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ACC U706oo
Finanical Statement Analysis and Reporting
2 hours plus conference; 3 credits
An in-depth study of the analysis and interpretation
of financial statements by external decision makers,
including measures of liquidity, solvency, capital
structure, return on investments, and operating
performance. The impact of accounting conventions
and alternative standards on analytical measures
is also explored.
Prerequisite: Advanced accounting
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ACC U707oo
Contemporary Accounting Topic
2 hours; 2 credits
Students will be required to read articles, research
studies, and official pronouncements on selected
current issues and developments in four major areas
of accounting (see out- line) and participate actively
in weekly seminar discussions. All weekly assigned
reading must be completed in advance of each meeting.
Additionally, the students will prepare a major
paper on a current topic or issue to be presented
in the seminar. Reviews of literature, discussions
of methodology, and the practical implications of
student papers will be presented in class. Each
student will make at least one oral presentation
during the term. Enrollments will be limited to
ensure full student participation and faculty interaction.
The term paper should be an in-depth analysis of
a relevant topic, preferably in one of the areas
covered during tile term. Topics are to be approved
in advance. Papers will be presented in the last
four sessions of the seminar. A final examination
will be given. The final grade is based on class
participation, the term paper, oral presentation
of the term paper, and a written examination. A
grade of Incomplete will be given if the term paper
has not been submitted but has been presented from
notes and if all other requirements have been completed
and passed, including the final examination.
Prerequisites: Advanced accounting
and auditing and permission of the graduate advisor.
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ACC U802oo
Empirical research in Accounting
2 hours plus conference; 3 credits
Students will be required to engage in the critique
of empirical studies in financial and managerial
accounting. Topics include the impact of accounting
numbers on security prices, income smoothing, accounting
risk measures, and transfer pricing and performance
evaluation. Students will also be required to present
their own research on selected topics.
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ACC U803oo
Current Issues in Managerial Accounting
2 hours plus conference; 3 credits
Here students investigate accounting control systems
designed to ensure efficient use of organizational
resources: the controllership function, management
information systems, profit and expense centers,
and budgeting in the context of managerial control.
Prerequisites: Intermediate
accounting; cost accounting and practice.
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ACC U804oo
Current Issues in Auditing
3 hours; 3 credits
The course surveys the theory and practice of auditing,
introducing students to generally accepted auditing
standards, methods and procedures, preparation of
auditors’ reports, legal liability, and professional
ethics.
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ACC U810oo
Seminar in Managerial Accounting
3 hours; 3 credits
This course reviews (1) economic foundations of
the methods used in research in managerial accounting,
(2) how information affects economic transactions,
and (3) many academic papers. Covered topics include
game theory and its applications such as agency
theory, information asymmetry, and signaling, disclosures
of information, and transfer pricing.
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ACC U812oo
Empirical Research Methods
3 hours; 3 credits
This course allows students to apply empirical methods
from economics, statistics, and other fields to
the accounting literature. It will focus on research
on capital markets and the use of pertinent in evaluating
market model residuals and criteria for assessing
cross-sectional research will be examined.
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ACC U822oo
Advanced Empirical Research
3 hours; 3 credits
Intended for students who have completed Accounting
U802 and U812, this course continues to expose students
to current empirical research and emphasizes their
production of papers. Students will be asked to
undertake short, original research studies or replications
using alternative methodological techniques.
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ACC U890oo
Dissertation Seminar
No Credit
Individual research under supervision for preparation
of the doctoral dissertation. Required of all candidates
for the doctorate in this area of specialization.
Registration must be maintained until completion
of the dissertation.
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CIS U735oo Networks and Telecommunications
3 hours; 3 credits
Key technical and managerial issues in the development
of the telecommunications resource by organizations.
The course covers technology (the underlying technology
of information communication facilities, networking
systems, and communications software), architecture
(the way in which hardware, software, and services
can be organized to provide computer and terminal
interconnection), and applications (how information
communications and networking systems can meet the
cost constraints and requirements of today’s
business). The course provides a balanced approach
to the study of this topic, emphasizing managerial
issues as well as the supporting technical knowledge
needed to plan and to manage today’s complex
telecommunication systems.
