Graduate Required PMBA/ELMBA/MS+MBA (GR courses)

Courses

This course covers basic statistical techniques in a managerial setting featuring case studies and conceptual exercises. Statistical topics include effective use of numerical and graphical summaries, estimation and confidence intervals, hypothesis testing and regression. A few more advanced topics such as data mining, the Bayesian paradigm and principles of model building may be encountered during projects.

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Note: Restricted to DMBA, ELMBA and MSMBA students

This course examines managerial decision making from an economic standpoint. The first half (microeconomics) explores how prices, wages, and profits are determined in market economies; the advantages and disadvantages of unfettered competition; and the impact of government intervention on market outcomes. The second half (macroeconomics) investigates the factors influencing Gross Domestic Product, interest rates, unemployment, inflation, and growth; the causes of the business cycle; the role of the federal government and the Federal Reserve in stabilizing the economy; the impact of technology on productivity and growth; and the influence of international trade and finance on economic activity.

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Note: Restricted to DMBA, ELMBA and MSMBA students

This course covers the processes involved in the creation, distribution and sale of products and services, and explores the tasks and decisions facing marketing managers. It focuses on market and competitive analysis, customer behavior, and the design and implementation of marketing strategies in domestic and international markets, including product, price, promotion, distribution and customer service decisions.

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Note: Restricted to DMBA, ELMBA and MSMBA students

The course highlights how managers use cost, cash flow and financial reporting information in their decisions. It will introduce the student to (a) purpose of accounting and its role in making business decisions, (b) accounting principles, procedures and judgments underlying corporate financial statements, (c) use, interpretation and limitations of financial statements, (d) use and interpretation of cost accounting data in managerial decision-making, and (e) approaches to identify problems, analyze their financial and managerial implications, and evaluate alternative solutions.

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Prerequisite(s): GR 521 and GR 524

Note: Restricted to DMBA, ELMBA and MSMBA students

The objective of this course is to provide an applied understanding of the finance concepts and tools of analysis used in measuring firm performance and in making investment decisions that create value. This will be achieved through instructor conferences and the use of cases. The main concepts we will cover are financial statements, ratio analysis, financial planning, the time value of money, capital
budgeting, capital structure, the cost of capital and asset valuation.

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Note: Restricted to DMBA, ELMBA and MSMBA students. MSIT students may take GR 610A and GR 610B with program director approval.

Presents the characteristics of business processes and the IT systems that enable them, to emphasize linkages among the functions of operations, marketing, accounting and finance. Demonstrates the strategic value of good process design and implementation. Students learn techniques and software for process mapping and measurement, benchmarking, problem identification and analysis, and process reengineering, while examining key processes such as supply-chain management. Part I of the course provides the knowledge and tools needed to undertake a major team project for a client company. Part II comprises the field project, as each student team works for a client to model, analyze and recommend improvements for a specific business process and associated IT architecture.

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Prerequisite(s): GR 610A

Note: Restricted to DMBA, ELMBA and MSMBA students. MSIT students may take GR 610A and GR 610B with program director approval.

Presents the characteristics of business processes and the IT systems that enable them, to emphasize linkages among the functions of operations, marketing, accounting and finance. Demonstrates the strategic value of good process design and implementation. Students learn techniques and software for process mapping and measurement, benchmarking, problem identification and analysis, and process reengineering, while examining key processes such as supply-chain management. Part I of the course provides the knowledge and tools needed to undertake a major team project for a client company. Part II comprises the field project, as each student team works for a client to model, analyze and recommend improvements for a specific business process and associated IT architecture.

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Note: Restricted to DMBA, ELMBA and MSMBA students

The purpose of the IT for Competitive Advantage I (ITCA) course is to give students an appreciation for
the management issues involved in the use and development of IT in organizations. Throughout the
course, students actively learn how key leading-edge technologies such as database tools (e.g., Access and Oracle), enterprise systems (e.g., SAP), Web development environments (e.g., Creative Studio, ColdFusion), and other e-business enablers influence an organization's capability to compete in today's economy. In addition, ITCA provides many of the tools and context for the Business Processes (GR610) course.

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Prerequisite(s): GR 620A

Note: Restricted to DMBA, ELMBA and MSMBA students

The purpose of the Information Technology for Competitive Advantage II (ITCA) course is for students to develop an understanding of the management issues involved in the development, deployment, and use of information systems in organizations. Part B of this course focuses more directly on business application technologies and the business context for the foundation technologies introduced during part A. In addition, students gain hands-on experience working with several components of Creative Studio, including Flash and ColdFusion, for developing data-driven, dynamic websites that build on the database concepts learned in the fall semester.

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Note: Restricted to DMBA, ELMBA and MSMBA students

Presents conceptual models of team dynamics and development, providing opportunities to apply the models through teams formed in the Business Processes course. Using their own teams as "real-time case studies," students learn both to diagnose the sources of team problems and successes, and to intervene to solve team problems and create and maintain successes. The impact on team effectiveness of individual styles, interpersonal dynamics, intergroup issues and the organizational context are examined. Students prepare to work effectively in virtual teams, cross-functional task forces, and teams with members of diverse backgrounds.

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Note: Restricted to DMBA, ELMBA and MSMBA students

The course provides an overview of the legal environment of business, with an emphasis on the roles of law, ethics and corporate social responsibility in managerial decision making. The course provides an overview of traditional sources of ethics and ethical conflict. These will ground our students in the legal and ethical framework for the specific areas of law we study throughout the rest of the course. The course then covers the resolution of legal disputes, Constitutional law, torts including product liability, contracts and sales, employment law, intellectual property and environmental concerns. International perspectives on legal issues will also be included in almost every week of the course. We will examine ways in which the internet, including e-commerce and online publications, affects the legal environment of business. The course prepares students to spot legal and ethical issues in business, and to seek expert legal advice where appropriate.

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Note: Restricted to DMBA, ELMBA and MSMBA students

This capstone course provides classroom instruction in consulting practice and skills. It places cross-functional student teams with clients to analyze and solve a strategic management problem. Clients may be large or small, private, public or nonprofit organizations from a wide range of industries and sectors. Faculty-supervised teams contract with the client, define a problem and expected outcome, apply field research techniques to study and measure the problem, and develop recommendations that are presented to the client in oral and written presentations.

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Prerequisite(s): GR 523, GR 524, and GR 525

Note: Restricted to DMBA, ELMBA and MSMBA students

Corporate Immersion courses focus on solving current business problems with company management. Emphasizes the use of multidisciplinary skills to identify, define, and solve complex issues within the firm. Covers multiple topics including finance, accounting, management, marketing, technology and the law. Helpful to understand technology and cultural idioms. Involves significant group work and the ability to meet tight deadlines. Deliverables may be sequential, but often unrelated and with frequent changes throughout the semester. Need immense curiosity, ability to research, search capability, and experience investigating multiple industries. Emphasizes the ability to use both written and oral skills in formal business presentations to top management. Requires the ability to defend analyses and recommendations under pressure and strict time constraints. Mirrors working conditions and expectations of corporate partner’s employees.

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