2 Year Schedule

Exploring the world of work and interacting with their surroundings in an environment conducive to growth and personal development, UNM students will benefit from real life situations through experiential learning. Offered on a CR/NC basis only.

Survey of methods and models for the design, control, and improvement of service and manufacturing systems including project management, product/service design, process analysis, quality improvement, inventory control, capacity scheduling, and Just-In-Time (lean systems). Prerequisite: BCIS 1110 and (ENGL 2120 or ENGL 2210) and MATH 1350.

Emphasis on application of behavioral science theory and concepts. Focus on individual, interpersonal and group processes in a diverse work force. Prerequisite: (ENGL 2120 or ENGL 2210) and (PSYC 1110 or SOCI 1110).

The influence of environmental change on the structure and operation of the organization. Social, political, economic, ethical and technological systems are examined as they relate to each other and to the management of small- and large-scale organizations. Prerequisite: (ENGL 2120 or ENGL 2210) and (PSYC 1110 or SOCI 1110).

A general overview of the legal system and common legal principles. Emphasis on legal topics relevant to business such as contracts and torts. Explores sources of liability and presents strategies to minimize legal risk. Prerequisite: (ENGL 2120 or 2210) and (PSYC 1110 or SOCI 1110).

A complete overview of the system for assessing customer needs, allocating scarce resources to fulfill those needs, transmittal of market related information, completion of exchange processes and profit maximization in free markets. Emphasis on inter-disciplinary tools for management decision-making and developing marketing strategies in domestic and international market applications. Prerequisite: ECON 2120 and (ENGL 2120 or ENGL 2210).

Principles and practices of funds management in private and public organizations. Sources and uses of short- and long-term funds, determination of capital requirements, obtaining capital, financial forecasting, lease or buy decisions, application of capital and cash budgeting techniques, choices involving risk.

Provides an understanding of international operations and of international institutions in the private, not-for-profit and public sectors and of their managerial and environmental problems. Analyzes the structure, functions and decision-making of international organizations. Prerequisite: ECON 2120 and (ENGL 2120 or ENGL 2210).

Financial reporting theory, applied financial accounting problems, contemporary financial accounting issues. The accounting cycle, asset valuation; revenue recognition; issues resulting from the corporate form of organization. Prerequisite: ACCT 2110. Restriction: admitted to B.B.A. Business Administration.

Procedures involved in the development, presentation and interpretation of accounting information as an aid to management. Usefulness and limitations of accounting data in evaluating and controlling operations, collecting cost information; cost estimation and allocation; standard costs; budgeting; cost-value relationships. Prerequisite: ACCT 2120. Restriction: admitted to B.B.A. Business Administration.

Focuses on developing leadership skills and behaviors at multiple organizational levels. Includes self-assessment and peer assessment of leadership potential. Discusses how to develop peer potential and working in a dynamic, changing environment.

The course focuses on the fundamentals of building and maintaining mutually beneficial business relationships. Emphasis is placed on sales skills such as prospecting, making the sales call, developing compelling presentations, responding to objections, and closing the deal.

This course is designed to provide students with the essential skills for engaging in immediate and long-term career planning. Topics covered will guide individuals through a transition from college student to professional employee and include, but are not limited to: Career Exploration (appraisal of interests, abilities, aptitudes, and values), Career Planning (development of supporting documents for job applications, interviewing skills, professional communications, and a career portfolio), and the Job Search Process (identifying and engaging with prospective internships, graduate programs, credentialing programs, entry-level positions, career pathways, and networking opportunities).

This course covers key components used in project management including: controls, requirements, earned value management, project scope, estimation, scheduling, cost, Primavera and many others.

Client-based projects, or marketing or sales competitions such as the National Collegiate Sales Competition, in which students integrate and apply principles to develop solutions to practical challenges. Restriction: By instructor permission

Examines how to use social media to build relationships between a company and its customers. Emphasis on developing social media strategies, content creation, and tools to schedule and manage content across the major social platforms. Restriction: admitted to B.B.A. Business Administration.

