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Class Number	Class	Meeting Time	Instructor	Room	Unreserved Enrollment	Reserved Enrollment	Total Enrollment	Wait List
14514	BUSI 89 - 001 First-Year Seminar: Special Topics	MoWe 3:35PM - 4:50PM	Mark McNeilly	TBA	0/3	Seats filled	0/3	0/999
Description: Special topics course. Content will vary each semester. 3 units.
11270	BUSI 100 - 001 Introduction to Business: People, Profits, Planet	We 8:00AM - 9:15AM	Brad Hendricks	McColl Bldg-Rm 2700	Seats filled	Seats filled	100/100	9/999
Description: This course will cover five major themes: people, customers, firms, markets and society. In doing so, it will allow students to learn about the world of business, the major disciplines and how those disciplines fit together as well as how business can drive positive change in a rapidly changing world. Lastly, the course will highlight different career paths, and will introduce the skillsets and mindsets that are relevant to each. 1.5 units.
11271	BUSI 100 - 002 Introduction to Business: People, Profits, Planet	We 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Brad Hendricks	McColl Bldg-Rm 2700	Seats filled	Seats filled	200/200	31/999
Description: This course will cover five major themes: people, customers, firms, markets and society. In doing so, it will allow students to learn about the world of business, the major disciplines and how those disciplines fit together as well as how business can drive positive change in a rapidly changing world. Lastly, the course will highlight different career paths, and will introduce the skillsets and mindsets that are relevant to each. 1.5 units.
11957	BUSI 100 - 003 Introduction to Business: People, Profits, Planet	We 3:35PM - 4:50PM	Brad Hendricks	McColl Bldg-Rm 2700	Seats filled	Seats filled	193/193	14/999
Description: This course will cover five major themes: people, customers, firms, markets and society. In doing so, it will allow students to learn about the world of business, the major disciplines and how those disciplines fit together as well as how business can drive positive change in a rapidly changing world. Lastly, the course will highlight different career paths, and will introduce the skillsets and mindsets that are relevant to each. 1.5 units.
6949	BUSI 188 - 001 Foundations of Leadership: Discovering Your Strengths	Tu 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Shimul Melwani	McColl Bldg-Rm 3250	0/60	Seats filled	0/60	0/999
Description: This course introduces the concepts of strengths-based leadership development to help uncover strengths and maximize potential for overall success. Students will learn how to connect these strengths to all areas of life, including, but not limited to, their academic journey as well as their future career path. Restricted to first-year students who are offered Assured Enrollment into the Kenan-Flagler Business School. 1.5 units.
11137	BUSI 221 - 001 Luther Hodges Scholars Leadership Seminar	Tu 3:30PM - 5:30PM	GREGORY BROWN	Kenan Center-Rm 0317	0/6	Seats filled	19/25	0/999
Description: In this course, students delve into cross-sector collaboration and the private sector's societal role. Through readings, guided discussions, and guest presentations, students will examine key attributes of effective leaders. They'll analyze leadership attributes, interact with leaders from various sectors, plan a campus debate on a pressing business topic, and explore the Kenan Institute's Grand Challenge. Luther Hodges Scholars only. 1 units.
11064	BUSI 286 - 001 Introduction to Personal Finance	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Chip Snively	Howell Hall-Rm 0115	94/135	Seats filled	94/135	0/999
Description: Introduces the fundamental principle tools of finance including time value of money (TVM), risk vs return, and asset pricing. It increases the student's understanding of the process of accumulating and protecting personal wealth by learning how to identify and analyze risk and return, understand the complexities of budgeting. It also covers investment alternatives, retirement planning, and how to transfer wealth. Intended for seniors and juniors who are not pursuing a business major/minor. 3 units.
11065	BUSI 286 - 002 Introduction to Personal Finance	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Chip Snively	Howell Hall-Rm 0115	109/135	Seats filled	109/135	0/999
Description: Introduces the fundamental principle tools of finance including time value of money (TVM), risk vs return, and asset pricing. It increases the student's understanding of the process of accumulating and protecting personal wealth by learning how to identify and analyze risk and return, understand the complexities of budgeting. It also covers investment alternatives, retirement planning, and how to transfer wealth. Intended for seniors and juniors who are not pursuing a business major/minor. 3 units.
13413	BUSI 286 - 003 Introduction to Personal Finance	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Chip Snively	Howell Hall-Rm 0115	Seats filled	Seats filled	135/135	0/999
Description: Introduces the fundamental principle tools of finance including time value of money (TVM), risk vs return, and asset pricing. It increases the student's understanding of the process of accumulating and protecting personal wealth by learning how to identify and analyze risk and return, understand the complexities of budgeting. It also covers investment alternatives, retirement planning, and how to transfer wealth. Intended for seniors and juniors who are not pursuing a business major/minor. 3 units.
13414	BUSI 286 - 004 Introduction to Personal Finance	TuTh 8:00AM - 9:15AM	Chip Snively	Howell Hall-Rm 0115	18/135	Seats filled	18/135	0/999
Description: Introduces the fundamental principle tools of finance including time value of money (TVM), risk vs return, and asset pricing. It increases the student's understanding of the process of accumulating and protecting personal wealth by learning how to identify and analyze risk and return, understand the complexities of budgeting. It also covers investment alternatives, retirement planning, and how to transfer wealth. Intended for seniors and juniors who are not pursuing a business major/minor. 3 units.
4851	BUSI 350 - 001 Symposium Core Committee	Mo 3:30PM - 6:30PM	Sarah Crockett	McColl Bldg-Rm 4731	0/15	Seats filled	0/15	0/999
Description: Service on the B.S.B.A. Symposium Core Committee to plan, execute, and evaluate the annual event. Previously offered as BUSI 650. Permission of the instructor. 1.5 - 3 units.
4823	BUSI 401 - 001 Management and Corporate Communication	MoWe 8:00AM - 9:15AM	Kimberley Williams	McColl Bldg-Rm 3550	Seats filled	5/20	5/20	8/999
Description: Open to business majors. Writing- and speaking-intensive course that emphasizes professional communication. Provides opportunities to learn and apply the conventions and expectations for standard business documents and presentations. Features strategies for addressing informative, persuasive, and bad-news messages using a variety of media (print documents, electronic messages, and oral presentations). 3 units.
4824	BUSI 401 - 002 Management and Corporate Communication	MoWe 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Kimberley Williams	McColl Bldg-Rm 3550	Seats filled	Seats filled	18/18	10/999
Description: Open to business majors. Writing- and speaking-intensive course that emphasizes professional communication. Provides opportunities to learn and apply the conventions and expectations for standard business documents and presentations. Features strategies for addressing informative, persuasive, and bad-news messages using a variety of media (print documents, electronic messages, and oral presentations). 3 units.
4825	BUSI 401 - 003 Management and Corporate Communication	MoWe 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Jenna Haugen	McColl Bldg-Rm 4731	Seats filled	Seats filled	19/19	7/999
Description: Open to business majors. Writing- and speaking-intensive course that emphasizes professional communication. Provides opportunities to learn and apply the conventions and expectations for standard business documents and presentations. Features strategies for addressing informative, persuasive, and bad-news messages using a variety of media (print documents, electronic messages, and oral presentations). 3 units.
4837	BUSI 401 - 004 Management and Corporate Communication	MoWe 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Kelley O'Brien	McColl Bldg-Rm 3550	Seats filled	Seats filled	20/20	8/999
Description: Open to business majors. Writing- and speaking-intensive course that emphasizes professional communication. Provides opportunities to learn and apply the conventions and expectations for standard business documents and presentations. Features strategies for addressing informative, persuasive, and bad-news messages using a variety of media (print documents, electronic messages, and oral presentations). 3 units.
