300 Accounting Principles. 3 cr. Introduction to accounting from a user's perspective. Covers both financial and managerial accounting. Accounting theory principles, presentation and interpretation of financial reports, financial statement analysis. Measurement, classification, planning and control of costs. P: Jr st. Cr is not given for both Acct I S 100 & 300.
301 Financial Reporting I. 3 cr. Examines current and emerging financial accounting theory and techniques used to measure and report financial information to investors, creditors, and other external users. Emphasizes asset and income determination, preparation and interpretation of financial statements, and related disclosure requirements. P: Acct I S 100.
302 Financial Reporting II. 3 cr. Examines current and emerging financial accounting theory and techniques used to measure and report financial information to investors, creditors, and other external users, including dilutive securities, investments, revenue recognition, income tax allocation, pensions, leases and accounting changes. P: Acct I S 301.
304 Governmental Accounting. 2 cr. Fund accounting, budgetary accounts and control, accounting systems for governmental units and nonprofit organizations. P: Acct I S 301.
310 Cost Management Systems. 3 cr. Design of actual and standard cost systems for reporting product costs in job costing, process costing, and activity costing production environments. Overhead allocation methods. Budgeting and profit planning procedures. Techniques for variance analysis and performance evaluation. Behavioral considerations in the design and use of cost accounting information systems. P: Acct I S 211, 301 & Gen Bus 303 or equiv.
313 Engineering Economic Analysis. (Crosslisted with I SY E) 3 cr. Financial accounting principles and cost systems, interpretation and use of accounting reports and supplemental information for engineering economic analyses, consideration of cost-volume-profit analyses, use of discounted cash flow techniques, flexible budgeting, transfer pricing, and capital budgeting. P: So st.
329 Taxation: Concepts for Business and Personal Planning. (Crosslisted with LAW) 3 cr. An introduction to the U.S. income taxation concepts with emphasis on business and personal planning strategies. Taxes are placed in a framework which considers all costs of doing business. Includes approaches and skills needed to prepare individual, corporate, and partnership income tax returns. P: Acct I S 100 or 300, or Law 811, or cons inst.
340 Accounting Systems. 3 cr. Principles and problems of system design; organization for accounting control, internal control procedures and internal reports. Developing control, security, and auditability into information system applications. P: Acct I S 211.
365 Contemporary Topics. 1-3 cr. A course for the exploration of subject areas possibly to be introduced into the business curriculum. P: Prerequisite varies by topic.
399 Reading and Research-Accounting. 1-6 cr. P: Cons inst.
406 Advanced Financial Reporting. 3 cr. Theoretical, procedural, and practical issues associated with the preparation of financial statements of alternative reporting entities, including the accounting for mergers and acquisitions, consolidations, foreign operations, and complex financial instruments. P: Acct I S 301. Sr st & upper group status.
407 International Accounting. (Crosslisted with Intl Bus) 3 cr. Description of differences in national financial reporting regimes in various developed and emerging economies and the current state of international accounting standards. Practical experience in analyzing the financial statements of companies from various countries. P: Acct I S 301 or cons inst.
600 Accountancy Internship and Practice Research. 3-6 cr. The internship program represents an opportunity for students to experience a professional accounting practice first hand and to integrate this experience with their formal education. P: Sr st & Acct IS 620 or Acct IS 630.
601 Professional Practice Issues in Accounting and Auditing. 3 cr. Study of current accounting and audit issues within a case context. Students will be required to perform computerized research, analyze topical accounting and audit issues, and make case presentations. Intensive three week course to build on experiences developed during the internship program. P: Acct IS 600, Acct IS 630, or cons inst.
603 Financial Statement Analysis. 3 cr. Analysis and interpretation of financial statements, including profitability and ratio analysis, cash flow analysis, accounting-based equity valuation, market impact of accounting choices, earnings quality, earnings management, mergers and acquisitions, intangibles, accounting-based trading strategies, accounting and credit ratings, and international accounting. P: Acct I S 301 or cons inst.
620 Fundamentals of Taxation. 3 cr. Application of federal tax provisions and administrative rules common to most taxpayers with introductions to rules specific to corporations, pass-through entities, and individuals. P: 2nd sem Jr and Acct I S 301.
621 Corporate and Advanced Taxation. 3 cr. Application of federal tax provisions and administrative rules pertaining to corporations and shareholders, including elective provisions for "S" corporations. Emphasis on tax planning and the consequences of corporate and shareholder decisions. P: Acct I S 620.
630 Audit and Assurance Services. 3 cr. Evolution of assurance services; role of assurance services as part of corporate governance; professional standards and ethical concepts; evidence concepts and evaluation of evidence, business and information technology risk analysis, the audit risk model, assurance reports, and development of audit and assurance programs. P: Sr st, upper group status & Acct I S 301.
631 Information Technology, Risk, and Assurance Services. 3 cr. Operational and information systems auditing; risk analysis, electronic evidence; computerized audit and assurance techniques; internal auditing and outsourcing; analytical techniques; auditor judgment; control concepts, business process risk analysis; reporting on controls and business processes; expanding technology and assurance. P: Acct I S 630; & either Info Sys 320 or Acct I S 340 or cons inst.
700 Financial Accounting. 3 cr. Measurement and reporting guidelines underlying preparation of general purpose financial statements; current measurement and reporting issues; analysis and interpretation of financial statement data for investment, lending, and related decisions. P: Grad st.
701 Financial Reporting I. 3 cr. Examines current and emerging financial accounting theory and techniques used to measure and report financial information to investors, ceditors, and other external users. Emphasizes asset and liability valuations and their relationships to income determination, preparation and interpretation of financial statements, and related disclosure requirements. P: Acct I S 700.
702 Financial Reporting II. 3 cr. Examines current and emerging financial accounting theory and techniques used to measure and report financial information to investors, creditors, and orther external users, including dilutive securities, investments, revenue recognition, income tax allocation, pensions, leases and accounting changes. P: Acct I S 701.
706 Advanced Financial Reporting. 3 cr. Accounting principles related to formation, maintenance, expansion, contraction and liquidation of the business enterprise. P: Acct I S 701 or equiv.
707 International Accounting. (Crosslisted with Intl Bus) 3 cr. Description of accounting practices in major industrialized nations and differences with U.S. practices; analysis of reasons for, and the economic consequences of, those differences; description of attempts to reduce or eliminate those differences; analysis of the financial statements of companies from various countries. P: Acct I S 301, Acct I S 701, or cons inst.
708 Contemporary Issues in Accounting. 2 cr. Theories required to solve advanced accounting problems; analysis of procedures in effective presentation of accounting knowledge on professional examinations. P: Grad st & cons inst.
710 Managerial Accounting. 3 cr. Interpretation and use of accounting data for management planning, decision making and control. Consideration of cost-volume-profit relationships, relevant costs, variable (direct) costing, activity-based costing, transfer pricing and performance evaluation of segments of the firm. P: Acct I S 700 or equiv.
711 Strategic Cost Management. 2 cr. Development and analysis of cost and other performance measurement information for managerial planning, control, and decision-making. Integration of information needs for various managerial functions. P: Acct I S 700.
720 Reorganizations: Tax Analysis and Planning. 3 cr. Analysis of corporate reorganizations, tax planning problems and related literature. Opportunity to utilize tax research materials in connection with complex Code sections and cases. P: Acct I S 621.
722 Taxation of Pass-Through Entities. 3 cr. Analysis of federal tax provisions and administrative rules regarding pass-through entities, such as partnerships, S-corporations, and limited liability companies; including their application to entity formation and operation, property and ownership basis, distributions, and interest transfers. P: Acct I S 620.
723 Federal Estate and Gift Taxation. 3 cr. A study of estate and gift transfer taxes; problems requiring investigation of concepts and theories of taxable gifts and estates; estate planning. P: Gen Bus 301 or equiv.
724 Research and Administrative Issues in Taxation. 3 cr. Methodologies and tools for tax research; utilization of tax research tools; preparation of investigative reports; professional and interprofessional responsibilities; administrative procedures and techniques. P: Acct I S 620.
725 Taxation of Cross-Jurisdictional Transactions. 3 cr. An introduction to international and multistate tax issues. Topics covered may include tax treaties, foreign tax credit provisions, Subpart F rules, multistate apportionment, nexus, sales tax, and use tax. P: Acct I S 620.
729 Income Taxation and Business Decisions. 3 cr. A survey of income taxation as it affects managerial decisions in U.S. businesses. Emphasis on tax planning in the structuring of business transactions and the identification of situations calling for consultation with advanced tax specialists. P: Acct I S 700 or cons inst.
730 Advanced Audit and Assurance Services. 3 cr. Current topics in assurance services with emphasis on objectives, principles, corporate governance, risk analysis, auditor indepencence and objectivity, advanced audit and analytical techniques; audit efficiency and effectiveness, review of current research on audit and assurance effectiveness and audit judgment. P: Acct I S 630.
740 Business Information Consulting. 3 cr. Addresses the knowledge base needed by accounting professionals in serving as consultants. P: MAC5 st or cons inst.
765 Contemporary Topics. 1-4 cr. P: Grad st.
770 Seminar in Financial Reporting Theory. 3 cr. Intensive study and critical examination of accounting and financial reporting theories, concepts and standards; evaluations of the pronouncements of accounting standard-setters and financial reporting regulators. P: Acct I S 302 or 702.
771 Seminar in Strategic Cost Management and Performance Measurement. 3 cr. Development and analysis of accounting data for managerial planning, control, decision-making, and costing. Integration of financial and non-financial information needs for various managerial functions. P: Acct I S 310 or equiv.
772 Seminar in Current Taxation Topics. 3 cr. Readings and cases in taxation; analysis and integration of related tax provisions and taxpayer impact. P: Cons inst.
774 Seminar in Information Systems. 2 cr. Intensive reading and evaluation of advanced applications of information systems in the firm. Design and impact of advanced management systems on the firm and of current research and problems in developing and implementing such systems. P: Grad st & cons inst.
775 Seminar in Health Care Fiscal Management. 3 cr. Analysis and evaluation of selected issues in health care fiscal management. Advanced readings and case integration of fiscal, managerial and analytical methods of cost efficiency, operational effectiveness, strategic planning and control. P: Cons inst.
799 Reading and Research-Accounting. 1-6 cr. Individual work suited to the needs of graduate students may be arranged both d uring regular sessions and the intersession periods. P: Grad st & cons inst.
810 Financial Planning and Control Systems. 3 cr. Issues faced by controllers and other financial managers in administering accounting systems; application of quantitative models to develop improved accounting procedures; development of integrated financial planning models, application of behavioral theories to the development and use of financial control systems. P: Acct I S 771.
971 Seminar in Accounting Research. 3 cr. Methods of inquiry and research methodology in accounting. Analysis of current research, with the emphasis on empirical research in accounting. P: PhD cand in accounting or cons inst.
990 Accounting Independent Research PhD Thesis. 1-12 cr. Individual work to complete dissertation requirement of Ph.D. program. P: Grad st & cons inst.
999 Reading and Research-Accounting PhD. 1-6 cr. Individual work suited to the needs of Ph.D. students may be arranged both during regular sessions and during the intersession periods. P: PhD st & cons inst.
300 Actuarial Science Methods I. 1 cr. Develop a knowledge of fundamental mathematical tools for quantitatively assessing risk. Emphasize the applications of these tools to problems encountered in actuarial science. P: Open to Fr. Math 431 or equiv or con reg; not open to Grad stdts.
303 Theory of Interest and Life Insurance. (Crosslisted with Math) 3 cr. Application of calculus to compound interest and insurance functions; interest compounded discretely and continuously; force of interest function; annuities payable discretely and continuously; bonds and yield rates; life tables, life annuities, single and annual premiums for insurance and annuities; reserves. P: Math 234 or con reg, or cons inst.
