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LIAUTAUD COURSE LIST

Please see the links below for a comprehensive list and descriptions of courses offered in the UIC Liautaud Graduate School of Business. Please note that each Liautaud degree has specific course requirements and guidelines. Therefore, we strongly recommend that students consult with a UIC Liautaud adviser prior to registering for courses to ensure that the chosen courses count toward the degree requirements.

ACTG

ACTG 417 Advanced Financial Accounting
Financial accounting theory for business combinations, consolidated financial statements, international transactions and investments, and partnership accounting. Prerequisite(s): ACTG 503 or the equivalent.

ACTG 435 Auditing
Introduction to the audit function; ethical and legal environment; audit standards; objectives and procedures; materiality and audit risk; sampling; auditing in a computer environment; reporting. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): ACTG 503 or the equivalent.

ACTG 446 Federal Income Tax II
Concepts and provisions of federal income taxation on corporations and partnerships; special problems in reorganization, liquidations, and personal holding companies. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): ACTG 508 or the equivalent.

ACTG 456 Business Law II: Business Organizations
Business organizations, including: agency, general partnerships, limited partnerships, corporations, limited liability companies, securities regulations, bankruptcy, surveyship, bailment, real property, wills and trusts, accounting liability. Prerequisite(s): ACTG 509 or the equivalent.

ACTG 465 Governmental and Non-Profit Accounting
Financial transaction analysis and recording system; budget preparation and control; concepts and principles underlying the financial reports of governmental and non-profit organizations. Prerequisite(s): ACTG 503 or the equivalent.

ACTG 474 Accounting Information Systems
Skills and concepts that enable the documentation, design and use of accounting information systems, understanding transaction cycles, sound internal controls, accounting software and the electronic business environment. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): ACTG 500 and ACTG 506 or the equivalent.

ACTG 475 Database Accounting Systems
Concepts and principles of designing database systems to perform accounting functions, applications of microcomputer accounting software packages systems design tools, and computerized transaction cycles. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): ACTG 506 or the equivalent.

ACTG 484 International Accounting
Financial accounting for international operations, multinational managerial accounting and control, comparative international accounting, international reporting issues and international taxation. Prerequisite(s): ACTG 503 or the equivalent.

ACTG 500 Introduction to Financial Accounting
Concepts and principles of financial accounting for preparation and evaluation of external reports and financial statements. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MBA or M.S. in Accounting or Master of Healthcare Administration program.

ACTG 502 Financial Accounting I
Accounting theory and practice related to asset valuation, revenue recognition, and the determination of short-term liabilities; aspects of financial statement analysis related to these issues. Prerequisite(s): ACTG 500 or the equivalent.

ACTG 503 Financial Accounting II
Contemporary financial accounting issues, including liabilities, pensions, tax allocation, leases, price level reporting, investments, capital transactions and financial statement analysis. Prerequisite(s): ACTG 502 or the equivalent.

ACTG 506 Management Accounting
Design of cost accounting systems; alternate costing methods; costing for decision making; budget planning and performance evaluation. Prerequisite(s): ACTG 500 or the equivalent.

ACTG 508 Federal Income Tax - Graduate
Concepts and provisions of federal income taxation generally applicable to individual taxpayers, corporations and partnerships. Credit is not given for ACTG 508 if the student has credit for ACTG 445. Prerequisite(s): ACTG 500 and ACTG 502 or the equivalent.

ACTG 509 Business Law: Commercial Transactions
Commercial transactions including: contracts, sales of goods, negotiable instruments, and secured transactions. Prerequisite(s): ACTG 500 or the equivalent.

ACTG 515 Accounting Theory and Paradigms
Theory construction, conceptual framework, and paradigmatic avenues in accounting with relation to applications. Prerequisite(s): ACTG 502 or the equivalent.

ACTG 516 Financial Statement Analysis
Use of financial information by decision makers external to the firm; profitability and risk analysis; financial forecasting and equity valuation. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): ACTG 502 or the equivalent; or approval of the department.

ACTG 525 Management Control of Strategic Performance
Contemporary overview of the management control systems measuring technological activities, measuring value added, outsourcing non-core compensation plan and performance measurement. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): ACTG 506 or the equivalent; or approval of the department.

ACTG 535 Advanced Auditing
Review & evaluation of academic research in auditing behavioral & capital market research. Overview of audit research methodology, examination of Sarbanes-Oxley and its effect on Internal Controls, auditing standards, and the accounting profession. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): ACTG 435 or the equivalent.

ACTG 537 Fraud Examination
Concepts and skills necessary for examining financial fraud. Content will include fraud schemes, prevention and detection of fraud, ethics, forensic software tools, auditing techniques, and the law and regulations governing fraud cases. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): ACTG 474 and ACTG 502 or equivalents.

ACTG 545 Taxes and Business Policy
The role of taxes in business decisions. Emphasizes integrating taxes with other variables -- behavioral, financial, environmental and other. Also discusses the relationship between taxation and financial and managerial accounting. Prerequisite(s): ACTG 508 and ACTG 446 or the equivalents.

