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EWMBA 200C Leadership Communications 1 Unit [+]Expand course description

Offered through: Business Administration
Terms offered: Spring 2015, Fall 2013, Fall 2012
Leadership communication is a workshop in the fundamentals of public speaking in today's business environment. Through prepared and impromptu speeches aimed at moving others to action, peer coaching, and lectures, students will sharpen their authentic and persuasive communication skills, develop critical listening skills, improve abilities to give, receive, and apply feedback, and gain confidence as public speakers.
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Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring:
4 weeks - 4 hours of lecture per week
5 weeks - 3.5 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Eve/Wknd Masters in Bus. Adm./Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

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EWMBA 200P Fundamentals of Design Thinking 1 Unit [+]Expand course description

Offered through: Business Administration
Terms offered: Fall 2015, Summer 2015 10 Week Session, Spring 2015
The course will introduce the Design Thinking mindset to MBA students and support it with tools, processes and strategies to solve business problems with a non-traditional problem-solving approach. Design thinking uses quantitative information to inform qualitative decision making. Rooted in the formal disciplines of design, the course works with core principles of creativity, discovery, curiosity, deferred judgment, process discipline and positive human collaboration. Students will gain experience using the design thinking process through hands-on learning, reading and team-based collaborative projects.
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Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring:
2 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture per week
5 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week

Summer:
2 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture per week
5 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Eve/Wknd Masters in Bus. Adm./Graduate

Grading: The grading option will be decided by the instructor when the class is offered.

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EWMBA 200S Data and Decisions 2 Units [+]Expand course description

Offered through: Business Administration
Terms offered: Prior to 2007
The objective of this core course is to make students critical consumers of statistical analysis using available software packages. Key concepts include interpretation of regression analysis, model formation and testing, and diagnostic checking.
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Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 7 weeks - 4 hours of lecture and 1.5 hours of discussion per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Eve/Wknd Masters in Bus. Adm./Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

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EWMBA 201A Economics for Business Decision Making 2 Units [+]Expand course description

Offered through: Business Administration
Terms offered: Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013
This course uses the tools and concepts of microeconomics to analyze decision problems within a business firm. Particular emphasis is placed on the firm's choice of policies in determining prices, inputs usage, and outputs. The effects of the state of the competitive environment on business policies are also examined.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: E204

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring:
7 weeks - 4 hours of lecture per week
9 weeks - 3.5 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Eve/Wknd Masters in Bus. Adm./Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

Formerly known as: Business Administration E201A

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EWMBA 201B Macroeconomics in the Global Economy 2 Units [+]Expand course description

Offered through: Business Administration
Terms offered: Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Spring 2012
This course builds on the foundations developed in E201A to develop theories of fiscal policy, monetary policy, and other macro-economic policies. Both the issues and the evidence in connection with these policies will be examined. Other topics covered in the course range from the specifics of the U.S. balance of payments situation to the broader problems associated with economic growth and decay in the world.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: Business Administration E201A

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring:
7 weeks - 4 hours of lecture per week
9 weeks - 3.5 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Eve/Wknd Masters in Bus. Adm./Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

Formerly known as: Business Administration E201B

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EWMBA 202 Financial Accounting 2 Units [+]Expand course description

Offered through: Business Administration
Terms offered: Spring 2015, Fall 2013, Fall 2011
Published financial reports provide the most important single set of data on modern organizations. This course is designed to provide a working knowledge of accounting measurements which are necessary for a clear understanding of published financial reports.
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Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring:
7 weeks - 4 hours of lecture per week
9 weeks - 3.5 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Eve/Wknd Masters in Bus. Adm./Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

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EWMBA 203 Introduction to Finance 2 Units [+]Expand course description

Offered through: Business Administration
Terms offered: Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Spring 2012
This course will examine the wide menu of available assets, the institutional structure of U.S. and international financial markets, and the market mechanisms for trading securities. Topics include discounting, capital budgeting, historical behavior of asset returns, and diversification and portfolio theory. Course will also provide introductions to asset pricing theory for primary and derivative assets and to the principles governing corporate financial arrangements and contracting.
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Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring:
7 weeks - 4 hours of lecture per week
9 weeks - 3.5 hours of lecture per week

Summer: 8 weeks - 5.5 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Eve/Wknd Masters in Bus. Adm./Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

Formerly known as: Business Administration E203

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EWMBA 204 Operations 2 Units [+]Expand course description