650 Actuarial Mathematics I. 3 cr. Advanced problems in the mathematical theory of life contingencies; force of mortality, laws of mortality; premiums and reserves for insurance and annuities based on a single life. P: Act Sci 303 & Math 431 or equiv.
651 Actuarial Mathematics II. 3 cr. Continuation of Act Sci 650. Joint life probabilities, annuities and insurances; multiple-decrement theory; pension fund mathematics. P: Act Sci 650.
652 Loss Models I. 3 cr. Definition and selection of probability distributions appropriate for insurance data that are heavily tailed and skewed. P: Math 431 or equiv, Act Sci 650 or con reg, or cons inst.
653 Loss Models II. 3 cr. Estimation of parameters of probability distributions appropriate for insurance data that are heavy tailed and skewed; assessment of credibility of data for ratemaking. P: Act Sci 652, Stat 312 or equiv, or cons inst.
654 Regression and Time Series for Actuaries. 3 cr. Linear regression and correlation; generalized linear regression models; introduction to time series; time series model building and forecasting with focus on data of interest to actuaries. P: Stat 312 or equiv.
876 Seminar in Actuarial Science. 2 cr. Risk theory and other current actuarial developments. P: Act Sci 650 or con reg.
300 Introduction to Finance. (Crosslisted with Econ) 3 cr. Concepts and techniques in corporate finance and investments. Topics include the financial environment, securities markets, financial markets, financial statements and analysis, working capital management, capital budgeting, cost of capital, dividend policy, asset valuation, investments, decision making under uncertainty, mergers, options, and futures. P: Jr st, Econ 101 or AAE 215, Acct I S 100 or 300, & Gen Bus 303 or equiv (con reg in Gen Bus 303 or equiv allowed).
305 Financial Markets, Institutions and Economic Activity. 3 cr. An analysis of the U.S. financial system, its responsiveness to and impact on economic activity and policy, its procedures for assessing and pricing risks on various financial instruments, and its role in the allocation of funds to different sectors in the economy. P: Finance 300.
320 Investment Theory. (Crosslisted with Econ) 3 cr. Structure and functioning of securities markets; principles of portfolio construction; models of the tradeoff between risk and expected return. P: Finance/Econ 300, Math 213 or 222, & Gen Bus 304 or Econ 410 or equiv (or con reg).
325 Corporation Finance. 3 cr. Development of the theory, method and analytical techniques of financial management. Techniques of capital budgeting; valuation of projects and firms; theory of capital structure; dividend policy; cost of capital; mergers and acquisitions. P: Finance/Econ 300, Math 213 or 222, Gen Bus 304 or equiv (or con reg), & Acct I S 301.
330 Derivative Securities. 3 cr. Pricing and uses of options, futures, and forward contracts. P: Finance/Econ 300, Math 213 or 222, Gen Bus 304 or equiv (or con reg).
365 Contemporary Topics. 1-3 cr. A course for the exploration of subject areas possibly to be introduced into the business curriculum. P: Prerequisite varies by topic.
399 Reading and Research-Finance. 1-6 cr. P: Cons inst.
410 Bank Management. 3 cr. Management of depository financial intermediaries with primary emphasis on commercial banks. Topics include bank regulation, liquidity and reserve position management, loan pricing and analysis, investment portfolio problems and overall asset liability management. P: Finance 300.
445 Multinational Business Finance. (Crosslisted with Intl Bus) 3 cr. Application of financial theory to the operations of multinational firms; survey of the international financial environment; determinants of international portfolio and direct investment capital flows; management of foreign exchange position and hedging strategies; evaluation of foreign investment projects (multinational capital budgeting); international financial structure decisions; multinational credit institutions and capital markets; taxation of international business. P: Finance/Econ 300, Math 213 or 222, & Gen Bus 303 or equiv.
457 Entrepreneurial Finance. 3 cr. Discusses the tools helpful for financing new ventures, with emphasis on their applications. The course also helps students understand the institutional setting that has an impact on the financing conditions of new ventures. P: Finance/Econ 300, Math 213 or 222, Gen Bus 303 or equiv, & Acct I S 301.
520 Intermediate Investment Theory. 3 cr. An applied course covering topics of interest to professional investment managers. Covers advanced valuation models, characteristics of domestic and foreign markets, pricing anamolies, hedging strategies, asset allocation and market timing. P: Finance 320.
530 Advanced Derivative Securities. 3 cr. This course covers the design of new financial securities, advanced techniques for pricing and measuring the risks of derivative securities, and strategies employing derivative securities. Applications include the pricing and use of swaps, mortgage-backed securities, exotic options, and corporate securities with embedded options. P: Finance 330. Not open to stdts who have had Finance 830.
535 Applied Security Analysis and Investment Management I. 5 cr. The management of an actual portfolio of investments. Students required to engage in security analysis, develop a portfolio policy, and participate in field research such as trips to interview the management of potential portfolio acquisitions. P: Cons inst prior to reg. Stdts must enroll for 2 consecutive semesters.
536 Applied Security Analysis and Investment Management II. 4 cr. Continuation of Finance 535. P: Cons inst prior to reg. Stdts must enroll for 2 consecutive semesters.
610 Bank Simulation and Strategy. 3 cr. This course covers advanced asset-liability, hedging, tax minimization, merger/acquisitions and economic value added strategies for depository financial institutions. Students practice these strategies by managing their own bank in a computer simulation model, merging with or acquiring other student's banks using M&A software, and by playing a foreign exchange trading simulation. P: Finance 320 or equiv & Finance 410 or 710.
630 Fixed Income and Derivative Securities. 3 cr. Price determination, speculation, hedging strategies in options and financial futures markets, and valuation and management of fixed-income securities. P: Finance 330 or 720 or 721 or equiv.
700 Introduction to Financial Management. 3 cr. Introduction to financial management of firms and investment decision making; both theory and practice are emphasized. Topics covered include the financial environment and securities markets, financial statements and analysis, working capital management and capital budgeting, cost of capital, dividend policy, asset valuation, investments, decision making under uncertainty and selected topics such as mergers, options, futures. P: Acct I S 700 or con reg & Gen Bus 303 or equiv.
705 Financial Market and Business Conditions. 3 cr. Exploration of the interaction between the financial system and real business activity both within a closed system and open economy. P: Finance 700.
710 Financial Management of Depository Institutions. 3 cr. Regulation, asset/liability management, loan pricing, liquidity and investment management, capital structure and holding company strategies for banks and other depository intermediaries. P: Finance 300 or 700.
720 Investment Theory and Practice. 3 cr. Development of the theory, instruments, techniques and practice of modern investment management. Topics include asset pricing and valuation under certainty and uncertainty, portfolio management, determination of interest rates, immunization strategies and derivative securities. P: Finance 700 & OTM 705 or equiv.
721 Investment Theory and Application. 3 cr. Theory and practice of finance investment: financial market structure, arbitrage, theory of risk and return, behavior of financial prices, option contracts, futures and forward contracts, valuation of derivatives, interest rates, fixed-income securities, common stock and portfolio theory. P: Finance 700 & OTM 705 or equiv.
725 Corporation Finance Theory and Practice. 3 cr. Theory and practice of financial management of firms. Techniques of capital budgeting under certainty and uncertainty; valuation of projects and firms; theory of capital structure; dividend policy; cost of capital; mergers and acquisitions. P: Finance 700 or equiv.
726 Valuation and Corporate Investment Decisions. 3 cr. Theory and practice of financial valuation for investment decisions: present value, modeling cash flows, hurdle rates, financial multiples, valuing private firms, real options. P: Finance 700 & OTM 705 or equiv.
727 Corporate Finance Decisions. 3 cr. Theory and practice of corporation finance: financial security contracts; security issuance; capital structure; dividend policy; cost of capital; financial risk management; mergers, acquisitions, and financial restructuring. P: Finance 700 & OTM 705 or equiv.
740 Analysis of Fixed Income Securities. 3 cr. Detailed coverage of fixed income securities and their derivatives; asset backed/mortgage backed securities; pricing and portfolio strategies; term structures models and other analytical tools. P: Finance 721 or equiv.
745 Multinational Business Finance. (Crosslisted with Intl Bus) 3 cr. Theory of business finance as applied to the operations of multinational firms; financial analysis and control of foreign investment decisions; working capital management; multinational credit institutions and capital markets; special accounting problems and trends in international monetary affairs. P: Finance 700 or equiv.
750 The Market for Corporate Control. 3 cr. Study of the market for corporate control including mergers and tender offers. Motives for business combinations; impacts on security holders, managers, labor, economic efficiency; federal and state laws; offensive and defensive strategies. Term paper involving comprehensive analysis of issues. P: Finance 721 or equiv & Finance 727 or equiv, or cons inst.
755 Financial Policy. 3 cr. Financial policy decisions such as working capital management, dividend policy, capital structure and cost. Case studies emphasized. P: Finance 721 or equiv & Finance 727 or equiv, or cons inst.
757 Entrepreneurial Finance. 3 cr. About a half of all new businesses fail in the first five years. This course offers the tools, state-of-the-art valuation methods, and practical knowledge that are needed to make appropriate financing decisions in such highly uncertain environments. P: Finance 700, OIM 705 or equiv & Acct I S 700 or equiv.
765 Contemporary Topics. 1-4 cr. P: Grad st.
771 Seminar-Finance MBA. 3 cr. Comprehensive consideration of selected problems of current and permanent import in financial administration; individual research, class reports and group discussion. P: Finance 720 & 725.
799 Reading and Research-Finance. 1-6 cr. Individual work suited to the needs of graduate students may be arranged both during regular sessions and the intersession periods. P: Grad st & cons inst.
820 Intermediate Investment Theory. 3 cr. An applied course covering topics of interest to professional investment managers. Covers advanced valuation models, characteristics of domestic and foreign markets, pricing anomalies, hedging strategies, asset allocation and market timing. P: Finance 720 or equiv.
825 Intermediate Theory of Business Finance. 3 cr. Intensive review of the modern theory of corporation finance, emphasizing the integration of firm investment, financing and dividend decisions with capital market equilibrium. Empirical studies bearing on these issues will also be explored. P: Finance 720 or equiv & Finance 725 or equiv.
830 Advanced Derivative Securities. 3 cr. This course covers the design of new financial securities, advanced techniques for pricing and measuring the risks of derivative securities, and strategies employing derivative securities. Applications include the pricing and use of swaps, mortgage-backed securities, exotic options, and corporate securities with embedded options. P: Finance 720 or equiv.
835 Applied Security Analysis and Investment Management I. 5 cr. The management of an actual portfolio of investments. Students engage in security analysis, develop a portfolio policy, and participate in field research such as trips to interview the management of potential portfolio acquisitions. P: Cons inst.
836 Applied Security Analysis and Investment Management II. 4 cr. Continuation of Finance 835. P: Finance 835 & cons inst.
850 Applied Corporate Finance I. 4 cr. Advanced corporate finance course that provides graduate students practical experience by working on consulting projects. Students work on applied projects in the areas of capital budgeting, capital structure and cash distribution policies. Emphasis on application of theoretical corporate finance concepts. P: Cons inst.
851 Applied Corporate Finance II. 5 cr. Students apply advanced corporate finance training in the areas of real options, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate restructuring and reorganization to problems provided by corporate sponsors. Development of analytical, written and oral presentation skills through presentations to the corporate sponsors. P: Finance 850 & cons inst.
920 Theory of Finance. 3 cr. Intensive review of modern theories of corporate finance and investments. P: PhD stdt in finance or cons inst.
