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52:620:102
Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship (3)
Introduces techniques and frameworks to design and develop new ventures to improve people, the planet, and/or generate sustainable profit.
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52:620:210
Introduction to Data Analysis with Excel (1)
Introduces students to advanced spreadsheet applications in business using Excel. Topics covered will include VLOOKUP/HLOOKUP; INDEX; array functions; character functions (left, mid, search); graphing; regression analysis (including LINEST); Goal Seek; Solver; etc., that are crucial for the modern business environment.
Formally: Excel for Business Application.
Prerequisite: 52:623:201.
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52:620:225
Introductory Python for Data Analytics (1)
Introduces students to the Python programming environment and common Python features that data scientists use. Students will learn the fundamentals of programming, including data input/output, conditional statements, looping, and data structures. The course also covers various Python toolkits such as the Pandas library for data cleaning and processing.
Prerequisite: 52:620:210.
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52:620:301
Cororate Social Responsibility: Ethics & Sustainability (3)
Economic, legal, ethical, and social issues that arise out of a business organization's relationships with such internal and external stakeholders as employees, clients, customers, the government, and the public at large.
Formally: Ethics & Social Responsibility.
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52:620:303
Organizational Behavior (3)
An examination of the human dynamics in organizations, focusing on individuals and small groups in organizational settings. Concentrates on communication, leadership, control systems, organization structures, and the thinking of leading organization theorists.
Prerequisite: Must have at least sophomore standing (30 credits) in School of Business-Camden (52).
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52:620:310
Ethics and Law in Business (3)
Explores the ethics and the intersection with a variety of laws that impact business practice¿whether mutually supportive, seemingly contradictory, or areas in which law does not currently exist for direct comparison. This course meets the School of Business requirement for an ethics course under the general education requirements.
Prerequisite: Must have at least sophomore standing (30 credits).
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52:620:311
Civic Engagement (3)
A service learning course that includes active participation in community service, along with studying its foundations and relevance for business professionals. Projects vary by semester, ranging from standard volunteerism to more complex partnerships with established community groups. A notable portion of course time will be outside the classroom, so scheduling may not be standard; details for each offering must be considered at time of enrollment to avoid conflicts.
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52:620:315
Corporate Restructuring and Turnarounds (3)
Analyzes the reasons companies underperform, provides diagnostic tools to identify problems, and discusses the means for pushing a company to superior performance. Topics include headcount management; price strategy; new products and revenue streams; asset management; analysis of products, customers, facilities, and divisions; process improvement; and cost analysis and execution.
Prerequisite: Must have at least sophomore standing (30 credits).
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52:620:320
Total Quality Management (3)
Key principles of total quality management including information and analysis, strategic quality planning, process quality management, operational results, and customer satisfaction. Focus on increasing productivity through continuous improvement in quality.
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52:620:321
Optimization and Spreadsheet Modeling (3)
This course uses spreadsheets to introduce various optimization techniques such as linear programming, network flows, simulation and network models and their business applications. The course focuses on analytical and managerial aspects of modelling the business environment.
Prerequisite: [(50:960:183 or 50:960:283) and (52:620:210)] or [(52:620:214 or 52:135:214) and (52:620:210)]
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52:620:325
Operations Management (3)
A study of the methods used to solve problems typically confronted in the management of production facilities and office services. Topics include the location and layout of facilities and operations, methods analysis and work measurement, materials handling, production control, inventory control, quality control, office automation, budgeting, and decision-making.
Prerequisite: 50:960:183 or 50:960:283 or 52:620:214 or 52:135:214.
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52:620:326
Supply Chain Analytics (3)
Examines how to improve supply chain interactions in various functional areas (such as engineering, information systems, logistics, operations, purchasing, and sales) across a range of industries; implementation of integrated supply chain strategy.
Prerequisite: 50:960:183 or 50:960:283 or 52:135:214 or 52:620:214.
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52:620:369
International Business (3)
The theoretical and practical aspects of a firm operating in an international environment, problems and risks that may be encountered, and various bases for profitable operations. Multicultural course. Previous Title: Multinational Business
Prerequisite: Must have at least sophomore standing.
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52:620:401
Leadership (3)
Analyzes the skills necessary to lead individuals, teams, and organizations in the 21st century. Exemplary topics include theoretical models of leadership; the influence of technology on leadership practices; the foundations of a diverse workforce and its implications for leadership; motivation of the post-baby boomer generations; decision-making in fast-changing environments; and leading yourself. Practical exercises will help the students to develop their own leadership style.
Prerequisite: 52:620:303.
