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.
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. Requisites: Restricted to Master of Business Admin (MBAD), MBA with Dual Degree (DMBA), Joint Juris Doctor/MBA (JMBA), Professional MBA Program (PMBA), Supply Chain Management (SCMN) or Business Analytics (BUAN) majors only.
Independent study in the field of real estate. Requisites: Restricted to Master of Business Admin (MBAD), MBA with Dual Degree (DMBA), Joint Juris Doctor/MBA (JMBA), Professional MBA Program (PMBA), Supply Chain Management (SCMN) or Business Analytics (BUAN) majors only.
Studies the nature and determinants of consumer buying behavior. In-depth investigation of contributions of behavioral sciences (especially psychology, sociology, and cultural anthropology) toward understanding consumer behavior. Influence of demographic factors, motivation, personality, culture, and purchasing behavior. Instructor consent required.
Develops the foundations for the study of modern financial economics by analyzing individuals' consumption and portfolio decisions in the context of risk and then traces the implications to market valuation of traded securities. Topics include the meaning and measurement of risk, portfolio theory, the Capital Asset Pricing Model, and arbitrage pricing arguments like those employed in Modigliani and Miller's capital structure theory and the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Requisites: Restricted to Business Administration (BUAD) graduate students only.
Introduces the concepts of simulation modeling. Provides practical experience with real examples using popular commercial simulation packages such as Arena or Extend. Emphasizes discrete-event simulation but also covers topics in Monte Carlo simulation and system dynamics. Practical examples from operations management, manufacturing, and services are used to give students an appreciation for the wide scope of application and the robust nature of simulation modeling in the context of decision making. Formerly SYST 7110.
Covers the modeling and solution of discrete problems that arise in business and engineering. Classical techniques such as cutting planes and branch and bound are covered. Emphasizes the application of metaheuristic procedures, such as tabu search and evolutionary approaches, to the solution of practical combinatorial optimization problems. Formerly SYST 7120.
Provides a detailed exposure to the design of laboratory/field experiments and quasi-experiments for marketing and consumer research. Emphasizes the choice of design options, data collection methods, statistical analysis, and substantive interpretation of experimental results.
