Summer 2013 Course Listings (Non-Stern)

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Accounting/Taxation

  • ACCT-GB.2302 Financial Reporting and Disclosure (3)
    Course Description:

    This course uses tools learned in Financial Accounting and Reporting, such as ratio and accounting analysis, to discuss, in-depth, financial reporting principles, emphasizing the link between the reporting principles and the financial statements. Students learn how management uses financial reporting decisions to influence reported income and asset and liability values, and they gain the tools necessary to analyze the impacts of alternative reporting decisions on financial statements. It is ideal for students who wish to pursue careers in investment banking, investment management, and consulting as well as public accounting. In addition to being a required course for the CPA-track, it is a highly recommended course for students in finance, economics, marketing, and information systems.
    Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
    70
    TR  6:00 pm - 9:10 pm
    		 07/09-08/15 Bildersee,J
    Pre/Corequisite:

    Pre-requisite - COR1-GB.1306 ( B01.1306 ) - Financial Accounting and Reporting

                        OR LAW-LW.12337 -
    Specializations:

    Accounting
  • ACCT-GB.2303 An Integrated Approach to Financial Statement Analysis (3)
    Course Description:

    This course describes financial reporting objectives and methods used by corporations. Focuses on the analysis of the information in corporate financial statements, including the impact of alternative accounting procedures and assumptions. Offers ways to adjust for selected reporting differences. Discusses applications using cross-sectional and time series analysis. Case studies (including firms with international operations), computer databases, and computer-based assignments may be used. An understanding of basic financial concepts is recommended.
    Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
    70
    MW  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    		 07/01-08/07 Fried,H
    Pre/Corequisite:

    Pre-requisite - COR1-GB.1306 ( B01.1306 ) - Financial Accounting and Reporting

                        OR LAW-LW.12337 -
    Specializations:

    Accounting

Core Courses

  • COR1-GB.1302 Leadership in Organizations (3)
    Course Description:

    Organizations of all types face significant challenges. These include the difficulty of coping with highly dynamic business environments, the complexity of managing global enterprises, how to shape a healthy corporate culture, managing politics and conflict between individuals and organizational units, motivating a highly mobile and every changing workforce, managing and harnessing intellectual capital, and so on. Such challenges and how organizational leaders can deal with them are the subject of this course. The course has two major components. The first is "macro" in nature. It focuses on organizational level issues, such as how an organization should be designed to best achieve its goals, and how culture and control affect organizational dynamics. The second part is more "micro" in nature. It focuses on employee-related challenges, such as how to get things done in politically sensitive environments, evaluate and reward people, and manage teams. The macro component is concerned with overall organizational performance, while the micro component is concerned with managing individual and group effectiveness. And leadership is the linking pin that connects these two.
    This course will introduce you to central theories and frameworks in management and organizational behavior, and will help you to understand how to apply those theories and frameworks to understand and address organizational challenges and problems. An understanding of organizations and their management is important for anyone who plans to work within an organization, as career success hinges on one's ability to accurately read and respond to the organizational context within which one operates. The course will also give you an opportunity to reflect on the skills that are required for being a better manager and leader.
    Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
    70
    MW  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    		 07/01-08/07 Kabaliswaran,R Priority to Blue Group
    Equivalencies:

    COR9-GB.2307 ( B09.2307 ) -
  • COR1-GB.1303 Firms and Markets (3)
    Course Description:

    This course provides an overview of the microeconomics analysis of firms, industries, and markets. The course examines the rationales for decisions by individual buyers and sellers, as well as how these decisions are aggregated through markets. Among other things, the course explores the forms that competition can take, the role of industry structure, and the influences of government policies. Microeconomics is an important component of an MBA program. First, microeconomics focuses on specific dimensions of companies' decision making, such as pricing, entry, and exit. Second, a microeconomics perspective on business plays an important role in other fields of business study- such as finance, strategy, and marketing. Third, this course provides tools, such as a game theoretic analysis of decision making with few actors, that can be applied in many business situations.
    Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
    70
    TR  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    		 06/27-08/08 Asker,J Priority to Yellow Group
    Equivalencies:

    COR1-GB.1103 ( B01.1103 ) -

    COR9-GB.2303 ( B09.2303 ) -
  • COR1-GB.1305 Statistics and Data Analysis (3)
    Course Description:

    This course is designed to achieve an understanding of fundamental notions of data presentation and data analysis and to use statistical thinking in the context of business problems. The course deals with modern methods of data exploration (designed to reveal unusual or problematic aspects of databases), the uses and abuses of the basic techniques of inference, and the use of regression as a tool for management and for financial analysis.
    Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
    60
    TR  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    		 05/14-06/25 Mantena,R Priority to Yellow Group
    Equivalencies:

    COR9-GB.2405 ( B09.2405 ) -
  • COR1-GB.2303 The Global Economy (3)
    Course Description:

    We use the tools of international macroeconomics to explore the economic environment facing firms operating around the globe. Central issues include the role of economic policy and institutions in the performance of firms and nations; economic indicators and forecasting; employment and unemployment; interest rates, inflation, and monetary policy; global trade in goods and capital; foreign exchange rates; and emerging market crises. These issues are considered from the perspectives of both firms and countries.
    Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
    70
    MW  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    		 07/01-08/07 Pugel,T
    Equivalencies:

    COR1-GB.2113 ( B01.2113 ) -

    COR1-GB.2123 ( B01.2123 ) - Global Business Environment I

    COR1-GB.2125 ( B01.2125 ) - Global Business Environment II

    COR9-GB.2317 ( B09.2317 ) -
  • COR1-GB.2310 Marketing (3)
    Course Description:

    This course provides an overall view of marketing in a customer-driven firm, focusing on essential marketing skills needed by successful managers in all business functions. Topics include how individual and organizational consumers make decisions, segment markets, estimate the economic value of customers to the firm, position the firm's offering, effective marketing research, new product development and pricing strategies, communicate with consumers, estimate advertising's effectiveness, and manage relationships with sales force and distribution partners. The course also studies how firms must coordinate these different elements of the marketing mix to insure that all marketing activities collectively forge a coherent strategy. The importance of combining qualitative and quantitative concepts in effective marketing analysis is also examined. The course uses a combination of lectures, class discussion, and case analysis. Marketing is a core course and assumes no prior knowledge of marketing. However, there are certain concepts from Firms&Markets that students should have mastered, including: price elasticity of demand, price discrimination, marginal cost, marginal revenue, efficient scale for production capacity, diminishing returns, utility functions and utility curves.
    Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
    71
    TR  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    		 06/27-08/08 Ofir,Y
    Equivalencies:

    COR9-GB.2313 ( B09.2313 ) -
  • COR1-GB.2311 Foundations of Finance (3)
    Course Description:

    This is a quantitative course introducing the fundamental principles of asset valuation within the framework of modern portfolio theory. The key analytical concepts are present value, option value, risk/diversification and arbitrage. These tools are used to value stocks, bonds, options, and other derivatives, with applications to the structure of financial markets, portfolio selection, and risk management.
    Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
    60
    MW  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    		 05/15-06/26 Kacperczyk,M
    61
    TR  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    		 05/14-06/25 Kacperczyk,M
    70
    MW  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    		 07/01-08/07 Lynch,A
    71
    TR  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    		 06/27-08/08 Lynch,A
    Equivalencies:

    COR9-GB.2316 ( B09.2316 ) -
  • COR1-GB.2314 Operations Management (3)
    Course Description:

    This course serves as an introduction to operations, viewed from the perspective of the general manager, rather than from that of the operations specialist. The coverage is very selective; the course concentrates on a small number of themes from the areas of operations management and information technology that have emerged as the central building blocks of world-class operations. It also presents a sample of key tools and techniques that have proven extremely useful. The topics covered are equally relevant to the manufacturing and service sectors.
    Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
    60
    TR  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    		 05/14-06/25 Vulcano,G
    70
    TR  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    		 06/27-08/08 Mohebbi,C
    Equivalencies:

    COR1-GB.2114 ( B01.2114 ) -

    COR9-GB.2314 ( B09.2314 ) -

Economics

  • ECON-GB.2110 The Business of Health&Medical Care (1.5)
    Course Description:

    This course is designed to give the student a general understanding of the economics of healthcare. More specifically, the course will allow students:1) To understand what makes the Economics of Healthcare unique. 2) To understand Healthcare Markets: a) Demand b) Production and Costs c) Supply 3) To understand the market for Healthcare, Market Failure, and the Role of Government 4) Health Insurance, Third Party Payers, and Healthcare Financing. 5) Economic Evaluation in Healthcare: a) Equity, Efficiency, Ethics b) Cost-Benefit c) Measuring Value and Outcomes
    Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
    70
    M  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    		 07/01-08/05 Bleustein,C
    Pre/Corequisite:

    Pre-requisite - COR1-GB.1303 ( B01.1303 ) - Firms and Markets
    Specializations:

    Economics

    Strategy

    Sustainable Business and Innovation
  • ECON-GB.2190 Emerging Economies and Globalization: 1950 to the present (1.5)
    Course Description:

    This course compares the emergence and development of four of the world's leading enterprise systems: Great Britain, Germany, Japan, and the United States. It examines political, cultural, and economic similarities and differences of successful wealth-creating societies, paying special attention to impacts of government, entrepreneurship, management, and financial institutions. The objectives of the course are to develop an understanding of different enterprise systems and to hone abilities to think comparatively, both over time and across national contexts.
    Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
    60
    T  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    		 05/14-06/25 Smith,G
    70
    T  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    		 07/02-08/06 Foudy,J
    Specializations:

    Economics

    Global Business / Intl Business
  • ECON-GB.2322 Asian and Emerging Economies (3)
    Course Description:

    This course covers the economic development and market structure of various Asian and emerging economies and focuses on several key questions. What are drivers for economic growth the key challenges facing these states today? What role does the government and the state owned sector play in business? How do financial markets and corporate governance vary and what impact do they have on firms? Asia receives specific focus given its size and pivotal role in the world economy, but markets in Latin America, Africa, Eastern Europe and Middle East also receive coverage.
    Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
    70
    MW  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    		 07/01-08/07 Foudy,J
    Pre/Corequisite:

    Pre-requisite - COR1-GB.2303 ( B01.2303 ) - The Global Economy
    Specializations:

    Economics

    Global Business / Intl Business
  • ECON-GB.2333 Monetary Policy, Banks, and Central Banks (3)
    Course Description:

    The structure of the financial system and the role of central banks are often in the new s as various countries cope with banking crises or chronic inflation. This course examines the structure of financial systems from both perspectives. Emphasis is given to topics that are relevant in current policy making, such as dollarization, the European Monetary Union, deflation in Japan, and inflation targeting. Central bank structures such as the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank are studied and frameworks for understanding the tools of policy and its effects on the macro-economy are examined. The causes of financial crises are also examined, with emphasis on policies designed to prevent them, such as the new capital adequacy regulations, deposit insurance, and the lender of last resort function of central banks. Students are asked to suggest topics and to report on specific events and issues.
    Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
    60
    MW  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    		 05/15-06/26 Karydakis,A
    Specializations:

    Economics

    Banking

    Global Business / Intl Business

Finance

  • FINC-GB.2302 Corporate Finance (3)
    Course Description:

