Academic Programs Housed in the Business Dean's Office

An introduction to financial accounting and the accounting profession, with an emphasis on the decision-usefulness of accounting information. The course stresses the relation of accounting to economic activity, organizing information for decision-making, the resource acquisition decision, the uses of cash and noncash resources, the accounting for selling and manufacturing activities, and the information needs of multiple owners, lenders and equity holders. A prerequisite of all accountancy and finance courses. Ordinarily taken by business sophomores in the Fall. Also offered to nonbusiness students. Course cannot be taken Pass/Fail.

The course provides an in-depth and quantitative examination of the principles of financial decision-making. Students learn the concept of value maximization, mathematics of finance, valuation of financial securities, capital investment evaluation, the estimation of required rates of return, and the theory of capital structure. Students with a major in finance must earn a grade of "C" or higher to continue in the major. This course cannot be taken Pass/Fail.

An introduction to financial accounting and the accounting profession, with an emphasis on the decision-usefulness of accounting information. The course stresses the relation of accounting to economic activity, organizing information for decision-making, the resource acquisition decision, the uses of cash and noncash resources, the accounting for selling and manufacturing activities, and the information needs of multiple owners, lenders and equity holders. A prerequisite of all accountancy and finance courses. Ordinarily taken by business sophomores in the Fall. Also offered to nonbusiness students. This course cannot be taken Pass/Fail.

A study of markets, institutions, and the environment in which business firms operate with attention to the effect these facets, forces, and issues have on the firm's overall marketing strategy.

The course provides an in-depth and quantitative examination of the principles of financial decision-making. Students learn the concept of value maximization, mathematics of finance, valuation of financial securities, capital investment evaluation, the estimation of required rates of return, and the theory of capital structure. Students with a major in finance must earn a grade of "C" or higher to continue in the major. This course cannot be taken Pass/Fail.

In this unit, students are introduced to a range of marketing topics, creating an interest to learn more in the specific marketing major units in following years.

Management needs to plan, control and make decisions to achieve organizational objectives. The purpose of management accounting is to assist management in achieving these organizational objectives by providing the relevant financial and non-financial information. Topics to be dealt with range from an understanding of cost behaviour, cost estimation, and cost-volume-profit analysis, through to costing systems including activity-based costing to budgetary planning and control, and standard costing and variance analysis.

This course serves as a foundational course for students exploring careers in entrepreneurial innovation. Students are introduced to competing models of innovation, its historical evolution, and its role as a driver of economic growth, value creation, and improvements in the human condition. The course explores the innovation mindset, key skills and capabilities associated with innovative and entrepreneurial thinking, and the processes through which new ideas are transformed into valuable products, services, and business models. Topics include anticipation of emerging opportunities, ideation and creativity for concept development, business model innovation, and evaluation of fit and feasibility, culminating in the development of innovation concepts for future development.

Some of the most dynamic and successful businesses are aspiring to a "double" or "triple bottom line": profitability, beneficial human impact, and environmental sustainability. This course exposes students to a new and growing trend in leadership, venture creation, product design, and service delivery which uses the basic entrepreneurial template to transform the landscape of both for-profit and not-for-profit ventures.

Idea Discovery lives at the fuzzy front end of the entrepreneurial spectrum. It requires creativity and entrepreneurial foresight that enables innovators to, as Steve Jobs once said, "see around corners". This course is structured as a lab-format experience in which student teams will conduct multiple exploratory "sprints" to uncover emerging opportunity spaces and imagine conceptual solutions that stretch the boundaries of entrepreneurial thinking. Along the way, students will be exposed to a range of creative geniuses including Leonardo Da Vinci, Thomas Edison, Buckminster Fuller, Walt Disney and others.

A study of the management process, including planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling. Emphasis is placed on executive leadership, organizational behavior, and management theory.

An introduction to financial accounting and the accounting profession, with an emphasis on the decision-usefulness of accounting information. The course stresses the relation of accounting to economic activity, organizing information for decision-making, the resource acquisition decision, the uses of cash and noncash resources, the accounting for selling and manufacturing activities, and the information needs of multiple owners, lenders and equity holders. A prerequisite of all accountancy and finance courses. Ordinarily taken by business sophomores in the Fall. Also offered to nonbusiness students. This course cannot be taken Pass/Fail.

The course provides an in-depth and quantitative examination of the principles of financial decision-making. Students learn the concept of value maximization, mathematics of finance, valuation of financial securities, capital investment evaluation, the estimation of required rates of return, and the theory of capital structure. Students with a major in finance must earn a grade of "C" or higher to continue in the major. This course cannot be taken Pass/Fail.

A study of the management process, including planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling. Emphasis is placed on executive leadership, organizational behavior, and management theory.

A study of markets, institutions, and the environment in which business firms operate with attention to the effect these facets, forces, and issues have on the firm's overall marketing strategy.

Strategic management deals with the organization, management, and strategic positioning of the firm so as to gain long-term competitive advantage. Many of your business courses emphasize a specialized, functional perspective of business situations (e.g., marketing, human resources, accounting, finance, operations management). In this course, we integrate these acquired skills by taking the perspective of a general manager (or, equivalently, a management consultant). General managers are responsible for setting the goals, objectives, and strategies of the organizations they lead as well as the implementation and execution of such plans. To do this, managers must be capable of understanding and utilizing the knowledge from each of the organization's functional areas to develop a cohesive and effective competitive strategy. In addition, they must be able to analyze competitive situations within industries in order to understand the sources of the firm's competitive advantage. In today's business environment, whether you are a new hire, consultant, or the CEO, you must be capable of thinking strategically.

This course is designed to introduce the central questions of ethics and morality, with a focus on skill-building and ethical leadership. The course includes discussion of theories and concepts that illuminate ethical awareness, knowledge and action to inform problem solving and enhance effectiveness in business. Ethical dilemmas faced by business people are integrated into the class for discussion and analysis, and both philosophical and behavioral approaches to ethical reasoning, decision making and leadership are explored.

