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	Coursework 1. Information and Communication Technologies Information and communications technologies (ICT)—especially the Internet—are having major impacts on governments, non-profit organizations, health organizations, businesses, workers, and the public. ICT provides knowledge, tools, and systems for your professional career. syllabus 2. Intro to Entrepreneurship The course provides an overview of entrepreneurship and innovation, develops an entrepreneurial frame of mind, and provides a framework for learning the rudiments of how to generate ideas. Students come up with or are presented with potential ideas and learn how to develop these ideas into opportunities, and to explore their potential for becoming viable businesses. syllabus 3. Management Information Systems The shift in the economy from the industrial era to the information age has profound implications for the management of the modern enterprise. Firms are experimenting with new types of products, production processes, organizational structures, and competitive strategies that have been enabled by the use of information technology (IT). syllabus 4. Venture Capital Investing Angel investors and venture capitalists have become the most visible sources of investment in new businesses in the United States. This course examines the investment process from the viewpoint of the angel and venture investor, and provides the students with a framework of their investment process. The course comprises four sections: investment criteria and selection, due diligence, deal structure and valuation, and post investment management. syllabus 5. Introduction to Intelligence The course will discuss the processes that underlie human and animal intelligence and the strategies by which individuals can make these processes more effective. Topics will include Learning, Memory, Problem Solving, Language, Critical Thinking, and Creativity. syllabus 6. Production and Operations Management This course is an introduction to production and operations management that covers both manufacturing and services. It deals with strategic issues (design of flexible supply), planning issues (capacity management), and operational issues (inventory management). The linkage between strategy and tactics will be emphasized. The students will learn concepts and tools that shall help them to manage from the "boardroom" to the "toolroom". syllabus 7. Microeconomics A calculus-based introduction to microeconomics. Topics in partial equilibrium analysis include supply and demand, consumer theory, theory of the firm, profit maximizing behavior, monopoly theory, and perfect competition. The course concludes with an introduction to general equilibrium analysis and the welfare laws. syllabus
Last updated September 27, 2007

Coursework

1. Information and Communication Technologies
Information and communications technologies (ICT)—especially the Internet—are
having major impacts on governments, non-profit organizations, health organizations,
businesses, workers, and the public. ICT provides knowledge, tools, and systems for
your professional career.
syllabus

2. Intro to Entrepreneurship
The course provides an overview of entrepreneurship and innovation, develops an entrepreneurial frame of mind, and provides a framework for learning the rudiments of how to generate ideas. Students come up with or are presented with potential ideas and learn how to develop these ideas into opportunities, and to explore their potential for becoming viable businesses.
syllabus

3. Management Information Systems
The shift in the economy from the industrial era to the information age has profound
implications for the management of the modern enterprise. Firms are experimenting with
new types of products, production processes, organizational structures, and competitive
strategies that have been enabled by the use of information technology (IT).
syllabus

4. Venture Capital Investing
Angel investors and venture capitalists have become the most visible sources of investment in new businesses in the United States. This course examines the investment process from the viewpoint of the angel and venture investor, and provides the students with a framework of their investment process. The course comprises four sections: investment criteria and selection, due diligence, deal structure and valuation, and post investment management.
syllabus

5. Introduction to Intelligence
The course will discuss the processes that underlie human and animal intelligence and the strategies by which individuals can make these processes more effective. Topics will include Learning, Memory, Problem Solving, Language, Critical Thinking, and Creativity.
syllabus

6. Production and Operations Management
This course is an introduction to production and operations management that covers both manufacturing and services. It deals with strategic issues (design of flexible supply), planning issues (capacity management), and operational issues (inventory management). The linkage between strategy and tactics will be emphasized. The students will learn concepts and tools that shall help them to manage from the "boardroom" to the "toolroom".
syllabus

7. Microeconomics
A calculus-based introduction to microeconomics. Topics in partial equilibrium analysis include supply and demand, consumer theory, theory of the firm, profit maximizing behavior, monopoly theory, and perfect competition. The course concludes with an introduction to general equilibrium analysis and the welfare laws.
syllabus

Last updated September 27, 2007