Pre- or corequisite :MGT U747 or equivalent.
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CIS U749oo
Systems Analysis and Design
3 hours; 3 credits
Examination of the various tools, techniques, processes,
and issues related to the analysis and design of
organizational information systems. This course
follows the traditional systems development Life
cycle and covers such techniques as entity/ relationship
(E/R) data modeling, data flow diagrams, normalized
file design, and project management. Hands-on experience
is provided using computer-assisted software engineering
(CASE) technology. A group project develops an enterprise
feasibility study, a working system prototype, and
an overall systems development plan for a business
or nonprofit organizational problem.
Pre- or corequisite :MGT U747 or equivalent
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CIS U821oo
Research Methods I: Quantitative Research in Information
Systems
2 hours plus conference; 3 credits
This course focuses on designing, evaluating, and
understanding quantitative methods and methodologies
for information systems research. Its major objective
is to enable students to design information systems
experiments and surveys and to produce publishable
papers. Students will work in teams on an original
research project and will be expected to submit
a research paper to an information systems journal
or conference.
prerecorequisite: MGT U847 or equivalent
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CIS U822oo
Research Methods II :Qualitative Research in Information
Systems
2 hours plus conference; 3 credits
This course helps develop knowledge and skills in
the application and use of qualitative research
methods as they relate to information systems (IS).
The course provides a survey of the methodological
literature on qualitative research methods paired
with appropriate article-length exemplars in the
IS domain. Methodologies studied include case study,
ethnography, content analysis, and protocol analysis.
Students acquire skills in developing a research
strategy, understanding and using a grounded theory
approach, triangulating methods for strengthening
research findings, and supporting methodological
choices. The course enables students to identify
qualitative research methods prevalent in IS research;
formulate research design, data analysis, and evaluation
techniques for research; and evaluate qualitative
research of others in the IS area.
Prerequisite: MGT U847 or equivalent
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CIS U840oo
Selected Topics In Information Systems
2 hours plus conference; 3 credits
This course will highlight and study in depth a
specific area of information systems. Possible areas
are advanced database systems research, artificial
intelligence and expert systems, electronic markets,
financial information systems, international issues
in information systems, multimedia systems, and
emerging technologies. This course may be taken
more than once for credit.
Prerequisite: MGT U847 or equivalent
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CIS U860oo
Seminar in Information Systems Research
2 hours plus conference; credits
This research seminar will investigate current research
into the behavioral, sociological, and organizational
issues in information systems. The work of major
information systems researchers and research groups
will be studied in depth, especially the current
and up-and-coming areas of information systems research.
Students will be expected to prepare oral presentations
and to submit a finished paper to an information
systems journal or conference.
Prerequisite: MGT U847 or equivalent
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ECO U703oo
Microeconomic Theory I
3 hours; 3 credits
The course deals with the microeconomic
foundations of demand, production, and cost. Price-output
decisions are examined in the context of normative
models of imperfect competition and oligopoly.
The models are developed primarily under static
conditions and certainty. Empirical considerations
are introduced where appropriate. The diagrammatic
approach is frequently complemented and extended
by derivations based on elementary calculus.
Prerequisite: Basic Economics
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ECO U708oo
Macroeconomic Theory I
3 hours; 3 credits
The course deals with the determination of gross
national product and of associated variable. The
economic system is broken down into product, money,
and labor markets. The components in each market
and the interrelationship among different markets
are studied. The general equilibrium of the macroeconomy
is analyzed from both Keynesian and neoclassical
viewpoints. Government monetary and fiscal policies
are also discussed.
Prerequisite: Basic Economics
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ECO U808oo
Macroeconomic Theory II
3 hours; 3 credits
This course deals with dynamic macroeconomics. Both
long-run and short-run macro economic phenomena
are analyzed. In long-run analysis, economic growth
and capital accumulation are related to embodied
and disembodied technical process, income distribution,
and monetary factors. The exploration also extends
to optimal growth models. The short-run analysis
concentrates on business cycle theories. The mathematical
formulation and econometric treatment of business
cycles are also studied. The discussion also includes
and integration of cyclical and growth processes.
