Leeds School of Business
Accounting +
ACCT 2820 (3). Introduction to Personal Financial Planning.
Introduces the concepts, tools, and applications of personal finance and investments. Provides the students with tools and techniques for managing their personal finances. With these skills, students gain the ability to effectively deal with their ever-changing financial environment. Restricted to student with 26 hours completed.
ACCT 3220 (3). Corporate Financial Reporting 1.
First of a two-course sequence intended to provide students with increased fluency in the language of business. Focuses on accounting concepts and methods that underlie financial statements and the related implications for interpreting financial accounting information. Prereqs., BCOR 2100 or BCOR 2200. Restricted to 52 hours completed.
ACCT 3230 (3). Corporate Financial Reporting 2.
Second in a two-course sequence building and extending detailed knowledge of preparation, analysis, and use of financial statements. Prereqs., ACCT 3220 and 52 hours completed.
ACCT 3320 (3). Cost Management.
Provides cost analysis for the support of management decision making. Analyzes activities, cost behavior, role of accounting in planning, financial modeling, and managerial uses of cost data. Prereq., BCOR 2100 or BCOR 2200, and 52 hours completed.
ACCT 4240 (3). Advanced Financial Accounting.
Examines advanced financial accounting theory and practice, emphasizing accounting for business combinations, consolidated financial statements, and accounting for partnerships. Prereq., ACCT 3230. Same as ACCT 5240.
ACCT 4250 (3). Financial Statement Analysis.
Focuses on the use of accounting information by decision-makers external to the firm. Considers judgments made by investors, security analysts, bank lending officers, and auditors. Emphasizes equity valuation and risk analysis. Prereq., ACCT 3220. Same as ACCT 5250.
ACCT 4330 (3). Advanced Cost Management.
Critically analyzes advanced topics in cost management. Uses cases and current readings. Prereq., ACCT 3320. Same as ACCT 5330.
ACCT 4430 (3). Personal Financial Planning.
Provides the concepts, tools, and applications of personal finance and investments. Focuses on the development of a financial plan to achieve financial goals. Prereq., 26 hours completed.
ACCT 4440 (3). Income Taxation.
Examines concepts and structure of the United States income tax system. Focuses on concepts affecting all taxpayers, with emphasis on business entities. Prereq., ACCT 3220. Same as ACCT 5440.
ACCT 4540 (3). Accounting Information Systems.
Considers the interaction of accountants with information systems and the role of accounting information systems in business processes. Focuses on the tools used by accountants and provides an understanding of accounting as an information system. Prereq., ACCT 3220. Same as ACCT 5540.
ACCT 4620 (3). Auditing and Assurance Services.
Emphasizes the value of assurance services, including the market for financial-statement audits, and the audit decision process, from obtaining a client through planning and testing, to issuance of the audit report. Focuses on making judgments and decisions under conditions of uncertainty and continually evaluating the substance of business transactions over their form. Prereq., ACCT 3230. Same as ACCT 5620.
ACCT 4700 (3). International Accounting.
International financial statement analysis, cultural and economic differences that affect financial reporting in various countries. International accounting standards, and accounting for foreign currency transactions. Prereqs., ACCT 3230 and senior standing or instructor consent. Same as ACCT 5700.
ACCT 4800 (3). Accounting for Government and Nonprofit Organizations.
Looks at planning and control of government and nonprofit organizations. Includes program budgets, responsibility accounting, and fund accounting. Prereq., ACCT 3220. Same as ACCT 5800.
ACCT 4820 (3). Experimental Seminar.
Offered irregularly to provide opportunity for investigation of new frontiers in accounting. Prereq., ACCT 3230. Same as ACCT 5820.
ACCT 4900 (1-3). Independent Study.
Requires prior consent of dean and instructor under whose direction study is taken. Intended only for exceptionally well-qualified business seniors. Departmental form required.
ACCT 5800 (3). Accounting for Government and Nonprofit Organizations.
Prereq., ACCT 3220. Same as ACCT 4800.
ACCT 6000 (1-4). Academic Internship in Accounting.
Offers students the opportunity to gain professional work experience in an accounting or tax position while still in school. Provides academically relevant work experience that complements students' studies and enhances their career potential. Includes lectures and a course paper. Students may not preregister for this course, and they must contact the director of the concurrent degree program in accounting for approval. Prereq., at least 90 credit hours of course work and a minimum GPA of 3.00, or instructor consent.
ACCT 6220 (3). Corporate Financial Reporting.
Provides an in-depth study of the concepts underlying contemporary financial accounting practice. Includes preparation and analysis of financial statements and the application of concepts to selected current issues. Students with credit for ACCT 3220 and 3230 or equivalents may not receive credit for ACCT 6220. Prereq., MBAC 6020 or equivalent. Same as MBAX 6700.
ACCT 6250 (3). Financial Statement Analysis.
Focuses on the use of accounting information by decision makers external to the firm. Considers judgments made by investors, security analysts, bank lending officers, and auditors. Emphasizes equality analysis. Prereq., MBAC 6020 or equivalent. Same as MBAX 6710.
ACCT 6260 (3). Seminar: Managerial Accounting.
Explores cost management, especially as related to organizational decision making, planning, and control. Emphasizes case analysis and applications. Prereq., ACCT 3320 or equivalent, or instructor consent.
ACCT 6270 (3). Seminar: Income Determination.
Critical analysis of problems and theory of measurement and reporting of periodic net income of business organizations. Net income models, research efforts, and role of professional accounting organizations. Current issues and problems given special attention. Prereq., ACCT 3230 or 6220 or equivalent, or instructor consent.
ACCT 6350 (3). Current Issues in Professional Accounting.
Focuses on application integration and extension of accounting theory and practice. Prereq., ACCT 3230 or instructor consent.
ACCT 6420 (3). Research and Writing in Income Taxation.
Studies and applies the methodology used in tax research and tax planning, with the goal of developing tax research, technical writing, and tax planning skills. Topics include examining primary and secondary sources of federal tax law, evaluating the hierarchy of these sources, and developing technical writing skills using deductive legal reasoning. Prereq., ACCT 5440 or equivalent, or instructor consent.
ACCT 6430 (3). Taxation of Conduit Entities.
Studies federal income taxation of pass-through entities such as those used by most small businesses in the U.S. Includes creation, operation, distributions, sale of interests, and liquidation. Prereq., ACCT 5440 or equivalent, or instructor consent. Coreqs., ACCT 6420 and 6700. Same as LAWS 6167.
ACCT 6440 (2-3). Tax Policy.
Offers a research seminar exploring policy issues of taxation including recent legislative proposals. Students prepare a publishable research paper on a tax policy topic agreed upon with the instructor. Prereq., ACCT 5440 or equivalent, or instructor consent. Coreqs., ACCT 6420 and 6700.
ACCT 6450 (3). Taxation of Corporations.
Studies federal income taxation related to taxable corporations, the entities through which a large part of the economic activity in the U.S. is conducted. Includes creation, operation, distributions, sale of interests, and liquidation. Prereq., ACCT 5440 or instructor consent. Coreqs., ACCT 6420 and 6700. Same as LAWS 6157.
ACCT 6490 (3). Taxation of Natural Resources.
Concerned with tax problems encountered in acquisition, operation, and disposition of natural resource properties. Topics include depletion, lease bonuses, intangible drilling costs, depreciation, and financing arrangements. Prereqs., admission to the graduate tax program, ACCT 6700 or equivalent, or instructor consent.
ACCT 6500 (3). Special Topics in Taxation.
Covers a diverse array of issues in taxation. Highlights areas of current interest and draws on the strengths of leading outside authorities as guest lecturers in various topic areas. Prereq., ACCT 6420 and 6700.
ACCT 6620 (3). Advanced Auditing: Business Risk and Decision Analysis.
Explores contemporary issues, historical developments, and selected topics pertinent to business assurance services by independent accountants. Emphasizes improving both the decision behavior of decision makers and the quality of information, or its context, for decision makers. Prereq., ACCT 5620 or equivalent.
ACCT 6700 (4). Income Taxation.
Emphasizes the fundamentals of the federal income tax system and examines its impact on the individual. Prereq., ACCT 5440 or equivalent. Same as LAWS 6007.
ACCT 6710 (3). Federal Estate and Gift Tax.
Analyzes federal estate and gift taxation of inter vivos and testamentary transfers, introduces income taxation of estates and trusts, and involves elementary estate planning. Prereq., ACCT 5440 or equivalent. Coreqs., ACCT 6420 and 6700. Same as LAWS 7207.
ACCT 6720 (2). Estate Planning.
Discusses problems and solutions for owners of various-sized estates and different types of assets including jointly-held property, stock in closely-held corporations and farms, analysis of federal taxation of generation-skipping transfers in trust, postmortem estate planning, and drafting of trusts and wills. Prereq., ACCT 6710 or equivalent. Same as LAWS 7217.
ACCT 6730 (2-3). Real Estate Planning.
Considers various contemporary legal problems involved in the ownership, use, development, and operation of real estate. Emphasizes the income tax and financing aspects of commercial and residential use and development such as shopping plazas and apartment buildings. Same as LAWS 7024.
ACCT 6750 (3). Taxation of Natural Resources.
