Ithaca's pre-M.B.A. workshops are intensive, graduate-level courses designed to provide the business terminology and key business concepts necessary for graduate business coursework. Successful completion of the workshops fulfills the undergraduate prerequisites for admission to Ithaca's one-year M.B.A. program.* The GMAT is not required for enrollment in pre-M.B.A. workshops, and individuals may enroll in any or all of the workshops.
(*Pre-M.B.A. workshop credits cannot be applied toward the M.B.A. degree requirements.)
The workshops meet Monday through Thursday from 5:40 to 10:00 p.m. In addition to classroom meetings, there will be some online course delivery and testing. Choose any or all of the following workshops:
Introduction to the measurement and reporting concepts underlying the accounting system for communicating information to an organization's internal and external decision makers. The course examines the use of accounting information in both investment and management decision making. Topics include preparation of financial statements; the role of ethics in accounting decisions; valuation and reporting issues; cost volume profit analysis; planning, product costing, and special reports for managerial use. Prerequisites: Graduate standing. 4 credits.
Introduction to the American legal system and the legal environment as it pertains to managers. Topics include the judicial process, constitutional law, issues of discrimination and diversity, criminal law, intentional torts, negligence, product liability, contract law, and selected current topics in law. Prerequisites: Graduate standing. 2 credits.
Introduction to the financial theories, principles, and analytical approaches used by managers in corporate financial decision making. Topics include the use of financial statements for analysis of liquidity, asset, debt, and profitability management; financial forecasting; concepts of risk, return, and valuation of stocks and bonds of publicly traded companies; appropriate mix of debt and equity in a firm's capital structure; capital budgeting criteria and evaluation of investment projects; dividend policies; international corporate finance; and mergers and acquisitions issues. Prerequisites: Graduate standing. 4 credits.
Introduction to the characteristics and processes of individuals, groups, and organizations that affect behavior within an organization. Attention is also given to the roles, functions, and principles of management and leadership relevant to the needs of managers. Prerequisites: Graduate standing. 2 credits.
Introduction to how products pass through the value chain, from sourcing to delivery to the end user, and basic concepts related to the creation and delivery of products (both goods and services). Topics include environmental analysis, customer behavior, segmentation, targeting, positioning, the marketing mix, supply chain management, goods and services delivery, quality, inventory, forecasting and planning, and information technology applications. Prerequisites: Graduate standing. 4 credits.
