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4.00 Credits
An overview of business fundamentals, functional areas of business, business careers, and opportunities provided through the curriculum of the Sigmund Weis School. The course takes a case-based approach emphasizing teamwork and communication skills. A team presentation of case analyses to invited business executives is a key component of the course. 4 SH. Core: Personal Development.
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4.00 Credits
Principles and methods of data collection, presentation, analysis and interpretation for business decisions. Includes statistical description, probability theory, and methods of inference; regression and correlation analysis; time-series analysis and index numbers; and chi-square. Introduces computer-based statistical packages. (Students may earn credit for only one of the introductory statistics courses offered by the management, mathematics, or psychology departments.) Prerequisite: MATH:101 or equivalent placement. 4 SH. Core: Intellectual Skills, Mathematics and Logic.
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4.00 Credits
The study of business activities planned and implemented to facilitate the exchange or transfer of products and services so that both parties benefit. Examines markets and segments, as well as product, price, promotion, and channel variable decisions. Considers marketing in profit and nonprofit sectors, and in the international setting. Prerequisite: sophomore standing. 4 SH.
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1.00 Credits
A preparation for the London Program. Topics include British culture, economics, business, politics, and history, plus additional related considerations of Continental Europe. The course is offered once a semester and is a prerequisite for participation in the London Program during the subsequent semester. Prerequisite: Acceptance into the London Program. 1 SH. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
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4.00 Credits
Emphasizes small business operations and management, and the theories and practice of entrepreneurship. Topics include developing a business plan, small business finance, and selected international examples. Students will be engaged in a realistic simulation of a small business, from creating the business, running it on a day-to-day basis, to potentially exiting the business in some way (sell, close, bankruptcy). 4 SH.
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4.00 Credits
Examines the theory and practice of corporate financial management. Topics include the financial environment, time value of money, bond and stock valuation, and the capital asset pricing model. Also covers analysis of financial statements, financial forecasting, capital budgeting, long-term financing decisions, the cost of capital, capital structure, dividend policy, and working capital management. Prerequisites: junior standing, MGMT:202, ACCT:200, ECON:201, ECON:202. 4 SH.
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4.00 Credits
Examines various investment vehicles within a risk and return framework. Topics include the structure and operation of markets, use of margin, short sales, stock market indexes, mutual funds, efficient market hypothesis, stock and bond valuation, duration, international investing, call and put options, futures contracts, real estate, and portfolio management. Uses a mutual fund study, a stock valuation exercise, and a computer database to increase knowledge and experience in investment management. Prerequisite: MGMT:340. 4 SH.
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4.00 Credits
Examines financial institutions from the viewpoint of consumers of financial services and the viewpoint of a financial institutions manager. Focuses on the financial, operating and organizational characteristics of the financial services offered to the public. Topics include consumer and business lending, asset liability management emphasizing GAP analysis, the role of capital, offering and pricing new financial services, and mergers and acquisitions. Financial institution manager presentations, current problems, historical cases, and a computer database apply course concepts. Prerequisite: MGMT:340. 4 SH.
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2.00 Credits
A broad exposure to the turbulent, complex and expanding nature of business in the international environment. Considers the fundamental principles and practices of multi-national enterprises with both text and case studies. Prerequisites: ECON:201, ECON:202, MGMT:360, or permission of instructor. 2 SH.
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4.00 Credits
A study of business practice and operations in the UK and Continental Europe. Offered in London, England, for business students in the London semester. Emphasis is pragmatic and applications-oriented. The course features field trips to manufacturing facilities, distribution centers and financial institutions in the UK and on the Continent. Class often features guest lecturers knowledgeable in specific fields of international business. Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of the instructor, and participation in the London semester, described in the London Program section. 4 SH.
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