4838	BUSI 401 - 005 Management and Corporate Communication	MoWe 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Kelley O'Brien	McColl Bldg-Rm 3550	Seats filled	Seats filled	20/20	13/999
Description: Open to business majors. Writing- and speaking-intensive course that emphasizes professional communication. Provides opportunities to learn and apply the conventions and expectations for standard business documents and presentations. Features strategies for addressing informative, persuasive, and bad-news messages using a variety of media (print documents, electronic messages, and oral presentations). 3 units.
4816	BUSI 401 - 006 Management and Corporate Communication	MoWe 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Jenna Haugen	McColl Bldg-Rm 3550	Seats filled	Seats filled	20/20	13/999
Description: Open to business majors. Writing- and speaking-intensive course that emphasizes professional communication. Provides opportunities to learn and apply the conventions and expectations for standard business documents and presentations. Features strategies for addressing informative, persuasive, and bad-news messages using a variety of media (print documents, electronic messages, and oral presentations). 3 units.
4839	BUSI 401 - 007 Management and Corporate Communication	TuTh 8:00AM - 9:15AM	Stephanie Mahin	McColl Bldg-Rm 3550	Seats filled	11/20	11/20	2/999
Description: Open to business majors. Writing- and speaking-intensive course that emphasizes professional communication. Provides opportunities to learn and apply the conventions and expectations for standard business documents and presentations. Features strategies for addressing informative, persuasive, and bad-news messages using a variety of media (print documents, electronic messages, and oral presentations). 3 units.
14564	BUSI 401 - 008 Management and Corporate Communication	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Allison Schlobohm	McColl Bldg-Rm 3550	Seats filled	9/20	9/20	5/999
Description: Open to business majors. Writing- and speaking-intensive course that emphasizes professional communication. Provides opportunities to learn and apply the conventions and expectations for standard business documents and presentations. Features strategies for addressing informative, persuasive, and bad-news messages using a variety of media (print documents, electronic messages, and oral presentations). 3 units.
4840	BUSI 401 - 009 Management and Corporate Communication	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Lori Boyer	McColl Bldg-Rm 3550	Seats filled	18/20	18/20	4/999
Description: Open to business majors. Writing- and speaking-intensive course that emphasizes professional communication. Provides opportunities to learn and apply the conventions and expectations for standard business documents and presentations. Features strategies for addressing informative, persuasive, and bad-news messages using a variety of media (print documents, electronic messages, and oral presentations). 3 units.
8993	BUSI 401 - 010 Management and Corporate Communication	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Allison Schlobohm	McColl Bldg-Rm 3550	Seats filled	Seats filled	20/20	8/999
Description: Open to business majors. Writing- and speaking-intensive course that emphasizes professional communication. Provides opportunities to learn and apply the conventions and expectations for standard business documents and presentations. Features strategies for addressing informative, persuasive, and bad-news messages using a variety of media (print documents, electronic messages, and oral presentations). 3 units.
8994	BUSI 401 - 011 Management and Corporate Communication	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Lori Boyer	McColl Bldg-Rm 3550	Seats filled	Seats filled	20/20	13/999
Description: Open to business majors. Writing- and speaking-intensive course that emphasizes professional communication. Provides opportunities to learn and apply the conventions and expectations for standard business documents and presentations. Features strategies for addressing informative, persuasive, and bad-news messages using a variety of media (print documents, electronic messages, and oral presentations). 3 units.
4811	BUSI 403 - 001 Operations Management	MoWe 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Yuqian Xu	McColl Bldg-Rm 3500	Seats filled	Seats filled	50/50	25/999
Description: Analysis of the operations functions in both manufacturing and service organizations. Formulating operational policies that improve efficiency and support high-level business strategy. Developing remedies that mitigate uncertainty and variability in operational processes. 3 units.
4812	BUSI 403 - 002 Operations Management	MoWe 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Yuqian Xu	McColl Bldg-Rm 3500	Seats filled	Seats filled	50/50	32/999
Description: Analysis of the operations functions in both manufacturing and service organizations. Formulating operational policies that improve efficiency and support high-level business strategy. Developing remedies that mitigate uncertainty and variability in operational processes. 3 units.
4813	BUSI 403 - 003 Operations Management	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Saman Lagzi	McColl Bldg-Rm 3250	Seats filled	Seats filled	48/48	8/999
Description: Analysis of the operations functions in both manufacturing and service organizations. Formulating operational policies that improve efficiency and support high-level business strategy. Developing remedies that mitigate uncertainty and variability in operational processes. 3 units.
4814	BUSI 403 - 004 Operations Management	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Saman Lagzi	McColl Bldg-Rm 3250	Seats filled	Seats filled	49/49	14/999
Description: Analysis of the operations functions in both manufacturing and service organizations. Formulating operational policies that improve efficiency and support high-level business strategy. Developing remedies that mitigate uncertainty and variability in operational processes. 3 units.
11751	BUSI 403 - 005 Operations Management	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Mike Beeler	McColl Bldg-Rm 3500	Seats filled	Seats filled	49/49	21/999
Description: Analysis of the operations functions in both manufacturing and service organizations. Formulating operational policies that improve efficiency and support high-level business strategy. Developing remedies that mitigate uncertainty and variability in operational processes. 3 units.
14565	BUSI 403 - 006 Operations Management	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Mike Beeler	McColl Bldg-Rm 3500	Seats filled	Seats filled	47/47	15/999
Description: Analysis of the operations functions in both manufacturing and service organizations. Formulating operational policies that improve efficiency and support high-level business strategy. Developing remedies that mitigate uncertainty and variability in operational processes. 3 units.
7222	BUSI 404 - 001 Business Ethics	MoWe 9:30AM - 10:45AM	KRISTIN WILSON	McColl Bldg-Rm 3650	Seats filled	36/47	36/47	5/999
Description: An examination of ethical issues that affect business. 1.5 units.
7223	BUSI 404 - 002 Business Ethics	MoWe 11:00AM - 12:15PM	KRISTIN WILSON	McColl Bldg-Rm 3650	Seats filled	40/45	40/45	2/999
Description: An examination of ethical issues that affect business. 1.5 units.
7224	BUSI 404 - 003 Business Ethics	MoWe 12:30PM - 1:45PM	KRISTIN WILSON	McColl Bldg-Rm 3650	Seats filled	44/45	44/45	2/999
Description: An examination of ethical issues that affect business. 1.5 units.
7225	BUSI 404 - 004 Business Ethics	MoWe 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Julia Lawson	McColl Bldg-Rm 3650	Seats filled	Seats filled	45/45	11/999
Description: An examination of ethical issues that affect business. 1.5 units.
11083	BUSI 404 - 005 Business Ethics	MoWe 12:30PM - 1:45PM	KRISTIN WILSON	McColl Bldg-Rm 3650	Seats filled	25/45	25/45	2/999
Description: An examination of ethical issues that affect business. 1.5 units.
4826	BUSI 405 - 001 Leading and Managing: An Introduction to Organizational Behavior	MoWe 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Terence Mcelroy	McColl Bldg-Rm 3000	Seats filled	Seats filled	37/37	19/999
Description: An introduction to leading and managing in organizations. Examines the impact of individual, group, and organizational factors on organizational performance and employee attitudes. Topics include leadership, perceptions, attitudes, motivation, group development, norms and cohesiveness, empowerment, conflict, negotiations, culture, structure, stress, innovation, and change. 3 units.
