Junior or senior standing is required . This course integrates the knowledge students have acquired in the various business disciplines. The course emphasis is on acquiring a general manager's and top management team's perspective, on identifying both internal and especially external challenges, and on thinking and reasoning strategically. BUS400 addresses how a manager or entrepreneur formulates and implements a strategic vision. Thus, the objective of this course is not to teach students what to think, but rather how to think about complex business problems.
Senior standing is required.
The central focus of this course is a semester-long computer simulation in which the participants, working together in small teams, play the management roles of competing, multinational firms. Though the course heavily emphasizes finance, marketing, and production decisionmaking, participants will need to master all aspects of running an enterprise. Students will develop leadership, as well as team building skills. Topics under this course heading will vary from year to year according to student interest, faculty availability, and timely developments in the field of business. Senior standing is required.