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ADMN 823 - Topics in Finance
Credits:
3.00
Prereq: financial management.
ADMN 826 - Decision Support Systems
Credits:
3.00
Exploration of computer usage in support of the
problem-solving and decision-making process. Topics
include conceptual foundations of decision-support systems,
design of decision-support systems, spreadsheets,
databases, cases, projects, and guest speakers.
ADMN 829 - Financial Policy
Credits:
3.00
Analytical tools and practical skills for recognizing and
solving complex problems of business finance. A complement
to ADMN 930, this course covers the major decision-making
areas of managerial finance and some selected topics in
financial management such as real options, leasing, mergers
and acquisitions, corporate reqorganizations, financial
planning, and working-capital management.
ADMN 830 - Investments Analysis
Credits:
3.00
Discusses principles for selecting and managing financial
assets, including equities, fixed-income securities, and
alternative investments. Topics include asset pricing,
efficient market hypothesis, arbitage pricing theory,
portfolio theory, and risk management.
ADMN 832 - Exploration in Entrepreneurial Management
Credits:
3.00
Examination of the management of change and innovation
especially the role of entrepreneur in managing new
ventures. Uses case analysis, guest speakers, and business
plan preparation to study the characteristic behavioral,
organizational, financial, and market problems of
entrepreneurs and new enterprises.
ADMN 834 - Private Equity/Venture Capital
Credits:
3.00
Covers the financial aspects of new venture creation. Early
stage private equity market and mechanisms available for
financing the entrepreneurial venture, from seed and
startup financing to initial public offering. Includes
financing stages from both entrepreneur's and the
investor's perspective. Focus on U.S., Europe, and Asian
markets.
ADMN 836 - Financial Statement Analysis
Credits:
3.00
The empirical properties of financial statement data and
evidence of its ability to predict such events as security
returns, corporate restructuring, debt ratings, and
financial distress. An empirical research project using
computer data banks is required.
ADMN 837 - Financial Accounting Theory and Applications I
Credits:
3.00
Theory and practice of income measurement and asset
valuation; consolidations, partnerships, leases, pensions,
price-level reporting, foreign currencies, and fund
accounting. Not available to M.S. in Accounting students.
ADMN 840 - International Business
Credits:
3.00
Issues and problems confronting managers in the
international economy. Emphasis on problems of working
across national borders rather than on those encountered
within the framework of different national economies,
cultures, and institutions. for managers working in a
multinational enterprise.
ADMN 841 - International Management
Credits:
3.00
Develops an understanding of international business from
the point of view of management and leadership, human
resource management, and organizational structure and
change. Emphasis on cultural impact on management thinking
and business practice and on skills for managing
effectively in international and multicultural environments.
ADMN 845 - Supply Chain Management
Credits:
3.00
The purpose of this course is to learn how to design, plan,
and operate supply chains for competitive advantage; to
develop an understanding of how the key drivers of supply
chain operations (inventory, transportation, information,
and facilities) can be used to improve performance; and to
develop knowledge of logistics and supply chain
methodologies and the managerial context in which they are
used.
ADMN 846 - International Financial Management
Credits:
3.00
Financial management problems facing multinational firms.
Focus is on identifying and managing foreign exchange rate
exposures and making financial decisions in a global context
ADMN 847 - Business Taxation
Credits:
3.00
Taxation factors relevant to business decisions. Emphasis
on federal income taxation from the viewpoint of the firm.
Prereq: financial and managerial accounting.
ADMN 848 - Law: Use and Application in Business
Credits:
3.00
Use and understanding of law as it applies to business
judgment and policy decision making; basic legal rules and
their application. Contracts, corporations, agencies,
partnerships, administrative agencies, commissions, and
other related business matters. Case-method teaching with
outside research.
ADMN #851 - Advertising and Promotion
Credits:
3.00
Advertising, personal selling, and other promotional tools
to help solve marketing problems; advertising as a medium
of communication and as a social-cultural force in the
Western world.
ADMN 852 - Marketing Research
Credits:
3.00
Identification, collection, and analysis of data for the
marketing process. Strengths, limitations, environment,
and evaluation of research in the marketing process.
