2016-2017 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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MATH 125 - Honors Calculus II
See MATH 124 .
Prerequisites: A passing grade in MATH 124.
Program of Liberal Studies (PLS) Designation: FA
Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every Fall (124) and Spring (125).
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MATH 130 - Linear Algebra
A requirement for mathematics and physics majors; highly recommended for all computer-science majors. Topics include systems of linear equations and their solutions, matrices and matrix algebra, inverse matrices; determinants and permutations; real n-dimensional vector spaces, abstract vector spaces and their axioms, linear transformations; inner products (dot products), orthogonality, cross products, and their geometric applications; subspaces, linear independence, bases for vector spaces, dimension, matrix rank; eigenvectors, eigenvalues, matrix diagonalization. Some applications of linear algebra will be discussed, such as computer graphics, Kirchoff’s laws, linear regression (least squares), Fourier series, or differential equations.
Prerequisites: MATH 121 or MATH 125 .
Program of Liberal Studies (PLS) Designation: FA
Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every year
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MATH 131 - Multivariate Calculus
A continuation of calculus (MATH 120 , MATH 121 , or MATH 124 , MATH 125 ). Multivariate calculus uses linear algebra to extend the important concepts of single-variable calculus to higher-dimensional settings. Topics include scalar-valued and vector-valued functions, graphs, level sets, limits and continuity; partial derivatives, gradients, tangent planes, differentiability, total derivatives, directional derivatives; paths, velocity, acceleration, arclength, curvature, vector fields, divergence, curl; extrema, Hessians; multiple integrals, change of variables, Jacobians; line integrals, Green’s theorem; surface integrals, Stokes’ theorem, and Gauss’s theorem.
Prerequisites: MATH 121 or MATH 125 or MATH 130 .
Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every year
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MATH 172 - Introduction to Modern Analysis
Modern analysis provides a language and unifying framework for theories encountered throughout mathematics. In this course, students learn to understand, formulate and prove mathematical statements. Ideas first encountered in calculus-convergence, completeness and integration-are studied in depth. Other topics include metric spaces, normed spaces, compactness and measure theory (Lebesgue integration). Required for mathematics majors by the junior year, and earlier if possible.
Prerequisites: MATH 121 or MATH 125 .
Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every year
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MATH 214 - Modern Analysis
Ideas introduced in MATH 172 are developed and applied to scientific models. Topics include Hilbert spaces, Lp spaces, Fourier series, Weierstrass approximation theorems and linear operators.
Prerequisites: MATH 130 and MATH 172 .
Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every other year
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MATH 217 - Probability and Statistics
An introduction to probability theory and mathematical statistics that emphasizes the probabilistic foundations required to understand probability models and statistical methods. Topics covered will include the probability axioms, basic combinatorics, random variables and their probability distributions, mathematical expectation and common families of probability distributions.
Prerequisites: MATH 121 or MATH 125 ; MATH 131
Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every year
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MATH 219 - Linear Models
A course in linear regression analysis which explores statistical methods for modeling a linear functional relationship between a response variable and one or more predictor variables. First the underlying theory for simple regression models involving one response and one predictor variable is developed, and then the results are extended to the case of one response variable and multiple predictor variables (multiple regression). Underlying model assumptions are explored and the implications of their violation. Besides the development of the statistical theory, we will emphasize the practical application of the theory to real world examples.
Prerequisites: The prerequisite for this course is MATH 217 or . The course is cross-listed with
Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every year
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MATH 220 - Introduction to Stochastic Modeling
Stochastic processes considered in this course are collections of random variables indexed by a time parameter. These processes are used to model the dynamics of random events over time. Our focus is on Markov chains in discrete and continuous time, which form a widely used and relatively simple class of stochastic processes. The Markov property basically says that the future random behavior depends only on the current state of the process, and not on its past. These processes are used in a wide range of fields such as physics, chemistry, information sciences, queuing theory, statistics, economics and finance, social sciences, mathematical biology, and many more. This course is not only well suited for math majors but also for students in other fields with a background in probability and an interest in modeling.
Poisson processes which model events that occur continuously and independently of each other form a particular class of continuous time Markov processes. Examples include such diverse phenomena as the radioactive decay of atoms and telephone calls arriving at a call center. The probability distribution of the waiting time until the next occurrence of an event in a Poisson process is an exponential distribution. The generalization of waiting time to arbitrary distribution leads to the notion of renewal processes, which are often more realistic but harder to analyze. We will use these processes to model problems in a variety of fields, depending on students’ interests.
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Anticipated Terms Offered: Every other Spring
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MATH 225 - Modern Algebra I
In the 19th century, Kummer introduced “ideal numbers” to salvage unique factorization of integers into primes (which breaks down in some rings of algebraic integers). This course discusses unique factorization and the modern theory of rings and their ideals, emphasizing Euclidean domains. Other algebraic structures (groups, fields) also are introduced. Required for all mathematics majors.
Prerequisites: MATH 130 .
Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every year
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MATH 226 - Modern Algebra II
In the early 1800s, Abel showed that a general equation of degree at least five cannot be solved by extracting roots. Today, group theory, developed by Galois to determine which equations are solvable, is used throughout mathematics and in much of physics and chemistry. This course focuses on groups and Galois theory. Other possible topics include canonical forms of matrices and modules.
Prerequisites: MATH 225 .
Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every other year
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MATH 228 - Topology
This course continues the study (begun in MATH 131 and MATH 172 ) of the topological properties of subsets of Euclidean space, developing algebraic tools like homology (the proper context for Stokes’ theorem from MATH 131 ) and fundamental groups, with an emphasis on finite simplicial complexes. Further topics may include knot theory and topological modeling in psychology.
