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2012-2013 Graduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]
Courses for Barney
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The course numbering system is described Academic Regulations .
Not all of the courses listed in this Bulletin are offered each year. Offerings for each semester, and for the summer sessions, are listed in the class schedules, which are available during each registration period in the Academic Services Office (Auerbach 227). The University reserves the right to make changes in academic programs. |
Barney School of Business
AC 510 - Advanced Accounting Theory and Practice
3 credit(s)
An intensive examination of advanced topics in accounting theory and reporting. Specific topics include partnership organization, liquidation, and operation, branch accounting, accounting for mergers and acquisitions, consolidated financial reporting with domestic and international subsidiaries, accounting for transactions involving foreign currencies, and foreign currency based financial statement translation.
Prerequisite(s): AC 321 or AC 621 , or equivalent.
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AC 560 - Taxation of Business Organizations
3 credit(s)
An analysis of the tax concepts applicable to corporations, partnerships, S corporations, and limited-liability companies/partnerships, including definitions, formation, operations, distributions, and liquidations.
Prerequisite(s): AC 425 or equivalent.
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AC 615 - Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation
3 credit(s)
The course outlines a framework for business analysis using financial statements. This framework is useful for security analysts and loan officers, as well as corporate management. A brief review of accrual accounting, accounting standards and financial reports is included. Students learn how to assess the quality of reported earnings. The course ends using valuation techniques to predict a firm’s stock price. The course is not open to MSAT students who take AC 715 .
Prerequisite(s): MBA 750
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AC 621 - Accounting and Financial Reporting
4 credit(s)
An intensive study of the theory and practice of financial reporting. Emphasis is placed on the generally accepted accounting principles leading to the dissemination of information through the financial statements. Topics include methods of asset valuation and classification, liability recognition, income recognition, and measurement of equity. The ramifications of accounting method choice and earnings management on financial statement informativeness are considered. This course may not be used for credit in the MSAT program; however, it provides prerequisites for the MSAT. MBA students may take it as an elective toward their degree.
Prerequisite(s): AC 210 and AC 211, or MBA 612 ; or equivalent.
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AC 650 - International Accounting
3 credit(s)
Designed for the student concerned with accounting and financial control of international operations. Presents a series of accounting and control problems in their international dimensions and the solutions applied in various countries. A framework for translating and analyzing financial statements from foreign subsidiaries and foreign corporations is developed.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 612 or equivalent.
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AC 662 - Managing the Financial Management Function
3 credit(s)
This is a case method course that is designed to study the major functions and issues dealt with in regard to accounting, finance, organization, and systems functions from the perspective of the chief financial officer, controller, and treasurer of an organization. The course material is broad-based across all of the business disciplines.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 612 or equivalent.
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AC 663 - Cash Management and Budgetary Control
3 credit(s)
This course explores the concepts of the budget preparation process and the control of expenses from an activity-based approach, with a strong emphasis on operational and fiscal analysis. In addition, the related cash-budgeting and management systems are discussed.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 616 or equivalent.
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AC 667 - Accounting Information Systems
3 credit(s)
Provides the student with the background, principles, and techniques required to analyze the information requirements of an organization and to design the information system. Emphasis on computer-based systems.
Prerequisite(s): AC 325 or MBA 720 , or equivalent.
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AC 715 - Financial Reporting and Analysis
3 credit(s)
A study of the structure and use of corporate financial disclosures in the global economy. Topics include financial reporting requirements using financial disclosures for risk and performance analyses, adjusting for alternative reporting techniques, assessment of market valuation, and assessing the quality of earnings. Potential misuses of alternative reporting methods are considered.
Prerequisite(s): AC 321 or AC 621 , and MBA 616 ; or equivalents.
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AC 716 - Accounting Principles for Not-for-Profit Organizations
3 credit(s)
Examines financial accounting principles, fund accounting, and analysis of financial reports, as well as management accounting and control techniques pertinent to healthcare and other not-for-profit and public-sector organizations. Case studies and problem materials are required.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 750 or equivalent.
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AC 720 - Advanced Auditing
3 credit(s)
A critical and intensive study of selected topics in auditing. The course provides an in-depth analysis and practical application of the current auditing standards and professional codes of conduct. It emphasizes ethical decision making in an audit client’s environment, the practical applications of the Single Audit Act on auditing not-for-profit entities, and case analyses that emphasize accounting, tax, and auditing research to satisfy auditor-client disagreements in the application of accounting principles.
Prerequisite(s): AC 430 or permission of instructor.
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AC 724 - Fraud Examination
3 credit(s)
This course provides an overview of the methods and analysis used to detect and prevent fraud. The focus is on forensic accounting and fraud investigation techniques, the legal elements of fraud, the expense of fraud, and ethics.
