Graduate Bulletin-School of Business and Management

Analyze the financial systems within which the business firm must raise capital and manage its current funds. Learn how recent technological and other changes in commercial banking, investment banking and other institutions impact the non - financial corporation; and how financial markets - for equity, debt, and a large variety of derivative instruments-present opportunities and risks on a global scale. Enrollment limited to students in the E.M.B.A. program.

806. Financial Planning. (3 s.h.)

Understand corporate finance and raising capital in the market place. Financial planning, stock and bond valuation, risk, short and long term financing, and cost of capital are some of the issues faced by modern day corporations. These principles are applied in reviewing and integrating contemporary financial issues. Enrollment limited to students in the E.M.B.A. program.

896-899. Directed Study in Finance. (variable credit)

Prerequisite: permission of department.

Supervised individual reading and research projects

General and Strategic Management

Note: You must complete the 400-level core for all M.B.A. and M.S. programs before taking any 500-level courses.

505. Foundations of Strategic Management. (3 s.h.)

Conceptual and operational models of strategic planning examined in detail. Emphasis is on strategy formulation, implementation, and control of organizations of all types.

511. Strategic Decision Support Systems. (3 s.h.)

Students are exposed to state-of-the-art, PC based decision techniques and approaches for addressing strategic (or unstructured) issues confronting an organization. Skills are developed in structuring complex, strategic decision problems and in the selection and application of appropriate techniques for reaching realistic decisions. Complex, judgmental problems are considered for a variety of organization types, business and non-business. All students perform a team project in strategic analysis using an advanced expert system. No prior computer knowledge is required.

515. Management of Technology and Innovation. (3 s.h.)

Prerequisite: Completion of 400-level courses or permission of instructor.

The emphasis on concepts and management processes to manage technological developments and innovations in organizations. Topics include technology, strategy, management of research, development and innovation, development of new products and businesses. Case studies will be used to develop students' analytical skills. Students will do a project within an organization and present written and oral reports.

520. Project in Planning. (3 s.h.)

Prerequisite: GSM 505.

Students participate in a team-planning project within a cooperating business or governmental agency under supervision of a faculty member. Projects concerned with planning system design or planning studies. Students do field work within the cooperating organization and present written and oral reports to appropriate organization management.

521. Project in Consulting. (3 s.h.)

Develops problem solving and consulting skills as students work in 3-4 person teams on strategic problems for small, medium-sized and large international corporations in the Philadelphia area. An attempt is made to match up student interests with appropriate projects. Formal presentations are made to executives of participating companies. Note: Enrollment is limited to students in the IMBA program.

525. Operation of the Multinational Firm. (3 s.h.)

Operating policies and procedures; organization, administrative, and operational problems of multinational companies. Required for majors in International Business Administration.

527. Management Processes in Global Corporations. (2 s.h.)

Students learn the principles of effective international management in a complex global environment of interacting sociocultural, economic, and political forces. Develops an understanding of the place of a global company in the international business environment and the problems it confronts when operations cross national boundaries. Topics include: global economic developments and trends, cross-cultural business communication, global strategic planning, integrating and organizing international operations, choice of market entry strategy, managing strategic alliances and joint ventures, ethical issues in international business, managing expatriates and multi-cultural teams. Note: Enrollment is limited to students in the IMBA program.

535. Industry Competitive Analysis. (3 s.h.)

An applied examination of recently developed techniques for assessing industry competitive forces and devising appropriate business strategies. Topics include: analysis of industry trends, recognizing types of industries, developing strategic maps of industry competitors, and learning to utilize industry information sources, among others. Students will be required to conduct an in-depth analysis of at least one industry.

545. Management of Mergers and Acquisitions. (3 s.h.)

Examines managerial aspects of growth through mergers and acquisitions. Examines pre-merger analysis, strategies for negotiation and bidding, as well as post-merger integration of target firms. Utilizes several techniques valuable for acquisition analysis, including financial valuation techniques and industry analysis. Case studies develop students' analytical skills.

598-599. Independent Study. (1-6 s.h.)

Prerequisite: approval of department chairperson.

Special study in a particular aspect of management under the direct supervision of an appropriate graduate faculty member.

896-899. Directed Study in Management. (variable credit)

Prerequisite: permission of the department chairperson.

Supervised individual reading and research projects.

Healthcare Management

410 [HA 542]. Clerkship. (3 s.h.)

(Option for healthcare management majors only. May be waived based on work experience and career goals.) Provides broad exposure to a variety of clinical and management settings in the Greater Philadelphia region. Daylong site visits by individuals and small groups with management teams in hospital, long term care, managed care, outpatient and public health are combined with guest lectures and a weekly coordinating and integrating seminar.

510 [HA 500]. Health Systems Organization. (3 s.h.)

History/development of the financing, delivery and organization of health services in the United States. The evolution of health service needs, demand, costs, supply and distribution of professional/physical resources are traced and the current transformation to risk based financing are evaluated in the light of this background.

511 [HA 511]. Risk Based Management of Clinical Services. (3 s.h.)

Prerequisite: HM 510 or permission of instructor.

Introduction to the organization and management of health services. Emphasis is on the management of clinical services in office-based practice and in-patient settings with particular attention to quality assurance activities.

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