921 Finance Theory. 3 cr. This course covers asset pricing, derivatives and term structure from a continuous time framework. It is a continuation of Finance 920. P: Finance 920.
970 Seminar- Investments (Ph.D.). 3 cr. Intensive study and critical examination of recent empirical and theoretical literature investments. P: Cons inst or all of the following crses: Finance 920, 921, Econ 709, 710.
971 Seminar-Corporate Finance (Ph.D.). 3 cr. Intensive study and critical examination of recent empirical and theoretical literature in corporate finance. P: Cons inst or all of the following crses: Finance 920, 921, Econ 709, 710.
972 Topics Seminar-Finance PhD. 3 cr. Special topics of current or emerging interest in financial economics. P: PhD stdt in finance or cons inst.
973 Seminar-Workshop in Finance. 2 cr. Seminar primarily devoted to the generation of original research in the field of finance for the Ph.D. dissertation and subsequent publication in the academic literature. P: Open to PhD stdts in finance and with cons inst, to advanced Grad stdts in related fields.
990 Finance Independent Research PhD Thesis. 1-12 cr. Individual work to complete dissertation requirement of Ph.D. program. P: Grad st & cons inst.
999 Reading and Research-Finance PhD. 1-6 cr. Individual work suited to the needs of Ph.D. students may be arranged both during regular sessions and during the intersession periods. P: PhD st & cons inst.
300 Professional Communication. 3-4 cr. Expository writing relative to written communications used in organizations: letters, factual memoranda, brief reports, technical research reports. Development of skills in oral and graphic communications; committee reports, staff presentations. P: Open only to Jr's in Bus. Not open to Grad stdts for degree cr.
301 Business Law. 3 cr. History of legal development, contracts, agency, sale of goods, insurance. P: 2nd sem Jr-at least 72 cr.
302 Business Organizations and Negotiable Instruments. 3 cr. Commercial paper, real estate and personal property, partnerships, corporations, bankruptcy. P: Gen Bus 301 or cons inst.
303 Business Statistics. 3 cr. Data collection, data structures in a business setting, frequency tables and plots, descriptive statistics, correlation tables and regression formulation, normal and binomial distributions, quality, surveys. P: 1 sem calculus, Jr st.
304 Intermediate Business Statistics. 3 cr. Methods for analyzing business and economic data. Review of classical statistical inference; multiple regression and correlation; process analysis and time series. P: Gen Bus 303 or equiv (not open to Grad stdts).
320 Intercultural Communication in Business. (Crosslisted with Intl Bus) 3 cr. Develops awareness and knowledge of cultural influences on business. Focuses on various attitudes toward work, time, material possession, business, and the relationship of these attitudes to different social, religious, philosophical, and educational backgrounds of business people from cultures around the world. P: So st.
365 Contemporary Topics. 1-3 cr. A course for the exploration of subject areas possibly to be introduced into the business curriculum. P: Prerequisite varies by topic.
399 Reading and Research-Business Research. 1-6 cr. P: Cons inst.
600 Environmental Strategy and Sustainability. 3 cr. Explore the relationship of environmental protection and sustainability and the ways in which these issues affect corporate strategy, public policy, public decision-making, and individual decision-making. P: Jr st.
601 Systems Thinking and Sustainable Businesses. (Crosslisted with Envir St) 3 cr. Introduces students to the concept of systems thinking so as to allow them to use systems to bring about large scale social change, both within the business community and within our societal infrastructure. P: Jr st.
700 Managerial Communication. 1-2 cr. Focuses on strategic aspects of communication goals for managers and practice in skills needed to carry out writing and speaking objectives. P: Grad st.
701 Managing the Legal Environment. 3 cr. Legal implications for business managers of selected areas of the law including negligence, contract, intellectual property, officer/director liability, financing the business enterprise, and employment and trade regulation; introduction to the legal process, including alternative dispute resolution systems. P: Grad st.
704 Data Analysis for Managers. 2 cr. Methods for analyzing business and economic data. Review of classic statistical inference; analysis of variance; multiple regression, and correlation. Credit not given for both OIM 700 and OIM 701. P: Gen Bus 303 or equiv.
706 Advanced Statistical Methods I. 3 cr. Topics in regression; analysis of variance; multiple regression and correlation; univariate auto-regressive and moving average time series models. Credit not given for both Gen Bus 704 & 706. P: Gen Bus 303 or equiv.
707 Business Time Series Forecasting. 3 cr. Methods for forecasting business and economic outcomes using regression, time series and simultaneous equation methods. P: Gen Bus 706.
710 Ethics, Integrity and Society. 1 cr. This class is designed to prepare students for dealing with ethical challenges in the world outside academia. Focus is on the role of personal values in all types of decision making, from personal to professional. P: 2nd yr MBA degree candidate.
711 Ethics, Values, and Sustainability. 2 cr. This course will introduce students to the role that ethics and values play in major business decisions. By creating the opportunity for students to understand how their own values can be used in decision making this course prepares students as future leaders.
720 Professional Perspectives. 1 cr. Through skill-based learning and interactive programming help MBA students develop the professional perspectives they need for a successful career in management. P: 1st yr MBA stdt.
750 Professional Experience in Business. 1 cr. Internship which allows students to augment their business education and gain professional experience in their major through related work experience. P: Masters stdt in business & cons inst.
765 Contemporary Topics. 1-4 cr. P: Grad st.
775 Introduction to Bayesian Decision and Control I. (Crosslisted with Econ, Stat) 3 cr. Common sampling models in business and economic problems, information from data, likelihood function of parameters, choices of models, Bayes' Theorem, subjective basis for probability, sequential nature of Bayesian inference, prior and posterior distributions of parameters in binomial, poisson, exponential and normal populations, comparison of two normal distributions, predictive distributions, decision theory, utility, risk aversion, extensive form of analysis, two-action problems, point estimation, best population problems, economics of sampling. P: Stat 309, 313, or 311 or equiv.
776 Introduction to Bayesian Decision and Control II. (Crosslisted with Econ, Stat) 3 cr. Dependence of observations in economic and business data, trend, moving averages, autoregressive series, non-stationary models and their applications, Bayesian estimation of parameters, adaptive forecasting, control theory, elements of difference calculus, dynamics, models for inventory control. P: Stat/Gen Bus/Econ 775 or cons inst.
799 Reading and Research-Business Research. 1-6 cr. Individual work suited to the needs of graduate students may be arranged both during regular sessions and during the intersession periods. P: Grad st & cons inst.
805 Introduction to Decision Theory. 3 cr. Elementary decision theory. Subjective and objective probabilities; Bayes theorem; utility theory; minimax and Bayes strategies; extensive and normal form of analysis; comparison of classical and decision theoretic approaches. P: Stat 310 or cons inst.
806 Panel Data Analysis. 3 cr. Linear fixed and random effects models; estimation and prediction; data exploration, diagnostics and model selection techniques; generalized linear panel data models. P: Stat 849, Econ 709 or cons inst.
965 Contemporary Topics. 1-4 cr. Provides in-depth coverage of contemporary topics emphasizing new and emerging issues for PhD students in business or in majors related to business. Students will meet in a seminar format that incorporates discussions, presentations, lectures by the instructor, and relevant invited guest speakers. P: PhD status in specified majors & cons inst.
975 Ph.D. Communication for Dissertators. 1 cr. Review of research writing and presentation strategies and practice drafting, editing, and presenting proposal and/or dissertation sections for feedback and revision. Seminar/workshop designed for post-prelim dissertators: focuses on advanced structural and clarity issues, not basic writing/grammar. P: Bus PhDs: dissertator status; non-Bus PhDs: dissertator status & cons inst.
990 General Independent Research PhD Thesis. 1-3 cr. Individual work to complete dissertation requirement of Ph.D. program. P: Grad st & cons inst.
999 Reading and Research-Business Research PhD. 1-6 cr. Individual work suited to the needs of Ph.D. students may be arranged both during regular sessions and during the intersession periods. P: PhD st & cons inst.
320 Computers in Business. 3 cr. Application of computer technology to business problems. Hardware and software capabilities; systems development concepts; implications of information technology for management and the firm. P: Comp Sci 132 or 302 or cons inst.
365 Contemporary Topics. 1-3 cr. A course for the exploration of subject areas possibly to be introduced into the business curriculum. P: Prerequisites vary by topic.
371 Technology of Computer-Based Business Systems. (Crosslisted with Comp Sci) 3 cr. Overview of computers, their attendant technology, and the implications of this technology for large-scale, computer-based information systems. Topics include hardware, system software, program development, files and data communications. P: Comp Sci 302 or cons inst.
422 Computer-Based Data Management. 3 cr. Use, control and administration of centralized and distributed data bases. Topics include the definition, design, creation, revision, interrogation, update, security and integrity of data bases. P: Comp Sci 367, Info Sys 371 or cons inst.
424 Analysis and Design of Computer-Based Systems. 3 cr. Analysis of business systems to identify possible need for new or improved computer-based systems and the design of systems to meet those needs. P: Info Sys 422 or cons inst.
671 E-Business: Technologies, Strategies and Applications. (Crosslisted with I SY E, OTM) 3 cr. Overview of core concepts of e-commerce and e-business technologies, strategies and applications. Covers business-to-consumer, business-to-business and intra-business models by using real-world examples and cases from various industries. Significant portion of coursework involves interdisciplinary group project with industry. P: Sr or Grad st.
672 E-Business Transformation: Design, Analysis and Justification. (Crosslisted with I SY E, OTM) 3 cr. Analytical and integrative approaches for e-business strategy formulation, analysis and justification and development of implementation roadmap. Emphasizes development of analytical reasoning and managerial thinking through creation of assessment tools and decision aids to guide various aspects of e-business transformation. P: Sr or Grad st or cons inst.
700 Information Technology for Management. 2 cr. Introduction to the role of information technology and information systems in the business environment; examination of selected planning, acquisition, control and security issues; introduction to selected applications of information technology. P: Grad st, Comp Sci 132 or equiv.
720 Decision and Information Systems. 3 cr. Design, implementation, and use of systems that transform data into information by combining decision-models and computer-based analysis. Types of information systems, database concepts, decision-modeling paradigms, computer support tools, and strategic issues are discussed using the case method. P: OIM 730; MBA degree candidate or cons inst.
722 Computer-Based Data Management. 3 cr. Use, control and administration of centralized and distributed data bases. Topics include the definition, design, creation, revision, interrrogation, update, security and integrity of data bases. P: Info Sys 371 or cons inst.
724 Analysis and Design of Computer-Based Systems. 3 cr. Analysis of business systems to identify possible need for new or improved computer-based systems and the design of systems to meet those needs. P: Info Sys 722 or cons inst.
765 Contemporary Topics. 1-3 cr. Exploration of subject areas possibly to be introduced into the business curriculum. P: Prerequisites vary by topic.
872 Seminar in Information Systems. 3 cr. Independent reading and systems designs emphasizing computers, analytic methods, and research techniques applied to current business problems. P: Info Sys 371, advanced stats or calculus or cons inst.
313 Professional Communication and Culture in the Francophone World. (Crosslisted with French) 3-4 cr. Study and analysis of the culture and sociology of professional environments in the French and Francophone worlds, including government, international organizations, NGO's and business. Students develop communication skills through interactive teaching methods in multimedia labs. P: French 228 or 288 or 311 or cons inst.
314 Contemporary Issues in Government, Organizations, and Enterprise. (Crosslisted with French) 3-4 cr. Cultural study of contemporary Francophone Africa, focusing on issues in government, organizations and enterprise. Exploration of cultural and professional relations between Francophone Africa and France, the European Union, and the United States. P: French 228 or 288 or 311 or 313 or cons inst.
