One of the learning objectives in the Business Administration Program is that all students will graduate with an understanding of these core knowledge assembled from the various disciplines that contribute courses to the program. We assess this learning as part of our Assurance of Learning Program. The zero credit course provides an administrative mechanism for accomplishing this goal.

Analytical tools and practical skills for recognizing and solving complex problems of business finance. This course covers the major decision-making areas of managerial finance and some selected topics in financial management such as real options, leasing, mergers and acquisitions, corporate re-organizations, financial planning, and working-capital management.

The focus is financing innovation whether one is approaching private equity investors or corporate management for budget support. The course covers screening entrepreneurial ideas and business plans through the spectrum of all entrepreneurial financing stages from seed/start-up financing to acquisition/buyouts and IPOs. Students will research, discuss and present state-of-the-art analyses and practices and have exclusive access to PitchBook database that provides intelligence on the private markets, angels, venture capital, mergers & acquisitions, and private companies.

Issues and problems confronting managers in the international economy. Emphasis on problems of working across national borders rather than on those encountered within the framework of different national economies, cultures, and institutions for managers working in a multinational enterprise.