Graduate Business (GBUS) (GBEN) - For a syllabus or more detailed course information, please contact the department at 610-758-4450.

 

Course Listings

  Course#        Course Title (Credit Hours)                     CRN       Day/Time         Location  Session  Instructor

MACC 401-010 Negotiations (1) 20357 Hours Arranged   Second Giambatista
MACC 402-010 Case Analysis (1) 20358 Hours Arranged   Second Trent
GBUS 422-010 Derivatives & Risk Management (3) 20695 M/W 6-9:00pm RB 271 Second Blake
GBUS 424-010 Adv. Topics in Financial Management (3) 20353 M/W 6-9:00pm RB 161 Second Weaver
GBUS 442-010 Seminar in Management Consulting (3) 20354 T/Th 6:30-9:30pm RB 151 Second Holsonback
GBUS 466-010 Marketing Research & Analysis (3) 20120 T/Th 6-9:00pm RB 171 First Surovick
GBUS 472-010 Strategies for Service Marketing (3) 20355 T/Th 6-9:00pm RB 271 Second Kuchta
GBUS 492-013 Independent Study (1-4) 20318 Hours Arranged   Full Kolchin
GBUS 492-014 Business Intelligence 20452 Sa 5/31 & Sa 6/14 9:00am-4:00pm TBD Open Lin

Course Descriptions

MACC 401.  Negotiations:  Course description not available at this time.

MACC 402.  Case Analysis:  Course description not available at this time.

GBUS 422. Derivatives and Risk Management:  The theory and application of a variety of derivative instruments (options, futures contracts, etc.) used in corporation finance and the financial services industry. The focus is on the risk management application vs. a rigorous development of option pricing theory and similar topics. Prerequisites: GBUS 420, or Designated Finance Faculty Representative Approval.

GBUS 424. Advanced Topics in Financial Management: Advance topics relating to specific area of corporate finance such as: theoretical and empirical examination of recent development in financial management; asset valuation and capital budgeting including the role of uncertainty, imprecise forecasts, risk preferences, inflation, market conditions and the global marketplace; working capital management, leasing, mergers and financing. The course content may vary between instructors and over time. Prerequisite: GBUS 419 and GBUS 420 or Designated finance Faculty Representative Approval.

GBUS 442. Seminar in Management Consulting: A study of consulting practices in general and their application to small business. Processes include a field study/counseling service to a local business. Emphasis is on the identification and analysis of multidisciplinary problems and opportunities and the implementation of recommendations. Prerequisites: completion of MBA background courses (or equivalent) and permission of the instructor. Instructor permission required. MBA students only.

GBUS 466. Marketing Research & Analysis: This course focuses on procedures for collecting and analyzing relevant information for informed decision making by managers. The process of identifying research questions, developing instruments for collecting information, appropriate interpretation of information, and appropriateness of research methods are some of the topics discussed in this course. The course focuses on the process of doing marketing research as well as the techniques for analyzing information. Discussion of concepts and cases, developing data collection instruments, and doing actual marketing research projects will form the key elements of this course.

GBUS 472. Strategies for Service Marketing: Course description not available at this time.

GBUS 492-013.  Independent Study:  Course description not available at this time.

GBUS 492-014. Business Intelligence:  Course description not available at this time.