Considers the federal income tax aspects applicable to the exploration for, the development of, and the operation of natural resources, as well as the financing thereof. Also considers oil and gas, hard minerals, timber, and water. Offered in alternate years. Same as LAWS 7307.
ACCT 6780 (3). International Taxation.
Covers basic aspects of the United States taxation of income earned abroad by its citizens and the taxation income derived by foreign persons from U.S. sources, including the implications of income tax treaties. Same as LAWS 7617.
ACCT 6820 (1-3). Graduate Seminar.
Experimental seminar offered irregularly to provide opportunity for investigation of new frontiers in accounting. Prereq. varies.
ACCT 6900 (1-6). Independent Study.
Requires prior consent of instructor under whose direction study is taken. Departmental form required.
ACCT 6940 (1-6). Master's Degree Candidacy.
Departmental form required.
ACCT 6950 (1-4). Master's Thesis.
ACCT 7300 (3). Doctoral Seminar: Accounting Research 1.
Discusses the nature of scientific theories and the development of modern accounting theory, relating it to theories in economics and finance. Introduces major research areas and research methods relating to accounting. Builds skills for reading and critically evaluating accounting research. Open only to doctoral students.
ACCT 7320 (3). Doctoral Seminar: Judgment and Decision Making.
Introduces the major areas of inquiry in judgment and behavioral decision making research in accounting. Focuses on major theoretical and methodological issues and assesses the practical implications of the research. Prereq., ACCT 7300.
ACCT 7330 (3). Doctoral Seminar: Accounting Research 2.
Presents theoretical foundations and empirical tests (including experiments, survey and field studies, and statistical test or archival data) of current management, international, and/or tax accounting issues. Emphasizes critical evaluation and development of research across a broad range of accounting topics and methods. Prereq., ACCT 7300.
ACCT 7340 (3). Seminar in Managerial Accounting Research.
Examines contemporary research evaluating the role of accounting information in capital markets. Emphasizes development of skills for critically evaluating and conducting research aimed at better understanding the relation between accounting information and firm value. Prereq., ACCT 7300.
ACCT 7800 (3). Doctoral Seminar: Proseminar in Accounting.
Provides students with an orientation to the accounting academic profession. Introduces leading accounting research and researchers. Provides guidance for critically evaluating research, choosing a dissertation topic, and developing the skills to produce outstanding accounting research and education. Open only to doctoral students.
ACCT 7830 (3). Doctoral Seminar: Accounting Research.
Designed to assist the doctoral student in integrating courses and fields of study in order to be able to apply knowledge and skills to problems in accounting. Special attention given to the development of thesis topics.
ACCT 8820 (1-6). Graduate Seminar.
Provides opportunity for investigation of new frontiers in accounting through an experimental seminar. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq. varies. Offered irregularly.
ACCT 8900 (1-3). Independent Study.
Requires instructor's consent and departmental form (taught as doctoral seminar).
ACCT 8990 (1-10). Doctoral Thesis.
Business Administration +
BADM 2050 (3). Honors/Special Topics.
Variable topics in business, drawing from a variety of disciplines. Prereq., 3.50 minimum cumulative GPA.
BADM 2880 (3). Special Topics.
Explores historical developments, contemporary issues, industry trends, and best practices pertinent to the business of sports. The course examines how sports enterprises are managed, and the impacts that such enterprises have on the economic and social fabric of communities. The course is designed to provide sufficient background for educated consumption of this literature and pursuit of further study if desired. Restricted to sophomores/juniors/seniors.
BADM 3010 (3). Business Ethics and Society.
Develops a fundamental understanding of the role of business in society by examining issues such as the nature of capitalism, the moral grounds of human conduct, property and the distribution of wealth, the social responsibility of business, the relationship between corporations and persons, and business and the environment. Prereq., 52 hours completed.
BADM 3880 (3). Special Topics.
Introduces students to the many facets of the marketing of sport and marketing through sport. Theoretical and practical applications of marketing sport are examined. The course will provide students with an understanding of current marketing concepts, and best business practices, related to sports enterprises and a foundation for pursuit of further study and work in sports and event marketing. Restricted to juniors/seniors.
BADM 3930 (1-6). Internship.
Student training and participation in government or industry environment under faculty supervision. Prereqs., BCOR 1000, 2000, 2010, 2050, GPA 2.50, junior standing and instructor consent.
BADM 4010 (3). Sustainable Resort Tourism.
Focuses on resort communities in the Western U.S. and Canada and the challenges they face in planning, development, management and sustainability. Course topics include, but may not be limited to, business development factors for tourism and non-tourism businesses.
BADM 4020 (3). Sustainability: Business and the Environment.
Designed to learn about the challenges and practices or pursuing environmental, socio-cultural and economic sustainability through business operations and activities. A significant focus will be on tourism businesses because they touch all of us and are the foundation of one of the world's largest economic engines. Prereq., 52 hours completed. Restricted to BU and EV majors.
BADM 4820 (1-3). Special Topics.
Variable topics in business drawing from a variety of business disciplines.
BADM 4830 (1-3). Special Topics.
Various topics in business and society drawing from a variety of business disciplines. Restricted to junior/senior BU majors.
Business Core +
BCOR 1010 (3). Introduction to Business.
Provides an overview of how business works through the application and integration of the fundamental business functions of accounting, finance, management, marketing, and systems. Weekly discussion of current events will focus on entrepreneurship, international business, business and society, and career topics. Restricted to freshmen business majors.
BCOR 1020 (3). Business Statistics.
Covers descriptive statistics, basic probability theory, statistical inference, correlation and regression analysis, and time series analysis. Uses statistical features of commonly used business spreadsheet software. Students use this software to solve problems using real business data. Prereqs., MATH 1071 and successful completion of computer proficiency test. Formerly BCOR 2010.
BCOR 2000 (4). Accounting and Financial Analysis.
Builds a basic understanding of how information regarding a firm's resources and obligations is conveyed to decision makers both outside and within the firm. Prereq., BCOR 1010, 1020 and successful completion of the Excel proficiency exam. Restricted to students with a minimum of 26 credit hours.
BCOR 2200 (3). Introductory Finance.
Emphasizes the concepts and skills needed to make sound financial decisions. Topics include financial statement analysis, time value of money, interest rates, bond valuation and bond markets, stock valuation and stock markets, cost of capital and capital structure, capital budgeting, financial forecasting, and working capital management. Prereqs., BCOR 1020, 2000, and ECON 2010 or 2020. Coreq. second semester of ECON series and 26 hours completed. Formerly BCOR 2100.
BCOR 2300 (3). Adding Value with Management.
Focuses on how modern business firms compete in the global marketplace by adding value. Examines the value-chain of a firm and how firms use people, organizations, operations, and information systems to compete and win in world markets. Also covers contemporary issues such as total quality management, process reengineering, teams and team building, employee empowerment, and horizontal organizations. Prereq., BCOR 1010 and successful completion of the Excel proficiency exam. Restricted to students with a minimum of 26 hours. Formerly BCOR 2150.
BCOR 2400 (3). Fundamentals of Marketing.
Examines how activities in organizations provide value to the purchasers of its products and services. Includes gathering information about consumers and competitors through research and information systems, applying knowledge and technology to the design of products and services, communicating information to consumers and organizational units, and pricing and distributing products and services. Also includes issues in global marketing, ethics and diversity, relationship marketing, and integrating marketing with financial analyses. Prereq., BCOR 1010, BCOR 1020. Coreq., second semester of ECON series. Restricted to sophomores/juniors/seniors, and 26 hours completed. Formerly BCOR 2050.
BCOR 2500 (3). Introduction to Systems.
Explores the complexity and uncertainty of today's global business environment from a systems perspective. Provides foundations, technologies, and practical skills in describing, analyzing, and improving business procedures. Prereq., BCOR 1010, BCOR 1020, successful completion of the Excel proficiency exam, and 26 hours completed.
BCOR 3000 (3). Business Law, Ethics, and Public Policy.
Surveys major topics and case studies in business law, business ethics, and government policy. Business law topics include the American legal system, constitutional law, common law, contract principles, criminal and tort law, intellectual property, employment law, and personal and real property law. Ethics topics include the philosophy of law, legal versus moral issues, and professional responsibility. Public policy topics include the roles of business and government, types of government intervention, and the nature and theory of governmental policy formulation. Prereq., 52 hours completed.
BCOR 3010 (3). Business Applications of Social Responsibility.
Explores alternative views of the role of business in our global society through detailed case analyses, beginning with the free market view. This is a cross-functional area course that helps students to isolate and articulate their personal values that will shape business conduct. Emphasizes individual and organizational responsibility for business behavior in the broader social context. Prereq., 52 hours completed.
Business Law +
BSLW 4120 (3). Advanced Business Law.
Continuation of BCOR 3000. Covers secured transactions, agency, creditor's rights, partnerships, corporations, suretyship, guarantees, and other advanced topics in legal and regulatory environments. Prereqs., BCOR 3000 and junior standing. Same as BSLW 5120.
BSLW 4820 (1-3). Topics in Business Law.
Experimental course offered irregularly for purpose of presenting new subject matter in business law.
BSLW 4900 (1-3). Independent Study.
BSLW 6900 (1-6). Independent Study.
Business Policy and Strategy Management +
BPOL 6940 (1-3). Master's Candidate for Degree.