Prerequisites: MATH 131 and MATH 172 , or permission.
Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every other year
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MATH 230 - Differential Geometry
Spaces such as curves and surfaces, along with their higher dimensional generalization, the manifold, are studied in this course. Local properties, defined initially in the vicinity of a point, are examined along with global ones, which concern the space as a whole. A main theme is the interplay between the notion of distance, and that of curvature. The latter comes in many forms, such as the Gauss curvature, mean curvature and principal curvatures, all related instances of a multifaceted concept. The techniques used in this study have their origin in Calculus, especially Multivariable Calculus. Differential Geometry is renowned for its applications in Physics, most notably General Relativity. In its modern form it has been utilized in many other disciplines, ranging from Architecture to Economics. Some of these will be touched upon if time permits.
Prerequisites: MATH 130 - Linear Algebra MATH 131 - Multivariate Calculus
Anticipated Terms Offered: Fall
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MATH 244 - Differential Equations
Most ordinary differential equations occurring in mathematical models of physical, chemical and biological phenomena cannot be solved analytically. Numerical integrations do not lead to a desired result without qualitative analysis of the behavior of the equation’s solutions. This course studies the flows of scalar and planar ordinary differential equations. Stability and bifurcation are discussed.
Prerequisites: MATH 130 and MATH 172 .
Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every other year
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MATH 297 - HONORS
Readings and research for students in the honors program.
Anticipated Terms Offered: each semester
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MATH 299 - Directed Study
Undergraduates, typically juniors and seniors, construct an independent study course on a topic approved and directed by a faculty member. Offered for variable credit. May be repeatable for credit.
Anticipated Terms Offered: Every Semester
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MATH 1010 - Introduction to Mathematics I
An individually paced course designed primarily to develop proficiency with the concepts of introductory mathematics and algebra needed for future course work. Once areas have been mastered in a test-free environment, more advanced topics–from such areas as trigonometry and precalculus–are considered.
Anticipated Terms Offered: varied
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MATH 1020 - Introduction to Mathematics II
An individually paced course designed primarily to develop proficiency with the concepts of introductory mathematics and algebra needed for future course work. Once areas have been mastered in a test-free environment, more advanced topics–from such areas as trigonometry and precalculus–are considered. Prerequisite: Introduction to Mathematics I.
Prerequisites: Introduction to Mathematics I.
Anticipated Terms Offered: Varied
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MATH 1030 - Introduction to Mathematics III
An individually paced course designed primarily to develop proficiency with the concepts of introductory mathematics and algebra needed for future course work. Once areas have been mastered in a test-free environment, more advanced topicsfrom such areas as trigonometry and precalculusare considered. Prerequiste: Introduction to Mathematics II.
Prerequisites: Introduction to Mathematics II.
Anticipated Terms Offered: varied
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MATH 1110 - Precalculus
Intended for students going on to calculus. Topics include coordinate geometry, functions and their graphs, exponential and logarithmic functions and trigonometry. A solid grasp of elementary algebra is assumed.
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MATH 1140 - Discrete Mathematics
The study of mathematical structures that naturally arise in computer science. Topics include elementary logic and set theory, equivalence relations, functions, counting arguments, graphs and trees, recursion, and Boolean algebra. Proofs and problems solving are emphasized.
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MATH 1200 - Calculus I
Topics include: functions, limits, derivatives, techniques of differentiation, continuity, related-rates problems, maximum-minimum problems, definition of integration and the fundamental theorem of calculus.
Program of Liberal Studies (PLS) Designation: FA (summer only)
Anticipated Terms Offered: -
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MATH 1210 - Calculus II
A continuation of Calculus I. Topics include further study of the techniques of integration and the studies of series.
Prerequisites: MATH 1200 - Calculus I or permission of the instructor.
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MATH 1470 - Statistics
Students have the opportunity to learn the rationale behind the fundamental areas of descriptive and inferential statistics, as well as the mechanics involved with each: graphic representation of data, measures of central tendency, measures of variability, elementary probability, binomial and normal distributions, sampling, t-test, analysis of variance, chi-square, regression and correlation and nonparametric statistics.
Program of Liberal Studies (PLS) Designation: FA (summer only)
Anticipated Terms Offered: -
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MBB 101 - Introduction to Bioinformatics
This course will provide an applied introduction to bioinformatics, computational biology, and comparative genomics. Topics covered include genome assembly, gene prediction, functional annotation, gene expression quantification, variant indentification, etc. Students will work in research teams to analyze DNA and RNA sequence data from public databases within a LINUX environment. Teams will research the biology of sequenced organisms, evaluate methodologies, as well as plan and carry out computational analysis to test hypotheses.
Prerequisites: BIOL 101 (or AP Biology)
Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every year
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MBB 120 - Mathematical Modeling of Biological Systems
With new high throughput experimental techniques leading to large data sets of increased quality, mathematical and computational modeling approaches have become an integral part of modern biology. This course aims to provide students interested in the interface between biology and mathematics with an integrated multidisciplinary foundation. Topics will incorporate areas of biology such as genomics, molecular biology, ecology, development, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology. The mathematical approaches we will use to study these areas will include discrete and continuous dynamical models, probability models and parameter estimation algorithms.
Prerequisites: Math 120 or Math 124 and BIO 101
Anticipated Terms Offered: Spring
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MCA 101 - Introduction to the Theory, History & Analysis of Media
The study and production of Media can rightly be viewed as the quintessential liberal arts focus for the 21st century, and it remains an innately interdisciplinary venture. Clark’s new major in Media, Culture & the Arts (MCA) allows students to engage with histories and theories of media informed by philosophical, artistic, and technological traditions, while learning to produce creative works that interrogate these traditions. The term “media,” here, is understood in a very broad sense, including print, photography, film, sound & music, television, digital media, and other forms of visual art, both traditional and contemporary.
