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Click on the name of an online course offered at Keller Graduate School of Management to view the detailed information; you can also find out about the college or university offering the course by clicking on "School's Profile". |
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International Finance (FI565) |
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International Finance examines, in detail, international financial flows and balance of payment considerations. Corporate exposure to international currency fluctuations (including foreign exchange rates and markets), and methods of hedging risks in international transactions, are addressed. |
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Internet-Oriented Programming (IS577) |
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Computer Science |
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This course focuses on Internet and World Wide Web programming, one of the fastest growing areas of system development. Students make hands-on use of Internet programming languages such as HTML, XHTML, Dynamic HTML and JavaScript to develop their own Web sites. The course also examines Internet application tools and commercial Web servers. |
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Java Programming (IS579) |
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This course focuses on using Java for business applications. Students make hands-on use of Java programming tools to develop applications and applets that take full advantage of Web and Internet capabilities. The course examines object-oriented design and modeling, Java applications, applets, control structures, methods, user interfaces, graphics and e-commerce applications. |
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Labor Relations (HR586) |
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Labor Relations focuses on the interaction of management and labor in the corporation.
The course discusses the history of the American Labor Movement, federal and state labor laws, collective bargaining, mediation and work stoppage. Contract administration and interpretation, and the relationship between management rights and employee discipline are discussed. |
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Leadership and Organizational Behavior (GM591) |
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This course examines inter- and intrapersonal dynamics as they affect achievement of corporate goals. Topics include theories of organizational behavior concepts and applications, including motivation, group dynamics, organizational communication processes, leadership, power, authority, team building and organizational development. Managing change in a complex domestic and international environment is also emphasized. Students are provided with a solid foundation for examining organizational behavior in a systematic manner. |
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Legal and Ethical Issues in Security Management (SE581) |
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This course examines personnel law and obligations; negotiations; contract management; constitutional rights of individuals; legal compliance; ethical standards; privacy and search law; decision-making; profiling and discrimination issues; hiring and training requirements; testifying; and court expectations. Agencies and legal systems are addressed, as are ethics and law for both global and domestic security managers. |
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Legal, Political and Ethical Dimensions of Business (GM520) |
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This course introduces students to the legal, political and regulatory controls that define, promote and limit business practice opportunities. Fundamental interactions of business law, politics, ethics and corporate social responsibility are emphasized. Topics include business and the legal system; foundations of business ethics; the constitution and business; regulatory and administrative agencies; regulation of private business conduct; employment law; antitrust and global ompetitiveness; trade practices and consumer protection; land use and environmental protection; and the legal environment for international business. |
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Management of Financial Institutions (FI564) |
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This course focuses on managing commercial banks and other financial institutions, and on the interaction of participants in money and capital markets. Management of lending is a major topic, and funds acquisition, capital management, portfolio management and issues relating to risk are discussed. |
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Managerial Accounting (AC505) |
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Accounting |
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Managerial Accounting focuses on developing, interpreting and applying accounting information for managerial decision-making. The course stresses using financial information within organizations for understanding and analyzing activities and operations. Students learn linkages between accounting information and management planning through cost analysis (including activity-based costing), operational and capital budgeting, and performance measurement. |
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Managerial Applications of Information Technology (IS535) |
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This course introduces the structure and nature of technology in the workplace. Using a computer, students access a commercial information service to gather and use information as a decision support tool for management. The course also investigates how technology is changing the way we communicate and make decisions. Students are required to subscribe to a commercial information service and obtain data for a group project. Groups are required to meet and share information electronically. Access to a computer with a modem is required. |
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Managerial Communications (GM550) |
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Managerial Communications emphasizes communication competencies that can help ensure
business success. Topics include how to conduct research, analyze information and prepare business reports; deliver effective, informative and persuasive oral presentations; work successfully with an assigned group; and communicate effectively in a global workplace. |
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Managerial Decision-Making (GM530) |
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This course explores decision-making from the perspective of the private or public sector manager who must decide how to allocate scarce resources to accomplish organizational goals and objectives. Qualitative and quantitative approaches are considered. Topics include the nature of the decision process; decision problem framing; the hierarchical structure of objectives; influence diagrams and decision trees; application of probabilities and statistical probability distributions; evaluation criteria; scoring models; sensitivity analysis; time value of money; simulation; risk in the decision process; and use of decision analysis software. The roles of judgment, experience and intuition in decisionmaking are explored. |
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Managerial Finance (FI515) |
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Managerial Finance teaches students financial concepts and tools needed for effective business planning. Topics, discussed from a practitioner viewpoint, include formation of interest rates, income taxes, working capital management, cost of capital, capital structure, financial forecasting, external sources of capital, company valuation and bankruptcy. |
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Managing Global Diversity (HR582) |
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This course examines cultural similarities and differences between nations, and difficulties
companies encounter in understanding cultural implications of operating in foreign countries
and/or dealing with employees from various ethnic backgrounds. The course also focuses on
the need ? and ways ? for companies to maintain global effectiveness, providing students with a working knowledge of skills and abilities requisite to effective leadership. Cross-cultural communication is also studied as an integral part of managing in a global environment. |
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Managing International Human Resources (HR584) |
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This course examines strategy and tactics that make up the global human resources management field. The course provides a broad overview of how global human resources functions differ from those of domestic human resources, helps students develop an understanding of how global human resources strategy is crafted and shows how such strategy is put into effect. Particular emphasis is placed on staffing, compensation, training, performance management, labor relations, communication and regulatory compliance within the global business environment. |
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Managing Nonprofit Development Programs (PA572) |
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Students in this course investigate ways in which nonprofit organizations procure resources in an effort to finance organizational development objectives. Topics include strategic planning, fund-raising options and processes, gathering community support, establishing business partnerships, negotiations, lobbying, team building and entrepreneurial skill development. |
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Managing Organizational Change (HR587) |
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This course presents concepts and techniques for improving organizational effectiveness and
well-being. Coursework involves identifying an organization?s vision and opportunities that can align the vision with its structures, processes, culture and orientation to the environment.
The course also addresses opportunities and problems in managing human dynamics, including intervention techniques, theories, principles and values that show how to take charge of planned change efforts in order to achieve success. |
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Managing Quality (GM588) |
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Managing Quality focuses on the quality function, its implementation, cost and management in both manufacturing and service industries. The course provides students with a set of quality concepts and tools, and knowledge required for their application in quality planning, improvement and control. |
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Managing Software Development Projects (PM584) |
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This course examines knowledge, strategies and techniques needed to manage software product development. The course helps students develop skills managers need to create ? and successfully execute ? plans for software development. Topics include software project development processes; software development standards; project planning, scheduling and control strategies; risk assessment and mitigation; team building and managing technical personnel. |
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Marketing Management (MM522) |
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Marketing Management presents a structured approach to understanding and managing the marketing function. Each student chooses a product or service and develops a written marketing plan to learn how to determine and integrate elements of a marketing strategy. Topics include market segmentation, targeting, positioning and research; product decisions; pricing; channels of distribution; sales management; advertising; new product development; and marketing budgets. Special attention is given to applied business research and to the roles
international and ethical considerations play in making marketing decisions. |
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