ADMN 855 - Marketing of Services
Credits:
3.00
Managerial aspects of the design, development,
positioning, and implementation of intangible offerings
(services). Theory and application to private, public,
nonprofit, and commercial enterprises with local, national,
and international perspectives. Discusses service quality
attainment and maintenance both internally and
competitively. Round-table discussions, student
presentations, and service marketing project. Text, cases,
speakers.
ADMN 859 - Managing Technological Innovations
Credits:
3.00
This course explores the formulation of technological
innovation strategy by using case-based examples and
technological frameworks to identify industry- and
firm-level patterns of innovation and organizational
characteristics that promote innovativeness.
ADMN 863 - International Marketing
Credits:
3.00
Environmental factors affecting international trade:
culture and business customs, political and legal factors
and constraints, economic and technological development,
and the international monetary system. Integration of these
with the marketing management functions of market research
and segmentation; product, promotion, distribution, and
pricing decisions.
ADMN 865 - Total Quality Management
Credits:
3.00
Uses extensive real world examples and written and video
cases to develop diagnostic skills and a conceptual
framework for designing integrated management systems.
Assignments include individual exercises to develop skills
in the use of process improvement tools and methods, and
team projects to develop leadership skills in the
implementation of total quality management initiatives.
ADMN 898 - Topics
Credits:
2.00 to 3.00
Special topics; may be repeated. Prereq: consent of
adviser and instructor.
ADMN 900 - Integrative Management Seminar
Credits:
Extends throughout first year of the Executive M.B.A.
Program. Material and topics not offered in regular
courses are offered here, as are distinguished speakers
from business and government, field trips, issues of
immediate concern. Cr/F. (Executive M.B.A. program only.)
Program fee.
ADMN 902 - MBA Internship
Credits:
3.00
Provides students the opportunity to gain business
experience in a professional setting, working for one
company eight hours per week. Students explore the
relationship between theory and practice and complete a
research project. Students with less than two years work
experience are required to take this course. Cr/F.
ADMN 905 - Integrated Team Projects I
Credits:
3.00
Designed to enhance student's field and research
experience. Students work with faculty and Corporate
Roundtable members on projects that apply and integrate
concepts learned in class.
ADMN 906 - Integrated Team Projects II
Credits:
3.00
Designed to enhance student's field and research
experience. Students work with faculty and Corporate
Roundtable members on projects that apply and integrate
concepts learned in class.
ADMN 912 - Organizational Behavior
Credits:
3.00
Develops an understanding of individual and work group
dynamics in relation to personal and group effectiveness
in diverse organizations. Includes: individual and group
differences; work groups and teams; interpersonal
communications; motivation and rewards; influence and
empowerment; conflict resolution; management models; and
leadership. Taught experientially. Special fee.
ADMN 919 - Management Accounting
Credits:
3.00
An introduction to the preparation and interpretation of
financial information, with emphasis on the use of
accounting information for management decision-making. It
highlights the guiding principles by which accounting
reflects the underlying economic events. It also focuses on
reporting and measurement issues that help managers make
better decisions.
ADMN 920 - Financial Accounting
Credits:
3.00
Introduces students to the accounting discipline and
develops financial statement literacy grounded in
contemporary business issues. Develops an understanding of
how and why economic events are recorded, communicated and
evaluated. Consideration is also given to the roles of tax
and compensation strategies in the business environment.
ADMN 921 - Managerial Accounting
Credits:
3.00
Builds on material covered in Financial Accounting.
Enhances students' ability to acquire, analyze, and
interpret decision, control, and financial performance
information within a managerial, strategic, and systems
framework in the context of rapid global change.
ADMN 926 - Information Systems and Enterprise Integration
Credits:
3.00
Provides students with the background to understand how
information systems are developed and used to support the
operations and decision making functions within an
organization. The course begins with a framework for
understanding how these systems are developed and used. It
continues with an emphasis on "action learning" where
students build enterprise systems using spreadsheets and
relational database software. Students develop these
systems in groups and make
several presentations during
the semester.