4827	BUSI 405 - 002 Leading and Managing: An Introduction to Organizational Behavior	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Shimul Melwani	McColl Bldg-Rm 3500	Seats filled	Seats filled	45/45	35/999
Description: An introduction to leading and managing in organizations. Examines the impact of individual, group, and organizational factors on organizational performance and employee attitudes. Topics include leadership, perceptions, attitudes, motivation, group development, norms and cohesiveness, empowerment, conflict, negotiations, culture, structure, stress, innovation, and change. 3 units.
4822	BUSI 405 - 003 Leading and Managing: An Introduction to Organizational Behavior	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Laura Sonday	McColl Bldg-Rm 3650	Seats filled	Seats filled	40/40	11/999
Description: An introduction to leading and managing in organizations. Examines the impact of individual, group, and organizational factors on organizational performance and employee attitudes. Topics include leadership, perceptions, attitudes, motivation, group development, norms and cohesiveness, empowerment, conflict, negotiations, culture, structure, stress, innovation, and change. 3 units.
4815	BUSI 405 - 004 Leading and Managing: An Introduction to Organizational Behavior	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Laura Sonday	McColl Bldg-Rm 3650	Seats filled	Seats filled	43/43	13/999
Description: An introduction to leading and managing in organizations. Examines the impact of individual, group, and organizational factors on organizational performance and employee attitudes. Topics include leadership, perceptions, attitudes, motivation, group development, norms and cohesiveness, empowerment, conflict, negotiations, culture, structure, stress, innovation, and change. 3 units.
7012	BUSI 405 - 005 Leading and Managing: An Introduction to Organizational Behavior	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Laura Sonday	McColl Bldg-Rm 3650	Seats filled	28/40	28/40	11/999
Description: An introduction to leading and managing in organizations. Examines the impact of individual, group, and organizational factors on organizational performance and employee attitudes. Topics include leadership, perceptions, attitudes, motivation, group development, norms and cohesiveness, empowerment, conflict, negotiations, culture, structure, stress, innovation, and change. 3 units.
4828	BUSI 406 - 001 Marketing	We 8:00AM - 9:15AM	Claudia Kubowicz Malhotra	McColl Bldg-Rm 3050	Seats filled	Seats filled	40/40	1/999
Description: Introduction to marketing with emphasis on the social and economic aspects of distribution, consumer problems, marketing functions and institutions, marketing methods and policies. 3 units.
4829	BUSI 406 - 002 Marketing	We 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Claudia Kubowicz Malhotra	McColl Bldg-Rm 3050	Seats filled	Seats filled	40/40	14/999
Description: Introduction to marketing with emphasis on the social and economic aspects of distribution, consumer problems, marketing functions and institutions, marketing methods and policies. 3 units.
4830	BUSI 406 - 003 Marketing	We 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Claudia Kubowicz Malhotra	McColl Bldg-Rm 3050	Seats filled	Seats filled	40/40	16/999
Description: Introduction to marketing with emphasis on the social and economic aspects of distribution, consumer problems, marketing functions and institutions, marketing methods and policies. 3 units.
4831	BUSI 406 - 004 Marketing	MoWe 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Annie Williams	McColl Bldg-Rm 3050	Seats filled	Seats filled	45/45	20/999
Description: Introduction to marketing with emphasis on the social and economic aspects of distribution, consumer problems, marketing functions and institutions, marketing methods and policies. 3 units.
8633	BUSI 406 - 005 Marketing	MoWe 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Ingrid Koch	McColl Bldg-Rm 3050	Seats filled	Seats filled	45/45	16/999
Description: Introduction to marketing with emphasis on the social and economic aspects of distribution, consumer problems, marketing functions and institutions, marketing methods and policies. 3 units.
9532	BUSI 406 - 006 Marketing	MoWe 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Ingrid Koch	McColl Bldg-Rm 3050	Seats filled	Seats filled	44/44	15/999
Description: Introduction to marketing with emphasis on the social and economic aspects of distribution, consumer problems, marketing functions and institutions, marketing methods and policies. 3 units.
4842	BUSI 407 - 001 Financial Accounting	TuTh 8:00AM - 9:15AM	Tanja Snively	McColl Bldg-Rm 3050	Seats filled	27/45	27/45	10/999
Description: Students will acquire the tools to understand and analyze information presented in corporate financial statements. Financial accounting results and projected results are utilized in virtually every segment of the business world. Knowledge of financial accounting and analysis is necessary for managers, investors, bankers, financial analysts, and professional accountants. 3 units.
4843	BUSI 407 - 002 Financial Accounting	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Tanja Snively	McColl Bldg-Rm 3050	Seats filled	Seats filled	45/45	30/999
Description: Students will acquire the tools to understand and analyze information presented in corporate financial statements. Financial accounting results and projected results are utilized in virtually every segment of the business world. Knowledge of financial accounting and analysis is necessary for managers, investors, bankers, financial analysts, and professional accountants. 3 units.
4844	BUSI 407 - 003 Financial Accounting	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Tanja Snively	McColl Bldg-Rm 3050	Seats filled	Seats filled	44/44	28/999
Description: Students will acquire the tools to understand and analyze information presented in corporate financial statements. Financial accounting results and projected results are utilized in virtually every segment of the business world. Knowledge of financial accounting and analysis is necessary for managers, investors, bankers, financial analysts, and professional accountants. 3 units.
4845	BUSI 407 - 004 Financial Accounting	MoWe 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Margot Howard	McColl Bldg-Rm 3500	Seats filled	38/45	38/45	7/999
Description: Students will acquire the tools to understand and analyze information presented in corporate financial statements. Financial accounting results and projected results are utilized in virtually every segment of the business world. Knowledge of financial accounting and analysis is necessary for managers, investors, bankers, financial analysts, and professional accountants. 3 units.
7013	BUSI 407 - 005 Financial Accounting	MoWe 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Margot Howard	McColl Bldg-Rm 3500	Seats filled	43/45	43/45	8/999
Description: Students will acquire the tools to understand and analyze information presented in corporate financial statements. Financial accounting results and projected results are utilized in virtually every segment of the business world. Knowledge of financial accounting and analysis is necessary for managers, investors, bankers, financial analysts, and professional accountants. 3 units.
4832	BUSI 408 - 001 Corporate Finance	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Donghwa Shin	McColl Bldg-Rm 3500	Seats filled	Seats filled	45/45	24/999
Description: Prerequisite, ECON 101. Theoretical foundations of optimal financial policy. Problems and cases provide application of theory to financial decisions involving cash flow, capital structure, and capital budgeting. 3 units.
4833	BUSI 408 - 002 Corporate Finance	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Donghwa Shin	McColl Bldg-Rm 3500	Seats filled	Seats filled	38/38	21/999
Description: Prerequisite, ECON 101. Theoretical foundations of optimal financial policy. Problems and cases provide application of theory to financial decisions involving cash flow, capital structure, and capital budgeting. 3 units.
4834	BUSI 408 - 003 Corporate Finance	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	To be Announced	McColl Bldg-Rm 2350	Seats filled	39/42	39/42	16/999
Description: Prerequisite, ECON 101. Theoretical foundations of optimal financial policy. Problems and cases provide application of theory to financial decisions involving cash flow, capital structure, and capital budgeting. 3 units.
4835	BUSI 408 - 004 Corporate Finance	Mo 8:00AM - 9:15AM	Chip Snively	McColl Bldg-Rm 3050	Seats filled	6/32	10/36	6/999
Description: Prerequisite, ECON 101. Theoretical foundations of optimal financial policy. Problems and cases provide application of theory to financial decisions involving cash flow, capital structure, and capital budgeting. 3 units.
