Learn how to manage emerging IT systems in the global business environment.
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Requirement(s): First course in a two-course sequence.
Examines necessary tools required to plan and run a successful business venture. Requires integration of concepts, methods and models from accounting, economics and marketing in forming a business plan for a product or service in a case study.
Requirement(s): Second course in a two-course sequence. Prerequisite: BUS 5601
Builds on BUS 5601. Examines and uses concepts, methods and models from the functional business areas of statistics, finance, management and law. Requires students to integrate each component into a complete business plan.
Provides an understanding of the microeconomic forces that influence firm decision-making. Includes competitive markets and market failure, benefit-cost analysis, demand estimation and forecasting, decision-making under risk and uncertainty, production and cost estimation, and market structure analysis.
Focuses on internal reporting to managers for use in planning and control, in making nonroutine decisions and in formulating major plans and policies. Covers cost-volume-profit relationships, flexible budgets and standards, job order and process cost, and cost allocation and accumulation.
Studies the concepts and tools of corporate financial management and financial planning, including capital budgeting, capital structure, and net working capital. Considers the importance of ethics in financial decision-making.
Presents existing research, theories and models explaining how individual and group behavior and processes shape the internal dynamics of organizations. Provides the foundation to understand contemporary debates concerning alternative organizational designs and management practices.
Examines the tools and techniques of managing marketing activities as well as an analysis of the marketing process. Emphasizes decision-making, the refinement of skills needed to recognize and solve marketing problems, and effective communication of recommendations. Uses case analysis extensively.
Elective courses available will vary depending upon your individual situation.
Addresses policy and management issues surrounding information systems in today’s enterprises: strategic use, organizational impact, project management, human resource issues and other topics germane to understanding management information systems.
Prerequisite: BUS 5460
Introduces basic concepts of database management. Examines database systems from organization and management perspectives. Includes concepts, tools and techniques used to design, implement and use a database system. Also includes database architecture, conceptual and relational data models, structured query language (SQL), administration, concurrent processing, and data warehousing and mining.
Introduces the basic concepts of information technology and globalization. Identifies ethical, social and cultural considerations in the global marketplace. Includes the complexities of information security and privacy, and the importance of data management and retrieval systems. Also includes enterprise solutions, government policies and regulations, and emerging technologies.
Prerequisite: BUS 5460, BUS 5610
Introduces the basic concepts of information technology and innovation from a strategic management perspective. Covers strategic management of high technology companies, emerging technologies in a global marketplace, and aligning product development and system design. Identifies the creation of new products and services, and how new ventures are exploited.
In-depth analysis of industries and competitors, and how to build and defend competitive advantages in forming a successful competitive strategy. Case analysis and management simulation convey the multifunctional nature of decision making at the top management level. Augmented by live-case analyses.
Requirement(s): Must be taken in the final semester before graduation
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