Prerequisite(s): AC 430 or equivalent.
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AC 725 - Ethics for Accounting Professionals
3 credit(s)
An understanding of general ethical theory is basic to the understanding of ethical issues. This course introduces the student to the study of ethics, applies that study as an interdisciplinary business topic, then extends to the application of ethics in the accounting profession. The course addresses the major issues in business ethics, as well as the predominant positions on and arguments concerning these issues. Particular attention is given to the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and to federal legislation.
Prerequisite(s): AC 430 or equivalent.
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AC 748 - Seminar in Managerial Accounting Control Systems
3 credit(s)
An intensive study and discussion of the underlying assumptions and theories upon which management accounting control systems are implemented and operated. These systems include the policies, procedures, and information-gathering technology used to plan, monitor, and control firm performance.
Prerequisite(s): AC 332 and AC 621 , or equivalents.
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AC 749 - Seminar in Financial Reporting
3 credit(s)
An intensive study and discussion of the underlying assumptions and theories on which are based the generally accepted accounting principles and procedures in use today. Alternative methods are evaluated. This course satisfies the seminar requirement for the MSAT degree.
Prerequisite(s): AC 321 or AC 621 or equivalent, and final year of MSAT program.
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AC 770 - Practice, Procedure, Periods, and Methods
3 credit(s)
A study of the organization of the Internal Revenue Service, procedural problems with respect to the tax return and tax return audits. Selected topics dealing with accounting periods and methods (e.g., installment sales, long-term contracts, inventories) are also covered.
Prerequisite(s): AC 425 or equivalent.
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AC 772 - Estate Planning and Administration
3 credit(s)
Intensive study of the nature of estate planning and the problems of administering a decedent’s estate. Topics include integration of estate, trust, gift, and income taxes, and trusts and their uses.
Prerequisite(s): AC 425 or equivalent.
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AC 774 - Advanced Taxation of Pass-Through Entities
3 credit(s)
A detailed analysis of the income tax problems of these business forms, including organization, operations, allocations, sales and exchanges of ownership interests, built-in gains, distributions, and liquidations.
Prerequisite(s): AC 425. Corequisite(s): AC 560 .
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AC 776 - Advanced Corporate Taxation
3 credit(s)
A detailed analysis of corporate income tax problems, including distributions, redemptions, liquidations, affiliated companies, reorganizations, and penalty taxes.
Prerequisite(s): AC 560 .
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AC 780 - Tax Aspects of International Business
3 credit(s)
Examines problems of United States taxation of foreign business activities, advantages of different corporate forms and methods of overseas operation, and compliance with Treasury regulations affecting foreign trade.
Prerequisite(s): AC 560 .
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AC 781 - Personal Tax Planning
3 credit(s)
Emphasizes effective tax and financial planning for individuals, including techniques of mitigating tax rates; exempting, deferring, and deflecting income; as well as maximizing tax deductions and credits. Attention is devoted to use of investments in creating assets for educational funding, retirement, and estate planning, including the use of insurance for asset protection.
Prerequisite(s): AC 425 or equivalent.
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AC 783 - Research in Taxation
3 credit(s)
Examines the techniques of conducting tax research and the necessary oral and written communication skills required in practice.
Prerequisite(s): AC 425 or equivalent.
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AC 784 - State and Local Tax
3 credit(s)
Examines the sources of state and local revenues derived from taxation, the taxation of multinational and multistate businesses, and the constitutional restrictions on the rights of state and local governments to impose taxes on business entities. Personal income tax, consumer and transaction taxes, property tax, business excise and death taxes imposed by state and local jurisdictions are also examined.
Prerequisite(s): AC 425 or equivalent.
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AC 785 - Taxation of Real Estate Transactions
3 credit(s)
Study of tax issues affecting personal and commercial real estate transactions. Topics include residences, depreciation, sales and exchanges, passive activity and at-risk rules, REITs, and choice of business entity.
Prerequisite(s): AC 425 or equivalent.
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AC 786 - Consolidated Tax Returns
3 credit(s)
A detailed analysis and study of the principles and practices involved in preparing consolidated tax returns, with an emphasis on tax planning.
Prerequisite(s): AC 776 .
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AC 787 - Federal Tax Elections
3 credit(s)
This course reviews the most important federal tax elections available to individuals, corporations, partnerships, estates and trusts, and retirement plans.
Prerequisite(s): AC 560 or equivalent.
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AC 788 - Deferred Compensation
3 credit(s)
Analysis of deferred compensation plans, including pension, profit-sharing, and stock bonus plans. Other topics include reasonable compensation, IRAs, nonqualified plans, and ESOPs.
