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Financial Accounting (Formerly ACCT/60.501)

Description

An introduction to financial accounting within the context of business transactions and business decisions. This course is a broad introduction to using accounting information from the user's perspective with little emphasis on traditional debits, credits, journal entries and ledgers. Emphasis is placed on preparing and understanding financial statements.

Prerequisites

Matriculated MBA students, or MSF, or MSEM, or MGFB certificate, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Accounting Information for Management Decisions (Formerly ACCT/60.601)

Description

Prerequisite: Student must be matriculated and must have completed foundation core courses. Focuses on the manager's view as opposed to the accountant's view of the decision process and related quantitative and qualitative information needs. The course material examines accounting information that will achieve faster, better, and cheaper operations. New strategic cost management models, such as ABC and target costing, are explored and contrasted with traditional cost approaches.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: ACCT. 5010 Financial Accounting, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Advanced Management and Sustainability Accounting (Formerly ACCT/60.602)

Description

In the new environment of change, accountants are increasingly called on to support strategy through increasing efficiencies and reducing costs. This course will examine the different ways that accountants can add value through an understanding of value chain activities, use of technology, and extending value chain activities to develop a sustainability strategy.

Prerequisites

ACCT.6010, or Matriculated MSA, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Government and Non-Profit Accounting (Formerly ACCT/60.605)

Description

This course introduces students to financial accounting and reporting issues related to stat and local government and non-profit organizations. Students will learn how to prepare, analyze, and interpret these entities financial statements.

Prerequisites

ACCT.6010, or Matriculated MSA, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Advanced Cost Management (Formerly ACCT/60.612)

Description

An examination of cost data in ambiguous situations to assist managers in decision-making and strategy implementation. Emphasis is placed on advanced cost management for strategic planning, management control and, performance evaluation in multinational business entities.

Prerequisites

ACCT.6010, or Matriculated MSA, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Tax Factors in Business Decisions (Formerly ACCT/60.621)

Description

There is currently no description available for this course.

Prerequisites

ACCT.6010, or Matriculated MSA, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Globalization and Accounting (Formerly ACCT/60.622)

Description

What role do accountants play in the globalizing business environment? This course will explore this topic, emphasizing global capital markets and financial reporting, the impact of global organizational structures and information systems on managerial accounting, and complex issues of audit and taxation that emerge in this global environment. To appreciate the impact of globalization, the course will consider such aspects as variations in the currencies, cultures, history, ethical issues and legal systems of different regions of the world, emphasizing how managers need to consider global opportunities and risks in their decision-making manage effectively.

Prerequisites

ACCT.6010, or Matriculated MSA, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Contemporary Accounting Issues (Formerly ACCT/60.623)

Description

Significant and rapid changes in accounting rules are impacting the financial reporting and analysis that management uses to make business decisions. This course will explore contemporary accounting topics that accounting professionals will face in the workplace and how the accompanying requirements are changing the way that companies and their business partners use, report, analyze, and interpret financial data. Subjects covered will vary as conditions change but may include International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), Fair Value Measurements, Post-Retirement Benefits, Revenue Recognition, or other current accounting topics.

Prerequisites

ACCT.6010, or Matriculated MSA, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Taxation of Business Entities (Formerly ACCT/60.630)

Description

This course provides coverage of gross income and business deductions, and provides a comprehensive overview of the taxation of corporations, partnerships, and sole proprietorships. This course will also cover the history of federal taxation, estate and gift taxes, and how the taxation of business entities fits into the entire tax system.

Prerequisites

ACCT.6010, or Matriculated MSA, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Financial Accounting Theory and Research (Formerly ACCT/60.640)

Description

A comprehensive exposure at an intermediate level to accounting theory and practice. Emphasis is placed on applying underlying accounting theory to complex accounting measurement problems. The effects of alternative methods are considered throughout the entire course.

Prerequisites

ACCT.6010, or Matriculated MSA, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Fraud Examination and Forensic Accounting (Formerly ACCT/60.645)

Description

This course introduces students to forensic accounting, with a significant focus on fraud examination, elements of fraud and the types of fraud schemes, including fraudulent financial statements, asset misappropriation, corruption, and money laundering. This course will focus on how professionals including business owners, executives, managers and accountants will benefit from understanding the causes, types and scope of fraud, fraud prevention, fraud detection, and fraud investigation. This course will cover management fraud, employee embezzlement and other types of fraud. The principles and methodology of fraud prevention, detection and investigation (e.g., forensic accounting) will be discussed. Students will develop skills in this course which will help them in multiple professions.

Prerequisites

ACCT.6010, or Matriculated MSA, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Advanced Auditing and Audit Analytics (Formerly ACCT/60.655)

Description

This course provides a more in-depth study of auditing topics including judgment and decision making, analytical procedures, and the use of data analytics to audit financial statement accounts.

Prerequisites

Matriculated MSA Program, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Accounting Data Analytics

Description

Topics to be covered in this course include managing and leaning data, building and evaluating models, visualizing the results of data analyses, and drawing conclusions from the analytics. A series of accounting topics with data analytics application will be discussed, such as fraud and earnings management detection, and financial statement analyses. Students should leave this course with skills necessary to understand data and manage data, to translate accounting and business problems into actionable proposals, and to present data/results to managers and data scientists.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: ACCT. 5010 Financial Accounting, or Matriculated MSA, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Directed Study: Accounting (Formerly ACCT/60.677)

Description

There is currently no description available for this course.

Accounting Internship (Formerly ACCT/60.699)

Description

There is currently no description available for this course.

Fraud Examination (Formerly ACCT/60.720)

Description

Fraud is an extremely costly business problem. Wells, Chairman of The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, estimates that all forms of corporate dishonesty from "cooking the books" to embezzling could run as high as $660 billion annually. Business owners, executives, managers and accountants will benefit from understanding the causes, types and scope of fraud, fraud prevention, fraud detection, and fraud investigation. This course will cover management fraud, employee embezzlement and other types of fraud. The principles and methodology of fraud prevention, detection and investigation will be discussed.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: MSA or non-MSA students who have completed the prerequisite of 60.601.

Accounting Research Methodology (Formerly ACCT/60.751)

Description

This course situates accounting and organization management research in the context of scientific inquiry generally, and social science in particular. In introduces students to the philosophical background of epistemological and metaphysical issues, the framing of scientific research, theory development, and the formulation of testable hypotheses. Operationalization, measurement and validity issues are studied, and a wide range of research paradigms and methodologies for accounting and organization management research are introduced and illustrated.

Empirical Financial Accounting Research I (Formerly ACCT/60.761)

Description

This is part I of a two part doctoral seminar in Empirical Financial Accounting Research. This course introduces and develops a broad understanding of empirical accounting research in financial reporting. The intent is to provide an overview of archival research and an in-depth analysis of current financial accounting research. This course will focus on the types of questions and innovative methods accounting academics are currently pursuing and developing.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: ACCT. 7510 Accounting Research Methodology, or permission of instructor.

Empirical Financial Accounting Research II (Formerly ACCT/60.762)

Description

This is part II of a two part doctoral seminar in Empirical Financial Accounting Research. This course introduces and develops a broad understanding of empirical accounting research in financial reporting. The intent is to provide an overview of archival research and an in-dept analysis of current financial accounting research. This course will focus on the types of questions and innovative methods accounting academics are currently pursuing and developing.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: ACCT.7610 Empirical Financial Accounting Research I, or permission of instructor.

Auditing and Corporate Governance Research (Formerly ACCT/60.772)

Description

This course is designed to expose doctoral students to major research areas in auditing and corporate governance research, with an emphasis on primarily archival research and secondarily judgment and decision making research. In line with Empirical Financial Accounting Research, emphasis will be placed on a significant number of research topics and methods by participating in active discussions about challenging research opportunities and auditing and corporate governance research.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: ACCT 7510 Accounting Research Methodology, and ACCT 7610 Empirical Financial Accounting Research I and ACCT 7620 Empirical Financial Accounting Research II, or permission of instructor.

Doctoral Dissertation (Formerly ACCT/60.796)

Description

Doctoral dissertation research. "Variable credit course, student chooses appropriate amount of credits when registering."

Prerequisites

Good standing in the BA-PhD program.

Managerial Research Seminar (Formerly ACCT/60.797)

Description

The course will involve an on-going monthly presentation from across scholarly disciplines. Speakers will be drawn from local, national, and international universities. Attendance will be mandatory; PhD students should gain an appreciation for high level scholarship and corporate governance research.

