International MBA Program - Moore School of Business - International MBA (IMBA)

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Approved Electives

Students receiving an IMBA degree are required to complete at least seven elective courses within the Moore School. These electives give the student a business specialization or concentration. Following is a list of IMBA approved elective courses:

Accounting (ACCT) Click here for more information on the ACCT Dept

505 -- Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting. (3) (Prereq: ACCT 405 or consent of instructor) Accounting principles and procedures for local, state, and federal governmental units and for private nonprofit organizations.
730 -- International Accounting. (3) (Prereq: ACCT 728 and 729) A study of the international dimensions of accounting, including such topics as the patterns of accounting development found in other nations, the promulgation of worldwide accounting standards, and the accounting problems associated with multinational corporate operations.
733 -- Accounting Theory. (3) Analysis of the theoretical basis of accounting.
736 -- Information Technology Assurance, Control, and Security. (3) Governance, control, and audit of information technology including the security, reliability, integrity, effectiveness, and efficiency of information systems in traditional and internet environments.
737 -- Systems II. (3) (Prereq: ACCT 435) Design and implementation of accounting systems.
738 -- Financial Statement Analysis. {=FINA 756} (3) (Prereq: DMSB 717 or ACCT 729 or equivalent) Analysis of financial statements for profitability and risk assessment and for firm and segment valuation.
743 -- Accounting for Management Control. (3) (Prereq: ACCT 729) Concepts and techniques of accounting and budgeting for management control in the modern organization. Topics include cost control, budgetary control, and performance and evaluation.
750 -- Tax Research and Communication. (3) Techniques of tax research focusing on advanced tax topics, tax administration, and procedures before the Internal Revenue Service, including oral and written communication of research results.
751 -- Taxation of Corporations and Partnerships - Part I. (3) Basic concepts of taxation of C Corporations, S Corporations, and partnerships including definition, formation, and operations.
752 -- Taxation of Corporations and Partnerships - Part II. (3) (Prereq: ACCT 750 and ACCT 751) Advanced concepts of taxation of C Corporations, S corporations, and partnerships including special allocations, loss limitations, and liquidations.
753 -- Estate Planning. (3) (Prereq: ACCT 750) Taxation of gifts, estates, and trusts; the taxation of income of estates and trusts, and tax planning.
754 -- International Taxation. (3) Taxation of domestic corporations doing business abroad and of foreign investment in the United States.
755 -- Taxation of Corporate Reorganizations. (3) (Prereq: ACCT 750) An examination of the tax aspects of corporate mergers and reorganizations.
756 -- Advanced Estate and Income Planning. (3) Advanced estate planning techniques, including executive compensation.

Business Administration (BADM)

780 -- Readings and Research. (1-3)
780B- International Business and Sustainable Development. (3) Introduction to international and national environmental and social management issues that affect a company's operations and management practices.
780I - International Intellectual Property Strategy and Management. (3) It is a goal of this course to equip managers with the tools to identify intellectual property assets, manage their development and implementation.
780K- A Survey of Modern Management Concepts. (3) Examine management as a organ of society. Examine the importance of the effective manager and modern management concepts.
780R - Advanced Independent Study in Entrepreneurship. (3) Students will undertake an in-depth examination of or pursuit of an entrepreneurial venture they have interest in pursuing or joining or assisting after graduation.

Master of Business Administration (MBAD)

701 -- Business Simulation and Case Competition. (3) Intensive preparation for computer simulation and case competition. Designed to integrate the major functional activities of an organization through case analysis. Teamwork, oral and written communications are emphasized. May be repeated once.