This unit introduces the basic concepts of financial management. The emphasis is on providing an appreciation of introductory finance theory and understanding the fundamental tools of financial decision making. Topics include financial mathematics; investment evaluation techniques; capital budgeting; the valuation of both debt and equity securities; risk and return relationships; and diversification and portfolio theory.

Perth Description: This unit provides students with an introduction to the theories of management and organisations that underpin contemporary management practices in public and private sectors. Specific topics include the functions, roles and skills of managers; organisations and cultural diversity; globalisation and organisations; technology and the changing nature of work; organisational design; planning and strategy formulation; managing innovation and change; communication and decision making; managing information systems and technologies; conflict and negotiation; leadership; motivation and ethics and social responsibility. KY ECON U-LAS06 10011 LE44 Description: This course is designed to provide an introduction to the fundamental principles of managing business organizations. Students will be exposed to management concepts, models, contexts, and practices. They will learn to apply management theory and research evidence in analyzing critically and solving creatively real- life management problems. They will also learn to make and evaluate managerial decisions while considering cultural and ethical issues in a diverse and internationalized world

Marketing is everywhere. It is built on the premise that organisational, business, and even personal success comes through understanding the needs and perspectives of others, and through communicating with others based on this understanding. In organisations, commercial and non-commercial, large and small, marketing is the function that links the organisation to the external environment. First, marketing is responsible for gathering and analysing data from many sources, such as social media. Then, based on this market research, marketing is responsible for developing products and services for many different customers, and then promoting these offerings in many ways, such as search engines. All organisations carry out marketing. You even have to market yourself! In this unit, students are introduced to a range of marketing topics, hopefully creating an interest to learn more in the specific marketing major units in following years.

What is the role of business in a just and humane society? Many of you are about to dedicate your lives to business, and the rest of you will work, in one way or another, with business. Yet many people believe that business is a morally suspicious activity, a suspicion evident in the common belief that business people need to "give back" to society. Is business an activity for which one must atone? Are people right to be suspicious of business? This course is designed to engage ideas from the Catholic tradition with perspectives drawn from moral philosophy, business, and economics. We will engage issues of faith and normativity both critically and constructively. Students will consider competing positions on faith and normative questions, will reflect on (or discover elements of) their own faith or non-faith, and will describe the extent to which they believe various claims are supported by faith or reason. This course responds to Pope John Paul II's Centesimus Annus (1991) and Pope Francis's Laudato Si (2015), which called on Catholic education to "safeguard the moral conditions for an authentic 'human ecology'" (Centesimus Annus, 38).

What is the role of business in a just and humane society? Many of you are about to dedicate your lives to business, and the rest of you will work, in one way or another, with business. Yet many people believe that business is a morally suspicious activity, a suspicion evident in the common belief that business people need to "give back" to society. Is business an activity for which one must atone? Are people right to be suspicious of business? This course is designed to engage ideas from the Catholic tradition with perspectives drawn from moral philosophy, business, and economics. We will engage issues of faith and normativity both critically and constructively. Students will consider competing positions on faith and normative questions, will reflect on (or discover elements of) their own faith or non-faith, and will describe the extent to which they believe various claims are supported by faith or reason. This course responds to Pope John Paul II's Centesimus Annus (1991) and Pope Francis's Laudato Si (2015), which called on Catholic education to "safeguard the moral conditions for an authentic 'human ecology'" (Centesimus Annus, 38).

Maximizing Mendoza is a course designed to introduce students to curricular options and experiential opportunities that are offered to Notre Dame business students. You will explore self-awareness, academic pathways, business industry expectations, and ways for Mendoza students make a value-added impact on their own lives, community, and world. In this class, emphasis will be placed on personal connection, building relationships and exposure to Mendoza College leaders.

This course is intentionally designed for Mendoza first-year students who are considering a career in business. This supplement to BAUG 13100 Maximizing Mendoza I aims to give business students the necessary tools to discern which career(s) will enable their human flourishing, align with their personal aptitudes, and contribute to the common good. The course will include introductions to prudence, the purpose of work, how to approach the anxieties of work/life with reframing, mindfulness, and challenge, and how to lead with professional excellence. Students will begin to consider vocational pathways, global and social trends, professional etiquette and communication, and the availability of resources—including the University Career Center, Notre Dame alumni, and their mentors—and networks throughout their careers. Ultimately, students will finish this course with knowledge of how their unique gifts can be cultivated and directed in a thoughtful, meaningful way during their time in college and in their future professional life. Importantly, they will have also connected with one or more members of the Mendoza community and the professional world in order to encourage ongoing growth and support.

MM - Mexico City, Mexico: - Distinguish the talent management processes that generate value for the organization in complex, volatile, ambiguous and uncertain settings in a real-context case study of an international conglomerate. - Distinguish the fundamental components of the behavior of individuals and groups in organizations that generate improved performance and organizational wellbeing.

BC The purpose of this course is to provide a comprehensive introduction to accounting. Students will learn about the fundamental accounting principles, the procedure for preparing financial statements, the analysis of specific accounts, and tools commonly uside in management accounting. BT The course gives students further experience of analyzing data in a wide variety of contexts, using the R computer package.

Students taking this course will gain an understanding of the American legal system and learn fundamental rules of law, particularly of torts, contracts, sales, and agency. Students will develop an appreciation of how law affects business decision-making, of competing policy concerns underlying the law, and of ethical dimensions of legal issues and business situations. Required for all BA students. Course cannot be taken Pass/Fail.

