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Introduces students to accounting concepts essential to the preparation and interpretation of financial statements issued to management and to external users such as stockholders and creditors. While appropriate consideration is given to procedural aspects of accounting, more emphasis is placed on understanding the conceptual bases of generally accepted accounting principles and the effects of using alternative accounting methods on financial statements.

The formulation, interpretation, and application of law to business. Incorporates the study of ethical issues that arise in contemporary business settings, including professional conduct and corporate social responsibility. Major areas of legal regulation to which businesses are subject, including tort liability, contract law, partnership and corporate law, employment and labor law, intellectual property law, environmental regulation and sustainability, and financial regulation. Emphasis on active, experiential application of legal reasoning and analysis and on the global and comparative dimensions of legal and ethical issues.

Provides a foundation in the economics of markets, with particular application to financial markets and the role of information. Specific topics include the following: (1) the basic principles of supply, demand, profit maximization, price determination, international trade, and exchange rates; (2) the basic structure of modern, global financial markets, as an application of the basic economic principles; (3) the use of information and information technology in financial markets, including use of the internet, Bloomberg, Dow Jones and other computerized sources of information; and (4) a review of the "efficient market hypothesis."

Course dealing with the two major aspects of strategy: formulation and implementation. Strategy formulation examines such issues as environmental threats and opportunities, the values and priorities of management and societal stakeholders, and the strengths of company resources and competencies relative to principal competitors. Strategy implementation covers such topics as strategic leadership, organizational structure, resource allocation, and building a strategy-supportive culture. Uses cases and readings to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to prepare students to deal with strategic issues.

An operations manager is concerned with designing, operating and controlling a system for producing goods and services. Design decisions include selecting a process technology, organizing jobs, selecting vendors, and developing the location and layout of facilities. Operating the system involves planning and scheduling work and material flow, controlling quality, and managing inventories. General systems concepts and models are developed and applied. Topics include process flow analysis, inventory systems, waiting line analysis, quality design, capacity resource planning, project management, and integrating operations with the firm's strategic plans.

Introduction to key issues and concepts in data analytics. Delineates differences between standard statistical analysis, including model estimation and evaluation, and the data driven approach of data analytics. Emphasis on critical issues underlying almost all data analytics projects, including data quality (accuracy, objectivity, and reliability), missing values, outliers, and data standardization. Introduction to basic analytics techniques and processes. Prepares students to execute IT-related responsibilities effectively, and to be able to do so even as the set of available technologies changes over time. Presents students with frameworks that let them analyze business situations involving IT in a structured way. Students will develop sophisticated understanding of the links between IT, business strategy, and business process. Students will also gain an appreciation of the organizational and management practices that complement IT investments.