Economics (ECON) Click here for more information about the ECON Dept

500 -- Urban Economics. (3) An analysis of economic forces affecting urbanization and the economic processes influencing urban form and structure. Spatial concepts are considered in addition to traditional micro-economic and macro-economic concepts. Topic coverage includes: the economic origin of cities; urban functions and the urban economic base, land-use structure and urban form, and urban efficiency.
503 -- International Trade Economics. (3) (Prereq: ECON 321 or permission of instructor) Theory of international specialization, commercial policy, customs unions, and the effects of trade liberalization and protectionism; economic growth and multinational enterprises.
504 -- International Monetary Economics. (3) (Prereq: ECON 322 or permission of instructor) Exchange rate and balance of payments determination; purchasing-power parity; optimum currency areas, absorption, elasticity, monetary approaches, spot- and forward-exchange markets.
505 -- International Development Economics. (3) Economic theories of growth in developing countries. Use of factor resources; role of social and economic institutions; use of financial trade policies for growth.
506 -- Labor Economics and Labor Markets. {=MGMT 506} (3) (Prereq: ECON 321 or permission of instructor) Economics of labor demand, labor supply, wage determination in competitive markets, migration, discrimination, unemployment, and labor unions. Theoretical models and empirical knowledge will be considered.
507 -- Comparative Economic Systems. (3) An analysis of the organization and operation of the world's major economic systems.
508 -- Law and Economics. (3) Economic analysis and interpretation of the law. The economic effect of current law and optimal design of law to meet social objectives.
511 -- Senior Seminar in Economics. (3) (Prereq: ECON 321 and 322) Philosophy and methodology of economics, perspectives on theory and empiricism, economic policy; individualized guided research.
523 -- Introduction to Mathematical Economics. (3) (Prereq: MATH 122, 141, or the equivalent) Mathematical formulation of economic theories; the use of mathematics in the development and demonstration of economic relationships.
524 -- Essentials of Economics. (3) A course designed to acquaint the student with the principles of operation of the American economic system. A survey course for social studies teachers in secondary schools.
526 -- Managerial Economics. (3) A study of the application of the economic theory of profits, competition, demand, and costs to analysis of problems arising in the firm and in decision making. Price policies, forecasting, and investment decisions are among the topics considered.
530 -- The Economics of Education. (3) Investment in human capital; the economic value of schooling; internal efficiency of schools; faculty compensation; equity and efficiency of school finance systems; financing higher education.
531 -- Health Economics. (3) Applications of economic analysis to health care. Structure and behavior of health-care markets. Description of health care policy issues.
548 -- Environmental Economics. (3) An analysis of the economic aspects of environmental decay, pollution control, and natural resource use. Analysis of the ability of the market system to allocate resources efficiently when economic activity is accompanied by environmental damage. Discussion of alternative public policy approaches to pollution control and natural resource conservation.
562 -- Public Finance. (3) Theory and practice of taxation: public revenue, expenditure, and debt.
589 -- Topics in Economics. (1-3 maximum) Individual topics to be announced with suffix and title.
594 -- Introduction to Econometrics. (3) (Prereq: MGSC 291 or STAT 201) Statistical and economic tools applied to analysis of business and economic problems with the aid of computers.
595 -- Selected Topics in Economic Analysis and Policy. (3) A course designed to meet the needs of public school officials who have ultimate responsibility for secondary school curricula. Course content will be adjusted to help those officials obtain the background and information necessary to make decisions regarding the incorporation of economics in the curricula. Open only to students in the College of Education pursuing a certificate course for school administrators.
621 -- Survey of Contemporary Economic Theory. (3) Neo-classical value and distribution theory combined with income and employment theory.
690 -- Quantitative Foundations for Business and Economics I. {=MGSC 690} (3) Calculus and classical optimization methods applied to problems in business and economic analysis; matrices, derivatives, and integrals in the analysis of both univariate and multivariate business and economic models.
691 -- Quantitative Foundations for Business and Economics II. {=MGSC 691} (3) (Prereq: MGSC 690 or ECON 690) Statistics and probability theory applied to problems of business and economic analysis.
692 -- Quantitative Methods I. {=MGSC 692} (3) Probability and statistics necessary for graduate study in economics and business administration; estimation, hypothesis testing, regression, analysis of variance, and nonparametric methods.
