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  • Course Description:  This course offers an overview of various aspects of global economy within the field of economic geography and its linkages to related issues of resources, development, international business and trade. It investigates the phenomenon of globalization and seeks to provide understanding of today’s increasingly interdependent world. Geographers are interested in examining the difference location makes to how economic activity is organized as globalization makes small differences among places increasingly important. This course recognizes that economy cannot be treated separately from other domains of social studies so such topics as political economic theories and models, historical context, consumption trends, role of telecommunications, and others will be discussed. 
    Course Objectives:   
    • Fundamentals regarding the dynamics of the global economy and a basic understanding of the evolution of spatial organization theory 
    • Characteristics of capitalist economies; examine economic causes of population change and new trends in urban sprawl, human modification of environment and impact of mass consumption, role play location decisions of firms and reveal geographic organization of corporations 
    • The effects of agricultural practices on the land, recent global shifts in manufacturing, growth of service sector, innovations in transport and communications
  • Course Description: This course enables students to develop the skills and concepts needed to ensure the ongoing contribution of a firm's operations to its competitive position. It helps students to understand the complex processes underlying the development and manufacture of products as well as the creation and delivery of services. Topics encompass:
    • Process analysis
    • Cross-functional and cross-firm integration
    • Product development
    • Information technology
    • Technology and operations strategy
    Course Objectives:
    • Explain the strategic role of operations management and its competitive advantage for organizational survival
    • Explain the relationships between the operations function and other functional areas of a business such as marketing, finance, and information systems, and how they can work together to achieve the business strategy
    • Explain approaches to designing and improving processes
    • Use relevant electronic spreadsheet tools (e.g. solver) to solve operations management problems
    • Apply/analyze relevant quantitative models to solve real-world problems
    • Appraise real-life business situation and suggest solution alternatives as related to operations management tools/techniques
  • Course Description:  This course provides an understanding of how values shape individual ethical behaviors, and how these behaviors influence leadership and decision-making. It will provide practical knowledge and tools needed to effectively manage the everyday ethical conduct of employees. The course also discusses how legal, philosophical, and corporate practices influence ethical behavior for individuals and companies. Students examine how social, environmental, and stakeholder responsibilities, as well as different values impact ethical behavior in companies. 
    Course Objectives: 
    • Develop a usable framework for accurately identifying, considering, and acting in situations of ethical importance 
    • Understand why an individual’s basic beliefs about life necessarily drive one’s view of ethics 
    • Know the roles that culture and society play in determining ethical standards 
    • Understand the primary approaches to ethics, including self-interest, altruism, social contracts, virtue ethics, and natural law 
    • Practice applying ethical frameworks to classic and contemporary business issues 
    • Understand  the debate about who should control businesses, including the purpose of business and the role of stakeholders 
  • Course Description:  This course introduces students to the steps necessary to analyze a problem in information technology and identify and define the computing requirements appropriate to its solution, with a focus on how to design, implement, and evaluate a computer-based system, process, component, or program to meet desired needs. Students learn to analyze the local and global impact of computing on individuals, organizations, and society. This course leads students to recognize the need for continuing professional development and imparts an understanding of professional, ethical, legal, security and social issues, and responsibilities in information technology.  
    Course Objectives: 
    • The fundamental connections linking core business strategy, technology, and innovation 
    • How these functions intertwine to play a central role in process layout, systems, structural design, and product development, as well as supporting an organization's overall success 
    • About the latest trends and research 
    • About assessment methods for organization and management processes
    • About special tools and techniques for managing and organizing Technology and Innovation 
  • Course Description: This course covers a broad spectrum of issues in both the traditional functional areas such as finance, marketing, strategy and human resource management, logistics and transportation, and information technology, as well as cross-functional projects investigating, for example, the impact of leading edge information technology on business processes and client relationships in electronic commerce and supply chain management. 
    Course Objectives:  
    • understand the basic principles of project consulting 
    • learn about Professional Standards and Best Practices in project consulting 
    • work on strategic consulting projects that feature global marketing challenges (e.g., market entry decisions, consumer research, distribution channel analysis and other marketing strategy issues)  
  • Course Description:  This course is designed to demonstrate the role of marketing in the company; to explore the relationship of marketing to other functions; and to show how effective marketing builds on a thorough understanding of buyer behavior to create value for customers. 
