Master of Business Administration

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Degree Program Outcomes

Upon completion of the MBA degree program, you will be able to:

    • collect, analyze, and assess data to help organizations make accurate business decisions and leverage their profitability
    • evaluate the impact of business constraints and processes within an organization
    • integrate principles and techniques of risk analysis, project planning, and change management to make accurate business decisions
    • demonstrate secondary research skills in the investigation and selection of best practice solutions to address business challenges
    • demonstrate mastery of theory, concepts, and skills in addressing specialized aspects of managing an organization

Course Information

Master of Business Administration (MBA): 36 Credits

Program Length

SYNC SESSIONS

MBA Courses

OFFERED TIMES

Thursday or Friday Night (8PM, 9PM, or 10PM EST)

Program Core: 44 Credits

General MBA:

MB6350: Six Sigma Lean

Students will be are presented with the concepts and methodologies that encompass a Six-Sigma / LEAN projects and how they are used to reduce waste and improve quality and safety within business processes.
With the successful completion of this class and the final examination in week 8, students will earn their Six Sigma Green Belt certification. The final “Six Sigma Green Belt certification examination” is optional. If you do not want the belt, do not complete the exam; however, you must complete and pass all other elements of the class to pass the class. NOTE: you may not take the “Six Sigma Green Belt certification examination” after the class has ended.

CSM535 Information Security Management

(Prereq. MSC620) The purpose of this course is to help prepare students for a successful career in public practice, industry or government by understanding how to manage, use and participate in the design of information systems. The course will also help students learn how to assess and consider the impact of IT governance, risk and compliance on accounting functions, focusing on how IT affects business processes and controls. This course serves as a preparation course for the Certified Information Systems Manager (CISM) exam certification.

MB6700: Managing Strategic Change

This course will establish the concepts of developing and designing an organization, as well as provide an experiential approach to managing strategic change. Students will learn the leadership challenges of diagnosing the need for development, implementing an organizational design, and managing the infrastructures involved in development.

MB6750: Coordinating and Managing Supply Chain

Students will acquire a comprehensive knowledge of supply chain management from a global perspective by learning the strategic framework of coordinating and managing a supply chain. Students will also gain the necessary analytical tools to make strategic management decisions regarding inventory, sourcing, coordination, and management.

MB6800: Project Management

Students taking this course will examine the practices, processes, and concepts of project management.  Students will review steps and procedure when managing a project in a global environment as well as the planning and management of risk and constraints that are a part of all projects. Students have the option of completing the PMP practice examination in week 8 (no credit). This is exam labelled, “OPTIONAL PMP PRACTICE TEST” is optional. Students may want to take it in order to be better prepared for the actual PMP test they can register for and take with the Project Management Institute (www.PMI.org).

MB5200: Leadership & Business Communication

This course is designed to help students to develop oral and written communication skills that can be used in a variety of organizational settings. Course work includes communications networks, oral presentations of technical material, and decision making, problem solving, and agenda-setting in small groups. Students will also evaluate leadership theories and will obtain the necessary skills to become better leaders.

MB5300: Financial Management

This course introduces students to the fundamentals of valuation, financial forecasting, risk and return analysis, cost of capital, debt policy, and project evaluation.

MB5400: Developing Human Resources

Students taking this course will examine aspects of strategic management, workforce planning and employment, employee training and development, and risk management. Emphasis will be placed on the creation of practical development plans, and workforce need analysis.

MB5700: Business Information Systems

Students taking this course will learn how managers can apply Information Technology to integrate data in business activities to solve management problems, increase productivity, facilitate decision-making, and find new opportunities for their organizations.

MB6500: Legal Environment of Business

Students taking this course will examine the legal environment of business in view of statutory provisions and administrative regulations that affect various forms of business organizations. This course also includes an in-depth discussion of business ethics.

MB6600: Data Governance

This course will explore key data analysis techniques, analysis, storage, and usage of big data. Students will examine how an organization makes information technology investment decisions, implements new assets, assesses risk, develops services, and measures its own performance.

MB7500: Operations Management (Capstone)

(Prereq: All coursework must be completed before taking this class) This course teaches students how operations management contributes to the overall success of an organization. The emphasis will be on the operations management tools and concepts developed within the operations functions, which assist in all of the other functional areas within an organization

MB6400: Business Research

This research course provides students with an introduction to research for business. Topics covered will include: theory, analysis and application of research techniques; processes and methods for collecting information; developing and utilizing research information for interpretation, judgment, decision-making, and development of business strategies. This course will focus on applied business research in directed and independent numerical assessment, will integrate research and analysis with available statistical software, and will provide techniques for communicating results in meaningful and effective ways.

Technology Requirements

Following are the recommended general technical hardware/software specifications for students enrolled in all academic programs at the University of Fairfax. Please note that

a) these specifications are sufficient for the entire duration of the program,

b) need for specific applications/software would be determined by the actual course(s) registered and the availability of the applications, and

c) although students with Mac computers can access any applications/software by leveraging remote access tools, Mac platform is not recommended and supported, and

d) doctoral students will be required to user several open-source applications, hosted services, and publicly available virtual machines. This may include but is not limited to SAS (Statistical Analysis System) OnDemand, Oracle Virtual Box, Kali OS, Apache Web Server, GNU/Linux, OpenSSL, ROS (Robot Operating System), Blender (3D computer graphics), and Orange (Data Mining).

