Graduate Courses for Business and Management (BMGT)

Schedule of Classes: Fall | Winter | Spring | Summer
(Only current and next semester available)

BMGT 402 Database Systems (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT301 or equivalent. Recommended: BMGT302.
Introduction to basic concepts of database management systems. Relational databases, query languages and design will be covered. File-processing techniques are examined.

BMGT 403 Systems Analysis and Design (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT301 or equivalent. Recommended: BMGT302.
Techniques and tools applicable to the analysis and design of computer-based information systems. System life cycle, requirements analysis, logical design of databases and performance evaluation. Emphasis on case studies. Project required that involves the design, analysis and implementation of an information system.

BMGT 405 Business Telecommunications (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT301 or equivalent.
Concepts of business data communications and data processing. Application of these ideas in computer networks, including basic principles of telecommunications technology, computer network technology, data management in distributed database systems and management of the technical and functional components of telecommunications technology.

BMGT 406 Electronic Commerce Application Development (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT302 and BMGT402. For BMGT majors only.
Develops understanding of the fundamental principles of usability as they apply to electronic commerce applications. Aspects of website evaluation are examined. Course will also cover the design of usable business websites using current tools and techniques.

BMGT 407 Information Systems Projects (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT402 and BMGT403 For Information Systems-Business majors only. Senior standing.
Senior capstone course for the decision and information sciences major. Collected knowledge from the DIS courses and application to significant problems of size and complexity. State-of-the-art research ideas and current business and industrial practices in information systems.

BMGT 408 Special Topics in Decision and Information Technologies (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department (prerequisite may vary based on changing topics). Repeatable to 9 credits if content differs.
Selected advanced topics in the various fields of study in decision and information technologies.

BMGT 410 Government Accounting (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT221. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: BMGT410 or BMGT428A.
An introduction to the theory and practice of accounting and financial reporting as applied in both federal and state/local governments, with a focus on generally accepted accounting principles applicable in each. Topics include analyzing transactions; recognizing transactions in the accounting cycles; and preparing and analyzing financial statements and the overall financial reports at both the federal and state/local government levels.

BMGT 411 Ethics and Professionalism in Accounting (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT311. For accounting majors only. 86 semester hours.
Analysis and discussion of issues relating to ethics and professionalism in accounting.

BMGT 417 Taxation of Corporations, Partnerships and Estates (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT221.
Federal taxation of corporations using the life-cycle approach-formation, operation, assessment, merger, reorganization and liquidation. Overviews of pass-through entities - partnerships and s-corporations -using the life-cycle approach, and the tax consequences of wealth transfers by individuals - gift and estate taxation. Both tax planning and compliance issues are addressed.

BMGT 422 Auditing Theory and Practice (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT221.
A study of the independent accountant's attest function, generally accepted auditing standards, compliance and substantive tests and report forms and opinions.

BMGT 423 Fraud Examination (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT310.
Covers fraud prevention, detection and investigation techniques. The traditional accounting areas of fraud-fraudulent financial accounting and misappropriation of assets as well as recent and historical cases of fraud will also be examined. Current fraud topics will be discussed.

BMGT 424 Advanced Accounting (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT311.
Advanced accounting theory applied to specialized topics and current problems. Emphasis on consolidated statements and partnership accounting.

BMGT 426 Advanced Managerial Accounting (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT321.
Advanced cost accounting with emphasis on managerial aspects of internal record-keeping and control systems.

BMGT 428 Special Topics in Accounting (3 credits)
For Accounting majors only. Prerequisite: BMGT310. Repeatable to 9 credits if content differs.
Selected advanced topics in Accounting.

BMGT 430 Linear Statistical Models in Business (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT230 or BMGT231 or permission of department.
Model building involving an intensive study of the general linear stochastic model and the applications of this model to business problems. The model is derived in matrix form and this form is used to analyze both the regression and ANOVA formulations of the general linear model.