    This course helps students develop an analytical framework for understanding how organizations make investment and financing decisions. Students also learn the theory and practice of various valuation techniques. There is an emphasis on understanding the theory and its applications to the real world as well as appreciating the limitations of the tools in practical settings. Specific topics include capital budgeting, investment decision rules, discounted cash flow valuation, real options, cost of capital, capital structure, dividend policy, and valuation methods such as WACC and APV.
    Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
    60
    TR  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    		 05/14-06/25 Marciano,A
    70
    MW  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    		 07/01-08/07 Schmeits,A
    Pre/Corequisite:

    Pre-requisite - COR1-GB.2311 ( B01.2311 ) - Foundations of Finance

                        OR COR1-GB.2302 - Foundations of Corporate Finance

                        OR LAW-LW.11461 -

                        OR PADM-GP.2147 -
    Specializations:

    Corporate Finance

    Finance
  • FINC-GB.2334 Financial Service Industry (3)
    Course Description:

    This course presents a broad overview of the role of investment banking in modern societies. What functions are performed? How are these tasks carried out in competitive and noncompetitive environments? Topics covered include concepts such as origination, syndication, distribution of security issues; pricing of new issues and the management of issues in the after markets; and the role of investment bankers in restructuring industry, financing governments, and facilitating saving and investment. Ethical issues investment bankers must face are considered.
    Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
    00
    SA  09:00 am - 4:00 pm
    		 07/06-08/10 Militello,F Saturdays
    Pre/Corequisite:

    Pre-requisite - COR1-GB.2311 ( B01.2311 ) - Foundations of Finance

                        OR COR1-GB.2302 - Foundations of Corporate Finance

                        OR LAW-LW.11461 -

                        OR PADM-GP.2147 -

    Co-requisite - FINC-GB.2302 ( B40.2302 ) - Corporate Finance

                        OR LAW-LW.11461 -

                        OR COR1-GB.2302 - Foundations of Corporate Finance
    Specializations:

    Banking

    Corporate Finance

    Finance

    Financial Instruments and Markets
  • FINC-GB.3112 Risk Management in Financial Institutions (1.5)
    Course Description:

    The course will focus on modern, quantitative methods to measure and manage the risks faced by financial institutions.
    Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
    60
    W  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    		 05/15-06/19 Cebenoyan,A
    Pre/Corequisite:

    Pre-requisite - COR1-GB.2311 ( B01.2311 ) - Foundations of Finance

                        OR COR1-GB.2302 - Foundations of Corporate Finance

                        OR LAW-LW.11461 -

                        OR PADM-GP.2147 -
    Equivalencies:

    FINC-GB.3312 ( B40.3312 ) - Risk Management in Financial Institutions
    Specializations:

    Banking

    Finance

    Financial Systems&Analytics
  • FINC-GB.3129 Behaviorial and Experimental Finance (1.5)
    Course Description:

    Finance theory has long relied on a descriptively sparse model of behavior based on the premise that investors and managers are rational. Another critical assumption is that misjudgments by investors and managers are penalized swiftly in competitive markets. In recent years, both assumptions have been questioned as the standard model fails to account for various aspects of actual markets.
    Behavioral finance, which allows that investors and managers are not always rational and may make systematic errors of judgment that affect market prices, has emerged as a credible alternative to the standard model. This course provides an exposition of the insights and implications of behavioral finance theory, showing how it can explain otherwise puzzling features of asset prices and corporate finance. Notwithstanding the inroads of the new theory, the standard model retains strong support amongst many academics&practitioners who make criticisms of behavioral finance that deserve serious consideration. An important challenge that we will address in this course is identifying the respective domains of each perspective and whether there are tradable opportunities.
    Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
    00
    SU  09:00 am - 4:00 pm
    		 07/07-07/21 Sade Ben-Ami,O Sundays: July 7, 14, 21
    Pre/Corequisite:

    Pre-requisite - COR1-GB.2311 ( B01.2311 ) - Foundations of Finance

                        OR COR1-GB.2302 - Foundations of Corporate Finance

                        OR LAW-LW.11461 -

                        OR PADM-GP.2147 -
    Equivalencies:

    FINC-GB.3329 ( B40.3329 ) - Behavioral Finance
    Specializations:

    Corporate Finance

    Finance

    Financial Instruments and Markets
  • FINC-GB.3165 Topics in Private Equity Finance (1.5)
    Course Description:

    This course examines the private equity marketplace. Private equity has become a major source of capital for both new ventures and established firms. The focus of the course changes from semester to semester. Possible topics include capital needs and the role of private equity; venture capital and leveraged buyout financing; the roles of investor groups such as limited partners, sponsors, portfolio company managers, and institutions; and valuation and risk issues for private finance.
    Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
    60
    T  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    		 05/14-06/25 Semmens,R
    Pre/Corequisite:

    Pre-requisite - COR1-GB.2311 ( B01.2311 ) - Foundations of Finance

                        OR COR1-GB.2302 - Foundations of Corporate Finance

                        OR LAW-LW.11461 -

                        OR PADM-GP.2147 -

    Co-requisite - FINC-GB.2302 ( B40.2302 ) - Corporate Finance

                        OR LAW-LW.11461 -

                        OR COR1-GB.2302 - Foundations of Corporate Finance
    Equivalencies:

    FINC-GB.3365 ( B40.3365 ) - Private Equity Finance
    Specializations:

    Corporate Finance

    Finance

    Financial Instruments and Markets
  • FINC-GB.3173 Venture Capital Financing (1.5)
    Course Description:

    This course provides institutional background and details necessary to deal with the venture capital and new issues markets. Examines basic valuation issues, appropriate capital structure, the value of liquidity, and the value of control. Also considers the intangible aspects of entrepreneurship and venture capital forms of financing.
    Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
    00
    SA  10:00 am - 5:00 pm
    		 06/08-06/22 D'Souza,I 3 Saturdays: June 8,15,22
    Pre/Corequisite:

    Pre-requisite - COR1-GB.2311 ( B01.2311 ) - Foundations of Finance

                        OR COR1-GB.2302 - Foundations of Corporate Finance

                        OR LAW-LW.11461 -

                        OR PADM-GP.2147 -

    Co-requisite - FINC-GB.2302 ( B40.2302 ) - Corporate Finance

                        OR LAW-LW.11461 -

                        OR COR1-GB.2302 - Foundations of Corporate Finance
    Equivalencies:

    FINC-GB.3373 ( B40.3373 ) - New Venture Financing

    FINC-GB.3361 ( B40.3361 ) - Entrepreneurial Finance
    Specializations:

    Entrepreneurship&Innovation

    Corporate Finance

    Finance
  • FINC-GB.3196 Mergers and Acquisitions (1.5)
    Course Description:

    This course examines selected topics in mergers and acquisitions from the viewpoint of finance. Basic theory and empirical findings form the base for discussing such issues as merger strategy; defensive measures in merger; the valuation of firms as a whole under differing management strategies; and the impact of financing considerations on various stakeholders.
    Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
    00
    SA  09:00 am - 4:00 pm
    		 06/01-06/22 McGill,C 3 Saturdays: June 1,15,22
    Pre/Corequisite:

    Pre-requisite - COR1-GB.2311 ( B01.2311 ) - Foundations of Finance

                        OR COR1-GB.2302 - Foundations of Corporate Finance

                        OR LAW-LW.11461 -

                        OR PADM-GP.2147 -

    Co-requisite - FINC-GB.2302 ( B40.2302 ) - Corporate Finance

                        OR LAW-LW.11461 -

                        OR COR1-GB.2302 - Foundations of Corporate Finance
    Specializations:

    Banking

    Corporate Finance

    Finance

    Law&Business
  • FINC-GB.3331 Valuation (3)
    Course Description:

    Covers the valuation of equity securities and investment strategies utilizing them. Topics include the mathematics of equity valuation, history of stock returns, varieties of equity instruments, and the many varieties of common stock risk. Reviews professional portfolio strategies and forecasting techniques; the evaluation of mutual funds and pension funds; the role of equity options and futures in stock portfolio strategies; the role of technical analysis; and ethical issues in developing and using information that impacts stock prices.
    Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
    70
    MW  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    		 07/01-08/07 Halov,N
    Pre/Corequisite:

    Pre-requisite - COR1-GB.2311 ( B01.2311 ) - Foundations of Finance

                        OR COR1-GB.2302 - Foundations of Corporate Finance

                        OR LAW-LW.11461 -

                        OR PADM-GP.2147 -

    Co-requisite - FINC-GB.2302 ( B40.2302 ) - Corporate Finance

                        OR LAW-LW.11461 -

                        OR COR1-GB.2302 - Foundations of Corporate Finance
    Specializations:

    Corporate Finance

    Finance

    Financial Instruments and Markets
  • FINC-GB.3333 Debt Instruments and Markets (3)
    Course Description:

    Covers the valuation of fixed income securities and investment strategies utilizing them. Topics include the mathematics of bond valuation, immunization, history of interest rate structures, varieties of debt instruments, default, and country risk considerations. The role of financial futures and options on bond portfolio strategies is analyzed, as well as more traditional approaches to debt portfolio strategies.
    Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
    70
    TR  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    		 06/27-08/08 Lancaster,B
    Pre/Corequisite:

    Pre-requisite - COR1-GB.2311 ( B01.2311 ) - Foundations of Finance

                        OR COR1-GB.2302 - Foundations of Corporate Finance

                        OR LAW-LW.11461 -

                        OR PADM-GP.2147 -
    Specializations:

    Finance

    Financial Instruments and Markets

    Quantitative Finance
  • FINC-GB.3335 Futures and Options (3)
    Course Description:

    Covers derivative securities and markets. The primary focus is on financial futures and options, but there is also reference to the extensive markets in commodity market instruments. Topics include market institutions and trading practices; valuation models; hedging and risk management techniques; and the application of contingent claims analysis to contracts with option-type characteristics. The material is inherently more quantitative than in some other courses.
    Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
    60
    MW  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    		 05/15-06/26 Courtadon,G
    Pre/Corequisite:

    Pre-requisite - COR1-GB.2311 ( B01.2311 ) - Foundations of Finance

                        OR COR1-GB.2302 - Foundations of Corporate Finance

                        OR LAW-LW.11461 -

                        OR PADM-GP.2147 -
    Specializations:

    Finance

    Financial Instruments and Markets

    Quantitative Finance
  • FINC-GB.3361 Entrepreneurial Finance (3)
    Course Description:

    This course identifies and follows the wealth creation cycle that begins with company start-ups, passes through successive stages of various kinds of private equity financing, and ends with the harvesting of the created wealth through a sale or merger or initial public offering. Emphasis is placed on how entrepreneurial firms adapt financing and financial contracts to the information asymmetry problems, the high degree of uncertainty, and the conflicts of interest associated with start-ups.
    Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
    70
    TR  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    		 06/27-08/08 Okun,G
    Pre/Corequisite:

    Pre-requisite - COR1-GB.2311 ( B01.2311 ) - Foundations of Finance

                        OR COR1-GB.2302 - Foundations of Corporate Finance

                        OR LAW-LW.11461 -

                        OR PADM-GP.2147 -

    Co-requisite - FINC-GB.2302 ( B40.2302 ) - Corporate Finance

                        OR LAW-LW.11461 -

                        OR COR1-GB.2302 - Foundations of Corporate Finance
    Equivalencies:

    FINC-GB.3173 ( B40.3173 ) - Venture Capital Financing

    FINC-GB.3373 ( B40.3373 ) - New Venture Financing

    FINC-GB.3362 ( B40.3362 ) - Applications in Entrepreneurial Finance: FinTech
    Specializations:

    Entrepreneurship&Innovation

    Corporate Finance

    Finance
  • FINC-GB.3366 Operating Hedge Funds (3)
    Course Description:

    This course will cover critical managerial aspects and characteristics of hedge funds and the hedge-fund industry. Topics considered in the course will include (a) the legal foundations and structures of hedge funds (including the primary regulations in the U.S. and abroad), (b) operations, control, administration, due diligence and valuation issues, (c) performance evaluation and investing in hedge funds from the investors perspective, and (d) potential changes in regulation, risk management and the use of leverage. The course is designed to be a multi-disciplinary, general management course that focuses on practical aspects of hedge fund management related to starting and running a hedge fund. Among the course requirements, students will develop their own original strategy, structure, and controls for a mock hedge fund investment and present their plan to investment professionals who will critique such fund. Students in the course should develop a broad understanding of the essential knowledge one needs to launch a hedge fund successfully, conditional on having a trading strategy and access to capital.
    Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
    00
    SU  09:00 am - 4:00 pm
    		 05/19-06/30 Metzger,L Sundays
    Pre/Corequisite:

    Pre-requisite - COR1-GB.2311 ( B01.2311 ) - Foundations of Finance

                        OR COR1-GB.2302 - Foundations of Corporate Finance

                        OR LAW-LW.11461 -

                        OR PADM-GP.2147 -
    Equivalencies:

    FINC-GB.3379 ( B40.3379 ) - Special Seminar in Finance: Hedge Funds - Investment and Management

    FINC-GB.3166 ( B40.3166 ) - Topics in Operating Hedge Funds
    Specializations:

    Finance

    Financial Instruments and Markets
  • FINC-GB.3384 Emerging Financial Markets (3)
    Course Description:

    The perspective in this course is that of an investment manager who may be responsible for investment portfolios at a bank; an insurance company; a pension or endowment fund or personal trust; or a mutual fund. Emerging financial markets around the world are examined. Problems considered include political risk; currency risk; excess speculation or market manipulation; differing accounting rules and standards; and performance measure comparison standards. Financial investments considered range from stocks to bonds to derivatives to real estate. Class discussion and reading focus on both the theoretical background and the practical knowledge necessary to deal effectively with the risks and opportunities that are a part of emerging financial markets.
    Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
    60
    TR  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    		 05/14-06/25 Siegel,M
    Pre/Corequisite:

    Pre-requisite - COR1-GB.2311 ( B01.2311 ) - Foundations of Finance

                        OR COR1-GB.2302 - Foundations of Corporate Finance

                        OR LAW-LW.11461 -

                        OR PADM-GP.2147 -
    Specializations:

    Finance

    Financial Instruments and Markets

    Global Business / Intl Business
  • FINC-GB.3387 Global Banking and Capital Markets (3)
    Course Description:

    This course is an analysis of the competitive performance and strategic positioning of financial institutions in multinational capital markets. Market segmentation theories are applied to markets for syndicated lending, trade finance, and project financing. Considers international aspects of raising capital in multinational, multiregulatory settings. Examples may include mergers and acquisitions, joint venture capital projects, and government or private partnership projects.
    Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
    60
    MW  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    		 05/15-06/26 Militello,F
    Pre/Corequisite:

    Pre-requisite - COR1-GB.2311 ( B01.2311 ) - Foundations of Finance

                        OR COR1-GB.2302 - Foundations of Corporate Finance

                        OR LAW-LW.11461 -

                        OR PADM-GP.2147 -
    Specializations:

    Banking

    Finance

    Global Business / Intl Business

    For more courses that count toward Finance click here.


Information Systems

  • INFO-GB.3335 Electronic Communities (3)
    Course Description:

    An electronic community is generally defined a group of people organized online around a topic or issue. This course introduces student designing, building, managing, and maintaining online communities for businesses. This includes company websites, managed social media outlets such as social networks, and participating communities such as review sites. Students will identify the target audience, business objectives, strategy, and technologies needed to run a successful online community for a real business. Examples and case studies will be discussed and analyzed to identify the characteristics of effective communities and methods for evaluation. To provide cutting edge perspectives several industry professionals will be invited to lead class discussions on special topics. The format of the course is blended; the course meetings are held in the classroom in addition to scheduled real-time online meetings.
    Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
    70
    W  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    		 07/03-08/07 Sosulski,K
    Equivalencies:

    MKTG-GB.2150 ( B70.2150 ) - Social Media & Mobile Technologies
    Specializations:

    Management of Technology&Operations
  • INFO-GB.3356 Business Process Design&Implementation (3)
    Course Description:

    This course presents an integrated approach for the analysis and refinement of business processes utilizing BPM (business process management) principles. We focus on bridging business process design with the deployment of well-matched technologies, both on the strategic-side as well as the operations-side of the enterprise. The course further considers: feasiblity analysis of system alternatives; the rendering of a formal development plan; systems "usability"; assessment of technology-based risk; and finally the quality assurance and implementation of these technologies.
    Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
    60
    MW  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    		 05/15-06/26 Palley,M
    Specializations:

    Supply Chain Management&Global Sourcing

    Management of Technology&Operations

Interarea

  • INTA-GB.2306 Business Drivers - Industry (3)
    Course Description:

    This course covers business drivers of a wide range of industries. This knowledge is essential for your general business IQ regardless of your career choice. Having a perspective about how various industries make money is critical whether you analyze a company for investment, advise its managers, manage its operations, market its products, or choose its capital structure. More details about the 20 industries covered are at http://www.dangode.com/drivers/.
    Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
    70
    MW  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    		 07/01-08/07 Gode,D