Prerequisite: ECO U708
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U820oo Econometric Theory
3 hours; 3 credits
A survey of single-equation and simultaneous-equations
econometric methods. The topics covered under
the single-equation methods are the classical
linear regression model and related topics, such
as multicollinearity, serial correlation, heteroscedasticity,
lagged variables, specification bias, and a measurement
errors. There is also a brief introduction to
nonlinear (in parameters) regression models and
Bayesian regressional analysis. The topics in
simultaneous-equations methods include the identification
problem; the rank and order conditions of identification;
and methods of solving just- and over-identified
equations, such as the indirect least square,
two–stage least squares, least-variance
ratio, k-class estimators, three –stage
least square, and the full information maximum
likelihood; and the use of these methods in econometric
model building and forecasting.
Prerequisites: STA U700, STA U702
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ECO U821oo
: Applied Econometric Theory
3 hours, 3 credits
This course is for advanced students interested
in the econometrics of financial modeling. It covers
a wide variety of topics in empirical finance, including
nonlinear, autoregressive models, ARCH/GARCH models,
stochastic volatility models, diffusion models,
and their applications to portfolio theory, term
structure of interest rates, derivative pricing,
and risk management. Each part develops statistical
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FIN U700oo
Introduction To The Theory Of Finance
3 hours; 3 credits
Survey and analysis of problems facing the financial
manager, including a theoretical introduction to
financial institutions, financial instruments, and
the capital markets. topics covered include functions
and operations of the :capital markets; analysis
of the consumption and investment decision of investors;
analysis of investments in common ;stocks, bonds,
and other risky assets; portfolio construction and
diversification; equilibrium pricing of assets;
evaluation theory; efficient market theory; capital
budgeting and Investment decision making; estimation
and determinants of the firm’s cost of capital
structure decisions on investment and the cost of
capital.
Prerequisite: Basic Economics
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FIN U1006o
Management of Financial Intermediaries
2 hours plus conference; 3 credits
Analysis of the problems facing financial intermediaries.
The role and operations of financial intermediaries
in the primary and secondary markets. Management
of assets and liabilities under conditions of uncertainty.
The evaluation of primary and secondary investments.
A consideration of the specific problems facing
banks, investment companies, pension funds, savings
and loan associations, and insurance companies.
Other areas covered include control of financial
operations, analysis of the effects of the legal
framework on intermediation, and an analysis of
the markets in which financial intermediaries engage.
Prerequisite: FIN UlOO.
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FIN U770oo
International Financial Markets and Institutions
3 hours, 3 credits
Topic in international finance with emphasis on
foreign exchange determination and managing foreign
exchange risk. Topics include international asset
pricing models, market integration and segmentation,
global equity and debt markets, international listing
of equities, international GAAP differences, international
mergers and acquisitions, global corporate governance
and special topics in emerging financial markets
Prerequisite: 700
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Corporate Finance
3 hours, 3 credits
The course focuses on recent theoretical developments
in corporate finance. Topics include basic concepts
in game theory and contract theory and their applications
to corporate finance. The techniques developed
are used to understand agency conflicts between
debt holders and equity holders, the role of managerial
reputation and monitoring by financial intermediaries;
conflicts of interest between managers and shareholders;
capital structure and security design under asymmetric
information; interactions between capital structure
and product market competition; the market for
corporate control, takeovers and acquisitions;
bankruptcy and reorganization; IPOs and under-pricing.
Prerequisite: FIN U700
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FIN U811oo:
Advanced Topics in Corporate Finance Theory
3 hours, 3 credits
The goal of the course is to familiarize students
with current research in corporate finance and to
help them generate new research ideas. The course
introduces students to the databases and empirical
methods used most frequently in corporate finance
research. The course covers a broad spectrum of
topics including capital structure, security issuance,
investment decisions, dividend policy, corporate
control, and corporate governance. Emerging areas
of research such as market microstructure and behavioral
research in corporate finance are also covered.