This course provides students a high-level introduction to (i) the academic research process, from idea generation and hypothesis development to data collection, research design, and inference assessment, (ii) the purpose and value of research to the University and society as a whole, (iii) how to read and assess academic research papers, (iv) the types of academic research conducted both within and across Mendoza departments, (v) life as a researcher across each department, including career possibilities and expectations, and (vi) various opportunities, paths, and resources available for students interested in engaging in research at Mendoza. The course will be heavily discussion-based, and is intended for a small group of highly curious students to engage in dialogue with faculty and students from across (and even a few outside) Mendoza regarding academic research. This is an elective course that is open to all Mendoza sophomores, juniors, and seniors. As a discussion-based curriculum, the course will have no exams, and will be graded on a pass/fail basis. Assessment will be based on participation and several required written assignments given throughout the semester. The course was developed to provide interested students a better understanding of the academic research function to determine to what extent they would like to engage in research in the future, whether it be to better prepare for an academic career, enhance their critical thinking skills, or just become better consumers of research in their profession. For those interested in the Mendoza Research Honors Program, this course serves as an initial required course for admittance. This course will be graded satisfactory/unsatisfactory.

The Business Honors Program colloquium brings together students, faculty, and business leaders to discuss concrete ways in which students can contribute to the understanding and practice of business as an honorable enterprise as well as a school of virtue. Seven meetings of the colloquium will take place during the course of the entire semester. Enrolled students are expected to attend at least five of these meetings, but are encouraged to attend all colloquia.

In today’s interconnected world, technology is a powerful force shaping the direction of commerce, society, and human flourishing. How can future business leaders and technologists engage critically and constructively with this evolving landscape? This seminar invites students to explore key questions at the intersection of business and technology through meaningful dialogue with leading scholars, practitioners, and policymakers. This course is the first in a series of three seminars designed for students in the CSBA program.

In today’s interconnected world, technology is a powerful force shaping the direction of commerce, society, and human flourishing. How can future business leaders and technologists engage critically and constructively with this evolving landscape? This seminar invites students to explore key questions at the intersection of business and technology through meaningful dialogue with leading scholars, practitioners, and policymakers. This course is the second in a series of three seminars designed for students in the CSBA program.

In today’s interconnected world, technology is a powerful force shaping the direction of commerce, society, and human flourishing. How can future business leaders and technologists engage critically and constructively with this evolving landscape? This seminar invites students to explore key questions at the intersection of business and technology through meaningful dialogue with leading scholars, practitioners, and policymakers. This course is the third in a series of three seminars designed for students in the CSBA program.

This course introduces Japanese business networking, involving a complex interplay between government and its administrative organs, the keidanren, industrial federations, banks and financial institutions, affiliated firms and subcontractors, national trade union centers, the consumers association, and informal cliques such as the zaikai, seikai, kankai, and gakubatsu. Japanese businesses are traditionally aligned to banking and financial institutions, supply/distribution channels, and the like, and they extend vertically and horizontally through informal cliques. Together they form a constellation of opposing and/or supporting interests. While Japanese companies are accustomed to working within this framework domestically, how they maneuver in respect of their practices in foreign cultures and, indeed, how foreign companies in Japan customize their operational strategies to fit into this mold are also topics of great interest and are investigated.

This course is an overview of Japanese business and management. It ranges from the development of the Japanese economy after the Second World War to the bubble economy and its bursting, delving into the various changes the Japanese economy is now facing such as demographic changes, cultural & social changes, as well as the conditions of working women in Japanese firms.

Invited leaders in Dublin recent shift towards a technology-focused economy give speeches on key concepts on how to be a successful leader/organization in this ever-changing world. Students submit reflection on what they learned from technical, scientific, business/organizational, and political perspectives.

Taught as BA 201 at host institution. Introduction to basic accounting methods and concepts; preparation of principal financial statements; application of accounting principles to the main asset, liability, and owners' equity accounts.

This subject includes eight relevant issues in the knowledge of finance. In line with the general objective of the license in financial and business administration, the general purpose is to train professionals of financial management, and teach the use of informational technology in finance, communication, evaluation, simulation, and teach the application of the instruments of debt, capital, derivative and exchange markets, and the ability to look at the development and performance of any economic entity with an ethical, social and sustainable mindset.

This unit provides students with a unique opportunity to investigate the attributes of effective leadership through experiential learning. Students examine their own potential for leadership through an assisted process, and are exposed to leadership theories and research to enable critical engagement with the concept of leadership. The unit also explores leadership within teams and students explore how leadership is related to interpersonal behaviour, communication, and the capacity to motivate others and to self-manage. A variety of practical opportunities in sport and recreational pursuits such as fitness training, modified team sports, sailing, mountain biking, kayaking and trekking, allow students to practise their leadership skills.

Environmental Governance and Assessment introduces students to the legal, economic and impact assessment tools that play an important role in regulating human impacts on the environment. This unit builds on conceptual understandings of the environment, environmental issues and critical thought developed in first year to explore environmental regulation in an Australian context. It navigates environmental and ecological economic thought and connects this to impacts. In the latter part of the semester the concept of impact assessment is introduced to build on the legal and economic knowledge and investigate the history, strengths, weaknesses and potential of various forms of assessment to achieve improved environmental outcomes.

This course aims to provide a critical analysis of the relationship of global environmental change and its links with business. Innovations in companies and projects have been introduced to deal with global changes, but who are the main actors influencing decisions? How are actions to counter global changes decided? How to build capacity in organizations to deal with these changes? How do we evaluate strategies and projects in the area? What is the role of managers? In this course we will address these and other issues, in order to analyze and develop ideas and tools to work with global environmental issues in business such as depletion of the ozone layer, climate change and loss of biodiversity.

Consumers are demanding that companies take more responsibilities for their actions. A success of a company is no longer just based on profits. Consumers and shareholders are questioning the companies' values, its impact on society and how it chooses to care for the world around us. This course will challenge the dynamics of marketing and the role it now plays within a social, sustainable and/or ethical context. As a marketing manager, we will explore and analyze current social issues affecting marketing decisions within the context of business strategy. We will review the new approaches to business marketing success - and look at businesses that appear to be doing it right for themselves, and right for the community - companies that are socially accountable yet still turn a profit.