Teaches the practical science and craft of international business operations, such as exports. The international business strategies of firms are analyzed through fundamental analysis and technical analysis using real cases. Restriction: admitted to B.B.A. Business Administration.

This course focuses on understanding the distinctive features of service delivery systems and presenting management techniques to address the unique challenges in the design and delivery of services. Prerequisite: 300. Restriction: admitted to B.B.A. Business Administration.

This course introduces students to basic business modeling tools. The overarching goal is to teach students how to analyze models and data for integrated decision making across multiple domains. Restriction: admitted to B.B.A. Business Administration.

Auditing principles and procedures; preliminary considerations, planning the audit program, classes of audits, audit reports, professional ethics and legal responsibility; case problems. Pre- or corequisite: 341. Restriction: admitted to B.B.A. Business Administration.

Understanding information systems issues in business environments. Emphasis will be placed on essential principles of management information systems and project management, information security and management, and foundations of business data analytics.

Special permission of the advisor and of the Dean of the Anderson Schools of Management required. Arrangements must be made with individual instructor before enrolling for Problems. A maximum of 6 hours of Problems courses is acceptable for credit toward the B.B.A. degree. Restriction: admitted to B.B.A. Business Administration.

Special permission of the advisor and of the Dean of the Anderson Schools of Management required. Arrangements must be made with individual instructor before enrolling for Problems. A maximum of 6 hours of Problems courses is acceptable for credit toward the B.B.A. degree. Restriction: admitted to B.B.A. Business Administration.

An issues- and problems-oriented course in applied management ethics. How to reason ethically about management problems and choices. Focus is on the crises of conscience and the everyday conflicts of role and obligation that characterize our professional lives. Prerequisite: 308. Restriction: admitted to B.B.A. Business Administration.

Behavioral theories and applications in HR. HR planning, job analysis and design, recruitment, selection, performance manage-ment, training and development, employee involvement, compensation, labor relations, occupational health and safety.

Examines 1) theories of human development and their relationships to workforce and managerial development, and 2) reviews theories and provides practice in design, delivery and evaluation of training programs for private and public sector organizations and management.

Application of concepts of managerial finance in the international setting. Reviews and develops as background the financing of international trade and balance of payments problems, including currency hedging in the money and foreign exchange markets. Cases are used to study financial decision problems of working capital management, capital budgeting and providing of funds for international corporate operations with emphasis on Latin America. Prerequisite: 326 or 526. Restriction: admitted to B.B.A. Business Administration.

Research methodologies and techniques as an aid to management decision-making and marketing strategy formulation. Emphasis on design of measurement instruments, sampling, collection and analysis of data. Prerequisite: 480. Restriction: admitted to B.B.A. Business Administration.

Focuses on the acquisition and application of sales and business development skills through experiential programs.

Analysis of personal and non-personal forms of marketing communications in both industrial and consumer markets. Emphasis of promotion as a marketing mix strategy, budgeting and media analysis, and incorporating research in the development of promotional strategies.

Selected offerings of management topics not represented in the regular curriculum. Restriction: admitted to B.B.A. Business Administration. {Offered upon demand}

This course addresses negotiation problems that are faced by entrepreneurs and managers of small and large businesses. Through a combination of case studies, lectures and actual practice in negotiating, students learn to negotiate effectively. Restriction: admitted to B.B.A. Business Administration.

Focuses on the processes and knowledge utilized during the acquisition of debt and equity for growing businesses. Specific entrepreneurial financing processes, techniques and methodologies are covered. Prerequisite: 326. Restriction: admitted to B.B.A. Business Administration.

An internship provides managerial experience supervised by faculty, most often in conjunction with a host organization. The purpose is to provide a significant business-related experience. Restriction: admitted to B.B.A. Business Administration and permission of department.