BMGT 434 Introduction to Optimization (3 credits)
Prerequisite: MATH220 or MATH140; or equivalent. Recommended: MATH221 or MATH141. For BMGT majors only.
Introduces concepts and techniques of operations research to model and solve business decision problems, focusing on optimization and commercially available software tools. Models include linear programming, the transportation and assignment problems, network flow models, and non-linear programming. Emphasis is placed on analyzing business scenarios and formulating associated decision models.

BMGT 435 Business Process Simulation (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT230 or BMGT231 or equivalent. For BMGT majors only.
Develop and plan simulation studies, build simulation models with special purpose software, analyze and interpret the results. Extensive use of applications and real-world examples. The emphasis is on model formulation and the interpretation of results, rather than mathematical theory.

BMGT 438 Special Topics in Operations Management (1-3 credits)
Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.
Selected advanced topics in operations management.

BMGT 440 Advanced Financial Management (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT340.
Analysis and discussion of cases and readings relating to financial decisions of the firm. The application of finance concepts to the solution of financial problems is emphasized.

BMGT 443 Applied Equity Analysis and Portfolio Management (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT343.
Study and application of the concepts, methods, models, and empirical findings to the analysis, valuation and selection of securities, especially common stock.

BMGT 444 Futures and Options Contracts (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT343. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: BMGT444 and MATH424.
The institutional features and economic rationale underlying markets in futures and options. Hedging, speculation, structure of futures prices, interest rate futures, efficiency in futures markets and stock and commodity options.

BMGT 445 Banking and Financial Institutions (3 credits)
Prerequisites: BMGT340. Recommended: ECON330.
Analysis and discussion of cases and readings in commercial bank management. The loan function is emphasized; also the management of liquidity reserves, investments for income and source of funds. Bank objectives, functions, policies, organization, structure, services and regulation are considered.

BMGT 446 International Finance (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT340.
Financial management from the perspective of the multinational corporation. Topics covered include the organization and functions of foreign exchange and international capital markets, international capital budgeting, financing foreign trade and designing a global financing strategy. Emphasis of the course is on how to manage exchange and political risks while maximizing benefits from global opportunity sets faced by the firm.

BMGT 447 Internship and Research in Finance (3 credits)
Prerequisites: BMGT340 and BMGT343 (or 400 level finance elective); and core requirements in business and management; and permission of department. Recommended: finance major courses. For finance majors only.
Supervised, sponsored internship in a corporation or financial institution. Analysis of approved research topic in corporate finance, investments or financial institutions/markets.

BMGT 448 Special Topics in Finance (1-3 credits)
Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.
Selected advanced topics in finance.

BMGT 449 Investment Fund Management: Lemma Senbet Fund (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT343 and permission of department. Corequisite: BMGT443. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Formerly BMGT498F.
The Lemma Senbet Fund is a year-long, advanced finance course available to undergraduate finance majors in their senior year. Ten to twelve students will be selected in the spring of their junior year to participate on the fund, two as portfolio managers and eight to ten as equity analysts. The course provides students with the opportunity to apply what they have learned in finance classes to actual investment decisions, through researching real companies and managing a portfolio of real money.

BMGT 450 Integrated Marketing Communications (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT350. For BMGT majors only. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: BMGT354 or BMGT450. Formerly BMGT354.
In-depth study of coordinated marketing activities including advertising, sales promotion, Internet marketing, direct marketing and personal selling. Emphasizes strategic planning to effectively use these promotional tools to communicate with customers and meet marketing goals. Blends theory and current practice to provide managerial orientation.

BMGT 451 Consumer Analysis (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT350. Recommended: PSYC100; and PSYC221.
Identifying buyer behavior concepts relevant to a specific marketing problem so that appropriate marketing decisions can be made. Conceptual frameworks are drawn from psychology, sociology, economics, and other social sciences to aid in understanding the behavior of ultimate and industrial buyers.

