This capstone project is designed to consolidate students’ learning experience accumulated over the entire undergraduate study in a project. It employs an independent study format that is overseen by a project advisor and is taken during a student’s final year in the program. Students in this course are encouraged to develop their generic competencies, as well as get prepared for professional

This course explores the overall scope of project management and its role in operations. The course reviews how project management differs from operations management, in terms of their uniqueness and the short term nature of projects compared with the relatively repetitive and enduring nature of operations. Emphasis is on the different reporting requirements for time and costs and the need for

The topics presented in this course include supply chain (SC) strategy, integrating supply chain within organizations, design and performance measurement of SC, outsourcing, logistics and financial impact of SC as they apply to transportation, distribution, inventory management, scheduling, project management, forecasting, and other operational issues. Applied Software: Quickbase, or Megaventory

Corporate governance deals with the complex set of relationships between the corporation and its board of directors, management, shareholders, and other stakeholders. In recent years, following continuing corporate failures, the regulators and legislators have intensified their focus on how businesses are being run. They are striving to create a template for new corporate governance and disclosure

The course covers the basic financial tools that should be known to entrepreneurs with emphasis on the Egyptian market. Focus is given to start-ups and technology-based firms. It also covers the application of financial theory in a venture capital and private equity setting. This course is offered for non-finance majors only.

This course discusses new entrepreneurial concepts to help the students understand the real market applications of different departmental business areas. As well as, help the students make recommendations on how to address a defined business problem and sharpen their entrepreneurial business skills of starting, managing, and scaling up their business.

Throughout this course the student will be able to understand the importance of innovation and the role it plays in the different aspects of the organization. A special emphasis will be put on technological innovations; those related to products (goods and services) and processes. The course will also introduce frameworks, tools, techniques, and perspectives that help learners to effectively

This course introduces the theory and practice of negotiations and explores various models of negotiation and bargaining. It also examines the nature of conflict as it occurs in organizations, and how conflict can be both constructive and destructive for the organization. The student will be able to develop his negotiation skills throughout this course.

This course consists of three parts. The first part introduces students to the entrepreneurial activity. The second part concentrates on the survival and growth of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and focuses on the managerial aspects of SMEs when compared to large firms. The third part addresses the unique challenges faced by family businesses. Topics covered include the benefits, drawbacks of

This course is a continuation of BSAD 480 and focuses on the practical consideration required for developing and presenting a business plan, the primary output of the course. Topics include marketing, operations and financial plans; business plan write-up and presentation, etc. Students will be introduced to a software to help them creating professional business plans. In the graduation project

This course introduces students to the world of international business by focusing on the social, economic, geopolitical and cultural dimensions of cross-border business and trade. The main topics covered include: special features of the international marketplace (geopolitics and geo-economic aspects, globalization and regional economic integration, international monetary and financial

In today’s competitive environment, management and cost accountants have become part of the management team, participating in decision making, planning, and controlling activities. In such a challenging environment, cost accounting has emerged as an indispensable part of management information systems. This course covers in more details issues related to job costing systems, cost allocation

This course deals with a firm's operations management function, with emphasis on service organizations. It examines critical competitive and strategic issues pertaining to service operations management. Topics covered include service facility design, location, layout, service quality, managing queues, managing capacity and demand, the service encounter, forecasting and project management. This

This course prepares information systems officers and other professionals to develop an IT strategy that aligns business strategy with IT infrastructure; with emphasis on IT for competitive advantage. Emphasis will be placed on aligning CRM strategy and knowledge management process in order to improve CRM effectiveness and to sustain a competitive advantage. Topics covered include CRM business

This course introduces students to the technological and strategic issues relating to the use of the Internet from a business perspective. The objective of this course is to introduce decision-making tools for how businesses use the Internet. Topics include Internet technologies, strategic implications of e-Business, pricing strategy, information-intense products, online marketplaces, and issues

Develop a student’s ability to find, evaluate, and develop raw technical ideas into commercially viable product concepts, and build those into business propositions.