    Course Objectives: 
    • Make marketing decisions in the context of general management
    • Control the elements of the marketing mix—product policy, channels of distribution, communication, and pricing—to satisfy customer needs profitably
    • Use this knowledge in a brand management simulation  
  • Course Description: This course is designed to help students develop the skills for formulating strategy. It provides an understanding of:  
    • A firm's operative environment and how to sustain competitive advantage.  
    • How to generate superior value for customers by designing the optimum configuration of the product mix and functional activities.  
    • How to balance the opportunities and risks associated with dynamic and uncertain changes in industry attractiveness and competitive position.  
    • Particular attention is paid to competitive positioning; understanding comparative costs; and addressing issues such as cannibalization, network externalities, and globalization.   
    Course Objectives: 
    • Develop a mastery of a body of analytical tools and the ability to take an integrative point of view.  
    • Use these tools to perform in-depth analyses of industries and competitors, predict competitive behavior, and analyze how firms develop and sustain competitive advantage over time.  
  • Couse Description:  This course explores networks and how managers and organizations can navigate them to produce successful strategic innovation outcomes. Although managers are increasingly aware of the importance of social relations for the inner-workings of the organization, they often lack insights and tools to analyze, influence or even create these networks. This course draws on insights from social network theory; insights sharpened by research in a number of different empirical settings including production, engineering, financial services, consulting, and R&D/hi-tech organizations. 
    Course Objectives: 
    • About social network theory 
    • How networked organizations are resilient and innovative 
    • How social network theory applies to both networks of independent associates as it does to traditional organizations 
  • Course Description: This course will provide participants with an understanding of advanced English as a Second Language (ESL) for professional business contexts. Topics covered include crafting persuasive emails, constructing sharp reports, organizing complex presentations, summarizing key ideas in writing with precision and accuracy, and other communication scenarios in a professional setting. Participants will gain an understanding of the highest-level aspects of the English language necessary to succeed in the business world. Course Objectives:
    • Utilize accurate language rules from multiple sources when writing
    • Develop strategies for writing emails that demonstrate persuasion and clarity
    • Construct sharp reports that effectively convey information
    • Organize complex presentations using a variety of approaches
    • Summarize key ideas accurately and concisely in writing
    • Evaluate arguments using critical thinking skills
    • Compose persuasive essays that demonstrate fluency and accuracy
    • Leverage specialized terminology when communicating with colleagues and clients
    • Analyze methods for conveying complex ideas using precise words and phrases
    • Implement measures for continual improvement in communication skills
  • Course Description:

    This online course provides an advanced look into web design principles and techniques. It covers the fundamentals of creating effective, visually appealing websites and applications. You will learn about the different approaches to designing and developing interfaces, including user experience design. You will also gain an understanding of how to create a strong visual hierarchy, utilize typography, incorporate color theory and styling, optimize images for web performance, and use modern tools and techniques such as HTML5 & CSS. Through interactive lectures, readings, discussions, and assignments you will develop your skills in website design while discovering methods for improving usability and accessibility on the web. This course is ideal for individuals who want to build upon their existing knowledge of web design with a focus on developing professional-level sites. Course Objectives:
    • Develop an understanding of user experience (UX) & user interface (UI) concepts from a web designer’s perspective
    • Define & differentiate between various design elements such as typography & information architecture
    • Understand responsive design principles & be able to optimize website experience across devices
    •  Utilize best practices when incorporating animation effects & immersive media like sound/video into websites
    • Analyze color theory & contrast principles before implementing them during styling
    • Understand best methods for utilizing HTML5 & CSS so as to convert planned designs into reality
    •  Optimize images so as to render them quickly while minimizing bandwidth utilization
    • Create interactive components with help from libraries or frameworks such as Bootstrap
    • Incorporate accessibility features so as to enable maximum audience reach
    • Identify scope for improvement while auditing existing websites through analytical tools

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