
36
hours
Program
Duration:
72
weeks
Cost
Per
Credit
Hour:
$299
Total
Tuition:
$10,764
Course
Materials
and
Fees:
$150
Total
Course
Materials
&
Fees:
$1,800**
Total
Cost
of
MBA
Program:
$12,564
(including
course
materials
and
fees)
Program
Description
The
Master
of
Business
Administration
in
the
Global
Economy
-­‐
Financial
Management
Concentration
prepares
individuals
to
face
the
advanced
management
and
administrative
challenges
encountered
in
the
current
large
scale
and/or
complex
high-­‐tech
global
organizations.
In
particular,
this
concentration
provides
graduates
an
opportunity
to
study
the
purpose
and
role
of
the
functions
performed
by
banks,
financial
planners
and
corporate
financial
risk
managers,
including
the
management
of
conducting
business
abroad.
Complementing
classes
on
finance,
the
courses
in
the
program
are
designed
to
provide
the
student
with
superior
skills
in
online
communications,
leadership,
marketing
and
information
technology
that
are
needed
to
compete
in
the
rapidly
developing,
highly
competitive
field
of
global
business
management.
Program
Outcomes
Upon
completion
of
this
program,
the
graduate
should
be
able
to:
• Utilize
and
apply
advanced
online
communications
and
E-­‐learning
techniques.
• Demonstrate
leadership
skills
in
building
successful
organizations.
• Implement
proven
marketing
management
strategies.
• Manage
and
maintain
complex
information
systems.
• Apply
quantitative
methods
to
facilitate
accurate
decision
making.
• Interpret
and
analyze
financial
information
prepared
for
both
internal
and
external
use.
• Discuss
basic
portfolio
management
strategy,
as
well
as
the
investment
choices
and
risk/return
tradeoffs
available
to
investors.
• Describe
the
purpose
and
function
of
financial
markets
and
intermediaries.
• Articulate
several
personal
financial
management
strategies
and
techniques.
• Provide
perspective
on
the
financial
management
challenges
faced
by
multinational
businesses.
• Analyze
the
implications
of
synchronizing
and
harmonizing
a
global
organization.
• Develop
a
comprehensive
business
plan.
Potential
Employment
Upon
successfully
completing
this
program,
the
graduate
may
qualify
for
middle
to
upper
level
managerial
positions
in
accounting
and
finance,
particularly
those
requiring
the
expertise
of
a
CFP,
CFA
or
similarly
certified
professional.
Graduates
will
possess
the
knowledge
and
skills
to
integrate
the
latest
and
developing
technologies,
such
as
online
communications,
global
business
and
marketing
trends
and
rapidly
changing
information
technologies,
as
well
as
the
skills
to
develop
and
evaluate
a
comprehensive
business
plan
for
a
given
organization.
12/21/2012

2.
Graduation
Requirements
In
order
for
students
to
successfully
complete
their
program,
all
required
materials
must
be
completed,
submitted,
and
within
the
maximum
program
duration.
Students
who
fail
to
complete
the
program
at
this
level
may
appeal
to
the
Director
of
Education
for
an
extension.
Students
must
also
complete
the
proctored
Degree
Exit
Examination
for
this
program
to
graduate.
Students
can
complete
a
course
with
a
grade
of
“B”
(or
3.0
out
of
4.0).
Students
who
fail
to
complete
a
course
with
a
minimum
grade
of
“B”
must
retake
the
course.
In
order
to
meet
SAP
requirements
and
be
able
to
graduate,
the
student
has
to
have
an
overall
average
of
“B”
(or
3.0
out
of
4.0)
for
all
courses
and
be
able
to
complete
all
work
required
within
150%
of
the
program
duration
or
an
additional
year
of
the
published
length
whichever
is
less.
Admissions
Requirements
for
MBA:
• Application
for
Admission
• Registration
Fee
of
$50
• Official
Transcript
showing
the
completion
of
a
Bachelor's
degree
from
an
appropriately
accredited
college
or
university.