BPOL 6950 (1-6). Master's Thesis.
BPOL 7500 (3). Doctoral Seminar: Strategic Management 1.
Provides an overview of the literature, including classic articles and books, in business strategy and policy (strategic management). Brings the student up to date on schools of thought, research issues, and practical applications in strategic management.
BPOL 7530 (3). Doctoral Seminar: Strategic Management 2.
Continuation of BPOL 7500. Prereq., BPOL 7500.
BPOL 7560 (3). Entrepreneurship, International Business and Technology Management.
Provides doctoral students with an understanding of strategic management and entrepreneurship theory, as applied to international business and technology management literatures. Additionally, students are exposed to research methods in the strategy and entrepreneurship arenas. Prereqs., BPOL 7500 and 7530.
BPOL 8900 (1-3). Independent Study.
Requires consent of instructor under whose direction study is taken. Departmental form required.
BPOL 8990 (1-10). Doctoral Thesis.
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management +
ESBM 3700 (3). Entrepreneurial Environments.
Overview of entrepreneurship, addresses topics such as opportunity recognition, sources of funding, alternative entrepreneurship such as franchising and corporate entrepreneurship, and managing rapid growth. Prereqs., BCOR 2000, 2050, 2100, 2150, or BCOR 2000, 2200, 2300, 2400. Restricted to students with 52 hours completed.
ESBM 4570 (3). Entrepreneurial Finance.
Focuses on the financial concepts, issues, methods, and industry practices relevant to entrepreneurial decision makers. Addresses a variety of topics including financial valuation, various sources of funds, structures and legal issues in arranging financing, the private and public venture capital markets, and preparation for, and execution of, an initial public securities offering. Provides an understanding of the segments of the capital markets specializing in start-ups and growth financing. Prereq., BCOR 2200. Restricted to students with 52 hours completed.
ESBM 4820 (1). Engineering Entrepreneurship.
ESBM 4830 (3). Entrepreneurship Business Planning and Preparation.
In-depth preparation for writing a business plan for a new business venture. Prereqs., ESBM 3700 and 4570. Same as EMEN 4825.
ESBM 4900 (3). Projects in Entrepreneurial Companies.
Complete projects in preselected entrepreneurial companies. Prereq., instructor consent.
Finance +
FNCE 3010 (3). Corporate Finance.
Covers the theory and practices governing the management of capital in a business firm. Examines the determinants of capital requirements, methods of obtaining capital, problems of internal financial management, and methods of financial analysis. Prereq., BCOR 2200. Restricted to students with 52 hours completed.
FNCE 3020 (3). Financial Markets and Institutions.
Examines the economics of financial markets and the management of financial institutions, both domestic and international. Topics include an overview of U.S. and international financial markets, pricing and risk factors, interest rates, markets for securities and financial services, and markets for derivative financial instruments. Prereq., BCOR 2200. Restricted to students with 52 hours completed.
FNCE 4000 (3). Financial Institutions Management.
Analyzes the structure, markets, and regulations of financial institutions. Studies problems and policies of internal management of funds, loan practices and procedures, investment behavior, deposit and capital adequacy, liquidity, and solvency. Prereqs., FNCE 3010 and 3020.
FNCE 4020 (3). Applied Business Finance.
Develops analytical and decision making skills in the context of problems that confront financial management. Topics include planning, control, and financing of current operations and longer term needs, expansion, leasing, valuation, and capital structure policies. Uses a combination of lecture and cases. Prereqs., FNCE 3010 and 3020.
FNCE 4030 (3). Investment and Portfolio Management.
Develops modern portfolio theory and applies it to pricing both individual assets and portfolios of assets. Topics include Markowitz portfolio selection model, capital asset pricing model, arbitrage pricing theory, options, futures, bonds, portfolio performance measurement, and issues of market efficiency. Prereqs., FNCE 3010 and 3020.
FNCE 4040 (3). Derivative Securities.
Develops the modern theory of contingent claims in a mathematical framework oriented toward applications. Examines how to use derivatives for risk management and to tailor portfolio payoffs. Provides an in-depth analysis of the properties of options. Prereqs., FNCE 3010 and 3020.
FNCE 4050 (3). Capital Investment Analysis.
Focuses on capital budgeting and investment issues. Emphasizes issues relating to cash flows, capital rationing, the investment versus financing decision, leasing, fluctuating rates of output, investment timing, capital budgeting under uncertainty, and investment decisions with additional information. Prereqs., FNCE 3010 and 3020.
FNCE 4060 (1-6). Special Topics in Finance.
Presents new subject matter in finance. The summer offering is the London Seminar in International Finance and Business. Prereqs. vary depending upon course offering. See advising office.
FNCE 4820 (3). Experimental Seminar.
Offered irregularly to provide opportunity for investigation into new frontiers in finance. Restricted to students with a minimum of 52 credit hours.
FNCE 4900 (1-6). Independent Study.
Intended only for exceptionally well qualified business seniors. Prereq., prior consent of dean and instructor under whose direction study is taken, and departmental form.
FNCE 6820 (1-3). Graduate Seminar.
Experimental seminar offered irregularly to provide opportunity for investigation of new frontiers in finance.
FNCE 6900 (1-6). Independent Study.
Requires consent of instructor under whose direction study is taken. Departmental form required.
FNCE 6950 (3-6). Master's Thesis.
FNCE 7100 (3). Doctoral Seminar: Finance Theory.
Develops the foundations for the study of modern financial economics by analyzing individuals' consumption and portfolio decisions in the context of risk and then traces the implications to market valuation of traded securities. Topics include the meaning and measurement of risk, portfolio theory, the Capital Asset Pricing Model, and arbitrage pricing arguments like those employed in Modigliani and Miller's capital structure theory and the Black-Scholes option pricing model.
FNCE 7200 (3). Doctoral Seminar: Empirical Research Methods in Finance.
Develops an understanding of current empirical methods used to examine research issues related to corporate finance and the capital markets.
FNCE 7330 (3). Doctoral Seminar: Corporate Finance, Theoretical, and Empirical Issues.
Develops and examines theories and issues in corporate finance. Topics may include corporate control, capital structure, financial signaling, and payout policy.
FNCE 7550 (3). Doctoral Seminar: Special Topics in Finance.
Closely examines areas of specific interest to academic research in finance. Subjects vary and may include game theory, stochastic processes in finance, continuous-time modeling, derivative security pricing, the microstructure of securities markets and financial institutions, innovation, and engineering.
FNCE 7800 (3). Doctoral Proseminar: Finance.
Provides finance doctoral students with an orientation to the finance field; introduces contemporary research perspectives and priorities. Students discuss papers that illustrate academic researchers' use of various disciplinary theoretical and empirical tools to address finance problems.
FNCE 7830 (1). Doctoral Seminar: Dissertation Research.
Assists doctoral students in integrating courses and fields of study in order to apply their knowledge and skills to problems in finance. Gives special attention to development of thesis topics. Continuous enrollment required of all finance doctoral students while doing course work.
FNCE 8820 (3). Graduate Seminar.
Experimental seminar offered irregularly to provide opportunity for investigation of new frontiers in finance.
FNCE 8900 (1-3). Independent Study.
Instructor consent and departmental form required.
FNCE 8990 (1-10). Doctoral Thesis.
International Business +
INBU 4200 (3). International Financial Management.
Examines the financial policies and problems associated with firms doing business internationally. Topics include the foreign exchange environment, country risk, managing foreign exchange exposure, international working capital management, international capital budgeting, and international financial markets. Prereq., BCOR 2200. Restricted to students with 52 hours completed.
INBU 4300 (3). International Business and Management.
Exposes students to the concerns and management of international activities that fall largely within functional disciplines. Topics might include oversees market assessment and analysis, marketing internationally, export-import procedures. Prereq., BCOR 2150 or 2300 and 52 hours completed.
INBU 4900 (1-12). Independent Study.
Prereq., instructor consent. Departmental form required.
Management +
MGMT 3030 (3). Critical Leadership Skills.
Provides an opportunity to learn about and practice the skills required of all managers. These skills include leadership, negotiation, conducting performance appraisals, delegation, effective communication, interviewing and making hiring decisions, and managing employees with problem behaviors. Objectives include developing self-awareness of strengths and weaknesses as a manager, gaining familiarity with theory-based skills, and developing proficiency in the use of these skills. Emphasizes experiential learning through group work, role plays, and case analysis. Prereq., BCOR 2150 or BCOR 2300. Restricted to students with 52 hours completed.
MGMT 4000 (3). Strategic Management.
Surveys the sources of competitive advantage in a global economy. Discusses principles, frameworks, and techniques that help managers and students understand markets and competitive positioning. Focuses on specific company examples. Provides an interdisciplinary team exploration of the evolving strategies across different industries. Cases are formally presented to an executive panel. Prereqs., BCOR 2150 or 2300 and 52 hours completed.
MGMT 4010 (3). Redefining the Employee-Employer Relationship.
Explores developments in such areas as employee relations law and procedures, employee and employer rights, worker involvement programs, environmental safety and health, and the effects of technology on emerging organization forms. Prereq., BCOR 2150 or BCOR 2300. Restricted to students with 52 hours completed.
MGMT 4020 (3). Hiring and Retaining Critical Human Resources.
