...CANADIAN UNIVERSITY OF DUBAI CLASS SYLLABUS MBA 646 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT |Instructor: |Dr. Boaz Nandwa | | |boaz@cud.ac.ae | |Prerequisites: |MBA 501 & MBA- 506 & MBA-643 | |Credit Hours: |3 | |Course Description: |This course presents an investigation of the conditions under which the output of goods and services are | | |maximized in business organizations; Topics include Business Strategy & Global Competitiveness; Quality | | |Management; Product/Service Design; Transformation System Design; Capacity and Location Planning; Schedule | | |Management; Supply Chain Management; Inventory Management; Material Requirements Planning; Just In Time | | |Management; Project Management; Ethical issues. | |On completion of the course, the student should be able to: ...
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...international finance including the international financial systems, balance of payments, foreign exchange markets, measuring and hedging exchange rate risk. Course/Learning objective Students should expect to develop an integrated analytical and decision making perspective that will enable them to extend financial concepts such as capital budgeting and risk management, and instruments such as forwards and options to their international analogs. Students should also be able to critically evaluate the use of international financial management models within a case analysis framework. Prerequisite BUS 106 with a grade of "C-" or better OR ECON134 with a grade of "C-" or better Course Materials Notes Lecture notes will be posted on iLearn throughout the term. Textbook International Financial Management, 11th ed, by Madura Business press Such as the Wall Street Journal, the Economist, and etc. 1 Grading Policy Grade elements will be posted on iLearn. If you find any problem with your score, you must inform the instructor within one week from the time this score is posted. After one week, scores will not be reviewed. In the case of score dispute, the entire exam or assignment will be reviewed, not just the question(s) in dispute. The score could go up, down, or remain the same. A. Exams (65%) There will be two exams. Both the mid-term and...
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...LOG OM 5300 Statistical Analysis for Business Decisions Syllabus Spring 2013 Section G01 (11477): T 1855-2135, 132 SSB Instructor: Dr. Alan C. Wheeler Office: ESH 230, 516-6136, awheel@umsl.edu Office hours: MW 1230-1330; T 1400-1500, 1745-1845; or by appointment Text: Statistics for Business and Economics, revised 11th edition, by David R. Anderson, Dennis J. Sweeney, and Thomas A. Williams, South-Western Calculator: hand-held with keys for natural logarithm, mean, and standard deviation Course Description: The role of statistical evidence in the formation of inference and in the selection of strategies in solving business problems is developed. Probability and probability distributions are studied as a basis of statistical inference. An introduction to multivariate analysis is provided, which includes analysis of variance and regression methods. Specifically, the course covers in order most of the material in the following chapters of the text: Chapter Topic 1 Data and Statistics 2 Descriptive Statistics: Tabular and Graphical Presentations 3 Descriptive Statistics: Numerical Measures 4 Introduction to Probability 5 Discrete Probability Distributions 6 Continuous Probability Distributions 7 Sampling and Sampling Distributions 8 Interval Estimation 9 Hypothesis Tests 10 Statistical Inference About Means and Proportions With Two Populations 11 Inferences About Population Variances 12 Tests of Goodness of Fit...
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...decision making. (Formerly numbered Information and Decision Systems 301.) The objective of this course is for students to achieve an understanding of fundamental statistical techniques and how they are applied to decision making and the scientific method. Greater emphasis is placed on the application and interpretation, as opposed to the mathematical derivation, of the techniques covered. The content of this course is essential for any student pursuing an undergraduate business major and any person involved in organizational decision making. This course is intended to help satisfy the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) curriculum criterion for management specific knowledge in the area of “Statistical data analysis and management science as they support decision-making processes throughout an organization.” Student Learning Outcomes BSBA students will graduate being: • Effective Communicators • Critical Thinkers • Able to Analyze Ethical Problems • Global in their perspective • Knowledgeable about the essentials of business MIS 301 contributes to these goals through its student learning outcomes…. • Use data from a sample to make inferences about a population. • Apply probability theory in decision making situations. • Formulate hypotheses for decision making and research. • Analyze data using appropriate statistical techniques. • Interpret the results of...
