Fall 2007 Course Descriptions

All courses below are approved to be taught in Fall 2007; however, some (or all) may not be offered this term.  The course numbers that are offered this term link to the Schedule of Classes.  Class with alternative delivery modes (Web based, cable TV, correspondence, etc) are noted in the Schedule at the section level.  The complete list below is a good indicator of what may be offered over the next few years (contact department about offerings).  For explanations of course elements see the Key to Course Descriptions.

Business Administration (BNAD)  Department Info

BNAD 112L -- Business Problem Solving and Analysis  (2 units)
Description:  This course prepares students to identify business problems, put them into the proper context, become familiar with sensitivity analysis outputs and make appropriate data driven decisions. Students will be tested on specific applications of technology relative to specific business problems. The techniques used in this course will be used in a number of Eller College of Management courses and most major courses.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

BNAD 200 -- Introduction to Professional Development and Business Success  (1 unit)
Temporary course:  offered during Fall 2007 only.
Description:  This course will expose students to the key topics of business acumen and begin the foundation for successful skill development. It will introduce students to a career development plan, and help them begin to formulate the tools necessary for professional growth. Furthermore, this course will introduce core competencies related to the functional areas of management and business. This course is designed for sophomore students in the Eller College of Management who are in the semester in which they are applying for Professional Admission to the professional program
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.

BNAD 201 -- Topics and Careers in the Global Environment  (1-3 units)
Description:  The objective for this course is to introduce students to the field of international business, and provide background and skills necessary to pursue an international career, develop business relationships across cultures, and broaden the students’ knowledge base in global issues.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s):  must take before participating in International Business Certificate Program.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

BNAD 203H -- Special Topics in Honors Research  (1-3 units)
Description:  This course will provide students with introductory principles of research design and methodology within the management and social science fields. Students will be required to complete a research-based project on a topic related to an area in which they wish to conduct further research. Each student will present his or her project to the class. The basic research methodology covered will assist students in the preparation of a research prospectus for the honors senior capstone project.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Usually offered:  Spring.

BNAD 291 -- Preceptorship  (1-6 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Teaching formats may include seminars, in-depth studies, laboratory work and patient study.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
May be repeated:  for a total of 6 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

BNAD 293A -- Business Administration Internship  (1-3 units)
Description:  Internship credit for students in the pre-professional phase of their BSBA/BSPA degree. Students must be business or public administration majors and have a 2.75 cumulative GPA or greater. Internships must be approved in advance by the Eller College Undergraduate Programs Office to qualify for BNAD293A credit. Credit does not fulfill any major requirements. Internship requirements include academic assignments and evaluation by supervisor and internship coordinator. Not open to Business Minors or students pursuing degrees other than BSBA/BSPA.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s):  consent of instructor only.
May be repeated:  for a total of 6 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

BNAD 300 -- Core Project Laboratory  (1 unit)
Description:  The course will provide students with the necessary instructional support to successfully complete the first-semester professional business core project. The Eller College of Management Undergraduate Program faculty and staff have developed an integrated student project that spans the following courses in the first-semester professional business core: Accounting, Business Communication, Management and Policy, and Marketing. The integrated core project will integrate students’ growing expertise in each area along with students’ own innovation and creativity, resulting in an overall richer learning experience. Many of the project components from each participating core course will be carried out in teams; however, some of the deliverables will be individually evaluated. Throughout the semester, the instruction and project assignments (the preliminary pieces) will build toward the final project presentations at the end of the semester: the final business plan to be presented as a written document, a poster display, and an oral presentation.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session..
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

BNAD 301 -- Global and Financial Economics and Strategies  (3 units)
Description:  This is one of three upper division courses that is required to complete a business minor in the Eller College of Management under the Business Administration category. This is an applications based course which looks at the financial and economic operations of domestic and world markets. This course can not be used towards any business major degree.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s):  ECON 200.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

