Microeconomic behavior of consumers, firms, and markets in domestic and world economy. Demand and supply. Competition and monopoly. Distribution of income. Economic interdependencies in the global economy. Effects of global linkages on individual decisions. prereq: knowledge of plane geometry and advanced algebra

Economic behavior of consumers/firms in domestic/international markets. Demand, supply, competition. Efficiency, Invisible Hand. Monopoly, imperfect competition. Externalities, property rights. Economics of public policy in environment/health/safety. Public goods, tax policy.

Economic behavior of consumers/firms in domestic/international markets. Demand, supply, competition. Efficiency, Invisible Hand. Monopoly, imperfect competition. Externalities, property rights. Economics of public policy in environment/health/safety. Public goods, tax policy. prereq: Honors student, proficiency in high school algebra

Aggregate consumption, saving, investment, and national income. Role of money, banking, and business cycles in domestic and world economy. International trade, growth, and development. U.S. economy and its role in the world economy. International interdependencies among nations. prereq: [1101 or equiv], knowledge of plane geometry and advanced algebra

Unemployment/inflation, measures of national income, macro models, fiscal policy/problems. Taxes and the national debt. Money/banking, monetary policy/problems. Poverty and income distribution. International trade and exchange rates. Economic growth/development. prereq: 1101 or Econ 1101

A streamlined one-semester tour of differential and integral calculus in one variable, and differential calculus in two variables. No trigonometry/does not have the same depth as MATH 1271-1272. Formulas and their interpretation and use in applications. prereq: Satisfactory score on placement test or grade of at least C- in [1031 or 1051]

Differential calculus of functions of a single variable, including polynomial, rational, exponential, and trig functions. Applications, including optimization and related rates problems. Single variable integral calculus, using anti-derivatives and simple substitution. Applications may include area, volume, work problems. prereq: 4 yrs high school math including trig or satisfactory score on placement test or grade of at least C- in [1151 or 1155]

Differential/integral calculus of functions of a single variable. Emphasizes hard problem-solving rather than theory. prereq: Honors student and permission of University Honors Program

Differentiation of single-variable functions, basics of integration of single-variable functions. Applications: max-min, related rates, area, curve-sketching. Use of calculator, cooperative learning. prereq: CSE or pre-bioprod concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in biosys engn (PRE), background in [precalculus, geometry, visualization of functions/graphs], instr consent; familiarity with graphing calculators recommended

The purpose of the course is to develop skills for improving data-driven decision-making using statistical techniques in the powerful statistical software environment R. As an introductory statistics course, the content will include three main areas of statistics: Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Inference, and Analysis of Relationships with Scatterplots, Correlation and Linear Regression. Developing statistical literacy is increasingly important in understanding data and engaging in the complex business world. BA 2551 focuses on statistical reasoning and how to implement statistical methods in a business context using R. Topics include (but are not limited to) descriptive statistics, statistical inference, variability, sampling, distributions, correlation analysis, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, graphical summaries of data, and introduction to linear regression. Through weekly in-class lab sessions and critical thinking assignments related to statistics in business, the course will train students to become informed consumers of numerical information and provide foundational skills in R to compute statistical procedures in future courses. We use existing packages in R as a tool to enable us to solve business problems that can leverage mathematical and statistical thinking. prereq: [Math 1031 or equiv]

This course introduces the topics of financial reporting and accounting. The purpose of financial accounting is to provide information to the entity owners and external parties to serve as the basis for making decisions about that entity. A student who successfully completes this class should be able to 1) understand the concepts and principles of accounting, 2) analyze, record and report the accounting treatment of business transactions, and 3) prepare, interpret, and analyze financial statements.

This course introduces the topics of financial reporting and accounting. The purpose of the financial accounting is to provide information to the entity owners and external parties to serve as the basis for making decisions about that entity. A student who successfully completes this class should be able to 1) understand the concepts and principles of accounting, 2) analyze, record and report the accounting treatment of business transactions, and 3) prepare, interpret, and analyze financial statements.

