MSA 685, Integrative Analysis of Administration
All MSA Students are required to take three courses: (1) MSA 600, MSA 634 or MSA 635, and MSA 640. Other core courses must be selected in consultation with the student's academic advisor. A total of 15-21 hours must be taken in the administrative core. All MSA students are also required to take either MSA 685 (3 hours) or MSA 690 (6 hours).
Course Objectives:
After completing this course, the student should:
Develop generalizations and conceptual frameworks around which thoughts are organized.
Apply critical and creative analysis of administrative issues.
Apply decision-making concepts and theory.
Use quantitative techniques in managerial decisions.
Resolve issues through the use of research methods.
Generate alternative solutions to specific issues, to evaluate the solutions, and to select the most appropriate one(s).
Effectively present recommendations to senior management.
Course consists of a 12-hour workshop. Instruction is provided on research methodology and the Institutional Review Board process. After the workshop, students will continue to work with the MSA 685 instructor/monitor. Students are assisted in developing the research proposal and in writing the Institutional Review Board application. The IRB application is reviewed by the instructor/monitor who will submit the application to the MSA office. The application may be approved as submitted or revisions requested or the application may be forwarded to the IRB committee for review. The instructor will also support the student through the data analysis portion of the MSA 685 project and writing the final project paper. The student's MSA 685 project fulfills the Plan B requirement of the MSA degree.
