Metropolitan School of Professional Studies

Course Descriptions

Metro: Business (MBU)

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MBU 100: Introduction to Business

3.00 Credits

A survey of the conceptual foundations and organizations of American business since World War II. Emphasis on the production process within the private sector and analysis of the contribution of capital, labor, and management.

MBU 105: Business Mathematics

3.00 Credits

A foundation course in mathematics designed to refresh the individual in the business uses of math. Covers material on fractions, percentages, ratios, proportions, introductory algebra, simple and compound interest, discounts, loans, and set theory. Also stresses hand calculators and computers.

MBU 110: Accounting I

3.00 Credits

A two-semester offering. Begins with analysis of accounting concepts, assumptions, and principles; progresses to evaluation of accounting data for management and decision making.

MBU 111: Accounting II

3.00 Credits

A two-semester offering. Begins with analysis of accounting concepts, assumptions, and principles; progresses to evaluation of accounting data for management and decision making.

MBU 140: Principles of Economics

3.00 Credits

Provides a broad explanation of the American socioeconomic system as well as the factors affecting behavior and decision making by various units and institutions operating within the system.

MBU 141: Macroeconomics

3.00 Credits

An introduction to modern economic analysis and its implications. Centers on the applications of economic theory to national policy problems such as growth, inflation, unemployment, and government expenditures and taxation. Provides a broad introduction to the understanding of the American socioeconomic system.

MBU 142: Microeconomics

3.00 Credits

A continuation of the introduction to modern economic analysis concentrating on the factors affecting behavior and decision making by households, business firms, and institutions operating under a mixed socioeconomic system.

MBU 160: Public Relations

3.00 Credits

Basic principles covering the role of public relations in society, public relations principles and their application, procedures for planning and implementing campaigns, identification of publics, and strategies for influencing them.

MBU 165: Business Communication

3.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 167: Conflict Resolution

3.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 173: Delivering Effective Customer Service

2.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 174: Customer Service Excellence

1.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 200: Principles of Management

3.00 Credits

An overview of what management is. First, a review of the development of management from the late nineteenth century through today. Discusses the functions and activities of a manager. Finally, describes the requirements and capabilities for today's and tomorrow's managers and how they utilize them to perform effectively, both domestically and globally, enhancing a multicultural focus. Many cases used for discussion.

MBU 201: Management and Organizational Behavior

3.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 202: Management Principles and Practices

3.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 203: Leadership in the Classics

3.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 205: Contemporary Marketing

3.00 Credits

Covers all the functions and activities of marketing, as practiced today, along with what the trends indicate for the future. Some reflection on marketing's professional development. Active discussion and cases, including analysis of ethically-related situations.

MBU 206: Professional Ethics in Literature

3.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 207: Ethics in the Workplace

1.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 210: Intermediate Accounting I

3.00 Credits

After review of the accounting cycle, concentrates on the valuation and accounting of tangible and intangible assets like receivables, inventories, fixed assets, goodwill, patents, etc. The concepts of present value and discounting are presented. Prerequisites: MBU 111

MBU 211: Intermediate Accounting II

3.00 Credits

Complementary course to 210, considers in-depth accounting of current, contingent, and long-term liabilities; stockholders' equity; statement of changes in financial position. The concepts of present value and discounting are reinforced. Prerequisites: MBU 210

MBU 251: Financial Analysis

3.00 Credits

Introduction to financial analysis, planning and control, working capital management, financial structure, and financial decisions. Emphases on both supply and demand for capital as well as the return on and cost of capital investment.

MBU 275: Public Opinion Research

3.00 Credits

Examination of the informational needs of management. Procedures and techniques by which public opinion and attitudes are identified and measured. Discussion of advanced research techniques in measurement and analysis. Prerequisite: MBU 100 or MBU 120 or MBU 160.

MBU 281: Managerial Decision Making

2.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 310: Cost Accounting

3.00 Credits

Discussion of such concepts as job order and process cost accounting, predetermined cost, management by exception, and cost control; introduces the student to the standard cost system. Prerequisite: MIS 104.

MBU 320: Introduction to Records & Information Management

3.00 Credits

Provides an introduction to the history and development of information and records management, including planning and establishing a records management program, records classification, cost/benefit analysis, hardware and software selection, and management style.

MBU 321: Information Development & Documentation

3.00 Credits

Focuses on how to develop and document an information and records management system, including such topics as feasibility studies, data collection techniques, storage and retrieval practices, legal issues, forms management, documentation standards, and records protection.

MBU 322: Records Technology

3.00 Credits

A survey of technologies used in information and records management, including bar coding, CD-ROM, computer database and records systems, electronic imaging, integrated systems, local area networks, micrographics, optical scanning, and telecommunications.