MCA101 is an introduction to critical theory, cultural studies, and media history, designed to both support and define students’ interdisciplinary work in the major and beyond. In the course, we engage in a series of media-focused case studies, employing influential theoretical approaches such as structuralism and post-structuralism, ideological analysis and psychoanalysis, feminist and queer theory, critical race theory, theories of post-colonialism and globality, and media and technology studies. Our approach emphasizes the study of media texts in their historical, economic, social, and political contexts. We examine cultural formations created and disseminated on many scales, by individuals as well as media by industries, and the ways in which these forms of communication resonate in everyday life, on personal, local, national, and global Levels
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Corequisites: MCA majors are strongly encouraged to take concurrently one Media Production Workshop
Anticipated Terms Offered: Fall
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MCA 282 - Radio Journalism in the Community
For all the changes in 21st century communications-across the spectrum of the Web, social and streaming media, and endless blogs and podcasts-radio, the oldest form of broadcasting, still has a powerful presence, a unique delivery, and a real impact on listeners.
This course will focus on four major areas: Providing an in-depth introduction to reporting, journalistic writing, and radio history; mastering the stylistic and technical requirements-and the intensive practice-of radio reporting, editing, producing, and broadcasting; learning about up close and reporting on the surrounding Worcester community; working with college and professional radio stations and interacting with professional radio reporters, producers, and anchors, as well as getting familiar with Worcester-based journalism from reporters and editors of the Worcester Telegram and Gazette.
Prerequisites: CSAC 101 (or COMM 101)
Anticipated Terms Offered: Annually
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MCA 285 - New Media, Youth Action & Social Change
This course explores the ways in which global communications has been restructured and redefined as a result of the democratization of new media technologies. We will be dealing with the theoretical, practical, social, cultural and ideological shifts in the field of global (and local) emerging technologies, with a special focus on internet technologies and its impact on youth action and social change. The class material will feature case-studies from diverse countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America, North America, Europe and Australia to compare, contrast and analyze the connection between such emerging media, youth activism and social change. The unique narratives that emerge from these diverse regions in the context of emerging technologies as a social force will be explored. The extent to which this shift supports the democratization of the multi-media sphere and how it has redefined the ethical and applied futures of the field of communication will be critically examined. A holistic goal of this course is to broaden your understanding of this phenomenon—to learn how to tie the global with local, theory with praxis.
Prerequisites: CSAC 101 (or COMM 101)
Anticipated Terms Offered: bi-annually
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MGMT 100 - The Art and Science of Management
This course is designed to encourage students to consider how business is embedded into the larger society. It will introduce students to basic management skills and the context in which they are applied. Whether a person is working in a complex organization, such as a bank, university, high-tech firm, hospital or manufacturer; participating in a student-run activity; volunteering for a local nonprofit; or working a summer job-management skills are necessary. For management majors and minors, the course provides an introduction to the topics they will study in greater depth in their future course work. For students not majoring in management, it provides an opportunity to learn basic skills that will be helpful in their current and future activities in organizations. The course structure includes readings, lecture, service learning, case analyses, role plays and experiential exercises. The course involves considerable interaction between the professor and students, and among students, because the practice of management is about people working with, listening to, and respecting people who have different backgrounds, experiences and opinions. This class fulfills the Verbal Expression requirement.
Program of Liberal Studies (PLS) Designation: VE
Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every year
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MGMT 101 - Principles of Accounting
Presents the theory and techniques of financial accounting. Teaches students an understanding of accounting information, as a basis for financial statement analysis and decision making, and the environment in which it is developed and used. The course structure includes readings, lecture, discussions, and problem solving. Topics include accrual basis accounting, transaction analysis, accounting cycle, and preparation and analysis of financial statements (income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows) for service, merchandising and manufacturing companies.
Prerequisites: This course is not recommended for students to take during their first semester at Clark.
Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every year.
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MGMT 104 - Introduction to Management Information Systems
Effective communication and management skills in today’s technology driven organizations require that the individual possess a working knowledge of state-of-the art presentation software tools and a pragmatic understanding of both the organization’s existing information tools as well as capabilities of those tools which exist outside of the organization. This course will introduce the student to state-of-the-art software through hands-on application of the most popular tools in use today with a conceptual foundation in information system technology from a management perspective.
Emphasizes basic knowledge needed to understand the field of information systems. Topics include information and organization, database management, recent developments in computer technology and their effect on management, and information systems design and management. Fulfills the Formal Analysis requirement.
Program of Liberal Studies (PLS) Designation: FA
Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every year
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MGMT 110 - Quantitative Methods for Managers
This course provides an introduction to the quantitative methods used by managers and business professionals. Special emphasis will be placed on the application of mathematical techniques to real-world management problems. In addition, students will use technology to enhance their comprehension of the ideas and concepts presented in class. Business and managerial topics such as break-even analysis, profit maximization, price elasticity, and time value of money will be explored.
Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every year
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MGMT 170 - Managerial Communications
Strong communicative abilities are essential to career success and are particularly important to managers who must direct employees to perform work. People with highly developed communication skills become more persuasive and are better leaders. This course examines communication strategy which includes audience analysis, channel decisions, intercultural communication, ethics, and more. Communication as used by individuals and organizations are examined. Students will practice all facets of the communication process - from logic and organizing thoughts to conducting research and analyzing/presenting data and other information in both written and verbal form. Learning by doing is an essential part of the course and students will experience in-class exercises, class discussions, conducting research and examining sources, working independently and as part of a team, delivering impactful written/verbal presentations, and delivering an impromptu speech under less than ideal circumstances. Students will be introduced to and are expected to use a variety of industry “best practices.”
Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every year
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MGMT 203 - Management Accounting
This course emphasizes accounting from the management perspective. Teaches students an understanding of internal reporting to managers for use in planning, controlling, and decision making. Topics include cost concepts, cost behavior, job-order costing, process costing, activity based costing, cost-volume-profit analysis, variable costing, segment reporting, budgeting, flexible budgets, variance analysis, decentralized organizations, and relevant costing. The course structure includes readings, lecture, discussions, and problem solving.
Prerequisites: MGMT 100 , MGMT 101 ; not open to first-year students.
Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every year
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MGMT 225 - Human Resource Management
Covers general functions of human resource management, including job design, recruitment, selection, management development and training, performance appraisal, employee rights, labor relations and collective bargaining, wages and fringe benefits, and compensation systems.
Prerequisites: Juniors and seniors only.
Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered periodically
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MGMT 230 - Marketing Management
The main objective of this course is (1) to introduce students to marketing by providing key marketing terms, fundamental concepts, and principles and (2) to enable students to understand and analyze real marketing issues and problems. The content will focus on the analysis of marketing activities in consumer, reseller, industrial, government, and service markets. In addition, after you complete this course, you will be more knowledgeable about particular companies/organizations as well as the importance of marketing to organizations and other business functions. This course will make you a better consumer by helping you better understand marketing theories, strategies, and tactics. Likewise, this course will make you a better employee for the organizations you are employed by throughout your career. When completed, this course will help you understand how marketing concepts and tools can help any organization be more successful. You will be able to make better purchase decisions (or at least more knowledgeable ones) for you and your family. Lastly, you will better understand how information technology is impacting the field of marketing.
Surveys the role of marketing in business and society. Topics include the marketing environment, marketing research and information systems, consumer behavior, the organizational consumer, products, pricing, distribution, promotion, international service and nonprofit marketing.
Prerequisites: MGMT 100 ; juniors and seniors only.
Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every year
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MGMT 231 - Marketing Research
The purpose of marketing research is to provide information for making better business decisions. In this course, students will be introduced to marketing research process and techniques. This course will (a) provide students with the necessary knowledge base and tools to conduct basic marketing research and (b) develop students into the mindset of managers and business leaders who can use marketing research to generate business insights. The class focuses on qualitative and quantitative aspects of marketing research as it relates to business problems such as market segmentation, demand assessment and new product design. The topics will include research design, data collection procedures, sampling and data analysis. The class will involve a combination of lectures, readings, cases and computer-based exercises. The lectures will focus on the introduction of marketing research process and techniques; the readings and cases will involve class discussions that help students understand the applications of marketing research; and the computer-based lab exercises will provide students with some “hands-on” experience with selected marketing research techniques.
Prerequisites: MGMT 230 ; juniors and seniors only.
Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered periodically
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MGMT 234 - Consumer Behavior
Consumer Behavior is a course focused on the concepts that create consumer demand for products and services and define consumers choices for particular brands. Within the course, students will discuss selected articles and videos that go beyond the textbook to demonstrate current trends in consumer buying behaviors in key market segments. Students will also work as teams during the semester on a project to identify marketing strategies to position brands for target consumer segments.
Prerequisites: MGMT 230 ; juniors and seniors only.
Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered periodically
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MGMT 235 - Advertising and Promotion
This course focuses upon the concepts and strategies associated with developing an effective integrated marketing communications program. After beginning with a review of the communication process, persuasion theory, and attitude change, the course addresses such topics as creative strategy, budgeting, media planning, and promotional mix decisions including the use of interactive media, e-marketing, and “guerilla” tactics. Students gain hands-on experience through the development of a regional advertising and promotional campaign.
Prerequisites: Juniors or seniors only
Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered Periodically
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MGMT 237 - Branding Concepts and Principles
This is an undergraduate management course whose purpose is to introduce the key concepts and principles of branding as a critical part of the new business landscape. These concepts will be delivered through cases, articles and global reviews of top brands in major product and service segments. The delivery of content will rely on textbook studies of branding, along with Harvard Business Cases, articles from business magazines and other relevant sources. Brand management is becoming more critical for both large and small organizations, as Corporate Social Responsibility and other issues become larger components of consumer and business buying decisions. The position of this course will reinforce the marketing principles taught in MGT 230 and will provide a good foundation for those students who seek an MBA and will take the more advanced Branding strategy course offered at the graduate level.
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Anticipated Terms Offered: Annually
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MGMT 240 - Corporate Finance
This course is an introduction to the basic concepts, principles, and analytical techniques of corporate finance. The goal of the course is to help the student understand financial markets and decisions made by financial managers. Topics covered in this course include the time-value of money, valuation of corporate securities, valuation of corporate investments, market efficiency, risk and return, capital structure and corporate governance. The course focuses on the more practical application of these topics, although important theories and models are to be introduced to explain why the practical applications make sense. The student will also learn international differences in corporate finance as well as how to make simple personal finance decisions.
Most of the topics covered are based on quantitative analyses. The student is expected to be competent in basic arithmetic and algebra in order to do well in the course.
Prerequisites: ECON 010 ; MATH 113 , MATH 119 or MATH 120 ; MGMT 100 , MGMT 101 ; ECON 160 or PSYC 105 ; juniors and seniors only.
Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every year
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MGMT 250 - Operations Management
This course will focus on the strategic and operational decisions that are the typical responsibilities of the production and operations manager. Focus will be on the management, planning and control of an enterprise’s resources, including product and service production resources.