Global and local companies base their daily management decisions on the macroeconomic environment prevalent in the regions & countries where they have active businesses. This course aims to point out economic opportunities and challenges that companies will be facing if initiating business activities in African and Asian countries. By exploring various African and Asian countries, the course will illustrate theory with economic experiences of various emerging markets, such as China, India, Nigeria and other economies from Africa and Asia. Additionally, due to the current global COVID 19 crisis, the course will also follow closely the macroeconomic impacts of the pandemic in African and Asian countries. It is recommended that students who attended the elective Business in Africa and Asia Challeges and Opportunities in previous semesters do not take this course.

This course is designed to help students gain insights into Chinese institutions that can facilitate investment decisions in Chinese capital markets and a few specific industries. Understanding the institutional environment in China is important because it exhibits significant differences from shareholder-driven Western economies. The course begins by introducing a stakeholder approach to understand Chinese markets and highlighting the major differences relative to the capital markets in developed countries. Subsequent classes are devoted to understand the behaviors and incentives of market participants in more depth such as the government, managers, investors, and analysts. The course is largely based on our own research. Topics include information quality and earnings management, high-speed train network, artificial intelligence, sustainable development and ESG, carbon neutrality, digital economy, silver industry and healthcare, EV-industry, joint-venture and cross-listing firms. A broader objective of this course is to raise awareness for a thorough understanding of the relevant institutions when engaging in international investment decisions.

To learn the basics of communication, application of business communication, and the practical and theoretical factors of communication.

The goal of this class is to teach students fundamental skills that will be necessary in their future careers, regardless of the industry they will turn to. Having such a foundation will facilitate their progress in our ever-changing environment. Specifically, in this course students will gain practical knowledge and skills in communicating professionally in various context critical to professional success.

In this unit we work in teams of four and partner with real world start ups to create and validate new ideas for their businesses whether it be to expand or simply go to market. We learn new tools of analysis and creativity in lectures then implement the new strategies we learn in tutorials.

In the last decades, corporate misconduct has created financial and reputational costs for both public and private companies. This course focus on the interdisciplinary legal and business aspects of corruption and corporate misconduct. Students in this course are challenged to understand the system and structure in which corporations operate and to think critically about the challenges that corruption, fraud and other illicit acts cause for effective corporate governance. The course will give students important insights related to governance and the fight against corruption at the domestic and international landscape for the purpose of analyzing forms, causes, costs, risks, prevention and law enforcement remedies of corruption and corporate misconduct.

This course focuses on procurement strategy and intelligence, which is the study of how companies manage suppliers, contracts, sourcing decisions, and purchasing processes within broader supply chains. In the class, I am learning how procurement fits into operations management, how companies develop sourcing strategies, how supplier risk and relationships are managed, and how tools like spend analysis, category management, and total cost of ownership support decision-making. The course also helps me better understand procurement in both Brazilian and global business contexts.

This course is a capstone consulting project where I work in a team to solve a real business challenge for a company operating in Brazil and/or Latin America. In the class, I am learning how to connect management theory to practice by defining problems, developing research questions, building analytical frameworks, evaluating possible solutions, and presenting recommendations to a company partner. The course also strengthens my skills in consulting, problem-solving, teamwork, client communication, and working in an intercultural setting

This course is aimed at law and business students who are interested in learning how the legal framework regulating corporate activities worldwide is changing in light of emerging human rights and environmental corporate responsibility. The course will be highly interactive.

This course focuses on the core theories and practical applications of global branding and advertising, with an integrated focus on internationalization (i18n) and core concept clarification. The curriculum combines advertising strategy with global branding practice, equipping students with a holistic, practical understanding of building and promoting brands across international markets.

This course examines how globalization and international trade shape modern business strategy, focusing on how organizations expand into foreign markets while balancing profitability, competitiveness, and social responsibility. It emphasizes analyzing global environments, identifying international opportunities, and developing strategic solutions through real-world, challenge-based projects.

This course examines the economic, political, and cultural factors shaping the business environment in Mexico. Students learn to evaluate market entry strategies, navigate cultural and regulatory differences, and design business and marketing plans for international companies expanding into the Mexican market.

The course of Insurance Operation discusses the core aspects in the field of Financial Institution Management. It provides a comprehensive and advanced discussion of all insurance activities and their management. Different from courses on insurance economics, this course focuses on the management and practice of insurance and banking industries and thus particularly suits for students willing to practice in insurance or commercial banking industries.

The module explores the cultural dimensions of financial markets, focusing on how social interactions, institutions, and subjective processes influence economic agents and financial markets in their interplay with society and the broader economy. By offering an alternative perspective on the functioning of the financial system, the course investigates the social, political, and cultural factors shaping the behavior of financial agents. It also examines the broader societal and organizational impacts of financial decisions.

Operations management relates to transformations of materials, people and information for the production of goods and the delivery of services. The working of an operation has always been an enigma. On the one hand, the operation is a visible part of the organisation where people or equipment can be seen to be working away and where something happens. On the other hand, the operation will neither come right nor stay right of its own accord, even if challenged. This module introduces Operations Management as the act of combining people and technology in an organisation to produce goods and to deliver services now and in the future with a focus on "Getting Things Done". It presents the challenges of climate change and its impact on businesses and what operations can do to address these challenges.

Develop entrepreneurial behavior through better understanding of the entrepreneurial process as a whole and the key role that different ways of acting and making decisions play in increasing the probability of success during the creation of a new business. The course aims to familiarize students with different forms of entrepreneurial leadership, as well as introducing them to traditional, contemporary and alternative ways of starting a new business. The focus of the course will be on questioning and proactive behavior of entrepreneurs as well as on decision making based on affordable. Although it explores some situations from a corporate point of view, the course mostly takes the perspective of the founder(s) of a new business. The learning objectives of the discipline are presented in the table below, demonstrating how they contribute to the objectives of the Bachelor.

