College of Business Electives |
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ACCT 533 - Data Management for Decision Makers (cross-listed with MIS 533) |
| The course will address the data needs of function such as marketing, finance, production, etc. The course will focus on teaching advanced database management skills needed to design, develop and use database, data warehousing and data mining systems for effective decision support. Importance of contemporary technologies and methodologies will be stressed. | |
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ACCT 581 - Decision Models in Accounting |
| Decision analysis applied to managerial accounting issues. Generation of information for management decision making and control. Responsibility accounting and non-recurring decisions. | |
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ACCT 582 - Corporate Governance (cross-listed with Mgmt 582 starting Fall 2005) |
| ACCT 583 - Accounting for Strategic Management | |
| Focus on generation and analysis of accounting information for strategic purposes. Includes performance measurement decisions, balanced scorecard, alternative costing methods, capital budgeting. Emphasis on communication and analysis of information | |
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ACCT 585 - Tax Implications of Business Decisions |
| The impact of federal tax legislation on the formation, operation and liquidation or reorganization of entities. Income and estate planning for executives. | |
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ACCT 586 -Advanced Income Tax |
| Advanced topics in individual taxation. A continuation of study in partnership and corporate taxation. Extended study of property transactions. Fiduciary entities. Federal estate and gift taxation. Tax administration and practice Tax planning. Strongly recommended for those who plan a career in public accounting. | |
ACCT 588 - Governmental and Non-profit Institution Accounting |
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| Budgeting , accounting, auditing, and financial reporting principles associated with private and public nonprofit organizations. Includes survey of state, local, municipal and federal government accounting, as well as accounting for colleges, universities, public schools, health care facilities, voluntary health and welfare organizations and other not for profit entities. | |
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ACCT 592 - Corporate Financial Reporting (formally Financial Statement Analysis) |
| The presentation and analysis of financial statement information from the point of view of the primary users of such data: owners and creditors. Topics covered will include the financial reporting system, the primary financial statements, and effects of accounting method choice on reported financial data. | |
ACCT 594 - Financial Statement Analysis & Valuation |
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The course’s goal is to help students understand how to use financial statement analysis to value the firm. Topics covered will help students to effectively assess how well a firm’s financial statements reflect the economic effects of the firm’s strategies for managing its resources. Students will also learn analytic tools for making an analysis of the firm’s profitability and risk. Students will also learn how to construct proforma financial information that will serve as inputs to firm valuation models. Prereq: 386 and 387 or 592 |
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ACCT 595 - Advanced Accounting Problems |
| Partnerships, branch operations, accounting for business combinations and affiliated companies, consolidated financial statements; reporting for multinational operations. Focus of the course is on understanding advanced accounting problems and learning how to research specific issues. | |
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ACCT 596 - International Accounting |
| Accounting and reporting requirements and managerial issues faced by multinational corporations. The international environment of standard setting will be examined. Technical issues such as transfer pricing, inflation accounting and taxation will be discussed. | |
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ACCT 597 - Advanced Auditing and Assurance Services |
| A study of advanced auditing and assurance issues. Topics include risk analysis, internal control, fraud detection, analytical procedures, evaluating operational and strategic objectives, and reporting and implementing audit findings. | |
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ACCT 598 - Financial Accounting: Theory and Contemporary Issues |
| Theoretical discussion of financial accounting choices and current pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board. Asset valuation models, income measurement alternatives and cash flow analysis. | |
Business Administration |
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BusAd 533 - Application of Business &Economic Tools in Decision Making |
| Faculty in the Department of Economics and the College of Business in five three-week segments and focuses on applied economic and statistical tools for use in business decision making. The topics covered include: Monte Carlo analysis with applications to option pricing and insurance mechanism design, portfolio analysis using existing standard spreadsheet software and add-ons, dynamic programming tools for inventory management and sequential decision making, discrete choice modeling and statistical bootstrapping, and financial performance evaluating using commercially available software | |
Finance |
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FIN 510 - Advanced Financial Management |
| Modern theory of corporate finance and its application to financial management problems. Advanced treatment of firm's investment, financing, and dividend decisions and survey of related research. Examples of potential topics are the investment banking process, convertible securities and warrants, financial derivatives, asset leasing, mergers and divestitures, leveraged buyouts, international financial management, executive compensation, and pension fund strategy. | |
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FIN 515 - Case Studies in Financial Decision Making |
| This course focuses on case studies to develop an integrated set of financial decisions. Topic areas include fixed asset, working capital, capital structure, dividend and merger/acquisition decisions. The objective of the course is to examine different firm settings and establish a framework within which to apply financial tools. | |
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FIN 520 – Investments |