694 -- Quantitative Methods II. {=MGSC 694} (3) (Prereq: ECON 692, mathematics and computer portion of Fundamental Business Skills or equivalent) A study of decision models useful in business administration. Topics covered include linear programming, sensitivity analysis and duality, network models, integer programming, determinate and stochastic dynamic programming, inventory, and queues.
700 -- Survey of Economic Analysis. (2 or 3) The economic processes of the economy with respect to income, employment, and output. Elementary analytical tools of both micro- and macroeconomics are portrayed. For graduate students with little or no relevant course work in economics.
701 -- Advanced Money and Banking. (3) (Prereq: ECON 301) An in-depth study of the operation and economic significance of the monetary system (money, commercial banks, and the central bank) and monetary policy. Emphasis is on theory and empirical hypothesis testing as related to above topics.
703 -- International Trade Theory. (3) (Prereq: ECON 621) Theory of international values, comparative advantage, and the gains from trade; theory of commercial policy, tariff structure, and welfare and trade.
704 -- International Monetary Economics. (3) Theories of exchange rate and balance of payments determination (spot and forward exchange markets, interest rate arbitage, purchasing power parity, and monetary approaches); adjustments under fixed and flexible exchange rates are analyzed.
705 -- Economic Development. (3) Overall view of problems of economic development, including its history and relationship to the modern world. Brief consideration is given to such noneconomic factors as political, sociological, and cultural environments. Basic theories of growth are presented and critically evaluated.
706 -- Regional Economic Development. (3) Application of economic principles to regional analysis and planning. Geographic areas covered range from cities and counties to major regions of the nation. Subject areas include economic measurement, analysis, and development planning.
707 -- Evolution of Economic Theory and Methodology. (3) An analysis of the development of economic theory with special emphasis on the evolution of alternative methodologies.
709 -- Economic Development of the United States. (3) An examination of the lines along which the American economy has progressed from 1607 to the present time.
710 -- Special Topics in Economic History. (3)
711 -- European Economic Development. (3)
715 -- Industrial Economics. (3) Examination of industrial pricing, output, and investment practices in relation to the theory of the firm. Consideration of public aspects of these practices.
719 -- Macroeconomic Analysis and International Economics. (3) The modern theory of national employment, output, and the price level. Monetary and fiscal policy. International trade, exchange rates, and international capital markets.
727 -- Applied Macroeconomics. (3) (Prereq: ECON 621) The modern theory of income determination. Inflation, unemployment, and interest rates in an open economy setting. Emphasis on economic policy.
728 -- Applied Microeconomics. (3) (Prereq: ECON 621) Theory of demand, production, cost, pricing, distribution, and capital. Particular emphasis on applications of the theory to various problems faced by the firm.
730 -- Investment in Human Capital. (3) An analysis of investments in humans who create and maintain their marketable skills. Investments in education (both formal and on the job), health care, and human migration are treated within the human capital analytical framework.
731 -- Urban Economics. (3) An analysis of economic forces affecting urbanization and the economic processes influencing urban form and structure. Spatial concepts are considered in addition to the traditional microeconomic and macroeconomic concepts.
732 -- Economic Problems of the City. (3) The economic causes and consequences of urban problems and the economic effects of proposed solutions. Problems analyzed include: urban blight, transportation, public services, urban sprawl, and megalopolis.
733 -- Location Theory and Regional Structure. (3) Spatial and economic structures of regions and regional economic development. Topical review of partial and general equilibrium models of land use, regional economic growth; income determination at a regional level (regional accounts and input-output models); regional policy alternatives and their efficiency.
734 -- Mathematical Economics. (3) (Prereq: ECON 523) This course is to acquaint students with the mathematical methods currently being used in micro- and macroeconomic theory. Topics covered are the use in economics of point set topology, nonlinear programming, differential equations, calculus of variations, and control theory.
740 -- Applied Economic Forecasting. (3) (Prereq: ECON 692 or equivalent) Examination of a variety of techniques that are used for forecasting and policy simulation purposes. Development of skills that have applications in business, government, and economic research.
745 -- The State and Economic Life. {=POLI 758} (3) (Prereq: six hours in economics and political science) An examination of the relationship between government and economic enterprise in the American economy. Government policies of regulation and control of industry and labor are given special emphasis.
746 -- Topics in Industrial Organization and Public Policy. (3) Research topics in industrial market structure and performance, public policies toward business, and related subjects.
