The purpose of this course is to develop skills necessary for students to conduct original quantitative and qualitative research. This course teaches students to design a research question, find literature to motivate and support new research, and develop testable hypotheses. Furthermore, this course develops students quantitative skills in order to apply appropriate statistical methods to answer research questions. Topics in statistics include hypothesis testing, nonparametric methods, analysis of variance, and multiple regression analysis. By the end of the course, students will have conducted their own unique research and described and defended their projects in writing and through a formal oral presentation. For those moving on to the Master of Business Administration program, this project will be the starting point for the masters thesis. Prerequisite: acceptance into the M.B.A. program.

Courses on topics of interest to business students offered on the basis of need, interest, or timeliness. Prerequisites as determined by instructor. Restricted to students with junior standing or higher. May be repeated for credit.

As part of their academic program, Viterbo University students may choose to participate in a full-time or part-time business-related internship. The goal is to provide students the opportunity to blend academic theory with practice and to explore and gain experience in functional areas they may wish to enter professionally. An internship plan including a timeline, intended outcomes, and assessment requirements must be approved by the students graduate advisor and arranged with the professor advising the internship. Graded CR/NC.

Independent reading and/or research under the guidance of a faculty member. Refer to the academic policy section for independent study policy. May be repeated for credit.

Enterprises of all sizes, as well as business units within enterprises need to be continually improving to be sustainable. This often entails implementation of strategic projects. Leading and managing these projects needs to be efficient and not cumbersome to be successful. Incorporating process involvement techniques such as Lean into the project management approach can assist in making projects less costly, timelier and more successful. Students will be introduced to strategic project management and process involvement and will develop a Lean project as the class progresses.

This course equips students with a theoretical and practical foundation of sustainability and explores the integration of sustainability into business strategy. Through an interdisciplinary approach, foundational knowledge of business sustainability, and risk assessment, students will develop innovative strategic initiatives applicable to a variety of organizational settings. Particular emphasis will be on the achievement of sustainable performance through effective planning, implementation, and analysis.

Self-awareness is one of the hallmarks of a great leader. During this course, students will gain systematic feedback from others who have a stake in your leadership development. The 360 Leadership Circle Profile assessment simultaneously provides leadership competency feedback while also revealing the underlying assumptions that determine a leaders pattern of strengths and limitations. This course will help students further develop strengths and create a roadmap for the future.

This course provides an overview of several business research methodologies useful to organizational leaders in decision making. An application-oriented approach focusing on the systematic analysis of data will be used to inform decision making. Through a gained understanding of qualitative, quantitative, and practical business approaches, learners will be exposed to a variety of methodologies and approaches for data collection and analysis. Learners will build analytical skills to draw conclusions and make inferences based upon sound analysis and interpretation of data to develop recommendations and inform decision making.

In todays business environment, it is important to be able to understand various philosophies related to organizational system analysis, data analysis, development, and change. During this course, students will examine the critical components of successful organizational change efforts, including critical and creative thinking processes, and change theory. Students will analyze organizational case studies, evaluate causes of failure and factors of success in organizational development projects, design optimal change interventions, and complete a project using data to develop change strategies.

This course is focused on Compression Planning, a planning process developed by McNellis Company and based on the storyboarding model originally conceived by the Disney Company. Students will learn how Compression Planning can transform the concepts of creative brainstorming and storyboarding into a simple, easily understood process and will leave students with actionable items with which to move forward.