There will be a balance between quantitative tools and qualitative discussion in the presentation of this course. Strategic, tactical and operational issues include such topics as: Operations Strategy, Total Quality Management, Capacity Management, Aggregate Production Planning, Project Management, Inventory Management, Supply Chain Strategy, Energy Management, Environmental Management as well as various control issues on the shop floor such as Scheduling and Just-in-Time operations philosophy.
Prerequisites: ECON 010 ; MATH 113 , MATH 119 or MATH 120 ; MGMT 100 , MGMT 101 ; ECON 160 or PSYC 105 ; juniors and seniors only.
Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every year
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MGMT 252 - Green Business Management
The course imparts knowledge and skills for planning sustainability projects and developing solutions for organizations of at least 50 employees including: small businesses, non-profits or local townships. The focus of the course is a student team identifying and working with a client developing and delivering a customized, actionable plan; i.e., a Sustainability Action Plan (SAP). Common client goals are reduction of operating costs, minimization the environmental footprint and improvement of environmental sustainability practices. Opportunities are determined and initiatives developed in collaboration with the client for both short term and long term. Typical areas of focus include: energy efficiency, water conservation, waste reduction, supply chain management, green IT and transportation. In support of recommended initiatives SAPs will emphasize a process to foster sustainable behavior, outline key performance indicators to measure performance and a sustainability capital reserve to capture cost savings for possible future investments. Deliverables for the course are a SAP and a presentation to the client stakeholders; e.g., the leadership team and staff.
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: juniors and seniors only.
Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered periodically
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MGMT 262 - Business Ethics and Law
The course is designed to enable students to gain an understanding of how Business, Law, Ethics and the ever present personal sense of right and wrong exhibited by each and every one of us assists in our daily decision making. This is a foundation course, providing visibility to what the worlds of management and society will expect of you. The concepts are powerful. Please rest assured that you will never look at business the same way again.
Learning Objectives:
Course learning objectives include:
- Understanding of the philosophical foundations from which society judges our business decision making.
- Identification of moral values embedded in business organizations.
- Understanding of the possible societal impact of ethical / non-ethical decisions.
- Awareness of the laws that impact ethics in business.
- Development of the following skills: critical thinking, stakeholder analysis/management ethical business reasoning, judgment and understanding of consequences.
- Learn to balance economic, ethical and social responsibilities inside corporations, partnerships and other business organizations.
- Increase awareness of the role of law in business worldwide.
This class fulfills the Values Perspective.
Prerequisites: Juniors/seniors only.
Program of Liberal Studies (PLS) Designation: VP
Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every year
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MGMT 298 - Internship
An Academic internship is a practical work experience with an academic component that enables a student to gain knowledge and skills within an organization, industry, or functional area that reflects the student’s academic and professional interests.
Anticipated Terms Offered: Fall/Spring
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MGMT 299 - Directed Study
Directed Studies are open to juniors and seniors only, are offered to qualified students upon application. They are limited to no more than one course credit and do not count toward the management major or minor requirements. Students may take no more than two of such courses in the Management Department. All MGMT 299 courses must be approved by the Graduate School of Management program manager.
Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered Periodically
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MGMT 4302 - Organizational Leadership
This course is designed to provide students with the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to exercise leadership in today’s global organizations. Students will gain the tools needed to lead organizational members towards the attainment of individual, team and organizational goals. Topics include understanding and managing personality differences, working and leading across cultures, building and maintaining effective teams, understanding leader characteristics and behaviors, exercising leadership and influence, empowering and motivating others, creating effective organizational structures, and leading change. Course readings and highly interactive classroom activities (case studies and exercises) will be used to enhance students’ leadership skills.
Open to MBA, MSM, and MSF students only.
Please note: Course previously listed as MGMT 4302 Creating Effective Organizations: Leadership. Students who took the course under that designation should not register for this, as it is the same course.
Anticipated Terms Offered: Fall and Spring semesters
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MGMT 4712 - International Transactions
This course is designed to elevate the knowledge and understanding of a variety of subjects contained inside the world of International Business Transactions. Some of these subjects include: world trade, international enterprises, treatment of “goods” in international markets, European Economic Community, business in Asia, regulations on imports and exports, currency exchange, international technology transfers, protection of intellectual-property rights, and litigation and arbitration in the international market.
This course may be subsituted for the MBA core Mgmt 4708 Business Law requirement.
Open to MBA, MSM, and MSF students only.
Anticipated Terms Offered: Varies
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MGMT 4713 - Business Law II
This course is designed to expand Business Law I learning of law and legal system foundations, contract formation, performance and damages, agency, partnership and corporations. At the end of the course, students will be able to recognize and understand key business organization concepts and the laws supporting each. They will also be able to understand extended legal concepts in commercial law that include the Uniform Commercial Code, Sales of Goods law, securing transactions, and negotiable instruments. It will also focus on Federal Securities Law content and requirements. Lastly, students will learn to identify and assess business legal risk and ethical situations in business in a way that helps managers recognize, elevate, and mitigate business risk.
Open to MBA, MSA, MSM, and MSF students only.
Please note: Course previously listed as MGMT 5900 Special Topics: Business Law II. Students who took the course under that designation should not register for this, as it is the same course.
Prerequisites: MGMT 4708
Anticipated Terms Offered: Varies
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MGMT 4800 - Strategic Decision Making
This course focuses on the formulation and implementation of strategy at both the business and corporate level. Using an integrative approach that combines both the science and the art of strategy, the course introduces students to the tools that are used to assess an organization’s internal and external environment, and to the process of strategic thinking. The course utilizes analysis tools from economics and financial measures along with management skills in an integrative approach to strategic decision making.