ACTG 565 Advanced Government and Nonprofit Accounting
Financial accounting principles applicable to governments and nonprofit organizations. Transactions and events are analyzed, leading to the preparation and analysis of financial statements. Prerequisite(s): ACTG 503 or equivalent.

ACTG 570 The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business
An examination of the decision making process on both the individual and organizational levels. The effect of moral, legal, and economic factors on the decision making process. Course information: Prerequisite(s): ACTG 502 or the equivalent; or consent of the instructor.

ACTG 585 Corporate Valuation and Accounting Information
Valuation using discounted cash flow and multiples. Use of financial disclosures to construct forecasts. How multiples behave. How accounting affects valuation ratios. Credit is not given for ACTG 585 if the student has credit for ACTG 485. Prerequisite(s): ACTG 502 or the equivalent; and FIN 510 or FIN 520; or approval of the department.

ACTG 590 Case Based Research in Accounting
Development of skills necessary to research and interpret accounting standards and guidelines to resolve recognition and disclosure issues using real-life and simulated cases. Prerequisite(s): ACTG 503 or equivalent.

ACTG 593 Accounting Research: Methodology and Communication
Instruction in research methods, issues, and research appreciation and evaluation together with individual practice in planning, conducting, and reporting professional research projects in accounting and capital markets. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): ACTG 502 or the equivalent.

ACTG 594 Special Topics in Accounting - Graduate
Topics rotate in the various areas of accounting, including but not restricted to financial, managerial, governmental and nonprofit accounting, explores current issues and proposed alternatives. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the department.

ECON

ECON 472 Real Estate Finance
Finance principles applied to real estate; financing of residential and income-producing real estate; real estate development finance; secondary mortgage market; taxation and real estate finance. Same as FIN 472. Prerequisite(s): ECON 520.

ECON 475 Real Estate Markets and Valuation
Real estate market analysis. Sales comparison, cost, and income approaches to estimating residential and commercial property values. Statistical procedures for real estate analysis. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Course may not be applied toward the minimum required courses in Economics for the MA or PhD in Economics. Prerequisite(s): ECON 520 or consent of the instructor.

ECON 504 The Economics of Organization of Business Enterprises
The economic reasons for the existence of firms, the determinants of firm size and the theory of organizational structure. Prerequisite(s): ECON 520.

ECON 514 International Trade Policy
Theoretical models on the causes and consequences of international trade and their empirical validation. Effects of tariff and non-tariff trade policies and preferential trade agreements. Prerequisite(s): ECON 520 and ECON 521.

ECON 515 International Monetary Policy
Capital mobility and stabilization policy under fixed and flexible exchange rates; optimum currency areas; reform of international monetary system; problems of liquidity adjustment and confidence. Prerequisite(s): ECON 521.

ECON 516 Economic Development in an Interdependent World
Theoretical and empirical studies of economic development with intersectoral and international perspectives; structural change and resource reallocation; factor proportions, substitutability, and movement; export-led growth. Prerequisite(s): ECON 520 or consent of the instructor.

ECON 519 International Economics for Business
Comparative advantage. Trade policy. Custom unions and free-trade areas. Balance of payments and foreign-exchange markets. Capital mobility and other globalization issues. Stabilization policy. Monetary integration. Credit for ECON 519 may not be used to satisfy Economics credit requirements for the MA or PhD in Economics or for the PhD in Business Administration (Concentration in Economics). Credit is not given for ECON 519 if the student has credit for ECON 515. Prerequisite(s): ECON 520.

ECON 520 Microeconomics for Business Decisions
Efficient allocation of resources by consumers, profit and non-profit firms and government, regulation of industry, monopoly and imperfect competition, business ethics and the marketplace, efficiency versus equity, social welfare.

ECON 521 Macro and International Economics for Business
Impact of the macro economy and international economics on business decisions. Determination of economic activity, inflation, interest rates and exchange rates. Role of monetary and fiscal policy.

ECON 531 Labor Economics I
Determinants of wage differentials; analysis of determinants and consequences of investments in human capital (schooling, on-the-job training, health); labor mobility, supply and allocation of time. Prerequisite(s): ECON 520.

ECON 532 Labor Economics II
Impact of training, legislation, institutional constraints, and discrimination on the labor market. Focus on demographic groups (race, nativity, ethnicity, gender). Prerequisite(s): ECON 520.

ECON 533 Economic Development and Human Resources
Economic Theory applied to less developed countries, focusing on human aspects of development. Household economy, employment, earnings; labor productivity, unemployment; migration, population growth, income distribution. Prerequisite(s): ECON 520.

ECON 534 Econometrics I
Detailed treatment of the multivariate linear regression model using matrix algebra. Emphasis on formulating and testing static and dynamic econometric models. Prerequisite(s): ECON 346 or the equivalent; or consent of the instructor.

