Courses

    Explores a set of concepts, models and tools that you can use to lead and manage effectively in today's environment. Covers three key topics: leading change, building success through people, working effectively in a global environment. Provides better understanding of challenges managers face when leading change.

    Explores techniques, processes, tools, and capabilities required to manage growth and land use change in the light of shifts beginning to transform the way we approach land use and real estate development. Prerequisites: Restricted to Master of Business Admin (MBAD), MBA with Dual Degree (DMBA), Joint Juris Doctor/MBA (JMBA) or Professional MBA Program (PMBA) majors only.

    Experimental seminar offered irregularly to provide opportunity for investigation of new frontiers in accounting. Department enforced prerequisite will vary.

    Offered irregularly to provide opportunity to investigate new topics in business administration.

    Experimental seminar offered irregularly to provide opportunity for investigation of new frontiers in finance.

    Offered irregularly to provide opportunity for investigation into new frontiers in systems. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Formerly SYST 6820.

    Experimental seminar offered irregularly to provide opportunity for investigation of new frontiers in real estate.

    Covers both behavioral/psychological aspects and analytical approaches to making decisions with multiple objectives. The focus is learning to frame decisions that involve multiple stakeholders with multiple objectives and then learning the various techniques used to evaluate the choices. Influence diagrams, decision heuristics using spreadsheets, and decision trees will all be explored with user-friendly decision tree software. Department enforced prereqs., MBA core courses. Prerequisites: Restricted to Professional MBA Program (PMBA) majors only.
    Analyzes key issues related to the design and management of operations and supply chains using quantitative tools such as linear, integer, and non-linear programming, regression, and statistical analysis. Covers important topics such as forecasting, aggregate planning, inventory theory, transportation, risk pooling, production control and scheduling, and facilities location, among others. Uses mathematical modeling, spreadsheet analysis, case studies, and pedagogical simulations to deliver material. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite courses of MBAC 6031 and 6080 (all minimum grade D-). Restricted to Master of Business Admin (MBAD), MBA with Dual Degree (DMBA), Joint Juris Doctor/MBA (JMBA) or Professional MBA Program (PMBA) majors only.
    Producing a quality product or delivering a quality service is a fundamental task for any company or organization. Managing the transformation of inputs (raw materials, labor, capital) into outputs (goods and services) falls under the heading of Operations Management. In most organizations, operations comprise 80 percent of the costs, 80 percent of the personnel, 80 percent of the capital employed --the effective and efficient use of these resources is consequently central to the success of the firm. This course is about using operations to compete and win sustainable competitive advantage in your marketplace. Prerequisites: Restricted to Professional MBA Program (PMBA) majors only.
    The macroeconomic environment is vitally important to business managers regardless of their area of focus. Most macroeconomic events portend future economic changes that influence business and/or industry. Develops a basic understanding of the macroeconomy and its relationship to an individual business or industry through understanding macroeconomic concepts and data sources, developing a basic model, understanding relevant policy instruments, and integrating this information into the global economy. Prerequisites: Requires prerequsite course of MBAC 6010 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to Master of Business Admin (MBAD), MBA with Dual Degree (DMBA), Joint Juris Doctor/MBA (JMBA) or Professional MBA Program (PMBA) majors only.
    Prior department consent required of instructor under whose direction study is taken. Departmental form required. Prerequisites: Restricted to Accounting, Finance/Accounting, Information Systems/Accounting, Systems/Accounting Concurrent Degree students or Accounting, Accounting/Taxation or Business Administration (BUAD) graduate students only.

    Studies the planning of corporate mergers, acquisitions, and reorganizations, examining the application and integration of state corporate law, federal securities law, accounting principles, tax law, labor law, products liability law, environmental law, ERISA, and antitrust law. Same as LAWS 7411.

    Prerequisites: Restricted to Business (BUSN) graduate students only.

    Requires consent of instructor under whose direction study is taken. Departmental form required.

    Requires consent of instructor under whose direction study is taken. Departmental form required.

    Requires prior consent of dean and instructor under whose direction study is taken. Intended only for exceptionally well-qualified business seniors who desire to study an advanced topic. Departmental form required. Formerly SYST 6900.

    Requires consent of instructor under whose direction study is taken. Departmental form required.

    Studies unique legal problems faced by entrepreneurs, including formation issues (choice of entity, rights of the founders, initial investors), operation issues (governance, key employees, intellectual property, financing), IPOS, and buy-outs. Same as LAWS 7451.

    Presents basic skills required to manage wide range of technical projects. Topics include selecting project alternatives, managing project teams, developing project plan elements, risk management, monitoring and controlling projects, and financial analysis of projects. Students apply skills learned to representative project.

    Addresses the opportunities and problems of commercializing new renewable energy technologies. Focuses on energy markets, opportunity identification, life cycle analysis, policy economics, project financing, and economic analysis as they relate to bringing renewable energy technologies to market.

    Focuses on the commercialization prospects of emerging energy technologies, including solar, wind, biomass, oceanic, geothermal, hydropower, fuel cell (hydrogen), nuclear, and other more exotic energy sources. Investigates the technology feasibility, economic viability and progress of each technology, as well as its economic opportunities and challenges.

    Departmental form required. Prerequisites: Restricted to Business (BUSN) graduate students only.
    Examines Federal, state and local regulations governing land use in the U.S. and surveys the basic principles of urban planning and public finance. Describes basic tools governments use to control land use: Euclidean zoning, nuisance law, police power, eminent domain and takings, Planned Urban Developments, historic preservation, wetlands and flood zones, airports, endangered species, view restrictions, and environmental law. Prerequisites: Restricted to Master of Business Admin (MBAD), MBA with Dual Degree (DMBA), Joint Juris Doctor/MBA (JMBA) or Professional MBA Program (PMBA) majors only.

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