2016/17

LSUS MBA ORIENTATION AND CURRICULUM PLANNING

MATERIALS

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Welcome to the MBA program at LSUS from the director and coordinator!

The program director is Dr. Tami Knotts who represents the program at the strategic

level for the university. Danielle Voumard, CBEHD graduate coordinator, serves as your

primary point of contact for questions regarding the MBA program. She is your advisor

and lead person for graduate student relations. danielle.voumard@lsus.edu

318 797 5213.

Best regards, Dr. Tami Knotts, Director of the MBA Program, Professor of Marketing,

Alta & John Franks MBA Professor

1. Student ID # and PIN: You should have received this from Admissions &

Records via email. Please email its@lsus.edu or call ITS at (318) 797- 5221 if

you have not received this.

Your student email will be activated the weekend BEFORE classes begin if you

are a newly admitted student. If you have any technology related difficulties,

please direct them to IT for assistance.

2. MBA Specializations and Concentration: Those pursuing a specialization or

concentration take specific electives in addition to the core courses.

Master of Business Administration-General Business

o Choose any two electives *

Master of Business Administration-Entrepreneurship & Family Enterprise

o MADM 751: Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Creativity

o MADM 752: Small Business and Family Enterprise

Master of Business Administration-Human Resource Management

o MADM 710: Strategic Management of Human Capital

o MADM 715: Labor and Employment Law

Master of Business Administration-Finance Concentration

Choose 2 from the following:

o Fin 710: Contemporary Investments

o Fin 720: Contemporary Issues in Finance

o Fin 730: Financial Markets and Institutions

Master of Business Administration-Finance Specialization

o Fin 710: Contemporary Investments

o Fin 720: Contemporary Issues in Finance

o Fin 730: Financial Markets and Institutions

* ISDS 705: Management Information systems is an optional elective only for

students pursuing a general path. Those pursuing a general path choose any two.

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Specializations and Concentrations do NOT appear on the official transcript nor

the degree conferred or official diploma. They are offered to customize your

educational experience and interests. All diplomas and transcripts will reflect that

the degree awarded is the Masters of Business Administration. We can provide a

certificate or letter to reflect that the graduate received instruction with the

specialization or concentration if desired.

Core MBA Courses -24 hours (these are the required courses for all MBA

students):

Acct 701: Managerial Use of Accounting Date

Econ 705: Economic Analysis for Management

Fin 701: Financial Management

ISDS 702: Quantitative Methods in Business

MADM 701: Organizational Behavior

MADM 720: Leadership Communication

MADM 760: Organizational Strategy and Policies

MKT 701: Marketing Strategy

3. Foundation Courses:

BADM 700 and 701 are foundation courses.

o BADM 700: Fundamentals of Accounting and Finance

o BADM 701: Fundamentals of Economics and Statistics

BADM 700 is prerequisite for: ACCT 701, FIN 701, FIN 710, FIN 720, MADM 760

BADM 701 is prerequisite for: ISDS 702, FIN 701, ECON 705, FIN 720 MADM 760

The following courses do not require the fundamentals courses:

MKT 701, MADM 720, MADM 750, MADM 751, MADM 701, and ISDS 705

You are exempt from taking the above fundamentals classes and we will put in

overrides proactively as you are admitted into the program if you:

Do have an undergraduate degree in business

Do not have an undergraduate degree in business but have otherwise taken the

undergraduate courses (Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting,

Managerial Finance, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, and Statistics).

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If you meet the above criteria, we will proactively put in overrides for either both of

those foundations classes if you have an undergraduate in business OR if you do

not have an undergraduate in business but have taken the required courses. We can

put in overrides for a single class if you only qualify for one or for both. We review all

newly admitted students for these criteria and overrides in enter them shortly after

admission. You need not contact the coordinator to request that action.

You must take the above fundamentals courses if you:

Do not have an undergraduate degree in business and have not otherwise taken

the undergraduate courses.

To waive from BADM 700 you would need to have taken BOTH managerial

accounting AND managerial finance.

To waive from BADM 701 you would need to have taken ALL 3 courses- Micro

and macroeconomics AND Statistics.

We are required by our AACSB accreditation to check all transcripts.

If it has been some time since you have taken these courses, you are welcome and

encouraged to take either or both of the fundamentals courses as a refresher.

Registration:

We recommend that students who are working full time take only one course per 7

week Session. The maximum course load per semester including both 7 week

sessions is 15 hours.

Accelerated courses:

If you are in doubt, only schedule one course per session until you feel you can handle

two. Students who are not working full time will usually want to take two courses per

session. However, the flexibility of our program allows you to take as many (up to five

courses over two seven week sessions is the max- 15 hours) or few depending on your

circumstances. The fewer you take though the longer to graduation.

Log in to myLSUS on www.lsus.edu (You will need your Student ID number

and PIN)

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Select Add/Drop Classes from the left side of the menu.

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Make sure your name and ID number are present at the top of the page.

Choose which semester you wish to add courses for next to Select Term

Once you have chosen the appropriate semester, search by course ID

(Example: ACCT 701, ECON 705, FIN 701, ISDS 702, MADM 701, MKT

701,MADM 720, MADM 760) or search by course reference number. You can

also search per session for AP1 or AP2 to see all courses offered each session.