BMGT 452 Marketing Research Methods (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT230 and BMGT350.
Focuses on aiding marketing decision-making through exploratory, descriptive and casual research. Develops student skills in designing market research studies, including selection of data collection method, development of data collection instrument, sample design, collection and statistical analysis of data and reporting the results.

BMGT 454 Global Marketing (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT350.
Marketing functions from the global executive's viewpoint, including coverage of global marketing policies relating to product adaptation, data collection and analysis, channels of distribution, pricing, communications and cost analysis. Consideration is given to the cultural, legal, financial and organizational aspects of global marketing.

BMGT 455 Sales Management (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT350.
The roles of the sales executive as a planner, manager of resources and marketing functions and recruiter, trainer, motivator and leader of field sales personnel. Techniques and sequence of problem analysis for selling and sales management decisions and to the practical framework in which these decisions take place. Teaching vehicles feature strong classroom interactions, cases, journal articles, research findings, guest sales managers, debates, and modern company practices.

BMGT 457 Marketing Policies and Strategies (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT350.
This capstone course ties together various marketing concepts using the fundamentals of strategic market planning as the framework. Application of these principles is accomplished by analyzing and discussing cases and by playing a marketing strategy computer simulation game. Analysis of current business articles to understand the link between theory and real-world problem solving.

BMGT 458 Special Topics in Marketing (1-3 credits)
Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.
Selected advanced topics in marketing.

BMGT 460 Human Resource Management: Analysis and Problems (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT360. Recommended: BMGT230.
Research findings, special readings, case analysis, simulation and field investigations are used to develop a better understanding of personnel problems, alternative solutions and their practical ramifications.

BMGT 461 Entrepreneurship (3 credits)
Not open to students who have completed BMGT261 or BMGT361. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: BMGT261, BMGT361, or BMGT461.
Process of creating new ventures, including evaluating the entrepreneurial team, the opportunity and the financing requirements. Skills, concepts, mental attitudes and knowledge relevant for starting a new business.

BMGT 462 Employment Law for Business (3 credits)
This course is restricted to BMGT majors with 72 hours completed.
Legal framework of industrial relations with special emphasis on employment discrimination, i.e., wrongful termination, sex discrimination, sexual harassment, age discrimination, disability, etc.

BMGT 463 Cross-cultural Challenges in Business (3 credits)
For BMGT majors only.
Examines in depth the nature of international cultural value-differences and their behavioral-related effects in the workplace. Topics include decision-making and leadership styles and reactions to various work assignments and reward structures.

BMGT 464 Organizational Behavior (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT 364.
An examination of research and theory concerning the forces which contribute to the behavior of organizational members. Topics covered include work group behavior, supervisory behavior, intergroup relations, employee goals and attitudes, communication problems, organizational change and organizational goals and design.

BMGT 465 Business Plan For The New Venture (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT361 or BMGT461.
Each student focuses on the production of a business plan that will be accepted for an annual business plan competition. Business plans of sufficient quality may be submitted to attract financing. Topics include a deep review of business construction and its derivative short forms.

BMGT 466 Global Business Strategy (3 credits)
For BMGT majors only.
Focuses on the strategic challenges that directly result from and are associated with the globalization of industries and companies. Topics include drivers of industry globalization, difference between global and multi-domestic industry, global expansion strategies, sources of competitive advantage in a global context, and coordination of a company across a global network.

BMGT 467 Undergraduate Seminar in Human Resource Management (3 credits)
86 semester hours. For BMGT majors only.
Strategic human resource management, compensation and rewards and performance management skills. Guest lecturer presentations.

BMGT 468 Special Topics in Management and Organization (1-3 credits)
Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.
Selected advanced topics in management and organization.

BMGT 470 Carrier Management (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT370.
The study of the wide range of issues facing managers in transportation. This includes decisions on market entry, pricing, competitive responses, service levels, marketing strategies, capital structure, and growth objectives. Specific management decisions and overall strategies pursued by management are examined.

