Provides students with an in-depth perspective about a specific country or region outside the United States. The course can focus on a different region or country each time it is offered. If demand for this type of experience is strong, multiple sections of the course could be offered in a given semester, each focusing on a different region or country. The choice of region and the specific focus of each course would depend on the faculty member teaching the course. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Requisites: Requires prerequsite courses of MBAC 6060 and 6090 (all minimum grade C). Restricted to Master of Business Admin (MBAD), MBA with Dual Degree (DMBA), Joint Juris Doctor/MBA (JMBA) or Professional MBA Program (PMBA) majors only.
Pricing provides the means to capture value. The course covers theories, analytical tools and conceptual frameworks needed for devising price strategy as part of the value proposition for products and services. It draws upon principles from economics, marketing and psychology. Primary and secondary data based analysis is used to understand price response and competitive pricing. Substantive topics include customized pricing, price negotiations, bidding and auctions, price discounting, trade promotion, bundling, behavioral pricing, among others. Department enforced prereqs., all MBA core courses. 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.
Links financial markets with entrepreneurship to create a platform for the poor to start their own business. Participants learn how to combine technical knowledge of finance and international business development with the socially and ethically important microfinance field to help with sustainable economic development and reduce poverty worldwide, including the United States. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
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. 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.
Experimental seminar offered irregularly to provide opportunity for investigation of new frontiers in accounting. Department enforced prerequisite will vary.
Offered irregularly to provide opportunity for investigation into new frontiers in systems. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Formerly SYST 6820.
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. Requisites: 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. Requisites: Requires prereq courses of MBAC 6031 and 6080 (all min grade D-). Restricted to Master of Busn Admin (MBAD), MBA with Dual Degree (DMBA), Joint Juris Doctor/MBA (JMBA) Professional MBA Prog (PMBA), Supply Chain Mgmt (SCMN) or Busn Analytics 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. Requisites: Restricted to Professional MBA Program (PMBA) majors only.
The ability to compete effectively globally is increasingly important for many firms. Topics such as globalization and the competitive environment; key differences in institutions around the globe and their implications; how firms can succeed internationally (e.g., different entry strategies, how to manage across country borders, the firm's broader responsibility in the global community) will be discussed. Requisites: Restricted to Professional MBA Program (PMBA) majors only.
Provides tools to analyze and understand emerging markets, how to operate in these markets and how to work with the multinational enterprises present in those areas. Offers a managerial perspective based on a thorough understanding of the relevance and impact of world events on global business. Promotes understanding of how to operate in emerging markets whether in the U.S. or abroad. Requisites: 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. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of MBAC 6060 and 6090 (all minimum grade C). 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. Requisites: 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.
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.
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.
