The graduate programs are designed to prepare students to successfully enter positions of high responsibility. The programs are based on the recognition that future business leaders must function in an environment that (a) places more emphasis on technology, (b) faces more globalization, and (c) places increased importance on societal factors.

Mission

Our mission is to create a dynamic educational environment that inspires students to think effectively, take responsible action, and make a positive impact on business and society. We strive for excellence in the learning process which includes the development, refinement, application, and dissemination of knowledge.

Master of Business Administration - Learning Objectives

• Demonstrate an understanding of an ability to intergrate general business concepts, theories, strategies, perspectives
• Recognize issues and solutions using an approach that reflects ethical and sustainable values
• Apply analytics to decision-making
• Demonstrate knowledge of the issues involved in conducting business in a diverse, global environment
• Recognize leadership skills and link them to leadership theory, demonstrate effective written communication and oral communication and presentation skills, and demonstrate effective team behavior.

Master of Accounting — Taxation - Learning Objectives

• Research tax literature to identify potential solutions to tax issues
• Analyze and solve tax compliance issues through the application of critical-thinking skills
• Communicate complex tax information and solutions orally and in writing to support decision-making
• Prepare state and federal tax returns for individuals and business entities
• Recognize and apply ethical and professional responsibility concepts in tax practice

Master of Industrial & Technical Studies - Learning Objectives

• Understand the knowledge base of Industrial Technology in the subfields of: value chain management; packaging science and technology; technology entrepreneurship and innovation; industrial processes and methods; and the management of human technological resources
• Be able to generated timely and creative solutions by applying decision tools and methods that improve business, technological and human outcomes, in the sub-fields of Industrial Technology
• Understand and be able to apply ethical standards to technological practice and decision-making, particularly in: public safety, health, and welfare; conflicts of interest; the treatment of peers and employees; environmental sustainability; and professional competence and honesty
• Demonstrate written technical communication skills
• Demonstrate skills in the oral presentation of technical information

Guiding Principles

• Above all, we base our actions upon their positive impact on the human condition.
• We act with integrity.
• We aim to continuously improve our understanding of the learning process in order to consistently provide educational programs of the highest quality.
• We are committed to the highest quality undergraduate program, while continually offering high quality graduate and other professional programs.
• We endeavor to develop life long competencies rather than mastery of specific information.
• We subscribe to the philosophy of "learning by doing."
  
  

  "One must learn by doing the thing; for though you think you know it, you have no certainty until you try." (Sophocles, 445 BC)

  
  
• As a college in a polytechnic university, we seek to develop and use our special competence in current and emerging technologies.
• We enrich our programs by drawing from and contributing to the sciences and the humanities.
• We encourage interdisciplinary teamwork and promote interaction among academia, business, industry, government, and society.
• We value individual strengths, creativity and inventiveness, and believe that individuals will contribute to the realization of our mission in different ways.
• We value service to students, the university, the community, and to academic and professional associations.