| A comprehensive survey of the classical and contemporary theories of optimum portfolio construction; determinants of risk-return trade-off in selection of securities; emphasis on the theory and evidence of efficient capital markets and implications for security selection and portfolio management. | |
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FIN 534 - Financial Derivatives |
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An applied course in derivative markets. Topics covered include futures and options markets, option pricing, swaps, use and rating of insurance products, and alternative forms of reinsurance. Emphasis will be place on agricultural commodity markets, but energy, interest, currency and stock index contracts will also be covered. |
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FIN 567 - Employee Benefits |
| Theory of employee benefits including benefit types, purpose, utilization, costs/methods of benefit financing and regulation. | |
| FIN 572X - Real Estate Finance | |
| This class will be an online survey course in real estate finance and investments. Among the major methods and activities explored are analyzing properties, estimating property value, designing/redesigning land and improvements and financing tax strategies in order to enhance the value of the property to the owners(s). | |
Management |
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Mgmt 565 - Feasibility Analysis & Technology Transfer |
| Essentials of feasibility analysis of the market potential for new technology and technology-based companies. Topics include the process of technology transfer, intellectual property, market analysis, competitive strategy, and financial strategy development. Project required | |
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MGMT 566 - Entrepreneurship and New Business Creation |
| The essentials of starting and operating a new business. Topics include current research on entrepreneurial perspective, starting and developing a new business, financing the venture, managing the growing firm, and special issues. | |
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MGMT 567X - International Entrepreneurship |
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The essentials of operating an entrepreneurial firm in an international environment. Topics include current research on international entrepreneurship, starting and developing a business in an international market, financing international ventures, international management issues, and exchange rates. Projects will be required. |
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MGMT 568X - Management of Technology - A seminar on such topics as: Transformation of technologists into managers; human resources in technology organizations; career paths; technology-based structures; behavior of technology professionals; leadership in technology; managing technology projects; technology transfer from other fields; technology alliances; technology and entrepreneurship. |
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MGMT 570 - Managing Employee Attitudes and Behaviors |
| Advanced topics germane to the management of individuals and groups over their work lives; sustained work commitment, motivation and job/career satisfaction, absenteeism, turnover, stress, leadership and career development (e.g., career ladders, mentoring). | |
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MGMT 571 - Seminar in Personnel and Human Resources Management |
| Topics and issues in personnel management with a focus on the management of human resources in organizations. Current personnel practices, philosophies, and behavioral science research. | |
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MGMT 575 - Compensation Management |
| Concepts, techniques, and issues dealing with remuneration of the work force. The impact of government legislation as well as organizational and societal issues. | |
| MGMT 576X - Human Resource Management in a Global Context | |
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HRM in a Global Context will explore issues of how to implement programs to deploy and manage professionals toward successful completion of international assignments. Attention will be devoted to the cultural implications involved in gaining the contribution and competence of a workforce of Third Country National Managers. The course will examine means to capture value added returns on programs to identify, select, train, compensate, and appraise expatriate professional talents. |
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MGMT 581 - Strategic Planning and Environmental Analysis |
| Discussion of concepts and techniques used in long-range strategic planning. Examination of planning practices in business and not-for-profit organizations. Topics include environmental scanning, industry analysis, forecasting, corporate and competitive strategies, and tactics. | |
MGMT 582X - Corporate Governance |
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| Examination of top managers and corporate boards of directors in terms of roles, responsibilities, and tasks. Examination of corporate governance structure and functioning. Topics include CEO tenure and compensation, board monitoring and composition, board responsibility and accountability, board structure and performance, CEO and board roles in strategic management, shareholder and stakeholder representation, corporate social responsibility, ethics and corporate governance, international governance, and executive leadership style. | |
MGMT 583X - Strategic Management of Innovation (if approved) |
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| Critical analysis and discussion of cases focused on strategic management of technology-based innovation. Assessment of a firm’s innovative capabilities and competitive dynamics to manage innovative processes. Practical applications through emphasis on implementation including internal corporate venturing, management of the corporate R&D function, and institutionalization of innovation. | |
| MGMT 584X - Management Consulting: Strategic Intervention in Organizations | |
| Provides the opportunity for students to understand the role of the professional consultant, the issues facing the management consulting industry, the competencies of various management consulting firms, the nature and form of strategic consulting engagements and scope of strategic change in business firms. Students will learn about management consulting functions and will practice the consultant role through cases and field studies. | |
| MGMT 585X - Negotiation and Conflict Resolution | |
| A seminar on such topics as: strategies and skills in business negotiations including labor relations, buying-selling, outsourcing; metanegotiations; power relationships in negotiations and conflict resolution; types of arbitration, mediation, and conciliation; business politics; forms of conflict resolution; intervention strategies and skills. | |