Prerequisite(s): AC 425 and graduate standing.
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AC 789 - Seminar in Taxation
3 credit(s)
Supervised research of approved topics in the field of tax policy, and the preparation of a formal and oral report suitable for publication.
Prerequisite(s): AC 560 , AC 783 and 6 additional graduate credits in taxation.
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AC 980 - Independent Study in Accounting Taxation
1–3 credit(s)
Topics and projects selected by student and participating faculty member. Study requires the student to survey current literature and conduct research in a specialized area of interest.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair.
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AC 985 - Internship in Accounting
3 credit(s)
Students apply theory to practice through accounting work experience with CPA firms and other organizations, both profit and not-for-profit. Students work under the supervision of an accounting faculty member.
Prerequisite(s): AC 320 or equivalent, and permission of instructor and department chair.
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AC 990 - Special Topics in Accounting and/or Taxation
3 credit(s)
A critical and intensive study of specific and selected problems in the fields of accounting and taxation, with comprehensive reading of the latest available literature and studies related to the problems involved.
Prerequisite(s): AC 321 for accounting topics or AC 336 for taxation topics.
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AC 991 - Special Topics in Accounting and/or Taxation
3 credit(s)
A critical and intensive study of specific and selected problems in the fields of accounting and taxation, with comprehensive reading of the latest available literature and studies related to the problems involved.
Prerequisite(s): AC 321 for accounting topics or AC 336 for taxation topics.
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BAR 510 - Applied Financial Analysis and Investments
1.5 credit(s)
This course provides an applied financial analysis and investment opportunity for both undergraduate and graduate students. Students obtain hands-on experience in establishing, managing, and reporting on an actual investment fund set up with the University. Students review the overall economic operating environment, review selected industry trends, and understand the global/political impact of investment decisions. Topics include applying a risk-based approach to identify investment opportunities, conducting investment research and analysis, establishing performance benchmarks, selecting individual investments for acquisition, executing actual trades, reviewing investment results, and evaluating monthly and final portfolio performance. Students also examine the tax implications of investment decisions and the necessary oversight controls to comply with legal and regulatory requirements. Students must take both semesters of this course.
Prerequisite(s): Fin 310 (grade of B or better) and permission of instructor, or MBA 616 (grade of B or better) and permission of instructor.
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BAR 511 - Applied Financial Analysis and Investments
1.5 credit(s)
This course provides an applied financial analysis and investment opportunity for both undergraduate and graduate students. Students obtain hands-on experience in establishing, managing, and reporting on an actual investment fund set up with the University. Students review the overall economic operating environment, review selected industry trends, and understand the global/political impact of investment decisions. Topics include applying a risk-based approach to identify investment opportunities, conducting investment research and analysis, establishing performance benchmarks, selecting individual investments for acquisition, executing actual trades, reviewing investment results, and evaluating monthly and final portfolio performance. Students also examine the tax implications of investment decisions and the necessary oversight controls to comply with legal and regulatory requirements. Students must take both semesters of this course.
Prerequisite(s): Fin 310 (grade of B or better) and permission of instructor, or MBA 616 (grade of B or better) and permission of instructor.
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BL 530 - Business Law
3 credit(s)
An introduction to the basic purposes and logic of the law as it applies to business enterprises and their operations. Emphasizes the essential elements of an enforceable agreement, the legal aspects of required performance, and the establishment of an agency relationship. The legal duties of the principal and agent to each other and to third parties. Actual cases are studied to observe the development and application of legal principles in a business activity.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 610 , MBA 612 , MBA 614 , MBA 616 , MBA 618 , and MBA 620 ; or equivalents; or permission of instructor.
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BL 664 - Law of Real Estate Interests
3 credit(s)
This course is intended to provide nonlawyers with a general understanding of real property law and how it comes into play in their personal lives.
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EC 664 - Urban and Regional Economics
3 credit(s)
An introduction to the study of where firms and consumers choose to locate, and how and why they make their choices. Topics include location theory; market forces in development of cities; policies that affect land rent and land use within cities, spatial aspects of poverty, discrimination, and housing; and state and local government spending on education and property taxation.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 614 .
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FIN 580 - Financial Mathematics
3 credit(s)
This course provides an analysis of the concepts in financial mathematics and introduction to financial derivatives. Topics include the mathematics of measurement of interest, annuities (simple and complex), forces of interest and discount, securities valuation as well as the mathematics of measuring interest rate risk and valuing derivative contracts such as forwards, futures, options and swaps.
Prerequisite(s): M 144 or its equivalent; FIN 310 or MBA 616 or their equivalents.