ECON 535 Econometrics II
Detailed treatment of simultaneous equations estimation; evaluation of alternative estimators; problems of estimation including PROBIT, LOGIT, TOBIT and error component models. Prerequisite(s): ECON 534.

ECON 537 Business Research and Forecasting I
The role of research in business; forecasting methods and techniques, including models and their applications. Same as IDS 582. Prerequisite(s): ECON 534 and at least one statistics course with regression analysis at the 300-level or above.

ECON 538 Business Research and Forecasting II
The role of research in business; forecasting methods and techniques, including multivariate time series models and their applications. Same as IDS 583. Prerequisite(s): IDS 476 or IDS 582 or ECON 537.

ECON 539 Microeconometrics
Application of econometric techniques to empirical problems in microeconomics with emphasis on issues of identification and causality; and the selection, implementation and testing of statistical models. Prerequisite(s): ECON 520 and ECON 535.

ECON 551 Economics of Education
Basic concepts and tools of economics applied to education. Economic implications of educational outcomes for the economy, and for socioeconomic structure (e.g., income distribution, fertility patterns, ethnic group differences). Prerequisite(s): ECON 520.

ECON 552 Economic Demography
Economic analysis of fertility (number and timing of children), mortality, marriage and divorce, population age structure, the relationship between population growth and economic development. Prerequisite(s): ECON 520.

ECON 555 Health Economics I
Topics in the supply and demand for health services; the role of insurance in the medical care industry; public policy issues of cost and quality regulation. Prerequisite(s): ECON 520; or consent of the instructor.

ECON 556 Health Economics II
Economics of health-related behaviors, prevention and health promotion, health disparities, health and development, evaluation of health-related interests. Prerequisite(s): ECON 520; or consent of the instructor.

ECON 560 Industrial Organization
Analysis of industry structure, behavior and performance; firms in imperfect competition; concentration measurement; oligopoly; theory; cartels; price discrimination; vertical and horizontal integration. Prerequisite(s): ECON 520 or consent of the instructor.

ECON 570 Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Analytical methods for evaluating the impacts and control costs of pollution externalities and natural resource changes. Consequent implications for public and business policy. Prerequisite(s): ECON 520.

ECON 571 Urban Real Estate and Land Economics
Economic analysis of urban real estate and land. Real estate appraisal. Demand for urban land; supply of land and improvements. Prerequisite(s): ECON 520.

ECON 572 Urban Economics
Urban economic models and economic analysis of urban problems. Firm location, housing, transportation, local public finance. Prerequisite(s): ECON 520.

ECON 575 Economic Analysis of Public Expenditures
Microeconomic theory as applied to public expenditure decisions; externalities, shadow prices and investment criteria in cost-benefit analysis; uncertainty and the value of life; extensive illustrative case studies. Prerequisite(s): ECON 520.

ECON 576 Economics of Taxation
Analysis of the effects of taxation on economic behavior; taxation and public choice; the effects of taxation on the distribution of income; theory and empirical analysis of welfare effects of taxes; optimal tax theory; issues in tax policy and tax reform. Prerequisite(s): ECON 520.

ECON 594 Special Topics in Economics
1 TO 4 hours. An intensive study of a selected topic in economics. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Topics vary by sections and by term. Prerequisite(s): vary by individual special topics course.

ENTR

ENTR 502 Entrepreneurship
Launching new ventures and entrepreneurial companies; components of successful business plans and feasibility studies; perceptual processes of opportunity recognition; entrepreneurial creativity and innovation. Career opportunities. Prerequisite(s): ACTG 500 and MKTG 500 or the equivalents.

ENTR 545 New Venture Formation
Students gain awareness and understanding of how to start business ventures by writing and presenting business plans. Prerequisite(s): ENTR 502.

ENTR 554 Fundamentals of Technology Ventures
Students gain an understanding of regulatory processes, capital markets, business plans and other requirements for creating and launching technology-based new business ventures. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the MBA program.

ENTR 555 Technology Venture Formation I
Student teams learn about specific emerging technologies, assess their market potential and write business plans to commercialize those technologies. Prerequisite(s): ENTR 554 and consent of the instructor.

ENTR 556 Technology Venture Formation II
Mentors from the business community guide student teams as they revise business plans, research capital markets, pitch to potential investors and attempt to launch technology-based new ventures conceived in ENTR 555. Prerequisite(s): ENTR 554 and ENTR 555 and consent of the instructor.

ENTR 558 Entrepreneurial Electronic Commerce
The role of electronic commerce in entrepreneurship; competitive practices, marketing strategies, financing options, creating an e-commerce business plan. Prerequisite(s): ACTG 500 and MKTG 500 or the equivalents.

ENTR 559 Entrepreneurial Consulting
Application of principles from management and marketing to entrepreneurial firms. Emphasis on consulting with young and small firms and developing a consulting practice. Assessment, problem-solving, and change facilitation. Field work required. Prerequisite(s): ENTR 502.