750 -- Economics of Education. (3) A survey of the contribution of economics to educational issues, including the value of educational investments, effect of education on economic growth, input-output analysis, and economics of educational finance.
751 -- Advanced Labor Economics. (3) Topics studied include wage theory; the processes of wage determination; the impact of unions and collective bargaining on wage levels, prices, employment, and income distribution; bargaining theory and union-management relations; the union as an economic institution.
759 -- Manpower Economics. (3) A descriptive and analytic study of manpower as an economic resource in the United States.
761 -- Public Expenditure Criteria. (3) A study of the criteria available to achieve efficiency in public expenditure, and an application of these criteria in selected expenditure areas.
762 -- Advanced Public Finance. (3) (Prereq: ECON 621 or equivalent) A general survey of public finance, including public expenditures; the structure, incidence, and effects of taxes; public goods; and fiscal federalism.
763 -- Advanced Public Finance II. (3) An analysis of budgets and budget policy; tax incidence and effects; debt and debt management.
771 -- Special Topics in Microeconomics. (3)
772 -- Special Topics in Macroeconomics. (3)
774 -- The Firm and Its Environment. (3) (Prereq: ECON 720) The forces which influence and constrain decision and actions within the individual firm. Consideration of these forces as features of the existing legal, social, and ethical environments. Specific topics include the legal system and public policy, social organization, moral and ethical standards, public opinion, the social responsibility of the firm, and conception within the firm of its role in society and the interaction of these forces with economic forces.
777 -- Seminar in Economic Growth and Development. (3)
779 -- Special Topics: Selected Readings and Research. (3)
780 -- Special Topics: Readings and Research. (3)
784 -- Health Economics. {=HSPM 712} (3) A critical introduction to the application of economic analysis to problems in the health care field. Selective surveys of the related scientific literature will be covered.
785 -- Advanced Macroeconomic Theory I. (3) (Prereq: ECON 621) The modern theories of income determination, inflation, unemployment, and interest rates. Theories of consumption, investment, government expenditure, and taxation are presented.
786 -- Advanced Microeconomic Theory I. (3) (Prereq: ECON 621) The modern theory of consumer behavior, production, the firm, and market structure.
787 -- Advanced Macroeconomics II. (3) (Prereq: ECON 785 or the equivalent) Recent developments in macro-econometrics, dynamic models, and related topics.
788 -- Advanced Microeconomic Theory II. (3) (Prereq: ECON 786) Advanced topics in microeconomics including general equilibrium theory and welfare economics.
789 -- Monetary Theory. (3) (Prereq: course in money and banking and intermediate economic theory) Monetary theory, monetary policy, and monetary reform. Theory of central banking and monetary equilibrium, and related topics.
790 -- Welfare Economics. (3) (Prereq: ECON 788) An endeavor to formulate propositions by which alternative economic situations open to society may be ranked on the scale of better or worse.
792 -- Advanced Statistics for Business and Economics. {=MGSC 792} (3) (Prereq: ECON 692 and ECON 691 or equivalent) The development and application of advanced statistical methods to problems in business and economics. Topics include applications of estimation and hypothesis testing in both univariate and multivariate cases.
794 -- Programming Methods. {=MGSC 794} (3) (Prereq: ECON 694 or equivalent) Mathematical programming techniques which are useful in business and economics. Topics include: solution techniques and applications of linear programming, duality, theory, parametric programming, the decomposition problem, integer programming, dynamic programming, Lagrange multipliers, Kuhn-Tucker theory, and an introduction to control theory.
795 -- Econometrics and Regression I. {=MGSC 795} (3) (Prereq: ECON 792 or equivalent) A treatment of single equation estimating techniques for the simple linear model, various nonlinear models, and the general linear model.
797 -- Sampling Techniques. {=MGSC 797} (3) (Prereq: ECON 692 or equivalent) Statistical designs and techniques for survey investigations. Mathematical development of sampling systems; sampling units; sample size; estimation; costs; non-sampling problems. Methods of obtaining and reporting information.
892 -- Experimental Research Methods. {=MGSC 892} (3) (Prereq: ECON 692 or equivalent) The structure and analysis of experimental and research designs with applications to business and economic problems.
894 -- Advanced Topics in Management Science. {=MGSC 894} (3) Topics will be selected from: nonlinear programming, stochastic programming, integer programming, spectral analysis, decision theory, Markov processes, Box-Jenkins methods.
895 -- Econometrics and Regression II. {=MGSC 895} (3) (Prereq: ECON 795) Topics in generalized least squares, autocorrelation, distributed lag models, principal components, identification, and simultaneous estimating techniques.