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FIN 620 - Cases in Finance
3 credit(s)
Designed to train the student in the many ways of thinking about corporate financial problems. The cases provide the basis for class discussions on the approach to financial problem solving.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 616 or equivalent.
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FIN 630 - Investment Analysis
3 credit(s)
The objective of this course is to introduce the students to various investment alternatives and their valuation. Topics are analysis of common stocks, corporate and government bonds, mortgage-backed securities, options and futures contracts. The course also includes study of the market structure and its participants, as well as alternative measurements of risk and return on investment. (Students who have taken FIN 430 at the University of Hartford are not permitted to take this course for credit.)
Prerequisite(s): MBA 616 .
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FIN 632 - Portfolio Management
3 credit(s)
This course introduces students to the theory and practice of portfolio management. Topics are formulation of appropriate portfolio objectives, alternative asset-allocation techniques, portfolio revision, criteria for evaluating investment portfolio performance, international diversification, the use of derivative securities, and portfolio insurance techniques.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 610 and MBA 616 . (Sp)
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FIN 636 - Real Estate Finance
3 credit(s)
The rationale and framework of the real estate investment decision. Appraisal techniques and investment analysis in both the public and private sectors. Real estate development: residential and commercial with emphasis on market-oriented economic decisions. Institutional policy and lending on real estate are examined.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 616 .
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FIN 650 - International Finance
3 credit(s)
This course is designed to expose the students to the international dimension of corporate finance. It is aimed at providing a conceptual framework for analysis of major financial problems of the global company. Topics include the international monetary systems, the foreign exchange market, determination of exchange rates, managing foreign exchange exposure, the foreign direct investment decisions, capital budgeting, and working capital management. (Students who have taken FIN 450 are not permitted to take this course for credit.)
Prerequisite(s): MBA 616 .
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FIN 662 - Financial Institutions and Markets
3 credit(s)
This course introduces students to the structure, function, and activities of the various domestic as well as international financial institutions and markets. Topics include depository institutions and the role of the Federal Reserve System, insurance companies, securities and investment banking firms, mutual and hedge funds, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and techniques used by financial institutions to manage those risks. Recent regulatory changes pertaining to various financial institutions are also discussed.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 616 .
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FIN 665 - Risk Management Course Cross-listed with INS 665
3 credit(s)
This course examines how corporations approach the problem of dealing with risks in today’s complex marketplace. Emphasis is given to the economic impacts of losses and alternative methods of risk financing (captives, bond issues, capital markets). The exposures of multinational firms are explored in a team-learning format. Since risk management is usually a multidisciplinary team effort, all assignments and class discussions involve teamwork. Emphasis is given to incorporating multidisciplinary, multi-objective input into a comprehensive risk management plan for sample firms.
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FIN 668 - Mergers and Acquisitions
3 credit(s)
An analysis of mergers, acquisitions, and other restructuring activities. Topics include the M&A process, corporate takeover market, M&A valuation techniques, analysis and valuation of privately held companies, financing M&A transactions and divestitures. Analysis of cases and computer applications are used.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 616 .
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FIN 684 - Entrepreneurial Finance
3 credit(s)
An examination of financial issues and problems encountered by small businesses. Case studies and lectures are used to develop skills in the areas of financial statement analysis, forecasting, working capital management, coping with financial distress, business valuation techniques, sources of capital, dealing with banks and venture capitalists, preparing for an initial public offering, community resources, and ethical issues. Students prepare team presentations of cases and a comprehensive business plan. Assignments include empirical articles dealing with current topics in small-business finance. Extensive use of computer spreadsheet programs required.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 616 .
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FIN 725 - Derivative Securities
3 credit(s)
This course provides an understanding of the nature, application, and valuation of derivative securities. The role of commodities and financial futures contracts is studied in managing costs and revenues of a business enterprise. Relevant applications of financial options contracts are examined in monitoring the firm’s asset value and earnings. Various uses of swap contracts are examined for their impacts on optimizing the cost of financing for a corporation. Course coverage also extends to insurance of institutional funds management, risk management, and investment portfolio hedging. Various strategies using futures, options, and swap contracts are utilized. Valuation of derivative securities is also considered.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 610 , or MBA 616 , or equivalents.
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FIN 760 - Seminar in Finance
3 credit(s)
A study of recent theoretical and empirical work in the field of finance. Independent research, reports, and discussions are utilized.
Prerequisite(s): Two graduate courses in finance. (Sp)
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FIN 980 - Independent Study in Finance
3 credit(s)
Content to be determined by student and assigned advisor.
