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MBA 6620: Data Mining for Business

3.00 Credits

Weber State University

The broad availability of data, either within organization or about market trends, has led to increasing interest in the methods for extracting useful information and knowledge from data. This course will change the way you think about data and its role in organization. We will examine how data mining technologies can be used to improve decision-making. We will study the principles and techniques of data mining, and we will examine real-world examples and cases to place data-mining techniques in context, to develop data-analytic thinking, and to illustrate that proper application is as much an art as it is a science.

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MBA 6630: Networking

3.00 Credits

Weber State University

This course covers the role of networking technology in information systems. Through hands-on and conceptual knowledge, students will learn how data communications and networks are used to facilitate decentralized and distributed systems in support of decision making. Various aspects of networking including standards, media, network design and applications will be covered. Students will gain hands-on familiarity with a local area network and the Internet.

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MBA 6640: Cyber Security

3.00 Credits

Weber State University

This course covers the basic principles and concepts in information assurance. It examines the managerial, operational, and organizational issues of securing information systems. Topics include legal and ethical issues in computer security; privacy concerns; malware; security awareness at the executive, technical and user levels; physical security, personnel security issues; policies and procedures; the need for enterprise security awareness; and the need for an enterprise security organization. Case studies and exercises in the computer lab will be used to provide examples of the need for organizations to develop security procedures and policies.

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MBA 6650: Penetration Testing

3.00 Credits

Weber State University

This course looks at how penetration testing can help improve information security within organizations. This course will discuss issues related to ethical hacking, scanning, enumeration, systems hacking, social engineering, malware, vulnerability analysis, session hijacking, denial of service attacks, Web attacks, IDS, cryptographic attacks, and IoT vulnerabilities. Prerequisite: MBA 6630 and MBA 6640

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MBA 6660: Forecasting for Business

3.00 Credits

Weber State University

This course is intended to provide students with applied interest with up to date techniques used in the forecasting of time series. These techniques will be motivated by specific practical problems and will be used in forecasting practices. Although the flavor of this course will be mainly applied, we will need to review and develop some technical background. The emphasis of the class is on practical application and computer implementation. Prerequisite: MBA 6050 and MBA 6051

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MBA 6670: Cloud Computing

3.00 Credits

Weber State University

Cloud computing is widely used by nearly all organizations to store and process data, host applications, and scale growth effectively. This course will look at how cloud providers (AWS) operate. It will also discuss issues related to security, maintenance, scalability, cost effectiveness, service models, architecture, and deployment models.

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MBA 6680: Graduate Consulting Project

3.00 Credits

Weber State University

Graduate students are given the opportunity to consult with an existing organization, make recommendations for improvements, and assist in implementing changes in the organization. Students meet periodically with supervising faculty to review results.

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MBA 6700: SUS Managing for Sustain

3.00 Credits

Weber State University

This course explores how business organizations can address environmental issues to meet societal needs and create competitive advantages. Emphasis is placed on understanding the impacts of businesses on the natural environment; identifying the opportunities for businesses to align their strategies and practices toward more sustainable business models; and using various methods and tools for measuring and improving the environmental performance of individual business organizations and the business system as a whole. Major topics include frameworks for understanding business and environmental sustainability; innovation, design and assessment of green products/services; green marketing issues; green purchasing; environmental management systems; operations and supply chain management issues for environmental sustainability. Prerequisite: Admission to MBA program; or graduate standing with permission of the MBA program.

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MBA 6710: Acct/Fin for Environment Sust

3.00 Credits

Weber State University

This course will expose MBA students to contemporary accounting and finance thought on environmental sustainability. The course will be divided into accounting and finance modules. The focus of the accounting module will include measurement and reporting of the environmental sustainability of business practices. The focus of the finance module will include capital budgeting for sustainability, financial assessment of sustainable business practices, and investing in environmental sustainability.

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MBA 6715: Sustainability Tools & Methods

3.00 Credits

Weber State University

This hybrid 8-week course consists of weekly modules, each of which addresses key aspects of sustainability-related business practices. Weekly topics are designed to explore in more depth specific sustainability-related tools and methods as they relate and add value to various aspects of business operations, including finance, accounting, supply chain management, information technology, stakeholder relations, and strategic planning. Secondly, students will gain an overview of the tools, techniques and bodies of knowledge through which they may pursue sustainability-related projects or intrapreneurship within their organizations. The course will utilize sustainability practitioners and subject-matter experts from a variety of organizational backgrounds. Prerequisite: MBA 6700

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