The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the area of corporate finance and investments. Students will learn about the basic concerns and responsibilities of financial managers, and gain an appreciation of the methods of analysis employed by them. Students will learn both theory and practice of corporate finance and investments.

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.

The purpose of this course is to provide students with a broad introduction to diversity and inclusion in business. Students will examine a range of topics including but not limited to dimensions of diversity, unconscious bias, inclusive leadership, global cultural competency, and allyship. Upon completion of this course, students should understand how the various dimensions of diversity, techniques for developing an inclusive culture, and how competency in these areas will influence the future of work.

Capstone course requiring application of knowledge and techniques derived from previous courses. Course presents strategic management theories and frameworks, uses integrative cases, and leverages empirical observations to guide students in the formulation of successful firm-level strategies.

This course provides an overview of statistical analysis and inference. The language and methods of statistics are used throughout the MBA curriculum, both in the classroom and in assigned readings. In addition, the language and methods of statistical analysis have permeated much of academic and professional writing as well as media reporting, both inside and beyond the business community. The goal is to present a broad introduction to statistical thinking, concepts, methods, and vocabulary. The course has an emphasis on business applications.

Provides an overview of different perspectives and approaches to leadership practice and related organizational behavior topics. Relying on a participative multi-learning approach, the course goes beyond traditional leadership practices to examine empowering leadership approaches for addressing contemporary organizational behavior challenges such as leading teams. The overall objective is to increase students' understanding of and ability to apply contemporary leadership and organizational behavior knowledge in work situations.

Organizations?whether businesses or non-profits?are increasingly reliant on information technology (IT) and operations excellence to achieve strategic goals, drive innovation, and maintain competitive advantage. This course provides a broad survey of the strategic and operational roles of Information Systems Management (IS) and Operations Management (OM) in modern organizations. Over the first seven weeks, students explore how information systems support business processes, decision-making, and competitive advantage. Topics include digital transformation, digital strategy, implementation of information systems, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies. The second half of the course focuses on operations management, emphasizing operations strategy, supply chain strategy, process design, capacity planning, and process improvement. Through case studies and discussions, students learn to evaluate and apply IS and OM concepts to improve organizational performance and resilience. By the end of the course, students will be equipped to critically assess how information systems and operations strategies?when aligned with distinctive competencies and competitive priorities?can enhance the positioning and effectiveness of their organizations.

An overview of the concepts and language of financial and managerial accounting that covers how accounting information can be used as an effective tool for communication, monitoring, and resource allocation. Topics include the principles and methodologies underlying financial statements and the inherent limitations of that information. Additional topics include behavior, cost analysis, and tools used to motivate and coordinate business activities.

This course integrates foundational micro- and macro-economic concepts with the core principles of corporate finance and financial markets. Students learn how markets, incentives, and policy shape financial decisions inside firms and how financial tools quantify those decisions. We move from the principles of scarcity and equilibrium to capital budgeting, risk, and valuation?always linking economic reasoning to financial outcomes.

The goal of this course is to teach leaders what they need to know in order to build high-performance operations with world-class processes of innovation and continuous improvement. We cover the most current methodologies and tools, together with the most important soft skills required, to create efficient and responsive operations that deliver the highest quality services and products.