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BUSINESS INTEGRATION CAPSTONE (BA4050)

Teams of student-managers compete in a complex international business simulation designed to allow them to demonstrate mastery of department-level, major and discipline specific learning objectives. The teams operate a company in the international athletic footwear industry. Using a hands-on experiential approach, teams make strategic management, marketing, human resources, operations, facilities, finance, and corporate social responsibility decisions over ten fiscal years. Students are evaluated on their

company’s performance, but also on written individual and group analyses of the simulation and on a final comprehensive exam. Please note this course has a fee.

STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT: A GLOBAL PERSP. (BA4080)

Utilizing knowledge from the various business functional areas (e.g., management, finance, marketing) already acquired by students in the prerequisite courses, students learn how to create and implement a business strategy.

TOPICS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (BA4091)

Introduces a variety of issues pertinent to firms and individuals operating in an international context. Subjects change every semester. Recent topics included: Marketing of New Products, Market Research, and Consumer Behavior.
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SENIOR PROJECT (BA4095)

A Senior Project is an independent study representing a Major Capstone Project that needs to be registered using the Senior Project registration form.
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ACCOUNTING AND MANAGEMENT CONTROL (BA5001)

Overview of management control, managerial accounting, as well as financial and performance reporting, management by exception, balanced scorecard, cost accounting, etc. Takes a critical approach to using accounting and performance management tools in managerial decision making. The course focuses on how conventional management tools can inform decision-making, and how to consider financial, strategic, and ethical mitigating factors in more ambiguous and nuanced contexts.

SUSTAINABLE ASSET MANAGEMENT (BA5004)

Throughout this course students will explore, critique and utilize various methods of sustainable investment including socially responsible investing and shareholder activism, green bonds, microfinance, and impact investing.

MANAGEMENT ETHICS AND THEORY (BA5012)

This course covers theoretical and pragmatic approaches to business practices as a starting point for an on-going exploration into contemporary and critical management concepts. Students will explore the ethical issues that arise as organizations operate in a globalized and inter-connected economy. We will apply general management theory, ethical analysis, and critical approaches to a variety of case studies across different industries and global regions.

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LAW (BA5013)

This course on International Business Law focuses on those areas of law most likely to be encountered by persons (whether in traditional business, public service, or non-governmental organizations) engaged in the practice of International Business, namely torts, contracts, and recent developments in ethics and corporate criminal liability.

CONSULTING METHODS (BA5019)

This course engages students with advanced themes and methods in management consultancy, both in theory and in practice. We will take a critical approach to understand how theory influences practice and how our perceptions of management consultancy evolve over time and circumstance. Students will examine management consultancy in terms of specific cultural, international and organizational elements given specific consulting frameworks.