This course guides Carlson students through a self-reflective journey as they learn about interpersonal competencies and the role of these competencies in their own leadership style and when leading teams. As leadership and teamwork are an essential component in the Carlson education and more broadly in the business community, this class provides the foundational skills necessary for future success. The course is structured into two parts: understanding individual perspectives and understanding team dynamics. The course begins by providing students with a theoretical foundation on interpersonal differences that influence how people lead and interact in teams. Specifically, we explore differences in personality, identity, values, opinions, and cultures and the role they play when interacting with others. The focus of the course is providing students with essential skills to uncover, appreciate and navigate differences to create a solid foundation upon which to develop their own leadership skills and work together as a team. The second half of the course will focus on understanding team dynamics. This class provides students with a unique learning opportunity to learn how teams work while simultaneously working in their teams. In doing so, they will witness the direct application of course material to their own learning teams while completing their team project. Students will learn the science behind how teams are structured, team roles, processes within teams and what leads to effective teams. Specifically, the topics examined will include team decision making, conflict resolution, power, influence, analyzing team dynamics, and providing team feedback. At the end of this course, students will have a deeper understanding of themselves and will master skills for working in and leading teams. prereq: Carlson School of Management student

How/why organizations differ in their forms/purposes in relation to complex/changing environments/technologies. Challenges related to international management and social responsibility. Models of effective leadership/teamwork. prereq: [Fr or soph] honors

This course is about the foundational principles of management, encompassing disciplinary and topical boundaries. We will look at these principles from the perspective of how they guide action, specifically: planning, organizing, leading and controlling. By the end of the course, students will know the basics of how to set up organizations to be effective and innovative, and not just efficient. During the course, you will engage with the material in the course and understand how management frameworks can be used to choose the right internal structures and processes that can best react to your particular industry context and general business environment.

This course seeks to give you the vocabulary necessary to describe and explain the ethical issues you will learn to identify through lectures, readings, and case studies. It will provide you with a decision-making framework that you can use to disentangle the most complicated scenarios, which will then allow you to use critical thinking and analysis to arrive at a decision on how you would respond as an individual in an ethically-defensible manner. This course will also anticipate your future career growth into positions of management and leadership, and will help give you the tools to manage people, money, and business affairs both effectively and ethically. BA 2005 was previously offered as Mgmt 1005

This course seeks to give you the vocabulary necessary to describe and explain the ethical issues you will learn to identify through lectures, readings, and case studies. You will be provided with a decision-making framework that you can use to disentangle the most complicated scenarios, which will then allow you to use critical thinking and analysis to arrive at a decision on how you would respond as an individual in an ethically-defensible manner. This course will also anticipate your future career growth into positions of management and leadership, and will help give you the tools to manage people, money, and business affairs both effectively and ethically. BA2005H was previously offered as MGMT1005H prereq: Honors student

Scientific study of human behavior. Problems, methods, findings of modern psychology.

Scientific study of human behavior. Problems, methods, findings of modern psychology. prereq: Honors

The focus of this course is to increase your awareness, knowledge, and skills associated with the career and job search process. The course includes major/career exploration and discovery, as well as the tactical pieces of a job search. You will learn how to write a professional resume and cover letter and will learn how to navigate the interview process. You will be exposed to a variety of individuals who will give you different perspectives on the process, including recruiters from local organizations, alumni, and other business professionals. This development will increase your ability to undertake a successful career and job search in your succeeding years. (Credit will not be granted if credit was received for BA 3000. ) prereq: Carlson School undergraduate student

Introduction to terms, concepts, and skills for analyzing marketing problems. Factors outside the organization affecting its product, pricing, promotion, and distribution decisions. Cases from actual organizations. prereq: ECON 1101 or ECON 1165

Sustainable Supply Chain and Operations Management focuses on the design and management of transformation processes to provide products and services to create value for the people, planet, and firm prosperity. On the one hand, supply chain and operations management involves the integration of activities and processes, to facilitate the flows of materials, services, finances, and information to convert inputs into the firms? primary products and services. Operational issues include the design of products and processes, the procurement of raw materials, the control of inventories, the maintenance of quality, the planning of human resources and facilities, and the delivery of products or services, so that customer expectations and needs are met. Operations also have significant interactions with other functional areas of the firm (e.g., finance, marketing, strategy, and accounting). Therefore, understanding the role of the operations function and its impact on the competitiveness of the firm from both tactical and strategic aspects is an important part of any manager's training. This course will introduce students to the fundamental concepts, operations practices, and models in both manufacturing- and service-oriented firms. The course will cover both quantitative and qualitative methods.