Open to MBA students only.
Please note: This is the capstone course for students who will be completing the “new” M.B.A. curriculum, effective starting Fall 2016.
Prerequisites: ECON 4004 , FIN 4200 , MGMT 4302 , and OM 4600 .
Anticipated Terms Offered: Fall and Spring semesters
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MGMT 5510 - Sustainability Consulting Projects
This course imparts the knowledge and skills for managing sustainability projects including: operations, organizational change, sustainability consulting and project management. In this course ‘Sustainability Consulting Project’ refers to a student team working with a small businesses, non-profit or local township, developing and delivering a customized, actionable plan with the goals of improving energy efficiency, reducing operating costs and helping the organization become more environmentally sustainable. Through collaboration with the client, opportunities are identified for both short term and longer term. Deliverables of the consulting project consist of a practical, implementable and measurable plan and a presentation to the stakeholders; e.g., board members, leadership team, staff, and partners. Typical areas of focus in the plan include: energy conservation, fostering sustainable behavior, recycling, supply chain management, green IT, transportation, waste management water usage, performance measurement and sustainability reporting.
Open to MBA, MSM, and MSF students only.
Counts as Experiential Learning Requirement II for the MBA program.
Previously cross-listed with a CAP designation.
Prerequisites: ACCT 4100 or ACCT 4101 , OM 4600 , MGMT 4050, and STAT 4300.
Anticipated Terms Offered: Varies
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MGMT 5543 - Project Management
For some time, management experts such as Tom Peters in The Wow Project have been predicting that ‘white collar’ work will become more and more project-based. This trend is clear in many professions and industries including accounting, architecture, construction, consulting, implementation of mergers and acquisitions, law, new product introduction, etc. Individuals and managers in ‘operational’ positions are being challenged to do more; i.e., take on and manage a project to drive innovation in the organization.
The course will cover tools and techniques necessary for successful management and completion of projects. Students will learn about project management concepts, challenges, needs identification, proposed solutions, risk assessment/management, project planning, scheduling, project control techniques, project team management, communication, change management responsibilities, documentation and web-based project management software. In addition, project management as a possible career path will be discussed.
Open to MBA, MSM, and MSF students only.
Anticipated Terms Offered: Varies
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MGMT 5615 - Corporate Social Responsibility
The course explores different facets of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and various perspectives in an objective manner that enables anyone interested in CSR to get a clearer picture of the topic. The approach taken is to build a foundation of understanding of CSR, then discuss how CSR is applied in different arenas of the business, the workplace, the marketplace, the community and the ecological environment. Based on this knowledge, we examine the essential components of CSR management in terms of specific responsibilities and practices.
Social Responsibility topics include: Community Involvement & Development; Environment; Human Rights; Fair Operating Practices; Labor Practices; and Consumer Issues.
Open to MBA and MSM students only.
Please note: Course previously listed as Mgmt 5900 Corporate Social Responsibility. Students who took the course under that designation should not register for this, as it is the same course.
Anticipated Terms Offered: Varies
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MGMT 5616 - Sustainability and Corporate Strategy
Experts have claimed that corporate sustainability is an “imperative” and have compared it to a megatrend, much like the IT revolution. Others argue that sustainability is the new driver of innovation. Respected media sources publish articles proposing that sustainability efforts and results can determine a corporation’s long term performance and value. Others stress the importance of corporate sustainability initiatives as necessary in the pursuit of the “triple bottom line” of economics, environment, and ethics. As the movement has evolved discussion has most recently lead to “shared value”, building strategic business success around not only what is beneficial for the company, but choosing initiatives and values that also benefit the employees, the stakeholders, the community and/or the environment.
Are these claims valid? If so, why don’t all corporations seize the opportunity to be sustainable? And for those that do seize these opportunities, are there useful taxonomies, frameworks, and approaches that may help us systematize and better understand the corporate sustainability phenomenon? These are some of the questions that will be addressed in this course.
The course will focus on some of the seminal articles and concepts in the literature and introduce key topics of sustainability, but a unique part of this course is learning the real vehicle by which business decisions are communicated and commitments for resources are gained in the business world today. Students will learn to turn analyses and conclusions into execution through building and communicating a succinct, compelling strategic business proposition for sustainability.
Open to MBA, MSM, and MSF students only.
Please note: Course previously listed as Mgmt 5900 Sustainability and Corporate Strategy. Students who took the course under that designation should not register for this, as it is the same course.
Previously cross-listed with a CAP designation.
Anticipated Terms Offered: Varies
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MGMT 5783 - Global Business Seminar
This intensive course combines readings and discussion at Clark University with a week of traveling in a foreign country with visits to foreign (in most cases U.S.) and national firms. Current global business events are examined in light of management theories as well as the country’s economic and political policies and its social, cultural, and historical context. Seven class sessions are held on campus, followed by a week of visits to companies in the country visited. Refer to GSOM’s policies and procedures for more specific information about the course.
Open to MBA, MSM, and MSF students only.
Counts as Experiential Learning Requirement II for the MBA program.
Previously cross-listed with a CAP designation.
Prerequisites: MGMT 4050 and STAT 4300.
Anticipated Terms Offered: Only offered in the Spring semester.
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MGMT 5786 - Research - Answering Important Management Questions
To be effective, today’s managers need to be able to answer important questions. For instance, will a new incentive system for financial consultants encourage superior performance or lead to unethical behavior? Will introducing environmental sustainability goals really change employee behavior? Good answers to such questions come from solid research. In this course, students will learn how to perform research that answers pressing questions about managing people and organizations. They will also learn how to evaluate research performed by others so that they are wise consumers of that research. Students will master tools and techniques (experiments, surveys, interviews) used in organizational research, and evaluate current research on pressing management topics (e.g., sustainability, ethical behavior). Using knowledge gained in the course, students will identify research questions of interest to them and design research to answer those questions.