Emphasizes the functions of top management. Case studies offer the student an opportunity to develop a habit of administrative thinking as company-wide objectives and policies are formulated and consistent plans and programs are carried into action. Enrollment normally limited to students in final semester of B.B.A. program. Prerequisite: 300 and 306 and 308 and 310 and 322 and 326 and 328 and ACCT 2120. Restriction: admitted to B.B.A. Business Administration.

Capstone course builds on the base of senior substantial knowledge, enabling students to relate accounting theory to practice and examine current issues and their ethical implications. Prerequisite: 343 and 346. Corequisite: 443 and 449. Restriction: admitted to B.B.A. Business Administration.

Apply inferential statistics, using numerical and graphical summaries of data, to make informed business decisions. Tools include spreadsheet applications to analyze real world decision making situations.

Accounting concepts and procedures used in preparation of corporate financial statements: balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows. Measurement of reporting choices within Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Foundations of corporate financial statement analysis.

The principles of microeconomics applied to firm management. Topics include: cost/benefit analysis, decision-making under resource constraints or incomplete information or uncertainty, Monte Carlo simulation, forecasting and elements of game-theoretic interaction among agents.

Intensive examination of behavioral science research and theory as a basis for understanding, managing and changing organizations. The course emphasizes effective management with diverse individuals.

Influence of the external environment on management decisions and organizational welfare and how organizations affect the external environment and society. Examination of impacts of ethical, social, political, legal and technological systems and trends on management and how managers can deal with external issues.

Fundamentals of technology and management are covered.

(Also offered as ENG 516) Theory as contributed to the study of strategic alliances by numerous disciplines including economics, finance, business policy, strategic management and law. Includes the development of an original case study of one technology-based strategic alliance.

(Also offered as ENG 519) An environment for application of tools and techniques of technology management that offers real problems of managing a technology-based product. Considers effects of practical constraints upon the analysis, design and process, and focuses student's capabilities on the solution of a practical problem and presentation of the solution.

A managerial level examination of operations strategy with emphasis on application of quantitative models as guides to managerial decision making. Includes project management, product and service design, Just-In-Time (lean systems), mass customization, and quality management.

Analysis of the marketing effort and decision-making process in private, not-for-profit and public institutions. Normative models for decision-making in different marketing situations. Analytical tools available for appraising, diagnosing, organizing, planning and implementing market plans. Analysis of economic, social and political forces leading to change in the market place. Development of concepts useful in evaluating marketing situations, including those in the international setting.

The finance function and its relation to other functions of a firm. Topics include: analysis and budgeting of funds, management of current assets, financing short-term and intermediate-term needs, planning long-term debt policy and capital structure, capital costs and budgeting, dividend policy, valuation, mergers and acquisition.

This course is for students involved in faculty-led study abroad, consulting and/or service learning projects that incorporate direct international experience. Students are expected to complete a series of academic exercises associated with the international program.

This course introduces students to core concepts of project management and its importance for managers and organizations. Students learn and apply various project management concepts to manage risk and solve problems associated with projects.

Financial reporting theory, applied financial accounting problems, contemporary financial accounting issues. The accounting cycle, asset valuation; revenue recognition; issues resulting from the corporate form of organization. Prerequisite: 502 or ACCT 2110.

The application of advanced accounting principles to practical cases and accounting problems. Prerequisite: 340 or 540.

Covers federal income taxation of individuals; capital gains/losses, accounting methods, income, deductions and alternative methods and taxation of C corporations, partnerships, S corporations, tax principles and planning. Prerequisite: 502 or ACCT 2110. Pre- or corequisite: 540.

The advanced study of problems and theory related to advanced accounting topics including partnership operation and liquidation, consolidated financial statements, bankruptcy and corporate reorganization, government entities, not-for-profit entities, and estates and trusts. Prerequisite: 340 or 540. Pre- or corequisite: 341 or 541.

An examination of the relationship between computer-based management information systems and accounting applications for management control and financial reporting for complex organizations. Pre- or corequisite: 540 or 340.

Individual research into an area proposed by the student and conducted under the direction of a faculty member.

