Accounting examines accounting systems for executive decision making, including a general, theoretical description and analysis of the financial statements, how they relate to one another, and how information is presented for financial, managerial and tax reporting. The course uses current and actual companies to illustrate how theory and practice work and, at times, do not work. (3 credits)

Building & Managing Human Capital studies personal, social, technological, and organizational aspects of human behavior and examines effective change-management processes to foster cooperation within the firm. The student will learn to integrate the cognitive, emotional, interpersonal, physical, moral and spiritual components of an effective leader through assessment, simulations, cases and small group activities. (3 credits)

Data Analysis for Managers introduces managers to some basic analytic tools that form the basis for data analysis in areas such as finance, operational and supply chain decision making, and competitive analysis. With an applied focus, the course will cover the concepts of basic descriptive statistics such as mean, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation. Also basic distribution relationships (e.g., normal distribution) and correlation. (1 credit)

Financial Management enables student to complete an accounting and finance project by assessing his or her own organization. Students also practice accounting and financial decision-making at a senior-management level, using a financial simulation, and cover the theories and tools, and develop the skills necessary to understand finance from a senior management/leadership perspective. The project and simulation will allow the student to practice and learn about all the finance functions including treasury and cash management, capital budgets, pro forma financial statements, capital structure, working capital and growth issues. (3 credits)

Supply Chain & Logistics Managementaddresses supply chain and logistics management and its implications, with a focus on what firms can do to maintain competitiveness in the quickly changing global business landscape. Topics will include value chain analyses, marketing business-to-business, supply chain analytics, logistical processes, the drivers of supply chain performance, and the impact on a firm's overall performance. Emphasis will be placed on global manufacturing processes and services based industries as well. (3 credits)

Marketing examines the processes executives use to create, communicate, capture, and sustain value in their organizations. Using the case method, students analyze a variety of companies in different industries in order to gain insight into the process of value creation, and to provide them with management tools for sustaining it. Students learn how to use a market opportunity analysis in order to choose the right customers to target, find the best distribution channels for their products, price to capture value, and manage customers for profit. (3 credits)

Competitive Analysis explores the interplay of managerial economics and strategic management. It is designed to provide students with an understanding of the competitive analysis tools underlying strategy formulation. Based on an analysis of the factors shaping the industry environment, firms assess their positioning relative to their rivals, and formulate strategies in order to achieve a durable competitive advantage. The course covers various topics in strategy formulation, such as product positioning and differentiation, diversification, vertical integration, scales and slope, pricing, strategic commitments, entry deterrence, and creative destruction. (3 credits)

Global Marketplace – Globalization presents both new opportunities and new challenges, and executives must gain experience in evaluating and analyzing these new developments. This course focuses on two broad themes: the globalization of production and the globalization of markets. Participants will develop an understanding of the key cultural, legal, political, financial, and economic forces that shape how firms enter new markets and how firms manage their increasingly complex supply chains. (3 credits)

Strategy Formulation & Corporate Governance focuses on organizational structure and the executive's ability to successfully implement an organization's mission, goals, objectives and strategies. The role of corporate governance and ethical decision making within the context of guiding values and support systems of the organization are explored. The course examines the executive function using successful and unsuccessful "real" cases to observe the decision and execution processes. both text cases and "live" cases, as well as industry information are used extensively. The course is heavily oriented to the case method, and supported by conceptual and applied readings. (3 credits)

Senior Management Topics explores advanced topics relevant to senior management. Included in the study are topics of law, politics, project management, and general management.  The course will rely on both professional speakers and case studies. (3 credits)

Leadership Development – Following the premise that we must be able to lead ourselves before we can lead others the program employs various instruments, including the Center for Creative Leadership’s 360 degree survey Benchmarks™ to help students assess their own personal tendencies that can impact behaviors. Leadership is explored from both personal and organizational perspectives. During semester one, students begin with a Leadership course where they develop action plans that become the basis for 10-12 one-hour coaching sessions spread over the remaining program (every 6 weeks). Also as part of leadership development, students will take part in a leadership practicum in the middle summer session and a leadership capstone in the final semester.

Executive Decision-Making – Over the course of the program, students develop managerial and executive level critical thinking, analysis, and decision-making skills by employing the case study method. Cases are in the topics of organizational behavior, marketing, strategy, and general management. Case studies are a tool by which students develop their skill in managerial analysis, judgment, and decision.

General Management Development – An outcome of the program is to help students become better managers and leaders through professional development. In addition to the leadership and critical thinking development activities, the Executive Fellows MBA offers significant opportunities for developing and enhancing management and leadership skills—how to exploit business opportunities, how to bring people together to achieve outcomes, how to get work done through others. The Executive Fellows MBA program has partnered with LeaderPoint, an executive development firm, to focus specifically on general management development. Students will take part in the Leadership Experience, which will lead to strategic planning. Students also benefit from hearing first-hand from a variety of executive speakers discuss their real world experiences (see partnerships).

Service Project – To apply business skills and expertise, student teams partner with community organizations (e.g., Operation Breakthrough, a Kansas City-based community service organization). These consulting projects are team- driven based on business-related needs of the Not-for Profit. Service projects take place over the second year of the program.

Executive Project – Students select a topic of interest to explore and research as part of an executive project. Working with their faculty advisor, students work on focusing the topic into a comprehensive paper that applies theory to a real- world problem of the sponsoring company.

Executive Portfolio – Consistent with principles of both Jesuit education and adult learning, the Executive Fellows MBA program encourages the notion of student reflection. Beginning in semester one, students create a working electronic portfolio that helps them capture their body of work products completed throughout their executive MBA experience. The electronic portfolio also becomes a vehicle for student reflection upon their learning experiences. At the end of the program, students present a representative portfolio of their work.