Finance (FINA) Click here for more information on the FINA Dept

737 -- Derivative Products and Analysis. (3) (Prereq: DMSB 715 or FINA 760) Derivative contracts (forwards, futures, swaps, and options), valuation models, and supporting market structures.
744 -- Risk and Insurance. (3) A study of non-speculative risk and risk bearing techniques, with emphasis on insurance covering personal, property, and liability risks. Attention is also given to the structure and regulation of the insurance industry, the role of governmental insurance programs, new product developments, and the impact of tort law reform, inflation, and consumerism.
745 -- Management of Employee Benefit Programs. (3) An analytical study of group life, health, and retirement plans that provide economic security for employees; focuses on design, funding, tax considerations, cost controls, compliance with governmental regulations, the impact of inflation, and new types of benefits.
746 -- Risk Management. (3) (Prereq: FINA 737) An examination of non-speculative risk, its measurement, and management by organizations. Emphasis is on the formation of top management policy statements on pure risks and their implementation by risk managers. Loss control, insurance, and other risk finance techniques are applied to practical risk management situations.
756 -- Financial Statement Analysis. {=ACCT 738} (3) (Prereq: DMSB 717 or ACCT 729 or equivalent) Analysis of financial statements for profitability and risk assessment and for firm and segment valuation.
761 -- Advanced Financial Management. (3) (Prereq: IBUS 711) Advanced study of problems involved in the financial management of economic organizations.
762 -- Investment Management. (3) (Prereq: FINA 760 or equivalent) The use of analytical techniques to evaluate investment opportunities with consideration given to applicable quantitative methods of portfolio management.
763 -- Options in Corporate Finance. (3) (Prereq: FINA 737) Applications of financial options in managing risk.
764 -- Money and Capital Markets. (3) (Prereq: FINA 760) Characteristics, structure, and functions of money and capital markets; sources of funds for bond investment, stock financing, mortgage financing, and small business financing. Current problems and procedures in these markets are considered.
765 -- Management of Financial Institutions. (3) (Prereq: DMSB 715 or FINA 760) Nature, functions, and operations of financial institutions with particular attention to the banking system. The activities of other lending and savings institutions are studied together with their monetary and fiscal implications.
766 -- Advanced Real Estate Valuation. (3) (Prereq: FINA 760 or DMSB 715) A study of income producing properties including income expense analyses, capitalization processes and discount rates, direct capitalization methodologies, and computerized discounted cash flow valuation models.
767 -- Real Estate Finance. (3) (Prereq: FINA 760 or DMSB 715) An analytical study of mortgage markets and the institutions involved. Particular emphasis is placed on specialized institutional practices, innovative financing techniques, and current developments.
768 -- Real Estate Market Analysis. (3) (Prereq: FINA 666) Market analysis including an overview of market area study and its relationship to the feasibility of a specific project. Topics include theory and methods of market and feasibility analysis. Examples of market and feasibility studies are reviewed and critiqued.
769 -- Real Estate Decision and Administrative Processes. (3) (Prereq: FINA 666) An integrative approach emphasizing the special features of real estate decisions; social, legal, economic, political, and environmental problems of the real estate sector within the economy as a whole are studied.
771 -- Financial Services Markets and Institutions. (3) (Prereq: DMSB 715 or FINA 760) Analysis of the functions and operations of financial markets and institutions, focusing on insurance markets, investment banking, and market microstructure.

International Business (IBUS) Click here for more information on the IBUS Dept

711 -- Global Corporate Valuation. (3) (Prereq: DMSB 715 or IBUS 701) Application of key corporate valuation models in evaluating different business situations facing multinational corporations.
712 -- Currency Markets, Exchange Risk, and Currency Derivatives. (3) (Prereq: DMSB 715 or IBUS 701 and FINA 737) Structure of the global currency markets, currency derivative products, and the management of exchange risk.
713 -- Global Financial Markets. (3) (Prereq: DMSB 702 or IBUS 701) Advanced issues in the structure of global financial markets, including the Eurobond, foreign bond, syndicated credit, Euronote, and swap markets.
714 -- Global Equity Investments. (3) (Prereq: DMSB 715 or IBUS 701) Theory and quantitative tools useful for asset allocation and security selection with a focus on equity investments, and the process of active tactical asset management in a global setting from the perspective of a global money manager.
715 -- Foreign Market Entry and Growth. (3) (Prereq: DMSB 716 or IBUS 702) International market selection, foreign market entry, and growth and regioanl expansion strategies.
716 -- Cross-border Alliances and Joint Ventures. (3) (Prereq: DMSB 711 or IBUS 700) Strategic management of cooperative strategies (e.g., joint ventures, strategic alliances, cooperative agreements).
717 -- Managing Cross-border Teams. {=MGMT 729} (3) (Prereq: DMSB 714 or IBUS 700 or MGMT 770 or MGMT 799 or instructor's permission) How the presence of members from multiple national cultures and multiple national locations affect the functioning of teams within the multinational corporation.
718 -- Consulting and Organizational Development in MNCs. {= MGMT 730} (3) (Prereq: DMSB 711 or IBUS 700 or MGMT 779 or instructor's permission) Restructuring and transformation initiatives within multinational organizations as internal consultants and/or change agents.
722 -- Export Marketing. (3) (Prereq: DMSB 702 or IBUS 702) Provides a sound understanding of the role of exporting in the internationalization process and of key features of the environment in which exporters operate. Also covers selected topics of export marketing procedures.
731 -- Global Competitive Analysis. (3) (Prereq: DMSB 702 or IBUS 703) Provides a conceptual and analytical framework for analyzing industries and competitors, and competitive positioning within a global strategy framework.
734 -- International Business Negotiations. (3) Examines how decision makers in business and government settings manage the process and outcomes of negotiations. Cross-cultural negotiations in a global business environment.
735 -- International Mergers and Acquisitions. (3) Practical skills to effectively transact international mergers and acquisitions. Focus given to essential strategic financial organizational and legal factors.
736 -- Strategic Management of Global Supply Chains. (3) (Prereq: DMSB 718 or MGSC 791) Strategic frameworks for designing and managing global supply chains, including management of operational practices form an international perspective.
737 -- International Information Systems. (3) Analysis of current topics, issues, and practices in international information systems.
790 -- Specialized Study in International Business. (3) (Prereq: DMSB 702 or IBUS 700) Analysis of current topics, issues, and practices in the international business environment not covered in any of the other specialized study courses. Consult instructors for specific coverage.

