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) 20575 F-Sa 9:00am-5:00pm RB 171 Open Learning Giambatista
MACC 402-010 Case Analysis (1) 20576 F-Sa 9:00am-5:00pm RB 171 Open Learning Trent
MACC 403-010 Professional Issues in Accounting-Ethics (1) 20576 T & W 8/18, 19   9:00am-5:00pm RB 91 Open Learning Staff
GBUS 422-010 Derivatives & Risk Management (3) 20276 T/Th 6-9:00pm RB 171 Second Blake
GBUS 424-010 Adv. Topics in Financial Management (3) 20277 M/W 6-9:00pm RB 161 Second Weaver
GBUS 426-010 Financial Institutions (3) 20183 T/Th 6-9:00pm RB 137 First Vasconcellos
GBUS 442-010 Seminar in Management Consulting (3) 20278 T/Th 6-9:00pm RB 161 Second Holsonback
GBUS 466-010 Marketing Research & Analysis (3) 20229 M/W 6-9:00pm RB 137 First Surovcik
GBUS 492-010 Independent Study (1-4) 20140 Hours arranged   Full Staff
GBUS 492-011 Special Topics: Doing Business in Europe (3) 20230 Hours arranged   First Staff
GBUS 492-012 Special Topics: Business Intelligence (1) 20317 Sa 9:00am-5:30pm RB 241 Open Learning 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.