MBA in Quality Management?

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  1. joel66

    joel66 New Member

    Just curious what the utility of MBA in Quality Management. These are courses under UIU's specialization

    Quality Management Specialization:The quality management emphasis is designed to provide learners with the skills and knowledge needed to advance quality in their organizations, whether in service or manufacturing settings. Learners explore relevant theories and quality improvement
    processes, in conjunction with application to real world environments and problems. The program stresses continuous improvement, definition and measurement of outcomes, and techniques to achieve increased quality of organizational activities. Students completing this program are expected to be able to assume a leadership role advancing quality in organizations.

    BA 561 Continuous Quality Improvement Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) will be examined both as a concept and a process. The course material includes how CQI applies to organizations from all sectors, the new emerging paradigms that are represented by CQI, a focus on customers, an understanding of variation, the needed cultural change for a successful CQI implementation, as well as case studies. Emphasis will be placed on practical application of CQI concepts as they apply to organizations.

    BA 565 Implementation of Quality Systems A course designed to give the learner an understanding of the requirements for the effective implementation of a quality system in an organization. Emphasis will be given to the practical application of implementation strategies and processes. Prerequisite: BA 561.

    BA 567 Quality Management and Productivity
    This course focuses on the concepts of continuous improvement and quality management, viewing quality as a systematic process that improves customer satisfaction. The course covers methods and technologies that will aid managers in assuring that the organization’s quality system is effectively meeting the organization’s continuous improvement goals.

    BA 569 Operations Research This course focuses on quantitative decision making tools, theory, and statistical process control. Topics covered include capacity management, inventory control, queuing, and scheduling. The course includes transportation decisions and project management techniques.

    BA 570 Team Building Techniques A course that will illustrate how teams benefit organizations and analyze how teams function. The learner will obtain and analyze techniques used to improve group dynamics and obtain skills in how to facilitate an effective meeting.
     
  2. Ian Anderson

    Ian Anderson Active Member

    Is UIU Upper Iowa University? I checked their website but could not locate this degree. Do you have a link?

    An MBA in quality management should give you an edge for many positions however I my opinion (I was a QA and engineering manager for several years at a small company and have been involved with quality for most of my career) the courses listed above does not provide sufficient technical background unless a person has acquired them though work experience. I know several people who earned the MSQA from CSUDH and have done very well in their careers (plus my local CC informed me that it met their requirements to teach in the business dept.

    Quality assurance is kind of unique field because it can be used many fields - manufacturing, service, education, banking, government, health, travel, import/export.
     
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  3. joel66

    joel66 New Member

    Yes, the school is Upper Iowa University. They don't show the list of courses from the site other than the catalog. Once you click on the UIU link then select "Academic Extension (AE) catalog." Only reason why I was looking at QM specialization is because it has info similar to six sigma and maybe trend analysis, but after doing searches on careerbuilder and looking at my background, it appears the only option I have left if Corp. Financial Management.

    I seriously thought about accounting, but I have no desire for public accounting and Davenport is not going to accept my other classes I completed at Chancellor. I contacted APU and they said they can accept between 6 to 12 units, but no guarantees. TUI mentioned only 8 units and UIU will accept 12 units.

    Other option that I am also very interested is MBA in Corp. Financial Management because it has graduate statistics and courses similar to my CPCU

    Corporate Financial ManagementLearners explore the theory and application of advanced concepts in corporate finance, and the environment in which corporate finance is conducted. The emphasis is intended to assist learners aspiring to senior financial management positions to gain both advanced professional skills in corporate finance and the skills associated with interacting, motivating, and managing people. Learners are expected to demonstrate knowledge of, and be able to apply, advanced financial management concepts and theories. Including, but not limited to:
    • Management of working capital, capital structure and financial risks
    • Legal, regulatory, and ethical environments in which corporate finance and the firm functions
    • Mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures
    • Market places for financial funds and instruments, and the theory and application of those markets and instruments
    • Financial management in the global environment
    • Integration of management skills with corporate financial management professional skills.

    BA542 Managerial StatisticsIntroduces students to basic concepts in probability and statistics of relevance to managerial decision making. Topics include basic data analysis, random variables and probability distributions, sampling distributions, interval estimation, hypothesis testing and regression. Problems, cases and examples will be chosen from quality-control applications, finance, marketing and management.

    BA531 Financial Markets & StrategyStudents will explore domestic and international financial markets and the environments in which they function with emphasis on the operation, regulation, use, and evaluation of principal financial markets and institutions. Related issues explored include monetary policy, arbitrage, and their effects on business valuation. Learners will examine the choices available to finance businesses and selection of optimal capital structures.

    BA536 Derivatives & Risk ManagementThis course introduces the student to derivative securities and their application in the context of corporate decision-making. Students will explore issues associated with the valuation, trading, hedging, and use of derivative securities covering options, swaps, forwards, and futures that are traded or negotiated. Identification and valuation of options embedded in financial and operational decisions will be explored. Students will also explore issues including the use of insurance to transfer risk and the recognition, measurement, and management of portfolio risk.

    BA537 Mergers, Acquisitions & DivestituresStudents will explore the analyses, valuation, financing and processes associated with both private and tendered acquisitions and mergers from the viewpoint of both the target and acquiring organizations. Anti-takeover defenses will be studied, including their effect on value and their effectiveness. Identification and valuation of operations to be divested will be covered, as well as common techniques such as full sale, spin-off, partial divestiture, and tracking stock.

    BA 539 Regulatory Environment of Financial Management Students will explore the regulatory environment in which senior financial executives operate including SEC regulations and filings, NYSE and NASDAQ regulations and filings, and legislative requirements such as the Securities and Exchange Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

    BA564 International Financial ManagementLearners will explore the financial management issues faced by organizations that operate in the global economy. The course integrates macroeconomic theory with financial theory as applied to a multinational corporation operating in the global arena.
     
  4. _T_

    _T_ New Member

    Joe,
    I have to agree with Ian on this one. Quality management is an odd field in that almost every type of industry has some form of quality management or continuous improvment component to it. However, the good news is that nearly all of the skills associated with quality managment are easily transfered to almost any industry. Theory of constraints is the same in automotive manufacturing as it is in retail sales or financial management. check out your favorite job board and type in continuous improvment and you can see the options available.
     

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