Offered on a CR/NC basis only.

Modern concepts of organizations and their management in a dynamic world. An overview of managerial activities within business and other organizations. {Fall}

An examination of the conceptual framework of accounting and the functions of accounting in a business-oriented society. Topics include valuation theory and its applications to assets and liabilities, concepts of business income, funds-flow analysis, problems of financial reporting.

A complete overview of the system for assessing customer needs, allocation of scarce resources to fulfill those needs, transmittal of market related information, completion of exchange processes and profit maximization in free markets. Emphasis on interdisciplinary tools for management, decision-making and developing marketing strategies in domestic and international market applications. Credit not applicable toward B.B.A. Business Administration.

Emphasis on application of behavioral science theory and concepts. Focus on individual, interpersonal and group processes in a diverse work force. Prerequisites: ENGL 102.

Intensive examination of behavioral science research and theory as a basis for understanding, managing and changing organizations. Emphasis is on a comparative organizational approach, public or private, as a socio-technical system. Prerequisite: 306. Restriction: admitted to B.B.A. Business Administration.

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. Prerequisites: ENGL 102 and ECON 106.

Financial reporting theory, applied financial accounting problems, contemporary financial accounting issues. The accounting cycle, asset valuation; income determination; issues resulting from the corporate form of organization; current assets. Prerequisite: 202.

Covers corporation, partnerships, estate and gift taxes, fiduciaries, tax planning and tax shelters. 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. Prerequisite: 306. Restriction: admitted to B.B.A. Business Administration.

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. Restriction: admitted to B.B.A. Business Administration.

A detailed coverage of system administration in both centralized and distributed information systems. Installation, operation and maintenance of hardware and software resources. Technology and management of computer networks. 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.

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.

Traditional variation control and reduction approaches are introduced, as well as techniques to control and reduce human error. Emphasis is placed on understanding management approaches that drive process improvement. Prerequisite: 300. 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. Prerequisite: 306. Restriction: admitted to B.B.A. Business Administration.

Background and practice of Labor Relations from unionization through collective bargaining to grievance administration and arbitration. Theory and case analysis emphasizing employment problems, management prerogatives and collective bargaining issues. Prerequisite: 306. Restriction: admitted to B.B.A. Business Administration.

Examines the theory and practice of managing American Indian organizations as well as legal and indigenous planning aspects. Prerequisite: 306. Restriction: admitted to B.B.A. Business Administration.

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.

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. Prerequisite: 471. Restriction: admitted to B.B.A. Business Administration and permission of instructor.

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.

Management of the logistics channel including the manufacturing, wholesale and retail levels and related logistics activities. Focus on structural and functional analysis, design and evaluation of logistics systems. Prerequisite: 300 and 322 and 326. Restriction: admitted to B.B.A. Business Administration.

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. Prerequisite: 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}

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.

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.

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.

Primary emphasis on the role of accounting in the processes of management decision-making for planning and control. Topics include: relevant cost analysis, standard costing, analysis of variances, budgeting and responsibility accounting, planned capital expenditures.

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.

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. Prerequisite: 501.

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 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.

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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).

An intensive examination of legal concepts underlying accounting theory and practice, selected topic in contracts, uniform commercial code, debtor-creditor relationships, business associations, government regulation of business property and professional and legal responsibility of accountants.

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. Prerequisite: 526.

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.

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 covers issues in managing information systems as corporate resources. Topics include strategic planning for infor-mation resources, organization of the information function, management of MIS enhancement, and/or development projects and trends in information technology. It stresses integration of information management with other functions within the firm.

Managing information system development and procurement projects. Topics include planning, organizational and political environment, personnel, scheduling, budget, tracking, and automated project management tools.

Selected offerings in management information systems not represented in the regular curriculum.

Techniques and perspectives in the field of financial investigation: concepts of law; process of evidence, sources of information and differences between criminal and civil fraud investigations focus on accounting, banking and financial record keeping. Prerequisite: 642.

Data warehousing as applied to business intelligence. Subtopics include requirements gathering, data warehouse architecture, dimensional model design, physical database design, extracting, transforming, and loading strategies, introduction to business intelligence, data warehouse expansion and support. Prerequisite: 329 or 637.

Examination of the major theoretical approaches to the analysis of macro-organizational issues, specifically the interplay between the organizations and its market, political, and social environments.

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.

Examines the roles and responsibilities of business, relationships with stakeholders, key legal concepts and ethical decision-making processes by individual managers. Blends theory and application for more effective responses to the external environment, including political and social interests.

Employs a multi-disciplinary approach to understanding how to maximize competitive advantage through technological innovation. Provides the concepts and tools needed to manage effectively in changing technological environments.

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.

Second-year students choose one of the following options: 1) completion of independent research project; 2) enrollment in approved M.B.A. elective; 3) attendance at Washington Campus and follow-on research paper; or 4) participation in international seminar including 10-day study trip abroad.