The
applicant's
prior
college
academic
records
must
show
a
minimal
Cumulative
Grade
Point
Average
(CGPA)
of
2.5
on
a
scale
of
4.0,
“C”
or
higher.
• Copy
of
the
applicant's
Curriculum
Vitae
or
Professional
Resume.
• An
applicant
who
has
completed
his
Bachelor's
degree
in
a
non-­‐business
related
area
(i.e.,
Engineering
or
Science)
is
required
to
meet
ACOT’s
business
foundational
prerequisites
by
completing
one
additional
course,
CIB-­‐110
Introduction
to
Business,
with
a
grade
of
a
B
or
higher.
• International
Students:
In
addition
to
the
above
requirements,
international
students
have
to
demonstrate
knowledge
of
the
English
Language
(reading
and
writing),
by
taking
the
ACT
Compass
exam
and
receiving
a
score
of
at
least
80%.
ACOT
reserves
the
right
to
accept
students
on
a
conditional
basis
if
one
or
more
of
the
above
mentioned
requirements
are
not
met
upon
admission.
However,
any
deficiencies
must
be
remedied
within
four
months
from
the
program
start
date.
*
This
course
has
a
proctored
final
exam.
Please
refer
to
the
Proctored
Examination
Policy
and
Procedure
in
the
College
Catalog
or
on
the
website
at:
www.acot.edu/policies.htm
**
For
a
detailed
breakdown
and
description
of
the
course
materials,
please
refer
to
Course
Materials
under
the
Student
Services
section
of
the
catalog.
Required
Courses
First
Year
Courses
Second
Year
Courses
ACT-­‐500
Online
Communication
and
Managerial
Productivity
Tools
MFI-­‐610
Financial
Markets
and
Institutions
MBA-­‐500
Leadership
and
Organizational
Behavior
MBA-­‐510
Marketing
Management
and
Strategy
MFI-­‐620
Personal
Financial
Management
MFI-­‐630
Global
Issues
in
Finance
MBA-­‐520
Management
of
Information
Technology
MBA-­‐530
Quantitative
Methods
of
Decision
Making
MBA-­‐580
Business
Law
and
Ethics
MBA-­‐590
Global
Business
Management
MFI-­‐600
Investments
and
Portfolio
Analysis
MBA-­‐690
Business
Plan
Seminar

3. Course
Textbook
Information
Credits
ACT-­‐500
Online
Communication
and
Managerial
Productivity
Tools
3
Prerequisites:
None
Text:
Title:
E-­‐Learning
Companion:
A
Student's
Guide
to
Online
Success,
3rd
Edition
Author(s):
Ryan
Watkins,
Michael
Corry
ISBN-­‐10:
1439082456
ISBN-­‐13:
9781439082454
Copyright:
©2011
Published
Text:
Title:
Practical
Microsoft
Office
2010,
1st
Edition
Author(s):
June
Jamrich
Parsons,
Dan
Oja
ISBN-­‐10:
0538745959
ISBN-­‐13:
9780538745956
Copyright:
©2011
Published
Course
Materials:
$150.00
MBA-­‐500
MBA-­‐510
MBA-­‐520
MBA-­‐530
Leadership
and
Organizational
Behavior
3*
Marketing
Management
and
Strategy
3
Management
of
Information
Technology
3*
Quantitative
Methods
of
Decision
Making
3
Prerequisites:
ACT-­‐500
Text:
Title:
The
Leadership
Experience,
5th
Edition
Author:
Richard
L.
Daft
ISBN-­‐10:
143904211X
ISBN-­‐13:
9781439042113
Copyright:
©2011
Published
Course
Materials:
$150.00
Prerequisites:
ACT-­‐500
Text:
Title:
MKTG,
5th
Edition
Authors:
Charles
W.
Lamb,
Joseph
F.
Hair
and
Carl
McDaniel
ISBN-­‐10:
1111528098
ISBN-­‐13:
9781111528096
Copyright:
©2012
Published
Course
Materials:
$150.00
Prerequisites:
ACT-­‐500
Text:
Information
Technology
Auditing,
3rd
Edition
Author:
James
A.