9533	BUSI 408 - 005 Corporate Finance	Mo 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Chip Snively	McColl Bldg-Rm 3050	Seats filled	29/35	30/36	13/999
Description: Prerequisite, ECON 101. Theoretical foundations of optimal financial policy. Problems and cases provide application of theory to financial decisions involving cash flow, capital structure, and capital budgeting. 3 units.
8234	BUSI 408 - 006 Corporate Finance	Mo 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Chip Snively	McColl Bldg-Rm 3050	Seats filled	34/40	34/40	9/999
Description: Prerequisite, ECON 101. Theoretical foundations of optimal financial policy. Problems and cases provide application of theory to financial decisions involving cash flow, capital structure, and capital budgeting. 3 units.
8634	BUSI 408 - 007 Corporate Finance	MoWe 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Melissa Hart	McColl Bldg-Rm 2600	2/3	20/35	22/38	15/999
Description: Prerequisite, ECON 101. Theoretical foundations of optimal financial policy. Problems and cases provide application of theory to financial decisions involving cash flow, capital structure, and capital budgeting. 3 units.
7942	BUSI 409H - 001 Advanced Corporate Finance	MoWe 12:30PM - 1:45PM	ARZU OZOGUZ	McColl Bldg-Rm 3000	Seats filled	41/44	41/44	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, BUSI 408. A follow-up course to BUSI 408 that goes more deeply into the theory and application of financial management. Emphasis is placed on investment, financing, and dividend decisions. 1.5 units.
7943	BUSI 409H - 002 Advanced Corporate Finance	MoWe 2:00PM - 3:15PM	ARZU OZOGUZ	McColl Bldg-Rm 3000	Seats filled	26/41	26/41	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, BUSI 408. A follow-up course to BUSI 408 that goes more deeply into the theory and application of financial management. Emphasis is placed on investment, financing, and dividend decisions. 1.5 units.
4817	BUSI 410 - 001 Business Analytics	TuTh 8:00AM - 9:15AM	Julia Lawson	McColl Bldg-Rm 3000	Seats filled	40/45	40/45	8/999
Description: Prerequisite, STOR 155. While witnessing an explosion of data, most organizations tend to be awash with data but short on information. This course exposes students to techniques that will help them impact on an organization's strategy, planning, and operations, working on applications spanning a number of fields, including operations management, finance, and marketing. 3 units.
4820	BUSI 410 - 002 Business Analytics	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	WENDELL GILLAND	McColl Bldg-Rm 3000	Seats filled	Seats filled	43/43	16/999
Description: Prerequisite, STOR 155. While witnessing an explosion of data, most organizations tend to be awash with data but short on information. This course exposes students to techniques that will help them impact on an organization's strategy, planning, and operations, working on applications spanning a number of fields, including operations management, finance, and marketing. 3 units.
4818	BUSI 410 - 003 Business Analytics	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	WENDELL GILLAND	McColl Bldg-Rm 3000	Seats filled	Seats filled	43/43	11/999
Description: Prerequisite, STOR 155. While witnessing an explosion of data, most organizations tend to be awash with data but short on information. This course exposes students to techniques that will help them impact on an organization's strategy, planning, and operations, working on applications spanning a number of fields, including operations management, finance, and marketing. 3 units.
4819	BUSI 410 - 004 Business Analytics	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Sajad Modaresi	McColl Bldg-Rm 3000	Seats filled	Seats filled	45/45	31/999
Description: Prerequisite, STOR 155. While witnessing an explosion of data, most organizations tend to be awash with data but short on information. This course exposes students to techniques that will help them impact on an organization's strategy, planning, and operations, working on applications spanning a number of fields, including operations management, finance, and marketing. 3 units.
11749	BUSI 410 - 005 Business Analytics	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Sajad Modaresi	McColl Bldg-Rm 3000	Seats filled	Seats filled	41/41	19/999
Description: Prerequisite, STOR 155. While witnessing an explosion of data, most organizations tend to be awash with data but short on information. This course exposes students to techniques that will help them impact on an organization's strategy, planning, and operations, working on applications spanning a number of fields, including operations management, finance, and marketing. 3 units.
7226	BUSI 411 - 001 Strategic Management at the Business Level	MoWe 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Audra Wormald	McColl Bldg-Rm 3250	Seats filled	Seats filled	43/43	11/999
Description: Students analyze sources of competitive success in business organizations using case analysis and written reports to develop analytical reasoning skills for assessing forward looking opportunities for the company. The emphasis is on industry analysis and organizational analysis and the development and management of firm specific competencies for successful growth. 1.5 units.
7227	BUSI 411 - 002 Strategic Management at the Business Level	MoWe 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Audra Wormald	McColl Bldg-Rm 3250	Seats filled	Seats filled	37/37	18/999
Description: Students analyze sources of competitive success in business organizations using case analysis and written reports to develop analytical reasoning skills for assessing forward looking opportunities for the company. The emphasis is on industry analysis and organizational analysis and the development and management of firm specific competencies for successful growth. 1.5 units.
7228	BUSI 411 - 003 Strategic Management at the Business Level	MoWe 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Audra Wormald	McColl Bldg-Rm 3650	Seats filled	Seats filled	45/45	7/999
Description: Students analyze sources of competitive success in business organizations using case analysis and written reports to develop analytical reasoning skills for assessing forward looking opportunities for the company. The emphasis is on industry analysis and organizational analysis and the development and management of firm specific competencies for successful growth. 1.5 units.
7229	BUSI 411 - 004 Strategic Management at the Business Level	MoWe 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Audra Wormald	McColl Bldg-Rm 3650	Seats filled	Seats filled	45/45	5/999
Description: Students analyze sources of competitive success in business organizations using case analysis and written reports to develop analytical reasoning skills for assessing forward looking opportunities for the company. The emphasis is on industry analysis and organizational analysis and the development and management of firm specific competencies for successful growth. 1.5 units.
7230	BUSI 411 - 005 Strategic Management at the Business Level	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Audra Wormald	McColl Bldg-Rm 3600	Seats filled	Seats filled	45/45	3/999
Description: Students analyze sources of competitive success in business organizations using case analysis and written reports to develop analytical reasoning skills for assessing forward looking opportunities for the company. The emphasis is on industry analysis and organizational analysis and the development and management of firm specific competencies for successful growth. 1.5 units.
7944	BUSI 411 - 006 Strategic Management at the Business Level	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Audra Wormald	TBA	Seats filled	Seats filled	42/42	4/999
Description: Students analyze sources of competitive success in business organizations using case analysis and written reports to develop analytical reasoning skills for assessing forward looking opportunities for the company. The emphasis is on industry analysis and organizational analysis and the development and management of firm specific competencies for successful growth. 1.5 units.
8235	BUSI 412 - 001 Strategic Management in the Modern Corporation	MoWe 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Andrew Boysen	McColl Bldg-Rm 3250	Seats filled	Seats filled	50/50	8/999
Description: Pre- or corequisite, BUSI 411. Students study the development of alternate forms of corporate-level diversification, with an emphasis on understanding the varied paths of corporate development. There is a focus on the challenges of integrating activities across diversified corporations and the tools to manage firms through the transitions that signal a change in strategy. 1.5 units.