Communication is central to the accounting profession. Course prepares accounting students to write effectively for both internal and external constituents, demonstrating the ability to engage information critically through preparing and presenting analysis of data and cases. Prerequisite: (341 or 541) and (443 or 544).

In-depth examination of auditor legal liability, ethics, audit procedures, statistical sampling, and audit research, while learning to incorporate computer-based audit techniques into specific audit programs and tests of controls. Prerequisite: 443 or 544.

This covers general topics and skills for embarking upon successful new enterprises either within large corporations or new independent companies. Students interested in starting new technological ventures should consider MGMT 514 Technological Entrepreneurship.

Human Resources Management is designed to relate theory and concepts of the management of human resources to the personnel practices that occur in the organizational environment.

Active management of funds allocated by numerous institutional investors. Encompasses investment policy statement (portfolio objectives, constraints, benchmarks, reports), performance evaluation/attribution, analysis (economic, industry, company), valuation, recommendations, portfolio rebalancing, trade execution, ethics of money management.

Business Development is the creation of long-term value for an organization from customers, markets, and relationships. It captures sustainable growth from new products, new markets, and new collaborations.

Selected offerings in management covering topics not represented in the regular curriculum.

Teaches the practical science and craft of international business operations, such as exports. The international business strategies of firms are analyzed through fundamental analysis and technical analysis using real cases.

This course presents the principles for strategic management through case analysis. Cases are analyzed by drawing upon principles learned in other functional areas and then applying strategic principles to the case. Prerequisite: 501 and 502 and 504 and 506 and 520 and 522 and 526 and 600. Pre- or corequisite: 508 and 511.

This course is used to assess student retention of knowledge from all required M.B.A. core courses. Prerequisite or Corequisite: 598. Offered on a CR/NC basis only.

Students will learn basic analytic techniques, how to apply them and how to think critically about data and financial decisions made from that data. Prerequisite: 449 or 549.

This course provides an overview of the methodology of fraud examination which involves obtaining documentary evidence, interviewing witnesses and potential suspects, writing reports and testifying to findings. Also covers procedures to detect and deter fraud. Restriction: permission of M.Acct. Accounting faculty advisor.

Introduction of data mining techniques such as neutral networks, decision trees, classification and logistic regressions, etc. and how to use data mining techniques to transform large and complex data into actionable information for businesses. Prerequisite: 626 or 635.

Introduce students to principles, techniques and tools used in digital forensics and investigations. Students will receive hands on experience using the most popular and current forensic tools and processing evidence. Pre- or corequisite: 336 or 636.

Technical aspects of information system security including system assessment, secure authentication, secure communication, cryptography, and wireless network security. Prerequisite: 336 or 636.

One week intensive Washington Back-Stage: A Primer on the Public Policy Process for M.B.A. Students. Three sessions offered (spring break, late May and late June). Limited enrollment; special application required. Additional fees for travel and cost of the program.

An internship provides managerial experience supervised by faculty, most often in conjunction with a host organization. The purpose is to provide a significant business-related experience. Restriction: permission of department.

The practical applications of statistics and the analysis of data to make meaningful organizational decisions. Topics include probability, sampling, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, regression analysis, and quality improvement.

A survey of both microeconomics, the study of individual and organizational decision-making, and macroeconomics, which investigates national and international concerns. Economic theory will be complemented by practical applications and discussions of current policy issues affecting business.

Fundamentals of Technology and Management are covered.

Overview of concepts and theories related to consumer behavior/segmentation, marketing research, competitive positioning, marketing information systems, distribution, pricing, promotional considerations and relationship marketing. Focuses on products and services, and the creation of an actual marketing plan.

Examines the role of finance in management including working capital management, the pricing of capital, the valuation of real assets and financial securities, and the sources of capital and their costs.

This course is designed to develop students understanding in instructional design. Topics will include design thinking, agile design, needs assessment, learner analysis, prototyping, instructional design strategies, formative and summative evaluation methods, and flexibly adaptive approaches.