MBU 323: Archives Management

3.00 Credits

An introduction to the theory and practice of archives management, including the storage and protection of records in various formats. Discussions include acquisition and appraisal, processing, storage, preservation, access, and retrieval.

MBU 324: Strategic Management Practices

3.00 Credits

A survey course that includes topics such as: the role of HR in organizations, human resources planning, organization design and development, budgeting, motivation and leadership. Course emphasizes strategic planning and policy making, with focus on ability to interpret knowledge of an organization environment and develope internal organizational structures, policies, evaluation techniques to be effective in a changing environment.

MBU 325: Electronic Records Management

3.00 Credits

This course covers Implications of Records Management on the Organization, Basic Concepts of Electronic Management Systems, Scheduling and Maintenance of Electronic Records Management Sytems, Implementing an Electronic Records Management Project, Access to Electronic Information, Legal issues related to Electronic Records, and Looking Ahead-How Technology will affect Electronic Records Management.

MBU 326: Developing Employee Capability

3.00 Credits

Provides a summary of topics such as equal employment opportunity and affirmative action,recruitment, selection, career planning and development; and addresses organizational exit such as constructive discharge, layoffs, and retirements. Provides an introduction to the organizational practices related to developing and training employees to meet specific organizational goals and objectives. The course examines methods to determine training needs and to develop internal training and development programs, or selecting outside sources for training needs.

MBU 327: Employment Operations

3.00 Credits

This course will provide an overview of union representation and employees, unfair labor practices, collective bargaining, management/labor relationships in organizations, strikes, and boycotts. Federal and state laws have been promulgated and established to protect employees in the workplace. One of the major Federal initiatives is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

MBU 328: Employee Compensation and Benefits

3.00 Credits

This course provides a framework for understanding various types of compensation approaches. It distinguishes between job-based and person-based pay structures and the ongoing management functions that maintain internal alignment, enhance organizational competitiveness, and create employee incentives within these various types of pay systems. The course also examines the compensation of special groups, external market forces that impact compensation, the collective bargaining process, and the role of government and legal compliance issues in determining compensation practices.

MBU 330: Retirement Plans: Basic Features and Defined Contribution Approaches

3.00 Credits

After an historical introduction of private pension plan development, this course reviews the objectives of plan design. Subjects discussed include profit-sharing plans, thrift and savings plans, Section 401(k) cash or deferred arrangements, employee stock ownership and stock bonus plans, individual retirement accounts, simplified employee pensions, SIMPLE plans, tax-deferred annuities, and executive retirement arrangements.

MBU 331: Employee Benefits: Concepts and Health Care Benefits

3.00 Credits

This course begins with an overview of the environment of employee benefit plans and then addresses issues pertaining to health care plans, plan design, and cost-control techniques. Specifically, topics covered include selecting health and managed care plans, maintaining and improving employee health, and purchasing quality health care. Dental plans and specialized benefits - mental health/substance abuse, prescription drugs, vision and hearing care plans - are covered, as are medical benefits for retirees and long-term care.

MBU 332: Employee Benefits: Design, Administration and Other Welfare Benefits

3.00 Credits

Examines a wide variety of welfare benefits including dependent care and family leave benefits; work/life benefits; and vacation and other time-off benefits. Flexible benefit plans and flexible spending accounts are also discussed, as are the administration, funding, communication, and taxation of welfare plans. Topics on multi-employer welfare benefit plans and benefits technology and information management are also included. Recommended: MBU 331.

MBU 334: Retirement Plans: Defined Benefit Approaches and Plan Administration

3.00 Credits

Covers the contemporary fundamentals of pension plans with particular emphasis on the defined benefit approach to providing retirement income. Major subject areas include plan design, actuarial aspects (costs and funding), investments of plan assets, and plan termination insurance. The course also addresses the creation of hybrid plans, early retirement incentives, and structuring retirement plans to meet the special needs of executives. Recommended: MBU 330.

MBU 339: Health Economics

3.00 Credits

This course examines health economic issues using various microeconomic tools. The purpose of the course is to provide a theoretical basis for understanding the practical issues in health plan design, management, and administration.

MBU 340: Business Ethics

3.00 Credits

An examination of ethical questions in various business and professional situations including the film, savings and loan, stock, chemical, farming, and manufacturing industries and their responsibilities to their consumers and employees. Analyzes some professions including physicians, lawyers, and ministers and the situations they encounter. Use of films and literature to demonstrate some of the ethical questions.

MBU 341: Business Law I

3.00 Credits

An overview of certain basic legal concepts and principles pertaining to the business world, focusing on business organizations and property rights. Covers agency law and the legal aspects of the formation, operation, and termination of partnerships and corporations. Also addresses public regulation of business.