    Management Communication

    • MCOM-GB.2105 Business Communication (1.5)
      Course Description:

      Persuasive communication is a vital component to many aspects of business life. This course introduces the basics of communication strategy and persuasion: audience analysis, communicator credibility, and message construction and delivery. Written and oral presentation assignments derive from cases that focus on communication strategy. Students receive feedback to improve presentation effectiveness. Additional coaching is available for students who want to work on professional written communication. This course is required for all Langone Program students.
      Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
      00
      SA  09:00 am - 4:00 pm
      		 06/08-06/29 Rubin,D 4 Sat: June 8,15,22,29
      0A
      SU  09:00 am - 4:00 pm
      		 06/02-06/23 Rogers,B 4 Sun: June 2,9,16,23
      Equivalencies:

      COR1-GB.2105 ( B01.2105 ) - Business Communication

    Management and Organizations

    • MGMT-GB.2159 Collaboration, Conflict, and Negotiation (1.5)
      Course Description:

      Successful managers know how to collaborate with other people effectively and how to resolve conflicts constructively. The goal of this course is to teach students the fundamentals of managing collaboration and conflict in one-on-one and small group settings. Our objective is to enhance students' interpersonal skills at their jobs. Drawing from the latest findings in managerial psychology, we cover the fundamentals of effective negotiation, communication, and persuasion. Special topics include getting buy-in, coping with resistance, and building coalitions.
      Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
      00
      SU  09:00 am - 4:00 pm
      		 06/02-06/16 Howard,E 3 Sun: June 2, 9, 16
      60
      W  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
      		 05/15-06/19 Freeman,S
      70
      W  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
      		 07/03-08/07 Boyle,E
      Equivalencies:

      MGMT-GB.2358 ( B65.2358 ) - Conflict and Negotiation
      Specializations:

      Leadership and Change Management

      Management
    • MGMT-GB.2327 Managing the Growing Company (3)
      Course Description:

      This course exposes students to the unique challenges of managing the growth of small businesses. It concentrates on building the company issues rather than start-up issues, although some cases and lectures explore start-up as well. Included are studies of family businesses that have acute growth issues because of succession and family dynamics. It is designed for students interested in understanding the opportunities and problems involved in the management or operation of their own business; and it is also aimed at students considering employment in a small or midsized firm. The differences between small firms and large organizations, management needs, practices, and financial resources are examined.
      Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
      60
      MW  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
      		 05/15-06/26 Okun,G
      70
      MW  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
      		 07/01-08/07 Okun,G
      Pre/Corequisite:

      Pre-requisite - COR1-GB.1302 ( B01.1302 ) - Leadership in Organizations

                          OR CORE-GP.1020 -
      Specializations:

      Entrepreneurship&Innovation

      Leadership and Change Management

      Management

      Strategy

      Sustainable Business and Innovation
    • MGMT-GB.2340 Global Strategy (3)
      Course Description:

      This course provides an understanding of the cultural, political, competitive, technological, legal, and ethical environment in which multinational firms operate. It surveys a range of tools and techniques of environmental analysis for use in assessing foreign and global conditions, opportunities, and threats. It also focuses on multinational corporate strategy, organization, and management. Students examine the building of strategic capabilities, collaborating across boundaries, developing coordination and control, and managing activities and tasks, as well as challenges of worldwide functional management, geographic subsidiary management, and top-level headquarters management.
      Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
      70
      MW  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
      		 07/01-08/07 Hashai,N
      Pre/Corequisite:

      Pre-requisite - COR1-GB.2103 ( B01.2103 ) - Strategy I

      Pre-requisite - COR1-GB.2104 ( B01.2104 ) - Strategy II
      Specializations:

      Management

      Strategy

      Global Business / Intl Business

      Supply Chain Management&Global Sourcing
    • MGMT-GB.2353 Managing Change (3)
      Course Description:

      Contemporary business environments contain challenges that demand an increasing pace, volume, and complexity of organizational changes. Most organizations, whether they are entrepreneurial start-ups or long-established Fortune 500 firms, find that they must change or wither. This course is geared toward deepening students' understanding of the challenges, techniques, and burdens associated with initiating and implementing major change in an organization. The objective is to prepare managers, or their consultants and advisers, to meet the challenges of organizational change successfully. As such, the course is especially useful for students who plan careers in management consulting, general management (whether in line or staff positions), and entrepreneurship or corporate venturing.
      Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
      70
      TR  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
      		 06/27-08/08 Mazzarese,M
      Pre/Corequisite:

      Pre-requisite - COR1-GB.1302 ( B01.1302 ) - Leadership in Organizations

                          OR CORE-GP.1020 -
      Specializations:

      Leadership and Change Management

      Management

      Strategy
    • MGMT-GB.2363 Leadership Models (3)
      Course Description:

      This course is meant for those who wish to better understand and further develop their innate potential and propensity to lead others. As you rise in your career, you will need multiple and often conflicting constituencies on board to follow your vision. But if you don't lead, others will not follow. This course will help you toward honing some of the essential self-reflective skills you need to give form and substance to such vision. It will also be of value to those who wish to have a broad intellectual understanding of the context of leading and the content of leadership.
      Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
      00
      SA  09:00 am - 4:00 pm
      		 05/18-06/29 Kabaliswaran,R Saturdays
      Pre/Corequisite:

      Pre-requisite - COR1-GB.1302 ( B01.1302 ) - Leadership in Organizations

                          OR CORE-GP.1020 -
      Specializations:

      Leadership and Change Management

      Management
    • MGMT-GB.2370 Strategic Design (3)
      Course Description:

      This course develops student skills at diagnosing organizations and developing prescriptions to improve their effectiveness. It is appropriate for those interested in organizational performance from a managerial or external perspective, e.g., management consultants, investment bankers, and financial analysts. It examines organizations' attempts to adapt as open systems in a competitive environment. We consider the major factors influencing organization design, e.g., strategy, environment, and technology. Then we analyze the major internal processes affecting organizational performance, e.g., control systems, politics, and conflict. Next, we probe how organizations can improve their ability to adapt in increasingly dynamic environments. The course includes domestic and international examples. The main learning methods are case analyses and a study of the organizations of the central competitors in an in-dustry or industries that the class chooses. Particular emphasis is placed on organizational-level problems facing senior management.
      Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
      60
      MW  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
      		 05/15-06/26 Kabaliswaran,R
      Pre/Corequisite:

      Pre-requisite - COR1-GB.1302 ( B01.1302 ) - Leadership in Organizations

                          OR CORE-GP.1020 -

      Pre-requisite - COR1-GB.2103 ( B01.2103 ) - Strategy I

      Pre-requisite - COR1-GB.2104 ( B01.2104 ) - Strategy II
      Specializations:

      Leadership and Change Management

      Management

      Strategy
    • MGMT-GB.3323 Game Theory (3)
      Course Description:

      Game theory studies competitive and cooperative behavior in strategic environments, where the fortunes of several players are intertwined. It provides methods for identifying optimal strategies and predicting the outcome of strategic interactions. The field of game theory began around 1900 when mathematicians began asking whether there were optimal strategies for parlor games such as chess and poker, and, if so, what these strategies might look like. The first comprehensive formulation of the subject came in 1944, with the publication of the book Theory of Games and Economic Behavior by famous mathematician John von Neumann and eminent economist Oskar Morgenstern. As its title indicates, this book also marked the beginning of the application of game theory to economics. Since then, game theory has been applied to many other fields, including political science, military strategy, law, computer science, and biology, among other areas. In 1994, three pioneers in game theory were awarded a Nobel Prize, marking the&#8216arrival' of the field. In 2005, two other prominent researchers in game theory were awarded a Nobel Prize. Among the other applications, game theory today is finding its way into the world of business. (Pick up a business magazine or book and there is a good chance that it will use some game-theory jargon such as zero-sum game, Prisoner's Dilemma, win-win game, etc.). As well as learning the underlying theory in the course, we'll be looking at how game theory can indeed be applied to business.
      Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
      00
      SA  09:00 am - 4:00 pm
      		 07/06-08/10 Stuart,H Saturdays
      Pre/Corequisite:

      Pre-requisite - COR1-GB.2103 ( B01.2103 ) - Strategy I

      Pre-requisite - COR1-GB.2104 ( B01.2104 ) - Strategy II
      Specializations:

      Economics

      Management

      Strategy
    • MGMT-GB.3335 Foundations of Entrepreneurship (3)
      Course Description:

      This course offers a framework for understanding the entrepreneurial process and exposes the student to most problems and issues faced by entrepreneurs who start new ventures. Case study is the principal teaching method, supplemented by lectures, a venture planning exercise, and guest speakers. Major objectives are for students to learn how to identify and evaluate market opportunities; develop a venture concept and marketing plan; assess and obtain the required resources; and manage the launch of a new venture.
      Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
      60
      TR  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
      		 05/14-06/25 Okun,G
      70
      TR  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
      		 06/27-08/08 Ginsberg,A
      Equivalencies:

      MGMT-GB.3336 ( B65.3336 ) - Foundations of Social Entrepreneurship

      MGMT-GB.3337 ( B65.3337 ) - Foundations of Technology Entrepreneurship
      Specializations:

      Entrepreneurship&Innovation

      Management
    • MGMT-GB.3366 Power and Politics in Organizations (3)
      Course Description:

      This course considers the way political processes and power structures influence decisions and choices made within and by organizations. It analyzes the sources, distribution, and use of influence in relation to resource allocation, organizational change and performance, management succession, procedural justice, policy formulation, and social movements within organizations. It develops skills in diagnosing and using power and politics in organizational settings. A basic assumption underlying the course is that managers need well-developed skills in acquiring and exercising power to be effective. The course is designed to (1) improve students' capacity to diagnose organizational issues in terms of their political dimensions and (2) enhance their effectiveness in their jobs and careers as a result of that improved capacity.
      Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
      00
      SA  09:00 am - 4:00 pm
      		 07/06-08/10 Kabaliswaran,R Saturdays
      60
      TR  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
      		 05/14-06/25 Kabaliswaran,R
      Pre/Corequisite:

      Co-requisite - COR1-GB.1302 ( B01.1302 ) - Leadership in Organizations

                          OR CORE-GP.1020 -
      Equivalencies:

      MGMT-GB.3165 ( B65.3165 ) - Power and Professional Influence
      Specializations:

      Leadership and Change Management

      Management

    Marketing

    • MKTG-GB.2347 Consumer Behavior (3)
      Course Description:

      This course studies the consumer as a decision maker. It examines social and psychological influences on purchasing decisions, emphasizing their implications for marketing strategy. Topics include the consumer as a decision maker; motivation attitudes and their effect on behavior, information processing, consumer risk, and demographic, social, and cultural influences on purchasing behavior. Applications to advertising, product, and segmentation strategies as well as Web-based applications of consumer behavior are highlighted.
      Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
      70
      TR  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
      		 06/27-08/08 Sellier,A
      Equivalencies:

      MKTG-GB.2147 ( B70.2147 ) - Consumer Behavior
      Specializations:

      Marketing
    • MKTG-GB.2350 Marketing Planning&Strategy (3)
      Course Description:

      Approximately 95 percent of a brand manager's responsibilities involve the development, execution, evaluation, and refinement of marketing plans. In this tremendously practical, semester-long course, developed based on best practices at top marketing companies, students are guided through the entire marketing plan process. Teams then apply the learning to create comprehensive plans for "real" brands at "real" companies, in the industry of their choice. The course covers the ins and outs of brand positioning, marketing plan budget setting, pricing strategy development, and volume forecasting. Media plans and ads are created, as well as consumer promotion, trade promotion, direct marketing, Internet marketing and viral/buzz marketing plans.
      Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
      00
      SA  09:00 am - 4:00 pm
      		 07/06-08/10 Greenwald,M Saturdays
      Pre/Corequisite:

      Pre-requisite - COR1-GB.2310 ( B01.2310 ) - Marketing
      Specializations:

      Marketing
    • MKTG-GB.2351 Competitive Marketing Strategy (3)
      Course Description:

      This course is designed to help you develop the knowledge and skills necessary to develop marketing strategy at the business (in contrast to product) level. Rather than just focus on creating value propositions for customers, the emphasis in this course will be more strategic and focus on designing value creation and delivery systems. Therefore, the course will target the interface between customer value, marketing decisions, business strategy, and the operations of the organization. Material will be particularly relevant to students who expect to be responsible for developing and/or assessing marketing strategy as owners, employees, and consultants.
      Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
      70
      MW  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
      		 07/01-08/07 Carr,J
      Pre/Corequisite:

      Pre-requisite - COR1-GB.2310 ( B01.2310 ) - Marketing
      Specializations:

      Marketing
    • MKTG-GB.2361 Competitive Strategy in the Marketplace (3)
      Course Description:

      This is a rigorous advanced course in competitive strategy set at the level of the business as it faces competitors at the product market level. It consists of lectures and formal case presentations recommending strategic actions by student teams to counterpart teams representing senior managers responsible for approving their recommendation. Topics covered include both the process and content of strategic action and interaction, strategic models, brands as a source of competitive advantage, methods for comparing competitive offers and strategies, scenario analysis, competitive signaling, and competitive intelligence.
      Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
      60
      MW  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
      		 05/15-06/26 Czepiel,J
      Pre/Corequisite:

      Pre-requisite - COR1-GB.2103 ( B01.2103 ) - Strategy I

                          OR COR1-GB.2301 - Strategy

      Pre-requisite - COR1-GB.2310 ( B01.2310 ) - Marketing
      Equivalencies:

      MKTG-GB.2360 ( B70.2360 ) -
      Specializations:

      Strategy

      Marketing

      Supply Chain Management&Global Sourcing
    • MKTG-GB.2365 Brand Strategy (3)
      Course Description:

      Brand planners/strategists face many challenges, including how to: 1. Create a comprehensive brand architecture that will provide strategic direction; 2. Generate motivating brand identities and value propositions for the key brands; 3. Develop brand-building programs; and 4. Leverage new technologies. The goal of this course is to provide concepts, models, methods, and role models that will help address
      these challenges.
      Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
      60
      TR  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
      		 05/14-06/25 Gormley,F
      Pre/Corequisite:

      Pre-requisite - COR1-GB.2310 ( B01.2310 ) - Marketing
      Specializations:

      Digital Marketing

      Marketing

      Product Management
    • MKTG-GB.2370 New Products (3)
      Course Description:

      New products and services are vital to the success of all companies. However, innovation is risky and most new products fail in the marketplace. Thus, expertise in the design and marketing of new products is a critical skill for all managers, inside and outside of the marketing department. In this course, we first focus on the tools and techniques associated with analyzing market opportunities and then focus on designing, testing, and introducing new products and services. Both quantitative and qualitative approaches are covered. In particular, the course covers the new product development process, market entry strategies, how to generate new product ideas, mapping customer perceptions, segmentation, product positioning, forecasting market demand, product design, and advertising and product testing. It emphasizes how to incorporate customers and competitors into all of these aspects of new product development. In contrast, a related course Technological Innovation and New Product Development, MGMT-GB.3356, emphasizes organizational issues associated with new product development.
      Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
      00
      SA  09:00 am - 4:00 pm
      		 05/18-06/29 Farley,M Saturdays
      Pre/Corequisite:

      Pre-requisite - COR1-GB.2310 ( B01.2310 ) - Marketing
      Specializations:

      Entrepreneurship&Innovation

      Marketing

      Product Management

      For more courses that count toward Marketing click here.


    Operations Management

    • OPMG-GB.2350 Decision Models and Analytics (3)
      Course Description:

      This course introduces the basic principles and techniques of applied mathematical modeling for managerial decision making. Students learn to use some of the more important analytic methods (e.g., spreadsheet modeling, optimization, Monte Carlo simulation) to recognize their assumptions and limitations and to employ them in decision making. Students learn to: develop mathematical models that can be used to improve decision making within an organization, sharpen their ability to structure problems and to perform logical analyses, translate descriptions of decision problems into formal models and investigate those models in an organized fashion, identify settings in which models can be used effectively, and apply modeling concepts in practical situations. Students also strengthen their computer skills, focusing on how to use the computer to support decision making. The emphasis is on model formulation and interpretation of results, not on mathematical theory. This course is aimed at M.B.A. students with little prior exposure to modeling and quantitative analysis, but it is appropriate for all students who wish to strengthen their quantitative skills. The emphasis is on models that are widely used in diverse industries and functional areas, including finance, operations, and marketing. For more information, visit sterndma.com.
      Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
      70
      MW  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
      		 07/01-08/07 Riccio,L
      Specializations:

      Business Analytics

      Financial Systems&Analytics

      Supply Chain Management&Global Sourcing

      Management of Technology&Operations