This course provides a foundation for dealing with managerial decisions about technology and operations issues. Based on the premise that the technology and operations can be a significant source of competitive advantage for a firm. Prepares students to identify and implement operating improvements that directly affect firm performance.

Introduction to the basics of applied statistics for decision-making and for assessing risk and uncertainty. The course will mainly cover the broadly defined subjects of descriptive statistics, probability, decision trees, random variables, random sampling, hypothesis testing for continuous/categorical data and regression analysis/model building. Course delivery will be a mix of lectures, hands-on problem solving and data-driven case discussions led by students.

A study of economic principles useful to business managers. Microeconomic topics include market behavior, economic costs, and economic decision-making. Macroeconomic topics include macroeconomics performance, financial markets, international trade and finance, and monetary and fiscal policy.

A "capstone" course, focused on industries, companies, and other organizations in operation, and studied through the role of the strategic manager and case examples, with emphasis on integration of materials covered in prior courses, providing students with synergistic knowledge and a "strategy tool kit" to help achieve organizational purpose, excellence, and competitive advantage.