Allows students the opportunity to practice conducting job analyses and then use this information to develop employee selection and performance appraisal systems. Provides thorough coverage of employers' equal employment opportunity and affirmative action obligations, as well as various approaches to gender, cultural, and ethnic diversity. Prereq., BCOR 2150 or BCOR 2300. Restricted to students with 52 hours completed.
MGMT 4030 (3). Managing Employee Reward Systems.
Examines theories of work motivation and relates them to the strategic use of compensation and other reward systems. Topics include procedures for managing base pay; linking pay incentives to productivity at the individual, group, and organizational levels; developing cost-effective programs of employee benefits; and the use of nonfinancial reward systems. Prereq., BCOR 2150 or BCOR 2300. Restricted to students with 52 hours completed.
MGMT 4040 (3). Individual, Team, and Organizational Development.
Explores how to determine where an organization needs to focus its development efforts, how to develop and deliver an effective training program, and how to evaluate the impact of development programs on organizational effectiveness. Explores individual, team, and organization-wide development, including such topics as skills training, team building, and managing change. Student teams work with local businesses to practice applying the course material to practical problems. Prereq., BCOR 2150 or BCOR 2300. Restricted to students with 52 hours completed.
MGMT 4070 (3). International Operations Management.
Compares systems of production/operations management in the United States with those in Japan, Europe, and Asia. Contrasts various regional and national approaches to business, quality management, labor practices, management styles, international competitiveness, productivity, distribution systems, trade practices, and strategies for penetrating foreign markets. Examines different sociocultural environments, government-business relationships, banking industries, operations strategies, and the potential for transferring industrial management practices and techniques between countries. Prereq., BCOR 2150 or BCOR 2300. Restricted to students with 52 hours completed.
MGMT 4080 (3). Environmental Operations.
Addresses the increasingly important topic of green operations, and how firms are using environmental awareness to reduce costs, add value, and increase competitiveness. Various approaches to reducing waste-streams are considered, including reuse, recycling, and recovery. Other topics include the role of government regulation and public pressure, comparisons between different national approaches to green operations, individual company programs, and prospects for the future. Prereqs., BCOR 2150 or 2300 and 52 hours completed.
MGMT 4085 (3). Project Management Systems.
Acquaints the student with multidisciplinary aspects of project management, including the relationship between schedule, project cost, and performance. Uses qualitative and quantitative tools to facilitate project management skills. Prereqs., BCOR 2150 or 2300 and 52 hours completed. Same as EMEN 4030 and SYST 4080.
MGMT 4090 (3). IT and Business Strategy.
Although some companies are very successful in discovering and cultivating innovative technology-enabled business strategies, many fail in the process. Combines theories and frameworks with practical approaches to provide students with the skills required to help companies identify business opportunities, find appropriate information related technologies, and lead adoption efforts to success. Prereqs., BCOR 2100 or 2200, BCOR 2150 or 2300. Restricted to business majors with 52 hours completed. Same as SYST 4040/5040 and TLEN 5140.
MGMT 4820 (3). Topics in Business.
Experimental course offered irregularly for purpose presenting new subject matter in organization management. Same as MGMT 5820.
MGMT 4900 (1-3). Independent Study.
Intended only for exceptionally well qualified business seniors. Departmental form required. Prereq., dean and instructor consent.
Marketing +
MKTG 3250 (3). Buyer Behavior.
Covers both consumer buying behavior and organizational buying behavior. Consumer behavior topics include needs and motives, personality, perception, learning, attitudes, cultural influence, and contributions of behavioral sciences that lead to understanding consumer decision making and behavior. Explores differences between business and consumer markets, business buying motives, the organizational buying center and roles, and the organizational buying process. Required for marketing majors. Prereq., BCOR 2050 or BCOR 2400. Restricted to students with 52 hours completed.
MKTG 3350 (3). Marketing Research.
Explores fundamental techniques of data collection and analysis used to solve marketing problems. Specific topics include problem definition, planning an investigation, developing questionnaires, sampling, tabulation, interpreting results, and preparing and presenting a final report. Required for marketing majors. Prereqs., BCOR 2050 or 2400. Restricted to students with 52 hours completed.
MKTG 4150 (3). Sales Management.
Explores the selling task and the essentials of managing the sales force. Includes recruiting, selecting and hiring, training, compensating, supervising, and controlling. Covers sales organization, sales planning, sales forecasting, assigning territories, quotas, and sales analysis. Prereqs., MKTG 3250 and 3350.
MKTG 4250 (3). Product Strategy.
Covers major topics in managing long-term customer relationships that derive from products. Focuses on concepts, analyses, and strategies for existing and new products. Topics include concept development and testing, conjoint analysis, product positioning, brand image measurements and brand management, and product issues in public policy and ethics. Methods of instruction include lectures, case discussions, student group papers and projects, and examinations. Prereqs., MKTG 3250 and 3350. Restricted to juniors/seniors.
MKTG 4350 (3). Services Marketing Strategy.
Designed for those students interested in working in the service industries. Addresses the distinct needs and problems of service organizations in the area of marketing and service quality. Service organizations (i.e., banks, transportation companies, hotels, hospitals, educational institutions, professional services, etc.) require a distinctive approach to marketing strategy---both in its development and execution. Builds and expands on marketing ideas and how to make them work in service settings. Prereqs., MKTG 3250 and 3350.
MKTG 4400 (3). International Marketing.
Describes the economic, geographic, political, and social forces that have shaped and continue to define global markets. Examines topics critical to success in international markets, including assessment of a firm's international capabilities, techniques for gauging the potential of international markets, international segmentation approaches, and alternative arrangements for entering foreign markets. Compares and contrasts product, price, distribution, logistics, promotion, and research decisions made in global versus domestic markets. Introduces students to financial arrangements characteristic of international marketing, including exchange rates and controls, balance-of-payment principles, import licensing agreements and tariffs. Prereq., MKTG 3250 and 3350.
MKTG 4500 (3). Advertising Management.
Prereqs., MKTG 3250 and 3350. Restricted to students with 52 hours completed.
MKTG 4550 (3). Advertising and Promotion Management.
Analyzes advertising and promotion principles and practices from the marketing manager's point of view. Considers the decision to advertise, market analysis as a planning phase of the advertising program, media selection, public relations, sales promotion, promotion budgets, campaigns, evaluation of results, and agency relations. Prereqs., MKTG 3250 and 3350.
MKTG 4650 (3). Institutional Relationships and Strategy.
Focuses on the management of a firm's relationships with other businesses. Addresses business-to-business marketing strategies, relationships with channel members, and strategic alliances/partnerships. Topics include relationship structures, power, conflict, negotiation, industry analysis, selection of business partners, and managing for long-term stability. Prereqs., MKTG 3250 and 3350.
MKTG 4800 (3). Marketing Policy and Strategies.
Capstone marketing course integrates and further develops what students have learned in other courses. Provides students with the insight and skills necessary to formulate and implement sound marketing strategies, product line management strategies, promotional and product/service communication strategies, and distribution strategies. Prereqs., MKTG 3250 and 3350 and two additional 4000-level marketing courses. Restricted to marketing majors with 87 hours completed.
MKTG 4810 (3). Honors Seminar.
Social responsibilities of the business executive, business ethics, business-government relations, and business in literature. Open to seniors who have completed at least 30 semester hours of business courses with not less than a 3.30 GPA and have instructor consent. Prereq., BCOR 2050 or 2400.
MKTG 4820 (3). Special Topics in Marketing.
Offered irregularly. Provides opportunity for investigation into new frontiers in marketing.
MKTG 4900 (1-6). Independent Study.
Intended only for exceptionally well qualified business seniors. Instructor and division chair consent required.
MKTG 6900 (1-3). Independent Study.
Requires consent of instructor under whose direction study is taken. Departmental form required.
MKTG 6940 (1-3). Master's Candidate.
Departmental form required.
MKTG 6950 (1-6). Master's Thesis.
MKTG 7000 (3). Seminar in Consumer Behavior.
Studies the nature and determinants of consumer buying behavior. In-depth investigation of contributions of behavioral sciences (especially psychology, sociology, and cultural anthropology) toward understanding consumer behavior. Influence of demographic factors, motivation, personality, culture, and purchasing behavior. Prereq., instructor consent.
MKTG 7200 (3). Experimental Research Methods in Marketing.
Provides a detailed exposure to the design of laboratory/field experiments and quasi-experiments for marketing and consumer research. Emphasizes the choice of design options, data collection methods, statistical analysis, and substantive interpretation of experimental results.
MKTG 7300 (3). Multivariable Methods in Marketing Research.
Includes MANOVA designs, causal models, cluster analysis, discriminant function analysis, factor analysis, and latent structure analysis. Emphasizes computer applications. Prereqs., graduate courses in regression and MANOVA.
MKTG 7305 (3). Qualitative and Survey Research Methods in Business.
Detailed exposure to qualitative and survey research methods in business. Qualitative methods include participant observation, depth interviews, focus-group interviews and ethnography. Survey methods include measurement theory, survey design and sampling, survey implementation, data analysis, and substantive interpretation.
MKTG 7310 (3). Design and Analysis of Experiments in Business.
Detailed exposure to experimental research methods for business applications. Emphasizes the choice of design options, data collection methods, statistical analysis, and substantive interpretation of experimental results.