The aim of this course is to examine the driving forces affecting the nature and pace of technological changes and discuss managerial challenges presented by technological innovations. It is designed to provide students with a framework for analyzing industry dynamics of technological innovation, and help students understand how to formulate technological innovation strategy at firm level. Students who are interested in founding technology-based ventures, managing firms with significant technical content, or working for consulting firms / venture capitals in the future will find this course particularly useful. This is a 2-credit course and so we will meet two hours each week. The course consists of two parts. During the first eight weeks we will place an emphasis on analytic frameworks for managing technological innovation. Main topics to be covered in this part includes: Definition of innovation; Types and Patterns of innovation; Source of innovation; Diffusion of innovation; Standards battles and Dominant Design; Industry life cycle and timing of entry. For the rest weeks, we will discuss strategic and managerial challenges involved in managing various aspects of the innovation process at firm level. Important topics includes: Business strategy and technology strategy; Choosing innovation project; Protecting innovation; Collaboration Strategies; Organizing for innovation; Technical Entrepreneurship. During the course, particular consideration will be given to cases, lessons and experiences that are relevant to Chinese domestic firms.

Consulting with NGOs (formerly known as Service Leanring) focuses on encouraging 'learning by doing'. NGOs and other non-profit companies operate in a particularly challenging space. On this module, students will come to understand these challenges firsthand by working closely with a local charity, non-profit or social enterprise to solve a current business challenge that they are facing. To do this, students will learn some of the tools and techniques that management consultants use when advising companies - not just the theory, but also how to apply them. By making that important link between theory and practice, students will also be able to explore the key management issues affecting the non-profit sector, while making a valuable contribution to the local community. This is a project-based course with a considerable amount of group work. All students will be assessed on both their group work and their individual contribution to the project.

Whether you own or are employed by a business, you must understand your rights and obligations under the American legal system. This course touches on some of the most important aspects of the legal system as it affects business and employment, including the courts and legal proceedings, the law of contracts, agency, torts, and intellectual property. Students will develop an appreciation of how law affects business decision-making, of competing policy concerns underlying the law, and of ethical dimensions of legal issues and business situations.

This course will explore issues, ideas, and trends likely to affect business and society over the next decade. A series of lectures on selected days throughout the semester will feature a wide range of experts on economic demography, biotechnology, religious fundamentalism, oil and peace, futurism and work, natural resources, and more. No examinations or graded assignments. Students must attend all lectures; no unexcused absences. ***This course can be taken more than once, but business students are advised that it can only count once toward the BBA degree.***

The course will meet on ten Thursdays during the semester from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. and will present several films including "Wall Street," "Margin Call," and "The Insider." Most classes will involve viewing a fraud-related movie, although some will deal with issues related to economics and our capitalistic economy, law, and ethics. In addition, most sessions will include introductory comments and discussion of background readings. The course grade will be based on attendance, participation, quizzes and critical essays that students write in response to assigned questions about the movies. Among other things, the course seeks to help students understand the many dimensions of fraud including who commits fraud, why, and how fraud can be prevented.

This is a Catholicism and the Disciplines (CAD) course that can fulfill a core curriculum requirement, or can be taken as an elective. Work has long been a subject of Catholic thought, with the first chapter of Genesis regarded as "the first gospel of work" (Laborem Exercens, para. 25). This course focuses on the interior spiritual aspects of work, and does so via the Catholic intellectual and social traditions. A person's interior spiritual life, or "interior life" for short, has been described as the intimate conversation that the person carries on with God during the daily moments and seasons of life. When it comes to the subject of work, the interior life involves one's internal disposition toward his or her work, how one understands his or her work, and one's intentions for work. The Church's proposition is that all have the ability to envelope their work in the interior life. In this discussion-based course, we will seek to understand what that means for your intended profession or discipline.

Students with advanced language skills may undertake an internship in any organization where skills in Chinese language are utilized and practiced in a work environment. Students are supported by a CIEE coordinator during all phases of the internship process. Students who wish to enroll in an organization internship for credit may choose to find their own internship prior to arrival or seek assistance from CIEE to locate an opportunity in their industry of interest before the end of the Add/Drop period. Internship placements depend on availability, and are not guaranteed by CIEE. Final internship decision are made in Shanghai based on availability and interviews on-site.

This course approaches Internet marketing from a marketing management perspective. The course looks at the Internet both as a tool to be used in the marketing planning process and as an element of a company s marketing mix. The course explores how traditional marketing concepts such as market segmentation, research, the 4Ps, and relationship marketing are applied using the Internet and other electronic marketing techniques, including mobile marketing and social media marketing, as well as digital commerce and web analytics.

Fremantle: The unit will examine the importance of the Asia-Pacific Region in the context of the global economy. The unit will apply selected concepts and theoretical frameworks of international business to the Asia-Pacific region. Asian firms will be examined with specific attention on the diversity of management cultures and systems in the region. The course will include guest lectures from practitioners in different industry sectors with an emphasis on exporting to, and establishing businesses in Asia. Hong Kong: This course aims to provide basic familiarity of China's foreign business operations and strategic issues related to these activities. Major topics include: the business and investment environments of China; China's foreign trade policy; the foreign business operations and system of China; business negotiation and dispute settlement; the development and future prospects of the China market and special economic zones; the service industry in China.

Deals with the analysis and definition of problems in writing and making oral presentations of business reports. Use of appropriate computer software, i.e. word processing, spreadsheets and graphics, are an integral part of the course.

The goal of this class is to teach students fundamental skills that will be necessary in their future careers, regardless of the industry they will turn to. Having such a foundation will facilitate their progress in our ever-changing environment. Specifically, in this course students will gain practical knowledge and skills in communicating professionally in various context critical to professional success.

The aim of this intermediate finance course is for students to use financial ratios, simulation analysis, and qualitative models to describe the effect of risk and take the regulatory framework and professional moral principles into account on proposing financial product or services innovation or improvement, considering the inherent risks. Prior knowledge is required of the time value of money.