Open to MBA students only.
Counts as Experiential Learning Requirement II for the MBA program.
Please note: Course previously listed as MGMT 5900 Special Topics: Research - Answering Important Management Questions. Students who took the course under that designation should not register for this, as it is the same course.
Previously cross-listed with a CAP designation.
Prerequisites: MGMT 4302 or MGMT 4200, MGMT 4050, and STAT 4300.
Anticipated Terms Offered: Varies
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MGMT 5787 - Advanced Project Management
This course allows students to integrate theories learned in previous MBA core courses to real business problems. Students will apply conceptual frameworks and global best practices to management challenges. This course is designed to focus on applied skill building and course content related to education, health & human services, and government. It focuses on and enhances the project management and consulting skill sets developed throughout the MBA program. Over the course of the semester, students will formulate practical solutions for real companies through a comprehensive analysis of an organization.
Open to MBA students only.
Please note: Course previously listed as CAP 5900 Special Topics: Advanced Project Management. Students who took the course under that designation should not register for this, as it is the same course.
Prerequisites: MGMT 5543
Anticipated Terms Offered: Varies
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MGMT 5792 - Management Consulting Projects
This course is organized around projects provided by a variety of profit and nonprofit organizations in central Massachusetts and Boston. Teams of three to four second-year M.B.A. students are invited to work in these organizations as consultants in training. Working with guidance from Clark faculty members and managers from the host organizations, the student teams analyze their assigned projects and recommend courses of action. Management, in turn, critically evaluates and responds to the students’ analysis and recommendations, in much the same manner that they respond to proposals from their own staff.
Open to MBA and MSM students only.
Counts as Experiential Learning Requirement II for the MBA program.
Previously cross-listed with a CAP designation.
Prerequisites: ACCT 4100 or ACCT 4101 , MKT 4400 , MGMT 4050, and STAT 4300.
Anticipated Terms Offered: Varies
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MGMT 5802 - Entrepreneurship
In this course we examine the idea of entrepreneurship, its symbiotic existence with much larger organizations, the origin of new (company) concepts, setting up the new legal entity, raising funding from outside investors or donors, developing and writing a comprehensive business plan, and pitching your concept to a panel of seasoned investors or potential donors. Some key topics include: (1) demographics for small businesses, (2) conceiving and understanding a sound ‘business model’, (3) financial forecasting and modeling for new start-ups, (4) cash flow management in start-ups, (5) term sheets, (6) the venture capital business, (7) multiple funding rounds, (8) start-up company valuations, (9) liquidation preferences, (10) leveraging strategic alliances, (11) the role of the Board of Directors, (12) restricted stock, stock options, and 83(b) elections, and (13) creating and leveraging your Advisory Board.
Course assignments include graded individual assignments as well as team assignments. Assignments involve both qualitative and quantitative problem solving. Each individual (or team) will conceive and develop a new business concept during the course and write a comprehensive ‘investor quality’ business plan for the concept as well as an investor (or donor) presentation that will be delivered to a panel of professional investor/donors at the conclusion of the course. MGMT5802 will be delivered as a combination of lecture and discussion. The instructor demands active participation from the class members.
Open to MBA and MSM students only.
Counts as Experiential Learning Requirement II for the MBA program.
Previously cross-listed with a CAP designation.
Prerequisites: MGMT 4050 and STAT 4300.
Anticipated Terms Offered: Varies
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MGMT 5809 - Entrepreneurial Leadership
The course focuses on innovation and entrepreneurial leadership to foster development of an ‘entrepreneurial mindset’ and leadership within each student. The intent is to extend and strengthen the skills developed throughout the MBA Program and enable students to recognize and apply this knowledge directly to external business opportunities as they are encountered.
Open to MBA students only.
Please note: Course previously listed as MGMT 5900 Special Topics: Entrepreneurial Leadership. Students who took the course under that designation should not register for this, as it is the same course.
Prerequisites: MGMT 4302
Anticipated Terms Offered: Varies
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MGMT 5810 - Public Administration and Policy
This course examines the relationship between the government’s (i.e. local, state, and national) role in managing public affairs and implementing public policies. Specifically, it examines the formulation, adoption, implementation, and evaluation of public policy and its effect upon individual citizens as well as on the broad public, private and non-profit sectors of society. The historical context of public administration is considered along with key elements broadly associated with public service in a democratic society. This course attempts to familiarize the student with certain key considerations of contemporary public administration and public policy. Students will be asked to analyze a significant policy and track its effect(s) upon a private, public, or non-profit entity.
Only open to MBA students.
Please note: Course previously listed as MGMT 5900 Special Topics: Public Administration and Policy. Students who took the course under that designation should not register for this, as it is the same course.
Anticipated Terms Offered: Varies
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MGMT 5900 - Special Topics in Management
Each year, the Graduate School of Management offers courses under the “special topics” category. These courses are often different each semester and can be either .5 or one unit courses. For descriptions of current special topics courses, please see the Course Descriptions page on GSOM’s website.
Open to MBA and MSF students only.
Counts as Experiential Learning Requirement II for the MBA program, depending on the topic.
Prerequisites: Prerequisites vary depending on the course.
Anticipated Terms Offered: Varies
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MGMT 5910 - Directed Research
For a directed research course, a student and professor design a self-study course based around a common research interest shared by both. A directed research must be approved by the professor and the Associate Dean of GSOM. It can be designed as either a 0.5 unit or 1 unit course. The Directed Research Course Request Form should be completed and submitted to Associate Dean Andrea Aiello (aaiello@clarku.edu). For questions or additional information, contact your academic advisor. This directed research is done in the subject area of management.