MKTG 7400 (2). Doctoral Seminar: Channels of Distribution.
Study of marketing literature in channels of distribution. Includes topics of channel structure, channel power, channel conflict and leadership, physical distribution systems, and regulation.
MKTG 7500 (2). Doctoral Seminar: Promotion.
Study of marketing literature dealing with advertising, selling, sales promotion, and sales management. Includes topics of advertising decision models, advertising effects, sales-force performance models, and promotion management.
MKTG 7600 (3). Doctoral Seminar: Services Marketing.
Study of marketing literature dealing with services. Includes such topics as service management, theoretical issues in the study of services, and strategies in travel, tourism, recreation, and financial services industries.
MKTG 7800 (3). Doctoral Proseminar: Marketing.
Provides marketing doctoral students with an orientation to the marketing field and introduces contemporary research perspectives and priorities. Students discuss papers that illustrate academic researchers' use of various disciplinary perspectives to address marketing problems and the range of theoretical and empirical methods used.
MKTG 7805 (3). Doctoral Seminar: Economic and Administrative Science Approaches to Research in Marketing.
Examines marketing management and consumer behavior issues from the vantage of economics and organizational theory. One segment of the course focuses on theoretical and empirical analysis of the means by which utility-maximizing consumers learn about consumption environment and respond to firms' marketing decisions. Another segment examines research on firms' competitive strategy and marketing mix decisions and explores how organizational sociological factors influence these decisions.
MKTG 7810 (3). Doctoral Seminar: Psychological Approaches to Research in Marketing.
Examines the basic psychological processes that underlie common marketing phenomena. Topics include memory and judgment, persuasion, attitude-behavior consistency, information processing, automatic and controlled processes, learning, motivation and cognition, social judgment, and the role of affect and mood on judgment. Discusses topics in consumer behavior and marketing management contexts, in conjunction with related methodological issues.
MKTG 7815 (3). Doctoral Seminar: Consumer and Managerial Decision Making in Marketing.
Examines judgment and decision making research pertinent to understanding how consumers and marketing managers make decisions. Uses economic models as a normative backdrop for examining research on decision heuristics, judgment and choice anomalies, and contingent decision behavior. Examines processes of causal judgment and inference and the influence of a variety of contextual factors (including time) on judgment and decision.
MKTG 7820 (3). Doctoral Seminar: Sociological and Anthropological Approaches to Research in Marketing.
Inquires into substantive and methodological issues concerning postmodern consumer research. Attains depth in a few areas while also providing a framework in which to situate other substreams of research. Uses ethnography, semiotics, literary analysis, and other interpretive methods to examine topics such as brand and store loyalty, atmospheric and shopping dynamics, creation of brand meanings, and other marketplace behaviors.
MKTG 7830 (3). Doctoral Seminar: Dissertation Research.
Assists doctoral students in integrating courses and fields of study in order to be able to apply knowledge and skills to problems in marketing. Gives special attention to development of thesis topics.
MKTG 8820 (1-6). Doctoral Seminar: Special Topics.
Studies marketing literature on a topic or topics selected by instructor. Examples include marketing history, international marketing management, marketing environment, marketing of high technology products, and marketing models.
MKTG 8990 (1-10). Doctoral Thesis.
Systems Division +
SYST 2010 (3). Visual Programming.
Focuses on the programming task of the systems development life cycle. Introduces structured programming techniques in a graphical user interface (GUI) environment. Hands-on portion of course focuses on use of the visual basic development environment, which is taught and practiced by writing program modules to solve prespecified business problems. Prereq., BCOR 2500 or Instructor approval. Formerly INFS 2010.
SYST 3000 (3). Systems Thinking.
Introduces systems thinking and the analysis of the interactions of a complex collection of people, processes, organizations, and technologies. Students learn to be creative and critical thinkers who can conceptually model the very complex systems we encounter in our world today. Prereqs., BCOR 1010 and 1020.
SYST 3030 (3). Management of Service Operations.
Examines concepts, tools and techniques used in the management of service operations. Focuses on how firms add value and compete with high quality and efficient services. Emphasizes the use of models for designing new services and improving the effectiveness of service processes. Studies the application of technology in the context of productivity, growth, and the globalization of services. Prereqs., BCOR 1020 and 2500. Restricted to students with 52 hours completed. Same as SYST 6030. Formerly MGMT 3020.
SYST 3100 (3). Business Intelligence.
Business organizations require accurate and timely knowledge to make effective operational, tactical, and strategic decisions. Students learn how to create and use such knowledge. Topics include problem definition; critical factor isolation; data collection, storage, and querying; transformation of data into knowledge through the appropriate analyses and aggregation; and the presentation of the knowledge to decision makers in meaningful ways. Prereq., BCOR 2500 or instructor approval. Recommended prereq., SYST 3000.
SYST 3101 (3). e-Business Technologies.
Covers major technologies that underlie today's businesses and e-Commerce, including but not limited to WWW technologies. Emphasizes the security and privacy issues and solutions at multiple levels of network, systems, personal, organization, and inter-organizational commerce. Aims to help students better understand and evaluate technology-related issues, alternatives, and trade-offs. Provides core technology background for business students. Prereq., BCOR 2500 or instructor approval.
SYST 4040 (3). IT and Business Strategy.
Although some companies are very successful in discovering and cultivating innovative technology-enabled business strategies, many fail in the process. Combines theories and frameworks with practical approaches to provide students with the skills required to help companies identify business opportunities, find appropriate information related technologies, and lead adoption efforts to success. Prereq., BCOR 2500 or instructor approval and 52 hours completed. Same as SYST 5040, MGMT 4090 and TLEN 5140.
SYST 4050 (3). Supply Chain Management.
Explores the key issues related to the design and management of supply chains. Covers the efficient integration of suppliers, production facilities, warehouses, and stores so that the right products in the right quantity reach customers at the right time. Focuses on the minimization of the total supply chain cost subject to service requirements imposed by a variety of industries. Prereq., BCOR 1020 and 52 hours completed. Same as MBAX 6865.
SYST 4060 (3). Managing Business Processes.
Covers the concepts and tools to design and manage business processes. Emphasizes modeling and analysis, information technology support for process activities, and management of process flows. Graphical simulation software is used to create dynamic models of business processes and predict the effect of changes. Prepares students for a strong management or consulting career path in business processes. Prereq., BCOR 2500 and 52 hours completed. Same as SYST 5060. Formerly MGMT 4060.
SYST 4080 (3). Project Management Systems.
Acquaints the student with multidisciplinary aspects of project management, including the relationship between schedule, project cost, and performance. Uses qualitative and quantitative tools to facilitate project management skills. Prereq., BCOR 2500. Same as EMEN 4030 and MGMT 4085.
SYST 4510 (3). Design of Usable Business Systems.
Focuses on the usefulness and usability of systems in organizations. Examines the bottom line implications of information systems and how to create systems that are easy to use for all potential users. Creative and critical thinking to design and build systems are stressed through individual and team exercises. Prereq., BCOR 2500 or instructor approval and 52 hours completed. Same as SYST 5510. Formerly INFS 3510.
SYST 4820 (3). Special Topics in Systems.
Experimental seminar offered irregularly to provide opportunity for investigation of new frontiers in systems.
SYST 4900 (1-3). Independent Study.
Requires prior consent of dean and instructor under whose direction study is taken. Intended only for exceptionally well qualified business seniors who desire to study an advanced topic. Departmental form required.
SYST 4910 (1-3). Academic Internship in Systems.
Business organizations require accurate and timely knowledge to make effective operational, tactical, and strategic decisions. Students learn how to create and use such knowledge. Topics include problem definition; critical factor isolation; data collection, storage and querying; transformation of data into knowledge through the appropriate analyses and aggregation; and the presentation of the knowledge to decision makers in meaningful way. May be repeated up to 3 total credit hours. Prereq., 60 hours completed or instructor consent. Pass/fail only.
SYST 6030 (3). Management of Service Operations.
Examines concepts, tools and techniques used in the management of service operations. Focuses on how firms add value and compete with high quality and efficient services. Emphasizes the use of models for designing new services and improving the effectiveness of service processes. Studies the application of technology in the context of productivity, growth and the globalization of services. Same as SYST 3030. Similar to EMEN 5040.
SYST 6070 (3). Survey of Operations Research.
Applications oriented survey of operations research topics including linear and integer programming, network analysis, dynamic programming, nonlinear programming, decision analysis, Markov chain and Markovian decision models, queuing theory, and simulation. Same as EMEN 5600.
SYST 6080 (3). Operations Management.
Covers demand forecasting, capacity management, scheduling, inventory planning and management, production planning and control, materials requirements planning, just-in-time production systems, product design and process selection, elements of statistical process control, service operations, and quantitative techniques for operations decision making. Similar to EMEN 5500.
SYST 6820 (3). Special Topics in Systems.
Offered irregularly to provide opportunity for investigation into new frontiers in systems. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
SYST 7110 (3). Simulation Modeling and Analysis.
Introduces the concepts of simulation modeling. Provides practical experience with real examples using popular commercial simulation packages such as Arena or Extend. Emphasizes discrete-event simulation but also covers topics in Monte Carlo simulation and system dynamics. Practical examples from operations management, manufacturing, and services are used to give students an appreciation for the wide scope of application and the robust nature of simulation modeling in the context of decision making.
