Student Learning Outcomes

• M.B.A. Core and Capstone Courses:
  • Demonstrate a broad knowledge of primary business disciplines and have related functional skills crucial for organizational leaders, managers, and professionals.
  • Master management and leadership theory and employ best practices in successfully leading and motivating people to achieve optimum business outcomes.
  • Recognize ethical complexities in the business world and be guided by ethical standards from a faith-based worldview as leaders and professional role models.
  • Possess the communication skills necessary for effective leadership and management.
  • Have the capacity to synthesize complex ideas and knowledge from credible sources and to effectively address organizational challenges, including change and innovation.
     
• Artificial Intelligence Specialization and Certificate:
  • Drive business innovation, efficiency, and ethical decision-making by leveraging an understanding of AI technologies.
  • Critically assess the limitations and capabilities of AI technologies to make sure AI-driven business solutions align with organizational objectives.
  • Ensure responsible and compliant AI implementation in business settings by applying governance frameworks and ethical guidelines to AI projects.
  • Communicate AI concepts and solutions effectively to diverse stakeholders.
  • Assess career opportunities and key sectors relevant to AI.
  • Manage the complete lifecycle of machine learning projects, ensuring successful implementation and alignment with business objectives.
     
• Business Analytics Specialization and Certificate:
  • Create data queries and visualizations using industry-standard tools to analyze complex datasets.
  • Develop and communicate data-driven strategies to achieve organizational goals.
  • Demonstrate proficiency in Python data analysis techniques to support decision-making and drive business insights.
  • Communicate business analytics concepts and solutions to diverse stakeholders.
  • Assess career opportunities and key sectors relevant to business analytics.
  • Manage the complete lifecycle of machine learning projects, ensuring successful implementation and alignment with business objectives.
     
• Cybersecurity Specialization and Certificate:
  • Evaluate and create comprehensive governance, risk management and compliance plans that align with corporate performance goals, follow key regulations, and enhance organizational resilience.
  • Evaluate security solutions to meet the unique needs of IT and OT systems, cloud environments, data storage, and IoT networks, aligning with business goals.
  • Demonstrate strategic leadership in cybersecurity by proactively planning, implementing, and managing comprehensive security measures.
  • Effectively communicate technical and policy information about cybersecurity challenges in order to effect organizational security measures.
  • Assess career opportunities and key sectors relevant to cybersecurity.
  • Identify and operate open-source hacking tools to recognize and address security vulnerabilities in accordance with ethical hacking principles.
     
• Finance Specialization and Certificate:
  • Make corporate financial decisions and solve financial problems using modern financial modeling techniques.
  • Apply quantitative and analytical skills to make informed investment decisions and optimize investment portfolio performance.
  • Apply and interpret financial analytics and use valuation techniques to aid in making investment decisions.
  • Communicate financial analyses, insights, and strategies to stakeholders to drive financial success.
  • Assess career opportunities and key sectors relevant to finance.
  • Evaluate new financial technologies and their potential to disrupt traditional finance.
     
• Healthcare Administration Specialization and Certificate:
  • Analyze the effect of policy changes in the U.S. healthcare system by applying relevant economic frameworks.
  • Evaluate key challenges for today’s healthcare systems — from IT systems to human resources and revenue cycles — and manage them effectively and ethically.
  • Effectively and ethically manage and communicate healthcare data to support clinical decision-making and improve healthcare outcomes.
  • Assess career opportunities and key sectors relevant to healthcare administration.
  • Analyze, model, and communicate financial analysis to evaluate and make financial decisions for healthcare organizations.