Students learn as team leaders in the workplace to create a clear vision and purpose, empower and involve all team members, create an open, productive environment, meet deadlines, and celebrate successes. This weeklong course examines the challenges and possibilities of creating and leading in a team- based, socially responsible organizational culture. Topics include stages of team development, leadership style, team chartering, conflict management, decision making, observation in teams, leadership interventions, and group process skills. Teaching methods are highly experiential and include assessments, roleplays, case studies, simulations, skill practice, and a writing project documenting a team leadership experience. This course focuses on accounting as the principal planning and control tool of business.
Special attention is given to concepts in open book management and enterprise resource planning.
Teaching methods include lecture, computer assignments, case studies, and projects. This course explores how business organizations acquire, use, and value capital resources. Topics include domestic and international financial markets, monetary policy, the time value of money, financial instruments, risk and return, capital market efficiency, and the cost of capital. Common business processes and skills practiced are cash flow projections, capital budgeting, and the valuation of a firm and its securities. Teaching methods include lecture, practice sets, case studies, and a research project demonstrating the use of technology.