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STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES

Defense Comptrollership Program

BACKGROUND

The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial Management and Comptroller (ASA(FM&C)) requires non-severable, non-personal services of an accredited (AACSB) university to provide university affiliation services for program coordination and administrative support services necessary to award a Master of Business Administration and an Executive Master of Public Administration Degree to students who successfully complete the established curriculum. The completed program of study shall provide future comptrollers/resource managers with the conceptual perspective, practical and analytical tools, and management skills required in the increasingly complex, volatile, uncertain, and ambiguous resource management environment.

Historically, beginning in 1952, the Army partnered with Syracuse University to form the Army Comptrollership School. Over the following 60 years, over 1,900 military and civilian personnel attended the Army Comptrollership School at Syracuse University. Graduates have risen to the highest ranks of financial management in the Department of Defense. In 2002, the ASA(FM&C) and Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management and Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs developed a joint degree –Master of Business Administration/Executive Master of Public Administration –collectively referred to as the Defense Comptrollership Program (DCP) to replace the Army Comptrollership School’s MBA Program. The goals of the revised program are to provide students with the essential tools of private and public sector business practices and the ability to analyze and develop public policy. In the current operational environments of the Department of Defense’s efforts to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of its business practices and processes, both skill sets are essential.

Presently, this advanced education is for selected civilian and military personnel who have successfully completed a rigorous board selection and interview process. The DCP coursework includes: Economic Foundations of Business; Economics of International Business; Creating Customer Value; Managing Marketing Mix; Data Analysis; Dispute Resolution for Public Managers; Business Analytics; Policy Analysis; IT for Decision Making; Understanding Financial Statements; Creating Financial Statements;

Ideation; Accounting Analytics; Managerial Leadership; Operations Management; Supply Chain Management; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Financial Markets and Institutions;

Fundamentals of Financial Management; Accounting for Managerial Decisions; Seminar in Comptrollership and CDFM; Financial Analytics; Fraud Examination; Global Entrepreneurial Management; and a Master's Project. Successful graduates are awarded a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a Concentration in Business Analytics and an Executive Master of Public Administration (EMPA) degrees.

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PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

There is an enduring requirement for continuation of the Defense Comptrollership Program. The contractor shall provide fully accredited university affiliation, as well as a minimum of 60 hours of coursework in order to grant successful students Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a Concentration in Business Analytics and Executive Master of Public Administration (EMPA) degrees.

Courses and seminars shall be included are in the subject areas of economics, data analysis, management information systems, financial accounting, marketing management, supply chain/project management, operations management, activity based costing/management accounting, business strategy and human capital management, government contracting, entrepreneurship, managerial leadership, dispute resolution for public managers, policy analysis, public administration and law, and DoD Comptrollership. Further, the curriculum shall provide training, prepare and provide the opportunity for students to take the Certified Defense Financial Manager (CDFM) examination.

Overall, the program shall be rigorous and provide DoD resource managers with the conceptual perspective, practical analytical tools, and management skills required in the increasingly complex resource management environment. The program shall provide a well-rounded professional development experience. The method of instruction shall be based in group processes which is designed to provide graduates the ability and environment to ask questions and facilitate discussion.

Program length shall be 12-14 months.

The average student cohort size is 22-25 students.