Explores the key issues related to the design and management of supply chains. Covers the efficient integration of suppliers, production facilities, warehouses, and stores so that the right products in the right quantity reach customers at the right time. Focuses on the minimization of the total supply chair cost subject to service requirements imposed by a variety of industries. Formerly SYST 4050, OPIM 4050. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of BCOR 2500 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to Business (BUSN) majors with 52-180 units completed.
Continuation of BCORr 3000. Covers sales and lease transactions, negotiable instruments, creditor rights and bankruptcy, secured transactions, agency, business organizations, protection of property, and other advanced topics in legal and regulatory environments. BCOR 3000 and BSLW 4120/5120 together cover the business law topics tested on the CPA exam. Same as BSLW 5120. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of BCOR 3000 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to Business (BUSN) majors with 52-180 units completed.
Covers the concepts and tools to design and manage business processes. Emphasizes modeling an analysis, information technology support for process activities, and management of process flows. Graphical simulation software is used to create dynamic models of business processes and predict the effect of changes. Prepares students for a strong management or consulting career path in business processes. MGMT 4120 and 5120 are the same course. Formerly SYST 4060, OPIM 4060. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of BCOR 2500 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to Business (BUSN) majors with 52-180 units completed.
Operational sustainability is not just an obligation, as set of strategies or a niche market to explore, but a critical shift in mindset of how businesses function. Sustainable operations examines business strategies in response to environmental and social challenges. The course takes a pragmatic business perspective on improving operations across the supply chain. Grounded in resource efficiency, life-cycle thinking and a dose of investigative skepticism, the course assists students to thoroughly understand the scope of costs, benefits and risks associated with driving businesses toward sustainable operations. MGMT 4130 and CESR 4130 are the same course. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of BCOR 2500 and BCOR 3010. Restricted to students with 60-180 units completed.
Operational sustainability is not just an obligation, as set of strategies or a niche market to explore, but a critical shift in mindset of how businesses function. Sustainable operations examines business strategies in response to environmental and social challenges. The course takes a pragmatic business perspective on improving operations across the supply chain. Grounded in resource efficiency, life-cycle thinking and a dose of investigative skepticism, the course assists students to thoroughly understand the scope of costs, benefits and risks associated with driving businesses toward sustainable operations. MGMT 4130 and CESR 4130 are the same course. Requisites: Requires prerequisite coureses of BCOR 2500 and 3010. Restricted to Business, AEBU, ARBU, CEBU, CVBU, CSBU, ECBU, MEBU, EVBU, ADBU, BNBU, NEBU or MUBU Majors with 52-180 units completed.
Introduces multidisciplinary project management concepts, skills, and tools, including the relationship between project definition, organization, planning, scheduling, resource and risk management, control, costing, and performance. Presents both qualitative and quantitative tools for better project management. Formerly OPIM 4080 and MGMT 4085. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of BCOR 2500 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to Business (BUSN) majors with 52-180 units completed.
Compares systems of production/operations management in the United States with those in Japan, Europe, and Asia. Contrasts various regional and national approaches to business, quality management, labor practices, management styles, international competitiveness, productivity, distribution systems, trade practices, and strategies for penetrating foreign markets. Examines different sociocultural environments, government-business relationships, banking industries, operations strategies, and the potential for transferring industrial management practices and techniques between countries. Formerly OPIM 4065 and MGMT 4070. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of BCOR 2500 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to Business (BUSN) majors with 52-180 units completed.
Compares systems of production/operations management in the United States with those in Asia. Contrasts various regional and national approaches to business, quality management, labor practices, management styles, international competitiveness, productivity, distribution systems, trade practices, and strategies for penetrating foreign markets. Examines different sociocultural environments, government-business relationships, banking industries, operations strategies, and the potential for transferring industrial management practices and techniques between countries.
Examines the financial policies and problems associated with firms doing business internationally. Topics include the foreign exchange environment, country risk, managing foreign exchange exposure, international working capital management, international capital budgeting, and international financial markets. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of BCOR 2200 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to Business or IAFS Majors with 52-180 units completed.
Emphasizes the fundamentals of modern database design in the context of large-scale applications. Covers analysis phase activities such as data modeling for requirements analysis. Covers the extended entity relationship model and the semantic data model in-depth. Covers design phase activities such as the normalization criteria of the relational model and transformation from conceptual to physical design. Introduces object oriented databases. Department enforced requisites, MGMT 3210 and 52 hours completed. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of MGMT 3210 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to Business (BUSN) majors only.