Hall
ISBN-­‐10:
1439079110
ISBN-­‐13:
9781439079119
Copyright:
©2011
Published
Course
Materials:
$150.00
Prerequisites:
ACT-­‐500
Text:
Title:
An
Introduction
to
Management
Science:
Quantitative
Approaches
to
Decision
Making,
Revised,
13th
Edition
Authors:
David
R.
Anderson,
Dennis
J.
Sweeney,
Thomas
A.
Williams,
Jeffrey
D.
Camm,
and
R.
Kipp
Martin
ISBN-­‐10:
1111532222
ISBN-­‐13:
9781111532222
Copyright:
©2012
Published
Course
Materials:
$150.00

4. MBA-­‐580
Business
Law
and
Ethics
3
Global
Business
Management
3
Investments
and
Portfolio
Analysis
3*
Prerequisites:
ACT-­‐500
Text:
Title:
Essentials
of
the
Legal
Environment,
3rd
Edition
Authors:
Roger
LeRoy
Miller,
Frank
B.
Cross
and
Gaylord
B.
Jentz
ISBN-­‐10:
032478614X
ISBN-­‐13:
9780324786149
Copyright:
©2011
Published
Text:
Title:
Student
Guide
to
the
Sarbanes-­‐Oxley
Act,
2nd
Edition
Authors:
Robert
A.
Prentice
and
Dean
Bredeson
ISBN-­‐10:
0324827199
ISBN-­‐13:
9780324827194
Copyright:
©2010
Published
Course
Materials:
$150.00
MBA-­‐590
Prerequisites:
ACT-­‐500
Text:
Title:
GLOBAL,
1st
Edition
Authors:
Michael
Peng
ISBN-­‐10:
0324560702
ISBN-­‐13:
9780324560701
Copyright:
©2010
Published
Course
Materials:
$150.00
MFI-­‐600
Prerequisites:
ACT-­‐500
Text:
Title:
Investments:
An
Introduction,
10th
Edition
Author:
Herbert
B.
Mayo
ISBN-­‐10:
0538452099
ISBN-­‐13:
9780538452090
Copyright:
©2011
Published
Course
Materials:
$150.00
MFI-­‐610
Financial
Markets
and
Institutions
3*
Personal
Financial
Management
3
Global
Issues
in
Finance
3
Business
Plan
Seminar
3
Prerequisites:
ACT-­‐500
th
Text:
Title:
Financial
Markets
and
Institutions,
9
Edition
Authors:
Jeff
Madura
ISBN-­‐10:
1439038848
ISBN-­‐13:
9781439038840
Copyright:
©2010
Published
MFI-­‐620
MFI-­‐630
Prerequisites:
ACT-­‐500
nd
Text:
Title:
PFIN2
(with
Finance
CourseMate
Printed
Access
Card)
,
2
Edition
Authors:
Lawrence
J.
Gitman,
Michael
D.
Joehnk
and
Randall
Billingsley
ISBN-­‐10:
1111821992
ISBN-­‐13:
9781111821999
Copyright:
©2012
Published
Course
Materials:
$150.00
Prerequisites:
ACT-­‐500
th
Text:
Title:
International
Financial
Management,
11
Edition
Authors:
Jeff
Madura
ISBN-­‐10:
1-­‐111-­‐98958-­‐3
ISBN-­‐13:
978-­‐0-­‐538-­‐48296-­‐7
Copyright:
©2012
Published
Course
Materials:
$150.00
MBA-­‐690
Prerequisites:
Successful
Completion
of
all
other
MBA
program
courses
Text:
Title:
Entrepreneurship:
Ideas
in
Action,
5th
Edition
Authors:
Cynthia
L.
Greene
ISBN-­‐10:
0-­‐538-­‐49689-­‐4
ISBN-­‐13:
978-­‐0-­‐538-­‐49689-­‐6
Copyright:
©2012
Published
Course
Materials:
$150.00