ADMN 930 - Financial Management
Credits:
3.00
Focuses on financial decision making to maximize
shareholder value. Course concepts are integrated into the
standard theories of risk and return, valuation of assets
and market efficiency and risk management.
ADMN 940 - Technology and Operations Management
Credits:
3.00
Provides a foundation for dealing with managerial
decisions about technology and operations issues. Based on
the premise that technology and operations can be a
significant source of competitive advantage for a firm.
Prepares students to identify and implement operating
improvements that directly affect firm performance.
ADMN 950 - Managerial Statistics
Credits:
3.00
Examines the role of statistics in the decision-making
environment. Application of statistical procedures to
practical problems, increasing ability to make and
implement better managerial and business decisions.
Probability; discrete, continuous distributions; sampling
distributions; interval estimation; linear regression;
quality control; hypothesis testing.
ADMN 952 - Organizations, Leadership, and Environments
Credits:
3.00
Examines both private and public institutions as open
systems whose effectiveness depends on the design of
internal structures and cultures to fit external demand,
opportunities and threats. Develops students' analytic and
diagnostic skills as designers of ethical and socially
responsible organizations.
ADMN 953 - The Social Power of Leadrship in the 21 Century
Credits:
3.00
The goal of this cross-disciplinary course is to develop
students' deep understanding of the dynamic, mutually
reinforcing power of leadership follower relations in
modern organizations - including both toxic and beneficial
processes and outcomes. Readings draw on the literatures
from business, social sciences, and philosophy to
illuminate the complexities of leading in 21st century
corporations, public service organizations, institutions of
higher learning, and government agencies. A diverse
cross-section of students from doctoral and master level
programs across all UNH schools, colleges, and departments
participate in the course in order to most broadly examine
how the leader-follower relationship can succeed or fail in
its pursuit of organizational strategies and objectives.
Prereq: permission.
ADMN 955 - Quantitative Business Analysis
Credits:
3.00
The use of quantitative analysis as an aid in the decision
making process. A thought process and an approach to the
analysis of, and providing recommendations for, a complex
decision making situation. Topics include linear
programming, forecasting, simulation, and general modeling
procedures. The course is a combination of a lecture, class
discussion, problem solving, project presentations and
"unstructured" decision making problem approach.
ADMN 956 - Managerial Decision Making
Credits:
3.00
The use of quantitative information as an aid in the
decision making process. A thought process and an approach
to the analysis of, and providing recommendations for, a
complex decision making situation. The course is a
combination of a lecture, class discussion, problem
solving, project presentations and "unstructured" decision
making problem approach.
ADMN 960 - Marketing Management
Credits:
3.00
An analytical approach to the study of marketing problems.
Examines the influence of the marketplace and the
marketing environment on marketing decision making: the
determination of the organization's products, prices,
channels and communication strategies; and the
organization's system for planning and controlling its
marketing effort.
ADMN 970 - Economics
Credits:
3.00
A study of economic principles useful to business
managers. Microeconomic topics include market behavior,
economic costs, and economic decision-making. Macroeconomic
topics include macroeconomic performance, financial
markets, international trade and finance, and monetary and
fiscal policy.
ADMN 982 - Strategic Management: Decision Making
Credits:
3.00
A "capstone" course, focused on industries, companies, and
other organizations in operation, and studied through the
role of the strategic manager and case examples, with
emphasis on integration of materials covered in prior
courses.
ADMN 985 - Organizational Structure and Environments
Credits:
3.00
Managerial problem solving and decision making relative to
economic, ethical, legal, political, social, and
technological aspects of an organization's environment.
Develop's students' analytical and diagnostic skills as
designers of ethical and socially responsible
organizations. Case discussion, stakeholder analysis,
managerial values and ethics, and social issues management
are important course components.
ADMN 992 - Special Projects and Independent Study
Credits:
1.00 to 6.00
Projects, research, and reading programs in areas required
for concentration. Sixty days advance approval of the
student's plan of study by adviser and by proposed
instructor required. Maximum of 6 credit, except by special
permission. Variable credit.