Prerequisites

Good standing in the BA-PhD program.

Independent Study: Accounting

Description

There is currently no description available for this course.

Doctoral Curricular Practical Training (Formerly BUSI 701)

Description

An internship, practicum or other type of employment that is either required by the student's academic program or an experience for which a student receives academic credit. To be eligible the student must be in legal F-1 status and have been enrolled full-time for one academic year. CPT work experience must be in the student's field of study and contain a curricular component.

Prerequisites

Good standing in the BA-PhD program.

Independent Study (Formerly ENTR 591)

Description

There is currently no description available for this course.

Global Entrepreneurship and Innovation I (Formerly ENTR /64.610)

Description

The Course is offered as a 2-week intensive experiential learning of Global Entrepreneurship and Innovation. It is designed to help students to understand the importance of entrepreneurship and innovation in today's global economy and to cultivate an entrepreneurial mind-set among the students in the UMass Lowell Students will work in inter-disciplinary, multi-cultural environments exploring problem solving techniques, opportunities identification, business concept development and venture planning using standard business model framework and bringing ideas to reality.

Global Entrepreneurship and Innovation II (Formerly ENTR /64.611)

Description

The Course is offered as a 2-week intensive experiential learning of Global Entrepreneurship and Innovation. It is designed to help students to understand the importance of entrepreneurship and innovation in today's global economy and to cultivate an entrepreneurial mind-set among the students in the UMass Lowell. Students will work inter-disciplinary, multi-cultural environments exploring problem solving techniques, opportunities identification, business concept development & Venture planning using standard business model framework and bringing ideas to reality.

Financing Innovation and Technology Ventures (Formerly ENTR /64.635)

Description

This course focuses on strategies for financing innovation and new technology ventures both within a firm and on a stand-alone basis. Topics covered will include: different types of business organizations; different sources of funding including internal sources and external sources such as angel investors, venture capitalists, etc.; short-term and long-term financial planning and forecasting; business valuation; term sheet negotiation and exit strategies including mergers and acquisitions and IPOs. Each aspect of the course will be covered within the context of a business plan and venture life-cycle.

New Venture Creation (Formerly ENTR/64.640)

Description

This course is designed for students who are interested in entrepreneurship. The focus is on entrepreneurship as generic activity. It explores the opportunities and challenges face by individuals who seek to start a new ventures and the probable career development paths that are available. For those who may be interested in starting or running a new business, the course will provide an essential foundation for this process, identify the skills and resources required, and explore the opportunities available to the young entrepreneur.

New Product Development (Formerly 66.630)

Description

This course will enable students to understand the complexities involved in new innovation and technology-based product development. Through examples and exercises, students will be exposed to such topics as creative problem solving, customers/suppliers/partners involvements and inputs processes, integration among all functions, building and managing cross functional teams, rapid prototyping and development, creating a learning organization and measurements.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: Pre-req: MKTG.5010 Marketing Fundamentals, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Innovation and Emerging Technology (Formerly ENTR /64.650)

Description

This course examines technological innovation and its relationship to value-creation and business strategy. Emphasis is placed on emerging scientific and technical innovations and the opportunities and challenges they present to both existing businesses and new venture entrepreneurs. The overall goal of this course is to help you to understand, appreciate and learn to manage the technology innovation process. Students examine innovation strategies, planning models, evaluation models, licensing and the commercialization process required to launch new businesses around innovative products and technologies.

Technological Entrepreneurship (Formerly ENTR 565 and ENTR.5650)

Description

This course is designed to help master's level students, often from fields outside of business, understand how technological and social innovations lead to new businesses and how those are created, funded, governed, and grown.

Corporate Entrepreneurship (Formerly ENTR /64.655)

Description

This course focuses on entrepreneurship in established companies. Corporate Entrepreneurship (CE) is a process by which companies adopt a conscious strategy to encourage creativity, innovation, outside-the-box thinking, experimentation and risk taking. As a result, companies promoting and implementing CE strive for competitive advantages in rapidly changing global markets. The course will cover components of CE, developing & implementing CE strategies and managing CE.

Entrepreneurial Teams

Description

The course will emphasize the importance of the entrepreneurial leadership, team characteristics, composition, and dynamics. Students will learn to understand and appreciate their own individual and collective contribution to the success of any entrepreneurial effort. Working together in teams, students will have opportunities to identify innovative and proactive solutions to various problems while learning to manage risk effectively.

Global Entrepreneurship (Formerly ENTR /64.670)

Description

This course discusses state of global entrepreneurship and the opportunities for it. It will cover different forms of global entrepreneurship, influences of macro forces and factors for global entrepreneurs consideration. The course will offer a structured approach to thinking and creating entrepreneurship beyond domestic markets and operations. It will present entrepreneurship framework, case studies, group projects and connections with global entrepreneurs to understand real-life global entrepreneurship.

Capstone I - New Venture Planning (Formerly ENTR /64.680)

Description

Capstone I-New Venture Planning (64.680) and Capstone II-New venture Implementation (64.681) focus on technology commercialization, business planning and initial incubation of an early-stage business by project teams, and the development of an investment proposal to launch a new business. In Capstone I students will be exploring, identifying and analyzing the path "from Idea to Market" for technology and research projects. They will evaluate selected technology and research projects for commercial applications and explore different options available to productize and introduce these projects to market. Where appropriate, teams will complete a new venture business plan and launch a new business (Capstone II). These two courses together will comprise the M.S.I.T.E program Capstone experience and will require students to actually develop these commercialization projects. Each student team will be assigned to a faculty member(s) who will instruct and guide them throughout this process. In addition to M.S.I. T. E. students, Capstone I may be taken by M.B.A. students as an elective and students in the New Venture Certificate program.

Capstone II - New Venture Implementation (Formerly ENTR /64.681)

Description

Capstone I-New Venture Planning (64.680) and Capstone II-New Venture Implementation (64.681) focus on technology commercialization, business planning and initial incubation of an early-stage business by project teams, and the development of an investment proposal to launch a new business. In Capstone I students will be exploring, identifying and analyzing the path "from Idea to Market" for technology and research projects. They will evaluate selected technology and research projects for commercial applications and explore different options available to productize and introduce these projects to market. Where appropriate, teams will complete a new venture business plan and launch a new business (Capstone II). These two courses together will comprise the M.S.I.T.E program Capstone experience and will require students to actually develop these commercialization projects. Each student team will be assigned to a faculty member(s) who will instruct and guide them throughout this process. Capstone II may only be taken by students in the M.S.I.T.E. program.

Prerequisites

MSITE program OR permission of Graduate Coordinators.

Current Topics in Entrepreneurship (Formerly ENTR /64.688)

Description

This course is designed for an entrepreneur or an intrapreneur that focuses on key marketing concepts, methods, and strategic issues relevant for start-up and early-stage entrepreneurs and new ventures within an established company. It will give students a broad and deep understanding of such topics; Entrepreneurship and marketing; Marketing Opportunities; Market Development; Distribution strategy; pricing Strategy; Customer Relationship Strategy; Communication Strategy; and Effective use of Social Media. Start-up entrepreneurs and intrapeneurs face the challenge of matching large resources of established companies and thus have to utilize different ("entrepreneurial") marketing methods to succeed."

Independent Study (Formerly ENTR /64.699)

Description

There is currently no description available for this course.

Entrepreneurship Internship

Description

Opportunity for students to earn academic credit through the integration of professional work experience with related academic work. Project jointly supervised by a faculty member and representative of the employing organization. This course is an eligible elective for MBA options and MS programs.

Prerequisites

MBA or MS Programs.

Seminar in Entrepreneurship Research (Formerly ENTR /64.740)

Description

This is a full-semester seminar devoted to the diverse field of entrepreneurship. During the semester, we will cover seminal articles as well as contemporary topics and debates. Our emphasis is on reading and discussing academic articles from various perspectives on entrepreneurship. Students are expected to actively participate and contribute to class discussions as well as prepare a research proposal.

Prerequisites

Pre-Req: Business-PhD Students only or permission of the Instructor.

Seminar in Corporate Entrepreneurship (Formerly ENTR /64.742)

Description

In this course, students will become familiar with and develop an in-depth understanding of the concepts, models, and paradigms that collectively form the foundation for corporate entrepreneurship. The purpose is to develop a keen awareness of major gaps that exist in the literature. Students will develop the ability to critically integrate findings from the literature and strengthen the skills needed to conduct original research in the related areas.

Prerequisites

Pre-Req: Business-PhD Students only or permission of the Instructor.