8236	BUSI 412 - 002 Strategic Management in the Modern Corporation	MoWe 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Andrew Boysen	McColl Bldg-Rm 3250	Seats filled	Seats filled	50/50	15/999
Description: Pre- or corequisite, BUSI 411. Students study the development of alternate forms of corporate-level diversification, with an emphasis on understanding the varied paths of corporate development. There is a focus on the challenges of integrating activities across diversified corporations and the tools to manage firms through the transitions that signal a change in strategy. 1.5 units.
9538	BUSI 412 - 003 Strategic Management in the Modern Corporation	MoWe 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Andrew Boysen	McColl Bldg-Rm 3650	Seats filled	Seats filled	50/50	13/999
Description: Pre- or corequisite, BUSI 411. Students study the development of alternate forms of corporate-level diversification, with an emphasis on understanding the varied paths of corporate development. There is a focus on the challenges of integrating activities across diversified corporations and the tools to manage firms through the transitions that signal a change in strategy. 1.5 units.
9539	BUSI 412 - 004 Strategic Management in the Modern Corporation	MoWe 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Andrew Boysen	McColl Bldg-Rm 3650	Seats filled	Seats filled	50/50	5/999
Description: Pre- or corequisite, BUSI 411. Students study the development of alternate forms of corporate-level diversification, with an emphasis on understanding the varied paths of corporate development. There is a focus on the challenges of integrating activities across diversified corporations and the tools to manage firms through the transitions that signal a change in strategy. 1.5 units.
10114	BUSI 470 - 001 Storytelling to Influence and Inspire	FrSaSu 9:30AM - 5:00PM	Heidi Schultz	TBA	Seats filled	Seats filled	29/29	6/999
Description: Whether communicating to a single person, a small team, a company, or the world, stories help you cut through information clutter to explain your brand, articulate your vision, inspire buy-in, offer hope, and sell ideas. Considering that, this course - through lecture, discussion, readings, workshops, thinking time, and practice - gives you the tools you need to be a confident storyteller in the workplace and thus influence and inspire most everyone in your professional sphere. 1.5 units.
10115	BUSI 470 - 002 Storytelling to Influence and Inspire	FrSaSu 9:30AM - 5:30PM	Heidi Schultz	TBA	Seats filled	Seats filled	26/26	10/999
Description: Whether communicating to a single person, a small team, a company, or the world, stories help you cut through information clutter to explain your brand, articulate your vision, inspire buy-in, offer hope, and sell ideas. Considering that, this course - through lecture, discussion, readings, workshops, thinking time, and practice - gives you the tools you need to be a confident storyteller in the workplace and thus influence and inspire most everyone in your professional sphere. 1.5 units.
10161	BUSI 490 - 116 Business Topics	FrSaSu 9:30AM - 10:30AM	Elad Sherf	TBA	Seats filled	37/42	37/42	0/999
Description: Varied topics in business administration. 1.5 units.
14885	BUSI 490 - 129 Business Topics	FrSaSu 9:30AM - 5:30PM	Elad Sherf	TBA	Seats filled	13/45	13/45	0/999
Description: Varied topics in business administration. 1.5 units.
14886	BUSI 490 - 130 Business Topics	MoWe 12:30PM - 1:45PM	MICHAEL MEREDITH	McColl Bldg-Rm 3600	Seats filled	Seats filled	20/20	2/999
Description: Varied topics in business administration. 1.5 units.
9535	BUSI 500 - 002 Entrepreneurship and Business Planning	MoWe 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Jim Kitchen	McColl Bldg-Rm 2700	Seats filled	51/90	81/120	12/999
Description: Students gain an understanding of entrepreneurship and the tools and skills necessary to conceive, plan, execute, and scale a successful new venture. Students develop business ventures in teams through an experiential pedagogy. 3 units.
8646	BUSI 500H - 001 Entrepreneurship and Business Planning	MoWe 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Jim Kitchen	McColl Bldg-Rm 2700	Seats filled	28/44	28/44	15/999
Description: Students gain an understanding of entrepreneurship and the tools and skills necessary to conceive, plan, execute, and scale a successful new venture. Students develop business ventures in teams through an experiential pedagogy. 3 units.
10150	BUSI 501 - 001 Professional Selling Strategies and Skills	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Mark McNeilly	McColl Bldg-Rm 3600	Seats filled	41/45	41/45	0/999
Description: Critical concepts and skills for selling B2B products and services, and influencing others in business. Applicable to people considering sales or consulting as a career; to those thinking of starting an entrepreneurial company; or for those who want to understand how to influence peers, subordinates, and management. 1.5 units.
8647	BUSI 502 - 001 Entrepreneurial Finance	MoWe 12:30PM - 1:45PM	ARZU OZOGUZ	McColl Bldg-Rm 3000	Seats filled	31/36	31/36	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, BUSI 408. In this course students use financial tools and concepts in a real-world entrepreneurial setting. Working in assigned teams, students prepare a pitch book with financial projections for a company they wish to start or buy. 1.5 units.
8648	BUSI 502 - 002 Entrepreneurial Finance	MoWe 2:00PM - 3:15PM	ARZU OZOGUZ	McColl Bldg-Rm 3000	Seats filled	32/33	32/33	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, BUSI 408. In this course students use financial tools and concepts in a real-world entrepreneurial setting. Working in assigned teams, students prepare a pitch book with financial projections for a company they wish to start or buy. 1.5 units.
6013	BUSI 505 - 001 Entrepreneurial Consulting	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Patrick Vernon	McColl Bldg-Rm 4731	Seats filled	19/26	19/26	1/999
Description: Student teams engage in consulting projects to help a wide range of small business owners, early stage start-ups, and not-for-profit ventures tackle typical entrepreneurial challenges. Data is gathered through extensive fieldwork, such as client meetings, customer surveys, interviews with thought leaders, site visits, and product tests. Due to the heavy workload, students should not enroll in BUSI 505 and BUSI 554 concurrently. 3 units.
12358	BUSI 505 - 002 Entrepreneurial Consulting	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Patrick Vernon	McColl Bldg-Rm 4731	Seats filled	14/29	14/29	1/999
Description: Student teams engage in consulting projects to help a wide range of small business owners, early stage start-ups, and not-for-profit ventures tackle typical entrepreneurial challenges. Data is gathered through extensive fieldwork, such as client meetings, customer surveys, interviews with thought leaders, site visits, and product tests. Due to the heavy workload, students should not enroll in BUSI 505 and BUSI 554 concurrently. 3 units.
9549	BUSI 507H - 001 Sustainable Business and Social Enterprise	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Jeffrey Mittelstadt	TBA	Seats filled	Seats filled	41/41	10/999
Description: This course concentrates on sustainability in existing businesses of all sizes, rather than starting new entrepreneurial ventures. Students will learn how to apply full triple bottom line sustainability in many industries/businesses and will explore how business fits into the sustainability landscape. Students develop skills using important innovation and sustainability frameworks (SASB, GRI, SDGs and more) that help identify profitable opportunities to simultaneously improve impact on society and the environment. 3 units.
7620	BUSI 517 - 001 Private Equity and Debt Markets	MoWe 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Artem Baker	McColl Bldg-Rm 3600	Seats filled	Seats filled	39/39	16/999
Description: Prerequisite, BUSI 408. The objective of this course is to examine the changing world of private equity investments today. This is a survey course and will help prepare you to work for private equity and venture capital funds or to work for investment banks. 1.5 units.
7445	BUSI 518 - 001 Applied Private Equity	MoWe 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Artem Baker	TBA	Seats filled	0/5	0/5	0/999
Description: Prerequisites, BUSI 502 and 517. Permission of the instructor. Explores, at a very advanced level, all stages of the management of a venture capital and private equity fund, from capital formation, deal sourcing, due diligence, monitoring and adding value, and exiting of a portfolio company. 3 units.