ENTR 584 Seminar in Entrepreneurship: Theoretical Foundations
Entrepreneurship is an emerging academic discipline that is interdisciplinary and cross-functional in nature. This seminar explores the foundations of entrepreneurship phenomena and related research. Prerequisite(s): Open only to Ph.D. degree students.

ENTR 594 Special Topics in Entrepreneurship
Exploration of areas not covered in existing course offerings or study of selected topics in greater depth. Subject will vary from semester to semester. Prerequisite(s): vary by individual special topics course.

FIN

FIN 472 Real Estate Finance
Finance principles applied to real estate; financing of residential and income-producing real estate; real estate development finance; secondary mortgage market; taxation and real estate finance. Same as ECON 472. Prerequisite(s): ECON 520.

 FIN 500 Introduction to Corporate Finance
Theory of corporate finance: goal of the firm, time value of money, investment decisions (under certainty and uncertainty), net present value, capital markets, and corporate financing decisions. Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent enrollment in ACTG 500.

FIN 510 Investments
Theory and practice of investment analysis. Topics included are the institutional organization of security markets, and fundamental principles of asset valuation with application to specific securities. Prerequisite(s): FIN 500.

FIN 512 Portfolio Analysis
Development of portfolio theory; establishment of portfolio objectives; evaluation of portfolio performance; investment objectives for individuals, corporations, banks, pension and mutual funds, and their interrelation with economic environment. Prerequisite(s): FIN 510.

FIN 516 Theory and Structure of Options and Futures Markets
History and institutional structure of options and futures markets. Uses of futures and options for arbitrage, speculation and hedging by financial and portfolio managers of domestic and multinational organizations. Prerequisite(s): FIN 510 or MATH 586.

FIN 520 Corporate Finance
Advanced topics in corporate finance including capital structure, dividend policy, financial restructuring, bankruptcy, and leasing. Emphasis on recent developments in corporate finance and financial economics. Prerequisite(s): FIN 500.

FIN 530 Money and Banking
The functions of money; monetary standards; development and operation of commercial banking and the Federal Reserve System. Theories of the supply and demand for money; effects of monetary changes on economic activity, interest rates, and income. Prerequisite(s): FIN 500.

FIN 531 Capital Markets
Capital markets in the private economy. Flow of funds in financial markets and financial intermediaries. Pricing of securities. Short-term money markets and the Federal Reserve System. Market for long-term securities. Financial markets and the stability and progress of the economy. Prerequisite(s): FIN 500.

FIN 542 International Finance
Financial management within an international context. International monetary system, exchange rates, foreign investments, working capital management, financing trade, taxation and earnings reports. Prerequisite(s): FIN 510.

FIN 544 Entrepreneurial and New Venture Financing
The financing of new business. Estimating cash needs and then determining sources to finance them. This course is designed for those wanting to start their own business. Prerequisite(s): FIN 500.

FIN 551 Financial Decision Making I
First foundation course for the study of modern financial economics. Two-period individual consumption and portfolio decisions under uncertainty and their implications for the valuation of securities. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.

FIN 570 Quantitative Methods in Finance
Statistical and optimization techniques for portfolio management, risk management, proprietary trading, securities regulation and market making. Prerequisite(s): ACTG 500, ECON 520, FIN 500 and IDS 570; or consent of the instructor.

FIN 571 Empirical Issues in Finance
The methodology used in analyses of market efficiency, asset pricing and capital allocation. Prerequisite(s): FIN 500 and consent of the instructor.

FIN 573 Risk Management
Introduction to risk management. Risk measurements and reserves; banking and insurance capital requirements, the BASEL accord, tail events, catastrophic event insurance, reinsurance. Financial contracts and hedging. Same as IDS 573. Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in IDS 570 and FIN 500.

FIN 594 Special Topics in Finance
An intensive study of a selected topic in finance. Topics vary by sections and by term. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours if topics vary. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): vary by individual special topics course.

IDS

IDS 401 Business Object Programming using Java
Basic concepts in object-oriented programming such as objects, classes, class inheritance and interfaces, data abstraction and encapsulation, polymorphism, and dynamic binding.  Prerequisite(s): IDS 201 or IDS 331 or the equivalents.

IDS 405 Business Systems Analysis and Design
Theory of analysis, design and development of information systems; information management and database management systems; data management and analysis; case studies in systems implementation and evaluation. Prerequisite(s): IDS 201 or IDS 331 or the equivalents.

IDS 410 Business Database Technology
Computer software techniques used in business with emphasis on information management and database management systems. Data management and analysis. Major types of database management systems, query languages. Prerequisite(s): IDS 201 or IDS 331 or the equivalents.

IDS 420 Business Model Simulation
Simulation analysis of strategic business decision models for investment, marketing, product introduction, and operational policies concerning inventory, production planning, quality assurance and supply chain management. Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in IDS 355 or the equivalent; or credit or concurrent registration in IDS 331 or the equivalent.