SYST 7120 (3). Discrete Optimization.
Covers the modeling and solution of discrete problems that arise in business and engineering. Classical techniques such as cutting planes and branch and bound are covered. Emphasizes the application of metaheuristic procedures, such as tabu search and evolutionary approaches, to the solution of practical combinatorial optimization problems.
SYST 7330 (3). Advanced Operations Management Modeling.
Covers concepts, models, and solution techniques relevant to the management of the processes required to provide goods or services to consumers. Emphasizes supply chain systems topics such as production, inventory, distribution, and scheduling. Management science and operations research methodology is also applied to problems such as facility capacity planning, facility design, and location analysis.
SYST 7800 (3). Doctoral Proseminar in Systems.
Provides systems doctoral students with an orientation to current research and the academic discipline in operations and information systems. Familiarizes students with key schools of thought in the field, provides background on reference disciplines, examines significant research streams, and helps students begin developing their own area of interest.
SYST 7805 (3). Foundations of Research in Information Systems.
Examines foundations of information systems research, including classic readings in information systems and its reference disciplines, different research approaches, processes of research, and classic and contemporary readings in major topics in information systems. Prereq., PhD standing or instructor consent.
SYST 7810 (3). Technical Topics in Information Systems Research.
Examines in depth a selection of topics in technical areas of information systems. Includes theoretical perspectives for technical topics, critical perspectives on past and current research, appropriate methods for examining technical topics, and development of students' ability to identify and develop research topics in technical areas. Prereq., PhD standing or instructor consent.
SYST 7815 (3). Behavioral Topics in Information Systems Research.
Covers both basic and advanced topics. Develops skill in designing, evaluating, and understanding both quantitative and qualitative research methods. Includes the development of research proposals, making and justifying methodological choices, writing research reports, and understanding how to publish in information systems. Prereq., PhD standing or instructor consent.
SYST 7820 (3). Advanced Research in Information Systems.
Examines advanced topics in information systems research, focusing on the electronic era and eBusiness. Examines foundations of eBusiness, including basic technical, organizational, and behavioral foundations. Covers leading edge research from both topical and methodological perspectives. Focuses on methods appropriate for studying eBusiness and examines future research directions. Prereq., PhD standing or instructor consent.
SYST 8820 (3). Graduate Seminar.
Provides opportunity for investigating new frontiers in information systems through an experimental seminar. Offered irregularly.
SYST 8900 (1-3). Independent Study.
Students must have consent of instructor under whose direction study is taken. Departmental form required.
SYST 8990 (1-10). Doctoral Thesis.
Master of Business Administration Courses +
MBA - Core Courses +
Open only to MBA students. Non-MBA students seeking to enroll in noncore courses must meet the prerequisite requirements and have the consent of both the instructor and the director of the MBA program. Across all business areas, MBA students have enrollment priority for courses with an MBA prefix. Non-MBA students seeking to enroll in the noncore courses must meet the prerequisite requirements. Other elective options for MBA students may be found in the main business course descriptions.
MBAC 6000 (3). Business and Society.
Investigates the relation between business and society by drawing on theories from ethics, sociology, economics, political science, and philosophy and applying these theories to specific business contexts. Gives managers an understanding of how broader societal issues can affect business decisions. Emphasizes case studies of current business practices.
MBAC 6010 (3). Managerial Economics.
Studies the elements of the business firm's fundamental problem---how to maximize profits. Develops for each element managerial theory based upon introductory and intermediate-level microeconomics. Analyzes various applications and misapplications of relevant concept, primarily through case studies. Differential calculus and statistics are used throughout the course.
MBAC 6011 (1.5). Managerial Economics 1.
Studies the elements of the business firm's fundamental problem---how to maximize profits. Develops for each element managerial theory based upon introductory and intermediate-level microeconomics. Analyzes various applications and misapplications of the relevant concept, primarily through case studies. Differential calculus and statistics are used throughout the course.
MBAC 6020 (3). Financial Accounting.
Introduces the financial reporting system used by business organizations to convey information about their economic affairs. Develops an understanding of financial reports and what they tell about a business enterprise. Focuses on how alternative accounting measurement rules represent different economic events in financial reports.
MBAC 6030 (3). Quantitative Methods.
Covers foundations for statistical reasoning and statistical applications in business. Topics include graduate-level treatment of descriptive statistics, probability, probability distributions, sampling theory and sampling distributions, and statistical inference (estimation and hypothesis testing). Provides an introduction to regression analysis, analysis of variance, time series forecasting, decision analysis, index numbers, and nonparametric methods.
MBAC 6031 (1.5). Quantitative Methods.
Covers foundations for statistical reasoning and statistical applications in business. Topics include graduate-level treatment of descriptive statistics, probability, probability distributions, sampling theory, sampling distributions, and statistical inference (estimation and hypothesis testing). Provides an introduction to regression analysis, analysis of variance, time series forecasting, decision analysis, index numbers and nonparametric methods.
MBAC 6040 (3). Management Behavior in Organizations.
Develops an awareness of the impact of individual and group processes on effective organizational functioning, an understanding of the impact of behavioral concepts, and practices their application through discussion and experiential learning.
MBAC 6050 (3). Corporate Strategy.
Experience the real-world problems facing general managers while enhancing skill at solving complex, real-business problems in strategy. Blends functional with strategic management and introduces students to the best new thinking in strategy. Integrates previous MBA learning, and instills a broadened perspective, competence, and familiarity with good practice in strategic management.
MBAC 6060 (3). Corporate Finance.
Analyzes the implications of modern finance theory for the major decisions faced by corporate financial managers. Develops the basic skills necessary to apply financial concepts to the various problems faced by a firm. Includes capital budgeting, capital structure, long term financing, short term financial management, and financial planning topics. Prereq., MBAC 6020.
MBAC 6080 (3). Decision Modeling and Applications.
Integrates topics from decision analysis and operations management as they relate to modeling management decisions. Field projects involve the university, local companies, and/or government agencies. Prereq., MBAC 6030.
MBAC 6090 (3). Marketing Management.
Provides a solid foundation of marketing knowledge by focusing on principles of marketing. Introduces the role that marketing cases play in advancing understanding and skill development in the field of marketing. Case discussions illustrate concepts discussed, and case studies are used to introduce the marketing decision making process. Emphasizes the international nature of marketing, as well as the importance of analysis and the understanding of the economic, demographic, political-legal-regulatory, sociocultural, technological, and natural environments. Prereq., MBAC 6030.
MBAC 6097 (2). Business Simulation Seminar.
Uses interactive, competitive, computer-based simulation designed to illustrate the process of implementing a strategy in a changing, technology-driven environment. The simulation uses advanced computer algorithms to create a market-driven business environment where customer preferences change, market segments shift, competitors emerge, technologies advance, and company fortunes rise and fall--depending on the decisions the student teams make. Prereqs., MBAC 6000, 6010, 6020, 6030, 6040, and 6080.
MBAC 6098 (1.5). Professional Skills.
Develops writing skills, presentation skills, and leadership skills to assist students in becoming outstanding communicators in the classroom, the student community, and their professional careers.
MBAC 6099 (1). Strategic Career Development.
Helps students develop long-term career development skills, such as career planning, assessment, resume writing, and interviewing skills.
MBA - Entrepreneurship +
MBAX 6100 (3). Entrepreneurial Environments.
Examines the environments of entrepreneurial firms from start-up to development of ventures. Allows students to assess their fit with entrepreneurial firms. Key element is learning the process of determining the difference between ideas and commercializable opportunities through feasibility analysis and plans. Prereq., MBAC 6020 or instructor consent.
MBAX 6110 (3). Entrepreneurial Finance.
Addresses a variety of topics including financial valuation, various sources of funds, structures and legal issues in arranging financing, the private and public venture capital markets, and preparation for, and execution of, an initial public securities offering. Prereq., MBAC 6020.
MBAX 6120 (3). Entrepreneurial Marketing.
Addresses the marketing challenges that face the entrepreneur or start up firm with a limited budget. From initially positioning the company and its products to marketing that position to key shareholders for a new venture, to establishing channels of distribution and reaching the consumer, take a specialized look at the development and implementation of a marketing plan.
MBAX 6130 (3). Sustainable Business Ventures.
Focuses on environmentally sustainable business ventures as well as issues associated with starting and operating a business that solves natural environmental challenges while achieving profitability. Includes a number of case studies, topical discussions, talks by environmental entrepreneurs, and an applied or library research project.
MBAX 6170 (3). Business Plan Preparation.
Completion of a sophisticated business plan within task groups from concept through all the elements of a professionally written business plan. Provides students high interaction with businesses and entrepreneurs. Prereq., MBAC 6020 and MBAX 6100, or instructor consent.
MBAX 6180 (3). Business Plan Execution.
Affords student teams that have taken MBAX 6170 the opportunity to further refine and improve their plans and/or prepare for national business plan competitions via independent study.
MBAX 6190 (3). Projects in Entrepreneurial Companies.
Limited to 12 students per section, each student is matched with an entrepreneurial company to complete a project that is key to company strategy. Students experience total company environment from the top management level through attending management meetings and interacting with cross-functional managers and employees. E-mail and face-to-face meetings result in discussing opportunities and issues resulting from experiences in companies. Prereq., MBAX 6100.