Seminar in Innovation and New Product Development (Formerly ENTR /64.743)

Description

This seminar is on the progress of the scholarly research on innovation and new product development. Topics include: types, drivers, and outcomes of innovation; new product development processes, how innovations and new products can help an organization develop a sustainable competitive advantage.

Prerequisites

Pre-Req: Business-PhD Students only or permission of the Instructor.

Current Topics in Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Formerly ENTR /64.744)

Description

This course examines current topics facing entrepreneurs and companies in strategic marketing of their innovative products and services. The specific issues covered include customers risk and value perceptions, buyer-seller relations, customer lifetime value, international

Prerequisites

Pre-Req: Business-PhD Students only or permission of the Instructor.

Doctoral Dissertation (Formerly ENTR /64.796)

Description

Doctoral dissertation research. "Variable credit course, student chooses appropriate amount of credits when registering."

Prerequisites

Good standing in the BA-PhD program.

Managerial Research Seminar (Formerly ENTR /64.797)

Description

The course will involve an on-going monthly presentation from across scholarly disciplines. Speakers will be drawn from local, national, and international universities. Attendance will be mandatory; PhD students should gain an appreciation for high level scholarship and corporate governance research.

Prerequisites

Good standing in the BA-PhD program.

Fundamentals of Finance (Formerly FINA/61.501)

Description

This course introduces students to the finance function in the context of the modern corporation. Students are exposed to a variety of analytical techniques and to theory applied to financial decision making. Specific topics include financial statements and cash flows, risk and rates of return, the time value of money, stock and bond valuation, and determination of a firm's cost of capital. The course concludes with an introduction to a major financial decision for a firm: analyzing capital investments.

Prerequisites

Pre- or Co-req: ACCT.5010 Financial Accounting, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Corporate Finance (Formerly FINA /61.601)

Description

Relates working capital strategy, capital investment analysis, long-term financing, and capital structure decisions in a risk-return framework to the dynamics of the firm and the market in which it operates.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: ACCT.5010 Financial Accounting, and FINA.5010 Fundamentals of Finance, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Advanced Corporate Finance (Formerly FINA 602/61.621)

Description

This course covers advanced topics of financial decision-making concepts such as financial restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, different forms of debt and equity financing, leasing, and real options. The course includes techniques to incorporate uncertainty in financial analysis, to hedge corporate risk, and to restructure a firm through leveraged buyouts or under bankruptcy protection. It also includes advanced topics such as real options, theories of behavioral corporate finance, and the process to navigate extraordinary financial situations such as financial restructuring and liquidation.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: FINA.6010 Corporate Finance, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Restructuring (Formerly FINA 605)

Description

This course examines the process by which takeovers and other corporate control transactions take place. Of particular interest will be the empirical evidence of capital market reactions to control transactions, to defensive measures by management against takeover bids and the valuation effects of these activities. We will also investigate restructuring activities that have significant effects on firm assets, liabilities, and equity claims, as well as their underlying economic motives. A Major focus will be the interaction of strategic planning, valuation, financial strategies, and investment decisions in the life cycle of the firm. This course is indispensable for those who plan to pursue careers in corporate finance, investment banking, private equity, and management consulting.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: FINA.6010 Corporate Finance, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Global Financial Markets and Monetary Policy (Formerly FINA 610/61.610)

Description

This course examines the interactions between changing perceptions of macroeconomic conditions and movements in the prices and yields on financial market instruments. The orientation of this course is heavily institutional with emphasis on helping students develop a "Wall Street" perspective on asset choice and the likely impact of macroeconomic conditions and policies on financial market prices. At the same time, the dependence of macroeconomic policy outcomes on global financial markets' expectations of future real growth in the US and in the world economy, expectations of inflation, sovereign default risk and of interest rates will be stressed.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: FINA.5010 Business Financial Analysis, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Financial Statement Analysis (Formerly FINA 611)

Description

This course introduces to students a comprehensive financial statement analysis and valuation framework that integrates financial reporting, financial analysis and valuation, and the application of this framework to fundamental analysis. This course provides students with hands-on experience in financial statement analysis. Students will be introduced to general tools of financial analysis, theoretical concepts, and practical valuation issues. By the end of the course, students should be comfortable with using firms financial statements to develop an understand of their performance and to establish a basis for making reasonable valuation estimates.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: FINA.5010 Fundamentals of Finance, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Securities and Portfolio Management (Formerly FINA 621/61.721)

Description

This course analyzes the main concepts in investments with a focus on the role and functioning on equity markets. Specific topics include security types and how they are traded, portfolio theory, the capital assets pricing model, efficient market hypothesis, and investing in funds. The contents of this course, descriptive, theoretical, and applied, are designed to help you evaluate investment alternatives for various investment goals and critically analyze equity markets.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: FINA.5010 Fundamentals of Finance, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Advanced Portfolio Management (Formerly FINA 622/61.735)

Description

This course examines investment theory and practice as applicable to portfolio management and securities selection. Topics covered include identification of investor goals, recognizing investment opportunities, changing risk and return through asset allocation and portfolio formation, asset pricing models, valuation of basic securities, rebalancing of portfolios, and hedging.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: FINA.6210 Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Security Analysis - Student Managed Fund

Description

This course provides practical investment management experience to students who manage the Student Managed Fund sponsored by the UMass Foundation. The course utilizes financial theory from previous classes and Bloomberg Terminals for practical security analysis. Student work in teams to research selected stocks and make presentations to the class.

Prerequisites

Co-req: FINA.6210 Securities and Portfolio Management.

Fixed Income Securities (Formerly FINA /61.624)

Description

Financial securities whose valuation depends on interest rates, such as Treasury securities, municipal bonds, and corporate bonds are called Fixed Income Securities. In this course, students will learn how to value and manage the risk of these securities.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: FINA.6010 Corporate Finance, or FINA.6210 Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Empirical Methods in Finance

Description

This introductory course integrates financial data with empirical methods to enhance insights into individual companies as well as the entire market. Financial data analysis plays a crucial role in understanding companies' historical performance, forecasting future growth, benchmarking against rivals, and assessing the market. Topics include introduction to financial data, introduction to data analysis, output interpretation, and presentation of the findings.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: FINA.5010 Business Financial Analysis, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Programming for Finance

Description

This course introduces Python programming using examples for finance. Required financial knowledge is introduced as necessary, and the course does not require prior knowledge of programming. Exercises will include creating algorithms for financial models for valuing stock and bonds and evaluating the risk and return characteristics of individual assets and portfolios.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: FINA.5010 Business Financial Analysis, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Cryptocurrency

Description

This course introduces students to the landscape of cryptocurrency. Students learn the core topics of mining, blockchain technology to allow them to better understand how this technology can change the way business operates.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: FINA.5010 Business Financial Analysis, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Decentralized Finance (DeFi)

Description

This course focuses on how banking, finance, stock markets, and general trade may be upended by some of the new technological aspects of DeFi. The financial world has been moving in the direction of DeFi for years with the increased interest in crowd funding, peer-to-peer lending, and the use of blockchain technologies. While spending significant time examining Ethereum and related blockchain technologies, the class takes the perspective of how these technologies can impact our modern world.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: FINA.6410 Cryptocurrency, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Financial Institutions and Markets (Formerly FINA 653/61.732)

Description

Analysis of the theory and practice of financial intermediation by institutions in the financial markets, including debt, equity, and foreign exchange markets. Study of the role of financial intermediaries including commercial banks, investment banks, and brokers. Other topics include financial market policy making and regulation in financial markets with an aim to understanding the rationale and nature of such policies and regulations.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: FINA.5010 Fundamentals of Finance, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Global Financial Regulation and Compliance

Description

This course will provide an in depth survey of some of the major regulatory regimes within which the global financial services industry operates. Participants will learn the principles and techniques required to establish and maintain an effective compliance regime consistent with a strong ethical corporate culture. The course will rely upon examination of real-world examples; and, students will participate in a significant case study, requiring them to design an effective compliance program for a hypothetical firm operating in multiple jurisdictions.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: FINA.5010 Fundamentals of Finance, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Financial Risk Management (Formerly FINA 661)

Description

This course deals with the theoretical and practical approaches to effective financial risk management. It covers risk management techniques for corporations and for management of equity, bond, derivatives and investment portfolios. Topics include measurement of corporate risk exposure, portfolio risk exposure and value at risk (VAR) for financial institutions; risk and diversification, modern portfolio theory, concentrated equity positions, portfolio benchmarking, the importance of asset allocations; market risk management, currency risk exposures, credit risk management, interest rate risks, and operational & integrated risk management; and computer applications.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: FINA.6010 Corporate Finance, or FINA.6210 Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