International Master of Business Administration (DMSB)

725 -- Global Business Issues. (1) Current issues related to the globalization of markets. Restricted to Executive I.M.B.A. students.
726 -- Global Business Leadership. (1) Team structures in organizations, including the role of leadership in strategically guiding the organization toward team success. Restricted to Executive I.M.B.A. students.
727 --Chinese Business Issues. (1) Issues of doing business in China: business, economic, and political factors affecting the business climate.
728 --Indian Business Issues. (1) Issues of doing business in India: business, economic, and political factors affecting the business climate.
729 --Japanese Business Issues. (1) Issues of doing business in Japan: business, economic, and political factors affecting the business climate.
730 --African Business Issues. (1) Issues of doing business in Africa: business, economic, and political factors affecting the business climate.
731 --Latin American Business Issues. (1) Issues of doing business in Latin America: business, economic, and political factors affecting the business climate.
732 --Competition and Change in North America. (1) Issues of doing business in North America: business, economic, and political factors affecting the business climate.
733 -- Global Business Strategy Simulations. (2) Examines the impact of strategic decisions on firm performance through realistics global industry simulations.
734 -- International Tax Planning. (2) Examines the tax issues facing international managers, including the avoidance of double taxation, benefits of incentives, outsourcing, corporate inversions, and transfer pricing.
735 -- Western European Business Issues. (1) Issues of doing business in Western Europe: business, economic, and political factors affecting the business climate.
736 --Central and Eastern European Business Issues. (1) Issues of doing business in Central and Eastern Europe: business, economic, and political factors affecting the business climate.

