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Explores modern financial instruments - stocks, bonds, options, futures, swaps - and the financial environment thereof. Discusses the forces that determine changes in financial markets and institutions, and the implications for the utilization of financial instruments for the management of funds in firms and/or financial institutions.

The course focuses on technology management and development of an Internet-based business or extension of an existing business. The course integrates concepts from economics, organizational strategy, entrepreneurship, and Web design.

An introduction of the concepts, frameworks, tools, and techniques employed in financial analysis, forecasting and planning, working capital management, valuation, capital budgeting, cost of capital, and mergers. Topics also include sources and methods of financing, types of securities, financial strategy, and the timing of financial policies in domestic and international settings.

A course in organizational communication to provide extensive theoretical background upon which to examine, evaluate, diagnose, and recommend solutions to organizational communication problems. The course allows students to explore particular areas of interest and encourages the critique of existing theories while applying them to real-world situations in order to frame sets of practical skills.

An introduction to marketing strategy and the elements of marketing analysis: customer, competitor, and company analysis. Students will enhance their problem-solving and decision-making abilities utilizing the elements of marketing mix: product strategy, pricing, advertising and promotion, and distribution. A case study approach is employed.

A study of the Modern Theory of Organization. The nature of organizational theory, traditional theories, and the evolution of modern systems theory are explored. Factors related to formal and informal organizational processes and the basic linking process of Decision Theory are analyzed.

A study of the concept of an ethic and the nature of a corporation's relation to an ethic. The course explores the nature of ethics in a corporation functioning in a competitive global environment. Case studies are utilized to understand ethics in a practical environment.