Prerequisite: FIN U700
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FIN U812oo
Seminar in Corporate Finance Theory
3 hours; 3 credits
Special topics in corporate finance.
Prerequisite: FIN U81
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FIN U830 Capital Markets and Portfolio Theory
3 hours; 3 credits
Topics in investments with strong emphasis
on theory and empirical testing of hypotheses. Continuation
of portfolio theory, including treatment of stat-preference
models, growth models and their use in evaluation
of the performance of investment trust and mutual
funds, and current empirical research on capital
asset pricing, information and stock prices, and
the efficiency of the capital markets. Other areas
covered: the pricing of hybrid securities, such
as options, warrants, and convertible bonds, and
the relationship between corporate decision variable
and the capital markets.
Prerequisite: U700, STA U700, STA U702
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3 hours, 3 credits
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FIN U832oo
Seminar in Capital Markets and Portfolio Theory
3 hours; 3 credits
Special topics in capital markets and portfolio
theory.
Prerequisite: FIN U830.
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FIN U857oo:
Seminar in Financial Institutions
3 hours, 3 credits
Study of the role of financial institutions in
financial security design, optimal capital
structure, financial fragility, systematic risk,
financial market structure and economic
development. Both theoretical and academic work
will be stressed in an international context.
Prerequisite: FIN U700
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FIN U890oo:
Options Markets
3 hours; 3 credits
This course examines facets of options markets.
The microstructure of options markets receives attention,
as well as position strategies for a variety of
financial instruments. Students learn about arbitrage
pricing and boundary conditions of options pricing.
A number of pricing models are discussed, such as
the black and Scholes model and Cox-Ross-Rubinstein
binomial models. The use of options pricing models
in evaluation of financial assets and in portfolio
theory is also included.
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FIN U891oo:
Future Markets
3 hours; 3 credits
This course examines the economic and institutional
aspects of the futures markets. It focuses on the
theories of pricing, hedging, and speculation. The
speculative risk-return characteristics as well
as the hedge management potential of the available
instruments are detailed.
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MGT U700oo
Managerial Control
2 hours plus conference; 3 credits
The course examines in detail the function of managerial
control, with emphasis on complex socioeconomic
systems. Widely used models and approaches are studied,
and the principles of system dynamics and cybernetics
are covered.
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MGT U732oo
Management and Organization Theory
2 hours plus conference; 3 credits
A dedicated study of the nature, development analysis,
and application of theory and models to the study
of management and organization. A macro view of
theory formulation, elements of theory and models,
notion of explanation, and a detailed study of a
series of modern theories and models in management,
organization analysis, and organization behavior.
The student focuses on learning to read diagrams
and evaluate critically the theoretic and modeling
approaches to the disciplines.
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MGT U741oo
Management Science
2 hour plus conference; 3 credits
Recent developments in the field of management science
are examined. The topics are selected from current
literature on the basis of their significance and
the interests of the students.
Prerequisite: Quantitive foundations.
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MGT U743oo
Strategic Management I
2 hour plus conference; 3 credits
The Problems of definition, design, and evaluation
of strategic management systems are fully explored.
The basis of the course is an integrator of the
various disciplines of business.
Prerequisite: BUS U877, BUS U878.
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MGT U745oo
Operational Planning Systems and Control
2 hours plus conference; 3 credits
This course is concerned with planning and control
methods for the fulfillment of operations objectives.
Various models, including production smoothing,
queuing models, inventory control, and simulation,
as applied to the evaluation and management of subsystems
of the firm, are examined.
Prerequisite: Quantitive foundations.
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MGT U747oo
Managment Information Systems
2 hours plus conference; 3 credits
The course examines retrospective management information
searches and their role in supporting the strategic
decision-making function of top management. Systems
are modeled and implemented with the assistance
of the computer facilities. Problems of information
labeling, storage, and retrieval are considered
and related to the design and evaluation of management
information systems.
Prerequisite: Quantitive foundations.