Business strategy. How business firms set and pursue their goals. Key categories of strategic issues and concepts/frameworks managers use to analyze and address those issues. Attention to specific firms and situations. prereq: CSOM, soph or jr

How competition for capital in Capital Markets establishes metrics and measures used to understand financial performance of the firm. The course introduces the finance view of the firm and the application of value creation principles to firm decision making. Course presents the centrality of cash flows, the theoretical foundations for Time Value of Money, decision tools for investment of capital, basic valuation of stocks and bonds, and the theoretical foundations for the impact of risk on the required return on investor capital. prereq: ACCT 2050 or ACCT 2051, SCO 2550 or BA 2551 or equivalent statistics course

Financial management principles. Money/capital markets, risk/return/valuation triad, capital budgeting. Capital structure, financial leverage. Cost of capital, financial performance measures, dividend policy, working capital management, international financial management/derivatives. prereq: Acct 2050 or Acct 2051, SCO 2550 or BA 2551 or equivalent statistics course

Information technologies have transformed the way businesses operate and the way consumers interact with businesses. They have enabled organizations to increase efficiency, reduce costs, and reach new customers. Their impact goes beyond the business world and affects nearly every aspect of modern society. Along with the benefits they provide, technologies have created new problems around privacy, security, misinformation on social media, algorithmic bias, and potential stifling of competition and innovation. In today's digital age, it is crucial to develop an understanding of information technologies, their impact on business and society, and the challenges they pose for decision making in commercial firms, government agencies, and public policies. This course is designed to cover a broad range of information technology issues in order to prepare students for the knowledge intensive economy of the 21st century. Students will be exposed to not only the technical aspects of information technologies, but also the social, political, and economic factors that shape its development and use. Through a combination of lectures, discussions, videos, in-class exercises and talks by guest speakers, students will gain an in-depth understanding of how information technologies are shaping businesses and the society as a whole. Students will also develop critical thinking skills to analyze and evaluate the impact of technology on society. Topics include business strategy and disruptive technologies, enterprise systems such as those for Customer Relationship Management, Supply Chain Management and Human Resource Management, electronic and mobile commerce, social media applications and their social impact, cloud computing, data analytics, IT privacy and security, artificial intelligence and its social impact.

Digital transformation through new technologies such as artificial intelligence, enterprise systems, electronic commerce, Internet of things, social media; IT strategy and data-driven decision making; privacy and security issues related to the Internet; a must take for Honors students who want to be prepared for the rapidly changing technological landscape as successful professionals.

This course will focus on the people side of business. We will look at how, through managing and leading people, we can create an engaged, productive workforce in order to achieve organizational strategic objectives. The content of this course is complementary to any major or minor. Major topics in this course: - Managing people in an ethical, legal way that is aligned with corporate strategy and helps organizations reach their goals; - Successfully attracting, recruiting, and selecting talented people; - Creating interesting, engaging jobs and giving meaningful feedback in order to retain great employees; - Rewarding and motivating people through intrinsic and extrinsic methods to encourage the most effective and "right" kind of employee behaviors to create an engaged, productive workforce through people strategies and practices.

Human capital is an essential role in today?s organizations. If you plan to be a manager or organizational leader, or if you plan to major or minor in HR, this course is an essential introduction to the role of human resource management in organizations. In this class you will learn: How to recruit and select the best people. How to evaluate performance and give employees feedback. How to help individuals improve when their performance is subpar, and how to conduct terminations when those efforts do not work. Methods that are used to develop individuals so they can move into higher leadership roles. How to examine turnover problems and retain employees. How large companies set pay levels to ensure internal and external equity. Recent issues around worker rights and unions. The basics of employment law. Contemporary human resources issues that employers are dealing with, such as labor market shortages and sexual harassment policies.

This course will look at how, through managing and leading people, we can achieve organizational strategic objectives. The class will learn about managing people in an ethical, legal way that is aligned with organizational strategy and helps organizations reach their goals through recruiting, selecting, training, rewarding, coaching, motivating, and developing the people within the organization. Overall the course will prepare the students to be managers and leaders in an increasingly complex, global business environment.