BMGT 471 Seminar in Supply Chain Management: An Executive Perspective (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT372. Formerly:BMGT488L and BMGT498L.
Designed to provide students intensive interaction with senior supply chain executives from a cross-section of industries. Executives will share their insights about leading competitive supply chains in the global marketplace and assist students in understanding how to develop supply chain career strategies. Students will research the competitive supply chain dynamics of each executive's industry and review/analyze their findings with the executive.

BMGT 472 Purchasing and Inbound Logistics (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT372.
Analysis of the resupply activities of logistics management, including purchasing policies, transportation planning, and inventory control. Attention is directed toward total cost minimization and the establishment of a sustainable competitive advantage based on procurement.

BMGT 475 Supply Chain Strategy and Network Design (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT372.
Analysis of the strategic aspects of supply chain management. Emphasis on the creation of end-user value through supply chain cost reductions, service improvements or both. Attention is directed toward the enabling role of technology in support of strategy evaluation and implementation.

BMGT 476 Technology Applications in Supply Chain Management (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT372.
An understanding of the role of technology in managing the supply chain. Provides students with hands-on experience in advanced software systems that build on top of enterprise resource planning systems. Major emphasis is placed on demonstrating that these systems result in supply chain cost reductions and service improvements.

BMGT 477 International Supply Chain Management (3 credits)
The study of the importance of the supply chain management within a global context. Topics covered include: the structure, service, pricing and competitive relationships among international carriers and transport intermediaries as well as documentation, location decisions, international sourcing/distribution and management of inventory throughout the international supply chain.

BMGT 482 Business and Government (3 credits)
Prerequisite: ECON200.
Focus is on the complex interrelationships between business and government. Explores areas in which business and government are allies (cooperative research and financing program) and adversaries (regulation). Emphasizes a strategic management approach by business to government involvement in economic affairs.

BMGT 484 Electronic Marketing (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT350. For BMGT majors only.
Examines the process of developing, implementing and analyzing strategies for successfully marketing a variety of existing and potential products and services on the Internet. Special attention devoted to the tools and techniques unique to the electronic media.

BMGT 485 Project Management (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT230 or BMGT231; or equivalent. 72 semester hours. For BMGT majors only.
Modern project management techniques that are used by modern practicing professionals will be covered. Particular attention is given to the management of technology based systems and projects in a business enterprise. The topics covered include: defining project scope, alignment of projects with enterprise strategy, managing project cost, time and risks using tools such as CPM/PERT, and measuring project performance.

BMGT 486 Total Quality Management (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT230 or equivalent.
Total Quality Management and the synergy required between functions to obtain the customer's quality demands. Statistical tools which are mandatory in any successful quality effort.

BMGT 487 Six Sigma Innovation (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT230, BMGT231, STAT400 or ENME392.
Enhances the overall understanding of Six Sigma Strategy, Tools and Methods to positively influence the performance of a business process, a product or service. Highlights the application of Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control (DMAIC),Design For Six Sigma (DFSS), and the pursuit of Critical to Quality criteria (CTQ's) in a collaborative perspective, one that recognizes a balance between efficiency, and effectiveness and between statistical analysis and statistical thinking.

BMGT 488 Special Topics in Logistics, Business, and Public Policy (1-3 credits)
Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.
Selected advanced topics in logistics, business and public policy.

BMGT 490 Quest Consulting and Innovation Practicum (4 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT390 or ENES390. Also offered as ENES490. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: BMGT490 or ENES490.
Final course in the QUEST Honors Fellows Program three-course curriculum. Based on a team-based consulting project with one of QUEST's professional partners. A project advisor and professional champion supervise each student team. Requires extensive out-of-class work.