315 Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies in Professional Communication. (Crosslisted with French) 3-4 cr. In-depth study, from interdisciplinary perspectives, of key aspects of technical French language for the professions and business, together with an exploration of the history, sociology, and culture of professional environments in the French and Francophone worlds. P: French 313 or 314 or cons inst.
320 Intercultural Communication in Business. (Crosslisted with Gen Bus) 3 cr. Develops awareness and knowledge of cultural influences on business. Focuses on various attitudes toward work, time, material possession, business, and the relationship of these attitudes to different social, religious, philosophical, and educational backgrounds of business people from cultures around the world. P: So st.
331 Business German. (Crosslisted with German) 3 cr. Develops communication skills in business German and provides basic knowledge of German economics and business practices. P: German 225 and one of the following: 221, 222, 241, 242, 284.
365 Contemporary Topics. 1-3 cr. A course for the exploration of subject areas possibly to be introduced into the business curriculum. P: Prerequisite varies by topic.
399 Reading and Research-International Business. 1-6 cr. P: Cons inst.
407 International Accounting. (Crosslisted with Acct I S) 3 cr. Description of differences in national financial reporting regimes in various developed and emerging economies and the current state of international accounting standards. Practical experience in analyzing the financial statements of companies from various countries. P: Acct I S 301 or cons inst.
420 Global Marketing Strategy. (Crosslisted with Marketng) 3 cr. Structure of foreign trading; commercial facilities available to exporters and importers; application of economic analysis in marketing decisions; contemporary trends in international economy affecting foreign trade policies and practices. P: Marketing 300.
430 International Real Estate. (Crosslisted with Real Est) 3 cr. Analysis of international real estate and related transaction issues, especially in foreign countries which are visited as part of the course; survey of land use patterns and regulations, ownership rights, types of leases, transfer procedures, mortgage system, tax matters, currency risks, and geographical diversification issues. P: Real Est 306 or cons inst.
445 Multinational Business Finance. (Crosslisted with Finance) 3 cr. Application of financial theory to the operations of multinational firms; survey of the international financial environment; determinants of international portfolio and direct investment capital flows; management of foreign exchange position and hedging strategies; evaluation of foreign investment projects (multinational capital budgeting); international financial structure decisions; multinational credit institutions and capital markets; taxation of international business. P: Finance/Econ 300, Math 213 or 222, & Gen Bus 303 or equiv.
462 Latin American Economic Development. (Crosslisted with Econ, AAE) 3 cr. A historico-institutional analysis of development problems in the principal Latin American countries, with attention to differentiation of national growth patterns and alternative development strategies. P: Econ 102 or 111 and Jr st.
463 Comparative Analysis in Latin American Development. (Crosslisted with Econ) 3-4 cr. Intensive study of one or more aspects of development in Latin America, with an emphasis on comparative research and analysis. P: Econ 102 or 111 & Jr st, Econ 462 or 474 recommended.
615 Business in Emerging Markets. (Crosslisted with Intl St) 3 cr. Explores standard business practices in the context of the political and economic conditions in emerging national economies. Technical support provided by area studies faculty with an emphasis on concrete business plan construction by student teams. P: Intl Bus 200 or cons inst.
700 International Perspectives. 3 cr. Historical-institutional analysis of the structure and development of the international environment in which American business competes. Distinctive characteristics of national economic structure, cyclical/hegemony theory, migration of industry, economic nationalism, and other topics. Case-study exploration of international business strategies. P: MBA degree candidate or cons inst.
707 International Accounting. (Crosslisted with Acct I S) 3 cr. Description of accounting practices in major industrialized nations and differences with U.S. practices; analysis of reasons for, and the economic consequences of, those differences; description of attempts to reduce or eliminate those differences; analysis of the financial statements of companies from various countries. P: Acct I S 301, Acct I S 701, or cons inst.
720 Global Marketing Strategy. (Crosslisted with Marketng) 3 cr. Application of the strategic bases of marketing in an international setting. Considers the extension of product, price, distribution, communications, segmentation, and research issues in a global marketplace. P: Marketing 700.
730 International Real Estate. (Crosslisted with Real Est) 3 cr. Analysis of international real estate and related transaction issues, especially in foreign countries which are visited as a part of the course; survey of land use patterns and regulations, ownership rights, types of leases, transfer procedures, mortgage system, tax matters, currency risks, and geographical diversification issues. P: Grad st or cons inst.
745 Multinational Business Finance. (Crosslisted with Finance) 3 cr. Theory of business finance as applied to the operations of multinational firms; financial analysis and control of foreign investment decisions; working capital management; multinational credit institutions and capital markets; special accounting problems and trends in international monetary affairs. P: Finance 700 or equiv.
755 International Operations: Problems and Administration. (Crosslisted with OTM) 3 cr. Organizations and strategies of international and multinational firms. Initiating international operations, joint venture problems, relationships with state enterprises, licensing methods, defenses against adverse government policies (including confiscation), and international business policies and tactics. P: Grad st.
765 Contemporary Topics. 1-4 cr. P: Grad st.
770 Seminar in International Business. 2 cr. Selected problems; research and current literature emphasized. P: Grad st and cons inst.
799 Reading and Research-International Business. 1-6 cr. Individual work suited to the needs of graduate students may be arranged both during regular sessions and the intersession periods. P: Grad st & cons inst.
870 Seminar-International Business. 2 cr. Continuation of Intl Bus 770. P: Grad st & cons inst.
990 International Business Independent Research PhD Thesis. 1-12 cr. Individual work to complete dissertation requirement of Ph.D program. P: Grad st & cons inst.
999 Reading and Research-International Business PhD. 1-6 cr. Individual work suited to the needs of Ph.D. students may be arranged both during regular sessions and during the intersession periods. P: PhD st & cons inst.
300 Organizational Behavior. 3 cr. Attitudes and behavior within organizations. Satisfaction, performance, and job choice; models of organizational behavior and attitudes; use of the models to demonstrate how individual, group, and organizational characteristics influence attitudes and behavior. Implications for supervisory practice. P: So st (not open to Grad stdts).
305 Human Resource Management. 3 cr. Policies and practices; principles and techniques applicable to problems such as employee staffing, training, labor relations, wages, comunications, etc. P: Jr st (not open to Grad stdts).
365 Contemporary Topics. 1-3 cr. A course for the exploration of subject areas possibly to be introduced into the business curriculum. P: Prerequisite varies by topic.
399 Reading and Research-Management. 1-6 cr. P: Cons inst.
401 The Management of Teams. 3 cr. Examines components that comprise teams, highlights key factors that influence team effectiveness, develops skills in diagnosing opportunities and threats that face teams, and enhances teamwork expertise. P: MHR 300.
420 Managing Change and Organizational Effectiveness. 3 cr. How large and complex organizations are structured, and basic managerial processes within organizations. Topics: Classical bureaucratic structure contrasted with contemporary organization structure; the impact of different organizational goals and environments on the structure of organizations; planning, coordination and control processes as related to different service and production technologies. P: MHR 300 (not open to Grad stdts).
422 Small Business Management/Entrepreneurship. 3 cr. Describes activities and skills necessary to start and manage a small business. Includes operation of an actual enterprise and field studies of local small businesses. P: Acct I S 100 & 211, Econ 101 & 102 or cons inst.
423 Strategic Management. 3 cr. Synthesis of material from accounting, economics, finance, operations management, human resources, law, marketing, and technology to consider problems in corporate and business-level strategy; top management problems; discussion of actual business cases. P: Sr st, Acct I S 211, Finance 300, Marketing 300 & MHR 300 (not open to Grad stdts).
427 Entrepreneurial Growth Strategies. 3 cr. General management course that analyzes and integrates growth patterns and business disciplines in context of nascent and high growth firms. P: MHR 422, Finance 300, & Sr st or cons inst.
434 Venture Creation. 3 cr. Course is based on premise that entrepreneurs capitalize upon opportunities created by change. It encourages transforming ideas into action by helping students develop their own venture plans. Students will be trained in critical evaluation of content and structure of plans. P: Acct I S 100 or cons inst.
470 Seminar: Organizational Issues. 3 cr. Analysis and discussion of selected issues in organizational strategy, behavior, theory, design, or entrepreneurship. P: MHR 300 & MHR 420 or con reg; Sr st or cons inst.
471 Seminar: Human Resources Issues. 3 cr. Analysis and discussion of selected issues in human resource management. P: MHR 300, 305, Sr st or cons inst.
610 Compensation: Theory and Administration. 3 cr. Determinants of wage levels, wage structures and individual wages; analysis of the impact of wages on individual attitudes and decisions to participate and perform in organizations. P: MHR 305.
611 Personnel Staffing and Evaluation. 3 cr. Elements of manpower planning and internal labor markets; validation procedures for determining the potential job effectiveness of individuals; description and validity of selection instruments such as tests, interviews and biographical data; measuring performance, turnover and absenteeism; the process of performance appraisal; employment discrimination and affirmative action. P: MHR 305 & Gen Bus 303 or equiv.
612 Labor-Management Relations. 3 cr. Labor-management relations at the firm level including its evolution, characteristics and contemporary issues. Emphasis on analysis of the labor-management relationship through reference to theory and research on collective action, bargaining behavior and conflict resolution. P: MHR 305.
613 Human Resource Skills for Managers. 3 cr. Students will study, and practice, the conduct of HR skills in such areas as job design, performance management, staffing, training, compensation and rewards, and employment law. P: MHR 305.
628 Negotiations. 3 cr. Theory and practice of negotiations. P: MHR 300 or cons inst.
700 Organizational Behavior. 3 cr. Employee work attitudes and behaviors in organizations. Analysis of how individual, group and organizational characteristics influence employee attitudes, such as satisfaction and alienation, and employee behaviors, such as participation and performance. How managerial policies and practices such as reward systems and leadership influence work attitudes and behaviors. P: Grad st.
703 Global Issues in Management. 3 cr. This course focuses on the strategic management required in global business. Topics include environmental analysis, global strategy, and subsidiary control. The aim of the course is to develop special skills that are required to manage international firms. P: MHR 701 & 702.
704 Managing Behavior in Organizations. 3 cr. Examines the effective management of behavior in organizations. Focuses on the application of theories of leadership and work motivation. Includes critical conceptual and analytical assessment of these theories. Emphasizes the management of work performance, managerial skill building, and enabling followers. MBA degree stdts or permission.
705 Human Resource Management. 3 cr. Two broad substantive areas are covered. (1) Evidence (theoretical and empirical) reviewed on the determinants of employee job attitudes and behavior. For example, the impact of compensation on employee satisfaction and performance. (2) Functional activities of personnel management and their impact on employee behavior evaluated. Sample topics: Selection, development, evaluation and compensation. P: Crse in intro stats.
713 Business Strategy. 2 cr. Integrative approach to strategic management, including strategy formulation/implementation at the business level. Cases, discussion, lecture, simulation are used to communicate concepts. Emphasizes development of strategic thinking applied to companies and industries, application of knowledge to solve business problems. P: MBA st or cons inst.
715 Strategic Management in the Life and Engineering Sciences. 3 cr. Focuses on contemporary research topics in management and human resources. The course addresses new and emerging issues. The course will meet in a seminar format and incorporate presentations by the instructor and invited speakers. P: Cons inst for non-SMILEs Mba program stdts.
720 Organization and Management Processes. 3 cr. Current organization theory and management processes. Techniques for carrying out the management processes of planning, organizing, coordinating and control. P: MHR 700.
721 Management Decisions, Implementation and Control. 3 cr. Normative decision-making methods applicable to organizational and resource allocation decisions. Recognition, diagnosis and formulation of the decision problem, choice making, solution implementation. P: MHR 720.
