Business Administration - John F. Kennedy University
Business Administration - John F. Kennedy University
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prepares students for organizational careers at the professional and<br />
executive levels. drawing upon business-management and<br />
organizational behavior concepts, traditional and emerging<br />
subjects are studied in an interactive environment that encour ages<br />
critical inquiry and maximizes understanding. The program<br />
accommodates both experienced business professionals and<br />
individuals who have acquired significant organizational and<br />
administrative experience in a non-business setting.<br />
The MBA program provides students with a solid understanding<br />
of individual, group, and organizational behavior; financial analysis<br />
and management; quantitative decision making and other<br />
analytical skills; practical ethics in the business arena; strategic<br />
planning and implementation; marketing theory and practices; the<br />
management of change; the impact of technology; and international<br />
issues and the expanding global economy.<br />
Program learning outcomes<br />
• Ethical Leadership Style: Ability to apply collaborative,<br />
team-oriented leadership principles in an ethical and socially<br />
responsible manner;<br />
• Systemic Approach to Organizational Vision, Managerial<br />
Practices and Operational Processes: Ability to devise and<br />
implement an organization’s vision, strategic goals, operational<br />
processes, and managerial practices from a systems-thinking<br />
approach;<br />
• Distributed Diverse Workforce Management Approach:<br />
Ability to apply to the management of a diverse dispersed<br />
workforce a human resource philosophy that creates a flexible,<br />
engaging work environment, and the opportunity for<br />
meaningful work;<br />
• Transformational Approach to Organizational Learning<br />
and Complex Change: Ability to apply organizational learning<br />
and transformational change management principles and<br />
processes to organizational innovation and growth;<br />
• Interdisciplinary Perspective to Problem-Solving<br />
Organizational Issues: Ability to proactively analyze and<br />
problem-solve issues from an interdisciplinary,<br />
cross-functional perspective founded in an understanding of<br />
the organization as a complex, adaptive socio-technical<br />
network;<br />
• Conscious Professional Development: Ability to take<br />
ownership of one’s professional development and career path<br />
as required to prosper in an continuously changing<br />
international business arena and virtual workplace.<br />
Specializations<br />
While students master a core of knowledge in the MBA program,<br />
they also explore their particular interests in one of the following<br />
areas of specialization: Leadership, Strategic Management,<br />
Program Management, or an individually planned specialization.<br />
Individually planned specializations give students a chance to<br />
create a customized specialization which would help in their career<br />
path. Individually planned specializations may be a<br />
cross-disciplinary concentration integrating more than one school.<br />
refer to the General Information section of this catalog for more<br />
information about designing an individualized program.<br />
admission requirements<br />
College of Professional Studies<br />
In addition to the <strong>University</strong>’s requirements, applicants to the MBA<br />
program must possess a bachelor’s degree from an institution<br />
whose accreditation is recognized by the Council for Higher<br />
education Accreditation (CHEA).<br />
Applicants must submit a JFK <strong>University</strong> application along with a<br />
statement of purpose that includes a discussion of 1) personal<br />
qualities and professional experiences that qualify one to<br />
participate in an MBA program, 2) why JFKU’s MBA<br />
Program—philosophy, content and instructional style— is the best<br />
MBA program for one’s career path, 3) how JFKU’s MBA degree<br />
will enable one to grow as a person and professional, 4) what<br />
potential career opportunities this degree could open up, and 5)<br />
one’s commitment to studying for an MBA at this time. The<br />
statement of purpose should be at least three double-spaced,<br />
typewritten pages.<br />
Besides providing vital professional background and academic<br />
study intentions, the statement of purpose serves as an initial<br />
opportunity to assess an applicant’s graduate level writing and<br />
analysis skills. Upon admission or within the first three quarters of<br />
the MBA program after taking several courses, if a student’s writing<br />
skill level is deemed to need improvement, a student may be<br />
required by the Program Chair to take BUS 5000 Management<br />
Communications in addition to the required 48 units.<br />
Finally, applicants must submit a resume of work experience<br />
detailing professional background. While the Graduate<br />
Management Admissions Test (GMAT) is usually not required for<br />
admission, the school may require the applicant to take the exam<br />
in some cases.<br />
Courses Units Prerequisite(s) Co-Requisite(s)<br />
BUS 5008 Operations and Supply Chain Management 3<br />
BUS 5020 Financial Management 3 BUS 3020 or BUS 5096<br />
BUS 5035 visionary Leadership and Sustainability 3<br />
BUS 5040 Marketing Management 3<br />
BUS 5052 Managerial Economics 3<br />
BUS 5055 MBA Capstone: Managing Strategy, Planning and Innovation 3 BUS 5020, BUS 5035, BUS 5040<br />
BUS 5052, BUS 5099, BUS 5151<br />
BUS 5385, BUS 5475<br />
BUS 5096 Accounting for Managers 3<br />
BUS 5099 Organizational Ethics and Corporate Social responsibility 3<br />
BUS 5151 Systems Approach to <strong>Business</strong> Models and Management 3<br />
BUS 5152 Management Information Systems 3<br />
BUS 5385 Leading a Global Workforce 3<br />
BUS 5475 Organizational Communications and Team development 3<br />
Select ONE of the four specializations from the following pages 12<br />
Total units required 48<br />
JOHn F. KEnnEdy UnIvErSITy College of Professional Studies 105<br />
College of<br />
Professional Studies