IDS 422 Knowledge Management Systems
Computer-based methods for decision support. It aims at providing exposure and insights into a range of approaches and tools for decision aiding, and how they can be utilized in supporting various managerial decision processes. Prerequisite(s): IDS 410 or the equivalent or consent of the instructor.

IDS 462 Statistical Software for Business Applications
Statistical software in business applications and data mining. SAS and other packages such as SPSS, MATLAB, Maple, Splus, B34S, SCA. Prerequisite(s): IDS 371 or the equivalent or consent of the instructor.

IDS 472 Business Data Mining
Searching for relationships between variables in databases. Decision trees, cluster analysis, logistic regression, path analysis. Applications to marketing, quality assurance, operations management, human resources. Credit is not given for IDS 472 if the student has credit for IDS 572. Prerequisite(s): IDS 371 or the equivalent.

IDS 500 Information Systems in Organizations
Use of information technology in business; planning, management, and strategic use of information technology including the role of enterprise-wide systems, the Internet, and electronic commerce.

IDS 504 Introduction to Electronic Commerce
Addresses issues in electronic commerce for businesses and consumers, considering topics such as competition, distribuition, infrastructure on the Internet, shopping, and product characteristics.

IDS 505 Business Information Systems Analysis and Design
Analysis, design and development of information systems. Management concerns in systems design, development, and evaluation. Prerequisite(s): IDS 500; or consent of the instructor.

IDS 506 Survey of Healthcare and Information Technology
Impact, use and trends of information technology in healthcare. Healthcare systems technology and stakeholders. Analysis of strategic, economic, operational, ethical, privacy and security considerations. Prerequisite(s): Introductory information systems course is required. Recommended background: Advanced information system courses such as databases and system analysis.

IDS 507 Advanced Systems Analysis and Design Project
Principles and concepts of analysis, design and development of information systems including project management. Includes a project at an outside company or University office. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. and completion of three MS in MIS courses.

IDS 508 E-Commerce Project
Electronic commerce project initiated by local small and medium enterprises, teaming students with technical or entrepreneurial skills/ interests, supervised by faculty on board of directors. Prerequisite(s): IDS 504; and consent of the instructor.

IDS 509 Business Process Analysis and Modeling
Principles and concepts for the analysis and design of business processes and for the development of information systems that support such processes. Prerequisite(s): IDS 401 or the equivalent or consent of the instructor.

IDS 510 Organizational Data Resources
Data as a competitive resource. Understanding, organizing and utilizing data in enterprises. Data resource development and management. Leveraging data assets. Exploiting the power of data. Understanding regulatory requirements. Prerequisite(s): IDS 500.

IDS 511 Query Processing in Database Systems
Query processing in deductive databases and in distributed/parallel databases systems. Same as CS 580. Prerequisite(s): CS 480 or the equivalent.

IDS 512 Information Systems Project & Program Management
Theory and practice of managing IS projects based on a life-cycle management model. Technology, organizational behavior, team dynamics and economic analysis in the context of larger organizational strategies. Project plans, budgets, and schedules. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): Introductory information systems course. Recommended background: Advanced information system courses such as databases and system analysis.

IDS 513 Enterprise Components and Web Services
Exposes students to advances in the technical aspects of electronic business. Topics include WSDL, UDDI, SOAP, Service Quality, Security, and Queuing Models. Extensive computer use required.

IDS 514 Management of Information Systems
Administration, control, and management of computer-based information systems, projects, and relationships with the organization. Scheduling of operations; management of computer professionals; planning and control of the systems activity. Prerequisite(s): IDS 505 or IDS 510 or the equivalents.

IDS 515 Information Systems Strategy and Policy
Examines how businesses can leverage IT and digital technologies to maximize business performance. Covers IS strategy formulation, strategy implementation, e-business transformation, inter-organizational and multi-organizational IS strategies. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.

IDS 516 Data Warehousing and Decision Support
Analysis, design and development of data warehousing. Related methods and tools in the provision of decision support and business analytics/intelligence. Prerequisite(s): IDS 505 or IDS 510 or the equivalents or consent of the instructor.

IDS 517 Enterprise Application Development
The course explores the choices available for building an enterprise applications infrastructure. Topics such as advanced applications design and development, tools, methodologies and technologies will be covered. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): IDS 201 or IDS 400 and IDS 401 and IDS 410 or the equivalents.

IDS 518 Electronic Marketing
Overview of the electronic marketing value chain. Internet and web technologies, system design, payment systems, business requirements for e-marketing, design and ethical issues. Same as MKTG 518. Prerequisite(s): MKTG 500 or consent of the instructor.

IDS 519 Topics in Information Systems
Selected topics in information systems, information management and information technology. Content varies. Topics will be announced. May be repeated if topics vary. Prerequisite(s): IDS 505 or IDS 510 or the equivalents; and consent of the instructor.

IDS 520 Enterprise Information Infrastructure Planning & Security
Topics include components of telecommunications and distributed information systems, data communication devices, computer networks, configuration management and distributed databases.