This module is designed to provide a knowledge and understanding of the role of negotiations and sales in the marketing environment. It includes the importance of understanding communication styles as well as what influences decision making. This understanding supports the development of a relationship strategy to created customer value in an ethical context. Through interactive, experiential learning in both group and individual situations, the module will also provide the student with the opportunity to analyse their own personal communication style, and equip them with tools to improve their own communication sales and negotiation approaches. The development and role of personal selling in the marketing concept will be developed. Topics covered include The Science Of Selling Communication styles, Selling The Way Buyers Buy, Emotional Intelligence In Sales, Neuromarketing, Buying Motives, Questioning and Virtual Negotiations.

The unit explores the strategies and initiatives implemented at the workplace and corporate level to manage a diverse workforce with a particular focus on the impact of gender on individuals' experiences of the world of work. While drawing on the intersecting elements of gender and other diversity dimensions (such as cultural diversity; LGBTIQ+; indigeneity; people with disabilities; age), the unit seeks to introduce students to a number of gender perspectives, highlighting how each perspective conceptualizes the issue of gender; provides a different lens to accounting for gender inequality and proposes different "solutions" to the "problem of gender diversity" in organizations. The unit takes a multi-level and multi-disciplinary approach to examining the management of gender and diversity, focusing on live case studies and practical examples.

This unit is based around a project report arising from issues encountered during a 120 hour internship project and through a professional development program designed to provide students with the resources to enhance their intern experience. Students are required to attend 4 workshops which cover: Australian business culture, management styles, cross cultural business communication, teamwork and reflective learning. An interactive approach will be used in the workshops to enable students to draw on their own experiences. Each workshop will have a pre-assigned reading text and a related question. Students will be expected to answer the question on BlackBoard in 200-250 words and to comment on at least one classmate's post. These discussions will be continued in the workshops for which participation marks apply. Students will also be given a post-workshop article to be read as non-compulsory, supplementary input. During the students' internship placement, they will also complete 4 reflective journals and a final report.

The course aims to help students gain an understanding of the process of consumer decision making and the factors influencing consumer decision and behavior. This course emphasizes on theoretical understanding of consumer psychology and applications to the development of marketing strategy. Specific consumer trends and new tools for consumer insights will also be integrated in class discussion. Students will be provided opportunities to apply the learned concepts and tools to marketing situations through class discussions, case studies, and group project.

This course is an introduction to the increasingly popular movement around impact investing and how money can be used to create positive change alongside a financial return. Financing the UN Sustainable Development Goals has been estimated as a $12 trillion business opportunity and we will explore how investments can positively impact important areas such as sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, conservation, as well as affordable and accessible basic services such as housing, healthcare, and education. Through exploration of real-life case studies and an interactive approach to learning, you will gain valuable tools that enable you to approach social and environmental challenges in a sustainable way. Guest lectures and site visits let you meet a wide range of inspiring impact investors, social entrepreneurs and political activists who work with making investing work for the greater good. The course includes a study trip to London where some of the leading actors within impact investing are situated. Experiential learning is a key component of the course and students will be actively engaged in learning in the following ways: 1) Developing their own investment deal by identifying a real-life solution that benefit society, measuring its impact and proposing a financial instrument that can enable and scale the solution. 2) role-playing games to understand interests from the various actors in the investment landscape, site visits and guest lectures from professionals within the field 3) learning about the communicative journey to engage more new investors to the market with education-oriented stories how to make an impact with money.

This course aims at studying in depth the model of Resonant Leadership and its positive effects on the increase of efficacy, creativity, motivation, conflict resolution, decision-making, and stress reduction within the workplace. Using the latest studies in the fields of Psychology, Neuroscience, Behavior, and Organization participants will learn the theory, research and experience of employing Mindfulness and Emotional Intelligence within the work environment. The course will be divided in two parts: a) a theoretical part in which the participants will be introduced to the model of Resonant Leadership informed by Mindfulness, Emotional Intelligence, Neuroscience, and the most recent cognitive research; b) a practical-experiential part in which Mindfulness techniques and the development of Emotional and Social Intelligence will be learned in order to promote resonance in leadership.

The objective of this course is to unite the concepts of lean and innovation, through a conceptual and practical approach that allow the student to identify opportunities, formulate hypotheses and propose innovative solutions for different business challenges. This discipline is developed through classes on fundamental concepts, presentation of real cases, individual and group application exercises. During the first three modules, students must deliver exercises applying the concepts presented. At the beginning of the course, students must form groups and choose a company or problem to build an innovation plan by applying concepts and tools such as value stream mapping, customer journey and value proposition. The groups must identify real problems that constitute opportunities for innovation, formulate hypotheses for their resolution. The course ends with the presentation and discussion of the different plans developed.

This course offers an exploration of the fundamental strategies and practices for the successful implementation of Circular Economy in contemporary organizations. With a focus on practical application, participants will have the opportunity to analyze and understand how the principles of Circular Economy can be integrated across various business sectors. Topics covered include the adoption of innovative circular business models, optimizing supply chains to maximize resource efficiency and waste minimization, as well as evaluating environmental impacts through advanced techniques

This module considers the nature of the relationship between marketing and society. Responsible Marketing combines theoretical reflection and practical discussion on key ethical issues relating to marketing s role and relationship with society. You will develop an understanding of marketers responsibilities and impact on society by exploring a range of current issues and criticisms facing marketing.

This course teaches concepts and tools for exploring and visualizing data. There are a lot of real-life decision-making problems (e.g., business, logistics, economics, marketing, finance, resource management, forecasting and engineering) which can be formulated using some existing data analysis models. Existing computer science tools such as Microsoft Excel can help us to model and solve these problems easily, and to visualize the solutions. THIS COURSE DOES NOT COUNT IN THE BAN MAJOR.