Management (MGMT) Click here for more information on the MGMT Dept

506 -- Labor Economics and Labor Markets. {=ECON 506} (3) Development and structure of labor market institutions, legislation, and data.
579 -- Government Policy Toward Business. {=ECON 379} (3) (Prereq: ECON 222) An analysis of alternative types of public policy toward business in the United States. Emphasis is on the desirability of various policies in light of their consequences for the general welfare.
718 -- Management of Human Resources. (3) The processes inherent in effective management of the organization's human resources. Topics include: employee selection, training, and development; design of compensation and reward systems; applied motivation models; and current issues in the management of human resources.
719 -- Management of Compensation. (3) (Prereq: MGMT 718 or 779)
720 -- Staffing. (3) (Prereq: MGMT 718 or 779) Topics in staffing on a rotating basis among job analysis, recruitment, test validation, selection systems, and other subjects.
721 -- Employment Relations Law. (3) The law of employment relations. Policy and practice in areas such as equal employment, wages and hours, employee health and safety, pensions, and labor relations.
722 -- Labor Relations. (3) An analysis of some of the major problems faced by managers in their dealings with organizations representing employees. Primary emphasis is on the negotiation of labor agreements and the handling of problems arising under them. The public policy aspect of these problems is also considered.
723 -- Employee Responsibilities and Rights. (3) Rights of employees in relation to their employers that arise from individual and collective agreements. Employee discipline and justice. Grievance procedures and their administration, including labor arbitration.
724 -- American Labor Unions. (3) The nature, structure, and development of the labor union in the United States. Topics covered include labor history, structure of the labor movement, union governance, the law of unions, and problems of the labor movement.
725 -- Personnel and Employment Relations Research. (3) (Prereq: MGMT 718 or 779; MGSC 692) Research methods in personnel and employment relations. Emphasis on: problem identification and hypothesis development, proper research design, application of analytic strategies, strengthening research report writing skills.
726 -- Issues in Personnel and Employment Relations. (3) (Prereq: MGMT 779) Capstone course for master's students in personnel and employment relations. Integration of course work and professional practice through analysis of current public policy and management issues.
728 -- Teams and Teamwork Management. (3) When to use teams; how to design and implement team structures and motivate and lead team members; team decision making, conflict resolution, and other team processes.
729 -- Managing Cross-border Teams. {=IBUS 717} (3) (Prereq: DMSB 714 or IBUS 700 or MGMT 770 or MGMT 799 or instructor's permission) How the presence of members from multiple national cultures and multiple national locations affect the functioning of teams within the multinational corporation.
730 -- Consulting and Organizational Development in MNCs. {=IBUS 718} (3) (Prereq: DMSB 711 or IBUS 700 or MGMT 779 or instructor's permission) Restructuring and transformation initiatives within multinational organizations as internal consultants and/or change agents.
735 -- Mergers and Acquisitions. (3) Mergers and acquisitions in international and domestic settings: effects of strategic, financial, legal, accounting, and human resource factors.
770 -- Organization Behavior. (3) Development of an understanding of behavioral concepts necessary for effective production management of organizations. Current literature, case studies, and other simulations to demonstrate applicability of concepts. Concepts studies include perception, motivation, leadership, and intergroup conflict.
771 -- Organization Theory and Design. (3) A study of the nature of organizations, their design, their structure, their processes, as well as problems inherent in organizations (e.g., coordination, conflict, communications, power usage, politics).
772 -- Employee and Organizational Development. (3) Examination of methods of employee development and organizational change efforts designed to increase organizational effectiveness with an emphasis on planning, design, management, and evaluation of intervention programs.
773 -- Business Policy. (3) (Prereq: MKTG 751, FINA 760, MGMT 770, and MGSC 791) Policy formulation and decision-making in organizations. The interrelationships of functional areas within the organization, the application of management skills and processes to integrate these areas, and the impact of factors external to the organization are examined with a view toward the attainment of organizational goals.
774 -- The Firm and Its Environment. {=ECON 774} (3) (Prereq: ECON 720) The forces which influence and constrain decision and actions within the individual firm. Consideration of these forces as features of the existing legal, social, and ethical environments. Specific topics include the legal system and public policy, social organization, moral and ethical standards, public opinion, the social responsibility of the firm, and conception within the firm of its role in society, and the interaction of these forces with economic forces.
775 -- Competitive Strategy Analysis. (3) (Prereq: MKTG 751 and FINA 760) A study of the techniques used in industry analysis and in the strategic posturing of a firm within its competitive environment.
776 -- Strategic Planning. (3) An evaluation of the conceptual and analytical foundations associated with the management function of planning.
777 -- Innovation and New Venture Analysis. (3) (Prereq: MKTG 751 and concurrently or coreq: FINA 760) Examines the principles, tools, and techniques necessary to conceptualize and initiate a new business entity.
778 -- Small Business Management. (3) An examination of problems involved in the organization and management of a small business, including an analysis of legal forms, location, product market determination, production, and other operating conditions.
779 -- Personnel and Employment Relations. (3) (Prereq: Restricted to students in the Master of Human Resources Program) Orientation to the field of personnel and employment relations. Also provides training in communications and computer skills needed in managing human resources.
782 -- Managing Careers in Organizations. (3) Chronological view of career development issues, from initial vocational and job choice decisions through retirement. Short-run and long-term consequences of individual and organizational career development strategies.

