Taking a class or two is a great way for MBA candidates to experience the Simmons curriculum, faculty, and classroom dynamics first hand while easing into the commitment of graduate school. Please use the form to the right, to submit your information and a member of the Admissions team will email you to discuss your options.
GSM 455 Leading Individuals and Groups
This course focuses on the function, role, and responsibility of the manager in an organizational context. Emphasis is placed on understanding the organizational cultural and on developing skills needed for the manager in middle- and senior-level management positions; the transition that must be taken into account in moving from supervisory positions to middle management and from middle management to senior management; the management of relationships with subordinates, peers, and supervisors; managing change and conflict; leading a group; and valuing and managing a diverse workforce. The course also explores the more intangible management issues that may confront women in higher level management positions and examines the increasingly strategic need to identify and negotiate both formal and informal sources of support for implementing decisions within the organization.
3 credits
GSM 411 Economic Analysis for Managers
Economic Analysis for Managers examines the applications of macro- and micro-economic principles to managerial decisions concerning production, finance, market performance, growth, and organizational efficiency. Students learn to analyze production and consumption alternatives using the quantitative techniques of demand forecasting, price determination, market-share strategies, cost accounting, and resource planning.
3 credits
