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HSMN 620 Physical Security (3)(Formerly ITSM 624.) A comprehensive study of the manyinterdependent elements involved in protecting man-madestructures from direct or indirect physical and cyber attacks.Various factors that affect physical security (including constructionmaterials, architectural design, location, function, occupancy,and life cycle management) are examined. Accessibility,access control, traffic patterns, and internal and external communicationsare analyzed. Review covers methods for protectingcritical infrastructure support systems, such as electric power,water supply, airflow, and information systems. Typical securitypolicies and procedures for various categories of physical facilities(such as those involved in power generation, finance, andtelecommunications) are also evaluated.HSMN 630 Business Continuity: Disaster Recovery, Planning,and Response (3)(Formerly ITSM 626.) An in-depth examination of managerialand technical strategies for maintaining enterprise resiliency inthe face of man-made or natural disruptions to business operations.Emphasis is on the importance of advanced planning.Techniques for performing business risk assessment and potentialincident impact analysis are explored. Discussion covers alternativemodels for supporting contingency operations, includingthe use of service-level agreements. Key activities and processesinvolved in post-event business resumption, including therecovery of key information assets, are reviewed. Various formalbusiness continuity standards (such as ISO 17799) are also introduced.Actual and hypothetical cases are analyzed.HSMN 670 Seminar in Homeland Security (3)(Formerly ITSM 622.) An up-to-date evaluation of vulnerabilitiesand protective countermeasures regarding various aspects ofthe nation’s critical infrastructure, with emphasis on the food andwater supply. Topics include various threat profiles and actionsby government, industry, independent institutions, and privatecitizens that might prevent attack from domestic or foreignsources and mitigate harmful consequences should such an attackoccur. Discussion reviews the federal government’s organizationand management of food and water security and explores whatfurther efforts might be made, building upon the nation’s healthsystem and engaging government at all levels. The singularlyimportant roles of first responders are also analyzed.IMAN (International Management)IMAN 601 Strategic Management in a Global Environment (3)A study of global strategic management that establishes a frameworkfor analyzing the competitive structure of industries andcountry environments, ascertaining the direction of industrychange, and formulating strategy within an international context.Theories of competition and competitive strategy, as well asmethodologies for formulating strategy relevant to major commercialenvironments, are examined. Discussion covers organizationaland functional issues, including transnational companystructures, the role of marketing, finance, trade, technologyinnovation, and the public-private interface in the formulationof firm strategy.IMAN 615 Strategic Investment and Partnering (3)An in-depth examination of major entry strategies for internationalmarkets. Case-intensive analysis is used to gain insightinto how to formulate strategy, negotiate and select partners,structure and manage business transactions, and identify legalimplications over a range of market-entry vehicles. Thesevehicles include various types of strategic alliances—such asoutsourcing; distributorship; greenfield investment and acquisitions;technology transfer; and licensing, franchising, and jointventures—between companies based in different countries.IMAN 625 International Trade and Economic Policy (3)An examination of the theory and conduct of internationaltrade and economic policy and their effect on multinationalenterprises. Focus is on the knowledge and skills needed byenterprises of all sizes to function effectively within trading rules.Discussion covers trade and international economic theory,especially how national trade policies affect the trading system.Topics include changes in the Bretton Woods system, the GeneralAgreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), and the WorldTrade Organization (WTO) as they evolved and the effects ofthose changes on national policy and international business. Theeffects of various multilateral and regional trade agreements andnational systems of trade laws and remediesare analyzed.IMAN 635 Managing Country Risk (3)An overview of the tools needed to analyze the economic, political,and cultural risks of doing business in various internationalenvironments and to develop strategies for thriving in the midstof social change. Topics include stakeholder analysis, varyingrules of market competition and intellectual property protection,ethical conflicts, corporate social responsibility, and the conductof government relations.w w w.umuc.edu / grad 107