Examines representing, capturing, and reporting of information about events relevant to the operations of a business organization. The course also uses various data analytics approaches to analyze the efficiency, effectiveness, and control of business processes. Controls over business operations are examined from a number of different perspectives including COSO and CoBIT.

Managerial accounting for non-accountants. Focus is on the use of accounting information to improve planning and control activities in business enterprises. Topics include determining the costs of products and services, assessing product and project profitability, and budgeting and monitoring costs and profits. Prerequisite: ACCOUNTG 221.

Preparation and uses of financial statements of business enterprises; the accounting process of recording, classifying, and interpreting business transactions. Conceptual problems analyzed include accounting for inventories, depreciation, and capital stock.

Overview of human resource management theory and practice in organizations. Legal framework; job design; recruitment, selection, performance appraisal, and separation; compensation; benefits; contemporary issues in HRM.

This course provides an executive viewpoint of marketing concepts, such as branding and segmentation, for strategic and organizational decision-making. There is an emphasis on tools available for analysis and control of marketing activities, including the use of new media. Topics also include industrial life cycles, customer experience, and pricing strategy.

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.

Application of behavioral science theories and marketing theories to an understanding of the behavior of consumers. Exploration of consumer decision making and involvement as well as psychological and social factors that influence the consumer. Prerequisites: MARKETNG 301

This Ph.D. seminar examines the strategic foundations of innovation and entrepreneurship, which are two critical engines of value creation and competitive advantage. Approximately 75% of the course focuses on innovation (firm capabilities, technological change, ecosystems, industry dynamics), and 25% on entrepreneurship (opportunity recognition, new venture strategies, corporate entrepreneurship). The course engages deeply with seminal theoretical works and leading empirical studies from top journals (Strategic Management Journal, Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science, Management Science, Research Policy, and others). Students will develop a strong understanding of how innovation and entrepreneurship shape firm behavior, industry evolution, and broader economic systems. Emphasis is placed on critically evaluating major frameworks, synthesizing diverse perspectives, and identifying opportunities for future research contributions.

First part of course: conceptual in nature. Topics include nature of attest function, ethical and legal relationships of audits and types of audit reports. Second part: technical aspects of auditing including study and evaluation of internal control. Final part: statistical sampling and auditing in a computer environment. Prerequisite: SCH-MGMT 522 or equivalent.

Continuation of ACCOUNTG 221. Conceptual framework for accounting for a firm's reported assets. The nature of assets, their recognition, measurement, and disclosure. Motivations of management in choosing among acceptable accounting alternatives in each of these areas examined, along with the economic consequences of such choices. Prerequisite: ACCOUNTG 221.