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52:620:405
Global Management Strategy (3)
As firms increasingly engage in the global environment, they confront an array of choices regarding geographic markets, locations for key activities, organizing international firm activity, and processes for managing across borders. The aim of this course is to prepare students to manage effectively in today¿s interconnected world by understanding this changing environment, the principles of global strategy, and the relationship between global strategy and organization. The importance of exploring management from a global perspective by looking at market entry and competition. This includes a critical look at the timing, scale, and pace of international expansion including different internationalization strategies, entry mode choices, and types of international investment. The processes and practices of global strategic management analysis including the structure and organization of global companies and headquarters-subsidiary relations. How firms manage strategic challenges within an international context, including managing political risk, innovation, outsourcing, human resource management, culture, and sustainability and CSR initiatives.
Prerequisites: 52:135:250 and 52:620:303. Juniors/Senior status only.
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52:620:410
Data Analytics for Business (3)
Companies today have access to vast amounts of data from their business operations. Data Science is the craft of extracting patterns from this data and using available information for competitive advantage. This course represents an introduction to data science and data analytic thinking. Students will learn to leverage data to answer business questions relating to classification tasks (e.g., will credit card prospect default or not?), prediction (e.g., how much will this customer spend/year?) and similarity profiling (what do my most profitable customers look like?).
Prerequisite: 52:620:321.
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52:620:420
International Study Management - South Africa (3)
The School of Business-Camden offers a 3-credit course on doing business in South Africa. The course highlight is a 12-day study trip over spring break to South Africa, where students visit businesses and government/community enterprises to learn about management and marketing opportunities, challenges, and practices in this region. Course meetings will be scheduled prior to the trip, accompanied by student presentations following the trip.
Prerequisite: Special permission number from instructor required.
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52:620:426
Learning Abroad Program (3)
The School of Business-Camden offers
a 3-credit course on doing business in a foreign country. The course highlight
is a 10- to 12-day study abroad trip where students visit businesses and government/community
enterprises to learn about management and marketing opportunities, challenges,
and practices in the applicable country. Course meetings will be
scheduled prior to the trip, accompanied by class meetings and student
presentations following the trip.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
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52:620:432
Text and Social Media Mining (3)
This course has two primary objectives. First, students will be exposed to various data science tools for extracting and analyzing information from social media such as Twitter and will analyze this data to develop business insights. Second, students will be exposed to toolkits for analyzing unstructured information and text mining constructs such as dictionary creation, document classification, retrieval and clustering of documents, and entity extraction.
Prerequisites: 52:620:321 and 52:623:447.
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52:620:450
Strategic management (3)
An integrative course in general management oriented to an overall view
of policy formulation from the perspective of senior managers. Case
studies used as supplementary readings. Students expected to analyze
situations, isolate major problems, and recommend solutions.Formerly: Business Policy.
Prerequisites: Completion of 90 credits and (52:390:301 and 52:620:303 and 52:620:325 and 52:630:201) or (52:390:301 and 52:620:303 and 52:620:321 and 52:630:201)
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52:620:470
Managing Innovation (3)
In this course we focus on the practices and processes that managers use to develop and manage innovation effectively. Our focus will orient around the following six aspects of innovation:
- Understanding the economic foundations of innovation
- How firms choose among multiple attractive innovation projects
- How firms execute innovation
- Leveraging and renewing innovation
- Examining and valuing Innovation
- Multilevel Innovation Policy Mix
Prerequisites 52:010:101 and 50:220:103
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52:620:483
Entrepreneurship: New Venture Creation (3)
Concentrates on the start-up of a new venture. The main objectives are: (1) understanding entrepreneurs; (2) seeking and evaluating opportunities for new ventures; and (3) marshaling resources to convert these opportunities into businesses. Students conduct a feasibility analysis and write a business plan for a new venture they have chosen.
Prerequisite: 52:010:101.
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52:620:486
Developing a Consulting Business (3)
Analyzes the issues in starting and growing a consulting business and develops a plan for implementation.
Prerequisites: 52:010:101 and enrollment in School of Business-Camden (school 52)
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52:620:487
Independent Study in Management (BA)
Individual study under the supervision of the management faculty,
usually on a specified project or paper, to deepen and broaden the
student's professional horizon and enrich the educational experience.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
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52:620:490
Mergers and Acquisitions (3)
Mergers and Acquisitions
course provides an overview of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and introduces
the primary valuation methodologies currently used on Wall Street to value
deals. Qualitative dimensions, such as deal structure, form of financing, and
acquisition strategies, are incorporated into the merger analysis. To achieve these
objectives, the course strikes a balance between lecture and student participation.
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52:620:491,492
Special Topics in Management (3,3)
Designed to integrate course materials, introduce newer philosophies and techniques in management, and apply them to selected problems. Extensive readings and research reports required. Topics vary from semester to semester.
Prerequisites: As determined by instructor.
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52:620:495
Honors Thesis in Management (3)
Individual research project.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
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52:620:497
Management Internship (3)
The Rutgers
School of Business-Camden internship program offers qualified students an
opportunity to gain professional employment experience that complements their
academic background in business. The internship program is designed to
supplement the academic program by giving students a real-world employment experience
prior to graduation.
Satisfies the general education theme of experiential learning (XPL). Prerequisite: Permission of internship director/instructor.
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