Management Information Systems (MIS) |
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MIS 531 - Business Software Development |
| A survey of business-oriented programming languages with emphasis on design, writing, debugging and testing of computer programs or business transaction processing, and managerial decision-support. Topics include structured programming and file processing. | |
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MIS 532 - Advanced Business Software Development |
| A survey of business-oriented programming languages with emphasis on start-of-the-art development techniques for business software. Topics include object-oriented and Internet programming issues and methods. | |
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MIS 533 - Data Management for Decision Makers (cross-listed with ACCT 533) |
| The course will address the data needs of function such as marketing, finance, production, etc. The course will focus on teaching advanced database management skills needed to design, develop and use database, data warehousing and data mining systems for effective decision support. Importance of contemporary technologies and methodologies will be stressed. | |
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MIS 534 - Electronic Commerce |
| This course provides an overview of how modern communication technologies including the internet and worldwide web have revolutionized the way we do business. It will provide an understanding of various internet technologies and how companies are using the internet for commercial purposes. The course will also explore future scenarios on the use of these technologies and their impact on various industries and the society | |
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MIS 535 - Telecommunications Management |
| Issues involved in the management of telecommunications function. Overview of communications technology used in various business applications, local area network, wide area network, broad band network, wireless and voice networks. Internet technologies and protocols. Analyzing the strategic impact of these technologies on organizations. Strategic planning for telecommunications, including network planning and analysis. | |
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MIS 537 - Information Resource Management |
| Information Resource Management (IRM) is a popular concept of viewing information systems resources from a strategic resource perspective. This course will present and discuss the IRM concept as well as provide pragmatic tools for implementing this approach within the organization. Topics will include: IS outsourcing, total cost of ownership, IS planning and strategic analysis, justification for IT investment, management of IT human resources, traditional project management theory, and project management techniques derived from the Theory of Constraints (TOC). | |
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MIS 538 - Business Processes and Systems Development |
| Discusses the theory and techniques used to analyze information systems to support various business processes. The course also discusses the theory and concepts related to business systems design such as data process modeling, relational database theory, database management, systems design, and developing technical specifications for a business system. A working prototype for a business application will be developed using popular software development packages. | |
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MIS 539 - Topics in Management of Information Systems |
| A variety of topics may be offered in different semesters. Topics may include electronic commerce, information resources management, end user computing, decision support systems, and expert systems. | |
| MIS 598 - Research Seminar in Management Information Systems | |
| Examines issues such as the nature and content of information systems research; aspects of starting and pursuing research topics in information systems; exploring and understanding relevant research methods and tools. Develop preliminary research proposals. | |
MIS 655X- Organizational & Social Implications of HCI |
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| This course explores the opportunities and implications of information technologies and human computer interaction on social and organizational systems. Specifically, if provides students with an exploration of ethical and social issues appurtenant to human computer interaction, both from a proscriptive and prescriptive perspective. This enquiry provides the student with an informed perspective on human computer interaction that will help them shape their own research and development programs. | |
Marketing |
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MKT 540 - Advanced Marketing Management |
| Strategic marketing and decision making, with emphasis on cases utilizing qualitative and quantitative techniques and marketing models. | |
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MKT 541 - International Marketing |
| Scope and nature of global marketing operation; the context of international environment in which firms operate. Recent developments of international business activities, and a framework for better understanding of the basic forces driving international business and marketing operations. Development of market entry strategies and global marketing mix policies, as well as export operations. Organizational issues related to the globalization of the firm. | |
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MKT 542 - New Product Development and Marketing |
| Principles and concepts of new product development and introduction; decision areas include market definition and structure, idea generation, concept evaluation, test marketing, launch tracking, and global product planning; models and techniques of new product evaluation used by consumer product companies. | |
| MKT 543X - Services Marketing - This course provides students with an in-depth appreciation and understanding of the unique challenges inherent in managing and delivering quality services. Students will be introduced to and have the opportunity to work with tools and strategies that address these challenges. | |
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MKT 544 - Marketing Research |
| Marketing research methods are examined with emphasis on the use of advanced research methods in business research. Application of advanced sampling, measurement, and data analysis methods in research on market segmentation, market structure, consumers' perceptions and decision processes, marketing communication, new product development, and pricing. | |
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MKT 545 - Integrated Marketing Communication |