Anticipated Terms Offered: Every Semester
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MIS 5501 - Database Management Systems
The learning objective of this course is to acquire a comprehensive understanding of the concepts and methodology for the design, implementation, and management of database system. A second objective is to develop skills for using tools to design and develop database applications. The important topics covered include database models, entities and relationships, normalization, user interface, and SQL (Structured Query Language). A brief introduction to data warehousing techniques will be covered, including an overview of data warehousing architecture, multidimensional modeling, and Extract, Transform and Load (ETL) processing.
We will use database tools to enhance students’ experience in applying and integrating creatively the methodology and techniques to real world scenarios.
Open to MBA and MSA students only.
Prerequisites: Must have waiver.
Anticipated Terms Offered: Fall and Spring semesters
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MIS 5910 - Directed Research
For a directed research course, a student and professor design a self-study course based around a common research interest shared by both. A directed research must be approved by the professor and the Associate Dean of GSOM. It can be designed as either a 0.5 unit or 1 unit course. The Directed Research Course Request Form should be completed and submitted to Associate Dean Andrea Aiello (aaiello@clarku.edu). For questions or additional information, contact your academic advisor. This directed research is done in the subject area of management information systems.
Anticipated Terms Offered: Every Semester
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MKT 4400 - Marketing Management
This course provides the fundamental marketing principles and practices underlying a successful business enterprise. Students will learn the tools, concepts, analytical frameworks and skills for making marketing decisions and designing marketing programs. The course covers the processes and activities involved in effective marketing, as well as the strategic implications of being market driven. A fundamental goal of the course is to improve students’ critical-thinking and decision-making skills by requiring students to make and defend marketing decisions in the context of realistic, case-oriented and simulation-based problem situations. Topics include: segmentation, targeting, positioning, competitive strategy, strategic planning, forecasting, product development, pricing, promotion and distribution.
Open to MBA, MSM, and MSF students only.
Prerequisites: ECON 4004 , STAT 4300.
Anticipated Terms Offered: Fall and Spring semesters
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MKT 5401 - Marketing Research
This course examines the basic concepts and techniques used in marketing research as a problem-solving aid in decision making in marketing. Problem definition, research design, types of information and measurement scales, and evaluation and utilization of secondary data with emphasis on electronic access are discussed. Students are trained in the basic methods of primary data collection, including structured and unstructured interviews, focus groups and surveys. Practical and intensive applications on sample size, questionnaire design, data analyses and interpretation are emphasized, as well as discussion of advanced multivariate techniques for inputting and analyzing data using the SPSS statistical package.
Open to MBA students only.
Counts as Experiential Learning Requirement II for the MBA program.
Prerequisites: MKT 4400 , MGMT 4050, and STAT 4300.
Anticipated Terms Offered: Varies
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MKT 5487 - Sustainability Marketing
The business landscape of the 21st century is evolving to encompass a rapidly expanding segment of consumers concerned with their impact on the global quality of life. This awakening breed of new consumers has created the need for a new marketing paradigm; under the current title of “Green Marketing”.
This new cutting edge course will define the role of Green Marketing and its key objectives. It will also examine segmentation strategies and marketing activities to produce opportunities for Green products, services and socially positive brands. Major topic areas covered within this 14 week course include:
• Green market segmentation
• Sustainability driven consumptions trends
• Eco-Innovation strategies for products and services
• The Green marketing mix
• Competing for emerging green markets
• Green consumer behavior
• Socially positive branding
These topics, along with current global trends in Green markets will be incorporated into a learning environment that involves each student at three different levels:
1. In class discussions and lectures using new textbook concepts and current market trends
2. In class strategic teams of students creating marketing solutions for actual global green market areas
3. Individual review and analysis of Green Marketing cases from the Harvard Business School and other sources.
Open to MBA and MSF students only.
Prerequisites: or waiver.
Anticipated Terms Offered: Varies
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MKT 5488 - Internet and Social Media Marketing
The development of the internet and related technology has changed how individuals and organizations design, acquire and market goods and services. This course will cover such topics as search engine marketing, search engine optimization, internet advertising and promotion, social media marketing, mobile marketing and location-based services, and web analytics. Students will gain practical, hands-on experience by using techniques discussed in class to promote their own (on-line) retail stores. Industry guest speakers will also be scheduled.
Open to MBA students only.
Please note: Course previously listed as MKT 5900 Internet and Social Media Marketing. Students who took the course under that designation should not register for this, as it is the same course.
Prerequisites: MKT 4400 or waiver.
Anticipated Terms Offered: Fall and Spring
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MKT 5490 - Marketing Consulting Project
This course aims to provide students an opportunity to solve real-world business problems with marketing knowledge. The course will focus on qualitative and quantitative aspects of marketing consulting as it relates to business problems such as consumer behavior, branding, positioning and internet marketing. The class will provide real-world marketing consulting skills and experience in which students will be working on a consulting project for a company. Students play the role of a consultant and generate marketing insights to support the company’s marketing efforts. At the end of the semester, students present the project to the client. The goal of the course is to assist students in developing a problem-solving mindset that creatively gathers and utilizes business intelligence to solve marketing problems.
Open to MBA students only.
Counts as Experiential Learning Requirement II for the MBA program.
Please note: Course previously listed as MKT 5900 Special Topics: Marketing Consulting Project. Students who took the course under that designation should not register for this, as it is the same course.
Prerequisites: MKT 4400 , STAT 4300, and MGMT 4050.
Anticipated Terms Offered: Varies
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