Provides a multidisciplinary, interactive study of business ethics and social responsibility in business organizations. Includes coverage of foundational concepts such as virtue theory, rights, justice, utilitarianism, stakeholder management, and social contract theory. These concepts will be applied to domestic and international business cases that depict dilemmas faced by business people working in various business roles and industries.Prerequisite: 21:355:102 or 01:355:101 AND 29:010:204.

This capstone course deals with formulating and implementing strategies that help firms to achieve competitive advantage and superior performance. Topics include business-level strategies, analysis of the competitive environment, internal analysis, strategy formulation, corporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances, and corporate restructuring.
Prerequisites: 29:010:204, 29:390:329, 29:620:301, 29:630:301, and senior status.

Writing intensive.

This course examines the distinctive circumstances of management arising from the conduct of business in more than one country. It presents a broad survey of different facets of international business environment including international trading system, the world trade organization, international monetary system, regional trading blocs such as the European Union, and home and host country policies in international investments. Additionally, students learn theoretical and practical aspects of multinational corporations operating in an international environment, problems and risks that may be encountered, and various bases for profitable operations.Prerequisite: 29:620:301.

This course focuses on specific concepts and critical skills that individuals need to know and possess in order to successfully work with and lead teams and organizations. Skill-building and emotional intelligence are focal objectives of this course and are developed through class exercises, role plays, assessments, and teamwork. Topics include team development and dynamics, emotional intelligence, personality types, motivation, problem solving, communication, conflict, and negotiations.

$15.00 course materials fee.

Detailed overview of the theory and institutional features of the U.S. financial system; comprehensive review of the U.S. financial markets.Prerequisite: 29:320:329.

Issues relating to the financing of capital investments. How financial risk affects the cost of capital and helps determine the capital structure of the corporation. Interactions between investment and financing decisions. The uses of various securities to finance an investment, as well as methods such as lease financing.Prerequisite: 29:390:329.

Financial concepts and methods of analysis. The time value of money and its relation to such concepts as net present value and internal rate of return; principles of valuation and financial markets. The use of capital budgeting, management of cash flow, and working capital management