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1.00 Credits
The goal of MGMT 702: Mexico Study Abroad course is to educate students on how business is conducted in Mexico and make them aware of the vibrancy and importance of the Mexican economy to the United States and the world. The hope is that we will be creating future business leaders who understand that Mexico is a great place to conduct business with a plethora of opportunities. Additionally, we want students to understand that Mexico is an invaluable business partner for the United States. The course readings and site visits are geared towards three areas of the Mexican economy: business, governmental policies, and people.
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0.00 Credits
The purpose of this course is to expose students to the American business enterprise. This exposure is accomplished through two primary means: (1) readings about the drivers of success in U.S. firms; and (2) a spring internship with a firm in the United States. The readings are meant to complement much of your course work in the second year of the MBA program.
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1.50 Credits
The course emphasizes active discussion of short case studies of people making career decisions. The course also includes readings from psychologists who have researched what it is that gives people satisfaction from their work
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3.00 Credits
Process innovation in the design and construction industries is far too rare. Even with access to powerful tools such as CADD and the Internet, many opportunities for process improvement are overlooked and problems are repeatedly ignored. Within this course, cross-discipline project teams will use contemporary business tools to evaluate long- standing industry practices and develop ideas for process innovation. At the end of the semester, students will present innovation concepts to members of the Project Delivery Innovation Forum, a group of industry leaders that may select student ideas for further research on real projects.
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1.50 Credits
What role does thorough market research and strategic marketing play in the overall health of a real estate portfolio? Why do both the development and sales teams within a real estate organization depend so heavily on both market research and marketing when faced with key financial decisions: redevelopment decisions; “buy/sell” decisions; new development decisions; re-merchandising decisions; re-positioning decisions. We will discuss these topics mainly from a public company’s perspective and work with “subject” Houston properties that are easily accessible to students. This course will help students understand how market research, branding, public relations, marketing and selling are all both interdependent within a real estate organization and essential to a company’s targeted profitability. The material will be useful in helping students learn that a real estate project (whether multi-family, commercial or shopping center) is dynamic and vulnerable and needs to be thoroughly understood by the owner in order to maximize its financial potential during any stage of the property’s life cycle.
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1.50 Credits
In this class we develop a systematic way of analyzing strategic decision-making in interactive situations as well as a conceptual framework that can be applied to understanding business strategy. This course takes an analytical and sometimes quantitative approach. We will use equilibrium analysis to study topics including the use of credible threats and promises, strategic use of information through signaling and screening, negotiation and bargaining, and bidding in and designing auctions. The ultimate goal of this course is to enhance your ability to think strategically in complex, interactive (business) situations. The course has an experimental flavor as well. You will participate in toy experiments with and against other classmates. Both fun and simple, these experiments illustrate general principles of behavior not necessarily rational one. Since many strategic concepts and reasoning appear counterintuitive at first, having a toolbox of simple analogies and explanations will empower you to convince others of your decisions.
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1.50 Credits
This course examines the broad subject of law as it relates to business and is designed to help the student develop “legal astuteness.” That is, the ability to communicate effectively with counsel and to work together with counsel to solve complex problems and/or to protect and leverage the firm’s resources. It is designed to be a guide to understanding how the law impacts daily management decisions and business strategies, to spotting legal issues before they become legal problems, and to using laws and legal tools to marshal resources and manage risk.
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1.50 Credits
Professional service firms – consulting, money management, private equity, venture capital, advertising, medical service, and law firms – are confronted with significant challenges as they experience increased competition from boutique firms as well as global and international competitors. Clients are more demanding, and there are significant, strategic and organizational challenges which require different approaches from traditional approaches. One observer noted that this competition has moved from gentlemanly competition to a “blood sport”. Interestingly, the service sector in the US furnishes 68 percent of the GDP1 and this is growing in emerging economies; for example, the service sector in India contributed 56 percent to the GDP during 2008-09. Additionally, many of these firms’ leaders are overwhelmed by the expectation of a dual role where they are not only managers but also high profile producers. As such, it is important for a course to examine the strategy and leadership challenges these firms face and likewise to expose students to the challenges they will face as professionals in one of these organizations, and ultimately as leaders in such professional service firms. The course will also include visits from managers associated with professional service firms.
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2.00 Credits
In this course, students will gain hands-on experience in the challenges and excitement of managing a simulated Fixed Income portfolio (U.S. Treasuries, corporate bonds and mortgages). FIP Sim 'student-managers' will actively learn and utilize the resources of the El Paso Finance Center to set up, research, and manage/trade their simulated portfolios. Each portfolio will consist of securities selected by the 'student manager' from an index in conformance with pre-established investment guidelines - analogous to the real investment management world. Monthly portfolio performance will be calculated and benchmarked against the index. Classroom time will be used for a combination of lectures, speakers, interactive Finance Center activities, and professor/student consultation sessions on investment strategy. This course work will leverage off of material learned in MGMT 651, and to receive credit, you must simultaneously take MGMT 651.
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3.00 Credits
The goal of this course is to provide the student with exposure to early stage technology entrepreneurship. Evaluation of opportunities, business model, capitalization, and early operations are covered. The focus is on the parts of entrepreneurship that are unique to dealing with the commercialization of research discoveries. A significant amount of time will be spent on university to business transitions and in thinking about how to take research discoveries and create a business.
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