CFA Exam Review

Description

This course is a focused review for the Level I of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Exam. Topics covered include Ethics, Economics, Quantitative Methods, Portfolio Management, Financial Statement Analysis, Corporate Finance, Financial Markets, Equity, Debt, Derivatives, and Alternative Investments. Sitting for the exam is not a requirement of the course.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: FINA.6010 Corporate Finance, or FINA.6210 Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Financial Derivatives (Formerly FINA/61.675)

Description

The primary emphases in this course are the valuation and practical application of derivatives for both hedging and speculation. Topics include the characteristics of options, forward contracts, futures, and swaps; arbitrage and the valuation of derivatives; creating value and profit diagrams; and the structure of the derivatives markets. Ethical and economic issues associated with the use of derivatives as reported in the current financial press are also covered.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: FINA.5010 Fundamentals of Finance, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Independent Study: Finance (Formerly FINA/61.677)

Description

There is currently no description available for this course.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: FINA.5010 Fundamentals of Finance, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Current Topics in Finance (Formerly FINA/61.688)

Description

Topics of current interest in Finance. Subject matter to be announced in advance. For a current semester course title, please log on to ISIS, the Inter-Campus Student Information System.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: FINA.5010 Fundamentals of Finance, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

International Financial Management (Formerly FINA/61.691)

Description

The international dimension of the finance function of the firm. Financial constraints of the international environment and their effect on the standard concepts of financial management. The techniques of adapting risk analysis to the international situation. Study of international currency flows, monetary systems, forward cover and international banking policies.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: FINA.5010 Fundamentals of Finance, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Financial Economics and Research (Formerly FINA 720)

Description

This doctoral-level course will introduce students to financial economics and the research methodology that supports advancement in the field. One major course objective is to provide the core theoretical foundations on which the various subfields, such as corporate finance and investments, rely upon. The second objective is to become familiar with financial data and the methodology to test the empirical evidence to validate theoretical arguments. Topics will include utility theory under uncertainty, stochastic dominance, state preference theory, mean-variance portfolio theory, asset pricing, and contingent claims pricing. Topics that support corporate finance, such as information asymmetry and agency theory, will also be introduced.

Prerequisites

Doctoral Student in good standing or with Instructor's Permission.

Corporate Finance Theory (Formerly FINA/61.740)

Description

This course covers topics in corporate finance including agency theory, theory of the firm, market for corporate control, financing policy, and dividend policy, among others.

Prerequisites

Doctoral Student in good standing or with Instructor's Permission.

Investments Theory (Formerly FINA/61.741)

Description

This course covers topics in optimal portfolio choice and asset pricing including discrete-time and continuous time models for portfolio choice and security prices, Black-Scholes model of asset pricing, and general-equilibrium asset pricing models, among others.

Prerequisites

Doctoral Student in good standing or with Instructor's Permission.

Seminar in Corporate Finance (Formerly FINA/61.743)

Description

This course is a doctoral level seminar covering both theoretical and empirical research in the area of corporate finance.

Prerequisites

Doctoral Student in good standing or with Instructor's Permission.

Seminar in Investment Analysis (Formerly FINA/61.744)

Description

This course is a doctoral level seminar covering both theoretical and empirical research in the area of investments and asset pricing.

Prerequisites

Doctoral Student in good standing or with Instructor's Permission.

Special Topics in Finance (Formerly FINA/ 61.784)

Description

This is a doctoral level course covering both theoretical and empirical research in an area of finance as determined by the instructor.

Prerequisites

Doctoral Student in good standing or with Instructor's Permission.

Doctoral Dissertation (Formerly FINA 796)

Description

Doctoral dissertation research. "Variable credit course, student chooses appropriate amount of credits when registering."

Prerequisites

Doctoral Student in good standing or with Instructor's Permission.

Managerial Research Seminar (Formerly FINA 797)

Description

The course will involve an on-going monthly presentation from across scholarly disciplines. Speakers will be drawn from local, national, and international universities. Attendance will be mandatory; PhD students should gain an appreciation for high level scholarship. and corporate governance research.

Prerequisites

Doctoral Student in good standing or with Instructor's Permission.

Organizational Behavior (Formerly MGMT/66.501)

Description

Introduces students to management and organizational behavior. Its general purpose is to study and understand the behavior of individuals and groups in organizations. It is directed toward behavioral action components and emphasizes the close relationship between the study of organizational behavior and the practice of management. Pre-requisites: MBA or Certificate Programs, or Permission of MBA Director.

Prerequisites

Matriculated MBA students, or MSEM, or MGB Certificate, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Curricular Practical Training (Formerly MGMT/66.504)

Description

An internship, practicum or other type of employment that is either required by the student's academic program or an experience for which a student receives academic credit. To be eligible the student must be in legal F-1 status and have been enrolled full-time for one academic year. CPT work experience must be in the student's field of study and contain a curricular component. Contact the Manning School of Business Graduate Programs office for additional details.

Global Enterprise and Competition (Formerly MGMT/66.511)

Description

To be taken as last course in foundation core. Is an integrated investigation of global competitive issues to help students understand the processes of organization and technological innovation which permit businesses to achieve competitive advantages in a global environment. This course also deals with the nature and techniques of industry analysis necessary to the formulation of effective global strategy for the firm.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: ACCT.5010, and FINA.5010, and MKTG.5010, and POMS.5010, and mgmt.5010, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Business Fundamentals for Scientists and Engineers (Formerly PSM 575)

Description

Is designed for science and other non-business professionals seeking to excel as managers. This course will introduce core business principles. Starting with managing ourselves, and others, we will move through the functional business disciplines. There will be weekly, theme-based case studies and related articles that will provide ample opportunity to work individually and in teams. The goal of this course is to build your knowledge of business principles and develop the analytic and practical skills necessary to contribute in decision-making and operations.

Managing Organizational Change (Formerly MGMT/66.601)

Description

Examines how business enterprises are designed, managed and changed to operate efficiently and perform effectively within their competitive environments. It critically examines organizations that vary in terms of such characteristics as size, complexity, goals, and technology as they operate under different circumstances and at various stages of their life cycles. The role and impact of individual managers receive particular attention.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: ACCT.5010, and FINA.5010, and MKTG.5010, and POMS.5010, and MGMT.5010, and MGMT.5110, or Matriculated MSF who have completed ACC.5010, and FINA.5010 ,or Matriculated MSA/MSBA/MSEI/GCML, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Managerial Leadership

Description

This course examines leadership theory and research with an emphasis on preparing students for the leadership challenges they face in their professional careers. Topic covered include: the difference between management and leadership; the role of experience; effective use of power and influence; leader traits and characteristics; and the situational factors leaders must assess in facilitating group effectiveness and teambuilding. Students will have the opportunity throughout the course to develop specific leadership skills and practice these skills through exercises, applied reading and class projects.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: MGMT.5010 Organizational Behavior, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

International Business

Description

This course addresses the issues involved in doing business overseas, and how it differs form purely domestic business. It surveys the changing international business landscape, focusing on the opportunities and challenges that company decision makers face in the global marketplace, and the factors that influence their decision to internationalize. Special attention is given to the broad concept of globalization - of markets and production - multinational enterprises include: governments, central banks, financial markets, regional and multilateral institutions (e.g., World Band, IMF, WTO), and the role of individuals who shape the international environment.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: ACCT.5010, and FINA.5010, and MKTG.5010, and POMS.5010, and MGMT.5010, or Matriculated MSA, or MSF, or MSEM, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Negotiations (Formerly MGMT/66.625)

Description

Skillful negotiation is a critical tool for the successful manager - from negotiating schedules and vacation time to negotiating resource allocations to negotiating mergers and major policy decisions and their implementation. In this course, students are provided the tools to diagnose conflict situations, analyze, plan, and conduct negotiations in a variety of settings. Students will develop the analytical skill to examine the strategy and psychology of negotiation; tactically manage interpersonal communication and decision-making; identify key factors that characterize different negotiation situations; and learn to construct appropriate strategies to address them. The course format will involve simulated negotiation as well as experiential exercises, cases, and discussion.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: MGMT.5010, and FINA.5010, or Matriculated MSA, or Permission of graduate program coordinator.

