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SBCO6140:Financial Management (3 credits)The main objective of this course is to provide anunderstanding of financial decision-making and financialtheory from the point of view of corporate financialmanagers in competitive financial fields. The courseexplores various financial theories and their applicationto real life situations.SBCO6320:Quantitative Techniques forManagerial Decision Making(2 credits)This course provides an introduction to a selection ofquantitative techniques commonly used to structureand analyze business decision problems. Specifically,the technique best suited to the type of problem andwhere most applicable and relevant, computer-basedtechniques.SBCO6330:Economics for Business (Micro)(2 credits)This course is designed to stimulate economic thought asit pertains to decisions and problem solving that confrontmanagers. Decisions will be arrived at by obtaining,processing and using economic information andprinciples relative to such areas as consumer behaviour,demand theory, production, cost and markets.SBCO6420:Management Decision Making with Statistics(2 credits)This course provides students with a conceptual frameworkof statistics and its many applications in business. Thepresentation of techniques in the context of real businessproblems and the statistical results will be used to equipmanagers to obtain insights to the solutions to problemsthey are likely to encounter.SBCO6800:Module Project(2 credits)The primary aim of this course is to help students developthe capability to use the concepts, frameworks andtechniques presented in other courses to analyse,explain and propose solutions to problem situations thatconfront organizations. It is also aimed at developing anappreciation for how to summarise technical analysis andpresent it in a readily understandable form.SBCO6150:Marketing Management(3 credits)This course seeks to acquaint students with key concepts,theories and techniques of marketing and their applicationto business challenges. Exposure is given to the collectionand evaluation of data and its utilization for strategicdecision-making based on marketing trends.SBCO6160:Operations Management(3 credits)This course introduces students to the strategic andoperational issues and decisions involved in managing theoperations of a firm. The transformation of raw materials(labour, energy, etc.) into goods and services is influencedby decisions such as the choice of technologies, thedesign of the facilities, the processes involved and theeffectiveness of the production plans.SBCO6300:Behavioural Science for Managers – 1(1 credit)This course is designed to equip students with the skills,knowledge and understanding of the interaction ofhuman beings within organizations. The use of theory willbe applied to contemporary issues and problems withinthe Caribbean and global workplace. Variations in typesof organizations and classifications will be examined witha view to unearthing the implications that present formanagers of these organizations.SBCO6370:Management Information Systems(2 credits)This course provides a broad overview of the keymanagerial issues surrounding the management ofinformation in organizations as a strategic corporateresource and the development, acquisition and useof information technology resources. The course isintended to foster an understanding of the benefits andproblems resulting from the development and use oforganizational information systems, identify informationsystems approaches that can increase organizationaleffectiveness and focus on the strategic priorities of firmsin gaining and maintaining competitive advantage.2223