| This course introduces the student to the field of marketing communications. It will cover a number of topics and areas essential for understanding how to design and evaluate communication strategies necessary for the successful marketing of products and services. The course strikes a balance between the theoretical and practical aspects of marketing communications as a means of gaining a deeper understanding of relevant topics. Toward this end, theories, concepts, and principles employed by practitioners and scholars to explain marketing communications will be examined as a means of uncovering the foundations of effective communication efforts. An integrated marketing communications (IMC) perspective is employed in covering material, with a corresponding focus on various elements of an IMC strategy, including advertising, promotions, point-of-purchase communications, direct marketing techniques, and other topics. These issues are covered in sufficient depth to allow students, upon successful completion of the course, to engage in cogent discussions with practitioners such as category, product, and brand managers. | |
| MKT 546X - Customer Relationship and Business to Business Marketing | |
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This course examines the core concepts and issues involved in customer relationship strategy and management in consumer and B2B markets. The first part of the course emphasizes CRM as a Strategic Business Process in consumer markets. The second part of the course stresses B2B customer relationship strategy and management, including customer opportunity analyses, customer relationship strategy (transactional vs. collaborative accounts), and sales strategy. Several classic sales management issues will also be discussed such as account management, managing and leveraging professional sales “intellect”, and strategic compensation systems. |
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MKT 547 - Consumer Behavior |
| The behavior of consumers. Intensive review of literature from relevant disciplines. Applications of concepts and methods of behavioral sciences to marketing management decision making. | |
| MKT 548 - Global Markets and Cross-Cultural Issues | |
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The course will involve an in-depth study of the history, geography and culture factors/developments that have shaped the consumption patterns, marketing institutions and marketing strategies in specific regions of the global markets. The focus is on major emerging/regional markets, such as China (Pacific-Rim), India (South Asia), Brazil (South America), Russia (Eastern Europe and Central Asia), and South Africa (Sub-Saharan Africa). The course will focus on the challenges and opportunities of marketing as well as the strategies for marketing in these global markets regions. |
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| MKT 549 - Global Marketing: Planning and Execution | |
| This course is designed to allow students to develop the ability to plan and execute a B2B business by integrating aspects of marketing with other business functions in the international context. The course will focus on product strategy, innovation, foreign market entry, supply strategies for foreign markets, pricing strategy, market research, customer service, international payments, managing international subsidiaries, licensing, distribution strategy, and responding to changing international environmental conditions. The course will involve a simulation-based instruction in planning and managing an international B2B business | |
| MKT 551X - Marketing Channels - The course will teach students about design of marketing channels, developing and managing relationships with resellers, and evaluating channel performance. The course will highlight international and technological aspects of marketing channels. | |
Supply Chain Management (SCM): |
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SCM 520 - Decision Models for Supply Chain Management |
| The application of decision models for supply chain management. Topics include business applications of decision theory, inventory theory, business forecasting, optimization models, transportation and network models, routing problems, and project management. | |
| SCM 522 - Supply Chain Planning & Control Systems | |
| An integrated analysis of advanced manufacturing planning and control procedures for business. Topics include forecasting, demand management, available-to-promise, master production scheduling, material requirements planning, enterprise resource planning, capacity planning, shop floor control, just-in-time, and competitive analyses of modern manufacturing systems. The course will include just-in-time implementation issues. Case analysis will be used to supplement the underlying issues of the course. | |
| SCM 524 - Strategic Process Analysis and Improvement | |
| This course focuses on how to analyze, manage, and improve the business processes used to produce and deliver products and services that satisfy customer needs. Process inventory, cost, quality and flexibility are discussed. Topics such as theory of constraints, lean production, and six sigma are included. | |
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SCM 525 - Manufacturing Strategy |
| Formulation, implementation, and evaluation of manufacturing strategies for achieving competitive advantage. Topics include strategic issues related to global competitiveness, quality, productivity, delivery performance, manufacturing flexibility, inventory, information technology, and performance measurement. | |
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SCM 560 - Business Logistics Strategies |
| Management of the logistics functions in the firm, including transportation, inventory control, warehousing, packaging, facility location, materials handling, and customer service. Includes both theoretical aspects and practical applications in logistics. | |
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SCM 561 - Transportation Management and Policy |
| Analysis of contemporary issues and strategies in transportation management and policy. Emphasis on evaluation of the impacts of transportation policies, new technologies, and strategic carrier and shipper management practices on the freight transportation industry and logistics systems. | |
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SCM 563 - Purchasing and Supply Management |
| Strategy, concepts, tools and dynamics of purchasing function in the supply chain. Mixture of lecture, discussion, cases and projects | |
| SCM 585- Strategic Demand Planning | |
| Demand planning synchronizes demand creation with manufacturing and distribution. This course addresses the strategic advantages of linking business plans and demand forecasts, both vertically withing the organizaiton and collaboratively among supply chain partners. | |