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...tools for decision-making are used throughout the course with an emphasis on the interactions between production/operations management and other business disciplines. Prerequisites: COMM 210, COMM 212, and COMM 215 ------------------------------------------------- LEARNING OBJECTIVES Operations are the core of every business. Successful implementation of any business strategy cannot be achieved without the proper execution of operations. Global and local companies that are experiencing a surge in market share owe this success among other things, to their excellence in managing operations. This course considers operations from a managerial perspective and introduces the basic Operations Management (OM) tools. It focuses on quantitative analysis of various OM functions. At the end of the course, students will have a good understanding of the various operation functions and their importance in organization in...
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...Review Sheet for Final Exam in GM 4640 – RBE: Latin America Format for the Final Exam: The format will be a two-hour in-class exam. You will have an essay (60% of the exam score – worth 60 points) that will be identical to the midterm. It will be closed-note, closed book exercise during the two-hour exam. You will also have 20 multiple choice questions (40% of the exam score – worth 2 points each, for a total of 40 points). As with the midterm, the essay will provide a hypothetical scenario of a company that is considering making an investment in a Latin American country. (You will not know the industry of this hypothetical company until the exam.) You will be asked to assess any TWO of the countries that we have covered since the midterm: Mexico, Costa Rica, Chile, Peru, Venezuela, and/or Colombia. The format will be identical to what you saw in the midterm, as follows: a) provide an assessment of prospects for the continuation and sustainability of market-oriented economic reforms in [ANY TWO COUNTRIES OF THE LIST COVERED SINCE THE MIDTERM]. (NOTE: In your answer, you should use the Packenham Model as a framework for your analysis. Don't just summarize Packenham, however; USE the model to assess prospects for specific current and future market-oriented economic reforms in both countries. Also, make reference to lectures/other readings, where relevant.) [MAKE SURE TO DISCUSS BOTH COUNTRIES FULLY.] AND b) discuss any other factors that might...
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...School of Continuing and Professional Studies Fundamentals of Corporate Finance New York University School of Continuing & Professional Studies Course #X51.9140 Spring 2011 James Berman 212.388.9873 jberman@jbglobal.com Description: In this introduction to corporate finance, emphasis is on utilizing long-term debt, preferred stock, common stock, and convertibles in the financial structure of a corporation. Learn to analyze methods of financing using internal and external funds. Topics include: financial management; corporate growth; business failures; return on investment; risk leverage; the time value of money; dividend policy; debt policy; and leasing. Instructor Biography: James Berman, the president and founder of JBGlobal.com LLC, a Registered Investment Advisory Firm, specializes in asset management for high-net-worth individuals and trusts. With over thirteen years of experience managing client portfolios, Mr. Berman is a professional analyst of financial vehicles, including equity and bond mutual funds, and is an expert in global investment, asset allocation and modern portfolio theory. As the president of JBGlobal LLC, the general partner of the JBGlobal Fund LP, Mr. Berman manages a global equities fund that invests in the United States, Europe and Asia. Mr. Berman is a faculty member in the Finance Department of the NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies where he teaches corporate finance. He serves as sub-advisor to Eitan Ventures...
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...Rooney, PhD American Studies-Visual Culture, St. Louis University M.A. Art History, Webster University parooney@cougars.ccis.edu Textbooks Frank, Patrick. Prebles’ Artforms 11th Edition. 2014. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson, 2014. ISBN: 978-0-205-96811-4 Textbooks for the course may be ordered from MBS Direct. You can order * online at http://direct.mbsbooks.com/columbia.htm (be sure to select Online Education rather than your home campus before selecting your class) * by phone at 800-325-3252 For additional information about the bookstore, visit http://www.mbsbooks.com. Course Overview Art Appreciation is an introduction to the principles and concepts used in the study and analysis of the fine arts, in order to achieve a basic understanding of art and artistic concerns. Art Appreciation studies the major cultural achievements and significant artistic works that have shaped Western culture. The approach to this course is to study the arts in an historical context beginning with the earliest artistic expressions of ancient societies and extending to twentieth century. The student will develop an understanding and appreciation of art by understanding its purpose, terminology, various disciplines, and its history. We will discuss the basic vocabulary of art and the different mediums used. The major concentration of this course will be the visual arts. A variety of learning methods will be used in order for students...
