Business Administration (B AD)

Prerequisites: None Computer-assisted introduction to personal computing technology for spreadsheets, word processing, and presentation software.

Prerequisite: admission to full-time MBA program. Designed to hone leadership capabilities and polish professional skills. The seminars cover topics such as oral communication and report writing, networking, team dynamics and facilitation, resume writing, effective negotiations, career planning and development, business etiquette, interview technique and skills, and other contemporary business topics as they arise. Also offers access to a variety of innovative leaders, experts and advisors. Opportunities also arise which may include speakers ad networking events. (F) 0.000 Credit hours 0.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate, Non-Degree Schedule Types: Lecture Price College of Business Department

Prerequisites: departmental permission; graduate standing; majors only. This course provides an orientation to the Price MBA program, and is an essential ingredient for succeeding in the program and beyond. (F)

Prerequisites: Graduate Standing. Microeconomic concepts and analysis as used in managerial decision-making with emphasis on marginal analysis, comparative advantage, resource allocation, opportunity cost, demand and supply, elasticity, economic efficiency, price discrimination, welfare analysis, production and cost functions, productivity, market structures, externalities and public goods, game theory, information asymmetry, make signaling, and government regulation of anti-competitive behavior.

Prerequisites: Graduate standing and 5102. Macroeconomics analysis of the global environment of business and its impact on management decision making. The course analyzes the extent, character, and consequences of globalization with emphasis on how any economy operates in the aggregate to affect real output, unemployment, the price level, interest rates, business cycles, economic growth, foreign exchange rates, trade patterns, international financial flows and foreign investment through its fiscal, monetary, and exchange stabilization and trade policies.

Prerequisite: B AD 5101. This course will enable students to develop critical skills needed to identify, prepare for, and pursue a post MBA career. The course will focus on real-world and practical aspects of the business arena. Students will interact with key business leaders representing a variety of industries and functional areas. (Sp)

Prerequisite: graduate standing and department permission. The course will focus on a study-abroad experience in a specific country. Students will have in-class instruction prior to and during their trip. Students will visit local and U.S. businesses; interact with and governmental leaders; participate in cultural events and experience local customs and culture; analyze cases involving the country; and, complete a written report. (Irreg.)