Summer 2015 Course Listings (Weekend)

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Core Courses

  • 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
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    SA  09:00 am - 4:00 pm
    		 05/16-06/20 Neilson,C Priority to Red Group
    Equivalencies:

    COR1-GB.1103 ( B01.1103 ) -

    COR9-GB.2303 ( B09.2303 ) -
  • COR1-GB.1306 Financial Accounting and Reporting (3)
    Course Description:

    Accounting reports are an important means of communication with investors. This course focuses on the development, analysis and use of these reports. It provides an understanding of what these reports contain, what assumptions and concepts accountants use to prepare them, and why they use those assumptions and concepts.

    The course uses simple examples to provide students with a clear understanding of accounting concepts. It stresses the ability to apply these concepts to real world cases, which by their very nature are complex and ambiguous. In addition to text-oriented materials, the classes also include cases so that students can discuss applications of basic concepts, actual financial reports, and articles from newspapers. In addition to traditional introductory topics other topics may include mergers and acquisitions, purchase and pooling, free cash flow and financial statement analysis.
    Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
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    SA  09:00 am - 4:00 pm
    		 06/27-08/08 Dou,Y Priority to Red Group
    Equivalencies:

    COR9-GB.2301 ( B09.2301 ) -
  • 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
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    SA  09:00 am - 4:00 pm
    		 06/27-08/08 McLoughlin,D Saturdays
    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
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    SA  09:00 am - 4:00 pm
    		 05/16-06/20 Mertens,T Saturdays
    Equivalencies:

    COR9-GB.2316 ( B09.2316 ) -

Finance

  • FINC-GB.2329 Real Estate Primary Markets (3)
    Course Description:

    This course is designed for students who have little or no prior knowledge of real estate. Different aspects of real estate analysis are covered, including finance, taxation, appraisal, investment analysis, development, and property management. A central focus is on the risk and return elements in commercial real estate financing and on how to modify the principles of corporate finance and investment theory to fit the specialized needs of real estate analysis. Topics include liquidity problems, buyer or seller informational asymmetries, and interrelatedness of financing and investment decisions. The growing role of international considerations, the importance of securitized instruments, and the changing roles of brokers are considered.
    Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
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    SA  09:00 am - 4:00 pm
    		 06/27-08/08 Panchapagesan,V 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
    Equivalencies:

    FINC-GB.2129 ( B40.2129 ) - Principles of Real Estate Finance
    Specializations:

    Corporate Finance

    Finance

    Real Estate
  • FINC-GB.3121 Topics in Hedge Fund Strategies (1.5)
    Course Description:

    The objective of this course is to provide students with a thorough understanding of the investment and trading strategies used by hedge funds to generate enhanced returns to their investors.
    Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
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    SA  09:00 am - 4:00 pm
    		 06/27-07/18 Liew,J 3 Sats: 6/27, 7/11, 7/18
    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.3321 ( B40.3321 ) - Hedge Fund Strategies
    Specializations:

    Finance

    Financial Instruments and Markets

    Quantitative Finance
  • 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
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    SA  10:00 am - 5:00 pm
    		 06/06-06/20 D'Souza,I 3 Saturdays: June 6,13,20
    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

    Banking

    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
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    SA  09:00 am - 4:00 pm
    		 05/16-06/20 Cherkes,M 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 -
    Specializations:

    Banking

    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
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    SU  09:00 am - 4:00 pm
    		 06/28-08/02 Brenner,M 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 -
    Specializations:

    Banking

    Finance

    Financial Instruments and Markets

    Quantitative 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
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    SU  09:00 am - 4:00 pm
    		 05/17-06/21 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

    For more courses that count toward Finance click here.


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
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    SA  09:00 am - 4:00 pm
    		 05/30-06/20 Ayala,R 4 Sat: 5/30,June 6,13,20
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    SU  09:00 am - 4:00 pm
    		 05/31-06/21 O'Reilly,K 4 Sun: 5/31,6/7,6/14,6/21
    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
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    SU  09:00 am - 4:00 pm
    		 05/31-06/14 Janicik,G 3 Sundays:5/31,6/7,6/14
    Equivalencies:

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

    Leadership and Change Management

    Management
  • 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
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    SA  09:00 am - 4:00 pm
    		 05/16-06/20 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.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
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    SA  09:00 am - 4:00 pm
    		 06/27-08/08 Kabaliswaran,R Saturdays
    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.2335 Judgment and Decision Making (3)
    Course Description:

    Successful marketing and business strategy depends on a thorough understanding of how people make decisions. Although traditional "rational" models of human reasoning make clear predictions about how people should make decisions, these models fail to fully capture how people actually make decisions in the real world. The purpose of this course is to inform future managers and consultants of the sometimes counterintuitive but often predictable rules, processes, and heuristics that guide everyday judgment and decision making, as well as how knowledge of these rules can be utilized to improve marketing and business strategy.
    Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
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    SA  09:00 am - 4:00 pm
    		 05/16-06/20 Kruger,J Saturdays
    Pre/Corequisite:

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

    MGMT-GB.2150 ( B65.2150 ) -
    Specializations:

    Management

    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
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    SA  09:00 am - 4:00 pm
    		 06/27-08/08 Greenwald,M Saturdays
    Pre/Corequisite:

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

    Marketing

    Product Management

    For more courses that count toward Marketing click here.