Minimum Recommended Specifications 

1. Ownership of either laptop or desktop is mandatory. Mobile devices such as Tablets/Smart Phones cannot be used for running any applications. Mobile devices may be used for simple tasks such as accessing Canvas courses for checking messages, grades, due dates, and read the slides. For other tasks such as taking test, uploading assignments, and participating in discussion forums, mobile devices are not recommended and must not be used.

2. These recommendations are universal across all academic programs and provide a basic format for all courses. As you move further into a degree program, these requirements may increase (only minimal) based on the expectations of the program and the availability of applications.

 Platform: Intel-based systems

Minimum

Better

Best
CPU 4 core 3.0 GHz. 6 core 3.0 GHz. 8 core 3.0 GHz.
RAM 16GB 32GB 32GB
Storage 500GB SSD 1TB SSD 1TB SSD
Graphics {Integrated} OR {2GB} OR {1GB DirectX 11} {Integrated} OR {4GB} OR {2GB DirectX 11} OR {NVIDIA 4GB} OR {NVIDIA 4GB DirectX 11} {4GB} OR {NVIDIA 4GB} OR {4GB DirectX 11} OR {NVIDIA 6GB DirectX 11}
Operating System Windows 10 or 11 64-bit (Professional Edition only), No Home Edition Windows 10 or 11 64-bit (Professional Edition only), No Home Edition Windows 10 or 11 64-bit (Professional Edition only), No Home Edition
Extras

2-3 USB 2.0 or 2-3 USB 3.0 Ports

 

Microphone

 

Camera

 

External USB Drive for backup (minimum 1 TB)

2-3 USB 2.0 or 2-3 USB 3.0 Ports

 

Microphone

 

Camera

 

External USB Drive for backup (minimum 1 TB)

2-3 USB 2.0 or 2-3 USB 3.0 Ports

 

Microphone

 

Camera

 

External USB Drive for backup (minimum 1 TB)
Recommended Standard Productivity Applications

Access, Excel, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, Power BI, Project, Publisher, Visio, Sway, Word, Forms, Delve

 

Internet browsers like Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Safari, Firefox, etc. (recommend the use of multiple browsers)

 

Document Management Application – Adobe Acrobat Professional

 

Zoom Desktop Client (https://zoom.us/download)

 

Free Video / Photo Editing (select 1 or2) Application – PowerDirector (best) – Google, Promeo – Best App for Social Media, iMovie – Video Editor App for Beginners, Splice – Free Video Editor for Trimming and Cropping, Quik – Best Video Editor for Montages, KineMaster – Video Editing App For Experienced Editors, Filmmaker Pro – Best for Vertical Editing, InShot – Best Video Editor App for Aspiring Social Media Content Creators, Mojo – Best for Any Kind of Social Media Post, VivaVideo – Best for Beginners

 

Keep the system up to date with Windows Updates, .NET Framework etc.

 

Access, Excel, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, Power BI, Project, Publisher, Visio, Sway, Word, Forms, Delve

 

Internet browsers like Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Safari, Firefox, etc. (recommend the use of multiple browsers)

 

Document Management Application – Adobe Acrobat Professional

 

Zoom Desktop Client (https://zoom.us/download)

 

Free Video / Photo Editing (select 1 or 2) Application – PowerDirector (best) – Google, Promeo – Best App for Social Media, iMovie – Video Editor App for Beginners, Splice – Free Video Editor for Trimming and Cropping, Quik – Best Video Editor for Montages, KineMaster – Video Editing App For Experienced Editors, Filmmaker Pro – Best for Vertical Editing, InShot – Best Video Editor App for Aspiring Social Media Content Creators, Mojo – Best for Any Kind of Social Media Post, VivaVideo – Best for Beginners

 

Keep the system up to date with Windows Updates, .NET Framework etc.

Access, Excel, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, Power BI, Project, Publisher, Visio, Sway, Word, Forms, Delve

 

Internet browsers like Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Safari, Firefox, etc. (recommend the use of multiple browsers)

 

Document Management Application – Adobe Acrobat Professional

 

Zoom Desktop Client (https://zoom.us/download)

 

Free Video / Photo Editing (select 1 or 2) Application – PowerDirector (best) – Google, Promeo – Best App for Social Media, iMovie – Video Editor App for Beginners, Splice – Free Video Editor for Trimming and Cropping, Quik – Best Video Editor for Montages, KineMaster – Video Editing App For Experienced Editors, Filmmaker Pro – Best for Vertical Editing, InShot – Best Video Editor App for Aspiring Social Media Content Creators, Mojo – Best for Any Kind of Social Media Post, VivaVideo – Best for Beginners

 

Keep the system up to date with Windows Updates, .NET Framework etc.

 

 

Policy on Sync Sessions

  • The Sync Sessions must be held in weeks 2, 4, 6, 8.
  • The Sync Sessions must be spent having students defending and explaining their research assignment for that week. This time should not be spent lecturing as it should be structured in a manner to help prepare candidates in the process of defending and justifying their research.
  • The Sync Sessions must be held Thursday-Saturday.
  • If the Sync Sessions are held on a Thursday or Friday night, the times to begin should be 8pm, 9pm, or 10pm Est to accommodate students who are on the west coast.
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