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| BUSN 501 Measuring & Maximizing Financial Performance - 3.00 credits |
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| This course if an introduction to the concepts of financial accounting and financial management. The content of this course includes preparation and analysis of financial statements. Also covered are the time value of money, risk and return, and corporate financing choices. |
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| BUSN 502 Essentials of Economics - 3.00 credits |
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| Topics in macroeconomics and microeconomics, including market equilibrium, monetary and fiscal policy, profit maximization, and market future. |
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| ACCT 601 Managerial Accounting - 3.00 credits |
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| Discusses management accounting as part of the firm's information system, drawing on modern cost accounting and budgeting systems for planning and controlling business operations. |
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| ECON 601 Managerial Economics - 3.00 credits |
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| Covers demand and cost analysis, pricing policies, and selected topics of economic analysis as they relate to business policies. |
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| FIN 601 Corporate Financial Management - 3.00 credits |
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| The analysis of corporate investment and financing decisions, including capital budgeting, capital structure, and working capital management. |
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| MKTG 601 Marketing Strategy & Planning - 3.00 credits |
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| Emphasizes application of strategic planning in marketing to achieve competitive advantage. Examines the role of strategic planning in developing effective marketing programs that enhance the overall performance of the firm. |
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| POM 601 Operations Management - 3.00 credits |
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| Intended as an introduction to the fields of production and operations management (POM). Production and operations activities, such as forecasting, capacity and inventory, scheduling activities, and assuring qualities will be discussed from the perspective of supply chain. The philosophy of Just-In-Time (JIT) and responsive manufacturing/service is highlighted. |
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| STAT 601 Business Statistics - 3.00 credits |
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| This course covers the basic principles and implementation techniques of analysis of variance, simple and multiple regression analysis, and statistical process control. An understanding of how these tools can support managerial decision making is also emphasized. |
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| MGMT 602 Managing Technol Innovation - 3.00 credits |
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| This course focuses on the role of technology and innovation in building, sustaining and leveraging competitive advantage for firms. It examines how industries are transformed by new technologies of technology. Touches upon the challenges of managing innovation in firms. |
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| MIS 641 MIS Policy and Strategy - 3.00 credits |
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| Ties together concepts from all areas of management and the economic, behavioral, functional, and technical aspects of MIS. Defines overall and context-specific information needs of organizations and focuses on the role of MIS in meeting these needs. Examines alternatives for matching MIS department structures and operations to the structures, strategies, and behaviors of organizations. Also investigates, proposes, and analyzes management policy issues relating to the management of the MIS function. |
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| MGMT 780 Strategic Management - 3.00 credits |
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| Provides an integrative study of the functions and responsibilities of top management and the strategies that affect the character and success of the total enterprise. Uses case studies and assigned readings to develop the viewpoint of top management charged with responsibility for the enterprise as a whole. Requires attendance at first class. |
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| ORGB 625 Leadership & Prof Development - 3.00 credits |
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| This course helps students develop knowledge and skills to enhance their professional development and to become effective leaders. Students will understand trends in contemporary organizations, enhance their self-awareness, and refine their interpersonal skills, and apply these skills to improve their work effectiveness. |
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| ORGB 631 Leading Effective Orgs - 3.00 credits |
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| Prepares students to make informed decisions as leaders in common institutional and environmental contexts. The focus of the contingency-based perspective of this course is to help leaders understand how best to motivate and coordinate employees and to control outcomes in a manner that ensures they fulfill strategic objectives. |
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| BUSN 601 Health Care Law & Pharmaceutical Regulations - 3.00 credits |
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| This course provides students with tools of legal and regulatory analysis and presents principles of health law and an overview of federal regulatory program affecting the pharmaceutical industry, the medical community, and patients. Topics include laws and regulation governing: the development of regulations, fraud and abuse, the drug/device/biologic approval processes and post-approval regulation. |
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| BUSN 698 The Drug Development Process (Residency II) - 3.00 credits |
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| This course provides students with an understanding of the compliance requirements for the manufacture of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API). Special attention is devoted to the approval process and regulations, technology transfer, facility design, and cleaning validation. |
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| MKTG 698. Pharmaceutical Marketing - 3.00 credits |
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| The pharmaceutical industry is in a state of flux and is undergoing tremendous change due to increased pressure to control health care costs in general and the cost of drugs in particular. These pressures have created a new market environment for the industry along with the need for new marketing practices. This course will examine the current and potential future realities for the pharmaceutical industry, and the new marketing environment. Class participants will be challenged to think at not only the marketing level, but also at the entire organizational systems level, through the use of case studies and discussions. |
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| MGMT 698. Pharmaceutical Management from a Global Perspective (International Residency) - 3.00 credits |
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| During a week long international trip, students will learn about the global strategy of the pharmaceutical industry and how it differs from that of the United States. Through business visits, research, class work and cultural activities this unique experience provides students with a well rounded perspective to the pharmaceutical industry. |
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