Orientation includes four elements: 1) team building activities designed to strengthen leadership skills and the ability to work in teams; 2) mathematical concepts relevant for finance, marketing and decision making; 3) business computer applications to develop functional literacy with a basic set of business software tools; and 4) basics of bookkeeping such as debits and credits, t-accounts, trial balances, and transaction analysis.

This course focuses on the construction and interpretation of corporate financial reports, which are used by external parties (including investors, creditors, and regulators). Actual financial statements from real companies are discussed so that students become accustomed to the many variations that these reports take. Students gain a solid understanding of financial statements and the ability to use them for decision-making

This course introduces a framework for thinking about problems involving uncertainty and, building on this framework, develops tools for interpreting data. The goal is to provide an appropriate foundation in probability and statistics for subsequent courses and for a management career.

The purpose of this course is to prepare students to be effective leaders and managers of others regardless of career direction and to be a good analyst of how best to organize and engage people to achieve results.

The concepts and use of project management tools, techniques and methodologies are becoming all pervasive. The course addresses project management in a general context and not specifically focusing on any one type of project such as construction or software projects. Using the framework of project life cycle, the course covers various aspects pertaining to (i) project valuation and selection, (ii) project planning and scheduling, (iii) project monitoring and control and (iv) risk management. Scheduling of projects with resource limitations, role of incentives in project management, and project contracting are also included. Moreover, an overview of Agile Project Management, Organization Structure and project management approaches are covered.

The course focuses on firms based in emerging market economies. These markets - ranging from the BRIC countries of Brazil Russia, India, and China to countries in Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East - are now the most dynamic economies in the world. The course will explore why and how strategies in emerging markets differ in both kind and intensity. Four reason stand out: Dynamic competitive advantage, complex management of resources, inherent uncertainty and political environment. In turn, these affect a range of strategic decisions such as positioning in the value chain, managing human resources, innovation and growth and expansion.

This course provides a rigorous treatment of the fundamental principles of capital markets, investments, and asset pricing. The course should be valuable from the perspective of the individual investor, the corporate financial manager, and the investment manager.

This course is designed to introduce students to the economic viewpoint of managerial decisions. We will examine the decisions of firms, consumers, and governments and how they interact to determine market outcomes. This will lead us to explore a variety of market structures, ranging from perfect competition to oligopoly (rivalry between a small number of competitors) to monopoly (one dominant firm). We will present the foundations upon which your future insights, analysis, and intuition can be built.

Operations management involves planning and controlling the processes used to produce the goods and services provided by an organization. In essence, it is the management of all activities related to doing the actual work of the organization. Students are exposed to various issues and problems confronted by operations in both manufacturing and service organizations. The course covers modeling and methodologies for the resolution of these issues and problems. It also explains how a firm’s operations can provide competitive advantage.

This course provides students with the necessary understanding of the basic marketing concepts and analytic skills so that students can intelligently address how to create and fulfill wants and needs of the customers and, in the process, also obtain the necessary differentiation so that the firm can earn a meaningful profit. Thus, the course introduces students to the principles, processes and tools necessary to analyze markets and design optimal marketing programs.

This course is intended to provide prospective entrepreneurs with information and tools for evaluating opportunities for starting a new venture, understanding what resources and capabilities it will take to enter and provide a platform for future growth, and what business model to choose. The course focuses on innovation-intensive industries such as computers, software, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and communications.

The purpose of the course in strategy is to make participants familiar with the core concepts and techniques that function as foundations for formulating and implementing successful strategies. However, its basic intent is not on mastering specific analytical tools but rather on using strategic thinking and the development of a managerial attitude to guide actions in the face of uncertainty and complexity. So the main focus of the course is to learn how to use and apply these skills when judging complex management situations.

This course examines important issues in corporate finance from the perspective of financial managers who are responsible for making significant investment and financing decisions. The course covers both financial tools and applications. An emphasis is placed on the development of problem-solving skills based on a good understanding of the business environment as opposed to pure theorizing or mindless numbers exercises.

This course is designed to help business leaders understand how global and domestic economic trends and policies may impact the geographies in which they operate. The course will present tools and frameworks to help executives recognize and predict the medium- to long-run performance of economies in order to mitigate risk, develop growth plans, and make investment decisions, both locally and abroad.

The course provides basic mathematics as well as computer skills required to achieve functional literacy with a basic set of business software tools. It covers the ways this software might be used in course work for the MBA program. Course materials are written for Microsoft Windows 2010 software.

This course provides an introduction to international finance and multinational financial management practices. The course provides insights into the connections between the theoretical determinants of international finance and the realities of international financial management. Topics include: operation of foreign exchange markets, determination of exchange rates, currency trading, the international monetary system, methods of hedging foreign exchange risks, and overseas financing and investment decisions.

The course provides a framework to analyze and interpret financial statements, exposes students to the publicly available sources of financial information used in capital markets, and develops important Excel modeling skills pertaining to financial planning and analysis. More specifically, this course deals with the analysis of companies, with special emphasis on how a firm’s strategy choices affect both current and forecasted financial statements.

The course focuses on planning, decision-making, and control, and covers two main topics: cost management systems and management control systems. Cost management systems generate information about the costs of the goods and services sold by the organization to facilitate decision-making that maximizes the organization’s economic interests. Management control systems are used to monitor performance, and reward the employees in such a way that their economic best interests are aligned with those of the owners of the organization.

Marketing strategy is concerned with how to manage customers to maximize firm profits. The focus is on managing at the strategic level by thinking carefully about how to select, acquire, retain, and profit from customers. The customer focus of the course means that capabilities are evaluated relative to their contribution to customer value.

Negotiation is the art and science of securing agreements between two or more interdependent parties. This course help students to understand the theory and processes of negotiation as practiced in diverse settings, recognize the components of an effective negotiation, and analyze the individuals’ own behavior in negotiations.

The course adopts the perspective of managers within the corporation, division, or other operating unit who must mesh their individual responsibilities with the overall objectives of the firm. The course focuses on the perspectives and skills required to diagnose and find realistic solutions for strategic problems in complex business situations. Students learn how to analyze a case end-to-end and recommend an appropriate course of action.