Students undertake individual projects and internships that arise outside the boundaries of other FDMA production courses. The student will enlist the support of a department faculty member to enroll. Special fee required.

This course will introduce students to the business and legal aspects of creating a new digital media venture, including: concept formation; marketing; budget development; finding financing; forming a company; hiring and managing employees; and sales.

Workshops in specific production topics conducted by guest artists in film and video as their schedules permit. May be repeated if subject matter varies. Special fee required.

Enrollment in Executive M.B.A. session onsite at Washington Campus. Significant research project on topic related to business-government relations or current public policy issue. Additional fees for travel and cost of the program.

Offered during the second year, based on current business issues and student interest.

Survey of methods and models for the design, control, and improvement of service and manufacturing systems including project management, product/service design, process analysis, quality improvement, inventory control, capacity scheduling, and Just-In-Time (lean systems). Prerequisite: BCIS 1110 and (ENGL 2120 or ENGL 2210) and MATH 1350.

Emphasis on application of behavioral science theory and concepts. Focus on individual, interpersonal and group processes in a diverse work force. Prerequisite: (ENGL 2120 or ENGL 2210) and (PSYC 1110 or SOCI 1110).

The influence of environmental change on the structure and operation of the organization. Social, political, economic, ethical and technological systems are examined as they relate to each other and to the management of small- and large-scale organizations. Prerequisite: (ENGL 2120 or ENGL 2210) and (PSYC 1110 or SOCI 1110).

A general overview of the legal system and common legal principles. Emphasis on legal topics relevant to business such as contracts and torts. Explores sources of liability and presents strategies to minimize legal risk. Prerequisite: (ENGL 2120 or 2210) and (PSYC 1110 or SOCI 1110).

A complete overview of the system for assessing customer needs, allocating scarce resources to fulfill those needs, transmittal of market related information, completion of exchange processes and profit maximization in free markets. Emphasis on inter-disciplinary tools for management decision-making and developing marketing strategies in domestic and international market applications. Prerequisite: ECON 2120 and (ENGL 2120 or ENGL 2210).

Examines strategies, both personal and commercial, for effectively embarking on new ventures. Focuses on phase of entrepreneurship occurring between generation of the initial new venture idea, up to and including the first commercial sale. Prerequisite: ECON 2120 and (ENGL 1120 or ACT English =>29 or SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing =>700). Restriction: admitted to B.B.A. Business Administration.

Principles and practices of funds management in private and public organizations. Sources and uses of short- and long-term funds, determination of capital requirements, obtaining capital, financial forecasting, lease or buy decisions, application of capital and cash budgeting techniques, choices involving risk.

Provides an understanding of international operations and of international institutions in the private, not-for-profit and public sectors and of their managerial and environmental problems. Analyzes the structure, functions and decision-making of international organizations. Prerequisite: ECON 2120 and (ENGL 2120 or ENGL 2210).

The management of data resources to support information systems in organizations. Logical database structures, applications and physical implementation of information systems using database management systems. Restriction: admitted to B.B.A. Business Administration.

Introduction to Web app development and object-oriented programming language syntax and semantics with application to functional business areas and computing problems. Intended for students concentrating in Management Information Systems. Restriction: admitted to B.B.A. Business Administration.

Complex app development using concepts, techniques, and tools from object-oriented design, Web services and cloud computing. Prerequisite: 329 and 330 and 450. Restriction: admitted to B.B.A. Business Administration.

Financial reporting theory, applied financial accounting problems, contemporary financial accounting issues. The accounting cycle, asset valuation; revenue recognition; issues resulting from the corporate form of organization. Prerequisite: ACCT 2110. Restriction: admitted to B.B.A. Business Administration.

Covers corporation, partnerships, estate and gift taxes, fiduciaries, tax planning and tax shelters. Restriction: admitted to B.B.A. Business Administration.