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MGT U1003o Management of Human Resources
2 hours plus conference; 3 credits
The purpose of the seminar is to introduce students
to the field of human resources management. The
focus is to develop an understanding of the themes
that underline the field today, and the contribution
of scholarly research to the cumulative knowledge
base in this area.
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MGT U780oo
Seminar in Human Resource Management and Labor Relations
2 hours plus conference; 3 credits
The seminar focuses on current research issues in
human resource management including those that relate
to the field of labor relations.
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MGT U800oo
Seminar in Managerial Control
2 hours plus conference; 3 credits
This course explores in considerable depth the implications
and applications of theories of managerial control.
Prerequisite: MGT U700.
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MGT U843oo
Strategic Management II
2 hours plus conference; 3 credits
An in-depth analysis of the strategic management
makeup of organizations as viewed from a structural,
competitive, internal, and external environment.
Prerequisite: MGT U743.
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MGT U847oo
Seminar in Management Information Systems
2 hours plus conference; 3 credits
Significant management information systems topics
of special interest are covered in this seminar.
Topics reflect the frontiers of research and the
current state of the art. Management information
systems methodology will be used to model the formulation
of selected management problems.
Prerequisite: MGT U747.
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U870ooA Seminar in Policy and Strategy I
2 hours plus conference; 3 credits
This course is concerned with the formulation and
the systematic choice of business policy to guide
actions for the attainment of corporate goals. It
concerns itself with the study of functions and
responsibilities of management and the problems
that affect the character and success of the total
enterprise.
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MGT U870ooB
Seminar in Policy and Strategy II
2 hours plus conference; 3 credits
This seminar, which is the second part of a one-year
sequence, is concerned with how firms in different
societies adapt to the needs, expectations, opportunities,
and pressures created by their internal and external
environments; how broad issues of government policy,
economic planning, the structure of labor laws,
and social activism exert a vital influence on the
goals and strategies of both domestic and foreign
business firms; and the effects of such issues as
technology transfer, anti-trust and competition
policies, and business-government relations.
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MGT U880oo
Special Topic in Business
2 hours plus conference; 3 credits
The seminar is designed to teach current topics
in selected business topics.
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MGT U881oo-1
Seminar in Production Management I
2 hours plus conference; 3 credits
The student will conduct a research project in a
selected area of production management under the
supervision of a staff member. A report on the candidate's
research is required.
Prerequisite: MGT U 745.
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MGT U881oo-2
Seminar in Production Management II
2 hours plus conference; 3 credits
The student will continue the work begun in MGT
U881-1, concentrating on more advanced research
projects.
Prerequisite: MGT U881-1.
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MKT U70loo Research Methods I: Design
2 hours plus conference; 3 credits
This course introduces the basic methodological
approaches to a scientific investigation: surveys,
experiments, and observation. Empirical marketing
investigations representative of each approach are
discussed and evaluated. Students prepare formal
research proposals in which alternative methodological
approaches are specified in detail.
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U702oo Research Methods II : Qualitative Research
in Marketing
2 hours plus conference; 3 credits
Field-oriented qualitative research techniques currently
employed in marketing research are explored in this
course, with particular emphasis on focus-group
and individual interviewing procedures. During fieldwork,
students will acquire experience using these and
other qualitative methods to formulate middle-range
marketing theory.
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MKT U703oo
Research Method III: Quantitative Research in Marketing
2 hours plus conference; 3 credits
Interdependence analysis techniques (e.g., factor
analysis, cluster analysis, LISREL) will be studied.
Students will create and use data sets and learn
how to interpret output. Application of each technique
for analysis of various types of problems and data
will be studied.
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MKT U715oo
The History of Marketing Thought
2 hours plus conference; 3 credits
This course will analytically examine the paradigms
that have influenced marketing through its development
as an academic discipline. The roots of marketing
in the functionalist and institutionalist schools
and its relationship to economics will be discussed.
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MKT U730oo
Channels of Distribution
2 hours plus conference; 3 credits
This course examines the various channels of distribution
through which goods flow from manufacturer to final
user, including distributors, wholesalers, retailers,
brokers, manufacturers' representatives, sales agents,
etc. It examines the effects of channel decisions
on other components of the marketing mix (e.g.,
pricing and product decisions, promotion, and target
consumers).