6474	BUSI 520 - 001 Advanced Spreadsheet Modeling for Business	Mo 5:30PM - 7:30PM	Travis Day	TBA	Seats filled	Seats filled	34/34	52/999
Description: Primarily online class. Students will use advanced features of Microsoft Excel to create efficient, flexible spreadsheet models of common and complex business problems. This is an extremely practical class in which skills learned can be put to immediate use in other classes, the workplace, and elsewhere. Topics: spreadsheet best practices, shortcuts and time-savers, flexible design, problem-solving, statistical analysis, charting, logic, reference functions, financial analysis, organizing data for complex analysis, what-if analysis, enhanced decision-making, and VBA. 3 units.
15078	BUSI 520 - 002 Advanced Spreadsheet Modeling for Business	Mo 7:30PM - 9:30PM	Travis Day	TBA	Seats filled	41/45	41/45	11/999
Description: Primarily online class. Students will use advanced features of Microsoft Excel to create efficient, flexible spreadsheet models of common and complex business problems. This is an extremely practical class in which skills learned can be put to immediate use in other classes, the workplace, and elsewhere. Topics: spreadsheet best practices, shortcuts and time-savers, flexible design, problem-solving, statistical analysis, charting, logic, reference functions, financial analysis, organizing data for complex analysis, what-if analysis, enhanced decision-making, and VBA. 3 units.
8995	BUSI 521 - 001 Design Thinking: The Innovation Process for Complex Problems	We 2:30PM - 5:30PM	Christopher Mumford	McColl Bldg-Rm 4731	Seats filled	23/27	23/27	0/999
Description: The class teaches real world innovation -- creativity, improvisation, and design thinking -- through experiential learning and iterative project-based learning. Students will develop fluency in 21st century skills. These include storytelling, logo development, website design, video editing, audio and podcast editing, budgeting, postcard and flyer design, etc. In addition, students will discuss key innovations that will likely change their careers and lives: artificial intelligence, gene editing, autonomous vehicles, etc. 3 units.
10113	BUSI 522 - 001 Personal Branding and Professional Relationships	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Allison Schlobohm	McColl Bldg-Rm 3600	Seats filled	21/37	21/37	0/999
Description: In this course, students will develop authentic personal brands, learn how to communicate their brands in service of building professional relationships, and create sustainable plans for managing and enjoying the relationships they build. By the end of the course, students should possess a growing list of promising professional contacts and feel confident when discussing themselves and their accomplishments with others. 1.5 units.
9548	BUSI 523 - 001 Diversity and Inclusion at Work	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Lori Boyer	McColl Bldg-Rm 3050	Seats filled	36/42	36/42	0/999
Description: Diversity and inclusion (D&I) is one of the most important topics of our time. Yet, increasing workplace diversity (and, most important, creating inclusion, belonging, and equity) is incredibly complex and challenging. In this class, you'll learn to: know what D&I programs work and don't; build inclusion, belonging, and equity (and not just diversity); implement D&I initiatives that make a difference; handle difficult conversations and conflict about and across difference; and generate open and honest dialogue. 1.5 units.
6755	BUSI 524 - 001 Applied Improvisation for Business Communication	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Greg Hohn	McColl Bldg-Rm 4731	Seats filled	Seats filled	25/25	15/999
Description: Focuses on improving students' soft skills, such as presenting, expressiveness, and interviewing, by applying the principles and techniques of improvisational theater. Participants explore creativity, adaptation, awareness, self-confidence, risk taking, physicality, intuition, and teamwork. Students can stretch their abilities and discover things about themselves and others that are crucial to success. 3 units.
8024	BUSI 524 - 002 Applied Improvisation for Business Communication	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Greg Hohn	McColl Bldg-Rm 3550	Seats filled	Seats filled	25/25	13/999
Description: Focuses on improving students' soft skills, such as presenting, expressiveness, and interviewing, by applying the principles and techniques of improvisational theater. Participants explore creativity, adaptation, awareness, self-confidence, risk taking, physicality, intuition, and teamwork. Students can stretch their abilities and discover things about themselves and others that are crucial to success. 3 units.
8645	BUSI 527 - 001 Gender at Work	MoWe 2:00PM - 3:15PM	SHARON CANNON	McColl Bldg-Rm 3600	Seats filled	23/44	23/44	0/999
Description: Taylor Swift's sexual assault lawsuit, the infamous Google memo, workplace harassment, paid paternity leave (Mark Zuckerberg took off 4 weeks!): Our era has been marked by a #MeToo ripple effect. Gender topics impact every employee, organization, and industry. You will explore these timely and tricky topics and understand how and why they affect you, teams, and organizations. Topics include gender facts, myths, perceptions, stereotypes, recruiting, hiring, pay gaps, current topics, problems, and solutions. 1.5 units.
8650	BUSI 528 - 001 Leadership Communication	MoWe 3:30PM - 4:45PM	SHARON CANNON	McColl Bldg-Rm 3550	Seats filled	19/26	19/26	0/999
Description: This course provides students opportunities to practice and develop communication skills that will help them make an impact on the job and further their careers. Students will work to improve interpersonal and presentation skills related to navigating difficult interpersonal challenges, resolving conflicts, tackling difficult discussion topics, giving and receiving feedback, communicating with respect in diverse environments, listening, and networking. 1.5 units.
10176	BUSI 529 - 001 Intercultural Communication in the Global Workplace	MoWe 3:30PM - 4:45PM	SHARON CANNON	McColl Bldg-Rm 3550	Seats filled	10/32	10/32	1/999
Description: Developing patterns of respectful intercultural communication is an increasingly important goal for the growth of business across the globe. This class will examine interesting and problematic issues surrounding cross-cultural communication, help students understand the complexity and variety of cultures, and teach communication strategies for success in conducting business across diverse cultures. 1.5 units.
7940	BUSI 533H - 001 Supply Chain Management	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Mike Beeler	McColl Bldg-Rm 3250	Seats filled	36/41	36/41	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, BUSI 403. Analyzes the key drivers of supply chain performance including inventories, transportation, information technology, and sourcing. Studies strategies for supply chain coordination, and challenges and opportunities in global supply chains. A supply chain simulation is used. 3 units.
11377	BUSI 536 - 002 Project Management	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Yuqian Xu	TBA	Seats filled	0/3	0/3	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, BUSI 403. Permission of the department. This course prepares students to take part in and lead projects effectively. The goal is to equip individuals across any career concentration rather than extend the expertise of project-management specialists. Students may not receive credit for both BUSI 536 and MBA 710. 1.5 units.
7313	BUSI 537 - 001 Retail Operations	MoWe 11:00AM - 12:20PM	Sajad Modaresi	TBA	Seats filled	Seats filled	3/3
Description: Prerequisite, BUSI 403. Permission of the department. Examines developments in retailing and operations management principles applicable to these developments. Topics: consumer behavior, demand forecasting, logistics and distribution, store execution, international retailing, internet-based retailing, performance assessment, and impact on financial performance. Students may not receive credit for both BUSI 537 and MBA 708. 1.5 units.
7941	BUSI 545 - 001 Negotiations	FrSaSu 9:30AM - 5:30PM	Christopher Petsko	TBA	Seats filled	Seats filled	42/42	23/999
Description: Prerequisite, BUSI 405. This course enables students to develop their expertise in managing negotiations. It integrates existing theory and research with personal experiences and ideas. Using hands-on exercises, readings, and lively discussions, students build and hone their ability to understand, adapt to, and evaluate the personal, social, and situational dynamics of negotiations. 1.5 units.
