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Ethics and Professional Responsibilities for Accountants

SCH-MGMT

This course introduces students to important ethical issues in the context of business activities. Students will gain an understanding of the relationship between business organizations and society at large, and gain an awareness of the social and economic environments in which ethical issues arise. Students will be introduced to ethical frameworks and theories to help them develop the reasoning and analytical skills essential to addressing these important and sometimes difficult issues. The course will focus on the importance of ethics in decision-making to the long-term success of the business enterprise.

Course Details

Winter 2024

This class is non-credit
Course Notes
UWW class; $75/term reg. fee + $850/credit. Refunds differ from Univ. day classes; see www.umass.edu/uww/resources/refund-policy.

Foundation of Finance

SCH-MGMT

This is a "high elevation" course covering a wide range of issues regarding financial markets. The short duration of the course will make this coverage summary in nature, but will not prohibit you from learning much about the financial world, and financial markets.

Course Details

Winter 2024

This class is non-credit
Course Notes
UWW class; $75/term reg. fee + $925/credit. Refunds differ from Univ. day classes; see www.umass.edu/uww/resources/refund-policy. Open to Online MBA Students.

Foundation of Finance

SCH-MGMT

This is a "high elevation" course covering a wide range of issues regarding financial markets. The short duration of the course will make this coverage summary in nature, but will not prohibit you from learning much about the financial world, and financial markets.

Course Details

Winter 2024

This class is non-credit
Course Notes
UWW class; $75/term reg. fee + $925/credit. Refunds differ from Univ. day classes; see www.umass.edu/uww/resources/refund-policy. Open to Online MBA Students.

Foundations of Financial Accounting

SCH-MGMT

In this course students will learn to prepare and interpret the three major components of the corporate annual report: the Balance Sheet, the Income Statement, and the Statement of Cash Flows. The underlying accounting model that produces these statements will be critically reviewed; both its strengths and limitations will be evaluated. Additionally the role of popular ratios in forecasting firm profitability, risk, and liquidity are considered. Student will gain this knowledge through homework assignments, discussion questions, and an integrative case analysis.

Course Details

Winter 2024

This class is non-credit
Course Notes
UWW class; $75/term reg. fee + $925/credit. Refunds differ from Univ. day classes; see www.umass.edu/uww/resources/refund-policy. Open to Online MBA Students.

Foundations of Financial Accounting

SCH-MGMT

In this course students will learn to prepare and interpret the three major components of the corporate annual report: the Balance Sheet, the Income Statement, and the Statement of Cash Flows. The underlying accounting model that produces these statements will be critically reviewed; both its strengths and limitations will be evaluated. Additionally the role of popular ratios in forecasting firm profitability, risk, and liquidity are considered. Student will gain this knowledge through homework assignments, discussion questions, and an integrative case analysis.

Course Details

Winter 2024

This class is non-credit
Course Notes
UWW class; $75/term reg. fee + $925/credit. Refunds differ from Univ. day classes; see www.umass.edu/uww/resources/refund-policy. Open to Online MBA Students.

Data Management for Business Leaders

SCH-MGMT

This course teaches students how to maximize spreadsheets as a data management tool using advanced functions and formulas. Students will learn how to efficiently manipulate, format, and automate data, and use spreadsheets to build customized reports, dashboards, amazing charts, pivot tables and macros. This course is applicable to all business disciplines. Prerequisites: basic spreadsheet knowledge.

Course Details

Winter 2024

This class is non-credit
Course Notes
UWW class; $75/term reg. fee + $925/credit. Refunds differ from Univ. day classes; see www.umass.edu/uww/resources/refund-policy. Open to Online MBA and MSA Students.

Data Management for Business Leaders

SCH-MGMT

This course teaches students how to maximize spreadsheets as a data management tool using advanced functions and formulas. Students will learn how to efficiently manipulate, format, and automate data, and use spreadsheets to build customized reports, dashboards, amazing charts, pivot tables and macros. This course is applicable to all business disciplines. Prerequisites: basic spreadsheet knowledge.

Course Details

Winter 2024

This class is non-credit
Course Notes
UWW class; $75/term reg. fee + $925/credit. Refunds differ from Univ. day classes; see www.umass.edu/uww/resources/refund-policy. Open to Online MBA and MSA Students.

Data Management for Business Leaders

SCH-MGMT

This course teaches students how to maximize spreadsheets as a data management tool using advanced functions and formulas. Students will learn how to efficiently manipulate, format, and automate data, and use spreadsheets to build customized reports, dashboards, amazing charts, pivot tables and macros. This course is applicable to all business disciplines. Prerequisites: basic spreadsheet knowledge.

Course Details

Winter 2024

This class is non-credit
Course Notes
UWW class; $75/term reg. fee + $925/credit. Refunds differ from Univ. day classes; see www.umass.edu/uww/resources/refund-policy. Open to Online MBA and MSA Students.

Career and Professional Development Workshop

SCH-MGMT

This course is designed to help you develop and polish essential career and professional development pieces. The idea is that, whether you are looking for a new job, aiming for a promotion, or happily working in your current position, you need certain items in your career toolkit. Those items include resumes, cover letters, elevator pitches, LinkedIn profiles and behavioral interviewing techniques. We'll use assigned readings, instructional videos, and other guidelines to establish criteria for meeting today's standards. Rubrics establish criteria for meeting expectations of each assignment and provide a framework for instructor feedback. Discussions are optional. Successful completion of the course is based on quality submission of assignments.

Course Details

Winter 2024

This class is non-credit
Course Notes
UWW class; $75/term reg. fee + $925/credit. Refunds differ from Univ. day classes; see www.umass.edu/uww/resources/refund-policy. Open to MSBA students.

Career and Professional Development Workshop

SCH-MGMT

This course is designed to help you develop and polish essential career and professional development pieces. The idea is that, whether you are looking for a new job, aiming for a promotion, or happily working in your current position, you need certain items in your career toolkit. Those items include resumes, cover letters, elevator pitches, LinkedIn profiles and behavioral interviewing techniques. We'll use assigned readings, instructional videos, and other guidelines to establish criteria for meeting today's standards. Rubrics establish criteria for meeting expectations of each assignment and provide a framework for instructor feedback. Discussions are optional. Successful completion of the course is based on quality submission of assignments.

Course Details

Winter 2024

This class is non-credit
Course Notes
UWW class; $75/term reg. fee + $925/credit. Refunds differ from Univ. day classes; see www.umass.edu/uww/resources/refund-policy. Open to Online MBA students.
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