Prerequisite: MKT 9703.
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MKT U1001o
Practicum- New Product Planning and Development
2 hours plus conference; 3 credits
This course is designed to provide students with
a comprehensive exposure to the techniques of product
planning and development, including a team approach
to product idea generation, concept development,
technical and economic screening, and product concept
testing and commercialization, including the development
of business and marketing plans.
Prerequisite: Permission of
instructor.
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MKT U812oo
Studies in Marketing Research
2 hours plus conference; 3 credits
Topics include planning research as an aid to marketing
management, administration and reporting of professional
Marketing research projects, and criteria for evaluation.
Students will examine and evaluate actual reports
and . undertake real or simulated projects.
Prerequisite: Previous course
work in marketing research or the equivalent.
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MKT U815oo
The Process and Diffusion of Innovation in Marketing
2 hours plus conference; 3 credits
This course concentrates on the conceptual and methodological
issues associated with the creation and diffusion
of innovations. Students will be exposed to literature
on product/service concept development and evaluation
and to research focusing on obstacles to the successful
diffusion of innovations.
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MKT U880oo
Seminar in Current Marketing Problems
2 hours plus conference; 3 credits
Critical analysis of current problems, issues, and
development; the relationship between marketing
functions, processes, and institutions and changes
in the general social and economic environment.
Prerequisite: 9 credits of
graduate work in marketing or special departmental
permission.
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MKT U881oo
Seminar in Marketing Theory
2 hours plus conference; 3 credits
Examination of formulated marketing theory, problems
confronted in developing a theoretical foundation
for marketing, theories of interdisciplinary approaches
to the marketing area, and the utility of marketing
theory.
Prerequisite: 9 credits of
graduate work in marketing or special s departmental
permission.
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MKT U882oo
Seminar in Marketing Strategy
2 hours plus conference; 3 credits
Formulation of overall marketing plans and strategies,
operation coordination of product planning, channel
decisions, pricing, promotion, selling, marketing
research and distribution cost control, and problems
in developing marketing campaigns and programs.
Prerequisite: 12 credits of
graduate work in marketing or special departmental
permission.
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MKT U885oo
Seminar in Buyer Behavior
2 hours plus conference; 3 credits
The two-fold objective of this course is to help
students gain in-depth understanding in such areas
of consumer behavior as memory, learning, attitude,
and information processing and to offer a metatheoretical
perspective on buyer behavior. The course will address
the role of consumer research in marketing theory,
the appropriateness of consumer behavior as a basic
paradigm for marketing, philosophical trends in
consumer behavior, and the use of behavioral approaches
to the study of marketing relationships.
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MKT U888oo
Selected Topics in Marketing
2 hours plus conference; 3 credits
This seminar serves as the capstone course in the
marketing Ph.D. specialization. Organized around
the comprehensive examination, this course will
focus on primary theoretical and methodological
issues in the sub disciplines of marketing, with
particular attention to recent research.
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BUS U800oo Philosophy of Science
2 hours plus conference; 3 credits
This course provides a philosophical introduction
to the theoretical and empirical development of
scientific knowledge. The purpose of the course
is to help doctoral students define a research context
by addressing the purposes, assumptions, and primary
components of scientific inquiry. Topics receiving
attention include forms of knowledge, scientific
laws, nature of theory, and ethics.
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BUS U802oo Higher Education Teaching Seminar
2 hours plus conference; 3 credits
Business U802 helps doctoral students learn about
college teaching. Several faculty instructors conduct
sessions treating teaching methods, preparation,
evaluation, communication techniques, diversity,
and common teaching problems. Students read articles,
prepare case analyses, and acquire advice in response
to problems they raise.
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BUS U850oo Comparative International Management and Organizations
3 hours; 3 credits
Emphasis in this course is on a comparative study
of the impact of business organizations and management
activities on the economy and society of a selected
number of countries. The aim is to sensitize to
the cultural, socioeconomic, political, and government
regularity factors that influence and determine
relationships between social institutions and the
management of business organizations.
