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2012-2014 General Catalog Course Supplement and Policies and Requirements Addendum75166. The Spanish Language in the UnitedStates (4)Lecture—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 1or Spanish 111N; and Spanish 23 or the equivalent.Linguistic features of the varieties of the Spanishlanguage spoken throughout the United States; phonology,morphology, syntax, vocabulary. Focus onthe relationship between United States Spanish andother world varieties of Spanish, within a historicalframework. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt | SS.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)173. Language Development (4)Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:course 1 or consent of instructor; courses 103A,103B. Theory and research on children's acquisitionof their native language, including the sound system,grammatical systems, and basic semantic categories.(Same course as Education 173.) GE credit:SocSci | SS.—(I.) Uchikoshi(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)177. Computational Linguistics (4)Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:course 1 or consent of instructor. Understanding thenature of language through computer modeling oflinguistic abilities. Relationships between humancognition and computer representations of cognitiveprocessing. Not open for credit to students who havecompleted course 7. GE credit: SciEng orSocSci | SE or SS.—II. Ojeda(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)180. Second Language Learning andTeaching (4)Lecture/discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 1or equivalent. Psycholinguistic and sociolinguistictheories of second language learning. Connectionsbetween theoretical perspectives and pedagogicalpractices in formal and informal second languagesettings, with focus on tutoring. Impact of sociocontextualfactors (e.g., gender, ethnicity). Fieldworkrequirement. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt | SS,WE.—I. (I.) Menard-Warwick(change in existing course—eff. fall 13)Professional300. Language Pedagogy (4)Lecture/discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite: graduatestanding in Linguistics or consent of instructor; concurrentenrollment in course 297T recommended.Methods of teaching second languages to nonnativespeakers, stressing particularly recent linguistic methodologyand techniques, as related to teaching andtutoring in the UC Davis ESL program.—I. (I.)Menard-Warwick(change in existing course—eff. fall 13)ManagementNew and changed courses inManagement (MGT/MGB/MGP)Lower Division11A. Elementary Accounting (4)Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Basic conceptsof accounting; interpreting and using financialstatements; understanding accounting principles. GEcredit: SocSci | SS.—I, II. (I, II.)(change in existing course—eff. spring 14)11B. Elementary Accounting (4)Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:course 11A. Theory of product costing; Analyzingthe role and impact of accounting information ondecision making; planning and performance evaluation.GE credit: SocSci | SS.—III. (III.)(change in existing course—eff. fall 13)Graduate224. Managing Human Resources (3)Lecture/discussion—3 hours. Restricted to students inthe MBA program. Explore choices firms make inmanaging workers; decisions as to wages, benefits,working conditions, and other management policiesand practices. Analyze employment systems' fit withfirms' environments and strategies, and consequencesof choices managers make regarding policiesand practices. Not open to students who havetaken MGT/B 224.—II. (II.) Hsu(change in existing course—eff. winter 14)252. Managing for Operational Excellence(3)Lecture—3 hours. Open to students in the GraduateSchool of Management. Explores the managementof operations as applied to manufacturing as well asservices provided both inside and outside the organization.Develop an understanding of how uncertaintyaffects planning and delivery by looking atfundamental models of operations.—IV. (IV.) Woodruff(change in existing course—eff. winter 14)268. Articulation and Critical Thinking (3)Laboratory/discussion—3 hours. Management 268is specific to full-time MBA program students andManagement-Working Professional 268 is specificto Sacramento Working Professional students. Withcommitment to this course, students will become competentpublic speakers, write well at a level expectedin business, think efficiently and critically about businesschallenges and have a useful personal code ofethics to shape their actions and decisions. No studentmay repeat course for credit. No student mayrepeat course for credit.(change in existing course—eff. fall 13)Professional401. Crisis Management (1)Laboratory/discussion—1 hour. Establishes andexplores the defining characteristics of crises. Willlearn to anchor crisis management firmly within overallstrategic management and also acquire a set ofuseful tools and techniques for planning for and handlingactual crises. (S/U grading only.)