Management Science (MGSC) Click here for more information on the MGSC Dept

525 -- Statistical Quality Control. {=STAT 525} (3) (Prereq: MGSC 292 or STAT 509 or 515) Statistical procedures for process control including CUSUM and Shewhart Control Charts, and lot acceptance sampling.
590 -- Information Systems Development. (3) (Prereq: MGSC 490 or consent of instructor) Development of contemporary business information systems including online applications and Internet-based transaction systems.
591 -- Simulation of Business Systems. (3) (Prereq: MGSC 291) Theory and design of business simulation experiments, development and use of computer simulation models, and analysis of data generated by computer simulation experiments.
594 -- Decision Support and Expert Systems. (3) Concepts, techniques, and applications of decision support and expert technologies. Overview of decision support systems, executive information systems, data mining and warehousing, expert systems, and neural networks.
596 -- Database Management for Business. (3) Technology overview and principles of database design for business applications. Enterprise database administration and planning. Design exercises and projects using the latest database management systems software.
792 -- Advanced Statistics for Business and Economics. {= ECON792} (3) (Prereq: MGSC 692) The development and application of advanced statistical methods to problems in business and economics. Topics include application of estimation and hypothesis testing in both univariate and multivariate cases. < LI> 793 -- Simulation Methods in Business Systems. (3) (Prereq: MGSC 692, 694) Advanced theory and design of business simulation programs and validation and statistical analysis of model output.
798 -- Strategic Information Management. (3) (Prereq: MGSC 796) Impacts of information and the information processing industry on the management of organizations; methods for managing information resources in support of competitive strategies.
872 -- Project Management. (3) Management of projects including justification, planning, scheduling, monitoring, controlling, and auditing. The course makes extensive use of project management information systems.
873 -- Service Operations Management. (3) (Prereq: MGSC 791) Analysis of service operations, integrated about strategy, design, and delivery issues. Comparison of manufacturing and service operations, emphasizing consumer participation in the service process.
874 -- Operations Strategy and Productive Systems Design. (3) (Prereq: MGSC 791) Development and implementation of productive operations strategy and its relation to the overall organizational strategy; particular attention is given to the interface between product and process technology.
875 -- Supply Chain Coordination and Control. (3) (Prereq: DMSB 718 or MGSC 791) Design and management of systems that coordinate information and material flows within and between firms in a supply chain. Addresses planning basics, system alternatives, and advanced value stream synchronization.
876 -- Models in Supply Chain Management. (3) (Prereq: DMSB 718 or MGSC 791) Management activities and models in the areas of sourcing, inventory management, and logistics that help frame, structure, and solve decisions that pertain to various aspects of supply chain management.
877 -- Operations Analysis. (3) (Prereq: DMSB 718 or MGSC 791) Practical applications of statistical, optimization, heuristic, simulation, and other quantitative techniques for analyzing problems of contemporary business interest in the areas of manufacturing, services, and supply chain management.
890 -- Telecommunications. (3) (Prereq: MGSC 796) Technological concepts and techniques applied in video, data, and voice communications. Topics include local area networks, wide area networks, standards, management, and cost issues involved in telecommunications.
891 -- Data Resource Management. (3) Overview of data resource management, including database technology and design, information architecture planning, and database administration. A design project is required.
892 -- Experimental Research Methods. {=ECON 892} (3) (Prereq: MGSC 692) The structure and analysis of experimental and research designs with applications to business and economic problems.
893 -- Total Quality Management. (3) Managing operations for quality. The role of quality as a competitive tool. History and evolution of the quality management concept, quality auditing, certification, process control, and case studies.
894 -- Advanced Topics in Management Science. {= ECON 894} (3) (Prereq: MGSC 694)Topics will be selected from: nonlinear programming, stochastic programming, integer programming, spectral analysis, decision theory, Markov processes, Box-Jenkins methods, management information systems.
896 -- Intelligent Information Systems Design. (3) (Prereq: MGSC 796) Design of knowledge-based information systems including decision support systems, expert systems, neural networks, and other types of intelligent information systems for management. Coverage is balanced between the technological elements and managerial applications of these systems.
897 -- Implementation of Information Systems. (3) (Prereq: MGSC 796) Systems analysis, systems design, and the project management, with emphasis on the management of these functions as it relates to the implementation of information systems.
898 -- Management of Technology and Innovation. (3) (Prereq: MKTG 751 and MGSC 791) The role of product and process innovation in competitiveness, intellectual property rights, organizing the technical effort, and techniques to enhance and pace technology development.

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702 -- Marketing Research. (3) (Prereq: MKTG 701 or DMSB 716) Research methodology as applied to marketing problems; includes research problem definition, sample design, data collection procedures, valid and reliable measurement, data analysis techniques, and sales forecasting fundamentals.
703 -- Marketing Planning. (3) (Prereq: MKTG 701 or DMSB 716) Tools and techniques for creating marketing plans.
704 -- Consumer Behavior. (3) (Prereq: MKTG 701 or DMSB 716) Concepts, theories, and techniques applicable to obtaining a sophisticated understanding of consumer motives, attitudes, decision-making processes, and satisfaction determinants.
705 -- Marketing Communications. (3) (Prereq: MKTG 701 or DMSB 716) Advertising, sales promotions, marketing-oriented public relations, event and sponsorship marketing, point-of-purchase communications, and other aspects of integrated marketing communications.
706 -- Sales and Sales Management. (3) (Prereq: MKTG 701 or DMSB 716) The role and activities of sales in marketing, including concepts, practices, and procedures of sales force management.
707 -- Product and Branding Policies. (3) (Prereq: MKTG 701 or DMSB 716) Product line and portfolio planning, stage-gate approach to new product development, product launch and product life cycle management, and branding strategies and procedures.
708 -- Customer Relationship Management and Data Mining. (3) (Prereq: MKTG 701 or DMSB 716) Techniques, procedures, and software applications for database marketing, managing customer relations, and mining large databases.
709 -- Internet Marketing. (3) (Prereq: MKTG 701 or DMSB 716) The Internet as both a marketing channel and communication medium, including E-commerce from a marketing perspective.
710 -- Strategic Marketing. (3) (Prereq: MKTG 701 or DMSB 716) An integrative treatment of the role of marketing in strategic problem solving.
712 -- Topics in Marketing Thought and Practice. (3) (Prereq: MKTG 701 or DMSB 716) Readings and research on selected topics in marketing. Course content varies and will be announced in the schedule of classes by suffix and title.

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