BMGT 493 Honors Study (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department.
First semester of the senior year. The course is designed for honors students who have elected to conduct intensive study (independent or group). The student will work under the direct guidance of a faculty advisor and the Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Studies. They shall determine that the area of study is of a scope and intensity deserving of a candidate's attention. Formal written and/or oral reports on the study may be required by the faculty advisor.

BMGT 494 Honors Study (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT493, and continued candidacy for honors in Business and Management; and permission of department.
Second semester of the senior year. The student shall continue and complete the research initiated in BMGT 493, additional reports may be required at the discretion of the faculty advisor and Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Studies.

BMGT 495 Business Policies (3 credits)
Prerequisites: BMGT340; and BMGT350; and BMGT364. For BMGT majors only.
A case study course where students apply what they have learned of general management principles and their specialized functional applications to the overall management function in the enterprise.

BMGT 496 Business Ethics and Society (3 credits)
Prerequisite: one course in BMGT; or permission of department.
A study of the standards of business conduct, morals and values as well as the role of business in society with consideration of the sometimes conflicting interests of and claims on the firm and its objectives. Emphasizes a strategic approach by business to the management of its external environment.

BMGT 498 Special Topics in Business and Management (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.
Special topics in business and management designed to meet the changing needs and interests of students and faculty.

BMGT 617 Accounting for Decision Making (4 credits)
Restricted to students matriculated in EMBA only.
An Overview of financial accounting including the emphasis on periodic financial statements, the financial reporting process, the importance of financial statements as (i) an information source for creditors and investors and (ii) a means by which managers can communicate information about their firms. Overview of managerial accounting in corporate planning and control. Specific facets include cost-volume-profit analysis, budgeting, pricing decisions and cost data,transfer pricing, activity-based management, performance measures, and standard costing.

BMGT 627 Data Analysis and Decision Modeling (4 credits)
Restricted to students matriculated in EMBA only.
Introduces participants to contemporary techniques for arriving at optimal managerial decisions. It draws on fundamental ideas in the fields of statistics and operations research, and demonstrates their application in modern business decision-making.

BMGT 637 Corporate Finance (4 credits)
Restricted to students matriculated in EMBA only.
Presents key concepts in corporate finance as well as tools used in making corporate financial decisions. Topics include valuation of corporate securities, capital investment decision making, capital market theory, operation and efficiency of financial markets, corporate financing decsions, and risk management.

BMGT 647 Economics and Public Policy (4 credits)
For students matriculated in the EMBA only.
Introduction to the economic concepts essential to business decision-making. Concepts covered include supply, demand, cost pricing, competition, monopoly, non-competitive markets, game theory, vertical integration, regulation, national income accounting, fiscal policy, monetary policy, balance of payments accounting, exchange rates and international economics. Primary attention is given to cases.

BMGT 657 Leadership and Human Capital (4 credits)
Restricted to students matriculated in EMBA only.
Develops competencies critical for executive success including communication skills (verbal, written, listening), interpersonal sensitivity, teamwork, analytical thinking, decision-making skills, and planning and organizing. Topics for discussion include: leadership, power and influence, empowerment, strategic vision, communication and negotiation,conflict, staffing, legal issues & requirements with human capital, training, mentoring, career development, succession planning, motivation, performance management, goal setting, feedback, coaching, rewards & incentives, discipline, designing and building effective teams, and change management.

BMGT 667 Information Systems Management (4 credits)
For students matriculated n EMBA only.
Introduces the key issues in managing information technology; and stresses management's role in creating the Netcentric firm. Topics include IT and its relationship to corporate strategy, technology itself, the value and return from IT investments, the major functional applications of technology, and organization transformation with IT.

BMGT 677 Business and Product Marketing Strategy (4 credits)
Restricted to students matriculated in EMBA only.
Analysis of marketing problems and the design and evaluation of business-level marketing strategies that encompass the organization's products and services, pricing activities, channel selection, and promotion strategies. Theories, concepts and tools syhthesized via a computer-based marketing strategy simulation game. Stresses marketing strategy development and implementation activities.

