Each students is permitted to take a maximum of six graduate hours of directed studies. These courses are jointly designed and developed by the student and a sponsoring faculty member to satisfy the student's need for individual applied research topics. Cash forecasting, modeling the financial requirements of the firm, and analyzing the financial statements for investment decisions are also covered. This course advances the theoretical constructs of corporate financial decision-making. It covers the important decisions that financial managers face as they balance such issues as capital budgeting, cost of capital, dividend policy, long-term financing and mergers, and working capital management.
Emphasis is on understanding why people behave the way they do in organizations.
For this purpose, the course examines variables at the individual, group, and organizational levels. This course examines the role of marketing research in business decision-making. The theory driving the design of this course maintains that one must carry out research in a field setting to fully understand the processes involved in designing relevant, timely, and accurate research studies. Thus, a further objective of the course is to provide experience in applying research concepts and methods to current business problems. Patterned after the method of the Harvard Business School, this case-oriented course draws on readings, group analysis, written reports, panel discussions, and oral presentations.