Taught as BUSI 3001. The subject aims to enhance students' understanding of the opportunities and challenges of doing business in China. China is indeed a market with tremendous business potential, but also remains as one of the riskiest markets in the world. Topics of discussion cover major economic and business issues facing both foreign and Chinese companies in China today, including political and economic environment analysis, cultural challenges, assessment of business opportunities, understanding the strength and weakness of Made-in-China, regional issues, investment ABCs, China's financial reforms, human resources management, and working with Chinese companies. Upon successful completion of this subject, the student will be able to analyze the dynamics of the business environment of China; understand basics of specific aspects of China business, which present unique challenges for foreign business people; compare regional differences; connect cultural and historical dimensions to business practices in China; and use case analysis to study sspecial business topics.

Taught as BUSI 3002. This course explores the macroeconomic impact of Chinese economic and foreign ploicies on the world, focusing on the decade before China's accession to the World Trade Organization until present.

This course provides an introductory survey to the fundamentals and general principles of the law as it interacts with individuals, business, and other institutions in society. During the course, students will learn about different foundational areas of law that are key to being an informed businessperson and more broadly, a contributing member of society. The course also seeks to equip students with a deeper understanding of the processes by which laws are made, including both formal and informal, and the influence that laws have on different stakeholders in society. Furthermore, this course assists students with understanding and analyzing current events through a legal lens.

This course introduces students to the theory and practice of law as it relates to business practice. This course provides students with an overview of the Australian legal system and gives a general introduction to areas of law including torts, contracts, property law and employment law.

This course examines some of the most important contemporary issues in the field of entrepreneurship that can be approached from a number of disciplines such that a familiarity with the debates in those disciplines can get developed and one's understanding of the nature of entrepreneurship and its importance for well-being of individuals and societies can be improved. The aim of the course is to understand the emergence and the determinants of complex entrepreneurial ecosystems.

The course shall introduce the students with the political, economic, and innovation systems of the Peoples Republic of China and its philosophical and cultural elements which are of importance for international business, international marketing, and international management disciplines. The course shall also cover main globalization and soft power initiatives of the Peoples Republic of China currently reshaping international business environment.

This course delves into how digital media and technology are reshaping society, politics, and culture. It expands on how digital media affects communication, media consumption, and interactions as well as discusses how digital media has changed entertainment, news, and even fundamental human experiences.

Taught as BUSI 3006 SBLC at a host institution. This course will provide an overview on the development of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in China in comparison with North American and European countries. It aims to help students build a global perspective of CSR and sustainable business, with a strong mindset of applying practical knowledge to local issues. We will explore all essential CSR subjects, including environmental footprint, community involvement & development, fair operating practices, labor practices, and supply chain management, in a context of addressing challenges faced by transnational companies engaging various sets of stakeholders in different geographic territories. With a special emphasis on China/Asia, students will study actual cases in MNCs' China operation. This course also plans to cover more advanced topics such as Corporate Social Innovation and CSR-related public policy in China if time permits.

The purpose of this course is to acquire an indepth knowledge about the specialised field of "event management" and to become familiar with management techniques and strategies required for successful planning, promotion, implementation and evaluation of special events within a sport context. Students apply this knowledge in the development of an event management plan. On the completion of this module students should be able to: 1. To acquire an understanding of the role and purpose(s) of what special events in sport are. 2. To acquire an understanding of the techniques and strategies required to plan successful special events. This will involve developing an Event Management Plan. 3. To acquire the knowledge and competencies required to promote, implement and conduct special events. This will involve developing and applying strategic event planning and management principles and practices. 4. To acquire the knowledge and competencies required to assess the quality and success of special events. This will involve determining and conducting event assessment and evaluation measures.

n this class, we are given a wide breadth of information pertaining to different business situations and issues that a manager may face. We learn how to respond strategically in order to face these issues head-on. The end-of-semester project addresses this in a paper or presentation where we outline a poor management decision at a company of our choosing and how we would handle it differently.

Taught at a host institution. Organisations have little choice, either they change or they will not survive. Change in organisations is continuous. Responsible organisational leaders may decide the directions for the organisation, but the changes must often be implemented by others who have not been a part of the decision making process. Why do people respond so differently? Who is likely to be enthusiastic, angry, unengaged or resistant? This unit will examine change in organisations from both a theoretical and practical standpoint. Change models will be considered in detail as will the levers of change and ways in which resistance to change can be anticipated and managed. The Unit will consider the role of leadership of the organisation in terms of their responsibility to be both an initiator and manager of change and provide tools and that will allow change to be measured and evaluated.

Students are placed to work as interns in various organizations ranging from commercial businesses to charitable foundations. Specifics of the internship expectations and assignments depend on the international location. RE - Rome, Italy - JCU The For Credit (FC) Internship course combines academic learning with a short-term (part-time with a minimum of 150 hours) internship. Field experience allows participants to combine academic learning with hands-on work experience.

The internship program is designed for international students to better understand Mexican business systems. Students will work between 6-10 hours per week at local business offices. Additionally, students will attend several lectures and reflection sessions which focus on the business and economic atmosphere in Mexico and Latin America with other interns throughout the semester. The lectures are presented by faculty members or experts in the field. Students give a final presentation to their classmates at the end of the semester. This 3 credit course is graded S/U.

Rome, Italy (RE): The course analyzes the Italian Business environment, the characteristics of its culture and its inner workings. Students will be able to understand the different types of Italian corporate cultures and the role of family businesses in Italy. The course allows students to assess some of the most popular Italian brands and learn why "made in Italy" is a leading brand in the world, despite recent influences and threats from foreign investors. Company cases and special guests will be an important part of this course and will allow students to relate theory to practice. Uses International Marketing, 19th Edition textbook by Philip Cateora, Bruce Money, Mary Gilly and John Graham.

Course covers the private credit asset class in depth & is taught by two industry veterans (Chase/HSBC/Citi experience). Covers debt instruments, market landscapes, risk management, deal composition, fund structures, investment strategies, expected return, corporate finance, and more in regards to private credit.

