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MEM 616 Operations Management
Prerequisites: MEM 501, MEM 502
Matching supply with demand is a primary challenge for any enterprise. In this course, the first focus is on
modeling, analyzing and improving business processes; students see examples of a number of processes and learn
how to describe a process with a flow diagram. The second focus of the course is on the effect of variability on
process performance; issues include waiting times, lost demand due to poor service, and lost output due to poor
quality.
Research Projects (List 3)
MEM 698 Graduate Project 1
Prerequisite: at least two semesters full time
Requires completion of an approved independent project under the supervision of a faculty member over two
semesters. Students are required to demonstrate the ability to integrate the information and the skills accumulated
in their program courses through rigorous written and oral communications. Students must prepare a written
report and present a seminar describing the work to the examination committee.
MEM 699 Graduate Project 2
Prerequisite: MEM 698
Requires completion of an approved independent project under the supervision of a faculty member, over two
semesters. Students are required to demonstrate the ability to integrate the information and the skills accumulated
in their program courses through rigorous written and oral communications. Students must prepare a written
report and present a seminar describing the work to the examination committee.
MBA Electives (List 4)
ACT 501 Financial Accounting
Prerequisite: None
This course attempts to introduce students to the elements of financial accounting and reporting, considerations
pertaining to the preparation of accounting records and reports, analysis of financial reports, and the limitations
of financial reports. An in depth examination of the development of financial statements, and the assessment of their
uses and limitations will be covered. Particular attention is given to accounting problems and practices involving
merchandising, inventories, and cash.
FIN 501 Financial Management
Prerequisite: None
This course introduces students to the role of financial management in business firms. It emphasizes on the basic
concepts in finance and techniques used in financial decision-making. Topics to be covered include financial
analysis and planning, time value of money, interest rates and bond valuation, stock valuation, risk and return and
capital budgeting.
MKT 501 Marketing Management
Prerequisite: None
This introductory course at the MBA level examines the character and importance of the marketing process, it’s
essential functions, and the institutions performing them. Attention is focused on the major policies, such as
distribution, product, price, and promotion, which underlie the marketing structure, and the managerial, economic,
and societal implications of such policies. The lectures are supplemented by case studies designed to highlight
important marketing concepts as they are realized in the business world today.
IBS 611 International Business
Prerequisite: None
This course will examine Human Resources from a strategic perspective, emphasizing the contribution of HR
decisions to the development of a high performance organization. HRM will be treated as a dynamic system that
enables organizations to cope more quickly and effectively with a rapidly changing environment. The course will
emphasize those topics, such as reward systems, performance management and the selection and retention of high
performance employees, which confront managers in a variety of organizational roles. Emphasis will be given to
the identification, evaluation and solution of specific HR problems facing managers with these responsibilities.
MGT 603 Strategic Management
Prerequisite: None
The aim of this course is to provide the analytic techniques and tools to help develop an understanding of how
competitive advantage can be created and sustained. This is an integrative course that examines the firm as a
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