MBU 342: Business Law II

3.00 Credits

An overview of certain basic legal concepts and principles pertaining to the business world, focusing on business organizations and property rights. Covers agency law and the legal aspects of the formation, operation, and termination of partnerships and corporations. Also addresses public regulation of business. Prerequisites: Metropolitan College Students Only.

MBU 351: Managerial Leadership

3.00 Credits

Application of management principles and practices to policy making. Develops universality of management functions to all phases of business and need for policy formulation. Prerequisite: MBU 200 or MBU 201 or MBU 204 or MBU 469.

MBU 353: Government and Business

3.00 Credits

Public policies toward business, with special reference to the maintenance of competition, the control of monopoly, public enterprise, and the protection of consumers, investors, and the environment.

MBU 354: International Financial Management

3.00 Credits

Focuses mainly on finances that businesses must consider to negotiate international enterprise activities.

MBU 355: Lobbying

3.00 Credits

Provides the groundwork for a career in the lobbying profession, and provides students in other fields an opportunity to learn how to influence political decisions.

MBU 357: Managing Non-Profits

3.00 Credits

Designed for the non-profit professional; covers the roles and functions of the principal types of non-profit organizations, proposal writing, foundations and corporate giving, fund-raising systems and procedures, forms and record-keeping aids and etc.

MBU 358: Asset Management

3.00 Credits

This course introduces asset management in the context of setting investment objectives for pension plan assets. The course provides the necessary background on financial markets, how they are organized, and how they operate. The concepts of risk versus return and efficient markets and the impact of modern portfolio theory are presented, followed by a detailed discussion on bonds, stocks and derivatives. The course also covers mutual funds, managed accounts, and guaranteed investment contracts.

MBU 359: Personal Financial Planning: Concepts and Principles

3.00 Credits

This course introduces asset management in the context of setting investment objectives for pension plan assets. The course provides the necessary background on financial markets, how they are organized, and how they operate. The concepts of risk versus return and efficient markets and the impact of modern portfolio theory are presented, followed by a detailed discussion on bonds, stocks and derivatives. The course also covers mutual funds, managed accounts, and guaranteed investment contracts.

MBU 360: Marketing & Sales Promotion

3.00 Credits

Examines the role of marketing and sales promotion in the American economic system; analyzes the management of distribution. Introduction to the study of demand analysis, evaluation of various tools used in marketing research.

MBU 361: Human Resource Management

3.00 Credits

This course provides an overview of the management of human resources in organizations, examining the major issues in creating a productive workforce and fostering effective employee/management relationships. The course addresses such topics as job design, recruitment and selection, performance appraisal, incentive programs, total compensation approaches and strategies for their implementation, employee rights, labor relations, and the collective bargaining process.

MBU 363: Executive Compensation and Compensation Issues

3.00 Credits

This course presents an overview of executive compensation issues and practices. Various components of executive compensation - including direct pay, employee benefits, perquisites, short-term incentives, and long-term incentives - are covered. Other topics include balancing current versus deferred incentives, tax and financial considerations, and establishing and monitoring executive compensation. Recommended: MBU 328.

MBU 365: Key Legal Issues in Human Resource Management

3.00 Credits

This course reviews key employment laws and how they impact human resource managers. It also provides students with an appreciation for the legal underpinnings of employment policies and practices, and discusses how legal issues impact employees at various levels throughout the organization. Students learn how to draft and implement employment policies.

MBU 370: Statistics

3.00 Credits

A survey of statistical methods and techniques most commonly used by accountants and business managers. Covers descriptive statistics, followed by an introduction to the topics of statistical sampling, statistical inference, and simple regression analysis.

MBU 381: Team Building and Performance Management

2.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 387: Leadership and Change Management

2.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 410: Income Tax Accounting

3.00 Credits

Covers the difference in accounting and legal concepts underlying tax laws and regulations. Also covered: the mechanics of tax return preparation and the development of case law over the years.

MBU 411: Tax Accounting II

3.00 Credits

Continuation of 410; focuses on corporate tax returns. Prerequisite: MBU 410.

MBU 453: Labor Relations

3.00 Credits

Focuses on the economic and institutional aspects of collective bargaining. Studies attitudes and policies of unions and management, negotiation and grievance procedures, wage and economic security plans, union security, programs for coping with job displacement, and public policies toward collective bargaining.

MBU 462: Human Resources Staffing

3.00 Credits

Introduction to the organizational practices related to developing and training employees to meet specific organizational goals and objectives. The course examines methods to determine training needs and to develop internal training and development programs. The course ends with exploring the techniques to evaluate training effectiveness.