This course is designed to provide students with the essential skills for engaging in immediate and long-term career planning. Topics covered will guide individuals through a transition from college student to professional employee and include, but are not limited to: Career Exploration (appraisal of interests, abilities, aptitudes, and values), Career Planning (development of supporting documents for job applications, interviewing skills, professional communications, and a career portfolio), and the Job Search Process (identifying and engaging with prospective internships, graduate programs, credentialing programs, entry-level positions, career pathways, and networking opportunities).

This course covers key components used in project management including: controls, requirements, earned value management, project scope, estimation, scheduling, cost, Primavera and many others.

Analytical approach developing marketing strategy. Strategic framework for decision making for domestic and global organizations. Real world projects and case discussions will assist in understanding marketing strategies. Prerequisite: 480. Restriction: admitted to B.B.A. Business Administration.

Understanding information systems issues in business environments. Emphasis will be placed on essential principles of management information systems and project management, information security and management, and foundations of business data analytics.

Information system analysis and system design in organizations. Topics include application development strategies, information system life cycle, requirements determination, analysis and specification. Prerequisite: 329 and 330. Restriction: admitted to B.B.A. Business Administration..

Integrative case or field study in analysis, design, implementation and evaluation of all components of an information system: network, security, database and web-application.

Interdisciplinary analysis of consumer behavior through review of theories, explanatory and predictive models, empirical studies and consumer research methodologies. Emphasis on theoretical foundations and marketing strategy formulation. Prerequisite: 322. Restriction: admitted to B.B.A. Business Administration.

The course will cover analytic models used to manage supply chain issues in forecasting, planning for manufacturing and marketing demand, inventory management, and network design. Prerequisite: 300 and 322. Restriction: admitted to B.B.A. Business Administration.

Selected offerings of management topics not represented in the regular curriculum. Restriction: admitted to B.B.A. Business Administration. {Offered upon demand}

Examines principles and knowledge required for efficiently and effectively operating and managing small, growing businesses faced with resource constraints. Semester-long field cases of real businesses are the focus of study. Prerequisite: ECON 2120 and (ENGL 1120 or ACT English =>29 or SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing =>700). Restriction: admitted to B.B.A. Business Administration.

Emphasizes the functions of top management. Case studies offer the student an opportunity to develop a habit of administrative thinking as company-wide objectives and policies are formulated and consistent plans and programs are carried into action. Enrollment normally limited to students in final semester of B.B.A. program. Prerequisite: 300 and 306 and 308 and 310 and 322 and 326 and 328 and ACCT 2120. Restriction: admitted to B.B.A. Business Administration.

Apply inferential statistics, using numerical and graphical summaries of data, to make informed business decisions. Tools include spreadsheet applications to analyze real world decision making situations.

Accounting concepts and procedures used in preparation of corporate financial statements: balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows. Measurement of reporting choices within Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Foundations of corporate financial statement analysis.

Study use of accounting data in managing businesses by applying techniques for product costing, planning, control, and performance evaluation. Topics include: CVP analysis, variable, absorption, job, activity-based and standard costing; budgeting; responsibility accounting; capital budgeting. Pre- or corequisite: 502.

Intensive examination of behavioral science research and theory as a basis for understanding, managing and changing organizations. The course emphasizes effective management with diverse individuals.

(Also offered as ENG 519) An environment for application of tools and techniques of technology management that offers real problems of managing a technology-based product. Considers effects of practical constraints upon the analysis, design and process, and focuses student's capabilities on the solution of a practical problem and presentation of the solution.

A managerial level examination of operations strategy with emphasis on application of quantitative models as guides to managerial decision making. Includes project management, product and service design, Just-In-Time (lean systems), mass customization, and quality management.

Analysis of the marketing effort and decision-making process in private, not-for-profit and public institutions. Normative models for decision-making in different marketing situations. Analytical tools available for appraising, diagnosing, organizing, planning and implementing market plans. Analysis of economic, social and political forces leading to change in the market place. Development of concepts useful in evaluating marketing situations, including those in the international setting.