MBAX 6845 (3). Entrepreneurial Strategies for Emerging Markets.
Contemporary managers and entrepreneurs who wish to serve emerging markets must be aware of both the associate potential and pitfalls of those markets and evolve contextually tailored strategies. The course provides a framework for analyzing socio-cultural, legal, political and economic features for emerging markets and a skill set to assess potential for entrepreneurial ventures in these markets. Recommended prereq., MBAC 6010, 6060, 6090.
MBAX 6860 (3). Bootstrap Tactics for Entrepreneurs.
Covers a variety of topics in applied entrepreneurship. Studies how start-up businesses can successfully undertake standard business functions (organization, marketing, sales, advertising, operations, team building, and equipment). Relies heavily on outside lecturers who have personal experience as entrepreneurs. Complements other entrepreneurship curriculum courses such as Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Finance, Business Plan Preparation, and Business Plan Execution. Prereq., MBAX 6100.
MBA - Finance +
MBAX 6200 (3). Advanced Corporate Finance.
Covers the theory of asset pricing, which is then applied to capital budgeting, capital structure choice, mergers and acquisitions, and risk management. Prereq., MBAC 6060.
MBAX 6210 (3). Applied Financial Management.
Analyzes the financial condition, planning, and control of current assets, current liabilities, and long-term financial arrangements. Topics include financial planning, managing working capital, short- and long-term financing, capital budgeting, valuation, and capital structure policies. Case studies are emphasized. Prereq., MBAC 6060.
MBAX 6220 (3). Investment Management and Analysis.
Covers managing investment portfolios by blending academic theories and evidence with practitioner experience. Topics include risk and return relationships, securities, value theory (capital asset, arbitrage, and option pricing), portfolios, and performance evaluations. Prereq., MBAC 6060.
MBAX 6230 (3). International Financial Management.
Examines the financial procedures, policies, and risks faced by firms conducting business internationally. Topics include examining the international finance environment, managing foreign exchange risk exposure, managing international working capital, conducting analysis, and developing an understanding of international financial markets. Prereq., MBAC 6060.
MBAX 6240 (3). Financial Markets and Institutions.
Deals with the economics of financial markets and the management of financial institutions. Covers factors influencing the cost and availability of capital for financing business firms. Examines both domestic and international markets and institutions. Prereq., MBAC 6060.
MBAX 6250 (3). Derivative Securities.
Derivatives, like options, futures, forwards, and swaps, encompass all aspects of finance. Topics cover the characteristics, valuation, and trading strategies associated with derivatives as well as their use in risk management. Prereq., MBAC 6060.
MBAX 6260 (3). Fixed Income Investing.
Fixed income securities are those that nominally promise a fixed stream of payments. They include government and corporate long and short term debt issues that far exceed the amount of corporate stock issues, as well as long term personal debt (i.e., home mortgages). Develops practical analytical tools for describing these securities, the markets where they are traded, and their purchase and management by financial intermediaries. Stresses the huge market for U.S. government debt, because it provides a foundation for the development of more specialized tools used in other markets. Prereq., MBAC 6060.
MBAX 6885 (3). Interpreting the Economic Environment.
The macroeconomic environment is vitally important to business managers regardless of their area of focus. Most macroeconomic events portend future economic changes that influence business and/or industry. Develops a basic understanding of the macroeconomy and its relationship to an individual business or industry through understanding macroeconomic concepts and data sources, developing a basic model, understanding relevant policy instruments, and integrating this information into the global economy. Prereq., MBAC 6010.
MBA - Marketing +
MBAX 6300 (3). Marketing Communication.
Focuses on the strategic and decision making aspects of marketing communication from a managerial perspective. Increases students' understanding of specific decision elements within an integrated marketing communications framework. Topics include promotional objectives, agency relations, media selection, budgeting, and advertising research. Also explores relevant advertising models and the economic and social effects of promotional activity. Prereq., MBAC 6090.
MBAX 6310 (3). Marketing Strategy.
Marketing strategy has developed into an increasingly critical managerial activity as businesses recognize the importance of creating customer value and being customer oriented. Discusses key elements of successful marketing strategy including market/customer analysis and competitor analysis, and identifies strategic approaches managers may adopt to succeed in today's highly competitive and rapidly changing business environment. Prereq., MBAC 6090.
MBAX 6320 (3). International Marketing Management.
Develops skills and analyzes frameworks for selecting competitive strategy and building implementable marketing programs in contemporary global markets. A team project provides students with experience in researching international markets to assemble a product-market entry plan. Prereq., MBAC 6090.
MBAX 6330 (3). Marketing Research.
Develops skills in designing, executing, and evaluating research on applied problems and opportunities in marketing. Topics include research problem formulation, selection of research designs, search for and analysis of secondary data, measurement theory, design of data collection forms, sampling procedures, management of data collection activities, data analysis, and reporting of research results. Prereq., MBAC 6090.
MBAX 6340 (3). Marketing Field Project.
Develops skills in marketing decision making. Teams design and complete a project located at a client business or other organization in the metropolitan area. Team members organize and assign responsibilities, interact with middle- and top-level managers, apply quantitative and behavioral tools presented in marketing and other courses, meet deadlines, and present results of project activities. Prereq., MBAC 6090.
MBAX 6350 (3). Marketing of High Technology.
Marketing in high technology environments poses its own unique challenges due to the complexity and novelty of the technology. Challenges include articulation of the value proposition, decision making with limited information on customers, and coordination with other market players. To succeed in this environment, firms need to be able to understand unarticulated needs, forecast the development of nascent markets, and position themselves appropriately in the competitive landscape. Focus will be on the strategy to accompany a technology and not on the technical or scientific aspects of the product.
MBAX 6360 (3). New Product Development.
Provides a better understanding of the new-product development process, highlighting the inherent risks and strategies for overcoming them. Using a combination of lectures, cases, and a project, this course examines the process of designing, testing, and launching new products. Emphasizes the interplay between creativity and analytical marketing research throughout the development process. Also covers branding issues, such as brand extensions and their impact on brand equity. Prereq., MBAC 6090.
MBAX 6800 (3). Strategic Brand Management.
Focuses on the role of brand in achieving strategic competitive advantage. Examines specific topics related to brand image/equity development, extension, and measurement. Often uses a simulation game to model business practices and predict the effects of branding decisions. Prereq., MBAC 6090.
MBAX 6810 (3). e-Commerce.
Introduces students to digital environments and their use in marketing, and focuses on the importance of mass customization and personalization, the Internet and new product development, brand building, online community, pricing on the Internet, and e-Commerce. Requires students to develop an Internet marketing plan.
MBAX 6820 (3). Support Service Strategies.
Covers major components of a worldwide advanced technology customer support organization, with special emphasis on marketing, business development, and delivery of service. Individual executives or executive panels from local advanced technology companies present their views and experiences on a diverse range of topics relating to the management, development, and delivery of customer support tools and services in a networked environment.
MBA - Systems +
MBAX 6400 (3). Business Performance Excellence.
Studies World Class Manufacturing (WCM) and methods designed to maximize excellence in business performance. Includes interactions with customers and suppliers, integrated manufacturing, total quality control, just-in-time production, total asset use, and meeting customer requirements. Uses case analysis, field study, and experiential learning.
MBAX 6410 (3). Managing Business Processes.
Covers the concepts and tools to design and manage business processes. Emphasizes modeling and analysis, information technology support for process activities, and management of process flows. Graphical simulation software is used to create dynamic models of business processes and predict the effect of changes. Prepares students for a strong management or consulting career path in business processes.
MBAX 6420 (3). IT and Business Strategy.
Although some companies are very successful are very successful in discovering and cultivating innovative technology-enabled business strategies, many fail in the process. Combines theories and frameworks with practical approaches to provide students with the skills required to help companies identify business opportunities, find appropriate information related technologies, and lead adoptions efforts to success.
MBAX 6430 (3). Systems Analysis and Design.
Covers basic concepts, techniques, and tools for effective systems analysis, design, and implementation. Includes basic building blocks of systems, problem solving approaches, methods for systems development, requirements gathering techniques, system modeling techniques, and implementation issues. Also covers user interface design, data design, and program design. Includes hands-on design of an actual systems project.
MBAX 6865 (3). Supply Chain Management.
Explores the key issues related to the design and management of supply chains. Covers the efficient integration of suppliers, production facilities, warehouses, and stores so that the right products in the right quantity reach customers at the right time. Focuses on the minimization of the total supply chain cost subject to service requirements imposed by a variety of industries. Recommended prereq., MBAC 6080. Same as SYST 4050.
MBA - Management +
MBAX 6440 (3). Project Management.
Acquaints students with multidisciplinary aspects of project management, including the relationship between schedule, cost and performance. The course uses a hands-on project where the student interacts with a real customer, providing an opportunity to utilize the qualitative and quantitative tools taught in the classroom. At the conclusion of the course, the student may be eligible to apply for a project management certification from Project Management Institute based on previous work experience.
MBAX 6500 (3). Management of Organizational Change.
Explores ways to improve organizations to meet demands of changing environments. Emphasizes theoretical framework and models of organization change, barriers to implementing change and ways to overcome them, and the roles of the change agent and/or consultant. Prereq., MBAC 6040.