722 Entrepreneurial Management. 3 cr. Describes activities and skills necessary to start and manage an enterprise. Includes decisions about domain, purchase versus start-up, preferred market, financing, legal form, staffing, organization structure, location, and legal requirements. Describes the entrepreneurial role in business initiation. P: Grad st.
723 Business Strategy. 3 cr. Integrative approach to strategic management, including strategy formulation/implementation at business unit, corporate levels. Cases, discussion, lecture, simulation are used to communicate concepts. Emphasizes development of unique tools for analysis of companies and industries, application of knowledge to business problems. P: Grad st.
724 Project Management. 3 cr. Addresses the skills needed to become a successful project manager and project team member; addresses project initiation issues, project implementation topics and project evaluation and termination concerns. P: Grad st.
725 The Strategic Management of Innovation and Technology. 2 cr. Addresses competitive and cooperative technology strategies for firm survival and prosperity in the context of international technological evolution. Emphasizes management's role in organizational learning, including the creation and deployment of firm-level knowledge and competencies. P: Acct I S 700, OIM 730, Marketing 700, MHR 700, Gen Bus 704, Finance 700, OIM 750, Intl Bus 700, Acct I S 710, Info Sys 720 or equivs; MBA deg cand or cons inst.
726 Power and Politics in Organizations. 3 cr. Provides a framework for intelligently analyzing the sources of power in organizations, and the circumstances that lead to its attainment and effective use. Offers a framework for evaluating political behaviors on both pragmatic and ethical grounds. P: Grad st.
727 Entrepreneurial Growth Strategies. 3 cr. Describes activities and skills necessary to initiate and manage rapid growth in small young firms. P: MHR 722, Acct I S 700 & Grad st.
728 Bargaining, Negotiating and Dispute Settlement for Managers. 3 cr. Designed to improve student knowledge of the bargaining process and their negotiating skills. Students will learn about different bargaining theories and have the opportunity to apply these theories in exercises and role-playing cases. P: MBA standing or cons inst.
729 Behavioral Analysis of Management Decision Making. (Crosslisted with I SY E) 3 cr. Examination of behavioral science literature dealing with the processes by which individuals, small groups and organizations make decisions. Understanding decision-making behavior in order to improve managerial performance; modeling decision-making processes for systems design and theory building purposes. P: Intro course in mgmt processes & intermediate course in stat.
730 Organizational Structure and Function. 3 cr. The history of organization theory. An analysis of contemporary research on organization structure. Detailed treatment of task, technology and integration requirements as they affect structural design and functioning of organizations. Opportunities to develop conceptual and diagnostic skills in determining organization structures for various technological and task situations. P: MHR 700 & 720.
731 Management Consulting. 3 cr. Theory and practice of third party intervention and consultation to facilitate process improvement in organizations. Establishing contractual understanding with the client. Determination of client needs and organizational climate. Improvement of interpersonal processes for problem solving, confrontation and coordination. Facilitation of conflict resolution. Facilitation of interpersonal and organizational change.
732 Program Planning and Management. 3 cr. The administration of large-scale planning and development activities. Case examples: Project and program management in aerospace, venture management in marketing, comprehensive health planning, urban and regional planning. Conceptual theories of large-scale change, sequential steps and techniques in program planning, social and political context of multi-unit and multi-organizational programs, program evaluation, matrix organizational designs, interfacing with planning boards, and staff roles for program, project and venture groups. P: MHR 720.
733 Corporate Strategy. 2 cr. Integrative approach to strategic management, including strategy formulation/implementation in the multi-business firm. Cases, discussion, lecture, simulation are used to communicate concepts. Emphasizes development of strategic thinking from a corporate perspective, and application of knowledge to solve corporate and business-level problems. P: MBA st or cons inst.
734 Venture Creation. 3 cr. Course is based on premise that entrepreneurs capitalize upon opportunities created by change. It encourages transforming ideas into action by helping students develop their own venture plans. Students will be trained in critical evaluation of content and structure of plans. P: Acct I S 700 or cons inst.
737 Wave Practicum I. 3 cr. Students develop and present comprehensive analyses of local entrepreneurial firms' overall operations and their industry environments. The class meets in a seminar format to discuss assigned readings and student research, and also incorporates presentations by various subject matter experts. P: MHR 722, MHR 727 (may be con reg), & cons inst.
738 Wave Practicum II. 3 cr. Students develop and present comprehensive strategic and financing plans for local entrepreneurial and start-up firms and make investment recommendations to the Weinert Board. Class meets in a seminar format with various subject matter experts. P: MHR 722, MHR 737, & cons inst.
765 Contemporary Topics. 1-4 cr. P: Grad st.
773 Seminar-Arts Administration. 3 cr. Examination and applied analysis of selected topics in administration of both visual and performing arts organizations; marketing and audience development, contracts and legal problems, fund development, program planning and evaluation, facilities management, business and government relations. P: Grad st & cons inst.
774 Seminar-Arts Administration. 3 cr. Continuation of MHR 773. P: Grad st and cons inst.
790 Master's Research and Thesis. 1-6 cr. Completion of master's thesis for MBA program. P: Grad st in Arts Administration MBA progm, or cons inst.
799 Reading and Research-Management. 1-6 cr. Individual work suited to the needs of graduate students may be arranged both during regular sessions and the intersession periods. P: Grad st & cons inst.
835 Research Methods in Management I. 3 cr. (First of a two-course sequence; may be taken as a single course.) Review and critique of published research with focus on the improvement of method. Ethics, theory and research, generating testable theory, reliability, validity, operationalization, measurement and scaling, and surveys. P: MHR 700 & Gen Bus 704 or equiv.
836 Research Methods in Management II. 3 cr. (Second of a two-course sequence.) Design of research. Replication, validity extension, structured observation, triangulation of methods, sampling, case studies, one group studies, static comparisons, experimental designs, quasi-experimental designs, simulation, correlational designs, change, and applied data analysis. Upon completion of this course, the Ph.D. student should have the research methods background necessary for the design of a dissertation project. P: Gen Bus 704 & MHR 835.
870 Seminar-Administrative Policy. 3 cr. Application of management processes and decision theory to the analysis of cases and critical incidents in management. Cases and incidents deal with both administrative or corporate strategy and with supervisory tactics. P: MHR 720.
871 Seminar-Personnel Management. 3 cr. Study and evaluation of merging issues in the field of personnel management. Extensive reading of appropriate literature together with analysis, reports and discussions. P: MHR 610, 611, & 705.
872 Seminar in Organizational Behavior and Design. 3 cr. Analysis and discussion of selected topics in organizational behavior and design. P: MHR 700 & 730.
975 Doctoral Research Seminar in Management. 3 cr. Seminar for Ph.D. candidates majoring in management and at or near the doctoral thesis stage. Focus: Assisting the student in working through the conceptualization and design of a thesis topic. P: PhD cand & cons inst.
976 Doctoral Research Seminar in Management. 2 cr. Continuation of MHR 975. P: PhD cand & cons inst.
977 Emerging Entrepreneurship Theory and Research. 3 cr. This PhD seminar explores contemporary entrepreneurship theory and research topics; providing students an opportunity to probe and develop scholarly theories of entrepreneurial behavior and outcomes. The course will incorporate presentations by the instructor, students and invited speakers. P: PhD stdt & cons inst.
990 Management Independent Research PhD Thesis. 1-12 cr. Individual work to complete dissertation requirement of Ph.D. program. P: Grad st & cons inst.
999 Reading and Research-Management and Human Resources PhD. 1-6 cr. Individual work suited to the needs of Ph.D. students may be arranged both during regular sessions and during the intersession periods. P: PhD st & cons inst.
300 Marketing Management. 3 cr. Planning and controlling the elements of the marketing program; marketing organization, product and service, packaging, pricing, promotion and physical distribution. P: Jr st & Econ 101 (not open to Grads).
305 Consumer Behavior. 3 cr. Analysis of the theories of consumer behavior and their application to marketing decision-making. Psychological, economic, anthropological and sociological perspectives are integrated to enhance understanding of consumer acquisition processes. P: Marketing 300. Stdts cannot receive degree cr for both Marketing 305 & Cnsr Sci 657.
310 Marketing Research. 3 cr. Systematic and objective search for and analysis of information relevant to the identification and solution of problems in marketing. P: Marketing 300, & Gen Bus 303 or equiv or cons inst.
365 Contemporary Topics. 1-3 cr. A course for the exploration of subject areas possibly to be introduced into the business curriculum. P: Prerequisite varies by topic.
399 Reading and Research-Marketing. 1-6 cr. P: Cons inst.
415 Marketing Communications. 3 cr. Decision making in the management of communications between the firm and the public. Communications theories, advertising and promotional management. An evaluation of the promotional mix, i.e. personal selling, advertising media, packaging, sales promotion and publicity. P: Marketing 300 or 700; stdts cannot receive degree cr for Marketing 415 & Journ 246.
420 Global Marketing Strategy. (Crosslisted with Intl Bus) 3 cr. Structure of foreign trading; commercial facilities available to exporters and importers; application of economic analysis in marketing decisions; contemporary trends in international economy affecting foreign trade policies and practices. P: Marketing 300.
421 Fudamentals of Supply Chain Management. (Crosslisted with OTM) 3 cr. Supply chain management is a cross-functional discipline concerned with the movement of products, services, and information among all links in the value chain. The management of supply chain resources is a way to reduce costs and achieve competitive advantage. P: Jr st.
423 Procurement & Supply Management. (Crosslisted with OTM) 3 cr. Procurement and supply management is the business function concerned with an organization's acquisition of required materials, services, and equipment. The course covers the purchasing function's responsibilities and the necessary knowledge to develop effective sourcing strategies. P: Jr st.
425 Marketing Channels. 3 cr. The structure and behavior of marketing channels from a managerial frame of reference. Strong emphasis on understanding marketing institutions and agencies and on dissecting behavioral aspects of channel relations--roles of members, use of power, and resolution of conflicts. P: Marketing 300 or equiv.
430 Product and Price Management. 3 cr. Special marketing issues faced by organizations that offer products and services to consumers. Emphasis on analysis of the consumer marketplace, formulation of action marketing plans, and implementing those plans throughout the organization. P: Marketing 300 or equiv.
460 Marketing Strategy. 3 cr. Capstone marketing decision-making course emphasizing analysis of the external environment. The coordination of tactical and strategic marketing plans with the goals and objectives of the firm. P: Marketing 300 plus 2 other marketing crses completed; limited to 2nd sem Srs (not open to Grad stdts).
635 Sales Management. 3 cr. Determination of the amount and allocation of personal sales effort to be applied to the market and methods of organizing, evaluating and controlling this effort. A critical evaluation of current practice in sales planning, analysis and cost control. P: Marketing 300 or equiv.
640 Retail Management. 3 cr. Management practices in the operation of retail and wholesale enterprises. The basic functions of merchandising, promotion, control and operations. P: Marketing 300 or equiv and one course in accounting.
646 Logistics Strategies. (Crosslisted with OTM) 3 cr. Planning and design of integrated logistics systems; managing interfunctional and interfirm relationships; international logistics; multiple facility network design; analysis of inventory and transportation routing and scheduling problems. Use of cases and computer applications. P: Tran P U 640 or cons inst.
700 Marketing Management. 3 cr. Provides a framework for evaluating marketing problems and developing a marketing strategy. Customer, company, competitive, and collaborator factors are emphasized as foundations for marketing decision making. The key aspects of product, pricing, distribution, and promotion strategy are also examined. P: Grad st.