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FIN 990 - Special Topics in Finance
3 credit(s)
Review and analysis of selected topics in finance beyond the existing courses including contemporary issues in the global financial management of business enterprises.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 616 .
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IB 610 - Regional International Business Studies
3 credit(s)
An in-depth study of the conflicts, constraints, and opportunities facing firms operating in a specific international region. The course provides students with the opportunity to undertake an intensive analysis of operating a global business in a specific region of the world. Course may include a study abroad component. Course may be repeated for credit if focused on a different region of the world.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.
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IB 710 - Global Aspects of Management
3 credit(s)
This course introduces students to the global aspects of management. It covers the cultural, governmental, and societal impact on management decisions, with emphasis on global and local forces, individual country customs, and impact of membership in regional trade and governmental institutions. The course is held at host schools outside the United States.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.
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INS 660 - Risk and Insurance
3 credit(s)
A survey course focusing on practice and theory of private insurance and its economic and social significance. Analysis of major lines of insurance, including life, health, and property-casualty. A number of managerial and ethical considerations are reviewed.
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INS 662 - Property and Casualty Insurance
3 credit(s)
This course examines applications of economic and financial concepts to the solution of problems faced by insurers. Management and key operational functions of an insurer are discussed in a financial context. The effects of economic, legal, and regulatory environments, as well as technological advances in loss prediction and distribution on insurer strategy, are studied.
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INS 663 - Employee Benefits
3 credit(s)
Employee benefits are a basic source of economic security. This course provides an analysis of management strategy and planning for employee benefit plan design and financing. Benefits ranging from cafeteria plans to dependent care to 401(k) plans are studied. A public-policy viewpoint is incorporated, and the purpose, usage, value, and shortcomings of employee benefits are examined.
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INS 665 - Risk Management Course Cross-listed with FIN 665
3 credit(s)
This course examines how corporations approach the problem of dealing with risks in today’s complex marketplace. Emphasis is given to the economic impacts of losses and alternative methods of risk financing (captives, bond issues, capital markets). The exposures of multinational firms are explored in a team-learning format. Since risk management is usually a multidisciplinary team effort, all assignments and class discussions involve teamwork. Emphasis is given to incorporating multidisciplinary, multi-objective input into a comprehensive risk management plan for sample firms.
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INS 880 - Independent Study in Insurance
3 credit(s)
Content to be determined between advisor and student.
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INS 990 - Special Topics in Insurance
3 credit(s)
This course provides a vehicle to design new courses beyond those currently offered in insurance and risk management.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing.
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MBA 610 - Managerial Statistics
3 credit(s)
This course provides the student with necessary skills and understanding of the role of quantitative methods in decision making. Topics include probability distributions, sampling, estimation and testing, regression and correlation, and time series and forecasting. Students without any prior course work in math and/or quant courses are required to take QNT 501 or test out before enrolling in this course.
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MBA 612 - Accounting Concepts
3 credit(s)
This course provides an introduction to financial and managerial accounting concepts utilized to provide organizations with the accounting information necessary for external reporting and management decision-making purposes.
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MBA 614 - Economic Analysis for Managers
3 credit(s)
This course covers economic principles, analytical tools, and concepts applicable to managerial decision-making problems. The course exposes students to a wide range of business decisions to which economic theory can be fruitfully applied. Specific topics include supply and demand analysis, organization of the firm, incentive compensation, information problems and uncertainty, production and costs, market structure, pricing strategies and techniques, and the application of game theory to managerial decisions and negotiations.
Corequisite(s): MBA 610 .
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MBA 616 - Corporate Finance
3 credit(s)
This course introduces students to the basics of the corporate financial decision-making process. Topics include time value of money, discounted cash-flow analysis, valuation of stocks and bonds, overview of financial statements and financial statement analysis, risk and return, equilibrium asset pricing, capital budgeting, cost of capital, and capital structure decisions.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 610 and MBA 612 .
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MBA 618 - Marketing Management
3 credit(s)
This course examines marketing systems, concepts, institutions, marketing function in organizations, and marketing management decision processes. Emphasis is on developing integrated approaches to solving marketing problems under turbulent environmental conditions. Major topics include marketing organization, consumer behavior, product policy, integrated marketing communications, and strategic market planning. Cases of companies in sectors ranging from services to consumer-packaged goods to high-technology industrial goods are analyzed to develop problem-solving and decision-making skills of course participants.
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MBA 620 - Operations Management
3 credit(s)
An introduction to the managerial processes underlying operations management in both manufacturing and service organizations. Topics such as operations strategy, product and process design, advanced manufacturing technologies, operations planning and control, just-in-time production systems, quality and productivity, and project management are covered. The topics are integrated using a systems approach to the operations of an organization.