Management Consulting

Description

Management Consulting is a global industry with over 4200 billion in annual revenue. This course provides students with an in-depth conceptual and practical understanding of the consulting industry; how consulting firms are organized; project proposal writing; project life cycles; management of the consultant-client relationship; and consulting processes and tools relevant to the management and organizational issues many companies often face and that consultants often address. Upon completion of the course students will have a sufficient understanding of the consulting profession to explore this field as a potential career option.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: MGMT.5010 Organizational Behavior, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Building and Managing Teams (Formerly MGMT/66.640)

Description

One critical determinant of success in an on-going corporate venture or launch of a new product, service or company is the performance of teams. This course examines the key roles of leader and follower in the development of project teams in both start startups and existing companies. It will address issues relating to team composition, team member capabilities, and team dynamics as teams develop and change over time. Emphasis is placed on acquiring the interpersonal, communication and collaboration skills necessary for effective team performance.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: MGMT.5010 Organizational Behavior, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Advanced Professional Communication (Formerly MGMT/66.645)

Description

There is currently no description available for this course.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: MGMT.5010 Organizational Behavior, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Workforce Analytics

Description

Workforce analytics is the use of empirical data to improve the management of an organization's human resources. The goal is for students to develop analytical literacy that will enable them to understand and apply fundamental analytic techniques, engage knowledgeably with data scientists in the application of more complex forms of analysis, interpret the analytical reporting of others with greater sophistication, and apply empirical evidence to employee-related decisions. The course emphasizes the link between workforce analytics and strategic decision making at all levels of leadership that will guide strategic performance management, talent development, and optimal investment in human capital. It is thus a high value leadership tool central to the achievement of organizational goals.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: MGMT.5010 Organizational Behavior, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Human Resources Management (Formerly MGMT/66.652)

Description

An introduction to the primary human resource functions-job design, recruitment, selection, training, managing workforce diversity, employee development, performance appraisal, compensation and benefits, with an emphasis on how these functions are affected by Equal Employment Opportunity requirements. 3 credits

Prerequisites

Pre-req: MGMT.5010 Organizational Behavior, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Ethical Leadership in the Global Economy

Description

This course explores the role of ethical values, including the value of sustainability, as a core leadership responsibility in organizations operating in a global context. Reviewing several pedagogical approaches, students will become versed in ethical thought, analysis, and action. The course covers the decision making process from idea formulation through communication among various stakeholders to the creation and implementation of ethical organizational processes and goals. Students are provided with the tools needed to become leaders in establishing ethical programs in various settings including small, medium, and large companies with diverse operations.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: MGMT.5010 Organizational Behavior, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Managing Global and workforce Diversity

Description

As business becomes increasingly global and U.S. demographics continue to change, leaders need specific knowledge and skills to navigate, manage, and develop a perspective that incorporates cross-cultural and demographic diversity. This course considers how employers respond to these new workforce realities, by examining the concepts, policies, and practices facing managers in a global, diverse workplace.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: MGMT.5010 Organizational Behavior, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Mid-Management Skills for the New Business Environment (Formerly MGMT/66.655)

Description

This reading and discussion course for advanced MBA students explores the new skill and performance requirements imposed on middle managers by globalization and technology. Particular attention is given to emerging organizational forms that expand the emphasis on such things as individual free agency, the creation and synthesis of innovations, internal entrepreneurship, influence without authority and the coordination of activities over remote work sites.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: MGMT.5010 Organizational Behavior, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

The Future of Work: Understanding the Global, Strategic and Managerial Implications

Description

Automation, artificial intelligence, and other disruptive technologies are changing the fundamental nature and characteristics of work. This tidal wave of change is being referred to as the "future of work." The purpose of this course is to help students understand these shifts to make them become better managers, entrepreneurs and strategist. Specifically, it will enable students to: 1) identify and understand the technological drivers that are changing the nature of work; 2) assess the industry implications of such changes; 3 examine how these larger changes are affecting how we organize and strategize; 4) understand the challenges of implementing new approaches to work; and 5) assess the ways in which individuals can adapt to the new work environment.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: MGMT.5010, and MGMT.5110, or Matriculated GML, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Managing in the Digital Economy

Description

This course exposes students to managerial challenges in the digital economy with a focus on platform businesses such as Amazon, Uber, AirBnb, and others. Also addressed are the challenges faced by traditional firms in competing and interacting with platform firms. The course considers strategic and organizational issues, and explores subjects such as open and user innovation, crowdsourcing, ecosystem-based business models, and building and managing network effects. It is highly interactive case-based.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: MGMT.5010, and MGMT.5110, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Independent Study: Management (Formerly MGMT/66.677)

Description

"Variable credit course, student chooses appropriate amount of credits when registering."

Prerequisites

Pre-req; MGMT.6010 Managing Organizational Change, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Current Topics in Management (Formerly MGMT/66.688)

Description

Topics of current interest in Management. Subject matter to be announced in advance. For a current semester course title, please log onto ISIS, the Inter-Campus Student Information System. Please see "notes" for the class to see the full description for individual topics.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: MGMT.5010 Organizational Behavior, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Strategy Formation and Implementation (Formerly MGMT/66.691)

Description

Reviews strategies for positioning a firm within its competitive environment. Fundamental concepts in strategic management; role of the CEO, levels and components of strategy, competitive analysis, and formulation and implementation of strategy are explored. Pre-Requisite: MBA Advanced Core.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: ACCT.6010, and FINA.6010, and MKTG.6010, and MIST.6010, and POMS.6010, and MGMT.6010, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Research Design I (Formerly MGMT/66.730)

Description

Seminar will address study design, including but not limited to methods, hypothesis development and testing, reliability, and validity.

Research Design Methods II (Formerly MGMT/66.733)

Description

Expanding beyond Research Design Methods I Student will begin the design of a research project which considers the range of research methodologies and the implications of their use.

Prerequisites

Doctoral Student in good standing or with Instructor's Permission.

Independent Study (Formerly MGMT/66.744)

Description

Students will be expected to establish a relationship with a faculty member and develop and submit a paper to a top academic conference within their first two years.

Seminar in Organization Theory (Formerly MGMT/66.745)

Description

This course focuses on how organizations form, interact, thrive and decline. Drawing on foundational and contemporary research literature, we study major schools of thought including classical management theory; behavioral theory of organizational decision making and learning; social construction processes (including sensemaking); organizational identity, culture and conflict; forms of organizing; interorganizational relationships and networks; population ecology; organizational economics; institutional theories (old and new); and organizational change processes. For each topic, we analyze theoretical and empirical research to consider how different theories benefit from various research methods and how specific methods are used to explore different theoretical perspectives.

Prerequisites

Pre-Req: Business-PhD Students only or permission of the Instructor.

Seminar in Organizational Behavior (Formerly MGMT/66.746)

Description

The doctoral seminar in organizational behavior focuses on theoretical perspectives that explain individual behavior and social processes in organizational settings. The course will draw on literature at the micro and meso levels of analysis. It will provide a broad exposure to the major research domains of this discipline such as motivation, organizational justice, decision making, leadership, power, and organizational change. Emphasis will be placed on critical evaluation of existing paradigms and emerging trends.

Prerequisites

Good standing in the BA-PhD program.

Leadership Theory and Concepts (Formerly MGMT/66.747)

Description

This doctoral seminar will provide an in-depth review of the theoretical and conceptual frameworks that characterize organizational leadership research, and provide an overview of the empirical research stemming from these frameworks. Students will develop a critical understanding of the literature and an ability to engage in the scholarly discourse surrounding leadership. The course will also help students develop their ideas regarding their own contribution to the field.

Prerequisites

Good standing in the BA-PhD program.

Business Policy & Strategy (Formerly MGMT/66.782)

Description

This course will focus on the various schools of thought for explaining firm performance variance, specifically industry structure, competitive advantage, and competitive position.

Doctoral Dissertation (Formerly MGMT 796)

Description

Doctoral dissertation research. "Variable credit course, student chooses appropriate amount of credits when registering."

Managerial Research Seminar (Formerly MGMT 797)

Description

This course will involve mandatory attendance at on-going monthly presentations by invited scholars from local, national, and international universities. The goal of the course is to enhance PhD student appreciation for, and familiarity with, high quality research in various business-related disciplines.

Prerequisites

Good standing in the BA-PhD program.

Management Information Systems (Formerly 63.601, MIST 601)

Description

Examines computer technologies, database management, and data communications as vehicle to improve and/or restructure business processes and decision making effectiveness to create competitive advantage.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: POMS.5010 Operations Fundamentals, or Matriculated MSA, or MSF, or MSBA, or permission of graduate business programs coordinator.