Costing techniques, including activity-based costing. Applying costing methods to determine costs of products, services, and production processes. Use of costs in operating/strategic decisions. prereq: ACCT 2051 or 2050

Costing techniques, including activity-based costing. Applying costing methods to determine costs of products, services, and production processes. Use of costs in operating/strategic decisions. This education abroad course provides an overview of managerial accounting concepts with a lens towards how different cultural contexts might influence the decisions that managers make around the world or in within different organizational cultures. prereq: ACCT 2051 or 2050

This course teaches strategies and skills to communicate with confidence, clarity, and impact in business settings. Students develop their abilities in critical thinking (analyzing data, audience, purpose, and context) and craft (honing skills in storytelling, persuasion, writing, diction, tone, presence, data visualization, and visual design). They learn to navigate ambiguity, evaluate the needs of internal and external stakeholders, and communicate solutions to complex business problems. The course is performance- and project-based. Students produce professional-level memos, emails, and research-based proposal decks. They deliver multiple presentations (individual and team) and learn to communicate effectively with data. Students will meet with the instructor in small groups outside of class time for one scheduled lab session. The course culminates in the Case Study Competition where student teams apply their knowledge to address a real challenge from one of our industry partners. prereq: First Year Writing, Carlson School junior or senior.

Written/oral communication skills for effective participation in contemporary organizations. From basic principles to communication strategy. Communication technology. Cases, simulations of "real-world" situations in a domestic and global context. Global perspectives of focus have included India, Spain, South Korea and Japan. prereq: Fr composition, CSOM upper-div, at least 60 cr

Valuation, measurement, reporting issues related to selected assets/liabilities of firm. Theory underlying accounting issues. Applying accounting principles. prereq: Grade of B- or better in Acct 2050/Acct 2051 OR passed the Acct pretest (z.umn.edu/Acct5101pretest); CSOM Major, MGMT minor, mgmt grad student

This course evaluates how the financing choices the firm makes influence the creation of firm value and allocation of firm risks among investors. Course presents the debt vs. equity trade-off, tax effects of financing, dividend vs. share repurchases, and the impact on managerial incentives and agency problems. prereq: 3001 or 3001H, CSOM major or Math/Actuarial Science major or Management Minor

This applied course builds on principles from the prerequisite courses and provides students with significant practice building financial models to identify the free cash flow from and required investment in projects or firms for discounted cash flow and sensitivity analysis. Course presents net operating working capital requirements, Valuation with Free Cash Flow based methods, and the construction of three statement pro-forma cash flow projections. Prereq: FINA 4221, ACCT 5101, CSOM major

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to derivative contracts and their pay-offs and basic pricing and how they are used to manage risk or speculate in financial markets. Course presents forward and futures contracts, option contracts and swap contracts. prereq: 3001 or 3001H or ApEc 3501, 4121 or 4121H, 4321 or 4321H (can be concurrent), CSOM major

This course provides a framework to understand how financial markets operate and how they establish the cost of capital demanded by investors through market interest rates. Course presents valuation models for bonds, the impact of the Federal Reserve on the level and term structure of interest rates, measures of interest rate risk, financing markets for securities and how these define the pricing of futures and forward contracts. prereq: 3001 or 3001H, CSOM major or Math/Actuarial Science major or Management minor.

This course uses statistics to demonstrate how the construction of portfolios of individual securities impacts the risk return trade-off for investors through diversification. Course presents models of pricing investor risk, impact of asset allocation on returns, active versus indexed portfolio management, and approaches to measure value added performance of investment portfolios. prereq: 3001 or 3001H, CSOM major or math/actuarial science major or Management minor

This course examines the traditional economic functions of commercial banks, especially lending, savings and liquidity provision, and payment services. For each function, we will address key business risks, policy concerns, and the impact of competition both from traditional nonbank financial institutions and from ?fintechs? seeking to leverage new information technology. Preq FINA 3001

This case based course provides the student with an opportunity to apply the concepts from previous finance coursework to a variety of decisions a firm would face when allocating capital to investment decisions. The focus is weighted toward combining the theory with the practice of valuation of investment opportunities through the use of group cases to give the student a sense of the strengths and weaknesses of such analysis. The course presents firm performance measurement metrics, APV & WACC based valuation, working capital management, making capital budgeting decisions, financial distress and capital structure, real options and mergers& acquisitions. prereq: 4121, 4321, 4422, 4522, and CSOM major

This course introduces students to how the application of psychology and realistic settings to guide and develop the alternative theories of financial market complements the traditional theoretical finance paradigm. The student will use the insights of behavioral finance to shed light on trading patterns, behavior of asset prices, corporate finance and various other financial topics. prereq: 4321 or 4321H