705 Consumer Behavior. 3 cr. Analysis of theories and models of behavior which underlie the process of consumer decision-making. Marketing applications of psychological, sociological and social-psychological factors. P: Marketing 700 or equiv.
710 Marketing Research. 3 cr. An overview of the marketing research process from a methodological perspective. Topics: Research design, data collection procedures, sampling and data analysis. P: Marketing 700 or equiv & Gen Bus 303 or equiv.
715 Marketing Communications. 3 cr. Decision-making in the management of promotions. An evaluation of promotional mix, communications theories, advertising and promotional management and strategy development. P: Marketing 700 or equiv.
720 Global Marketing Strategy. (Crosslisted with Intl Bus) 3 cr. Application of the strategic bases of marketing in an international setting. Considers the extension of product, price, distribution, communications, segmentation, and research issues in a global marketplace. P: Marketing 700.
722 Logistics Management. (Crosslisted with OTM) 3 cr. This course provides a foundation in transportation, order fulfillment, warehousing, materials planning including MRP, demand planning, import/export fundamentals, SAP/ERP systems, supply chain metrics, and leading supply chain technologies such as Rfid. P: Grad st.
723 Procurement and Supply Management. (Crosslisted with OTM) 3 cr. Procurement and supply management is the business function concerned with an organization's acquisition of required materials, services, and equipment. The course covers the purchasing function's responsibilities and the necessary knowledge to develop effective sourcing strategies. P: Grad st.
724 Strategic Global Sourcing. (Crosslisted with OTM) 3 cr. Course focuses on the planning, preparation, negotiation, and implementation activities required for firms to succeed in sourcing globally. It includes essential theoretical, economic, and geopolitical aspects of global sourcing with the steps of a properly developed and executed sourcing strategy. P: Grad st.
725 Marketing Channels. 3 cr. Marketing channels analyzed as social, economic and political systems. Strong emphasis on understanding and dissecting behavioral dimensions of channel relations--roles of channel members, use of power, conflicts that arise among them, and their communication networks. P: Marketing 700 or equiv.
726 Seminar in Supply Chain Management. 3 cr. Supply chain management is a cross-functional discipline that involves the integration of business processes among supply chain partners ranging from end users through original suppliers that provide products, services and information that add value for customers. P: Marketing 700 & OIM 750 or cons inst.
730 Product and Price Management. 3 cr. Product and price management functions in contemporary business. Topics in product management: Product strategies, product planning, product auditing, and legal aspects of products. Topics in price management: demand estimation, techniques used in setting prices, psychological aspects of pricing, and legal aspects of pricing. P: Marketing 700 or equiv.
735 Brand Strategy. 3 cr. Provides students a comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of the subjects of brand, brand equity, and strategic brand management. It examines the concepts and techniques to improve the long-term performance of brand strategies. P: Grad st & Marketing 700.
737 Developing Breakthrough New Products: A Practicum. 3 cr. In this applied course, student teams go through a real-world process of developing a best-bet new consumer product concept and prototype and present their resulting new product plans to senior company management. P: Grad st & Marketing 700.
746 Logistics Strategy. (Crosslisted with OTM) 3 cr. Planning and design of integrated logistics systems; managing inter-functional and inter-firm relationships; international logistics; multiple facility network design; analysis of inventory and transportation routing and scheduling problems. Use of cases and computer applications. P: OIM 750 & Marketing 700 or cons inst.
760 Marketing Strategy. 3 cr. Case analysis and selected readings in marketing policy and strategy. Emphasis on the management functions of directing, planning, organizing, coordinating and controlling as they are applied to operational marketing topics. P: Two crses at Marketing 701 or above or cons inst.
765 Contemporary Topics. 1-4 cr. P: Grad st.
799 Reading and Research-Marketing. 1-6 cr. Individual work suited to the needs of graduate students may be arranged both during regular sessions and the intersession periods. P: Grad st & cons inst.
805 Qualitatively-Based Marketing Insights. 3 cr. Understanding and application of in-depth qualitative market research methods, with an emphasis on the interpretation of qualitative data. Provides hands-o experience with different methodological techniques and immersion in a cultural perspective for systematically analyzing data from a marketing perspective. P: Marketing 700 & 710.
810 Advanced Topics in Marketing Research. 3 cr. An in-depth study of the development and validation of self-report measures used in marketing research. Focuses on conceptual and methodological tools for developing and investigating measurement scales with particular emphasis on reliability and construct validity. P: Marketing 710 or equiv & Gen Bus 704 or equiv or cons inst.
815 Quantitative Models in Marketing. 3 cr. Analysis and interpretation of scanner-based purchase data to present recommendations to managers. Become familiar with the design of syndicated databases, their uses, and their weaknesses. Translate managerial questions into research questions that are addressable by syndicated databases. P: Gen Bus 700, Marketing 710.
855 Experimental Research in Marketing. 3 cr. Design, conduct, and interpretation of experimental research in marketing. A conceptual rather than statistical approach; emphasis on unique application requirements of experimental research in marketing. P: Gen Bus 704 or equiv, Marketing 710 or equiv.
860 Marketing Theory. 3 cr. A philosophy of science approach to the discipline of marketing and to research within marketing. Intensive analysis of nature and role of hypotheses, lawlike generalizations, empirical regularities, laws, models, scientific explanations, and theories in marketing research. A critical examination of theories of marketing and theories in marketing. P: Marketing 700 or equiv or cons inst.
971 Seminar-Marketing PhD. 3 cr. Analysis and discussion of recent research in all aspects of marketing thought and practice. P: Grad st.
972 Seminar-Marketing PhD. 3 cr. Continuation of Marketing 971. P: PhD cand & cons inst.
990 Marketing Independent Research PhD Thesis. 1-12 cr. Individual work to complete dissertation requirement of Ph.D. program. P: Grad st & cons inst.
999 Reading and Research-Marketing PhD. 1-6 cr. Individual work suited to the needs of Ph.D. students may be arranged both during regular sessions and during the intersession periods. P: PhD st & cons inst.
300 Operations Management. 3 cr. Managing operations is about people, information, equipment, and materials and how these are combined to produce and/or deliver goods and services to customers. Emphasis is on how systems and processes can be designed, managed, and improved to achieve operations excellence and competitive advantage. P: So st.
312 Operations Research for Management. 3 cr. Application of operations research techniques to business and economic problems. Emphasis on problem formulation. Decision analysis, queuing theory, network analysis, inventory theory, simulation and extensions of linear programming. P: Gen Bus 303 or equiv & Math 210.
330 Managerial Economics. 3 cr. Application of principles from various fields in economics and business to management decision making. Approaches to management decision making, risk and uncertainty, forecasting technique analysis, production and cost analysis, pricing decisions, economics of capital budgeting, simulation in managerial decision making. P: Econ 101 & OIM 708 or equiv. (Not open to Grad st).
351 Principles and Techniques of Quality Management. 3 cr. This course introduces students to the terminology, concepts, principles, and techniques for managing and improving quality. P: Gen Bus 303 or Equiv, MHR 300 or equiv, or cons inst.
365 Contemporary Topics. 1-3 cr. A course for the exploration of subject areas possibly to be introduced into the business curriculum. P: Prerequisite varies by topic.
399 Reading and Research-Operations and Information Management. 1-6 cr. P: Cons inst.
410 Operations Research I. 3 cr. Linear and nonlinear programming with emphasis on applications; the transportation problem, parametric programming, sensitivity analysis, dynamic programming. P: Math 210 or Math 222 or cons inst.
411 Operations Research II. 3 cr. Stochastic processes; Markov processes, queuing theory; applications to production and inventory problems. P: Gen Bus 303 or equiv & either OIM 709 or Math 222, or cons inst (not open to Grad stdts).
421 Fudamentals of Supply Chain Management. (Crosslisted with Marketng) 3 cr. Supply chain management is a cross-functional discipline concerned with the movement of products, services, and information among all links in the value chain. The management of supply chain resources is a way to reduce costs and achieve competitive advantage. P: Jr st.
423 Procurement & Supply Management. (Crosslisted with Marketng) 3 cr. Procurement and supply management is the business function concerned with an organization's acquisition of required materials, services, and equipment. The course covers the purchasing function's responsibilities and the necessary knowledge to develop effective sourcing strategies. P: Jr st.
444 Economics of Transportation. 3 cr. Influence of transport costs on economic development, industrial location and market penetration; economic characteristics of carriers; pricing policies and practices in transport; interrelationship of public policy issues and decisions by suppliers and users of transportation. P: Econ 101.
451 Service Operations Management. 3 cr. Application of operations management principles to the analysis of service-delivery systems in profit and nonprofit organizations. Topics include designing service-delivery systems, location and layout, operations planning and control, yield management, technology and information systems, and service quality management. P: OIM 350 or equiv. Not open to grad business stdts.
578 Facilities Location Models. (Crosslisted with I SY E) 3 cr. The theory and methods of facility location. Plant and warehouse siting, plant layout problems and location of service facilities such as hospitals and fire stations. Cases of actual applications. P: OIM 410 or Ind Engr 323, or equiv.
620 Simulation Modeling and Analysis. (Crosslisted with I SY E) 3 cr. Introduction to simulation modeling and analysis techniques with application to production, logistics, service, and other systems. Emphasis on model building, application of basic statistical data analysis, and the use of simulation for design, evaluation, and improvement of such systems. Introduction to availble software. Case studies. P: Comp Sci 302 or equiv & Stat 312 or equiv.
632 Introduction to Stochastic Processes. (Crosslisted with Math, Stat, I SY E) 3 cr. Markov chains: classification, recurrence, transcience, limit theory. Renewal theory, Markov processes, birth-death processes. Applications to queueing, branching, and other models in science, engineering and business. Topics drawn from semi-Markov processes, martingales, Brownian motion. P: Math 431, or Stat 309 & 310, or Stat 311 & 312, or Stat 313 or 314.
633 Queuing Theory and Stochastic Modeling. (Crosslisted with I SY E, Math) 3 cr. Reliability theory; coherent systems and reliability bounds. Markovian queues and Jackson networks. Steady-state behavior of general service time queues. Priority queues. Approximation methods and algorithms for complex queues. Simulation. Dynamic programming; applications to inventory and queueing. P: Math, Ind Engr 632 or cons inst.
640 Business Logistics Analysis. 3 cr. Emphasis on the business logistics process from a managerial perspective; analysis of logistics systems to develop implementation strategies for effective flow of material and information throughout the supply chain. P: Econ 101.
646 Logistics Strategies. (Crosslisted with Marketng) 3 cr. Planning and design of integrated logistics systems; managing interfunctional and interfirm relationships; international logistics; multiple facility network design; analysis of inventory and transportation routing and scheduling problems. Use of cases and computer applications. P: Tran P U 640 or cons inst.
654 Production Planning and Control. 3 cr. The role of materials and capacity planning and control in business operations. Manufacturing Resource Planning Systems: aggregate planning, material requirements planning, capacity planning, operations scheduling. Procedures for cellular manufacturing systems. Costing issues in modern planning and control systems. P: OIM 350 or equiv.
671 E-Business: Technologies, Strategies and Applications. (Crosslisted with I SY E, Info Sys) 3 cr. Overview of core concepts of e-commerce and e-business technologies, strategies and applications. Covers business-to-consumer, business-to-business and intra-business models by using real-world examples and cases from various industries. Significant portion of coursework involves interdisciplinary group project with industry. P: Sr or Grad st.
672 E-Business Transformation: Design, Analysis and Justification. (Crosslisted with I SY E, Info Sys) 3 cr. Analytical and integrative approaches for e-business strategy formulation, analysis and justification and development of implementation roadmap. Emphasizes development of analytical reasoning and managerial thinking through creation of assessment tools and decision aids to guide various aspects of e-business transformation. P: Sr or Grad st or cons inst.
