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Core courses for the M.B.A. program are listed here. See the School of Business for programs of study leading to the degrees of Master of Accountancy and Master of Business Administration.
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Quantitative Methods and Computing Technologies (1.5) |
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A rigorous review of equations, functions, finite mathematics, calculus, and basic accounting, addressed through the use of business applications. |
| 201 |
Global Leadership of Business Enterprise (0) |
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A series of required co-curricular workshops, seminars, company site visits and speakers. Topics include industry assessment, best practices in management, team building, business ethics, cross-cultural communication, and career development. |
| 204 |
International Residency Practicum (1.5) |
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Precursor to the international residency. Teams of students work on real projects for overseas clients. Prerequisite: MBAd 243; corequisite: MBAd 244, 294. |
| 211 |
Financial Accounting I: Basic Financial Statements (1.5) |
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The basic concepts and methods used in financial reports for understanding their content and context. The income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows. Prerequisite: MBAd 200. |
| 212 |
Financial Accounting II: Financial Accounting Choices (1.5) |
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Detailed accounting procedures and choices. How the most important accounting procedures are calculated and how different choices impact financial statements. Prerequisite: MBAd 211. |
| 213 |
Managerial Accounting (1.5) |
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The internal generation, communication, and interpretation of information for both operational and strategic decision-making purposes. Prerequisite: MBAd 212. |
| 221 |
Judgment, Uncertainty, and Decisions (1.5) |
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Classical theories of decision making; recent findings on human cognitive limitations and biases. Analytical approaches useful in cases involving uncertainty, multiple objectives, and multiple stakeholders. Prerequisite: MBAd 200. |
| 222 |
Data Analysis and Decisions (1.5) |
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Statistical analysis—how it is used, when it should be used, and what can be learned from it. Statistical inference, hypothesis testing, and regression analysis. Prerequisite: MBAd 221. |
| 223 |
Operations Strategy (1.5) |
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Concepts and techniques related to manufacturing and service operations. Process mapping, capacity analysis, production control, quality management, and supply chains. Integration of operations with a firm’s overall business strategy as a powerful competitive weapon. Prerequisite: MBAd 222. |
| 233 |
Financial Markets (1.5) |
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Sources of managerial information provided by money and capital markets, primary and secondary markets, and cash and futures markets. Money and capital market instruments, relevant return measures, risk metrics for bonds and equities. Prerequisite: MBAd 212, 222, 242. |
| 234 |
Financial Management (1.5) |
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Theory, policy, and practice in financial management. Financial analysis, sources of funds, investing, capital planning and budgeting, dividend policy, and working capital management. Prerequisite: MBAd 233. |
| 241 |
Global Perspectives (1.5) |
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Differences between the domestic and international environments and their implications for management. Differences in the organization of institutions of capitalism across countries. |
| 242 |
Microeconomics for the World Economy (1.5) |
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The economics of supply and demand in product markets. Theory of the firm (production and cost structure) and its competitive environment (perfect competition, monopoly, oligopoly, and monopolistic competition). Prerequisite: MBAd 200. |
| 243 |
Macroeconomics for the World Economy (1.5) |
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How firms are affected by the performance of the macro economy and the macroeconomic variables that should be factored into managers’ decision-making processes. The behavior of output, employment, interest rates, inflation, and exchange rates. Prerequisite: MBAd 242. |
| 244 |
International Management (1.5) |
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The challenges of operating in different cultures, implications of cross-national differences in institutional environments, and difficulties of designing effective organizational structures for coordination and control in multinational operations. Prerequisite: MBAd 241. |
| 252 |
Management of Information Systems (1.5) |
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An introduction to bridging the gap between the decision-making needs of managers and the terminology of technical personnel within an organization. The transformation of organizations in the digital economy. |
| 253 |
Management of Technology and Innovation (1.5) |
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Business, technological, economic, and political factors that influence the development and adoption of new technology. Management concepts and practices useful in enhancing corporate innovation. Corporate venture divisions and organizational alternatives. |
| 254 |
Database and Data Warehousing (1.5) |
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An introduction to the model, design, and use of database and data warehousing systems for identifying, understanding, and designing database-centric solutions for business and organizations. |
| 261 |
Organizations and Leadership (1.5) |
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A behavioral perspective on core leadership concepts at the individual, team, and organizational level. Students apply these concepts to examine their own leadership qualities in organizations. Experiential exercises and participation in team projects. |
| 262 |
Managing Human Capital (1.5) |
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Issues of corporate culture, strategy implementation, growth management, employee recruitment and retention, organizational behavior, diversity, ethics, and legal aspects of business. How human resource policies and practices can become a source of competitive advantage. |
| 265 |
Entrepreneurship (1.5) |
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The "entrepreneur as a phenomenon." The theory as well as the experiences associated with entrepreneurs, entrepreneurial acts, and entrepreneurship in all organizational settings—large and small, public and private. |
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Nature of Markets (1.5) |
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Marketing as an organizational function as well as a set of processes for creating, communicating, and delivering value to customers and for managing customer relationships in ways that benefit the organization and its stakeholders. |
| 273 |
Marketing Decisions (1.5) |
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Formulation and implementation of marketing strategy, applying the analytic perspectives, decision tools, and concepts of marketing to the elements of marketing strategy. Prerequisite: MBAd 272. |
| 281 |
Business Responsibility and Sustainability (1.5) |
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Businesses are experiencing increasing challenges and opportunities to ensure that they demonstrate integrity in all of their activities, both internal and external to their operations. Perspectives, information, and skill development in advancing the value of integrity in business organizations. |
| 284 |
Business and Public Policy (1.5) |
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The theory and practice of managing organizations in the context of a rapidly changing global environment. Structure, design, and operation of organizations as interrelated systems and integration of internal and external environments. |
| 285 |
Business Law and Communication (1.5) |
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The legal environment of business, with particular attention to the liability of organizations and their managers for contracts, torts, and crimes. Strategies for avoiding litigation, including the development of clear, concise, and accurate writing. Prerequisite: MBAd 291. |
| 286 |
Strategy Formulation and Implementation (1.5) |
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An integrative approach to strategic management, stressing the general manager’s perspective, strategy formulation, implementation of strategy and policy, and evaluation and control of strategy in various types of organizations. A capstone course to be taken after completion of all core requirements. Prerequisite: All other M.B.A. core courses. |
| 291 |
Business Communications (1.5) |
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Practical and effective written and oral communication skills for the business environment. Focus on developing and delivering messages clearly, concisely, and effectively, and on learning to write in plain English. The purpose and mechanics of different forms of business communications. Strategies for routine communications challenges. |
| 294 |
International Residency (1.5) |
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A real-life experience in the global environment, projects are provided by international or foreign companies. A representative of the company visits GW to work with students during the associated practicum. Students work on projects during the seven-week practicum prior to the international residency. Corequisite: MBAd 204, 244. |
| 295 |
Interdisciplinary Projects (1 to 4) |
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Project and experiential studies of an interdisciplinary nature involving student teams and faculty from more than one field of study. May be repeated for credit. M.B.A. Program Director approval is required. |
| 298 |
Graduate Internship in Business and Management (0) |
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Structured practical experience. Permission of instructor required. |