IDS 521 Advanced Database Management
Data analysis for database design; logical data modeling, transaction modeling; implementation models; physical database design; database tuning and performance evaluation; database decomposition; distributed database; database security.

IDS 523 Audit and Control of Information Systems
Modeling and analysis of information systems application in organizations; measurement of effectiveness; strategies for implementation and updating; interface with other management control systems.

IDS 526 Computer Performance Evaluation and Modeling
Probabilistic, simulation and statistical techniques for modeling computer systems with a view to evaluating their performance. Models of multi-programming systems, multi-access systems input/output systems, priority queues, and paging systems. Prerequisite(s): IDS 532; and IDS 505 or IDS 510 or the equivalents.

IDS 529 Seminar on Management Information Systems
Special research topics in management information systems. Topics vary from term to term depending on the interests of the instructor and students. May be repeated if topics vary.

IDS 532 Introduction to Operations Management
The management of operations for the production and delivery of goods and services. Topics include the management of projects, production, supply chain, inventory, and quality. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MBA Program.

IDS 551 Operations Management in the Service Sector
Comparison of service and manufacturing operations; analysis of effects of capacity, quality, and service firm life cycle on operations. Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in IDS 532 or the consent of the instructor.

IDS 552 Supply Chain Management
Structure of inventory decision and operating procedures; single event and continuous systems for both single and multiple products; order quantity and periodic review models; demand forecasting. Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in IDS 532 or the consent of the instructor.

IDS 553 Production Process Management and Control
Project scheduling and resource allocation; capacity planning; aggregate planning, scheduling and dispatching; plant layout; material requirement planning; production flow and line balancing. Prerequisite(s): IDS 532.

IDS 570 Statistics for Management
Survey of statistical methods with applications for business and management. Prerequisite(s): Admission to any business graduate program or consent of the instructor.

IDS 571 Statistical Quality Control and Assurance
The importance of quality in products and services, quality surveillance, Deming's management method, Ishikawa's seven tools, control charts, acceptance sampling, quality improvement using directed experiments. Same as IE 571. Prerequisite(s): At least one term of statistics.

IDS 572 Data Mining for Business
Introduction to data mining for business. Applications to marketing, credit scoring, quality assurance, operations management and human resources management. Credit is not given for IDS 572 if the student has credit for IDS 472. Recommended background: knowledge in statistics and databases.

IDS 573 Risk Management
Introduction to risk management. Risk measurements and reserves; banking and insurance capital requirements, the BASEL accord, tail events, catastrophic event insurance, reinsurance. Financial contracts and hedging. Same as FIN 573. Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in IDS 570 and FIN 500.

IDS 577 Research Methodology I
Use of statistics and computers in research. Data collection and organization, survey sampling, questionnaire design, experimental design. Prerequisite(s): IDS 532 or the equivalent and admission to the Ph.D. program in Business Administration.

IDS 578 Research Methodology II
Data analysis, including estimation, hypotheses testing, non-parametric methods, analysis of variance, regression analysis, economic forecasting, and time series. Prerequisite(s): IDS 577 or the equivalent.

IDS 582 Business Research and Forecasting I
The role of research in business; forecasting methods and techniques, including models and their applications. Same as ECON 537. Prerequisite(s): ECON 534 and at least one statistics course with regression analysis at the 300-level or above.

IDS 583 Business Research and Forecasting II
The role of research in business; forecasting methods and techniques, including multivariate time series models and their applications. Same as ECON 538. Prerequisite(s): IDS 476 or IDS 582 or ECON 537.

IDS 594 Special Topics in Information and Decision Sciences
Intensive study of a selected topic. Content varies. Topics are announced. Prerequisite(s): vary by individual special topics course.

IDS 595 Seminar in Information and Decision Sciences
Topics vary from term to term depending on the interests of the instructor. May be taken for up to four credit hours depending on the outline of the seminar as determined by the instructor. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours. Students may register for more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the PhD program in Business Administration or the PhD program in Management Information Systems.

MGMT

MGMT 530 Family Business Management
Special issues facing family-owned and closely-held firms. Emphasis on behavioral, operational, and strategic issues, family dynamics, and interpersonal issues in professional settings; succession planning. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MBA Program.

MGMT 540 Organizational Analysis and Practice
Organizational analysis and applications based on key organization theories; structure, technology, environmental adaptation, management functions and controls, formal and informal organization. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MBA or M.S. in Accounting program.

MGMT 541 Organizational Behavior
The organization as a social system. Topics include leadership, interpersonal effectiveness, group behavior, managing change, conflict management, motivation and behavior, and interpersonal communications. Prerequisite(s): Admission to a Liautaud Graduate School of Business Program.

MGMT 553 Human Resource Management
Human resource management programs and policies. Staffing, training and development; historical evolution of personnel policies, modern labor force and technological trends; supervision, salary administration, human resource research and utilization. Prerequisite(s): MGMT 541 or consent of the instructor.