Database Management (Formerly 63.730: Advanced Data Management, MIST 603)

Description

This course provides students with in-depth knowledge for modeling, designing, implementing, and managing database systems for operational and decision support purposes. Topics covered include relational database model, entity-relationship modeling, normalization, SQL language, data warehousing, data quality and integration, data and database administration, and object-oriented database.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: MIST.6010, or Matriculated MSBA, or MSA, or MSF, or MSEM, or MSEI, or GCBA, or permission of graduate business programs coordinator.

Business Intelligence and Data Mining (Formerly MIST 606)

Description

This Course introduces the concepts and technologies of business intelligence and data mining. The course studies how data-oriented business intelligence techniques can be used by organizations to gain competitive advantages, as well as how to design and develop these techniques. Topics include classification, clustering, association analysis, prediction, and text and web mining. Data-mining related ethical issues will also be discussed.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: MIST.6010, or Matriculated MSBA, or MSA, or MSF, or MSEM, or MSEI, or GCBA, or permission of graduate business programs coordinator.

Electronic Business (Formerly 63.630: E-business, MIST 607)

Description

This course provides a foundation on digital commerce and e-business for MBA students. It will cover both technological and managerial aspects of managing e-business operations in either a traditional or pure "dot.com" organization. Issues covered include interactive marketing and market-spaces, agent-based commerce and intelligent markets, electronic shopping carts, user interface issues, EDI transaction via Extranets, database interfaces, personalization and targeted communications, security, encryption, and payment systems, privacy and intellectual property.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: MIST.6010 Management Information Systems, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Enterprise System Management (Formerly 63.640, MIST 608)

Description

This course, an MBA elective, will focus on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems that integrate information spanning the functional boundaries within an organization. ERP systems include like SAP/R3, PeopleSoft, Oracle, and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) like Seibel, Tariva, etc. The goals of the course are to help students understand ERP systems and their underlying components and technologies, the implications of implementing ERP in organizations. Course will cover management and technical issues during the pre-implementation, installation, and post-installation stages of the ERP and/or CRM software in organizations. This course will cover topics such as: ES planning, business process re-engineering, selection of ES software and vendors, role of outside consultants, budgeting and resource planning, systems conversion, testing, user training, stabilization, role of top management, IT staff, consultants, design teams, and employee, and other topics.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: MIST.6010 Management Information Systems, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Independent Study in MIST

Description

Independent Study in MIST. "Variable credit course, student chooses appropriate amount of credits when registering."

Prerequisites

Pre-req: MIST.6010 Management Information Systems, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Information Technology Infrastructure (Formerly 63.610, MIST 610)

Description

This course examines in detail, the two major technologies for establishing the Information Technology (IT) architecture & Infrastructure in an organization Topics include Multi-user Database environments, review of IT architectures, the migration of legacy systems, network (WAN, LAN) design, deployment, and management, and role of the Internet, Extranet, and Intranet.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: MIST.6010 Management Information Systems, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Social and Economic Networks (Formerly 63.745: Electronic Commerce. MIST 614)

Description

This course introduces the concepts and technologies of social network analysis. The course studies how social media analytics can be used by organizations to gain competitive advantages, as well as how to develop and implement the techniques of network analysis. We cover graph theory, graph database, social influence , community detection, information diffusion, and applications of network analysis of recommendation and feature selections. Upon successful completion of this course, students will possess a working knowledge of many concepts of social media analytics and associated techniques and will be able to solve real-world data-driven decision problems at strategic, tactical, and operational levels.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: MIST.6010 or Matriculated MSBA, or GCBA, or permission of graduate business programs coordinator.

Data Quality for Business Analytics (Formerly 63.760 Enterprise Information Systems, MIST 615)

Description

This course provides students with knowledge and skills to process data for business analytics. Topics include data quality requirement and data preparation for business analytics, impact of data quality on analytics, and methods for assessing and improving data quality in the context of business analytics.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: MIST.6010, or Matriculated MSBA, or MSA, or MSF, or MSEM, or MSEI, or GCBA, or permission of graduate business programs coordinator.

Advanced Data Mining (Formerly 63.798: Independent Study in Management Information, MIST 616)

Description

The course will cover advanced data mining techniques with applications in different business domains. Students will be introduced to advanced analytic solutions aimed at addressing issues related to big data including volume, variety, and velocity. Topics will focus on performing descriptive and predictive analytics through programmatic analytic platforms as well as text analytics techniques for unstructured or semi-structured data. Concepts will be introduced through a hands-on approach using state-of-the-art analytic platforms and tools.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: MIST.6060 Data Mining for bus. Intel., or POMS.6120 Stat. for Predictive Analytics, or POMS.6220 Decision Analytics, or permission of graduate business programs coordinator.

Advanced Machine Learning

Description

This is an advanced course on machine learning and data science for business. In this course, students learn how to analyze, design and develop machine learning techniques and tools for business analytics. Applications to both strategic and operational problems in today's data-driven ecosystem will be discussed. Topics include supervised learning, unsupervised learning, statistical learning, ensemble learning, model and performance evaluation, text feature learning, text analytics, artificial neural networks, deep neural networks, deep learning, and machine-learning and Al related privacy and ethical issues. The course will be taught using Python programming language.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: MIST.6060 Business Intelligence & Data Mining or equivalent, or permission of graduate business programs coordinator.

Project Management (Formerly MIST/MGMT 635)

Description

This course will focus on managing innovation and technology projects and the critical role that a project manager plays in successful execution. Topics included in the course are: project planning, deliverables, managing quality, change management, documentation, communication, risks management, project team and human resource management approaches and creating and managing expectations.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: MIST.6010 Management Information Systems, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Global Information Technology Governance

Description

This course is designed to provide students with the essential knowledge and tools underlying governance of Information Technology (IT) services in a global setting. IT governance specifies the decision rights and accountability framework to facilitate desirable behavior using IT. This course will apply the widely adopted IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) framework to assist students in learning the required knowledge and skillsets of IT service management in the context of IT governance in a global environment. This course will explore topics of IT service strategy, IT service design, IT service transition, IT service operations, IT service analytics, and continual IT service improvement.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: MIST.6010 Management Information Systems, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Information Technology Project Management (Formerly 63.620, MIST 645)

Description

Application and integration of the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK) areas to managing information technology (IT) projects. Focuses on project management tools and techniques for defining and managing the project's goal, scope, schedule, and budget. Other topics include quality management, risk management, change management, and knowledge management as they are related to IT projects.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: MIST.6010 Management Information Systems, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Business Analytics Capstone Project

Description

Students will be guided through the process of developing their soft (communications) and hard (Technical) skills while delivering a business analytics project to support decision making in organizations. In this culminating project, students draw on the breadth and depth of the curriculum to address an industry supplied problem in small teams. The capstone project will involve application of industry accepted methodologies and analytical tools to solve real-world problems in R&D, marketing, supply chain, healthcare, finance and/or other disciplines. Students who cannot participate in university provided projects, with the permission of the program coordinator, are provided with two alternative project options: a) conduct a real-world business analytics project individually in a similar manner as above with an organization of their choice; or b) conduct a data analytics project individually as part of a research project under the guidance of an OIS Department faculty member.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: MIST.CAPSTO Non-Credit Capstone Review, or permission of graduate business programs coordinator.

Current Topics in Management Information Systems (Formerly 63.688, MIST 688)

Description

Selected topics having current and future impact in the field of MIS. Subject matter to be announced in advance.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: MIST.6010, or Matriculated MSA, or MSEI, or Permission of graduate business programs coordinator.

Data Analytics (Formerly 63.706, MIST 706)

Description

This course introduces the concepts and technologies of data analytics and data mining for transforming data into insight and business intelligence. The course studies how the data-driven analytics technologies can be used by organizations to gain competitive advantages, and how to design and develop these technologies. Topics include data integration, data transformation, prediction, classification, clustering, association, text mining, optimization, model and performance evaluation, and data-mining related privacy and ethical issues.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: ECON.2110 Statistics for Business and Economics I or equivalent, or permission of instructor.

Electronic Commerce (Formerly 63.707, MIST 707)

Description

This course provides a foundation on digital commerce and e-business research for PhD. students. It will cover both technological and managerial aspects of managing e-business operations in either a pure (Dot.Com) organization or traditional organization (bricks-and-click). Issues covered include interactive marketing and market-spaces, agent-based commerce and intelligent markets, electronic shopping carts, user interface issues, EDI transaction via Extranets, database interfaces, personalization and targeted communications, security, encryption, and payment systems, privacy and intellectual property. Students will be conducting literature review in each of these key e-business areas and identify potential future research directions.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: ECON.7310 Statistics, or permission of instructor.