MBAX 6510 (3). (Re)Designing Dynamic Organizations.
Examines new forms of organizations with permeable boundaries and empowered individuals and teams. Explores alternative designs necessary for managing disparate cultural values, the globalization of markets, and rapid technological change. Prereq., MBAC 6040.
MBAX 6520 (3). Human Resources Management.
Addresses such human resource issues as hiring, appraising, compensating, developing, and motivating employees from the perspective of a general manager or an internal or external consultant. Prereq., MBAC 6040.
MBAX 6530 (3). Negotiating and Conflict Management.
Explores and builds skills for conflict management and negotiation problems faced by managers (e.g., dealing with subordinates, peers, superiors, or clients). Content is relevant to all MBA students, especially those interested in management, accounting, entrepreneurship, finance, and marketing. Prereq., MBAC 6040.
MBAX 6540 (3). Consulting Skills.
Provides an integrative, hands-on exercise in managing change. Develops skills in contracting, collecting, and analyzing data, and writing reports. Teams practice these skills by conducting an organizational diagnosis, consulting project within an organization. Prereq., MBAC 6040.
MBAX 6550 (3). Management of Technology and Innovation.
Examines a variety of issues common to management of technology, such as technology strategies, methods of technology transfer, selecting technology standards, managing the research and development process, and encouraging and rewarding innovation.
MBAX 6840 (3). Successful Innovation and Commercialization.
Focuses on the innovation process from the perspective of a participant, project manager, or manager involved in, or responsible for, getting ideas commercialized into the marketplace or new processes into the firm. Covers a range of topics in a seminar style format: creativity process and environments that give rise to ideas; traditional and nontraditional development models; success/failure reasons and risk reduction tactics; new development organizations (i.e., virtual). Emphasizes the use of prototyping and other advanced idea evaluation techniques that can affect success.
MBAX 6870 (3). Team Building.
Helps students gain skills in developing trusting relationships, maximizing their leadership potential, and building high performance work teams in organizations. Develops skills through theory study and implementation. Students conduct a team building meeting with their own clients. Emphasizes startup teams and entrepreneurial organizations. Prereq., MBAC 6040.
MBAX 6890 (3). Executive Leadership.
Examines organizational leadership from the executive perspective, including private and public sector firms, and non-profits. Studies how executives lead change and innovation, interact with the top management team, and deal with the board of directors. Topics include governance of the firm, strategies for enhancing executive influence, assessing and understanding diverse leadership styles, and the ethics and responsibilities of an executive.
MBA - Real Estate +
MBAX 6600 (3). Real Estate Development.
Studies methods of analyzing real estate opportunities, local government controls and regulations of the Development Process. Majority of class material is provided via case studies and guest lecturers. Last portion of the course will be the presentation of student group projects.
MBAX 6610 (3). Real Estate Finance and Investment Analysis.
Objectives of the course are to conduct income property investment analysis; to develop the technical competence necessary to structure real estate transactions; and to understand the financial assets securitized by real estate. Students will analyze income properties using Excel spreadsheets and ARGUS Financial Software. Techniques for structuring real estate transactions examined in this course include lender participations, sale-leasebacks, joint ventures, and real estate syndications. Prereq., MBAX 6600 or equivalent, or instructor consent.
MBAX 6620 (3). Real Estate Project Competition.
Develops skills in real estate decision making. Teams design, complete, and present a real estate project in a competition forum. Students gain an understanding and working knowledge of real estate, use a piece of real property to determine its highest and best use, create a sales plan, and prepare a real estate financing package. Team members organize and assign responsibilities, interact with real estate professionals, and apply appropriate quantitative and qualitative tools and procedures. Prereqs., MBAX 6600, 6610 and 6855, or equivalent, or instructor consent.
MBAX 6835 (3). Real Estate Economics.
Examines real estate market operations and discusses alternative methodologies for estimating real estate values. Examines various theories of land price determination and uses these models to understand how the private market allocates land to competing residential, office, retail, industrial/warehouse, hotel, and other end users. Examines how factors influencing the demand for real estate interact with the supply of real estate to determine market rents and how the flow of future expected income is capitalized to yield the market price of the asset. Prereqs., MBAC 6011 and MBAC 6060.
MBAX 6855 (3). Real Estate Law.
Examines the legal issues associated with developing, acquiring, transferring, and leasing real property. Topics include real estate contracts, land use and development agreements, vehicles for owning real estate, real estate covenants, conditions and restrictions, loan transactions, negotiating real estate contracts, commercial leases and real estate taxation. Material for this course will consist of assigned articles and real estate cases. Prereq., MBAX 6600 or equivalent, or instructor consent.
MBAX 6966 (3). Independent Study-Real Estate.
Independent study in the field of real estate.
MBA - Accounting +
MBAX 6700 (3). Corporate Financial Reporting.
Provides an in-depth study of the concepts underlying contemporary financial accounting practice. Includes preparation and analysis of financial statements and the application of concepts to selected current issues. Prereq., MBAC 6020 or equivalent. Same as ACCT 6220.
MBAX 6710 (3). Financial Statement Analysis.
Focuses on the use of accounting information by decision makers external to the firm. Considers judgments made by security analysts, bank lending officers, and auditors. Emphasizes credit scoring, risk analysis, and equity valuation. Prereq., MBAC 6020 or equivalent. Same as ACCT 6250.
MBA - International +
MBAX 6895 (3). London Seminar in International Finance and Business.
Offers a summer study abroad program held in London. Focuses on the financial and business issues facing financial markets and institutions in London and Europe, and the impact of the political climate on these issues.
Operations and Production Management +
OPMG 6900 (1-3). Independent Study.
OPMG 6940 (1-4). Master's Candidate.
OPMG 8990 (1-10). Doctoral Thesis.
Organization Management +
ORMG 7310 (3). Seminar on Organizational Behavior.
Doctoral level seminar covering such issues as leadership, job attitudes, motivation, absenteeism, turnover, goal setting, and group dynamics. Prereq., instructor consent.
ORMG 7320 (3). Seminar in Organization Theory.
Critically investigates major issues in organization theory and provides students with experience in comprehensively surveying literature in subject areas such as organization design, power, culture, innovation, technology, environment, size, and strategy. Instructor consent required.
ORMG 7330 (3). Seminar and Practicum in Organization Development.
Provides a doctoral level seminar emphasizing intervention theory and method in effectuating organizational change in a client system. Deals with group development, educational processes, conflict resolution, organizational interventions, change strategies, and ethical and skill requirements of the consultative role. Prereq., instructor consent.
ORMG 7800 (3). Doctoral Proseminar: Management.
Provides an orientation to doctoral level study for all students in management. Through critical analysis of articles and student and faculty presentations, students learn about reading and writing research articles and gain an overview of the management discipline.
ORMG 7830 (3). Doctoral Seminar: Dissertation Research.
Considers philosophical topics and concepts related to the social sciences and examines various methodologies relevant to business and dissertation research.
ORMG 8820 (1-4). Graduate Seminar.
Provides opportunity for investigating new frontiers in organization management through an experimental seminar (offered irregularly).
ORMG 8900 (1-3). Independent Study.
ORMG 8990 (1-10). Doctoral Thesis.
Personnel/Human Resource Management +
PHRM 7400 (3). Seminar in Personnel Human Resource Management.
Provides an intensive research-based survey of contemporary issues in personnel-human resource management. Survey literature and conduct research in personnel/human resource subject areas such as performance appraisal, pay strategy, human resource strategy, employee turnover, employment testing, and human capital. Prereq., instructor consent.
Real Estate +
REAL 3000 (3). Principles of Real Estate Practice.
Covers principles of real estate from a value approach for both commercial and residential real estate. Includes legal terms and issues; government control of real estate; market valuation and appraisal; financing real estate; basic investment analysis; contracts and brokerage; and basic taxation of real estate. Prereq., BCOR 1010, 1020, 2000, 2200, and 52 hours completed.
REAL 4000 (3). Real Estate Law and Financing Instruments.
Covers estates in land, purchase and sales contracts, conveyances, mortgage and trust deed transactions, property taxes, and leases. Prereqs., REAL 3000 and BCOR 3000.
REAL 4100 (3). Real Estate Finance and Investment Analysis.
Covers the link between real estate and the capital markets through an examination of the financial institutions and instruments used to finance real property. Examines methods used to analyze value in real property investments. Prereq., REAL 3000.
REAL 4810 (3). Real Estate Academic Internship.
Students are required to complete an internship at a real estate related company for a minimum of 150 hours (10 hours per week, 15-week semester). This capstone course will include bi-weekly seminars given by the Real Estate Center's Executive Director. Must be completing the Real Estate Certificate program. Contact the RE Center for registration information.
REAL 4820 (3). Topics in Business.
Experimental course offered irregularly for purpose of presenting new subject matter in real estate. Prereq., REAL 3000.
REAL 4900 (1-3). Independent Study.
Intended for exceptionally well-qualified business seniors who desire to study an advanced topic. Must be in Real Estate Certificate Program. Prereq., dean and instructor consent.
REAL 6820 (3-6). Graduate Seminar.
Experimental seminar offered irregularly to provide opportunity for investigation of new frontiers in real estate.
REAL 6900 (1-3). Independent Study.
Students must have consent of instructor under whose direction study is taken. Departmental form required.