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BUS U872ooA
Seminar in Organization Theory I
2 hours plus conference; 3 credits
This course emphasizes organizational analysis from
a structuralist perspective. Typologies of organizations
are developed and evaluated from various theoretical
perspectives both in the United States and in other
cultural settings.
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BUS U872ooB Seminar in Organization Theory II
2 hours plus conference; 3 credits
A detailed study of the nature, development analysis,
and application of theory and models to the study
of management and organization. A marco view of
theory formulation, elements of theory and models,
and notion of explanation and a detailed study of
a series of modern theories constructs proposed.
Alternative expanded schemes are proposed in order
to account for organizational processes in work
settings in the United States and other cultures.
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BUS U874ooA
Seminar in Organization Behavior I
2 hours plus conference; 3 credits
This course critically examines the metatheoretical
characteristics of contemporary theory in organizational
behavior and the empirical adequacy of the theoretical
constructs proposed. Alternative expanded schemes
are proposed in order to account for organizational
processes in work setting in the United States and
other cultures.
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BUS U874ooB
Seminar in Organization Behavior II
2 hours plus conference; 3 credits
This course concerns itself with the effect of organizational
policies, practices, and job characteristics on
individuals and society. Theoretical frameworks
relating to alienation, stress, and job and life
satisfaction are examined, and an effort is made
to develop an understanding of those conditions
under which organizations may impact positively
on the component elements of our society.
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BUS U877oo Behavioral Science Foundations I
2 hours plus conference; 3 credits
Deals with the individual and small-group behavior
in organizations. Covers material dealing with attitude
and performance of organizational participants and
such issues as leadership style, personnel, attitude,
and motivation. Emphasizes the psychological approach
to behavior.
Prerequisites: Preliminary
requirements.
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BUS U878oo Behavioral Science Foundations II
2 hours plus conference; 3 credits
A continuation of Behavioral Science Foundations
I (BUS U 877). The emphasis is on the organization
as a unit of analysis as well as the organizational
system at large. The approach is sociopolitical
in nature, emphasizing the ecological and environmental
impacts on organizational system at large. The approach
is sociopolitical in nature, emphasizing the ecological
and environmental impacts on organizations.
Prerequisite: BUS U877.
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U885oo Research Method I
2 hours plus conference; 3 credits
An intensive survey of behavioral science research
methods as applied particularly to the study of
organizations and as applied particularly to the
study of organizations. Students complete projects
utilizing a number of methods, perform both primary
and secondary data analysis utilizing major computer
software packages, and prepare a complete research
proposal, including literature review and sample
and measurement selection in an area of relevance
to organizations.
Prerequisites: Preliminary requirements.
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BUS U886oo
Research Method II
2 hours plus conference; 3 credits
An intensive survey of major analytical techniques
applicable to research in organizational behavior.
Students apply concepts and skills developed in
BUS U885 in performing a variety of analyses and
data-handling techniques. Particular attention is
given to the assumptions, limitations, and misapplications
of the various techniques as well as to the proper
interpretation of results. Students implement the
research proposal developed in BUS U885 by collecting
and/or analyzing appropriate data and preparing
a final research paper.
Prerequisite: BUS UBB5.
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BUS U889oo Seminar in Contemporary Business Research
No credit
A seminar in which students and faculty discuss
and analyze contemporary research and research methodology
in the various business specializations. Particular
attention is paid to ongoing or proposed research
by faculty and students. All student dissertation
proposals are formally presented in this seminar.
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STAT U700oo (STA 9700) Statistical Analysis for Business Decision
3 hours plus conference; 3 credits
This first course in linear models is designed to
present the material related to classical regression
as well as relevant modern techniques. The traditional
material based on ordinary least squares is blended
with the modern methods of diagnosis and combating
of collinearity. In the area of selecting the optimal
subset model, classical and contemporary methodologies
are presented. Influence diagnostics to detect data
points that exert a disproportionate influence on
the regression model are also presented. In addition,
procedures that are used when the assumptions of
standard methodology are violated are discussed.