BMGT 687 Strategy and Globalization (4 credits)
For students matriculated in EMBA only..
Focuses on strategy formulation and implementation in domestic and global settings. Topics include: Industry and competitor analysis, industry and firm value chain, coherence in overall and functional strategies, developing global strategies, leadership, goal setting, organizational structure, and culture. Course utilizes case studies from a variety of settings and emphasizes the evaluation and selection of strategic choices.

BMGT 697 Supply Chain Management (4 credits)
For students matriculated in EMBA only.
Introduces students to the concept of value-driven supply chains and its integration with operations. It illustrates the design and management of effective supply chains, based on the principles developed and the current practices of firms, illustrated with case studies.

BMGT 788 Mastery Topic for EMBA (2 credits)
For students matriculated in EMBA only. Repeatable to 08 credits if content differs.
Selected mastery topics which will cover various aspects of executive education.

BMGT 789 Action Learning Project (3-4 credits)
For students matriculated in EMBA only. Repeatable to 10 credits if content differs.
Significant consulting project, team designed by individual EMBA student participants and faculty.

BMGT 808 Doctoral Seminar (3 credits)
Prerequisite: admission to the D.B.A. Program or permission of department. Repeatable if content differs.
Selected advanced topics in the various fields of doctoral study in business and management.

BMGT 811 Seminar in Financial Accounting (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT 710 or equivalent.
Seminar in selected classic and current theoretical and empirical research in financial accounting.

BMGT 814 Current Problems of Professional Practice (3 credits)
Generally accepted auditing standards, auditing practices, legal and ethical responsibilities, and the accounting and reporting requirements of the securities and exchange commission.

BMGT 815 Analytic Modeling in Accounting (3 credits)
Prerequisites: BMGT 630 and ECON 603; or equivalent.
Seminar in formal analytical modeling in accounting research.

BMGT 821 Seminar in Management Accounting (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT 711 or equivalent.
Design and use of accounting information systems for managerial planning and controllership.

BMGT 828 Independent Study in Business and Management (1-9 credits)

BMGT 830 Operations Research: Linear Programming (3 credits)
Prerequisites: MATH 240 or equivalent; or permission of department.
Concepts and applications of linear programming models, theoretical development of the simplex algorithm, and primal-dual problems and theory.

BMGT 831 Operations Research: Extension of Linear Programming and Network Analysis (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT 830 or equivalent; or permission of department.
Concepts and applications of network and graph theory in linear and combinatorial models with emphasis on computational algorithms.

BMGT 832 Operations Research: Optimization and Nonlinear Programming (3 credits)
Prerequisites: {BMGT 830; and MATH 241; or equivalent}; or permission of department.
Theory and applications of algorithmic approaches to solving unconstrained and constrained non-linear optimization problems. The Kuhn Tucker conditions, Lagrangian and Duality Theory, types of convexity, and convergence criteria. Feasible direction procedures, penalty and barrier techniques, and cutting plane procedures.

BMGT 833 Operations Research: Integer Programming (3 credits)
Prerequisites: {BMGT 830; and MATH 241 or equivalent}; or permission of department.
Theory, applications, and computational methods of integer optimization. Zero-one implicit enumeration, branch and bound methods, and cutting plane methods.

BMGT 834 Operations Research: Probabilistic Models (3 credits)
Prerequisites: {MATH 241; and STAT 400 or equivalent} or permission of department.
Theoretical foundations for the construction, optimization, and applications of probabilistic models. Queuing theory, inventory theory, Markov processes, renewal theory, and stochastic linear programming.

BMGT 835 Simulation of Discrete-Event Systems (3 credits)
Prerequisites: Knowledge of Fortran, Basic, C, or Pascal; and BMGT 630 or equivalent.
Simulation modeling and analysis of stochastic discrete-event systems such as manufacturing systems, inventory control systems, and computer/ communications networks.

