Classes in BMGT
| BMGT110 | Introduction to Business and Management (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT110S | Introduction to Business and Management (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| This course is restricted to College Park Scholars in Business, Society, and the Economy. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT190H | Introduction to Design and Quality (4 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: permission of College. Also offered as ENES190. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: BMGT190 or ENES190. This course is restricted to Quest Program students. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT202 | Decision Models with Spreadsheets (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| For BMGT majors only. The main objective is to teach how to solve problems arising in modern business environments using a spreadsheet application. The course will begin by teaching common tools available in popular spreadsheet applications. Then it will introduce the students to a variety of analytical problems arising in modern businesses and present ways in which these problems can be solved using spreadsheet applications. Restricted to BMGT majors with 24 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT220 | Principles of Accounting I (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic theory and techniques of contemporary financial accounting. Includes the accounting cycle and the preparation of financial statements for single owner and partnership forms of business organizations operating as service companies or merchandisers. This course is open to all students with 24 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT220H | Principles of Accounting I (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT221 | Principles of Accounting II (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: BMGT220. Basic theory and techniques of accounting for managerial decision making. Involves the introduction of the corporation and manufacturing operations. Includes cost-volume-profit analysis and capital budgeting. Introduces the topics of income taxation and international accounting. This course is restricted to students with 24 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT221H | Principles of Accounting II (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: BMGT220. This course is restricted to Honors students with 24 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT230 | Business Statistics (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: MATH113 or MATH115 or placement in MATH220 or higher. Not open to students who have completed BMGT231, ENEE324, or STAT400. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: AREC484, BIOM301, BMGT230, CNEC400, ECON321, EDMS451, GEOG305, GV PT 422, PSYC 200, SOCY 201, URSP 350, or TEXT 400. Introductory course in probabilistic and statistical concepts including descriptive statistics, set-theoretic development of probability, the properties of discrete and continuous random variables, sampling theory, estimation, hypothesis testing, regression and decision theory and the application of these concepts to problem solving in business and the application of these concepts to problem solving in business and management. This course does not meet requirements for management science and statistics majors. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT230B | Business Statistics (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: MATH113 or MATH115 or placement in MATH220 or higher. Not open to students who have completed BMGT231, ENEE324, or STAT400. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: AREC484, BIOM301, BMGT230, CNEC400, ECON321, EDMS451, GEOG305, GV PT 422, PSYC 200, SOCY 201, URSP 350, or TEXT 400. This course is restricted to BMGT majors. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT230H | Business Statistics (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: MATH113 or MATH115 or placement in MATH220 or higher. Not open to students who have completed BMGT231, ENEE324, or STAT400. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: AREC484, BIOM301, BMGT230, CNEC400, ECON321, EDMS451, GEOG305, GV PT 422, PSYC 200, SOCY 201, URSP 350, or TEXT 400. This course is restricted to Honors students. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT289I | Why Good Managers Make Bad Decisions (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
One of 24 "I" Courses for Spring 2010: Issues-Inspiration-Imagination; http://www.provost.umd.edu/GenEd2009/ Click here for more course information. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT289J | Exploring Leadership: Are Hidden Forces at Work? (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
One of the "I" Courses for Fall 2010: Issues-Inspiration-Imagination; http://www.provost.umd.edu/GenEd2009/ Click here for more course information. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT298A | Social Enterprise: Changing the World through Innovation and Transformative Action (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT301 | Introduction to Information Systems (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CMSC majors will not receive credit for this course towards their upper level concentration in their CMSC major. All BMGT majors, including students who are a double major in CMCS, must complete BMGT301 for their BMGT degree. For BMGT majors only. Comprehensive overview of information systems (IS), which explores the strategic and tactical nature of IS. The basic concepts in analyzing and designing information systems for business applications will be presented. Aspects of data management such as databases, data warehousing, data analysis, and data mining will be analyzed, and the basics of web page and web site design will be outlined. Students will also be introduced to modern information systems infrastructure such as telecommunications, networks, and information systems security. Knowledge of Excel or a similar spreadsheet tool. This course is restricted to BMGT majors with 53 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT302 | Business Computer Application Programming (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: Proficiency in Microsoft Office, BMGT201, CMSC102, or CMSC103; or permission of department. Computer Science majors will not receive credit. For BMGT majors only. Considers characteristics of business data programming and common software development processes and practices. Covers the designing, writing, documenting and testing of an efficient, structured program in Visual Basic. This course is restricted to BMGT majors with 53 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT310 | Intermediate Accounting I (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: BMGT221. Comprehensive analysis of financial accounting topics related to financial statement preparation and external reporting. This course is restricted to accounting and finance majors with 53 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT311 | Intermediate Accounting II (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: BMGT310. Continuation of BMGT310. This course is restricted to accounting majors with 60 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT313 | Financial Statement Analysis (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: BMGT221. Provides students with the tools to conduct a financial statement analysis, which is part of an overall business analysis. Involves understanding and using the information that financial statements are communicating to users. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT321 | Managerial Accounting (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: BMGT221. A study of the basic concepts of product costing and cost analysis for management planning and control. Emphasis is placed on the role of the accountant in organizational management, analysis of cost behavior, standard cost budgeting, responsibility accounting and relevant costs for decision-making. This course is restricted to BMGT majors with 53 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT323 | Taxation of Individuals (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: BMGT221. Federal taxation of individuals focusing on income, exclusions, deductions, depreciation, credits and capital transactions. Property coverage includes the tax consequences of sales and dispositions of investment and business assets. Both tax planning and compliance issues are covered. This course is restricted to accounting majors with 53 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT326 | Accounting Systems (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: BMGT221 and (BMGT301 or BMGT201). A study of accounting systems and computer and communications technology. This course is restricted to accounting majors with 60 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT332 | Operations Research For Management Decisions (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: BMGT230 or BMGT231; or equivalent. Surveys the philosophy, techniques and applications of operations research to managerial decision-making. Techniques covered include: linear programming, transportation and assignment models, Markov processes and inventory and queuing models. Emphasis is placed on formulating and solving decision problems in the functional areas of management. This course is restricted to BMGT majors and Quest students with 53 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT340 | Business Finance (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites: BMGT221; and {BMGT230 or BMGT231}. Topics include: the principles and practices involved in the organization, financing and rehabilitation of business enterprises; the various types of securities and their use in raising funds, apportioning income, risk and control; intercorporate relations; and new developments. Emphasis on solution of problems of financial policy faced by management. This course is restricted to BMGT majors with 53 credit hours completed. Other students should review their eligibility for BMGT340N. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT340H | (PermReq)Business Finance (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites: BMGT221; and {BMGT230 or BMGT231}. This course is restricted to BMGT Honors students with 53 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT340N | Business Finance (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites: BMGT221; and {BMGT230 or BMGT231}. This course is restricted to agricultural and resource economics majors (0111C) with 53 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT343 | Investments (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: BMGT340. An introduction to financial investments. Topics include: securities and securities markets; investment risks, returns and constraints; portfolio policies; and institutional investment policies. This course is restricted to finance majors with 60 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT350 | Marketing Principles and Organization (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: ECON200 or ECON205. An introduction to the concepts and principles of marketing including the marketing of service and nonprofit organizations. Provides an overview of all the concepts in marketing including relationship marketing, product development, pricing, promotion, marketing research, consumer behavior, international marketing, distribution and internal marketing to employees. This course is restricted to BMGT majors with 53 credit hours completed. Other students should review their eligibility for BMGT 350N. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT350H | (PermReq)Marketing Principles and Organization (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: ECON200 or ECON205. This course is restricted to BMGT Honors students with 53 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT350N | Marketing Principles and Organization (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: ECON200 or ECON205. This course is restricted to agricultural and resource economics (0111C)and horticulture (0107C) majors with 53 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT353 | Retail Management (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites: BMGT220; and BMGT350. Planning and implementing retail marketing strategy. Store and nonstore (catalog, Internet) retailing. Evaluation of how environmental trends in the consumer market, competition, the economy and technology affect retail strategy in the U.S. and global market. This course is restricted to BMGT majors with 60 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT360 | Human Resource Management (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| The basic course in human resource management includes manpower planning, recruitment, selection, development, compensation and appraisal of employees. Explores the impact of scientific management and unionism on these functions. This course is open to all students with 53 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT363 | Leadership in Ogranizations (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit will be granted for only one of the following: BMGT363 or BMGT498D. Formerly BMGT498D. Provides a comprehensive understanding of fundamental leadership concepts, theories, and skills in organizations and applies to assessing and developing effective leadership practices in organizations. Restricted to BMGT students with 90 or more credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT364 | Management and Organization Theory (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| The development of management and organization theory, nature of the management process and function and its future development. The role of the manager as an organizer and director, the communication process, goals and responsibilities. This course is restricted to BMGT majors with 53 credit hours completed. Other interested students should review their eligibility for BMGT364N. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT364N | Management and Organization Theory (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| This course is restricted to agricultural and resource economics (0111C) and dietetics (1307D) majors with 53 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT367 | Career Search Strategies in Business (1 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| For BMGT majors only. An overview and opportunity to practice job search skills critical to obtaining internships and full-time positions. Course will cover strategies for exploring career options, preparing job search materials, development of job search skills such as interviewing and networking. Students are encouraged to take this course in the sophomore or junior year. This course is restricted to BMGT students with 45 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT370 | Introduction to Transportation in Supply Chain Management (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| An overview of transportation with an emphasis on freight from the perspective of both carriers and users. Explores the financial, economic and governmental drivers of transportation. Develops the characteristics of the freight modes and examines their roles as major components of logistics and supply chain management. This course is restricted to BMGT majors with 53 credit hourse completed | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT372 | Introduction to Logistics and Supply Chain Management (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| The study of logistics and supply chain management involving the movement and storage of supplies, work-in-progress and finished goods. Logistics cost trade-offs with the firm and between members of the supply chain are examined. This course is restricted to BMGT majors with 53 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT380 | Business Law I (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Legal aspects of business relationships. Examination of torts and business crimes, contracts and agency. The law of personal property and bailment relationships. Survey of public policy issues. This course is restricted to BMGT majors with 53 credit hours completed. Other interested students should review their eligibility for BMGT 380N. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT380N | Business Law I (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| This course is restricted to agricultural and resource economics majors (0111C) with 53 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT381 | Business Law II (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: BMGT380 or permission of department. The Uniform Commercial Code, including sales, commercial paper, secured transactions, bulk sales and documents of title. The law of partnerships and corporations. Reorganization and liquidation under the bankruptcy laws. The law of real property, landlord and tenant relationships and decedents' estates. This course is restricted to BMGT majors with 63 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT385 | Operations Management (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Studies the design, management and improvement of a firm's processes and systems for creation and delivery of products and services. Includes strategic and operational views of supply chain, product development, and capacity analysis, highlighting the competitive advantages that operations management can provide the firm. This course is restricted to BMGT majors and Quest students with 53 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT390H | Competing on Quality in a Global Economy (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: BMGT290 or ENES380. Also offered as ENES390. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT392 | Introduction to International Business Management (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: ECON200; or ECON205. A study of the domestic and foreign environmental factors affecting the international operations of U.S. business firms. The course also covers the administrative aspects of international marketing, finance and management. This course is restricted to BMGT majors with 53 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT398M | Individual Study in Business and Management:Practicum in Team Management (2 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT402 | Database Systems (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: BMGT301 or equivalent. Recommended: BMGT302. Introduction to basic concepts of database management systems. Relational databases, query languages and design will be covered. File-processing techniques are examined. This course is restricted to BMGT majors with 72 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT403 | Systems Analysis and Design (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: BMGT301 or equivalent. Recommended: BMGT302. Techniques and tools applicable to the analysis and design of computer-based information systems. System life cycle, requirements analysis, logical design of databases and performance evaluation. Emphasis on case studies. Project required that involves the design, analysis and implementation of an information system. This course is restricted to BMGT majors with 72 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT407 | Information Systems Projects (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: BMGT402 and BMGT403 For Information Systems-Business majors only. Senior standing. Senior capstone course for the decision and information sciences major. Collected knowledge from the DIS courses and application to significant problems of size and complexity. State-of-the-art research ideas and current business and industrial practices in information systems. This course is restricted to Information Systems majors with 86 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT411 | Ethics and Professionalism in Accounting (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: BMGT311. For accounting majors only. 86 semester hours. Analysis and discussion of issues relating to ethics and professionalism in accounting. This course is restricted to Accounting majors with 86 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT417 | Taxation of Corporations, Partnerships and Estates (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: BMGT221. Federal taxation of corporations using the life-cycle approach-formation, operation, assessment, merger, reorganization and liquidation. Overviews of pass-through entities - partnerships and s-corporations -using the life-cycle approach, and the tax consequences of wealth transfers by individuals - gift and estate taxation. Both tax planning and compliance issues are addressed. This course is restricted to Accounting majors with 84 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT422 | Auditing Theory and Practice (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: BMGT221. A study of the independent accountant's attest function, generally accepted auditing standards, compliance and substantive tests and report forms and opinions. This course is restricted to accounting majors. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT424 | Advanced Accounting (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: BMGT311. Advanced accounting theory applied to specialized topics and current problems. Emphasis on consolidated statements and partnership accounting. This course is restricted to accounting majors. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT428C | Special Topics in Accounting:Research for the Professional Accountant (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Restricted to Accounting Majors. Prerequisite: BMGT 310, Recommend: BMGT 311 and BMGT 323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT430 | Linear Statistical Models in Business (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: BMGT230 or BMGT231 or permission of department. Model building involving an intensive study of the general linear stochastic model and the applications of this model to business problems. The model is derived in matrix form and this form is used to analyze both the regression and ANOVA formulations of the general linear model. This course is restricted to BMGT majors with 84 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT434 | Introduction to Optimization (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: MATH220 or MATH140; or equivalent. Recommended: MATH221 or MATH141. For BMGT majors only. Introduces concepts and techniques of operations research to model and solve business decision problems, focusing on optimization and commercially available software tools. Models include linear programming, the transportation and assignment problems, network flow models, and non-linear programming. Emphasis is placed on analyzing business scenarios and formulating associated decision models. This course is restricted to BMGT majors and Quest students with 72 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT435 | Business Process Simulation (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: BMGT230 or BMGT231 or equivalent. For BMGT majors only. Develop and plan simulation studies, build simulation models with special purpose software, analyze and interpret the results. Extensive use of applications and real-world examples. The emphasis is on model formulation and the interpretation of results, rather than mathematical theory. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT440 | Advanced Financial Management (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: BMGT340. Analysis and discussion of cases and readings relating to financial decisions of the firm. The application of finance concepts to the solution of financial problems is emphasized. This course is restricted to BMGT majors with 84 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT443 | Applied Equity Analysis and Portfolio Management (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: BMGT343. Study and application of the concepts, methods, models, and empirical findings to the analysis, valuation and selection of securities, especially common stock. This course is restricted to BMGT majors with 84 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT444 | Futures and Options Contracts (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: BMGT343. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: BMGT444 and MATH424. The institutional features and economic rationale underlying markets in futures and options. Hedging, speculation, structure of futures prices, interest rate futures, efficiency in futures markets and stock and commodity options. This course is restricted to finance majors with 84 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT445 | Banking and Financial Institutions (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites: BMGT340. Recommended: ECON330. Analysis and discussion of cases and readings in commercial bank management. The loan function is emphasized; also the management of liquidity reserves, investments for income and source of funds. Bank objectives, functions, policies, organization, structure, services and regulation are considered. This course is restricted to finance majors with 84 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT446 | International Finance (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: BMGT340. Financial management from the perspective of the multinational corporation. Topics covered include the organization and functions of foreign exchange and international capital markets, international capital budgeting, financing foreign trade and designing a global financing strategy. Emphasis of the course is on how to manage exchange and political risks while maximizing benefits from global opportunity sets faced by the firm. This course is restricted to finance and general business majors with an international option with 72 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT448A | Special Topics in Finance:Fixed Income (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT450 | Integrated Marketing Communications (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: BMGT350. For BMGT majors only. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: BMGT354 or BMGT450. Formerly BMGT 354. In-depth study of coordinated marketing activities including advertising, sales promotion, Internet marketing, direct marketing and personal selling. Emphasizes strategic planning to effectively use these promotional tools to communicate with customers and meet marketing goals. Blends theory and current practice to provide managerial orientation. This course is restricted to BMGT majors with 60 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT451 | Consumer Analysis (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: BMGT350. Recommended: PSYC100; and PSYC221. Identifying buyer behavior concepts relevant to a specific marketing problem so that appropriate marketing decisions can be made. Conceptual frameworks are drawn from psychology, sociology, economics, and other social sciences to aid in understanding the behavior of ultimate and industrial buyers. This course is restricted to marketing majors with 68 credit hours completed and general business majors with 84 