700 Operations Management. 3 cr. Management of the operations function in manufacturing and service organizations. Emphasizes the coordination of resources to improve cost, quality, and customer service. Topics include materials, capacity, and project management, operations strategy, forecasting, and process design. P: Gen Bus 303 or equiv.
705 Data Analysis and Decision Making. 3 cr. Students will advance their analytical and decision making skills by developing practical spreadsheet models to evaluate business situations. Fundamental topics in probability, statistics, and constrained optimization will be introduced and used as modeling tools via active learning exercises.
708 Mathematical Analysis for Business I. 3 cr. Quantitative techniques in mathematical contexts and as applied to business and economic problems; identification and graphing of equations, finding maxima and minima of functions and other applications of differentiation, integration, elements of linear algebra and linear programming. P: Math 112 or equiv.
709 Mathematical Analysis for Business II. 3 cr. Continuation of OIM 708. Finding maxima and minima of functions under constraint, applications of integral calculus, nonlinear regression and curve-fitting, applications of decision theory, and related topics. P: OIM 708 or cons inst.
710 Operations Research I. 3 cr. Linear and nonlinear programming with emphasis on applications; the transportation problem, parametric programming, sensitivity analysis, dynamic programming. P: OIM 709 or Math 222 or cons inst.
711 Operations Research II. 3 cr. Stochastic processes; Markov processes; queuing theory; applications to production and inventory problems. P: Gen Bus 303 & either OIM 709 or Math 222 or cons inst.
712 Theory and Applications of Mathematical Programming. 3 cr. Emphasis on applications. P: OIM 410 or 710 or cons inst.
722 Logistics Management. (Crosslisted with Marketng) 3 cr. This course provides a foundation in transportation, order fulfillment, warehousing, materials planning including MRP, demand planning, import/export fundamentals, SAP/ERP systems, supply chain metrics, and leading supply chain technologies such as Rfid. P: Grad st.
723 Procurement and Supply Management. (Crosslisted with Marketng) 3 cr. Procurement and supply management is the business function concerned with an organization's acquisition of required materials, services, and equipment. The course covers the purchasing function's responsibilities and the necessary knowledge to develop effective sourcing strategies. P: Grad st.
724 Strategic Global Sourcing. (Crosslisted with Marketng) 3 cr. Course focuses on the planning, preparation, negotiation, and implementation activities required for firms to succeed in sourcing globally. It includes essential theoretical, economic, and geopolitical aspects of global sourcing with the steps of a properly developed and executed sourcing strategy. P: Grad st.
731 Applied Managerial Economics. 2 cr. Applies economic principles to managerial decision making. Empirical studies are emphasized in the areas of risk, demand estimation, forecasting, cost and productivity measurement, pricing, regulation and antitrust, externalities, public goods, and executive compensation. P: OIM 730.
732 Economics for Managers. 3 cr. This course develops and applies economic principles to examine the affect of firm, industry, domestic and global market conditions on both day-to-day managerial decision making and long-term strategic planning. P: 1st yr MBA stdt.
744 Economics of Transportation. 3 cr. Influence of transport costs on economic development, industrial location and market penetration; economic characteristics of carriers; pricing policies and practices in transport; interrelationship of public policy issues and decisions by suppliers and users of transportation. P: Econ 101.
746 Logistics Strategy. (Crosslisted with Marketng) 3 cr. Planning and design of integrated logistics systems; managing inter-functional and inter-firm relationships; international logistics; multiple facility network design; analysis of inventory and transportation routing and scheduling problems. Use of cases and computer applications. P: OIM 750 & Marketing 700 or cons inst.
751 Service Operations Management. 3 cr. Application of operations management principles to the analysis of service-delivery systems in profit and nonprofit organizations. Topics include designing service-delivery systems, location and layout, operations planning and control, yield management, technology and information systems, and service quality management. P: OIM 750 or equiv.
752 Tactical Decisions in Operations Management. 2 cr. Analysis of Material Requirements Planning Methodology. Large-scale computer game employed to allow students to test use of Mrp-scheduling program and obtain familiarity with multi-phase productive processes. Discussion of scheduling techniques and their limitations. P: OIM 750 or equiv.
755 International Operations: Problems and Administration. (Crosslisted with Intl Bus) 3 cr. Organizations and strategies of international and multinational firms. Initiating international operations, joint venture problems, relationships with state enterprises, licensing methods, defenses against adverse government policies (including confiscation), and international business policies and tactics. P: Grad st.
758 Managing Technological and Organizational Change. 3 cr. Issues surrounding stretegic decisions to adopt new technologies and modern improvement philosophies, the impact these will have on the organization and its members, obstacles preventing successful implementations, and the effective management of change processes. Change triggered by process technologies, and models of change management, form the core of the course. P: OIM 700 or cons inst. Stdts may not take both OIM 758 & IE 658 for cr.
765 Contemporary Topics. 1-4 cr. P: Grad st.
768 Quality Management. 2 cr. A survey course introducing students to the terminology, concepts, principles, and methods associated with quality management and improvement. Students learn how to improve process performance and joy in work using the fundamental principles and methods of quality management.
770 Quality and Productivity Improvement. 4 cr. Group-based improvement of performance and value-production in complex systems. Approaches to system stratification, involvement, leverage discovery and metric development. Analysis of social networks, structures and flows, cost/value impacts and casual relationships. System design, change management. P: One semester crse in statistics.
799 Reading and Research-Operations and Information Management. 1-6 cr. Individual work suited to the needs of graduate students may be arranged both during regular sessions and the intersession periods. P: Grad st & cons inst.
830 Economic Analysis of Business Decisions. 3 cr. The study of mathematical models in economics relevant for business decision-making and research, particularly those analyzing the influence of information. Microeconomics review, game theory, signaling, pricing, auctions, bargaining, principal-agent arrangements, and the formation of reputations. P: OIM 730 & 708, or equiv crses.
831 Applied Economics and Management Science. 3 cr. Applications of management science, statistics and economic theory to business decision problems. Linear, non-linear and stochastic programming applied to project selection and capital budgeting. P: OIM 730 & 709, or equiv crses.
860 Planning for Quality in New Services and Products. 3 cr. Cross-functional team-based methods and techniques for identifying the quality appropriate for the customer, and for deploying that quality into the design, development, production and delivery of new services and products, including quality function deployment. P: OIM 770 or equiv or cons inst.
861 Strategic Breakthrough Management and Quality Planning. 3 cr. Concepts, methods and techniques for quality-driven strategic improvement planning, including the development, deployment, coordination, measurement, execution and review of plans; emphasis is equally on objectives and on the means to accomplish the objectives. P: OIM 770 or equiv or cons inst.
874 Seminar in Operations Research (MBA and MS). 2 cr. Selected topics including readings from current literature and/or case studies of actual business situations. P: Gen Bus 704 & OIM 710 or equiv & cons inst.
875 Seminar in Operations and Technology Management. 3 cr. Current topics in operations and technology management. P: OIM 700 or equiv.
978 Seminar in Quantitative Analysis Research and Methods (PhD). 2 cr. Research in business problems involving applications of quantitative techniques. P: Grad st & cons inst.
979 Seminar in Quantitative Analysis Research and Methods (PhD). 2 cr. Continuation of OIM 978. P: Grad st & cons inst.
990 Operations and Information Management-Independent Research Ph.D. Thesis. 1-12 cr. Individual work to complete dissertation requirement of Ph.D. program. P: Grad st & cons inst.
999 Reading and Research-Operations and Information Management PhD. 1-6 cr. Individual work suited to the needs of Ph.D. students may be arranged both during regular sessions and during the intersession periods. P: PhD st & cons inst.
306 The Real Estate Process. (Crosslisted with AAE, Econ, Urb R Pl) 3 cr. Introductory survey course. Decision-making processes for the manufacture, marketing, management and financing of real estate space. Survey of institutional context, economics of urbanization, historical pattern and structure of city growth, and public policy issues regarding urban environment and business management. P: Econ 101 & Jr st.
312 Real Estate Law. 3 cr. The basic principles of real estate law related to ownership rights, negotiations, brokering, transfers, condominium law, financing, income tax law, real estate property taxation, bankruptcy law, construction and development contracts, and residential and commercial leases, including both office and retail leases, and an overview of international legal systems. P: Real Est 306 or cons inst.
365 Contemporary Topics. 1-3 cr. A course for the exploration of subject areas possibly to be introduced into the business curriculum. P: Prerequisite varies by topic.
410 Real Estate Finance. 3 cr. Fundamentals of real estate finance; sources of funds, alternative financing instruments, and mortgage securitization; analysis emphasizing cash flow projections, yield and risk for residential and commercial real estate; pricing of mortgage securities. P: Real Est 306 or cons inst.
415 Valuation of Real Estate. 3 cr. Techniques of real estate valuation. Market analysis, legal and political analysis, and highest and best use analysis; in-depth exposure to the three approaches to valuation; market comparison, income, and cost; the role of valuation in real estate investment; government regulation of appraisers. P: Real Est 306 or cons inst.
420 Urban and Regional Economics. (Crosslisted with Econ, Urb R Pl) 3 cr. Nature and structure of urban economies; location of economic activity; economic analysis in an urban framework; principles of urban economic development, housing, transportation, poverty and unemployment and municipal finance. Forecasting of economic activity using census and socioeconomic data. P: Econ 101.
430 International Real Estate. (Crosslisted with Intl Bus) 3 cr. Analysis of international real estate and related transaction issues, especially in foreign countries which are visited as part of the course; survey of land use patterns and regulations, ownership rights, types of leases, transfer procedures, mortgage system, tax matters, currency risks, and geographical diversification issues. P: Real Est 306 or cons inst.
611 Residential Property Development. 3 cr. A capstone course. In-depth exposure to the world of the residential builder/developer/subdivider and the necessary tools of analysis--market analysis, zoning/environmental and other entitlements, site planning and design, infrastructure/construction cost analysis, financing, feasibility analysis, deal structuring, renovation/rehabilitation, special needs housing. P: Real Est 306 or cons inst.
631 Computer Applications in Real Estate Analysis. 3 cr. Computer methods for real estate investment/feasibility analysis, evaluation of mortgage design and mortgage pricing models; computer analysis of option models in real estate, use of sales comparison adjustment grid methods; implementation of capital asset pricing and portfolio models in real estate. P: Real Est 410 or 710 & 415 or 715 or con reg or cons inst.
641 Housing Economics and Policy. (Crosslisted with Econ, Urb R Pl) 3 cr. The economic principles underlying the dynamics of the housing market; filtering, neighborhood decline and abandonment gentrification, tenure choice, mortgage choice, prepayment, mobility, mortgage default, submarket identification, racial discrimination and segregation. Examination of governmental programs affecting the housing market and their objectives and impacts; public and subsidized housing, zoning and land use regulation, rent and price controls, property and income tax policy. P: Econ 301 or equiv or cons inst.
706 The Real Estate Process. 3 cr. Institutional background of real property; economics of urbanization, supply and demand; building industry, real estate credit, cyclical fluctuation, rents and prices, real estate market analysis; city growth, structure and planning, land use control, urban redevelopment and real estate investment analysis. P: Grad st & Econ 301 or equiv or cons inst.
710 Real Estate Finance. 3 cr. Evaluating the role of financing and leverage in real estate investment analysis; identifying alternative types of financing; valuation of financial structure; sources of equity financing for real estate; mortgage securitization and the operaion of secondary mortgage markets. P: Grad st or cons inst.
712 Real Estate Law. 3 cr. Advanced principles of real estate law related to ownership rights, negotiations, brokering, transfers, condominium law, financing, income tax law, real estate property taxation, bankruptcy law, construction and development contracts, and residential and commercial leases, and an overview of international legal systems. P: Grad st.
