TROY UNIVERSITY MASTER SYLLABUS SORRELL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS EMBA 6625 Specialized Study in the Area of EMBA Concentration Prerequisites EMBA 5501. Description A study of problem or problems using research techniques. Selection of the problem must be approved by the student’s adviser, the instructor under whom the study is to be made, and the appropriate dean or site director. Preparation of an applied research paper is required and may involve an oral defense. Objectives On completion of the course, the student should be able to: 1. Present findings from study of a selected topic in depth in one or more functional areas of business. 2. Demonstrate conversance in the selected topic through appropriate application. 3. Discuss how the selected topic may inform strategies to support business objectives. 4. Complete a business research project, properly displaying data. Purpose To select and focus on a business topic of special interest to the student, in accordance with the specific parameters of study to which the instructor has assented, and within the student’s area of academic concentration. EMBA General Management or Healthcare Management concentration research requirement. Approved Texts American Psychological Association. (2001 or current). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Supplements As deemed appropriate. Master Syllabi are developed by the senior faculty in each business discipline. This Master Syllabus must be used as the basis for developing the instructor syllabus for this course, which must also comply with the content specifications outlined in the Troy University Faculty Handbook. The objectives included on this Master Syllabus must be included among the objectives on the instructor’s syllabus, which may expand upon the same as the instructor sees fit. The statement of purpose seeks to position the course properly within the curriculum and should be consulted by faculty as a source of advisement guidance. Specific choice of text and other details are further subject to Program Coordinator guidance. 1 August 2005