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT452 | Marketing Research Methods (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites: BMGT230; and BMGT451. Focuses on aiding marketing decision-making through exploratory, descriptive and casual research. Develops student skills in evaluating and writing market research proposals, interpreting and analyzing subsequent reports and appraising their usefulness to managers; designing studies, including selection of data collection method, development of data collection instrument, sample design, collection and analysis of data and reporting the results. This course restricted to marketing majors with 72 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT454 | Global Marketing (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: BMGT350. Marketing functions from the global executive's viewpoint, including coverage of global marketing policies relating to product adaptation, data collection and analysis, channels of distribution, pricing, communications and cost analysis. Consideration is given to the cultural, legal, financial and organizational aspects of global marketing. This course is restricted to BMGT majors with 72 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT455 | Sales Management (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: BMGT350. The roles of the sales executive as a planner, manager of resources and marketing functions and recruiter, trainer, motivator and leader of field sales personnel. Techniques and sequence of problem analysis for selling and sales management decisions and to the practical framework in which these decisions take place. Teaching vehicles feature strong classroom interactions, cases, journal articles, research findings, guest sales managers, debates, and modern company practices. This course is restricted to marketing majors with 68 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT457 | Marketing Policies and Strategies (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: BMGT350. This capstone course ties together various marketing concepts using the fundamentals of strategic market planning as the framework. Application of these principles is accomplished by analyzing and discussing cases and by playing a marketing strategy computer simulation game. Analysis of current business articles to understand the link between theory and real-world problem solving. This course is restricted to marketing majors with 100 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT458C | Special Topics in Marketing:Service Marketing (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: BMGT350. Restricted to BMGT majors with 60 credit hours completed. Click here for more course information. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT461 | Entrepreneurship (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Not open to students who have completed BMGT261 or BMGT361. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: BMGT261, BMGT361, or BMGT461. Process of creating new ventures, including evaluating the entrepreneurial team, the opportunity and the financing requirements. Skills, concepts, mental attitudes and knowledge relevant for starting a new business. This course is restricted to BMGT majors with 72 credit hours completed.Non-majors should register for BMGT 461N. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT461N | Entrepreneurship (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Not open to students who have completed BMGT261 or BMGT361. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: BMGT261, BMGT361, or BMGT461. This course is open to all non-BMGT majors with 72 credit hours completed. BMGT majors should register for BMGT 461. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT463 | Cross-cultural Challenges in Business (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| For BMGT majors only. Examines in depth the nature of international cultural value-differences and their behavioral-related effects in the workplace. Topics include decision-making and leadership styles and reactions to various work assignments and reward structures. This course is restricted to BMGT majors with 72 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT466 | Global Business Strategy (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| For BMGT majors only. Focuses on the strategic challenges that directly result from and are associated with the globalization of industries and companies. Topics include drivers of industry globalization, difference between global and multi-domestic industry, global expansion strategies, sources of competitive advantage in a global context, and coordination of a company across a global network. This course is restricted to BMGT majors with 60 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT470 | Advanced Transportation Management (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: BMGT370. An in-depth study of a wide range of transportation issues facing managers from the perspective of both carriers and users in the various modes and in multi-modal/inter-modal settings. Current U.S. and international transportation issues, including strategies, financing, service, competitive aspects and governmental policies/promotion, are reviewed and analyzed in the context of supply chain management. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT476 | Applied Computer Models in Supply Chain Management (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites: BMGT370 and BMGT372. Introduction to the expanding base of computer software in the field of supply chain management. Applications include: demand planning and forecasting, transportation planning, warehouse management systems and other relevant modules. This course is restricted to logistics and transportation majors. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT477 | International Supply Chain Management (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| The study of the importance of the supply chain management concept within an international arena. Coverage of the structure, service, pricing and competitive relationships among international carriers and transport intermediaries, documentation, location decisions, international sourcing and distribution and management of inventory throughout the international supply chain. This course is restricted to logistics and transportation and international business majors. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT484 | Electronic Marketing (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: BMGT350. For BMGT majors only. Examines the process of developing, implementing and analyzing strategies for successfully marketing a variety of existing and potential products and services on the Internet. Special attention devoted to the tools and techniques unique to the electronic media. This course is restricted to BMGT majors with 60 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT485 | Project Management (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: BMGT230 or BMGT231; or equivalent. 