1. To revise our MBA curriculum:
OPEN FORUM
CSU MBA Revisions
Our Task:
To revise our MBA curriculum:
Keeping its comprehensive core, while cutting bloat and adding more choices for students.
Our focus centered on:
1. ‘Foundation’ or 500 level courses
2. The ‘Core’
3. Specializations

2. Foundation Courses Revised 2016 Existing Foundation Courses
ACT501 Financial Accounting
ECN503 Economic Concepts
FIN501 Financial Management
MKT501 Managing Marketing
OSM510 Analytic Methods
OSM511 Operations Management
ACT ECN 503
FIN GAD 515
MBA MKT 501
MGT OSM 503
OSM 511
Kent State: Online self-directed courses Youngstown: Built into core courses
Akron: 12 credits, 4 three-credit courses BW: Only requires accounting & stats
Cincinnati: 10 credits, Offers 1 or 2 credit courses
Miami (OH): Only requires accounting, statistics and microeconomics
Recommendations:
1. Courses formatted to 8 week
modules - two credits each.
2. Courses would have online options.
3. Be very flexible as to waivers
CSU: All courses are 3 credits
18 credit hours in Total
*BLOAT*

3. Is this the right # of credit hours Is this the right mix of courses?
2. The Core (30 credit hours)
ACT600 Managerial Accounting
BUS610 Business Analytics
FIN601 Financial Policies
IST601 Information Systems
MBA602 Int’l Business
OSM605 Supply Chain Decision Making
MBA660 Integrative Business Strategy
MKT601 Marketing Strategy
MGT610 Ethics, Leadership and Managing People
MGT601 Managing HR
Toledo 24
Kent St. 26
Cincinnati 26
Miami (OH) 27
BW 29
Youngstown 33
Akron
Is this the right # of credit hours
Is this the right mix of courses?
Courses could be waived for another 600 course in the same department (expect MBA 660)
Recommendations:
No major changes

4. 3. Electives and Specializations
Kent St. 9
BW 9
Cincinnati 12
Toledo 9
Miami (OH) 9
Youngstown 6
Akron 9-12
Recommendations:
Electives:
Any three courses (500 level or more), but one of the three courses must be at the 600 level. Nine credit hours minimum.
Electives as Specializations:
Each department can determine which courses qualify as a specialization. At least one course must be at the 600 level. The specialization will appear on the diploma.
(e.g., “an MBA in Finance”).