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ECON 3200 3.00 R: Economics of Business Management (Mondays, 11:30am – 2:30pm)
This course focuses on the application of economic theory to provide guidance for business managers and to facilitate complex decision making in an environment of risk and uncertainty. This course is concerned with the firm’s competitive positioning and as such is designed as an integrative course to integrate into economics a variety of concepts from marketing, finance and accounting. Topics include firms’ boundaries; horizontal and vertical integration; market and competitive analysis; pricing decisions, advertising and promotional decisions; product quality and competitive strategy; and investment decisions.
Prerequisite: SB/INTL 1200 3.00. Course Credit Exclusions: AP/ECON 2300 3.00, AP/ECON 3411 3.00.
ECON 4210 3.00 R: Economic Forecasting & Analysis (Tuesdays, 11:30am – 2:30pm)
An increasing number of organizations make explicit forecasts of the economic environment within which they will be operating as a basis for forward-looking plans. This course assesses the main forecasting methods in relation to the length of the forecasting time horizon. Several systematic appraisals of past forecasts are reviewed.
Prerequisites: SB/ECON 2000 3.00 or SB/INTL 1200 3.00 and SB/INTL 1210 3.00 Course Credit Exclusion: AP/ECON 3210 3.00.
FINE 3100 3.00 R: Financial Management (Thursdays, 8:30am – 11:30am)
In this course, students develop their knowledge and skills as financial managers. The course includes both the study of financial management theories and the analysis of business cases. Building on the basics of financial management introduced in SB/FINE 2000 3.0, the course covers capital structure decisions, dividend policy, working capital management, capital budgeting, business valuation, mergers and acquisitions and risk management.
Prerequisite: SB/FINE 2000. 3.00. Course credit exclusions: AP/ECON 4400 3.00, AP/ECON 4220 3.00, and AP/ECON 4410 3.00.
FINE 4060 3.00 R: Advanced Personal Finance (Thursdays, 11:30am – 2:30pm)
This course addresses advanced topics in personal finance. It focuses on the management of uncertainty (randomness) consumers face towards the end of the lifecycle in the areas of longevity, mortality, inflation, investment returns, pensions and income taxes. The instructional pedagogy is interactive and computational. Students will learn how to create R-scripts that optimize and solve real-world retirement income problems.
Prerequisite: SB/FINE 2000 3.00 Corequisite: SB/FINE 4050 3.00
FINE 4150 3.00 S: Advanced Corporate Finance (Mondays, 2:30pm – 5:30pm)
Building on the concepts, models and decision situations presented in SB/FINE 2000 3.00 and SB/FINE 3100 3.00, the course exposes students to more advanced, complex and specialized decision situations in the areas of corporate investment, financing, financial planning and financial management. Applications and case analyses are important aspects of the course.
Prerequisite: SB/FINE 3100 3.00. Course Credit Exclusion: AP/ECON 4420 3.00.
MGMT 4700 3.00 R: Project Management (Wednesdays, 8:30am – 11:30am)
This course prepares students to work on project teams. Students will learn the basic concepts of project management and, through the use of project management software, will be exposed to computerized methodology. In addition, students will learn the organizational and interpersonal aspects of project management. Topics include project strategy, time management and scheduling, risk management, cost management, and resource management.
MKTG 3100 3.00 R: Marketing Research (Mondays, 2:30pm – 5:30pm)
This course develops a managerial appreciation of marketing research. The steps of the research project are delineated, from problem definition through research design, sample selection, data collection, analysis and presentation. The concepts discussed are integrated into the broader requirements of a marketing information system. A major term project is required.
Prerequisite: SB/MKTG 1030 3.00 (Previously offered as SB/MKTG 2030 3.00).
SGMT 4750 3.00 R: Strategy Execution (Wednesdays, 2:30pm – 5:30pm)
This course addresses the managerial challenge of executing a firm’s strategy, by focusing on organizational elements that must be aligned to support a strategy as well as the tremendous difficulty of doing so. These elements include, but are not limited to, organizational structures and control mechanisms that match the given strategy as well as strategic leadership. Students learn and apply theory regarding strategy execution by analyzing implementation and performance in specific firms.
Prerequisite or corequisite*: SB/INTL 3000 3.00 (Previously offered as SB/INTL 4400 3.00).
*Don’t have INTL 3000? No problem! While INTL 3000 is the formal prerequisite for this course, students who wish to take it in Winter 2019 may take INTL 3000 (or SGMT 3000) as a corequisite instead.
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