72 semester hours. For BMGT majors only. Modern project management techniques that are used by modern practicing professionals will be covered. Particular attention is given to the management of technology based systems and projects in a business enterprise. The topics covered include: defining project scope, alignment of projects with enterprise strategy, managing project cost, time and risks using tools such as CPM/PERT, and measuring project performance. This course is restricted to BMGT majors and Quest students with 72 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT487 | Six Sigma Innovation (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: BMGT190H or ENES190H; and (BMGT230, BMGT231, STAT400 or ENME392). Six Sigma Innovation of products and processes via the Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control (DMAIC) breakthrough improvement strategy is addressed. Emphasizes that quality and statistical tools and strategies of Six Sigma and requires their use in an applied business improvement project. Satisfactory completion of the course is equivalent to Six Sigma Red Belt certification representing content mastery and applications experience that exceeds the widely recognized and much in demand six Sigma Green Belt certification. This course is restricted to BMGT majors and Quest students with 53 credit hours. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT490H | The Total Quality Practicum (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: BMGT390 or ENES390. Also offered as ENES490. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: BMGT490 or ENES490. This course is restricted to Quest Program students. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT493H | (PermReq)Honors Study (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT495 | Business Policies (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites: BMGT340; and BMGT350; and BMGT364. For BMGT majors only. A case study course where students apply what they have learned of general management principles and their specialized functional applications to the overall management function in the enterprise. This course is restricted to BMGT seniors with 100 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT496 | Business Ethics and Society (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: one course in BMGT; or permission of department. A study of the standards of business conduct, morals and values as well as the role of business in society with consideration of the sometimes conflicting interests of and claims on the firm and its objectives. Emphasizes a strategic approach by business to the management of its external environment. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT498B | Special Topics in Business and Management:Design in Marketing (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: BMGT350. Restricted to marketing majors with 68 credit hours completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT808D | (PermReq)Doctoral Seminar:Corporate Governance and Accounting (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: permission of the department. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT808G | Doctoral Seminar:Applied Microeconomics (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT808I | Doctoral Seminar:Introduction to Information Systems (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT808X | Doctoral Seminar:Applied Regression Analysis (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| This course is restricted to College Park PhD students only. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT828A | Independent Study in Business and Management:Financial Research Methods (1 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT828E | Independent Study in Business and Management:Career and Professionalization Workshop in Management and Organization (1 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Course is required for all first and second year students enrolled in OB ,HR and Strategy doctoral programs. Section is team taught by Debra Shap iro and Ken Smith. Course will meet periodically at the time indicated. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT830 | Operations Research: Linear Programming (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites: MATH 240 or equivalent; or permission of department. Concepts and applications of linear programming models, theoretical development of the simplex algorithm, and primal-dual problems and theory. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT834 | Operations Research: Probabilistic Models (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites: {MATH 241; and STAT 400 or equivalent} or permission of department. Theoretical foundations for the construction, optimization, and applications of probabilistic models. Queuing theory, inventory theory, Markov processes, renewal theory, and stochastic linear programming. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT840 | Seminar in Financial Theory (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: permission of department. Seminar in selected classic and current theoretical and empirical research in the foundations of finance. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT863 | Work Morale and Motivation (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: BMGT 660 or equivalent. Seminar on major theories of work motivation and job satisfaction. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT882 | Applied Multivariate Analysis I (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: ECON 621, ECON 624, EDMS 651, STAT 450 or permission of department. Multivariate statistical methods and their use in empirical research. Topics include summarization and visualization of multivariate data, principal components, metric multidimensional scaling, canonical correlation, multivariate paired comparisons and repeated-measures designs, multivariate analysis of variance, and discriminant analysis. The maximum likelihood and likelihood ratio principles are also discussed. An important component of the course is analysis of business data using contemporary software. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BMGT883 | Applied Multivariate Analysis II (3 credits) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: BMGT 882. A continuation of BMGT 882. Topics include generalized least squares, seemingly unrelated regressions, simultaneous-equations models, factor analysis, structural equations models with latent variables (covariance structure analysis), and specification testing. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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