715 Techniques of Real Estate Valuation. 3 cr. Topics include highest and best use and most probable use analysis, statistical methods for developing adjustment factors and comparable selection for the market comparison approach, discounted cash flow analysis and income capitalization, and cost approach methods. Issues in appraisal ethics and federal requirements for appraisal practice. P: Grad st only or cons inst.
720 Urban Economics. (Crosslisted with Urb R Pl) 3 cr. Analysis of spatial relationships in the urban economy, including urban land, labor and housing markets; urban transport; city governance and finance; and regional models. Historical and applied focus. Interdisciplinary apporach emphasizing economics, geography, and planning. P: Econ 301 or equiv or cons inst.
725 Real Estate Asset Management. 3 cr. Examination of institutional real estate investors and institutional real estate decision-making; characteristics of real estate as investments for institutions; portfolio management; diversification concepts; performance measurements; tax issues; and disposition of real estate. P: Grad st.
730 International Real Estate. (Crosslisted with Intl Bus) 3 cr. Analysis of international real estate and related transaction issues, especially in foreign countries which are visited as a part of the course; survey of land use patterns and regulations, ownership rights, types of leases, transfer procedures, mortgage system, tax matters, currency risks, and geographical diversification issues. P: Grad st or cons inst.
740 Real Estate Equity Investment. 3 cr. Fitting investment strategy to context of physical property, leverage, form of ownership, income tax and management alternatives. Emphasis is on analysis of limited partnerships, trusts, corporate real estate enterprises, and securitization to fund real estate. P: Real Est 710.
745 Land Use Controls on Business. 3 cr. Basic principles of the law affecting the use of land including zoning ordinances and land development issues; the taking of private property for public uses; land-use negotiations with government; and an overview of international land use issues. P: Grad st only or cons inst.
750 Commercial Property Development. 3 cr. A capstone course. Creating industrial real estate, office space, shopping centers, and hotel/recreation facilities, including strategy, market and feasibility analysis, site planning/design, capital cost analysis, construction and financial structuring. Emphasis on case studies and project analysis. P: Real Est 710, 715 or con reg.
755 Advanced Appraisal Theory and Practice. 3 cr. Critical review of existing appraisal theory and presentation of a variety of reform appraisal techniques being proposed nationwide; field appraisal work to apply market simulation approach of most probable selling price theories. P: Real Est 715.
765 Contemporary Topics. 1-4 cr. P: Grad st.
799 Reading and Research-Urban Land Economics. 1-6 cr. Individual work suited to the needs of graduate students may be arranged both during regular sessions and the intersession periods. P: Grad st & cons inst.
870 Advanced Real Estate Finance Theory. 3 cr. Theory of real estate financial markets as applied to the pricing of residential and commercial mortgages. Intensive analysis of the real estate securitization process. A critical examination of Reits and equity interests in commercial real estate. P: Real Est 710 or cons inst.
875 Advanced Urban Land Economics. 3 cr. A capstone course. Advanced analysis of selected topics in urban land economics, including urban form and location, government regulation of land use and real estate markets. P: Real Est 720 or cons inst.
977 Seminar-Urban Land Economics PhD. (Crosslisted with Urb R Pl) 2 cr. Philosophic basis of research thinking and technique; case applications to the problems of urban land economics. P: Two sems of Grad work. PhD or 2nd yr masters candidates.
978 Seminar-Urban Land Economics PhD. (Crosslisted with Urb R Pl) 2 cr. Continuation of Urb R Pl/Real Est 977. P: Two sems of Grad work. PhD or 2nd yr masters candidates.
990 Real Estate Independent Research PhD Thesis. 1-12 cr. Individual work to complete dissertation requirement of Ph.D. program. P: Grad st & cons inst.
999 Reading and Research-Real Estate PhD. 1-6 cr. Individual work suited to the needs of Ph.D. students may be arranged both during regular sessions and during the intersession periods. P: PhD st & cons inst.
300 Principles of Risk Management. 3 cr. Precedes advanced work in insurance; the nature of risk, principal techniques of risk management and the bases for decision making in management of business and personal risks. P: Econ 101or equiv or Econ 111 (not open to Grad stdts).
365 Contemporary Topics. 1-3 cr. A course for the exploration of subject areas possibly to be introduced into the business curriculum. P: Prerequisite varies by topic.
399 Reading and Research-Risk Management. 1-6 cr. P: Cons inst.
610 Property Risk Management. 3 cr. Comprehensive analysis of loss control and transfer techniques (including insurance), risk management concepts, loss adjustment and underwriting problems, and profitability/regulatory issues concerning the insurance industry. Current topics: large-scale catastrophies (hurricanes and earthquakes), solvency, insurance coverages for property exposures, and loss control. P: RMI 300 or Real Est 306.
615 Liability Risk Management. 3 cr. Comprehensive analysis of economic services, benefits, rates and rating theory, loss adjustment problems, legal theory factors, risk management concepts, loss prevention and transfer techniques and government regulation of public liability insurance. Topics include: medical malpractice, no-fault auto insurance, professional liability, workers' compensation, products liability and pollution liability. P: RMI 300.
620 Employee Benefits Management. 3 cr. Nongovernmental schemes for treating the risks of superannuation of members of a group; property, liability, legal expense, life and health coverages available to groups; organizational characteristics, benefit structure and pricing of risk transfer schemes for groups; characteristics and funding of various types of pension plans; effects of Erisa. P: RMI 300 or MHR 305.
625 Government Insurance Programs. 3 cr. Development and analysis of techniques and procedures used by the risk manager to deal with government insurance programs. Examples of programs to be covered include: Social Security, Fdic, Fcic, Oasdi, Opic, Medicare, nuclear liability, unemployment compensation, Fair plans, flood, crime, and workers' compensation. P: RMI 300.
630 Life and Health Insurance. 3 cr. Determination of human life values and the conservation of those values through personal and business life and health insurance; a consumerist orientation that develops a scheme for rational buying behavior; analysis of contractual provisions; introduction to mathematics of life contingencies and pricing. P: RMI 300 or cons inst.
640 Management of Insurance Enterprise. 3 cr. Functional analysis of the operations of insurance organizations; legal organization, marketing systems, management and control, underwriting, rating, financial analysis, rate making and regulation. P: RMI 300.
650 Sustainability, Environmental and Social Risk Management. 3 cr. The assessment, control, financing and management of risks deriving from pressures on and damages to the environment, workers and local/foreign communities. Risks include liability and directors and officers law suits, boycotts, regulations and competitors' actions. P: Jr st.
700 Principles of Risk Management. 3 cr. Background for advanced work in insurance. Nature of risk, principal techniques of risk management, and the bases for decision making in management of business and personal risks. P: Grad St & Econ 101 or 103.
710 Risk Management. 2 cr. The purpose of risk management is to minimize the adverse consequences of variability. Topics include the general philosophy of risk management, environmental factors affecting risk, options to manage risk, and decision processes to select among those options. P: Grad st.
765 Contemporary Topics. 1-4 cr. P: Grad st.
799 Reading and Research-Risk Management. 1-6 cr. Individual work suited to the needs of graduate students may be arranged both during regular sessions and the intersession periods. P: Grad st & cons inst.
815 Risk Financing Techniques. 3 cr. Study of advanced risk management tools and markets for financing loss costs. Topics include insurance, self-insurance, retrospective premium plans, risk retention and purchasing groups, reinsurance, insurance subsidiaries (captives), and other policyholder owned facilities. P: RMI 700 or equiv.
820 Advanced Topics in Risk Management. 3 cr. Examination of data collection and analysis methods for risk management decisions. Analysis of qualitative and quantitative data to support transfer, retention, and loss control decisions, including loss trending, and evaluation of regulatory controls. P: RMI 700 or equiv.
870 Seminar-Risk Management and Insurance. 2 cr. Advanced risk management problems of the business firm; cases illustrating both personal and property insurance solutions. P: Two courses in actuarial science, risk and insurance.
875 Seminar-Risk Management and Insurance. 3 cr. Continuation of RMI 870. P: Two crses in actuarial sci, risk & insurance.
920 Seminar in Actuarial Science, Risk Management & Insurance I. 3 cr. Doctoral seminar in actuarial science, risk management and insurance with emphasis on developing an appreciation of existing literature and appropriate skills to conduct own scholarly work in the field. P: Cons inst.
930 Seminar in Actuarial Science, Risk Management & Insurance II. 3 cr. Doctoral seminar in actuarial science, risk management and insurance, with emphasis on developing an appreciation of existing literature and appropriate skills to conduct own scholarly work in the field. P: Cons inst.
990 Risk & Insurance Independent Research PhD Thesis. 1-12 cr. Individual work to complete dissertation requirement of Ph.D. program. P: Grad st & cons inst.
999 Reading and Research-Risk Management and Insurance PhD. 1-6 cr. Individual work suited to the needs of Ph.D. students may be arranged both during the regular sessions and during the intersession periods. P: PhD st & cons inst.
325 Public Utilities. (Crosslisted with Econ) 3 cr. Development of public utilities in the U.S.; evolution of public utility concept and emerging role of regulation; regulatory and public policy issues with emphasis on the pricing of utility services; relation of environmental and conservation goals to economic objectives of public utility sector. P: Econ 101.
478 Urban Transport Economics. (Crosslisted with Econ) 3 cr. Economic issues involved in providing transport services in urban comminities; study of demand; alternative means of supply; public and private financing problems; pricing and resource allocation; role of local, state and federal governments. P: Econ 101.
641 Transportation in Economic Development. 3 cr. Government promotion policies for transportation; evaluation of public investment in transportation; comparative analysis of role of government in developed and developing countries. P: Econ 101.
643 Carrier Management Principles. 3 cr. Business management principles applied to carriers--rail, highway, air, water, pipeline--with emphasis on management problems peculiar to transport firms; analysis of marketing problems, cost-finding, pricing, government relations. P: Econ 101.
671 Energy Economics. (Crosslisted with Envir St, AAE, Econ, Urb R Pl) 3 cr. The method, application, and limitations of traditional economic approaches to the study of energy problems. Topics include microeconomic foundations of energy demand and supply; optimal pricing and allocation of energy resources; energy market structure, conduct, and performance; macro linkages of energy and the economy; and the economics of regulatory and other public policy approaches to the social control of energy. P: Sr or Grad st and intermed econ or appropriate substitute per cons inst.
725 Public Utilities. 3 cr. Development of public utilities in the United States; evolution of public utility concept and emerging role of regulation; regulatory and public policy issues with emphasis on the pricing of utility services; relation of environmental and conservation goals to economic objectives of public utility sector. P: Grad st & Econ 101.
731 The Economics of Regulation. 2-3 cr. A review of the theory and practice of the regulation of economic enterprise, including a discussion of the rationale of regulation and the nature of optimal regulatory rules. The course will cover such topics as conventional price regulation and the regulation of health, safety and environmental effects. P: Econ 701 or OIM 730 or equiv.
870 Transportation Policy. (Crosslisted with Econ) 3 cr. Analysis of major policy issues in transportation including organization of transport industry and pricing problem; review of major scholarly and government reports dealing with transportation policy; evaluation of policy proposals on economic efficiency, transport suppliers, and users. P: Grad st, OIM 330 or Econ 301.
876 Seminar-Transportation and Public Utilities. 2 cr. Application of analytical techniques to problem areas in transportation and public utilities and review of current research and literature. P: Grad st & cons inst.
877 Seminar-Transportation and Public Utilities. 2 cr. Continuation of Tran P U 876. P: Grad st & cons inst.