Full-time MBA Program
Other Courses
291A. Speaking As a Leader. (2) One hour of lecture and two hours of discussion per week. Formerly Business Administration 291A. Leaders must be capable of inspiring commitment in their constituencies rather than merely demanding compliance. This course will teach future leaders the elements that are essential to inspire such change. The instructor solicits students' personal convictions, then provides a structure and method for effectively communicating these beliefs. Participants will develop confidence in both the content of their message and their ability to convey it.
291T. Topics in Managerial Communications. (1-3) Course may be repeated for credit. One to three hours of lecture per week. Formerly Business Administration 291B. This course will provide the student with specialized knowledge in some area of managerial communications. Topics include multimedia business presentations, personal leadership development, diversity management, and making meetings work. Topics will vary from semester to semester.
292A. Management in the Public and Not-for-Profit Sectors. (2,3) Forty-five hours of work per unit per term. Prerequisites: Business Administration 201A and 201B or equivalents. Formerly Business Administration 215. Planning-programming-budgeting systems and benefit-cost analysis for resource allocation and planning in the public sector. Use of pricing in public enterprise. Efficiency when profit criteria are absent. Applications in natural resources, medical services, transportation, and education.
292T. Topics in Socially Responsible Business. (.5-3) Course may be repeated for credit. One-half to three hours of lecture per week. Advanced study in the field of Socially Responsible Business. Topics will vary from year to year and will be announced at the beginning of each semester.
293. Individually Supervised Study for Graduate Students. (1-5) Course may be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: Graduate standing. Formerly Business Administration 293. Individually supervised study of subjects not available to the student in the regular schedule, approved by faculty adviser as appropriate for the student's program.
294. Selected Topics for MBA Students. (1) Course may be repeated for a maximum of 2 units. Two hours of seminar per week. Sections 1-10 to be graded on a letter-grade basis. Sections 11-15 to be graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Prerequisites: MBA students. Formerly Business Administration 294. The course focuses on a specific industry, field of management, or region of the world and is initiated and organized by students. It is usually a survey course. Topics will vary from year to year and will be announced at the beginning of each semester.
295A. Entrepreneurship. (3) Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: All core courses or equivalents. Formerly Business Administration 295A. This course is about how to start a new business and how to write a business plan. Students are organized in teams of four around new venture ideas of their own choosing. They conduct research, consult with members of the business community, perform analysis, and write a formal business plan. They then present an appeal for funding to a panel consisting of the instructors and members of the investing community.
295D. New Venture Finance. (2) Three hours of lecture for ten weeks. Prerequisites: Business Administration 295A or consent of instructor. Formerly Business Administration 295D. This is a course about financing new entrepreneurial ventures, emphasizing those that have the possibility of creating a national or international impact or both. It will take two perspectives - the entrepreneur's and the investor's - and it will place a special focus on the venture capital process, including how they are formed and managed, accessing the public markets, mergers, and strategic alliances.
295T. Special Topics in Entrepreneurship. (1-3) One to three hours of lecture per week. Sections 1-10 to be graded on a letter-grade basis. Sections 11-15 to be graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Prerequisites: All core courses or equivalents. Formerly Business Administration 295C. Courses of this kind will cover issues in entrepreneurship that either appeal to a specialized interest by type of firm being started (e.g., new ventures in computer software) or in the aspect of the entrepreneurial process being considered (e.g., new venture funding). The courses typically will be designed to take advantage of the access offered by the University and the locale to knowledgeable and experienced members of the business community.
296. Special Topics in Business Administration. (.5-3) Course may be repeated for credit. One-half to three hours of lecture per week. Sections 7A and 10A (fall) and 7B and 10B (spring) will be offered In Progress. Credit and grade to be awarded on completion of sequence. All other sections are offered on a letter-graded basis. Prerequisites: Graduate standing. Formerly Business Administration 296. Advanced study in various fields of business administration. Topics will vary from year to year and will be announced at the beginning of each semester.
298A-298B. International Business Development for MBAs. (2;1) Two hours of lecture per week extending for three weeks following the spring semester. Credit and grade to be awarded on completion of sequence. Prerequisites: First semester MBA core courses. Formerly Business Administration 297A-297B. This course explores the issues of conducting business in an international context, including an analysis of project management, information resources, and cultural differences. The three-week project, typically in a developing economy, provides a real-life application of theories of this course and of the first-year MBA courses. The fall segment highlights the presentations of each returning team on their project findings and experiences.
299. Strategy in the Global Context. (2) Four hours of lecture per week for seven weeks. Prerequisites: 201A, 202, 203, 205, and 206, or consent of instructor. Course covers core topics in strategy, including: selection of goals; the choice of products and services to offer; competitive positioning in product markets; decisions about scope and diversity; and the design of organizational structure, administrative systems, and other issues of control and internal regulation.
299H. Strategic Management and the Organization of Health Services. (3) Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: Business Administration 205 or Public Health 223A and 224A, or consent of instructor. Formerly Business Administration 299G. This is a course in strategic management of health services organizations. It systematically addresses system-wide, organization-wide, group-level, and individual-level issues in strategy formulation, content, implementation, and performance. It considers internal and external factors that affect organizational performance. Emphasis is on the development and implementation of strategies to meet stakeholders' demands, and total quality management approaches. This course covers a wide variety of health care organizations including providers, plans, systems, suppliers, pharmaceuticals, and biotechs. The course builds on 205 and Public Health 223A.
