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Economics
Finance
Management Communication
Management and Organizational Behavior
Professional Responsibility

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Economics

ECON-GB.2112Economics and Management of the Pharmaceutical (1.5)

Course Description:

This course offers the student an overview of the management economics and policy issues that drive and challenge the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries Included also in the biotechnology heading will be the multidisciplinary medical device industry. The focus of this course is to give the student insight into these important health care industries and their business transformation in an environment of health care reform. The objectives of the course will include an understanding of the cost structure of these important market sectors a focus on the management and economics of the powerful RD process and its relationship to an ever changing technological environment and innovation dominance the explosive growth of the biologic and genomics markets and the interconnectivity of the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Discussion will also include the role of government regulation on these industries. The course will highlight the role of these industries in a global marketplace.

Schedule for ECON-GB.2112
Section	Instr Mode	Meeting Times	Dates	Instructor	Notes	Class Nbr
S1	In-Person	FSaSu 9:00 am - 4:00 pm	10/02-10/04			2874

Pre/Corequisite:

ECON-GB Departmental Max and Non-Stern

Specializations:

Economics

Healthcare

Strategy

Finance

FINC-GB.3361Entrepreneurial Finance (3)

Course Description:

This course identifies and follows the wealth creation cycle that begins with company startups, passes through successive stages of various kinds of private equity financing, and ends with the harvesting of the created wealth through a sale or merger or initial public offering. Emphasis is placed on how entrepreneurial firms adapt financing and financial contracts to the information asymmetry problems the high degree of uncertainty and the conflicts of interest associated with startups.

Pre/Corequisite:

Pre-req: Full-time MBA, COR1-GB 2311. Co-requisite: FINC-GB 2302.
Pre-req: Focused MBA and COR1-GB 2222.
Pre-req: Part-time MBA, (COR1-GB 2311). Co-requisite: (FINC-GB 2302).
Not open to students with 24 or more FINC-GB units.

Equivalencies:

FINC-GB.3373 New Venture Financing

FINC-GB.3173 Venture Capital Financing

Specializations:

Banking

Corporate Finance

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Finance

Quantitative Finance

Management Communication

MCOM-GB.2105Strategic Communication (1.5)

Course Description:

This course supports your success as an effective communicator, innovator and business leader in an age that demands immediacy, authenticity, and transparency. Translating your ideas into successful initiatives requires a communication discipline with the capacity to connect with multiple audiences from diverse cultural, intellectual and professional backgrounds. Strategic Communication (formerly Business Communication) introduces the basics of communication strategy and persuasion: audience analysis, communicator credibility, and message construction and delivery. Written and oral presentation assignments derive from cases that focus on communication strategy. Students receive significant feedback and coaching to improve presentation and writing effectiveness. Students will also examine aligning an organization's message with its business strategy and stakeholder expectations to achieve and maintain a strong reputation.

Schedule for MCOM-GB.2105
Section	Instr Mode	Meeting Times	Dates	Instructor	Notes	Class Nbr
S2	In-Person	Su 9:00 am - 4:00 pm	11/22-12/13		Continuing Students	3119

Pre/Corequisite:

MCOM-GB Departmental Max and Non-Stern

Equivalencies:

COR1-GB.2105 Communication

MCOM-GB.2100 Management Communication

MCOM-GB.2136 Strategic Communication

MCOM-GB.2108 Strategic Communication

Management and Organizational Behavior

MGMT-GB.3151Managerial Decision Making (1.5)

Course Description:

This course attempts to help you become a better decision maker When asked about their ability to make decisions previous students expresses concerns and several said they lacked self confidence in making decisions Others indicated that the process of making decisions may be painful especially if one has to make an important decision This may stem from the deliberation process one goes through that may be stressful Yet others added that at times they second guess their decisions and some acknowledged that they suffer from regret when a decision they have made led to an undesired outcome A few mentioned that having gone through such a process made them indecisive and unclear about how to go about making decisions The above concerns are described with regard to personal as well as business decisions Making decisions at work may be easier when one can solicit the help from colleagues but at the same time the consequences may loom even larger when making decisions at work This course takes a systematic approach to improve your decision making skills Requirements include several exercises knowledge of statistics is required but the course is not about quantitative calculation of alternatives but about the processes underlying the making of decisions.