MBU 463: Managing Diversity

3.00 Credits

Emphasis of cross-cultural differences and the contributions made by each. In-depth examination of how different cultures and ethnic groups have addressed similar problems and similarities in solving problems and discussion of differences as well. Review of the management of and creation of diversity programs with an eye toward analysis of both real and imagined discrimination. Discussion of "equal protection of the law" and perceived differences in the understanding of this historical development of this constitutional protection and its application to "state action".

MBU 465: Human Resources Development and Training

3.00 Credits

Introduction to the organizational practices related to developing and training employees to meet specific organizational goals and objectives. The course examines methods to determine training needs and to develop internal training and development programs or selecting outside sources for training needs. The course ends with exploring the techniques to evaluate training effectiveness.

MBU 466: Managing Performance, Supervision, and Evaluation

3.00 Credits

Study of theories of management from management ob objectives, top-down management, teamorganizations, versus the production line. Evaluation of performance including employee input into evaluations, both self-examination and evaluation of management.

MBU 467: Employee and Labor Relations

3.00 Credits

An in-depth study of the requirements of Equal Opportunity Employment including programs that must be in place, reporting requirements, independent internal EEO oversight. Rights of employees to bring actions for wrongs and requirements to do so in the proper procedure and format.

MBU 468: Human Resources Health, Safety and Security

3.00 Credits

Federal and state lwas have been promulgated and established to protect employees in the workplace. One of the major Federal initiatives is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The course will examine the provisions in health(such as employee wellness programs, and stress management);safety (such as accident investigations and human factors engineering - ergonomics), and security (such as control systems and theft and fraud). This course explores some recent cases.

MBU 469: Organizational Development and Behavior

3.00 Credits

Introduction to individual and group behavior in organizations, i.e., examination of reserach regarding the ways members of organizations behave, behavior of work groups and supervisors, inter-group relations, employees goals and attitufes, and problems in communication. Exmaines procedures for supporting and strengthening emergent behavior. Explores methods for making organizations and individuals more productive through intervention techniques, such as team building and feedback. Examines the organizational interaction with the environment.

MBU 470: Organizational Research and Performance Enhancement

3.00 Credits

An introdution to individual and group behavior in organizations. The examination of research regarding thw ways members of organizations behave, behavior of work groups and supervisors, inter-group relations, employees goals and attitudes, and problems in communication. Examines procedures for supporting and strengthening emergent behavior. Explores methods for making organizations and individuals more productive through intervention techniques, such as team building and feedback. Not open to students with previous credit for MSO 185.

MBU 490: Entrepreneurship

3.00 Credits

A detailed review of what existing or new small business of all types require in terms of entrepreneurial characteristics and capabilities, followed by an analysis of the various functions and activities necessary. Discusses the preparation of a viable, integrated business plan that is directed towards achieving a successful, profitable organization.

MBU 501: Communicating Effectively as a Manager

3.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 505: Project Management

3.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 510: Organizational Theory and Behavior

3.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 512: Conflict Resolution

3.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 514: Leadership Foundations

3.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 516: Managing People and Performance

3.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 523: Legal Environment in Human Resource Management

3.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 530: Management of Human Resources

3.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 533: Human Resource Management and Strategy

3.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 543: Labor-Management Relations

3.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 550: Sport Management

3.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 564: Compensation and Benefits

3.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 566: Human Resource Training and Development

3.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 570: Federal Contract Management and Administration

3.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 573: Legal Aspects of Contracting

3.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 576: Contract Pricing, Negotiations, and Source Selection

3.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 590: Internship - Graduate/Professional

0.00-6.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 595: Independent Study

3.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 619: Strategic Planning and Implementation

3.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 627: Human Resource Information Systems and Communications

3.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 629: Strategic Planning for Human Resource Managers

3.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 630: Management of Human Resources in the Federal Government

3.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 632: Compensation and Benefits in the Federal Sector

3.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 633: Legal Environment of Human Resources in the Federal Sector

3.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 635: Performance Management in the Federal Sector

3.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 637: Strategies and Practices in Federal Staffing

3.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 638: Strategic Human Capital Management in the Federal Sector

3.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 640: Public Relations: Managing External Relations

3.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 641: Integrated Organizational Communication

3.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 647: Advanced Managerial Communication

3.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 652: Managerial Decision-Making: Tools and Techniques

3.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 653: Human Resource Budgeting and Metrics

3.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 661: Ethical Leadership

3.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 663: Leadership and Organizations

3.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 664: Developing Leadership Competencies

3.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 667: Leading Organizational Change

3.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 673: Master's Capstone: Research, Synthesis, and Applications

3.00 Credits

no description available

MBU 674: Master's Capstone (MSM): Research, Syntheses, Applications

3.00 Credits

no description available