A Curriculum Focused on Executive Leadership

The Howard Online Executive MBA program can be completed in as little as 18 months. Students are required to complete 42 credit hours that provide the foundation for a quality executive business education.

The Howard University Online Executive MBA prepares experienced business professionals for high-level leadership positions throughout the business world. During the program, youll learn from and network with the same acclaimed faculty that teaches our on-campus business programs. The EMBA curriculum addresses the topics of finance, management, accounting, marketing, statistics, communication, ethics, entrepreneurship, and strategy from the perspective of executive leadership.

Executive MBA Courses (42 Credit Hours) EGACC-500 EGFIN-500 EG MGT-500 EGMKT-500 EGIST-501 EGCOM-500 EGLAW-500 EGIST-500 EGACC-501 EGIST-502 CGECN-500 EGINB-500 EGENT-520 EGMGT-590 Financial Accounting Financial Management

MBA Fundamentals

Organizational Behavior and Leadership Marketing Strategy Statistics and Data Analysis Environment Strategic Communications Legal and Ethical Issues in Business Managing Technology and Innovation Managerial Accounting Creating Value Through Supply Chain Applied Economics for Executives Managing the Global Business Entrepreneurship Strategic Management: Capstone

Corresponding Course Descriptions

MBA Fundamentals (Non-credit Orientation) This intensive three-week orientation is designed to assist executives in maximizing their EMBA experience prior to entering the program. The academic component of the orientation reviews fundamental management competencies, including graduate research skills, the use of Excel in solving business problems, and basics of accounting. Soft skills reviewed include effective teaming, online communication, and time management. The orientation also includes an overview of the history of Howard University and the School of Business. MBA Fundamentals is a prerequisite to all program coursework.

Financial Accounting This course is a study of the basic concepts of accounting with an emphasis on the evaluation of transactions and the preparation and analysis of financial statements, including their use in the executive and management planning and control processes.

Financial Management This course helps develop an understanding of and the analytical skills related to basic concepts and principles of financial management, with a focus on the valuation of cash flows, the relationship between risk and return, capital budgeting, and working capital management. Prerequisite: Financial Accounting

Organizational Behavior and Leadership This course examines the principles, human resources, and structural framework involved in the organization and management of for- and not-for-profit organizations. This operational approach to problem solving analyzes motivation, behavior, and executive leadership within the organizational framework.

Marketing Strategy This course covers the theory and practices related to the management of the marketing function in business organizations. It examines how marketing interfaces with other business functions while

emphasizing the planning and implementation activities required to attain marketing goals for the organization. Topics covered include analyzing marketing opportunities, researching and selecting target markets, developing marketing strategies, operating in the international market, and planning and controlling marketing programs.

Management Statistics and Data Analysis This course takes a managerial approach to the use of statistical concepts and data analysis, covering topics such as descriptive statistics, probability, Bayesian analysis, sampling, statistical inference and correlation, and regression analysis. Students are expected to be familiar with the use of a personal computer and Office Automation Systems. Common statistical software will be used in this course.

Strategic Communications This course focuses on the relationship between communication, management, and the traditional functions of business report writing. It examines the theoretical and practical business aspects of oral and written communication. Management communication incorporates integrative applications of written communication and oral presentation skills, research design, data collection and analysis, and computer technology.

Legal and Ethical Issues in Business This course addresses the social, economic, and historical background of the law of contracts, property, sales, secured transactions, negotiable instruments, agency, partnerships, and corporations. The course will also address legal and ethical issues relating various organizations and industries such as health and medical, etc.

Managing Technology and Innovation This course explores the concepts of modern organizational information systems and the technologies for implementing these systems. The role of information systems in organizations, particularly in strategic planning, gaining competitive advantage and the use of these systems in business problem solving is examined. Processes of innovation are explored from an executive perspective.

Managerial Accounting

This course is an in-depth study of the application of accounting methods to management problems and provides knowledge, insights, and analytical skills related to the processes managers use in designing, implementing, and using planning and control systems to implement strategies. Topics covered include transfer pricing budget preparation, management compensation, motivation, and goal congruence. Prerequisites: Financial Accounting and Financial Management

Creating Value Through Supply Chain This course examines the study of production and service operations from a systems perspective. Production and operations control is presented in the context of corresponding system designs. Specific topics include cellular and lean production/Lean Manufacturing systems, Kanban, quality assurance and control, inventory control, scheduling, deterministic and non-deterministic decision models, Value Engineering, MRP, and TQM. System-wide problem conceptualization and definition methodologies, such as quality function deployment and supply chain management, are presented. The domain of the evolving supplier-customer integration is examined. Global strategic and competitive issues are discussed. The course uses decision support systems software as appropriate. Students are expected to analyze cases and develop a project using the principles learned in this course. Prerequisite: Management Statistics and Data Analysis

Applied Economics for Executives This course examines economic forces of change, basic functions of economic systems, aggregate economic theory including inflation and unemployment, and national income accounting theory and analysis. In addition, investigation of price theory in allocation of resources, market structures, quantitative estimating, business decisions on price and output, and forecasting of costs and profits will be explored.

Managing the Global Business Environment In this course a framework is developed for analyzing and examining the complexity and diversity of the international business environment. Theories and analysis relevant to major national and regional business environments are examined. Organizational and functional issues are discussed, including firm structures and industry analysis. A two-week trip to China, India, or South Africa is optional.

Entrepreneurship

This course provides a comprehensive overview of the entrepreneurship process. Topics include, but are not limited to, creativity and innovation, entrepreneurship, feasibility analysis, venture finance, and business plan development. Prerequisite: Organizational Behavior and Leadership

Strategic Management: Capstone This capstone course involves the formulation and implementation of corporate strategy. Topics include long-range planning, acquisitions and mergers, and business policy.