Valuation of equity securities. Principles. Relationship between various valuation approaches. Tools to test self-designed security selection rules. prereq: 4121 or 4121H, 4321 or 4321H, 4422, 4522, ACCT 5100 or ACCT 5101

Quantitatively advanced material such as Black-Scholes model for valuing option sensitivities (the Greeks). Value-at-risk methods. Valuation/uses of credit derivatives such as default swaps/collateralized debt obligations. prereq: 4522 or 4523

The course is intended to help you develop a global perspective on the economy. You will develop a set of skills and concepts that will permit you to understand and to analyze the foundations of the economy at large. We want to understand the main drivers of economic growth over time and across countries. Key skills and conceptual take-aways from this course: 1. Explain how an economy, firms, labor, and finance fit together. 2. Able to use the Solow and Romer growth models: i) to understand long term growth, ii) to predict shock effects, iii) to measure TFP iv) to examine GDP differences across countries 3. Understand labor market using supply and demand, and using the bathtub model 4. Able to analytically derive the classical gains from free trade. Understand key benefits and drawbacks to globalization. The lectures are structured as Foundations, Growth, Labor, Globalization. We start by setting up a foundation that stresses the fact that things have to fit together coherently. We need to be careful about how we measure things. The role of firms and financial markets are frequently misunderstood so we devote special effort to why these exist and what role they play. Next we turn to the overall evolution of the economy ? sometimes called mega-trends. People open underestimate the amount of economic variation from one decade to the next and hence may not adequately prepare. A key purpose of this course is to help you understand key drivers of economic growth, and the wealth difference across time and between countries. This will provide context for you to think about some potentially forthcoming major changes. The role of labor deserves special attention since it connects directly to human beings. The treatment of, and returns to labor are critical to human welfare. We will consider the labor market in general, unemployment, and inequality both within and across countries. Finally we will examine the role of globalization and international trade. We will formally develop the classical gains from free trade. We will also discuss the reasons for controversies surrounding trade and globalization. prereq: 3001 or 3001H, CSOM major or Math major/Act Sci, or Management minor.

This course provides the student with an understanding of the nature and purposes of financial management in the international context for multinational enterprises and skills in international investment, financing techniques and exchange rate risks. The student will examine barriers to international capital flows and some of the tools used to overcome these barriers. The course presents cost of capital in emerging economies and currency risk management. prereq: CSOM major, Fina 3001 or 3001H, 4121 or 4121H, 4221

Discussion and analysis of current topics and developments in Finance.

Interpretation/analysis of financial statements. Introduces basic techniques of financial statement analysis and applies them in different settings (e.g., in investment/credit decisions). prereq: [5101]

This case based course provides the student with an opportunity to apply the concepts from previous finance coursework to a variety of decisions a firm would face when allocating capital to investment decisions. The focus is weighted toward combining the theory with the practice of valuation of investment opportunities through the use of group cases to give the student a sense of the strengths and weaknesses of such analysis. The course presents firm performance measurement metrics, APV & WACC based valuation, working capital management, making capital budgeting decisions, financial distress and capital structure, real options and mergers& acquisitions. prereq: 4121, 4321, 4422, 4522, and CSOM major

This course teaches strategies and skills to communicate with confidence, clarity, and impact in business settings. Students develop their abilities in critical thinking (analyzing data, audience, purpose, and context) and craft (honing skills in storytelling, persuasion, writing, diction, tone, presence, data visualization, and visual design). They learn to navigate ambiguity, evaluate the needs of internal and external stakeholders, and communicate solutions to complex business problems. The course is performance- and project-based. Students produce professional-level memos, emails, and research-based proposal decks. They deliver multiple presentations (individual and team) and learn to communicate effectively with data. Students will meet with the instructor in small groups outside of class time for one scheduled lab session. The course culminates in the Case Study Competition where student teams apply their knowledge to address a real challenge from one of our industry partners. prereq: First Year Writing, Carlson School junior or senior.

Written/oral communication skills for effective participation in contemporary organizations. From basic principles to communication strategy. Communication technology. Cases, simulations of "real-world" situations in a domestic and global context. Global perspectives of focus have included India, Spain, South Korea and Japan. prereq: Fr composition, CSOM upper-div, at least 60 cr