Enterprise Systems (Formerly 63.708, MIST 708)

Description

The course will focus on implementation issues with Enterprise Systems (also called Enterprise Resource planning -- ERP) which integrate the informational and functional boundaries within organization. The goals of the course are to help students understand the underlying ERP components and technologies, change management, and process integration in organization. Conceptual models will be analyzed on topics such as business process management, customer relationship management, supply chain management, privacy and security, and outsourcing issues as related to the implementation of enterprise systems. Students will be assessed through case analysis, exams , and research paper proposals.

Prerequisites

Pre-Req: Business-PhD Students only or permission of the Instructor.

Independent Study in Management Information Systems (Formerly 63.709, MIST 709)

Description

An opportunity for the student to carry out individualized study relating to the field of Management Information Systems under the supervision of a member of the faculty. Pre-requisites: MBA Foundation Core and Permission of MBA Coordinator. "Variable credit course, student chooses appropriate amount of credits when registering."

Multivariate Statistical Methods (Formerly 63.737, MIST 737)

Description

This course introduces statistical methods and techniques for multivariate data analysis. The course studies basic ideas underlying multivariate statistical methods and covers various applications of multivariate statistical analysis. The course discusses the design of a multivariate study, the choice of a multivariate method, the procedure of multivariate statistical analysis, and the interpretation of the analysis results. Topics include multivariate normal distribution, multivariate analysis of variance and covariance (MANOVA and MACOVA), principal components, factor analysis, structure equation modeling, canonical correlation, discriminant analysis, and cluster analysis.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: ECON.7310 Statistics, or permission of instructor.

Seminar in Information Systems Research (Formerly 63.750, MIST 750)

Description

This course focuses on the contemporary topics in information systems research. The materials discussed in this course will be selected form leading IS research publications. Subject areas may be organizational, social, or technological in nature. Research methodologies may be empirical, computational or economics oriented. This course will normally be taught by multiple faculty members jointly.

Current Topics in Management Information Systems (Formerly MIST 788)

Description

This course addresses one or more topics having current or future impact on the research fields of Information Systems. Topics can change at each course offering. Typically, the course will focus on emerging research streams in Management Information Systems, exploring new techniques and research methodologies used in the literature that yield high-impact research results.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: ECON.7310 Statistics, or permission of instructor.

Doctoral Dissertation (Formerly MIST 790)

Description

Doctoral dissertation research. "Variable credit course, student chooses appropriate amount of credits when registering."

Prerequisites

Good standing in the BA-PhD program.

Managerial Research Seminar (Formerly MIST 797)

Description

The course will involve an on-going monthly presentation from across scholarly disciplines. Speakers will be drawn from local, national, and international universities. Attendance will be mandatory; PhD students should gain an appreciation for high level scholarship and corporate governance research. "Variable credit course, student chooses appropriate amount of credits when registering."

Prerequisites

Good standing in the BA-PhD program.

Non-Credit Capstone Review

Description

This is a non-credit (0credits) pre-requisite for the MIST.6490 capstone course. The focus of the course is on preparing students for their capstone projects in the MS Business Analytics program. The course covers background information on data privacy, non-disclosure agreement, project management best practices, data mining project methodology, team formation, and soft skills development to work with company sponsors.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: MIST.6030 Business Database Management, and MIST.6060 Business Intelligence and Data Mining, and POMS.6120 Stat. for Predictive Analytics, and POMS.6220 Decision Analytics, or Permission of graduate business programs coordinator.

Marketing Fundamentals (Formerly MKTG 501,62.501)

Description

Describes how marketing strategies and plans of a competitive enterprise are formulated, implemented, and adjusted over time. Behavioral and quantitative aspects are covered, as well as analysis of the environmental forces affecting marketing decisions. Pre-requisites: MBA or Certificate Programs, or Permission of MBA Director.

Prerequisites

Matriculated MBA students, or MSEM, or MGB Certificate, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Customers and Markets (Formerly MKTG 601/62.601)

Description

Prerequisite: Student must be matriculated and have finished foundation core. Pursues the development of comprehensive and integrated marketing plans using industry/competitor analysis, market value chains, and forecasting. An emphasis is given to business-to-business marketing situations which require an in-depth analysis of the firms' complex organizational behavior and evolving buyer-seller relationship.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: ACCT.5010, and MKTG.5010, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Sustainable Marketing (Formerly MKTG 615/62.615)

Description

There is currently no description available for this course.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: MKTG.5010 Marketing Fundamentals, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Sales Management (Formerly MKTG.620)

Description

This course offers students the opportunity to understand how sales management is conducted in small entrepreneurial organizations and large established enterprises. Topics include aligning the sales function with overall organizational objectives, integrating sales into the value delivery process, recruiting a talented sales team and meeting enterprise goals through target setting, compensation schemes, effective use of sales automation systems, and the importance of the Internet and other emerging technologies in the sales discipline. The course will explore the range of sales skills from the consultative selling of complex deals to transactional account management, as well as structural options such as product specialization, customer segment focus and territory alignment.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: MKTG.5010 Marketing Fundamentals, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Digital Marketing (Formerly MKTG 625/62.625)

Description

This course combines a strategic view of digital marketing and its challenges and opportunities with a tactical approach whereby through case studies, interactive sessions, class exercises, and client projects, students learn about the latest research and best practices in the industry. Topics to be covered include digital marketing strategy, digital marketing and business model innovation, social media marketing, search engine optimization, mobile marketing, video marketing, web analytics and measurement, legal and security issues, and multichannel integration. Students will leave the course with a working knowledge of the tools and processes for creating, managing, and executing digital marketing plans.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: MKTG.5010 Marketing Fundamentals, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Market Research (Formerly 62.630)

Description

In this course students will learn and apply various marketing research techniques that will enable them to make soundly based decisions about new products or services in either an existing firm or new venture. Some of the topics covered include: assessing customer needs, estimating market demand, deciding the features of a proposed product/service and the price that would be most attractive in its target market. The course will provide students with an overview of key marketing concepts, and understanding of the statistical methodology behind market research techniques and practical application of these techniques through cases and projects.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: MKTG.5010 Marketing Fundamentals, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Marketing Analytics

Description

Marketing Analytics will cover commonly used methods in the Marketing area, such as regression analysis and t-tests. Students will work with actual sales and customer data to determine appropriate strategic actions. Students will also learn how to use relevant analysis software, such as Excel and SPSS.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: MKTG.5010 Marketing Fundamentals, or Matriculated in the MBA, MSBA, MSF, MSA, MSE programs at the Manning School, or Permission of Graduate Program Coordinator.

International Marketing (Formerly MKTG 670/62.670)

Description

This course gives students a comprehensive view of marketing planning activity related to foreign markets. It is aimed a developing your understanding of the various dimensions in a business enterprise that are influenced by marketing. Marketing is a leading, integrated activity that influences the enterprise as a whole. Understanding of key trends in the global context and how they might affect a firm's marketing activity is fundamental for all employees, particularly marketers, executive management and the leadership team including the CEO, and managers at all levels in various functions of the company. This course provides a comprehensive introduction to this fascinating subject in business management.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: MKTG.5010 Marketing Fundamentals, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Independent Study: Marketing (Formerly MKTG 677/62.677)

Description

There is currently no description available for this course.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: MKTG.5010 Marketing Fundamentals, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Current Topics in Marketing (Formerly MKTG 688/62.688)

Description

Topics of current interest in Marketing. Subject matter to be announced in advance. For a current semester course title, please log on to ISIS, the Inter-Campus Student Information System

Prerequisites

Pre-req: MKTG.5010 Marketing Fundamentals, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Marketing Internship (Formerly 62.699/MKTG.699)

Description

Opportunity for students to earn academic credit through the integration of professional work experience with related academic work. Project jointly subervised by a faculty member and representative of the employing organization.

Prerequisites

MBA or MS Programs.

Seminar in Marketing and Innovation Strategy

Description

This seminar aims to build the foundation for scholarly research in marketing on strategy-related phenomena. The seminar involves in-depth discussions of seminal and cutting-edge ideas and methodologies on some important topics in marketing and innovation strategy research. Discussion topics include, but are no limited to, branding, new product/service development, and competitive dynamics.

Prerequisites

Pre-Req: Business-PhD Students only or permission of the Instructor.