This course introduces students to core concepts of project management and its importance for managers and organizations. Students learn and apply various project management concepts to manage risk and solve problems associated with projects.

This course introduces students to basic business analytic tools. The goal is to teach students how to analyze models and data for integrated decision making across business disciplines.

Practical problems encountered in a tax practice emphasizing tax research and preparation necessary for resolving disputes with the IRS. Procedures and compliance requirements for initial filing of return to Appellate Conference with IRS will be covered. Prerequisite: (342 or 343) or (542 or 543).

The course focuses on planned change to improve an organization's problem-solving and renewal processes, particularly through a more effective and collaborative management of organization culture.

A series of intensive experiences to develop self-awareness and diagnostic ability in interpersonal, group, organizational and community behavior. Special emphasis on the management of diverse groups in organizations.

Theory and techniques of investment management. Topics include theory and practice of portfolio construction, how investors view risk and return, importance of diversification, equity pricing theory, introduction to fixed-income securities and derivatives.

Analytical and planning techniques in managerial finance. Computer-based case applications of financial forecasting, credit analysis, capital budgeting, lease analysis, capital structure planning, firm valuation, firm failure resolution, mergers and acquisitions, derivatives and hedging.

Study in behavior of consumer/buyers as decision makers through review of theories, models and research findings. Applications to marketing management strategy formulation.

Develop an understanding of the strategic importance of the supply chain design, planning and operation. Coverage of analytical tools necessary to solve supply chain problems and key drivers of supply chain performance. Prerequisite: 520 and 522.

Tax planning for the creation, operation, liquidation and restructuring of regular and subchapter S corporations, including equity and other compensation planning and planning for distributions and redemptions. Prerequisite: 343 or 543.

Selected offerings in management covering topics not represented in the regular curriculum.

This course presents the principles for strategic management through case analysis. Cases are analyzed by drawing upon principles learned in other functional areas and then applying strategic principles to the case. Prerequisite: 501 and 502 and 504 and 506 and 520 and 522 and 526 and 600. Pre- or corequisite: 508 and 511.

Skill-building and assessment for students to achieve high levels of success in a graduate business education. Must be completed within one semester of matriculation. Offered on a CR/NC basis only. Restriction: admitted to M.B.A. Business Administration.

Fundamentals of object-oriented systems analysis and design. Emphasis is on performing object-oriented modeling, using Unified Modeling language (UML), to define the requirements and design of information systems. Prerequisite: 330 or CS 152L or ECE 131L. Restriction: permission of instructor.

An understanding of key analytic techniques for manipulating, describing, and visualizing data. Students will learn how to apply these techniques to analyze data and create business intelligence reports to support business decision making.

Covering financial accounting principles for governmental and not-for-profit organizations. Theory and techniques of accounting and financial reporting for public entities; cities, counties, and states and not-for-profit charities, universities, and hospitals. Prerequisite or corequisite: 340 or 540.

Introduction of data mining techniques such as neutral networks, decision trees, classification and logistic regressions, etc. and how to use data mining techniques to transform large and complex data into actionable information for businesses. Prerequisite: 626 or 635.

Introduce students to principles, techniques and tools used in digital forensics and investigations. Students will receive hands on experience using the most popular and current forensic tools and processing evidence. Pre- or corequisite: 336 or 636.

Technical aspects of information system security including system assessment, secure authentication, secure communication, cryptography, and wireless network security. Prerequisite: 336 or 636.

Introduction to Information security risk management frameworks: widely-used quantitative and qualitative assessment methodologies, risk maturity models, and strategic risk management process. Focus on risk management program implementation and assessment.

Establishes the conceptual foundation of the Executive M.B.A. program. Prepares students to function effectively in a collaborative learning environment and as members of productive work teams. Includes individual assessment of management/personality profile to gain insights into leadership and communication styles. Offered on a CR/NC basis only.

This course will focus on the core functions of public health and healthcare management and the leadership and management skills needed to achieve defined goals of public health programs. The role and elements of professionalism and ethics will be integrated throughout the course.