Schedule for MGMT-GB.3151
Section	Instr Mode	Meeting Times	Dates	Instructor	Notes	Class Nbr
S1	In-Person	Su 9:00 am - 4:00 pm	11/08-11/22	Shapira,Z	Sundays	3033

Pre/Corequisite:

Prereq:Full-time MBA &(COR1-GB.1302 or COR1-GB.1102) or Co-req:Full-time MBA & COR1-GB.2104
Prereq: Focused MBA & (COR1-GB 1102 or COR1-GB 2101)
Prereq: Part-time MBA & (COR1-GB 1302 or CORE-GP 1020).
Not open to students with more than 24 MGMT-GB units.

Specializations:

Leadership and Change Management

Management

Management of Technology & Operations

MGMT-GB.3165Power and Professional Influence (1.5)

Course Description:

This course is designed for individuals interested in learning more about the art and science of influence in organizations Many people are ambivalent if not disdainful of those who seek to wield power and influence at work but power and influence are key mechanisms by which things get done For those considering careers in management it is important to be able to diagnose situations as opportunities to exercise power and influence in order to form and implement new strategies In addition managers are usually on the receiving end of these processes An astute manager knows how to anticipate moves that others will make how to block or avoid them when they have undesirable consequences and how to help these moves succeed when their consequences are beneficial The course aims to provide you with 8220political intelligence8221 in a sense After taking this course you will be able to 1 diagnose the true distribution of power in organizations 2 identify strategies for building sources of power 3 develop techniques for influencing others and 4 understand the role of power in building cooperation and leading change in organizations These skills will be invaluable throughout your career

Schedule for MGMT-GB.3165
Section	Instr Mode	Meeting Times	Dates	Instructor	Notes	Class Nbr
S1	Online	Sa 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm	09/19-10/24	Kern,M	Saturdays Online	3444

Pre/Corequisite:

Prerequisites: Full-time MBA & COR1-GB 1302 or COR1-GB.1102.
Prerequisites: Focused MBA & COR1-GB 1102.
Prerequisites: Part-time MBA & COR1-GB 1302 or CORE-GP 1020.
Not open to students with more than 24 MGMT-GB units.

Equivalencies:

MGMT-GB.3366 Power and Politics in Organiza

Specializations:

Leadership and Change Management

Management

Professional Responsibility

COR2-GB.3101Professional Responsibility (1.5)

Course Description:

This course is designed to inspire you with a positive vision of what business can be, a realistic vision of what it often is, and a roadmap for how to navigate through the hazards and opportunities you will face in your career. Specifically: 1) You will learn about the types of traps that lure business professionals into ethical lapses and criminal behaviors. 2) You will learn enough moral psychology to understand how well-intentioned professionals can get lured into such traps. 3) You will learn conceptual frameworks that help you to navigate ethical gray zones with more confidence and better results. 4) You will learn what characterizes companies with positive ethical values, and why you are better off working for them, or creating them. 5) You may, if you choose, commit yourself to a standard of professional conduct that will help to make your work more fulfilling and honorable.

Schedule for COR2-GB.3101
Section	Instr Mode	Meeting Times	Dates	Instructor	Notes	Class Nbr
S1	Online	Su 9:00 am - 4:00 pm	10/18-11/01		Online 3 Sundays: 10/18, 10/25, 11/1	2813

Equivalencies:

BSPA-GB.3301 Ethical and Legal Challenges o

COR2-GB.3111 Prof & Corp Social Resp

COR2-GB.3151 Professional Responsibility