Combines theory and practical information for students to learn traditional and contemporary organizational and leadership theories and apply them to their experience in organizations particularly non-profit institutions, non-governmental organizations. The course will focus on personal and inter-personal development such as self-awareness, stress and problem solving, interpersonal skills such as supportive communication, power and influence, motivation and conflict management: group skills such as delegation and team building; and leadership.

During the first semester, students will identify a community problem or issue, research and analyze the issue in consultation with colleagues and community stakeholders, and design a project. A preliminary design will be submitted at the end of the first semester.

This course is designed to introduce students to the skills needed to succeed in today's big data environment through the application of data management techniques, business-oriented hands-on cases and exercises. Students will acquire concepts and application of data management techniques, business-oriented hands-on cases and exercises. Students will acquire concepts and techniques in the theory, design, and implementation of relational databases and Data Warehousing (DW) systems, queries in Structured Query Language (SQL), next generation query language (NoSQL).

The course is designed to provide an introductory understanding of the fundamentals of uncertainty quantification in business decision making. The course will serve as a building block for subsequent course work in inferential statistics, predictive analytics, and time series analysis. The topics include the axioms of probability theory, random variables, probability distributions, random variable generation using simulation methods, and system simulation for relevant business applications (e.g. inventory management, supply chain management, and staffing in call centers). An introduction to the programming language R will be part of the learning experience.