Sport has taken a major spot in the communication strategy of large and small companies who wish to reach a large audience, look after their image and develop their sales by capturing its positive and universal values. Support for sport, long used by instinct and according to the personal tastes of business leaders, has been a "discipline" in its own right for 20 years. Successful sponsorship requires deep marketing, economic, legal, etc. reflection and leaves little room for chance. The sponsors have thus gone from the role of passionate spectator to that of actors. Beyond the company, sport has become a sector of activity in which the various actors (sportsmen, clubs, federations, State, media ...), in search of maximizing their visibility and their income, play of their influence to make their objectives prevail. Stakes multiplied by the prospect of the Olympic Games in Paris in 2024.

Sao Pao, Brazil: *Capstone course MUST be taken at Notre Dame main campus. This course will not count toward major/minor requirements.* Capstone projects have become a key bridge between theory and practice in tertiary education, offering students the opportunity to gain a compact real-world work experience in the field of general management. This culminating academic experience is designed as a robust consultancy project. The students are invited to develop answers to problems/challenges which are co-defined each year by a selected partner company operating in Brazil and/or Latin America. During the semester, students from the University of St.Gallen and EAESP-FGV work interculturally in small consultancy groups of 47 students guided by an academic supervisor. Participating students are able to sharpen their skills to connect theoretical insights to real-world challenges and develop reflective capacities to understand and break down problems, operationalizing them into goal-oriented research for consultancy projects. The semester culminates in the presentation of the projects proposed by the students to the partner organization.

The course is designed to integrate concepts and knowledge from functional disciplines in the program. Students will explore international business issues from an integrated firm-level perspective. The course intends to help students understand how business practices vary widely across regions and countries. Also, students can learn how to formulate and evaluating winning global strategies.

The module is designed to provide students with an opportunity to explore critical areas of international human resources management. Student will attend classes on core topics. These will include: globalisation and multinationals; strategy, structure and HRM in multinationals; managing across different regulatory regimes; employee voice; recruiting and selecting international managers; and reward and performance management systems in MNCs. There will be a team-based assignment related to these topics.

The course aims at investigating how the creation and exploitation of intellectual property in various product and service markets is the basis for the creation of wealth and employment in the creative industries, which are those industries that have their roots in individual creativity, skill, and talent. The course analyses the main forces behind the creation of new marketing and business models in these industries, considering also the introduction of new technologies as well as creative consumption patterns. Final project involves creating a management plan for a new business in a creative industry considering internal and external factors.

The course analyzes the Italian Business environment, the characteristics of its culture and its inner workings. Students will be able to understand the different types of Italian corporate cultures and the role of family businesses in Italy. The course allows students to assess some of the most popular Italian brands and learn why "made in Italy" is a leading brand in the world, despite recent influences and threats from foreign investors. Company cases and special guests will be an important part of this course and will allow students to relate theory to practice.

Risk management is an essential element of the modern finance function. Financial Risk Management is the process of identifying risks, analysing them and making investment decisions based on either accepting or mitigating them. These can be quantitative or qualitative risks, and it is often the job of a Finance manger to use the available financial instruments to hedge a business against them. In investment management, risk is managed through diversification and related optimization; while further specific techniques are then applied to the portfolio or to individual stocks as appropriate. In this module, we will focus on when and how to hedge, often using financial instruments to manage costly exposures to risk. We study various types of risk including investment risk and exchange rate risk. We will analyse the tools available to hedge these risks, including various derivative instruments such as forwards, futures, options and swaps.

The Mendoza College of Business allows undergraduate business majors to earn academic credits for internship opportunities during the summer or outside of the normal schedule of classes during the fall or spring semesters. The internship should be a professional business experience related to the student's major and can be paid or unpaid. To register for this class students must first fill out the Internship Application for Academic Credit found at https://mendozaugrad.nd.edu/advising/internship-credit/. Requirements for the class include a Journal Entry and a Final Reflection Paper. This course is graded S/U and may be taken three times.

This module is designed for students who wants to learn the skills and techniques to manage effectively digital products from cradle to grave. It covers the core aspects of digital product management, from product strategy, planning and development to product launch and support. It will address issues of managing an evolving digital product over its life cycle, and using data from customer insights and competitive analysis for ongoing product iterations. Case studies and hands on experience will be provided. At the end of the course, students will be able to effectively execute the product manager role in managing digital products.

This course provides students with a comprehensive understanding of negotiation theory and practice within business and organizational contexts. It develops the analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills necessary to plan and execute effective negotiations. Through case studies, simulations, and class discussions, students learn to identify the stages and dynamics of negotiation, differentiate between key approaches (hard, soft, and principled), and apply integrative and distributive strategies to achieve win-win outcomes. The course also explores advanced topics such as power dynamics, cross-cultural influences, psychological manipulation, ethical considerations, and post-negotiation evaluation. By the end of the course, students will be able to design negotiation strategies, manage conflicts constructively, and adapt their negotiation style to diverse professional situations.

The objective of this course is to expose students to the essential elements of international business with particular emphasis on how it differs from domestic business. An extensive use of case studies provides a basis for class discussion, allowing students to develop their analytical skills and apply their theoretical knowledge.

Hong Kong, China (HT): FinTech, short for financial technology, is a remarkably booming industry that aims at improving traditional financial services by applying novel technologies. In this course, students will acquire an understanding of popular financial technologies and learn how they are employed to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the existing financial systems. More specifically, this course will cover important financial technologies and innovations, including investment and financing technologies such as P2P lending, crowdfunding, and microloans, payment technologies such as digital wallets and mobile payments, wealth management technologies such as robo-advisors, and blockchain technologies such as cryptocurrencies (e.g., bitcoin)

This course consists of research and writing on an approved subject under the direction of a faculty member.

This course is the final course for the Research Honors Program in the Mendoza College of Business.