—I. (I.) Biggs(new course—eff. spring 13)408. The Business of the Media (1)Lecture/discussion—1 hour. Focuses on the mediaindustries and how emerging digital technologiesare disrupting the way media consumption, distributionand business models work. Will highlight theeconomics of several media – both news and entertainment.(S/U grading only.)—III, IV. (III, IV.)(new course—eff. spring 12)409. Managing Multi-Asset ClassInvestment Portfolios (1)Laboratory/discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course202A, 203A, 205. Covering a wide variety ofinvestment principles, both theoretical and pragmatic.Helps prepare students to more thoughtfullyapproach investment decision-making. Topicsinclude: Endowments, pension funds, family offices,sovereign wealth funds, and insurance companies.(S/U grading only.)—III. (III.)(new course—eff. spring 13)410. Corporate Governance (1)Lecture/discussion—1 hour. Covers recent and notso-recentbusiness and accounting scandals, discusshow corporations can better operate in the interestsof shareholders and the public, and learn from peoplewho rely on corporate governance in makinginvestment decisions. (S/U grading only.)—I, II, III,IV. (I, II, III, IV.) Maher(change in existing course—eff. winter 14)411. Turnaround Management (1)Lecture/discussion—1 hour. Evaluate the financialperformance of a company, identify opportunities forimprovement, propose real solutions to enhance performance,and most important inspire action in staff.(S/U grading only.)—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)(new course—eff. spring 13)412. International Marketing (1)Lecture/discussion—1 hour. Understanding basicconcepts of international marketing. Understandingand managing heterogeneous, dynamic, and interdependentenvironments across countries. How todevelop and implement an international marketingstrategy: where and how to compete, how to adaptto your marketing mix.—II. (II.) Peters(new course—eff. winter 13)413. Sustainable Business Ventures:Business and Energy (1)Lecture/discussion—1 hour. Introduction to sustainabilitygoals, indicators, values, measurement techniques,and practice how it applies to large andsmall enterprise.—II. (II.) Jaffe(new course—eff. spring 13)414. Multi-Channel Marketing (1)Lecture/discussion—1 hour. Multi-channel marketingstrategies empower managers to create value fordifferent customer segments. Covers the necessaryconcepts to evaluate and select go-to market strategiesin order to capitalize on the ubiquity of moderncustomers. (S/U grading only.)—II. (II.) Rubel(new course—eff. winter 13)415. Climate Risks and Opportunities (1)Lecture/discussion—1 hour. Provide a workingknowledge of the risks and opportunities arisingfrom climate change and climate policy for businesses.—IV.(IV.) Mazzacurati(new course—eff. spring 13)440. Integrated Management Project (3)Project—3 hours. Prerequisite: first-year core coursesof M.B.A. program. Applies classroom learning tosolve complex business challenges for real world clients.Student teams learn practical consulting skillswhile their clients benefit from the student’s experience,insights, and work product.—III, IV. (III, IV.)(new course—eff. summer 12)440A. Integrated Management Project (3)Lecture/discussion—3 hours. Prerequisite: first-yearcore courses of MBA program. Restricted to full-time(day) MBA students. Applies classroom learning tosolve complex business challenges for real world clients.Student teams learn practical consulting skillswhile their clients benefit from the student’s experience,insights, and work product. (Deferred gradingonly, pending completion of sequence.)—I. (I.)(new course—eff. fall 12)440B. Integrated Management Project (3)Project—3 hours. Prerequisite: first-year core coursesof MBA program. Restricted to full-time (day) MBAstudents. Applies classroom learning to solve complexbusiness challenges for real world clients. Studentteams learn practical consulting skills while theirclients benefit from the student’s experience, insights,and work product. (Deferred grading only, pendingcompletion of sequence.)—II. (II.)(new course—eff. spring 13)490. Directed Group Study ManagementPracticum (3)Lecture/discussion—3 hours. Prerequisite: consent ofinstructor; sponsorship of a GSM Academic Senatefaculty member; approval of graduate advisor. Providesopportunity for students to gain experience inapplying business methodologies previouslyacquired in other GSM courses. May be repeatedfor credit. Offered irregularly.—IV. (IV.)(change in existing course—eff. summer 12)Quarter Offered: I=Fall, II=Winter, III=Spring, IV=Summer; 2013-2014 offering in parenthesesPre-Fall 2011 General Education (GE): ArtHum=Arts and Humanities; SciEng=Science and Engineering; SocSci=Social Sciences; Div=Domestic Diversity; Wrt=Writing ExperienceFall 2011 and on General Education (GE): AH=Arts and Humanities; SE=Science and Engineering; SS=Social Sciences;ACGH=American Cultures; DD=Domestic Diversity; OL=Oral Skills; QL=Quantitative; SL=Scientific; VL=Visual; WC=World Cultures; WE=Writing Experience