MBA COURSE DESCRIPTIONS BADM 500 · Financial Management for Health Care Administration
4 hrs
Study of the use of financial management concepts and tools to support decision-making in the health care industry. Focus is on using available sources of pertinent information and tools, including financial statements, the budgeting process, pricing and cost of services, and management control mechanisms. BADM 600 - Managing in Organizations
4 hrs
Students explore the human factors of managing the business organization and learn to make managerial recommendations based on theory and practice. Through a multidisciplinary study of behavioral science and organizational psychology, management literature and current topics in human resource management and organizational behavior, students explore such topics as indi vidual and group behavior, organizational design, leadership, change strategies, motivation, and business policy ramifications. BADM 605 · Managerial Accounting
4 hrs
This course emphasizes measurement and analysis using financial and cost accounting concepts and methods. The focus is on the development and use of relevant information for use by decision makers throughout the organization. Cases from organizations of various size and type will be used to illustrate the relationship between the concepts and the business setting in which they are applied. Topics include cost analysis for decision-making and performance evaluation, strategic cost analysis and management control systems. Prerequisite: Financial Accounting (ACCT 200). BADM 610 · Financial Reporting and Analysis
4 hrs
This course applies more advanced concepts and procedures underlying corporate financial state ment .Tools for analyzing profitability, liquidity and risk are used in case-based exercises. Topics include accounting concepts, preparation of financial statements, the analysis and interpretation of financial statements for investment, credit and regulatory purposes. The influence of management and accounting information systems and corporate culture is discussed. Attention is focused on contemporary issues in financial reporting and the search for resolution. Prerequisite: Managerial Accounting (BADM 605). BADM 615 · Managerial Economics
4 hrs
This course provides an approach to analyzing the firm's immediate economic environment. The course applies the concepts and models of micro-economic theory and measurement techniques, explores the firm's production and cost structures, and studies the nature of industry rivalry. Prereq uisites: Microeconomics (ECON 210) and Macroeconomics (ECON 220). BADM 620 · Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations
4 hrs
This multidisciplinary course explores human resource issues in both the union and non-union environment in firms operating both in the United States and in foreign countries. Human resource issues focus on how organizations select, train, evaluate, compensate and develop employees. Employment regulations for both the organized and the unorganized firm are addressed. Current theories, research and practice are explored including strategic human resources, human resource development, equity and justice. The course will focus on innovative practices and explore the effectiveness of human resource systems and policies. Prerequisite: Managing in Organizations (BADM 600). Otterbein College Graduate Course Catalog: Business, Accounting and Economics Department
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