MGMT 557 International Management
Management practices and problems in major nations. Legal and cultural factors affecting managerial policies and decisions; organization planning and manpower utilization; comparative management systems and ideologies. Prerequisite(s): MGMT 541.

MGMT 564 Negotiations
Strategies and techniques for successful agreement negotiation and business conflict resolution. Includes applications to classic situations such as collective bargaining, interpersonal relations, and stakeholder concerns. Prerequisite(s): MGMT 541.

MGMT 568 Compensation Administration
Compensation theory policies and practices, including job analysis and evaluation, compensation surveys, wage and salary structures, merit and incentive compensation employee benefits and pension plans. Prerequisite(s): MGMT 553.

MGMT 570 Social and Legal Environment of the Firm
Exploration of current ethical, social, political, technological, economic, and global issues as they relate to business and management in setting goals, making decisions, and creating policy. Prerequisite(s): ECON 520.

MGMT 573 Research Methods in Organizational Behavior and Human Resources
Methodologies and industrial design appropriate for research in human resource and relations management, and organizational behavior. Students expected to complete a theoretically based research paper. Prerequisite(s): Ph.D. student status or consent of instructor.

MGMT 575 Seminar: Topics in Personnel Practices and Relations
Relationships among work environment, compensation, unions and workers performance. Emphasis on legislation affecting employee selection, rewards, and the quality of work life. Prerequisite(s): Ph.D. student status or consent of instructor.

MGMT 576 Behavioral Science Applications in Human Resource Management
Applies concepts, structures, theories and methods of organizational behavior to develop techniques useful for research and practice at the micro level of human resource management. Prerequisite(s): Ph.D. student status or consent of the instructor.

MGMT 579 Contemporary American and International Management
Student teams evaluate case studies, present findings and recommendations for business strategies and research corporations of visiting executives, prepare presentations, and critique lectures.

MGMT 581 Administrative Structure and Organizational Design
An advanced exploration of theories of administrative structure and organizational design. Course topics include: conceptual models; macro, middle and micro level variables and principles and strategies of organizational change and development. Prerequisite(s): MGMT 541.

MGMT 582 Management of Innovation and Technological Change
Analysis of the role of organization structure and management processes in fostering innovation. Emphasis on issues in research and development, flexible manufacturing, government policy, and technology transfer. Prerequisite(s): MGMT 541.

MGMT 587 Seminar: Topics in Organizational Behavior and Human Resources
Topics of current research interest in human resource systems and organizational behavior. Focuses on current issues in published literature and unpublished research. Prerequisite(s): Ph.D. student status or consent of the instructor.

MGMT 588 Seminar: Topics in Strategic Management
Selected topics and current problems in organizational strategy. Research and field work in strategic planning. Application of theory and concepts to problems in strategic management. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the PhD in Business Administration Program.

MGMT 589 Seminar: Topics in Human Resource Management
Recent literature including parameters of the field, system designs and applications, information systems, and studies of work systems, quality of work life, productivity and career management. Prerequisite(s): Ph.D. student status or consent of the instructor.

MGMT 590 Strategic Management
Study of strategies and policies that influence the long-term survival, growth, and character of business firms; strategy formulation and implementation in domestic and international organizations. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the final year of the MBA program.

MGMT 594 Special Topics in Management
An intensive study of a selected topic in management. Topics vary by section and by term. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours if topics vary. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): vary by individual special topics course.

MKTG

MKTG 500 Introduction to Marketing
Client/consumer behavior and the way institutions respond to such behavior through the planning, pricing, promotion, and distribution of goods and services. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in the College of Business Administration or consent of the instructor.

MKTG 518 Electronic Marketing
Overview of the electronic marketing value chain. Internet and web technologies, system design, payment systems, business requirements for e-marketing, design and ethical issues. Same as IDS 518. Prerequisite(s): MKTG 500 or consent of the instructor.

MKTG 560 Marketing Management
The structural system for the management of marketing: environmental considerations; goal determinations; the sequential process; marketing planning; product-market integration; channel components; demand stimulation; evaluation and audit. Prerequisite(s): MKTG 500 or consent of the instructor.

MKTG 561 Consumer Behavior
Application of knowledge from the behavioral sciences to the study of consumer behavior. Individual and group influences on consumer preferences and purchasing patterns are considered. Both theory and application are stressed. Prerequisite(s): MKTG 500.

MKTG 563 Information for Marketing Decisions
Definition and selection of appropriate research techniques for solving specific marketing problems. Establishment and administration of information systems giving firms a systematic, continuing appraisal of its market position. Prerequisite(s): MKTG 500.

MKTG 565 Marketing Communication and Promotional Strategy
How a firm uses advertising, public relations, sales promotion and personal selling to communicate with its customers. A functional characteristic of each of these is assessed in terms of varying marketing situations in the process of formulating the firm's strategy. Prerequisite(s): MKTG 500.

MKTG 571 International Business Operations
Centers attention on the policies and problems of firms operating across international frontiers and the social questions they generate. Attention is directed at investing overseas, licensing agreements, joint ventures and contracting. Prerequisite(s): MKTG 500.