Offered through: Business Administration
Terms offered: Fall 2015, Spring 2013, Spring 2012
An introduction to the application of quantitative methods to management decision problems. Topics include linear programming, probability theory, decision analysis, regression and correlation, and time series analysis.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: Admission to the program

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring:
7 weeks - 4 hours of lecture per week
9 weeks - 3.5 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Eve/Wknd Masters in Bus. Adm./Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

Formerly known as: Business Administration E204

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EWMBA 205 Leading People 2 Units [+]Expand course description

Offered through: Business Administration
Terms offered: Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013
A survey of knowledge about behavior in and of organizations. Covered will be issues of individual behavior, group functioning, and the actions of organizations in their environments. Problems of work motivation, task design, leadership, communication, organizational design, and innovation will be analyzed from multiple theoretical perspectives. Implications for the management of organizations will be illustrated through examples, cases, and exercises.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: Admission to the program

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring:
7 weeks - 4 hours of lecture per week
9 weeks - 3.5 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Eve/Wknd Masters in Bus. Adm./Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

Formerly known as: Business Administration E205

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EWMBA 205L Leadership 1 Unit [+]Expand course description

Offered through: Business Administration
Terms offered: Spring 2009, Spring 2008
The objective of this course is to help students develop an understanding of their own strengths and weaknesses as leaders and to nurture their confidence to envision themselves as, and aspire to be, leaders throughout their careers. The course will include four main components: 1) 360-degree assessment and an accompanying leadership self-assessment analysis; 2) live cases run by leaders in organizations; 3) advanced practices about leadership; 4) experiential exercises.
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Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 7 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Eve/Wknd Masters in Bus. Adm./Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

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EWMBA 206 Marketing 2 Units [+]Expand course description

Offered through: Business Administration
Terms offered: Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013
Topics include an overview of the marketing system and the marketing concepts, buyer behavior, market research, segmentation and marketing decision making, marketing structures, and evaluation of marketing performance in the economy and society.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: Business Administration E200

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 9 weeks - 3.5 hours of lecture per week

Summer: 7 weeks - 4 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Eve/Wknd Masters in Bus. Adm./Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

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EWMBA 207 Ethics and Responsibility in Business 1 Unit [+]Expand course description

Offered through: Business Administration
Terms offered: Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Spring 2012
A study of basic ideas, concepts, attitudes, rules, and institutions in our society that characterize the legal, political, and social framework within which the system operates.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: Admission to the program

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 5 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 3 hours of lecture per week

Summer: 4 weeks - 4 hours of lecture and 4 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Eve/Wknd Masters in Bus. Adm./Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

Formerly known as: Business Administration E207

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EWMBA 210 Strategy, Structure, and Incentives 3 Units [+]Expand course description

Offered through: Business Administration
Terms offered: Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010
This course uses insights from economics to develop structure, tactics, and incentives to achieve the firm's goals. It develops a framework for analyzing organizational architecture, focusing on the allocation of decision rights, the measurement of performance, and the design of incentives. Includes managing the vertical chain of upstream suppliers and downstream distributors, design and operation of incentive and performance management systems, techniques for dealing with informational asymmetries.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: 201A or consent of instructor

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week

Summer: 6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Eve/Wknd Masters in Bus. Adm./Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

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EWMBA 211 Game Theory 1 - 3 Units [+]Expand course description

Offered through: Business Administration
Terms offered: Summer 2015 10 Week Session, Spring 2014, Fall 2012
A survey of the main ideas and techniques of game-theoretic analysis related to bargaining, conflict, and negotiation. Emphasizes the identification and analysis of archetypal strategic situations in bargaining. Goals of the course are to provide a foundation for applying game-theoretic analysis, both formally and intuitively, to negotiation and bargaining; to recognize and assess archetypal strategic situations in complicated negotiation settings; and to feel comfortable in the process of negotiation.
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Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week

Summer: 6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Eve/Wknd Masters in Bus. Adm./Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

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EWMBA W211 Game Theory (Online Version) 2 or 3 Units [+]Expand course description

Offered through: Business Administration
Terms offered: Spring 2016
A survey of the main ideas and techniques of game-theoretic analysis related to bargaining, conflict, and negotiation. Emphasizes the identification and analysis of archetypal strategic situations in bargaining. Goals of the course are to provide a foundation for applying game-theoretic analysis, both formally and intuitively, to negotiation and bargaining; to recognize and assess archetypal strategic situations in complicated negotiation settings. This course is taught online.
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strong Letter grade.

Formerly known as: Business Administration E232

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