BMGT 840 Seminar in Financial Theory (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department.
Seminar in selected classic and current theoretical and empirical research in the foundations of finance.

BMGT 841 Seminar in Corporate Finance (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department.
Seminar in selected classic and current theoretical and empirical research in corporate finance.

BMGT 843 Seminar in Portfolio Theory (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department.
Seminar in selected classic and current theoretical and empirical research in portfolio theory.

BMGT 845 Interaction of Finance and Industrial Organization (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT840.. Recommended: BMGT841. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: BMGT808C or BMGT845. Formerly BMGT808C.
The primary topics of the course concern the interaction between the firm's real decisions and its financial decisions in different equilibrium industrial organization settings. This course will involve a fair amount of microeconomics and industrial organization in addition to finance. Both theoretical articles and empirical articles will be covered and discussed. We will emphasize the link between theoretical and empirical research in both industrial organization and corporate finance.

BMGT 860 Seminar in Human Resource Planning and Selection (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT 760 or permission of department.
Seminar in selected theoretical and empirical literature in human resource planning, forecasting, and staffing.

BMGT 861 Seminar in Performance Appraisal and Training (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT 660 or permission of department.
Seminar in selected theoretical and empirical literature in performance appraisal and training.

BMGT 863 Work Morale and Motivation (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT 660 or equivalent.
Seminar on major theories of work motivation and job satisfaction.

BMGT 864 Seminar in Leadership (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT 660 or equivalent.
Review of theories and research on leadership, especially executive leadership.

BMGT 865 Seminar in Comparative Theories of Organization (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT 764 or equivalent; or permission of department.
Emphasis on the interdisciplinary literature on classical management, systems, and contingency theories of organization.

BMGT 866 Seminar in Group Processes, Organizational Conflict and Change (3 credits)
Review of theories and research in organizational development, group processes, group conflict and resolutions.

BMGT 872 Business Logistics (3 credits)
Concentrates on the design and application of methods for the solution of advanced physical movement problems of business firms. Provides thorough coverage of a variety of analytical techniques relevant to the solution of these problems. Where appropriate, experience will be provided in the utilization of computers to assist in managerial logistical decision-making.

BMGT 880 Business Research Methodology (3 credits)
Covers the nature, scope, and application of research methodology. The identification and formulation of research designs applicable to business and related fields. Required of D.B.A. students.

BMGT 881 Applied Regression Models (3 credits)
An introduction to regression models used in business research. Linear models, nonparametric methods, spatio-temporal models, methods for functional data, choice models, and methods for hierarchical, clustered and networked data. Hands-on learning via discussion of scholarly business papers, implementation using advanced statistical software, and application to research questions.

BMGT 882 Applied Multivariate Analysis I (3 credits)
Prerequisite: ECON 621, ECON 624, EDMS 651, STAT 450 or permission of department.
Multivariate statistical methods and their use in empirical research. Topics include summarization and visualization of multivariate data, principal components, metric multidimensional scaling, canonical correlation, multivariate paired comparisons and repeated-measures designs, multivariate analysis of variance, and discriminant analysis. The maximum likelihood and likelihood ratio principles are also discussed. An important component of the course is analysis of business data using contemporary software.

BMGT 883 Scientific Data-Collection for Business (3 credits)
Data collection methods for academic research with an emphasis on a Web environment. Designing and executing surveys, collecting web data, and designing and analyzing experiments. Discussion of ethics, statistical theory, practical considerations, and technical issues.

BMGT 887 Bayesian Inference and Decision Theory (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT 733 or equivalent.
Bayesian Methodologies in statistical inference and decision theory. Includes discussion of subjective probability and coherence, elicitation of distributions conjugate distributions, estimation, testing, preposterior analysis and regression analysis. Applications are drawn from the functional business areas.

BMGT 898 Pre-Candidacy Research (1-8 credits)

BMGT 899 Doctoral Dissertation Research (1-8 credits)