Catalog

School of Business

Joan Marques, PhD, EdD

Dean

Welcome to the Woodbury University School of Business (WUSB). We are proud of our programs and the immediate stakeholders involved in our daily operations: our administrators, faculty members, staff, and students. WUSB is one of the smallest business schools awarded accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Less than 5% of business schools in the world hold this prestigious accreditation. Being an AACSB-accredited institution makes us the embodiment of two critical factors for success: sophisticated education and scholarship plus a small, entrepreneurial environment with a family-like atmosphere. These two factors have proven to be a winning combination for our students. They feel comfortable and cared for from the start, and they know that their education will be innovative, eye-opening, enriching, practical, and useful in their future careers. In addition to AACSB accreditation, our school is also accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), which ensures optimal performance in the areas of teaching and learning.

One of the oldest educational institutions in the western United States, our school ensures a focus on four important aspects of today’s world, as articulated in our mission statement: Woodbury University’s School of Business cultivates innovative leaders for a sustainable society.

Whether you are an MBA student, a Bachelor of Business Administration student majoring in Accounting, Fashion Marketing, Management, or Marketing, or whether you are pursuing your Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Systems-- a STEM-designated program — you will find that we take your growth toward becoming a globally oriented, open-minded, articulate, skilled, morally responsible leader very seriously. Our business majors are also very popular as minors for non-business students, or those who choose to specialize in multiple business areas. Our BBA Management program also offers four fascinating concentrations in Business Analytics, Entertainment, Entrepreneurship, and Sustainability. Through these continuous improvement strategies, our school embeds into its education the University’s strategic principles: Design Thinking, Transdisciplinarity, Civic Engagement, and Entrepreneurship. You will find that classes within our curriculum's major and general education sections adhere to these structures.

Our MBA program is offered in a dynamic, innovative, and intensive format, tailored to the needs of working adults with managerial aspirations. With all pre-requisites fulfilled, the MBA program consists of 12 courses, offered in five concentrations: Accounting-Finance; Entertainment; Entrepreneurship; Leadership-Global Strategy; and Sustainability. Students can select one of these five concentration options or fulfill a general MBA track.

Our BBA and BS programs are delivered in a primarily traditional format, with the option to complete most upper-division management courses in an intensive seven-week format as an accommodation to those who prefer to gain work experience while completing their degree. Thanks to this option, we are able to offer a BBA-MBA “3+1” program format for Management majors, entailing an accelerated BBA with a one-year MBA sequence. For transfer students, the BBA part of the experience can be further condensed based on previously earned transferrable credits.

The School of Business undergraduate and graduate programs support specific student organizations that maintain close relationships with university administrators to advocate on our students’ behalf.

All School of Business administrators have an open-door policy, welcoming students, prospective students, and alumni to walk in at any time to chat, share ideas, get advice, or just to say hello. Please stop by when you can.

 

Program Learning Outcomes

All Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degrees in Accounting, Fashion Marketing, Management, and Marketing have the same program goals and program learning outcomes (PLOs).

AT THE CONCLUSION OF EACH BBA DEGREE PROGRAM, STUDENTS WILL:

Goal A: Quantitative Business Skills

Solve word problems in a business context

Interpret financial statements

Goal B: Communication Skills

Write a business research paper

Give an original business presentation

Goal C: Ethical Leadership Skills

Analyze ethical issues in a problematic leadership situation

Apply ethical leadership skills through service activities

Goal D: Essential Business Knowledge

Describe key concepts from major functional business areas

AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE MBA DEGREE PROGRAM, STUDENTS WILL:

Goal A: Ethical Skills

Analyze the ethical issues in a problematic leadership situation using ethical paradigms/theories

Goal B: Leadership Skills

Describe your personal leadership approach based on relevant leadership theories

Goal C: Business Strategy

Use information from multiple functional areas to analyze a business’ competition approach

 

Faculty

Our diverse, award-winning faculty team comprises an ideal blend of teaching scholars and working professionals. Woodbury University School of Business faculty members are passionate about teaching and mentoring, having made their marks in both academia and industry as “edu-preneurs” routinely publishing research in professional journals and books, sharing insights in practice-based venues, presenting at national and international conferences, and retaining a highly practical, entrepreneurial orientation to their classroom teaching.

Educators in the School of Business are highly engaged in teaching, research, advising, curriculum development, and leading internships.

ACCOUNTING

Full-Time Faculty

Brett Kawada, Associate Professor

Ph.D., University of Missouri

 

Participating Adjunct Faculty

Jeff Neumeister

MBA, Woodbury University

MA, Arizona State University

MS, Kaplan University

MS, Purdue University

MPAcc, Emporia State University

MS, University of Massachusetts Lowell

 

Adjunct Faculty

Kirit M. Dave

MS, Golden Gate University

 

Ray Scalice

MS, Golden Gate University

 

Mark Lampert

Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University

 

Emeritus Faculty

Jon Myers, CPA

DBA (hon), Woodbury University

 

COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Full-Time Faculty

Sam Sambasivam

Ph.D., Moscow State University

 

MARKETING/FASHION MARKETING

Full-Time Faculty

Wendy K. Bendoni, Assistant Professor

MA, California State University, Los Angeles

 

Adjunct Faculty

Brian Hemsworth

MBA, California Lutheran University

 

Silvia Martin

Ph.D., Cardiff University

 

Nancy L. McCollough, Esq.

J.D., Harvard University Law School

 

Stephanie Thomas

MA, Academy of Art University

MA, Regent University

 

Teri Thompson

MBA, California Lutheran University

 

MANAGEMENT

Full-Time Faculty

Satinder Dhiman, Professor

Ph.D., Tilburg University;

Ed.D., Pepperdine University

 

Svetlana Holt, Professor

Ed.D., Pepperdine University

 

Yasuo Nishiyama, Professor

Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley

 

Paul Sabolic

Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University

 

Adam Wood, Associate Professor

Ph.D., University of Southern California

 

Participating Adjunct Faculty

Jack Condon

MBA, Woodbury University

 

Adjunct Faculty

Arthur Baghdasarian

Ed.D., Pepperdine University

 

Chris Banescu

J.D., Southwestern School of Law

 

Alfred Hacopian

MBA, Pepperdine University

 

Hovig Krikorian

MA, California State Polytechnic University of Pomona

 

Mark Lampert

Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University

 

Sheila Moore

Ph.D., University of Arizona

 

Kevin Sanford

Ph.D., The University of Texas at Tyler

 

Brandon Shamim

MS, University of La Verne