9545	BUSI 545 - 002 Negotiations	FrSaSu 9:00AM - 5:00PM	MATTHEW PEARSALL	TBA	Seats filled	35/43	35/43	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, BUSI 405. This course enables students to develop their expertise in managing negotiations. It integrates existing theory and research with personal experiences and ideas. Using hands-on exercises, readings, and lively discussions, students build and hone their ability to understand, adapt to, and evaluate the personal, social, and situational dynamics of negotiations. 1.5 units.
9546	BUSI 545 - 003 Negotiations	FrSaSu 9:00AM - 5:00PM	Christopher Petsko	TBA	Seats filled	Seats filled	43/43	9/999
Description: Prerequisite, BUSI 405. This course enables students to develop their expertise in managing negotiations. It integrates existing theory and research with personal experiences and ideas. Using hands-on exercises, readings, and lively discussions, students build and hone their ability to understand, adapt to, and evaluate the personal, social, and situational dynamics of negotiations. 1.5 units.
14895	BUSI 548 - 548 Financing Affordable Housing	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Roderick Maribojoc	TBA	2/36	Seats filled	11/45	0/999
Description: Pre- or corequisites, BUSI 408 and BUSI 585 . Housing affordability is a pressing issue with widespread implications. This course delves into the history and dynamics of U.S. housing markets, exploring the factors behind declining affordability. Students also study the affordable housing sector's evolution, with a focus on financing rental and for-sale properties. Topics encompass financial analysis, rent and income limits, project capitalization, low-income housing tax credits (LIHTC), equity sources, gap funding, and strategies for bolstering affordable housing supply. 1.5 units.
7530	BUSI 554H - 001 Consulting Skills and Frameworks	Th 2:00PM - 5:00PM	Paul Friga	McColl Bldg-Rm 3250	Seats filled	25/30	25/30	0/999
Description: Pre- or corequisite, BUSI 408. Permission of the instructor. The course is dedicated to teaching the core skills for success in consulting and business in general: teamwork, analysis, and presentations. 3 units.
7531	BUSI 554H - 002 Consulting Skills and Frameworks	Th 6:00PM - 9:00PM	Paul Friga	McColl Bldg-Rm 3250	Seats filled	24/30	24/30	0/999
Description: Pre- or corequisite, BUSI 408. Permission of the instructor. The course is dedicated to teaching the core skills for success in consulting and business in general: teamwork, analysis, and presentations. 3 units.
7231	BUSI 555 - 001 Groups and Teams in Organizations	FrSaSu 9:30AM - 5:30PM	JESSICA CHRISTIAN	TBA	Seats filled	26/44	26/44	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, BUSI 405. Examines the design, management, and leadership of teams in organizational settings. Focus is on the interpersonal processes and structural characteristics that influence the effectiveness of teams, individual behavior in face-to-face interactions, and the dynamics of interpersonal relationships. 1.5 units.
12622	BUSI 562 - 001 Consumer Behavior	MoWe 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Annie Williams	McColl Bldg-Rm 3600	Seats filled	Seats filled	45/45	7/999
Description: A business's success relies on fulfilling its consumers' wants and needs, but how does a business effectively do this? This course blends theory with practice to explore how consumers' information processing, decision making, and purchase decisions are influenced by such factors as their values, psychological motivations, and social and cultural forces. In doing so, a deeper understanding of how to target and reach consumers, as well as how to influence their behavior is learned. 3 units.
4836	BUSI 564 - 001 Design Thinking and Product Development	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	BARRY BAYUS	McColl Bldg-Rm 3050	Seats filled	26/39	26/39	2/999
Description: Traditional marketing research (focus groups, surveys) is being complemented by design thinking and Web 2.0 approaches. This course will introduce several tools and techniques that are used in the design thinking process (empathy, define, ideate, prototype, test). A sampling of topics includes: creativity and brainstorming, empathy maps, personas, journey mapping, mind mapping, prototyping, storyboarding, intellectual property basics, and open innovation (crowdsourcing/crowdfunding). Key concepts will be learned via several in and out of class hands-on exercises. 3 units.
9534	BUSI 566 - 001 Marketing Strategy: Sustainable Competitive Advantage in Dynamic Environments	MoWe 12:30PM - 1:45PM	WILLIAM PUTSIS	McColl Bldg-Rm 3500	Seats filled	Seats filled	41/41	10/999
Description: Prerequisite, BUSI 406. This course addresses all aspects of a firm's overall strategy, from market selection to prioritization to marketing tactics. The flow of the course mirrors the strategic and tactical development processes that are used in practice with companies today: Choice of Markets; Choice of Customers and Discovery of Deep-Seated Customer Needs; and, on the Ground Strategic Execution. Course material will be reinforced through a course-long group project that requires integration and application of course principles. 3 units.
10151	BUSI 567 - 001 Customer Journeys	MoWe 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Longxiu Tian	McColl Bldg-Rm 3000	Seats filled	21/43	21/43	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, STOR 155. This course covers state-of-art tactics, concepts, and tools of customer lifecycle marketing, which is the business process of (1) selecting customers that a firm can most profitably serve, and (2) shaping interactions between a company and these customers. This customer journeys framework consists of the design, implementation, and analysis of strategic initiatives including identifying and undertaking profitable customer acquisition; understanding the drivers of attrition and retention; and data-driven attribution of marketing actions and product decisions. 3 units.
10152	BUSI 567 - 002 Customer Journeys	MoWe 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Longxiu Tian	McColl Bldg-Rm 3000	8/22	Seats filled	26/40	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, STOR 155. This course covers state-of-art tactics, concepts, and tools of customer lifecycle marketing, which is the business process of (1) selecting customers that a firm can most profitably serve, and (2) shaping interactions between a company and these customers. This customer journeys framework consists of the design, implementation, and analysis of strategic initiatives including identifying and undertaking profitable customer acquisition; understanding the drivers of attrition and retention; and data-driven attribution of marketing actions and product decisions. 3 units.
12770	BUSI 571 - 001 Strategic Cost Analysis and Performance Management	MoWe 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Wayne McVeigh	McColl Bldg-Rm 3600	Seats filled	26/41	26/41	0/999
Description: The objective of the course is to develop an understanding of the powerful role of strategic cost analysis and performance measurement in supporting decision-making, performance management and incentive alignment in a timely, efficient and effective manner. The course is intended as an introduction for individuals who will make business decisions, evaluate business units, and evaluate others through the use of cost and performance measurement systems. 1.5 units.
7532	BUSI 583H - 001 Applied Investment Management	We 3:30PM - 6:20PM	None	TBA	Seats filled	0/15	0/15	0/999
Description: Prerequisites, BUSI 407 and 408. Permission of the department. Year-long course. A live, student-managed investment fund with real dollars and fiduciary responsibility to the UNC Foundation. Emphasis is on the decisions that must be made by and/or for the ultimate investor and the analytic tools and empirical evidence that can help inform such decisions. 3 units.
6664	BUSI 584 - 001 Financial Modeling	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Abhinav Gupta	McColl Bldg-Rm 3600	Seats filled	Seats filled	39/39	2/999
Description: Prerequisite, BUSI 408. Skill development in constructing financial models for analyzing problems with decisions faced by financial professionals. Analyzing historical performance, forecasting free cash flows, estimating discount rates, determining terminal value, identifying other sources of value, and interpreting results in a dynamic setting. 3 units.