Corequisite(s): MBA 610 or equivalent.
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MBA 705 - The Global Business Environment
3 credit(s)
This course explores the complexities, conflicts, and opportunities facing firms operating in a global environment. Students improve decision-making skills by considering the impact of cultural, legal, political, ethical, economic, financial, and organizational environments on global business. This course should be taken prior to the other breadth courses, or at least at the same time as when another breadth course is first taken.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 614 . Corequisite(s): MBA 616 , MBA 618 , MBA 620 .
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MBA 710 - Leadership and Management
3 credit(s)
Course focuses on knowledge and skills related to both leadership and management in the workplace. Content covered includes both Organizational Behavior and Leadership theories. Students combine information from the academic literature with their own and their classmates’ experiences to understand the importance of leadership and to develop their personal managerial and leadership skills.
Corequisite(s): MBA 614 , MBA 616 , MBA 618 , MBA 620 , MBA 705 .
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MBA 720 - Innovation and Project Management
3 credit(s)
This two-part course focuses on how to manage innovation and projects within and between organizations. Students learn about the nature and diffusion of innovation, its competitive impact, how to foster innovation within and across organizations, and the protection of intellectual property. To prepare students for managing projects, this course covers major topic areas in project management, such as strategic overview, project initiation, selection, planning, organizing, control and closeout.
Corequisite(s): MBA 614 , MBA 616 , MBA 618 , and MBA 620 .
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MBA 730 - Managing Customer Relationships and Experiences
3 credit(s)
This course focuses on building relationships between an organization and its customers. Students explore methods of identifying customer needs, expectations, and satisfaction, as well as determination of lifetime customer value to develop target customer priorities. Distinction is made between customer relationships management (CRM) as a strategy versus CRM programs and tools. Customer experiences as they relate to overall customer/ organization relationship are stressed.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 610 , MBA 618 , or equivalent. Corequisite(s): MBA 614 , MBA 616 , MBA 620 , MBA 705 .
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MBA 740 - Business, Law, and Society: The Global Environment
3 credit(s)
This course helps students understand how business decisions affect and reflect society. Because the decisions of managers not only influence but also are influenced by public policy concerns and moral issues, students learn how to integrate economic, social, legal and regulatory, and moral considerations in decision making. Specific topics include the role of law in society, business regulations and antitrust policy in the global environment, ethical and social values in different cultures, and employment and labor relations.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 614 or equivalent. Corequisite(s): MBA 616 , MBA 618 , MBA 620 , MBA 705 .
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MBA 745 - Cases in Business Ethics
3 credit(s)
This course offers an advanced study and analysis of ethical concerns in business. By studying the writings of the leading scholars and examining contemporary real cases and issues in business ethics, students will learn how to integrate business and managerial decisions with social and moral considerations. Specific topics include theories of ethics; cases in corporate social responsibility; ethical issues and cases in investment, in marketing, in the environment, in employment, and in global business.
Prerequisite(s): MBA Core Courses and MBA 740 , or permission of the instructor.
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MBA 750 - Performance Analysis
3 credit(s)
This course demonstrates how corporations extract information from accounting, finance, operations, and marketing; analyze the results; and plan for future activities. Topics include activity- based costing, management decision making and pricing in a global economy, decentralization issues, balanced scorecard, financial performance measures and budgeting, and incentive and ethical implications of compensation systems.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 616 or equivalent. Corequisite(s): MBA 614 , MBA 618 , MBA 620 , MBA 705 .
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MBA 810 - Strategic Management
3 credit(s)
Broadly integrative course that considers the strategic leadership of organizations as a whole within ever-changing and increasingly global environments. Course frameworks and concepts build on previous course work to develop students’ abilities to analyze complex situations, identify issues, and provide specific solution plans and steps for implementation. The course relies heavily on class discussions of concepts and cases. Students formally present both individual and team projects.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 710 , MBA 720 , MBA 730 , MBA 740 , and MBA 750 .
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MBA 985 - Internship in Business
3 credit(s)
Students can apply theory to practice through work experience with profit and not-for-profit organizations. Students work under the supervision of a faculty member.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of MBA core courses, or equivalent, and 9 additional graduate credits as well as permission of instructor.
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MGT 701 - Managerial Skills
3 credit(s)
This course focuses on the assessment and development of competence in individual, interpersonal, and applied management and leadership skills. Topics include presentation of self, time and stress management, communication, negotiation, and coaching. Diagnostic instruments, practice exercises, and active student involvement are part of the course.