Analysis of systems thinking and understanding the complex interactions of collections of people, processes, organizations, and technologies. Students learn to be creative and critical thinkers who can conceptually model the very complex systems we encounter in our world today. Formerly SYST 3000, OPIM 3000. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of BCOR 2500 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to Business (BUSN) majors with 52-180 units completed.
Covers the use and configuration of ERP (enterprise resource planning) technologies in businesses. Emphasizes the understanding of the usage of technology in facilitating business processes within firms. Covers many modules/functional areas, including sales, marketing, distribution, manufacturing, etc. Students learn the importance of technology to organizations through hands-on use of multiple ERP software, focusing on both business processes as well as technology. Formerly SYST 3101, OPIM 3101. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of BCOR 2500 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to students with 52-180 units completed.
Focuses on the usefulness and usability of systems in organizations. Examines the bottom line implications of information systems and how to create systems that are easy to use for all potential users. Creative and critical thinking to design and build systems are stressed through individual and team exercises. MGMT 4230 and 5230 are the same course. Formerly SYST 4510, OPIM 4510. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of BCOR 2500 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to Business (BUSN) majors with 52-180 units completed.
Examines advanced financial accounting theory and practice, emphasizing U.S. and international accounting for business combinations, consolidated financial statements, and accounting for partnerships. Same as ACCT 5240. Requisites: Requires prerequiste course of ACCT 3220 or ACCT 3225 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to Accounting (ACCT) or Finance (FNCE) majors with 52-180 units completed.
Focuses on the use of U.S. and international accounting information by decision-makers external to the firm. Considers judgments made by investors, security analysts, bank lending officers, and auditors. Emphasizes equity valuation and risk analysis. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of ACCT 3220 or 3225 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to Accounting (ACCT), Finance (FNCE) or Accounting Concurrent Degree majors only with 52-180 units completed.
Covers major topics in managing long-term customer relationships that derive from products. Focuses on concepts, analyses, and strategies for existing and new products. Topics include concept development and testing, conjoint analysis, product positioning, brand image measurements and brand management, and product issues in public policy and ethics. Methods of instruction include lectures, case discussions, student group papers and projects, and examinations. Required for marketing majors. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of MKTG 3250 and 3350 (all minimum grade D-). Restricted to Business (BUSN) majors with 52 minimum units required.
Offered regularly to examine pricing and channel management, the two key components of companys' marketing strategies. Help students to understand the common types of pricing and channel strategies, the rationales behind these strategies. Train students to think analytically in order to apply these strategies. Required for marketing majors. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses MKTG 3250 and 3350 (all minimum grade D-). Restricted to Business (BUSN) majors with minimum 52 units completed.
Critically analyzes advanced topics in cost management. Uses cases and current readings. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of ACCT 3220, 3230, and 3230 (all minimum grade D-). Restricted to students with 87-180 credits (Senior, Fifth Year Senior).
Designed for those students interested in working in the service industries. Addresses the distinct needs and problems of service organizations in the area of marketing and service quality. Service organizations (i.e., banks, transportation companies, hotels, hospitals, educational institutions, professional services, etc.) require a distinctive approach to marketing strategy---both in its development and execution. Builds and expands on marketing ideas and how to make them work in service settings. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of MKTG 3250 and 3350 (all minimum grade D-).
Privacy = the new currency. In a time where technology allows unprecedented aggregation of personal information use of "private" information is moving faster than social norms and laws can follow. We will dissect the technologies and social trends related primarily to privacy and use of information about individuals to reap profits. A good complement to business intelligence and analytics classes. Same as MGMT 4440. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of BCOR 2300 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to Business (BUSN) majors with 52-180 units completed.
Privacy = the new currency. In a time where technology allows unprecedented aggregation of personal information use of "private" information is moving faster than social norms and laws can follow. We will dissect the technologies and social trends related primarily to privacy and use of information about individuals to reap profits. A good complement to business intelligence and analytics classes. Same as CESR 4440. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of BCOR 2300 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to Business (BUSN) majors with 52-180 units completed.
Examines the income tax consequences of business entitles. Focuses on regular corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies and S corporation. Same as ACCT 5460. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of ACCT 3220 (minimum grade D-).
Considers the interaction of accountants with information systems and the role of accounting information systems in business processes. Focuses on the tools used by accountants and provides an understanding of accounting as an information system. Same as ACCT 5540. Requisites: Requires a prerequsite course of ACCT 3220 or ACCT 3225 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to Accounting (ACCT) majors with 52-180 units completed.