MKTG 572 International Marketing
Focuses on firms which operate internationally from their home country base. Attention is directed toward working with overseas distributors, promotion and pricing problems, governmental export assistance, and physical distribution matters. Prerequisite(s): MKTG 500.

MKTG 573 Marketing Channels Management
Operations of various institutions that constitute the channel(s) for marketing goods and services. Emphasis on the practices of institutions at each level in the distribution system and the interaction that occurs among them. Prerequisite(s): MKTG 500.

MKTG 574 Product Planning
In-depth coverage of all aspects of the product, service, and program planning process. Conceptual aspects as applied to new and existing product entries. Prerequisite(s): MKTG 500.

MKTG 576 Advanced Business-to-Business (B2B) Marketing
Buyer behavior, market segmentation, derived demand, national account programs, system selling, big pricing. Industrial promotion mix, mass communications and management of sales force. Prerequisite(s): MKTG 500.

MKTG 577 Interdisciplinary Product Development I

Intense interdisciplinary course with students from the College of Engineering, College of Architecture and the Arts, as well as the Liautaud Graduate School of Business, designed to provide a practicum in the area of product development.  Prerequisite(s): MKTG 500 and consent of the instructor.  This is the first half of a year-long course.  Students will be required to take MKTG 578 in the following semester.

MKTG 578 Interdisciplinary Product Development II

Intense interdisciplinary course with students from the College of Engineering, College of Architecture and the Arts, as well as the Liautaud Graduate School of Business, designed to provide a practicum in the area of product development.  Prerequisite(s): MKTG 500 and MKTG 577 and consent of the instructor.  This is the second half of a year-long course.  Students will be required to take MKTG 577 in the previous semester.

MKTG 581 Seminars in Consumer Behavior
Theories and concepts relevant to consumer behavior; the decision making process for both profit and non-profit goods and services. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Ph.D. in Business Administration program.

MKTG 583 Seminar in Marketing Theory
Emphasis on marketing literature evolution and development of marketing practices that reflect /influence the basic literature. Attention devoted to how other fields have contributed to marketing thought. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Ph.D. in Business Administration program.

MKTG 584 Product Innovation and Development
An in-depth investigation of the factors affecting the new product strategy of the firm and its management of product innovation. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Ph.D. in Business Administration program.

MKTG 585 Seminar: Topics in Quantitative Models in Marketing
Formulation of conceptual and quantitative models which relate marketing activities and behaviors to other behaviors or sales or profits. Examines methods which researchers have used to test hypothesized marketing models. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Ph.D. in Business Administration program.

MKTG 586 Advanced International Marketing
Concepts and problems pertaining to export marketing with emphasis on multinational businesses. Includes product modification, differential pricing, national social and commercial policies, promotion, logistical issues. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Ph.D. in Business Administration program.

MKTG 587 Advanced Marketing Research
Multi-dimensional scaling, conjoint analysis including hybrid analysis, choice models including multinomial logic and profit models, selectivity models. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Ph.D. in Business Administration program.

MKTG 588 Marketing Communications
The firm's use of the elements of the promotion mix; advertising, personal selling, sales promotion, publicity and public relations for effective communication with its markets. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Ph.D. in Business Administration program and consent of the instructor.

MKTG 589 Services Marketing
Distinctive aspects of services marketing examined from both a conceptual and managerial perspective with focus on the research frontiers and questions in services marketing. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Ph.D. in Business Administration program.

MKTG 594 Special Topics in Marketing
An intensive study of a selected topic in marketing. Topics vary. Students should contact the instructor to find out what topics will be covered. Prerequisite(s): vary by individual special topics course.

MBA

MBA 500 Corporate Strategy
Analysis of major strategic decisions affecting the long-term performance of a firm and its ability to sustain competitive advantage. Meets eight weeks of the semester. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MBA Program.

MBA 501 Business Concepts and Skills
Introduction to concepts and skills required for success in the MBA program including: institutions and vocabulary of US business, game theory; mathematics and statistics; spreadsheets and databases; and business writing and presentation. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Students should not register for MBA 501 if they have already completed 12 or more hours of MBA coursework. Meets 8 weeks of the semester.  Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MBA program.

MBA 502 Teamwork and Creativity
Basics of guiding classroom and workplace teams to successful productivity and of leading deliberate efforts to more creatively apply knowledge, especially in cross-functional contexts. Meets eight weeks of the semester. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MBA program.

MBA 590 Professional Topics Series
A series of skills workshops designed to develop critical management skills and to explore timely management issues not directly related to core business functional areas. Topics vary by semester.  May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours if topics vary. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MBA program.

MBA 591 Study Abroad Opportunities
Lectures, seminars, and independent travel/study abroad in conjunction with admission to the MBA program.  Currently, study abroad opportunities are available through the Doing Business in Brazil and Know Europe programs.  Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MBA program, application to individual study abroad program, and consent of the program director.