ONLY register for classes that say AP1 OR AP2. Do NOT register for classes

with any other abbreviations or notes. There may be multiple sections with the

same instructor offered and it does not matter which section you choose. The

instruction will be the same in all sections. Pay attention to the final

registration date for classes each session. The coordinator will not add you

to classes beyond that point except for in truly extenuating circumstances.

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Your schedule will look like this:

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Make sure you are registered for Session AP1 and/or AP2.

Select View/Print Schedule and Fees

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*Moodle survey is not currently offered.

Degree Audit

A. Log in to myLSUS on www.lsus.edu (You will need your Student ID number

and PIN)

Select Advising on the top left of the page.

Select Display Degree Audit from the drop-down menu.

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Once on the Degree Audit, you need to make sure your information on the page

is correct before moving on. Once you have done that you can see the program

you are in, any past programs you entered, any programs you have completed

and you are able to see if your classes will be able to go to another degree

through the degree shop option.

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Moodle:

Moodle is our online Learning Management System and the link is found on the

homepage of the website under Quick Links.

You will log in with your Student ID # and PIN.

1. Finding Course Books and Materials –Course materials are listed on Moodle.

If you are unable to access Moodle, you can do a public access search for the

course on myLSUS.

Click on the magnifying glass next to the reference number and a course

description will appear. Click on View class text information here for a link to

the LSUS bookstore where the course materials are listed.

Your classes will appear in moodle after payment in about 24 hours although it

could be faster.

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I. Academic Honesty:

We take Academic Honesty very seriously at LSUS and in the MBA program and

academic integrity is very important. When in doubt about using citations, paraphrasing

from other published work, whether exams are open book and notes and the like,

please ask your professor or instructor for clarification.

Please be advised some of the courses will require a proctored exam with fees that

range from $15-$30.

* In Spring 2017, a fee for all students will cover all proctoring services and no additional

costs will be incurred.

II. Financial Aid

It is very important to follow the following steps for financial aid approval. If you do not

follow these steps BEFORE the beginning of the semester, you will run the risk of

getting all of your classes dropped for non-payment. If you are dropped for non-

payment, we will be unable to place you back in classes due to the quick turnaround for

the program. It is your responsibility to make sure your finances are in order before the

semester starts.

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Step 1:

You will need to login to My LSUS and go under the financial aid tab on the top of the

page. You will then need to select Financial Aid Approval.

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Step 2:

Once you have selected financial aid approval, you will be redirected to the approval

page. You first need to make sure your information is stated on the top of the page. The

semester starting soonest will be located on the bottom of the list. If there is aid that

needs to be accepted, you will see a drop down menu in the accepted column. You

need to change that to yes and then save changes. If you do not do this, your aid will be

held and your classes will remain unpaid.

If you are having any problems with financial aid, please contact them at 318-797-5363.

The coordinator does NOT assist with financial aid awards or concerns, you must direct

your concerns to the financial aid office directly.

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Rotation of Courses

Even Fall/Odd Spring (e.g. 2016/2017)

Fall AP 1 2016 Fall AP 2 2016 Spring AP 1 2017

Spring AP 2 2017

Summer AP 1 2017

Summer AP 2 2017

Foundation Courses

BADM 701 BADM 700 BADM 701 BADM 700 BADM 701 BADM 700

Core Courses

MKT 701 MADM 760 MKT 701 MADM 760 MKT 701 MADM 760

MADM 701 ECON 705 MADM 701 ECON 705 (701)

MADM 701 ECON 705 (701)

FIN 701 (700&701)

MADM 720 FIN 701 (700&701)

MADM 720 FIN 701 (700&701)

MADM 720

ACCT 701 (700) ISDS 702 (701) ACCT 701 (700)

ISDS 702 (701) ACCT 701 (700)

ISDS 702 (701)

Elective Courses

ISDS 705 FIN 710 (700&701)

FIN 720 (700&701)

FIN 730 (700&701)

ISDS 705 FIN 710 (700&701)

MADM 751 MADM 752 Other elective MADM 751 MADM 752 Other elective

MADM 715 Other elective MADM 710 MADM 715 Other elective MADM 710

Odd Fall/Even Spring (e.g. 2017/2018)

Fall AP 1 2017 Fall AP 2 2017 Spring AP 1 2018 Spring AP 2 2018 Summer AP 1 2018

Foundation Courses

BADM 701 BADM 700 BADM 701 BADM 700 BADM 701

Core Courses

MKT 701 MADM 760 MKT 701 MADM 760 MKT 701

MADM 701 ECON 705 (701) MADM 701 ECON 705 (701) MADM 701

FIN 701 (700&701) MADM 720 FIN 701 (700&701) MADM 720 FIN 701 (700&701)

ACCT 701 (700) ISDS 702 (701) ACCT 701 (700) ISDS 702 (701) ACCT 701 (700)

Elective Courses

FIN 720 (700&701) FIN 730 (700&701) ISDS 705 FIN 710 (700&701) FIN 720 (700&701)

MADM 751 MADM 752 Other elective MADM 751 MADM 752

MADM 715 Other elective MADM 710 MADM 715 Other elective