Graduate Courses

Accountants play an important role in society. This course examines their role through an in-depth study of accounting ethics, professionalism, and the public interest. Students learn about and analyze the history of the profession; the legal and ethical responsibilities of the profession; important legislation that has impacted the profession and the practice of accounting, particularly auditing; and the current environment in which accountants and auditors work. The course also exposes students to moral reasoning and ethical decision-making. It encourages students to adopt the objectivity, integrity, and ethical standards necessary to serve society as an accounting professional.

Presents an overview of Earth’s critical environmental problems and issues, including global climate change, air pollution, water pollution, biodiversity loss, plastic waste, and deforestation, among others. Discussed are physical and chemical processes such as atmospheric processes, the greenhouse effect, oceanic circulations, ecosystems, and other relevant scientific concepts. Examined are impacts on water resources, agriculture, food, poverty, inequality, and biodiversity. Also discussed are opportunities for climate adaptation and resilience, e.g., climate adaptation strategies, policies, and planning at the community, city, national, and global levels to reduce and manage risk.  

Explores the major statutes and policies used, at both the federal, state, and local levels, to protect humans and the environment against exposure to harmful substances, including the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Superfund, the Resource Conservation & Recovery Act, and laws designed to regulate toxic substances. Examine global air pollution's challenges, including climate change and ozone depletion. It also looks at alternative legal mechanisms for advancing environmental policies (such as voter initiatives and common-law actions) and the role of market mechanisms in addressing environmental problems. Analyze the roles of the local and federal governments and businesses in dealing with environmental challenges and explore available resources to entrepreneurs. Also addressed are environmental ethics, environmental rights, and environmental justice. 

This course presents insight from a variety of academic disciplines, including management, psychology, sociology, and economics, to understand the processes through which people work together in organizations. Focus on topics such as leadership, motivation, decision-making, communication, organizational culture, and performance management.

This course adopts a thematic approach to applying economic concepts to solving contemporary real-world business problems. These problems are analyzed from the perspective of an entrepreneur, a business manager, and an economic policy maker. Specific themes include understanding economic terminology, issues and methods; identifying determinants of supply and demand; understanding the economics of the firm, characterizing alternative market structures, measuring aggregate demand and supply, and understanding the implications of various government economic policies.

This course broadens MBA students’ perspective and helps them develop in-depth understanding of international business theories and practices. Students will learn about complex issues in different political, legal, economic, monetary, and socio-cultural systems and how they influence business operations. Students will study the key theories, government policies, and current trends of international trade and foreign direct investment. Students will also examine various market entry modes, strategy choices, as well as organization and management approaches. Through this course, students will acquire skills and knowledge necessary for evaluating international opportunities and challenges and for managing international expansion and operations.

Students learn how to design strategies for global marketplaces under various constraints and competitive conditions. Students will craft strategies for large- and small-scale firms and understand attack and defense strategies. The course discusses interesting aspects of competition, such as whether firms compete for segments or for the level of segmentation in the market. How do firms influence the market segmentation level and thereby enhance competitive positions? Students learn how to standardize a company's strategy across multiple country markets or adapt a strategy to individual countries.

This course will examine marketing management and planning factors and techniques required for success in a global environment. Students will develop an appreciation for the external forces which shape the international marketer’s decisions and will study strategic decision-making used by international firms as they enter and adapt to new cultures and nations.

The factors present in the external environments of business relative to business law and political entities must be dealt with by business managers. Interrelated ethical considerations will be explored along with such topics as agency, contracts, business organizations, property, the court system, and business interfaces with local, state, and federal governments.

This course examines key issues and problems involved in managing human resources on a global scale. In addition to comparative analysis of traditional HRM areas such as staffing, training, performance appraisal, and compensation, special topics include expatriate preparation, repatriation, and managing an international and culturally diverse workforce.

This course sensitizes students to the broad range of environmental issues affecting business and society today. It examines how society’s increasing concern for the natural environment is having a major impact on business firms as well as how business is affecting the environment. Theoretical frameworks and case studies are used. A strategic approach is emphasized.

This course will identify and examine critical business ethics issues for the 21st-century enterprise, studied through the frameworks of (a) applied organizational ethics and (b) sustainable development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Special emphasis will be placed on ethical leadership, ethical reasoning and decision-making, the skills of ethical leadership, and the imperative of sustainable development as a lens for examining business as a force for good.

This course introduces students to international business finance and the workings of international financial markets. The principal objective of the course is for students to develop an understanding of the basic tools of financial decision-making in an international environment. Key topics of study include exchange rate determination; relationships between inflation, interest rates, and exchange rates; risk management; multinational capital budgeting; and international portfolio theory.

Helps students understand the intricacy of the global political economy by understanding the issues involving international trade and investment for multinational corporations.

Effective business leadership requires a commitment to personal leadership development and formation to fully realize one’s personal goals and maximize the value of the organization and the contribution it makes to stakeholders and society at large. This approach defines valuation in its broadest sense and links one’s development as a principle-based leader to how an organization identifies and implements core values within the enterprise.