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MGT 711 - Dynamics of Group Decision Making
3 credit(s)
This course examines the processes that occur among a group of decision makers or team members, with emphasis on the factors that facilitate positive outcomes. The patterns of interaction among the decision makers are identified, and students are involved in a variety of real tasks and simulations to develop an awareness of their own behavior in group and team situations.
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MGT 712 - Complex Organizations
3 credit(s)
This course focuses on organizing and leading change. It identifies macro concepts such as environmental characteristics, strategies and structures, the role of information technology, measurement and evaluation processes, and reward systems. The course also investigates their relevance for management and explores the ramifications of choice in organization design and change processes. Students design and carry out organizational assignments based on course theories, and conclude with a formal presentation of findings.
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MGT 720 - Organization Development
3 credit(s)
Examines major organization development (OD) theories, approaches and techniques that managers, leaders, and consultants use to improve organizational effectiveness. Focuses on both underlying models (e.g., action research, open systems, levels of intervention, sociotechnical) and tools used in OD work (e.g., team building, process, third party and intergroup, structural, appreciative inquiry, future search, and quality interventions). Students learn to diagnose current levels of organization effectiveness, recognize obstacles to change, and develop recommendations and action plans. Several presentations are required; students regularly use the newest technology.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 710 or equivalent.
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MGT 725 - Training in Organizations
3 credit(s)
This course is a guide in the assessment, design, delivery, and evaluation of training programs in business and industry. Practical emphasis is on the development of a training program, including needs assessments and supportive evaluation instruments, program instructional design, and delivery and facilitation of the program. Topics include adult learning theory, the use of instructional material, the role training plays in organizations, and facilitation skills. Emphasis is also on the impact such activities have on the organization and the individual employee. Students learn about the potential for information technologies—such as computer-based training, the Internet, and electronic performance systems— on training program delivery and program administration.
Prerequisite(s): MGT 701 and MBA 710 , or permission of instructor.
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MGT 730 - Human Resource Management
3 credit(s)
This course examines the human resources (HR) function in organizations. Administrative, ethical, global, legal, strategic, and technological components of HR are presented through readings, cases, and exercises. This course is designed for students who are not employed in the HR field but want to increase their understanding of the HR function.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 710 or permission of instructor.
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MGT 740 - Conflict Management
3 credit(s)
An examination of conceptual models of human conflict in interpersonal, intragroup, and intergroup situations. Emphasizes development of practical skills in resolving conflict both as a principal actor in the conflictual relationship and as a third party.
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MGT 745 - Managing Organizational Crises
3 credit(s)
Events and their interpretations can harm the people, financial condition, and reputations of organizations. Crises usually entail (1) an unfolding sequence of events and their interpretations by affected stakeholders, leading to (2) the decisive moment, or turning point, when it is decided what change is required. Both scholars and practitioners try to observe, measure, and understand the dynamics of organizational crises— those in the making and those under way. Significant attention is paid to the study of values, preferences, and interests of all stakeholders embedded in strategic organizational decision making and oral, written, and visual forms of communication before, during, and after the crisis. The course uses lecture, discussion, student presentations, and case studies.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 710 or permission of instructor.
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MGT 750 - Bargaining and Negotiations
3 credit(s)
The skills, theory, and processes used in a variety of negotiation settings are addressed. Topics include negotiating styles, power, coalitions, conflict, distributive versus integrative bargaining, representational negotiations, mediation, intercultural bargaining. Skills are developed through a series of role-played simulations in which everyone negotiates and receives feedback.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 710 or permission of instructor.
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MGT 760 - Supply Chain Management
3 credit(s)
Supply chain management involves the cross-functional integration of business processes across the entire value stream of business activities. The course focuses on the supply chain strategy. Topics address integration points among strategic initiatives, such as e-commerce, enterprise resource planning, strategic sourcing, operations, and corporate strategy. Some of the tools used for optimization and decision making include flow charts, value stream mapping, and make/buy analysis. Case studies and term projects help students to visualize how supply chain management works and can be a source of competitive advantage.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 620 or equivalent.
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MGT 771 - Entrepreneurship
3 credit(s)
This course provides an opportunity for participants to examine their own skills, interests, and desire to lead in the creation of a new venture. Formal class work is supplemented with fieldwork necessary to ensure the development of a realistic business plan. (Sp)
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MGT 980 - Independent Study in Management
3 credit(s)
Projects selected by student in consultation with assigned instructor. The purpose is to permit the student to survey the literature of, and to conduct research in, a specialized area of interest.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. (Sp)
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MGT 990 - Special Topics in Organizational Behavior
3 credit(s)
Seminar in selected areas of organizational behavior, organization development, organizational theory, or human resource management, personnel administration. The course is designed to give students a focused study of selected current topics in organizational behavior.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 710 or permission of instructor.