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...Section 0 COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE UNITS / TYPE EEC201L CIRCUITS 2 LABORATORY 1 / LAB Section 1 INSTITUTION MISSION STATEMENT The FEU Institute of Technology is a premier technology educational institution in the Philippines. INSTITUTION VISION STATEMENT The FEU Institute of Technology commits itself to be an institution of quality education and relevant partnership with the larger community, producing competent and principled professionals who will contribute significantly to the betterment of society. DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT The Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE) Department commits itself to provide students with industry-grade and outcomes-based education in electrical, electronics and communications engineering that will allow the students to develop a greater sense of professional responsibility, social awareness and high competitiveness in industry or in graduate work. DEPARTMENT VISION STATEMENT The Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE) Department envisions itself as a center of excellence, leadership, and an internationally recognized institution in electrical and electronics engineering education and technology. Section 2 PROGRAM OUTCOMES a. ability to apply knowledge of mathematics and science to solve engineering problems b. ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data c. ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental...
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...email if you need a reply quickly.] Course Description Management 460 is a case studies course in the management of manufacturing and service processes and operations. The course addresses manufacturing and service process selection and analysis, forecasting, capacity planning, aggregate production planning, lean manufacturing, inventory planning and control, and quality management. These topics are covered using individual and team case studies. Learning Objectives The course objectives include assisting students in applying the principles of business process management. Following the course, students should be able to analyze any business process to locate process defects and capacity bottlenecks and to suggest means of improving both efficiency and effectiveness. The course also seeks to show students the impact variability has on customer service, quality, and inventory requirements. A final course objective is to improve student proficiency with Microsoft Excel through assignment of case problems in process and operations management. Required Materials Operations Management, Jay Heizer and Barry Render, 10th edition, 2011, Pearson / Prentice Hall. Microsoft Office 2010, 2007 or 2003 Professional with the Data Analysis and Solver tools installed. ToolPak and Solver are...
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...Prerequisite: none Course objectives: The course objectives are to introduce students to the theory of financial management and its application to the business world. It analyzes how financial managers make decisions within a framework which emphasizes the time value of money (TVM) and the relationship between expected return and risk. In addition, we examine the techniques that financial managers use to evaluate feasibility of undertaking new projects (i.e., capital budgeting). This course is very fast paced, technical in nature, and it requires each student to do considerable out-of-class work. Problem solving throughout the course is required. Organization of the Course: Class format is lecture-style, with discussion and analysis of real time events. Students are expected to prepare for class by reading the assigned readings, and are...
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...03) Course Name: Mathematical Analysis for Business and Economics 2012-2013 Regular Session, Term 1 Instructors & Lectures: First Math 121 lecture: Fri, 7 Sept 2012. Last lecture: Wed, 5 Dec 2012. Section 01: Prof. Murray R. Bremner, 206 McLean Hall. E-mail: bremner@math.usask.ca Lectures: Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 8.30am to 9.20am. Room: ARTS 143 Section 03: Prof. Artur Sowa, 225 McLean Hall. E-mail: sowa@math.usask.ca Lectures: Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 1.30pm to 2.20pm. Room: ARTS 143 Coordinator: Dr. Lawrence Chang, 236 McLean Hall. E-mail: chang@math.usask.ca Office hours: Please e-mail your instructor or the coordinator to make an appointment at a mutually convenient time. You should e-mail him a day or two in advance and not at the last minute. Lab Schedules: Every student is required to register in either one of the following 4 labs. 1. L01: Thursday, 2.30pm to 3.50pm. Room: ARTS 133 2. L03: Thursday, 4.00pm to 5.20pm. Room: ARTS 133 3. L05: Thursday, 2.30pm to 3.50pm. Room: THORV 271 4. L07: Thursday, 4.00pm to 5.20pm. Room: ARTS 134 First lab: Thursday 13 Sept 2012. Last lab: Thursday 29 November 2012. The lab periods will be devoted to midterm tests and to discussing homework problems. The lab is an essential part of this course. Previous terms have shown that students who skip labs tend not to do well and have a high chance of failing this course. Therefore, you are strongly advised to attend labs. Textbook: Mathematical Analysis for Business and Economics by...
