General Electives
FN 661 Global Financial Markets and Institutions 3 CH
Prerequisite: WGB 603 Corporate Financial Management or FN 660 Financial Management. Analyzes modern financial markets from the risk/management and risk measurement perspective. Presents overviews of key theories and recent developments in international securities markets. Emphasis is on managing risk on the balance sheet at various financial institutions. Implications of monetary policy decisions by international monetary authorities are also examined.
FN 662 Corporate Finance 3 CH
Prerequisite: WGB 603 Corporate Financial Management or FN 660 Financial Management. Examines corporate finance topics including working capital management, financial analysis, leverage, capital structure, capital budgeting and valuation. Emphasis is on creating financial models to analyze issues.
FN 663 Global Investments 3 CH
Prerequisite: WGB 603 Corporate Financial Management or FN 660 Financial Management. Course exposes students to the theory and practice of investments on a global scale. Key topics include: capital markets and instruments, efficient investment sets, basic equilibrium models such as CAPM and APT, bond prices and yields, equity valuation models, and an overview of portfolio theory and derivatives.
FN 665 International Financial Management 3 CH
Prerequisite: WGB 603 Corporate Financial Management or FN 660 Financial Management. A study of financial management concepts and techniques, applied to international operations. Topics include: foreign currency spot and forward trading; exchange rate systems and determination, and country risk assessment; taxation and regulatory issues of non-U.S. markets; and sources and uses of funds for multinational corporations.
FN 668 Portfolio Management 3 CH
Prerequisite: WGB 603 Corporate Financial Management or FN 660 Financial Management. Develops the student’s ability to evaluate securities in the context of a portfolio. Topics include: portfolio construction rules based on risk and return goals, valuation measures and risk-reduction techniques using derivative products.
FN 669 Alternative Investments 3 CH
Prerequisite: WGB 603 Corporate Financial Management or FN 660 Financial Management. Examines financial concepts applied to current issues in finance such as risk management products and techniques.
FN 670 Mergers, Acquisitions and Joint Ventures 3 CH
Prerequisite: WGB 603 Corporate Financial Management or FN 660 Financial Management. Examines the role of each of these strategies as part of the whole restructuring process faced by corporations in their attempt to compete and grow in the United States and abroad. Emphasis is on each method’s strategic and financial advantages. Group analysis of cases and computer applications are utilized.
FN 672 Derivatives and Risk Management 3 CH
Prerequisite: WGB 603 Corporate Financial Management or FN 660 Financial Management. An overview of derivative securities and their use in corporate strategy and risk management, this course employs quantitative methods to analyze, design, price and use derivative instruments in a managerial context. Basic derivative contracts such as forward, futures, options and swaps are covered, as well as the pricing of these claims, arbitrage, and hedging in these markets. Students apply the analytical models to real-life situations through case studies.
BU 610 Entrepreneurship 3 CH
Prerequisites: WGB 601 Accounting and Information Systems or equivalent, WGB 603 Corporate Financial Management or equivalent and WGB 640 Dynamic Business Management I. Students utilize their interdisciplinary business knowledge and creativity to evaluate an entrepreneurial opportunity, whether a new product/service/business, or a new application of an existing product or service. In developing a comprehensive business plan student teams use their knowledge of the market and the competitive landscape, engage in research, develop financial models/forecasts, and gauge the project’s financial feasibility, taking into consideration inherent business risk and the likelihood of being able to raise venture capital.
BU 621 Comparative Management and Intercultural Communication 3 CH
Prerequisite: WGB Foundations of Management Note: BU 601 Organization Management may be substituted. Sensitivity to different perceptions, values, traditions and ways of thinking are critically important in today’s global workforce and as organizations interact across cultures. This course explores how culture affects individuals as well as organizations, and introduces frameworks for understanding how cultures may vary. Students develop strategies for effectively communicating, working with and managing people of different cultural backgrounds.
BU 632 Managing Change 3 CH
Prerequisite: WGB 521 Foundations of Management Note: BU 601 Organization Management may be substituted. Examines strategies and techniques for successfully introducing and managing change in organizations. Explores power, influence, leadership, motivation, and communication in the change process, as well as organization development, organizational learning, and innovation management. Student teams develop a framework for recognizing factors that influence change and a process map to manage change effectively.
BU 667 Team Management 3 CH
Prerequisite: WGB 521 Foundations of Management Note: BU 601 Organization Management may be substituted. Examines the use of teams to accomplish organizational strategies. Topics include: team leadership, goal-setting, group dynamics, group decision-making, diversity and multicultural issues.
BU 687 Contemporary Issues in Global Management 3 CH
Prerequisite: WGB 521 Foundations of Management Note: BU 601 Organization Management may be substituted. Explores a variety of current issues and emerging trends affecting global business, utilizing a cross-disciplinary approach to the management of today’s global enterprises.
BU 699 Operations Excellence 3 CH
This course covers the theory and practise of operations improvement with the major improvement methodologies used to achieve operational excellence, like Lean, Total Quality Management, Six Sigma, Business Process Re-engineering, Systems Thinking, Theory of Constraints etc. The course will have a heavy emphasis on Lean Methodology and Lean Transformation of Enterprises, but when possible guest speakers will present their preferred improvement methodologies with practical illustrations. The course will attempt to cover different industries and business sectors ranging from industrial production to financial and other services. The practical objective of the course is to have the academic background be able to apply appropriate improvement methodologies to real opportunities.