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MGT 991 - Special Topics in Management
3 credit(s)
Seminar in selected areas of management/administration, the management decision process, production/operations research, or management information systems. The course is designed to give students a focused study of selected current topics in management.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.
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MIS 990 - Special Topics in Management Information Systems
3 credit(s)
Seminar in selected areas of management information systems. The course is designed to give students a focused study of selected current topics in management information systems.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing and permission of instructor.
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MKT 650 - International Marketing
3 credit(s)
Examines specific marketing management issues that arise when entering overseas markets and when conducting marketing operations on an international or global, as compared to a domestic, scale. The course emphasizes the challenges of identifying and evaluating market opportunities abroad; developing marketing strategies adapted to specific national, regional, or global needs, cultures, and constraints; and coordinating strategies in world markets. Stress is on strategic issues of global marketing.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 610 , MBA 614 , and MBA 618
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MKT 659 - Marketing Communications
3 credit(s)
Stresses an integrated approach to the use of advertising, public relations, publicity, personal selling, and sales promotion. Considered are basic communications theory; communications plan development; and relations with media, the general public, the community, employees, stockholders, vendors, and customers. Cases reflecting actual practice are regularly assigned.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 618 .
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MKT 664 - Industrial Marketing
3 credit(s)
Studies the workings of business-to-business, government, and institutional marketing. Presentation of contemporary research and analysis of industrial marketing, including industrial marketing research, buyer characteristics, selling of industrial products, and marketing communication strategies.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 618 .
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MKT 668 - Product Innovation and Development
3 credit(s)
Examines the conceptual framework for the initiation, guidance, and control of new product development for consumer and industrial markets. The course covers innovation models, product management, market analysis, product positioning, test marketing, launch marketing strategies, and venture corporate architecture. Cases with an international motif—either American firms in Pacific Rim and Eurocentric markets or offshore transnational companies seeking to penetrate the epicentral U.S. market—provide ample vistas for the application of the theory and method of one-off product innovation, as well as multigenerational product platform genesis.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 618 .
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MKT 681 - Internship in Marketing
3 credit(s)
Project selected by student in consultation with assigned instructor. The purpose is to enable the student to apply concepts and skills learned in courses with real-world work situations.
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MKT 710 - Services Marketing
3 credit(s)
This course provides students with the theory and practice of services marketing. Services now dominate the U.S. economy; therefore, it is necessary to learn and apply quality and service strategies to achieve a competitive advantage. This course focuses on the challenges of managing services in organizations that deliver pure service (banks, professional services, hotels, education, etc.) and those that use service as a differentiation strategy (manufacturers of technology, automotive, consumer packaged goods, etc.). The Internet is examined as a channel for the delivery of quality services in a cost-effective manner.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 618 or permission of instructor.
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MKT 715 - International Services Marketing
3 credit(s)
This course provides students with the theory and practice of international services marketing. Services now dominate global markets; therefore, it is necessary to learn and apply quality and service strategies to achieve a competitive advantage. The course focuses on the challenges of managing services in organizations that deliver pure service (banks, professional services, hotels, education, etc.) and those that use service as a differentiation strategy (manufacturers of technology, automotive, consumer packaged goods, etc.) in a variety of global settings. The Internet is examined as a channel for the delivery of quality services in a cost-effective manner. Class is held at partner universities outside of the United States.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 618 and permission of instructor.
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MKT 755 - Market and Competitive Intelligence
3 credit(s)
Regardless of size or industry, companies require a keen awareness of their market environment to gain the competitive edge. Understanding the needs, goals, and objectives of customers, suppliers, and competitors, as well as being able to identify emerging technology developments and political and regulatory issues, is critical for success in today’s dynamic business environment. This course focuses on the tools necessary for companies to effectively collect, process, and analyze these market forces in an ethical manner.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 618 or permission of instructor.
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MKT 882 - Independent Study
3 credit(s)
Project selected by student in consultation with assigned instructor. The purpose is to permit the student to survey the literature and to conduct research in a specialized area of interest.
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MKT 990 - Special Topics in Marketing
3 credit(s)
Seminar in selected areas of marketing. The course is designed to give students a focused study of selected current topics in marketing.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing and permission of instructor.
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QNT 501 - Introduction to Managerial Statistics
1.5 credit(s)
This course provides students with the necessary quantitative skills for a foundation in business. Topics include a review of basic mathematics relevant to business, including basic algebra and applications of linear and nonlinear relationships, optimization, descriptive statistics, random variables, general probability distributions, and the binomial distribution. Credits earned in this course are not applied to graduate programs.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing.
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