Seminar in Consumer Behavior

Description

This seminar aims to build the foundation for scholarly research on phenomena related to consumer judgement and decision-making. The seminar involves in-depth discussions of seminal and cutting-edge ideas and methodologies on some important topics in consumer behavior research. Discussion topics include, prospect theory, rational choice, framing, task effects, and biases.

Prerequisites

Pre-Req: Business-PhD Students only or permission of the Instructor.

Seminar in Business-to-Business Marketing

Description

This Seminar aims to build the foundation for scholarly research on phenomena related to business-to-business marketing. The seminar involves in-depth discussions of seminal and cutting-edge ideas and methodologies on some important topics. Discussion topics include but are not limited to, account management, transaction cost economics, agency theory, resource dependence, networks and alliances.

Prerequisites

Pre-Req: Business-PhD Students only or permission of the Instructor.

Doctoral Dissertation

Description

Doctoral dissertation research. "Variable credit course, student chooses appropriate amount of credits when registering."

Prerequisites

Good standing in the BA-PhD program.

Managerial Research Seminar

Description

The course will involve an on-going monthly presentation from across scholarly disciplines. Speakers will be drawn from local, national, and international universityies. Attendance will be mandatory; PhD students should gain an appreciation for high level scholarship and corporate govbernance research.

Prerequisites

Good standing in the BA-PhD program.

Operations Fundamentals (Formerly 63.501/POMS 501)

Description

Provides students with an introduction to operations management and operations analysis. The latter furnishes the student with a set of quantitative tools which are useful in designing and operating the former. These techniques are also generally applicable to other functional areas/courses within the MBA Program. Pre-requisites: MBA or Certificate Programs, or Permission of MBA Director.

Prerequisites

Matriculated MBA students, or MSEM, or MGB Certificate, or permission of graduate program coordinator.

Curricular Practical Training

Description

Curricular Practical Training. "Variable credit course, student chooses appropriate amount of credits when registering."

Operations Management (Formerly 63.671/POMS 601)

Description

Examines the strategic and tactical operations processes of manufacturing and service firms that foster global competitiveness. This course focuses on traditional and newer approaches including just-in-time, total quality management, MRP, flexible manufacturing systems, and capacity and management that lead to an integrated operations strategy. Cost reductions, flexibility, and market responsiveness are also considered.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: POMS.5010, or Matriculated MAS, or MSBA, or MSEI, or MSEM, or MSF, or Permission of graduate business programs coordinator.

Global Supply Chain Management (Formerly POMS 602)

Description

Supply chain management has become a crucial factor in the success of many leading organizations, including for-profit and not-for-profit companies, government agencies, and humanitarian relief efforts. This course will start with principles and concepts of supply chain management, tracing the flows of materials, funds, and information required to develop and deliver products and services around the globe. Topics covered include sourcing, logistics, demand planning, and inventory management, along with the use of quality tools and lean methodologies to improve supply chain operations and develop supplier relationships. This course will also discuss the challenges, key issues, and trends in global supply chain management, such as sustainability, disruptions, security, and innovation.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: POMS.5010 Operations Fundamentals, or Matriculated MSA or MSBA or permission of graduate business programs coordinator.

Service Management (Formerly 63.673/POMS 603)

Description

This course is intended to provide students with the necessary tools and understanding to manage service operations. Service firms represent the fastest-growing sector of the economy. This course will focus on the various aspects involved in the management of service operations. The service operations are managed differently to their intangibility, time-sensitivity, high levels of customer involvement and lack of engineering standards. This course will explore topics such the measurement of productivity and quality, managing capacity and demand, management of waiting line, management of technology, and the most used service analytic tool - Data envelopment Management.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: POMS.5010 Operations Fundamentals, or Matriculated MSBA, or permission of graduate business programs coordinator.

Managerial Quality Control (Formerly 63.690/POMS 604)

Description

Covers methods and managerial aspects related to quality management topics including statistical process control, quality cost and quality assurance.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: POMS.5010 Operations Fundamentals, or Matriculated MSBA, or permission of graduate business programs coordinator.

Statistics for Predictive Analytics

Description

This course introduces statistical methods and techniques for predictive analytics. This is part of the business-analytics umbrella of courses. The main focus of this course is on regression, a powerful and widely used predictive method. Topics covered include simple linear regression, multiple regression, variable selection, model diagnostics, and systems of regression equations. The course also covers classification techniques using statistical methods such as linear discriminant function and logistic regression. Spreadsheet software, such as MS Excel, and statistical software, such as SAS and R, will be heavily utilized.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: POMS.6010, or Matriculated MSBA, or MSA, or MSF, or MSEM, or MSEI, or GCBA, or permission of graduate business programs coordinator.

Advanced Statistics for Business Analytics

Description

This course introduces important statistical techniques in business analytics such as time series analyses, multivariate analyses, and fundamental concepts in casual inferences. This course is practice-oriented with a focus on business contexts such as housing finance, e-commerce and online marketing.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: POMS.6120 Stat. for Predictive Analytics, or MIST.6060 Business Intelligence & Data Mining, or permission of graduate business programs coordinator.

Decision Analytics

Description

This course covers the three main facets of business analytics: descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics. Students will gain the knowledge of managerial decision-making (commonly referred to as data analytics, decision support systems-DSS, data mining). Some of the business analytic topics covered include neural networks, decision trees, support vector machines, k-means, association rule mining, Analytical Hierarchy Process, Data Envelopment Analysis, expert systems, optimization, and simulation.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: POMS.6010 Operations Management, or Matriculated MSBA, or MSEM, or MSA, or MSF, or or MSEI, or GCBA, or Permission of graduate business programs coordinator.

Analytical Decision Making Tools

Description

This course covers principles and techniques of applied mathematical modeling for managerial decision making. Emphasis is on the methods of prescriptive analytics, including optimization models, decision analysis, simulation modeling, and risk analysis. Problems studied will include applications in finance, health care, marketing, operations, and management. Cases studies will be used extensively to demonstrate the practical use of models to improve managerial decision making. In addition to developing and applying models, emphasis will be placed on explaining the models and interpreting their results.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: POMS.6010, or Matriculated MSBA, or MSA, or MSF, or MSEM, or MSEI, or GCBA, or permission of graduate business programs coordinator.

Independent Study: Operations Management (Formerly 63.779/POMS 709)

Description

Pre-requisites: MBA Foundation Core and Permission of MBA Coordinator

Predictive Modeling & Causal Analytics

Description

This class first builds the fundamentals for the advanced predictive modeling techniques in various domains of business. It also covers the methods to combine forecasts from various prediction models. then it explores the integration methods of structural equation modeling (covariance-based and partial least squares-based) along with the prediction modeling approaches, all of which are encompassed within the term of causal analytics.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: MIST.7370 Multivariate Statistical Methods, and COMP.5450 Machine Learning, or COMP.5440 Data Mining, or COMP.5430 Artificial Intelligence, or permission of instructor.

Non-parametric Modeling

Description

Benchmarking and performance evaluation are used to improve an organization's products and processes. This course focuses on linear programming models used in benchmarking and performance evaluation. The technique is called data envelopment analysis (DEA). DEA has been proven to yield exceptional insights and substantial results in practice. Our emphasis is on basic concepts, mathematical formulas, and their applications. This is a spreadsheet-based modeling course. The mathematical models will be established and solved by using Excel and Excel Solver. Some Visual Basic for application (VBA) coding is required.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: MGMT.7300 Research Design Method I, and MIST.7370 Multivariate Statistical Methods, or Permission of Instructor.

Prescriptive Analytics: Optimization & Simulation

Description

In this course, fundamental prescriptive analytics methodologies i.e. optimization and simulation are covered. This course provides an overview of optimization and simulation frameworks to solve wide range of issues in management science and also their applications are studied.

Prerequisites

Pre-req: MATH.2210 Linear Algebra I, and MATH.2830 Introduction to Statistics, or Permission of Instructor.

Doctoral Dissertation

Description

Doctoral dissertation research. "Variable credit course, student chooses appropriate amount of credits when registering."

Prerequisites

Good standing in the BA-PhD program.

Managerial Research Seminar

Description

The course will involve an on-going monthly presentation from across scholarly disciplines. Speakers will be drawn from local, national, and international universities. Attendance will be mandatory; PhD students should gain an appreciation for high level scholarship and corporate governance research. "Variable credit course, student chooses appropriate amount of credits when registering."

Prerequisites

Good standing in the BA-PhD program.