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...goods, labor, money, and international markets. The course will highlight the differences between the economy in the short and long run, the important role that expectations about the future play in macroeconomic analysis, the role, limits, and transmission mechanisms of fiscal and monetary policy in efforts at economic stabilization, and the Solow model of the determinants of long-term economic growth and the role of capital formation in economic growth. The course will also explicitly consider the current challenges to the economy. Textbook and Other Materials The textbook is MacroEconomics, by Andrew B. Abel, Ben S. Bernanke, and Dean Croushore, 8th edition. The MyEconLab system that comes with that textbook is required. Grades will be based on: 1. Three problem sets turned in on MyEconLab that will count for a total of 25 percent. The problem sets when turned in are graded immediately and you will have three chances to correct any mistakes and resubmit your answers. The first problem set will count for 5 percent, the second will count for 7.5 percent, and the last one for 12.5 percent of your grade. 2. Two in-class midterms, each of which will count for 25 percent each. The first midterm will be on Tuesday September 23, and the second midterm will be on Thursday, October 29. 3. A final exam, which will also count for 25 percent. There is no extra-credit work....
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...alternative meetings in advance. If you would like to meet but cannot make it to office hours please e-mail me to arrange an appointment. REQUIRED MATERIALS: Managerial Accounting by Hilton. 10th Edition. Published by McGraw Hill. McGraw-Hill Connect Accounting (Hereafter Connect; needed to complete homework, quizzes, and midterm exams; purchased online at Connect site or obtained with purchase of a new textbook) You can purchase a textbook in the UNT bookstore, rent a textbook, purchase a used book through some other source, or purchase an eText or loose leaf version of the book on the Connect website Here is the Connect accounting site for our course: http://connect.mheducation.com/class/p-jimenez-acct5130_spring2016 COURSE PREREQUISITE: ACCT 5020, ECON 5000, DSCI 5010. MATH 1190 or MATH 1400 or MATH 1710. This course cannot be taken for credit by students seeking a BS or MS in accounting. CATALOG DESCRIPTION: Designed to provide an understanding of managerial accounting data in making business decisions. Cases, readings and projects are used to examine a wide variety of managerial topics. 1 COURSE POINT DISTRIBUTION: Course grades will be assigned based on the total number of points earned during the semester. Points are allocated according to the following: Homework (12 at 10 points each)...
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...THE UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY THE HASKAYNE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS FNCE 759, L01 Investment & Portfolio Management Course Outline Fall 2012 INSTRUCTOR TELEPHONE OFFICE EMAIL Colin Jackson OFFICE HOURS WEBSITE LECTURE LOCATION LECTURE TIME By appointment only http://blackboard.ucalgary.ca Downtown Campus Room 432 Wednesdays 17:30 – 20:20 COURSE DESCRIPTION Theory and analysis of investment and portfolio management decisions. Evaluation of performance of individual and professional investors and portfolio managers. REQUIRED TEXTBOOK AND/OR MATERIALS Bodie, Kane, Marcus et al. Investments 7th Edition. McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 2011. FEE FOR EXTRA READINGS N/A CLASS PREPARATION & BLACKBOARD Lectures focus on the material presented in the textbook and general discussion relating to the topic(s) outlined in the lecture schedule. Students are expected to read the assigned text chapters and readings before class, and be prepared for class discussion. Important information and additional readings for FNCE 759, L01 are posted on Blackboard. Students should regularly check the Announcements section of Blackboard for ongoing notices. Your instructor may not necessarily cover all of the materials in the chapter, but it is the responsibility of the student to understand the concepts presented in the textbook and lectures. If you are unsure of any of the concepts, please take the initiative to ask the instructor during class. CONTACTING YOUR ...
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