8638	BUSI 584 - 002 Financial Modeling	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Abhinav Gupta	McColl Bldg-Rm 3050	Seats filled	37/39	37/39	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, BUSI 408. Skill development in constructing financial models for analyzing problems with decisions faced by financial professionals. Analyzing historical performance, forecasting free cash flows, estimating discount rates, determining terminal value, identifying other sources of value, and interpreting results in a dynamic setting. 3 units.
7037	BUSI 585 - 001 Introduction to Real Estate	MoWe 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Zongjin Qian	McColl Bldg-Rm 3250	Seats filled	Seats filled	41/41	21/999
Description: An overview of residential and commercial real estate. This survey course examines 1) buying a house and constructing a portfolio of single-family rental houses, 2) commercial real estate product types, 3) amortization, cash flows, capital expenditures, cap rates, debt and equity, hurdle rates and taxes, 4) investment analysis, 5) acquisition, development, operation, and disposition, 6) real estate and contract law, and 7) the partnership negotiation process. 3 units.
11122	BUSI 585 - 002 Introduction to Real Estate	MoWe 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Zongjin Qian	McColl Bldg-Rm 3250	Seats filled	Seats filled	39/39	9/999
Description: An overview of residential and commercial real estate. This survey course examines 1) buying a house and constructing a portfolio of single-family rental houses, 2) commercial real estate product types, 3) amortization, cash flows, capital expenditures, cap rates, debt and equity, hurdle rates and taxes, 4) investment analysis, 5) acquisition, development, operation, and disposition, 6) real estate and contract law, and 7) the partnership negotiation process. 3 units.
7955	BUSI 588H - 001 Introduction to Derivative Securities and Risk Management	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	JENNIFER CONRAD	McColl Bldg-Rm 2550	-1/0	42/45	41/45	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, BUSI 408. Introduction to derivative securities instruments (options and futures) and applications in investments and corporate finance. 1.5 units.
14690	BUSI 588H - 002 Introduction to Derivative Securities and Risk Management	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	JENNIFER CONRAD	McColl Bldg-Rm 2550	1/5	19/35	20/40	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, BUSI 408. Introduction to derivative securities instruments (options and futures) and applications in investments and corporate finance. 1.5 units.
8390	BUSI 592 - 001 Applied Private Equity: Real Estate	MoWe 12:30PM - 1:50PM	David Hartzell	McColl Bldg-Rm 4731	0/3	Seats filled	0/3	0/999
Description: Prerequisites, BUSI 408, BUSI 601 and 603. Permission of the instructor. This course explores, at a very advanced level, all stages of the management of a real estate private equity fund: from capital formation, deal sourcing, due diligence, monitoring and adding value, and exiting of the fund's real estate holdings. 3 units.
12769	BUSI 597 - 001 Sustainable Finance	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	To be Announced	McColl Bldg-Rm 3050	Seats filled	13/33	13/33	1/999
Description: Prerequisite, BUSI 408. The transition toward a sustainable and inclusive economy faces multiple challenges with economic, environmental, and social implications. This introductory course explores how finance interacts with sustainability issues and its leading role in such transition. We will cover key economic and financial concepts and develop relevant knowledge and critical thinking on topics such as: Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing; the financing of sustainable projects; real and financial implications of climate risk. 1.5 units.
11111	BUSI 601 - 001 Real Estate Finance	MoWe 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Zongjin Qian	McColl Bldg-Rm 3250	Seats filled	Seats filled	42/42	5/999
Description: Prerequisite, BUSI 408. This course will focus on the different ways to finance real property, and how different financing techniques impact the feasibility and investment benefits for equity investors. 1.5 units.
11112	BUSI 601 - 002 Real Estate Finance	MoWe 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Zongjin Qian	McColl Bldg-Rm 3250	2/8	23/37	25/45	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, BUSI 408. This course will focus on the different ways to finance real property, and how different financing techniques impact the feasibility and investment benefits for equity investors. 1.5 units.
10367	BUSI 603 - 001 Real Estate Development	MoWe 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Robert Skinner	McColl Bldg-Rm 3650	Seats filled	Seats filled	43/43	3/999
Description: Prerequisite, BUSI 408;Corequisite, BUSI 585. This course is designed to introduce undergraduate students to the financial and economic analysis of real estate development. The course will focus on both the physical and financial dimensions of the real estate development process. The course considers multiple asset classes, and students learn to complete financial analysis of real estate development projects. 1.5 units.
15233	BUSI 606 - 001 Buyout Structures and Deals	MoWe 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Artem Baker	TBA	Seats filled	16/45	16/45
Description: Prerequisite, BUSI 408. It improves students' understanding of how private equity firms evaluate risk/reward, create value in LBO transactions, and explores the role of private equity in the financial markets and corporate boardroom. Students will develop a better understanding of the decisions private equity firms face; covering challenges in going-private and private-to-private transactions, use of leveraged finance for LBOs and dividend recapitalizations. 1.5 units.
8660	BUSI 607 - 001 Inside the Capital Markets - Institutions, Players and Regulators	MoWe 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Marc Simons	McColl Bldg-Rm 2350	Seats filled	25/41	25/41	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, BUSI 408. This course provides a broad overview of the U.S. and global capital markets. It explores how the markets work, market participants (e.g. mutual funds, hedge funds, investment banks, and venture capital funds), and the infrastructure that supports the industry. Students will follow a "day in the life" of a trade and gain an understanding of the various systems and investment roles and responsibilities. The course will also provide an overview of investing in foreign markets. 1.5 units.
11081	BUSI 608 - 001 Introduction to FinTech - Blockchain Technologies and Cryptocurrencies	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Donghwa Shin	McColl Bldg-Rm 3600	Seats filled	Seats filled	41/41	2/999
Description: This course is an introduction to FinTech, helping students to understand recent advances in blockchain technologies and cryptocurrencies. Topics include: Bitcoin and blockchain, Ethereum and smart contracts, fork, initial coin offerings (ICOs), cryptocurrency trading, blockchain industries, issues in the cryptocurrency market (e.g. market manipulation and regulations), and decentralized finance and the future of finance. Recommended preparation, BUSI 408. 1.5 units.
11082	BUSI 608 - 002 Introduction to FinTech - Blockchain Technologies and Cryptocurrencies	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Donghwa Shin	McColl Bldg-Rm 3600	Seats filled	19/44	19/44	1/999
Description: This course is an introduction to FinTech, helping students to understand recent advances in blockchain technologies and cryptocurrencies. Topics include: Bitcoin and blockchain, Ethereum and smart contracts, fork, initial coin offerings (ICOs), cryptocurrency trading, blockchain industries, issues in the cryptocurrency market (e.g. market manipulation and regulations), and decentralized finance and the future of finance. Recommended preparation, BUSI 408. 1.5 units.
8996	BUSI 625 - 001 Global Healthcare Management	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Markus Saba	TBA	Seats filled	15/35	24/44	4/999
Description: This course will provide students with an overview of numerous global healthcare topics. Students will learn about macro global healthcare issues, country-specific healthcare systems, healthcare interdependencies between regions and countries, global healthcare business strategies and solutions. The course will examine innovative global business models focused on analyzing the cost, access, and quality of healthcare around the globe. 1.5 units.
4841	BUSI 691H - 001 Honors Research Proposal	We 4:00PM - 7:00PM	MICHAEL MEREDITH	McColl Bldg-Rm 4015	0/14	Seats filled	0/14	0/999
Description: Permission of the department. Open to senior business administration majors with a minimum 3.5 grade point average in business courses. Students learn business research techniques and develop individual proposals for business research. Successful proposals may advance to honors thesis research and writing (BUSI 692H). 3 units.