Prerequisite: STA 9708 or equivalent. Credit is
given for STA U700 (STA 9700) or STA 9000, but
not both.
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STAT U702oo Advanced Statistical Inference
3 hours; 3 credits
The theory and application of sampling methods
as applied to human populations, industrial sampling,
record sampling, and sampling of experimental
data are discussed. A variety of plans, including
unrestricted random sampling, stratified cluster,
multistage, replicated, multiple and sequential,
discovery and ratio, and regression estimate sampling
plans, are discussed and compared for efficiency.
(Registration for this course is ordinarily limited
to students in the doctoral program. Master's
degree students in the statistics specialization
may register for this course only with departmental
permission.)
Prerequisites: STA U700 and
departmental permission.
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STAT
U703oo Applied Probability
3 hours; 3 credits
This course covers the operation of sets, probability
in finite sample space, random variables, finite
Markov process and probability functions, and subjective
or personalistic probability. Among the random processes
and probability distributions developed are Bernovilli,
Pascal, hypergeometric, Poisson, exponential, gammas,
and normal distributions. Random sampling distributions
and derived probability distributions are presented.
Applications to selected business problems are also
presented.
Prerequisite: Departmental
permission
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STAT
U704oo (OPR 9704) Operations Research Quantitative
Analysis for Business Decisions applied Probability
3 hours; 3 credits
The quantitative techniques in operations research
and their application to the decision-making and
management planning areas. Emphasis is first placed
on problem formulation; quantitative decision models,
including deterministic, stochastic, uncertainty,
control, and competitive models, are then developed.
The components of Bayesian decision models are developed.
Such characteristic operations research tools as
linear programming, queuing theory, and inventory
theory, as well as mathematical simulations and
models of entire complex systems, are developed
and applied to management areas of marketing, finance,
production, and personnel and health administration.
Prerequisites: STA U 700,
MTH 9703
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STAT
U705oo (STA 9705) Multivariate Statistical Methods
3 hours; 3 credits
A comprehensive survey of a large array of widely
used multivariate statistical methods intended for
the user of advanced statistical methodology. The
multivariate normal distribution and related distributions,
including Hotelling T2 and Wishart distribution,
are introduced and their use illustrated in statistical
estimation and hypothesis testing in multivariate
normal models. Additional topics introduced and
applied include multivariate analysis of variance
and covariance, canonical correlation, principal
component analysis, factor analysis, discriminant
analysis, and cluster analysis. Students prepare
both an oral and written report on their findings.
Prerequisites: MTH 9703; STA
9700 or equivalent.
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STAT
U783oo (STA 9783) Stochastic Processes for Application
I
3 hours; 3 credits
The fundamental concepts of stochastic processes
necessary for understanding the complex probabilistic
models currently used in business applications are
discussed. Stochastic processes covered include
the random walk, Markov chains, Borth and Death,
and the Markov and Poisson renewal processes. Examples
are selected from various disciplines to illustrate
the use of these processes.
Prerequisite: STA U702.
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STAT
U820oo Mathematical Programming in Business and
Industry
3 hours; 3 credits
This course deals primarily with the special use
of linear programming, with less emphasis on the
extension to nonprogramming. The general linear
programming model, the transportation model, and
the assignment program are introduced. Topics in
linear programming, such as the simplex algorithm,
duality, sensitivity analysis, integer programming,
trans-shipment, blending problems, the caterer problem,
etc., are developed. Extensions to problems involving
nonlinear functions include quadratic and convex
programming and the Kuhn-Tucker theorems. Linear
programming is discussed for both static (single
time-period) and dynamic (multistage) cases; problems
in which the coefficients and deterministic, parametric,
and stochastic.
Prerequisites: STA U704, MTH
9703
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STAT
U851oo Computer Techniques in Business Research
3 hours; 3 credits
The computer and problem solving in the areas of
business decision-making statistical methods and
accounting. Discussions of mathematical techniques
for the computer, including approximation and simulation
methods. Programming methods for various problems
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