This course concentrates on achieving the basic understanding needed to allow diagnosis and evaluation of the operating system. This is done by describing the Business Activity Sequence (BAS) of the firm and its basic operating variables (capacities, throughput, processes and procedures, planning and programming, conflict resolution, and human resources).

This course aims to incorporate academic knowledge and practical skills and competencies that have been acquired in other courses with comprehensive case reviews and shows how the various business deliverable units can merge in formulating and applying strategies in a global setting. To serve this goal, the course identifies and utilizes the different aspects of a business need to connect with

Logistics and Supply Chain Management (SCM) oversees the process of movement of materials, information, and finances as they move from suppliers to the manufacturer to wholesaler to retailer to consumer. The course aims at exposing students to the concepts of coordinating and integrating these flows both within and among companies. It will discuss how to reach the goal of designing and operating

As human beings, we cannot hope to grow if we do not try something new. As entrepreneurs and businesses, there likewise can be little growth, and little competitive advantage, if there is not continual emphasis placed on the development of new products that consumers want and are willing to buy. This course covers extensively the new product development process (NPD) includes all of the steps

This course has two objectives: to introduce the basic concepts of information systems and to analyze their impact on companies’ strategy and business models, both traditional and new ones based on digital infrastructures. An information system within an organization is the system needed to obtain, store, process, and distribute information relevant to planning, execution, and monitoring of an

This course exposes students to the entrepreneurial process and the basic requirements to launch and operate a new business. Topics include the challenge of entrepreneurship, the entrepreneurial mindset, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, spotting opportunities and generating ideas, the feasibility analysis, the business model development, and the business plan preparation and

The course provides the students with a critical understanding of portfolio management techniques. Students will learn how to establish appropriate investment objectives, develop optimal portfolio strategies, estimate risk-return tradeoffs, and evaluate investment performance. Case studies and realistic practical examples will be used to address these topics.

This course focuses on the international dimensions of strategy and management by exposing students to the economic, geopolitical, and cultural dimensions of cross-border business and trade. Topics include the globalization of industries, cross-cultural management, strategies to access and operate in foreign markets (export, foreign direct investment, joint ventures, licensing, franchising

Data mining is based on mathematical models and scientific methods. Data currently is growing in an exponential pattern. Getting useful information from these data became more and more critical. This course covers those techniques which are used to extract useful information from the data that the organizations collect from either internal or external sources and deposited in the company data

This course introduces both research methods and research methodology. Research methods deal with those specific activities designed to generate data through the use of questionnaires, interviews, focus groups, projective techniques, experiments, or/and observations. On the other hand, the research methodology part covers the researcher's attitude and the researcher's strategy that he/she chooses

Statistic techniques and methods are useful tools when we apply them to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of business decisions. Statistics deals with available data and provides through its techniques more reliable solutions than the other techniques. It helps managers to deal with uncertainty with more confidence, focusing on future pictures by using trend analysis techniques, making

The course introduces students to the fundamental concepts and techniques of financial accounting with specific emphasis on financial reporting, including analysis and usage of financial accounting information. The course is divided into three parts. The first part of the course focuses on generating the basic financial statements and their articulation. In the second part of the course more

Digital media is an ever-growing resource of entertainment, news, shopping, and social interaction, and consumers are now exposed not just to what the company wants to say about their brand, but what the media, rivals, friends, family, peers, etc., are saying as well. larger organizations need better governance and strategies while using digital media. Two stages are covered in this course to

This course focuses on human behavior in organizations. It introduces students to the impact of individual behaviors, group dynamics, and structures on the overall performance of an organization. Topics include the understanding of human nature, individual differences and attitudes, motivation, dynamics within and between teams, power and authority, talent development, organizational change, and

The primary purpose of this course is to understand the current context and practice of human resource management in a corporate setting. Course topics include the selection process, compensation, performance development, and evaluation systems, talent management, corporate training, and maintaining an effective and fair work environment. Like other management practices, human resource management

The main objective of this course is to provide a comprehensive introduction to the main principles of corporate finance. Topics covered include risk, the rate of return, analysis of sources and cost of internal and external funding, capital structure, and dividend policy. The course will answer two questions: what the cost of money is and where to obtain funds for the company.