BNAD 302 -- Human Side of Organizations  (3 units)
Description:  This is one of three upper division courses that is required to complete a business minor in the Eller College of Management under the Business Administration category. This course is intended to provide an overview of organizational behavior, effective management skills, law and ethics in the workplace, and human relations. This course can not be used towards any business major degree.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

BNAD 303 -- Application of Marketing Concepts and Tools in Business and Society  (3 units)
Description:  This is one of three upper division courses that is required to complete a business minor in the Eller College of Management under the Business Administration category. This course is intended to provide an overview of marketing concepts with attention to consumer behavior, ethics, international and nonprofit components. This course can not be used towards any business major degree
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

BNAD 304 -- Survey of Finance  (3 units)
Description:  An introduction to finance which provides an overview of the different areas of finance, introduces students to career options in finance, and provides a foundation in the basic tools and techniques of finance. It also covers the impact of markets and institutions on businesses. This course is simply an introduction to financial topics. This is a web-based course, which means that students must be self-directed to be successful in mastering course requirements.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

BNAD 314L -- Business Communication Laboratory  (1 unit)
Description:  A one-credit workshop designed to address the needs of students who need additional instruction and practice in business communication. More specifically, B AD 314L focuses on oral and written instruction to help ESL students with the challenges they face. The curriculum includes English written/oral organizational skills, grammar skills, vocabulary building, American English pronunciation/intonation instruction and practice, and comparative cultural practices. The course requires some assignments, both in and out of class, in order to clarify or solidify the key concepts on which students need to work. Students are encouraged to bring in writing assignments from other classes for review and discussion. Students can repeat the course as often as they need during their matriculation at the Eller College. To encourage students to be responsible for their own knowledge acquisition, the course is designated pass/fail.
Grading:  This course is offered for pass/fail only.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
May be repeated:  for credit 3 times (maximum 4 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

BNAD 314R -- Business Communication  (3 units)
Description:  Course intended to introduce students to the strategic nature of business communication. By the end of the course, students should be able to analyze business situations and prepare messages that fulfill all of the intended purposes of their communication, meet the needs and expectations of business audiences, and take into account other relevant contextual factors. Students must have adequate oral and communication skills to be able to effectively focus on developing the higher-order thinking skills that are necessary to succeed in the course. In order to help students devise successful communication strategies, the course will also therefore emphasize the development of these higher-order skills, which include analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s):  advanced standing as specified in the Eller College of Management.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

BNAD 315 -- Management Communication Review  (2 units)
Description:  This two credit, skills-based course gives you the opportunity to review and improve your written communication skills. You will examine and practice the written communication strategies and skills that are essential for your success in business.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Usually offered:  Summer.

BNAD 316L -- Business Support Lab  (1-3 units)
Description:  The Business Support Lab (BSL) is an events-driven lab designed to enhance and polish student skill base by providing opportunities to apply and evaluate communication skills. By providing students with service-learning and hands-on opportunities to evaluate, apply and synthesize skills acquired in B AD 314 (Business Communication), students will not only enhance and deepen their own communication skills, but also provide and enhance learning for the larger community as well.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

BNAD 391 -- Preceptorship  (1-6 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Teaching formats may include seminars, in-depth studies, laboratory work and patient study.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
May be repeated:  for a total of 6 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

BNAD 393A -- Internship in Business Administration  (1-3 units)
Description:  Internship credit for students who have achieved professional admission to the Eller College for their BSBA/BSPA degree. Students must be business or public administration majors and have a 2.75 cumulative GPA or greater. Internships must be approved in advance by the Eller College Professional Undergraduate Programs Office to qualify for BNAD393A credit. Credit does not fulfill any major requirements. Internship requirements include academic assignments and evaluation by supervisor and internship coordinator. Not open to Business Minors or students pursuing degrees other than BSBA/BSPA.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
May be repeated:  for a total of 6 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

BNAD 399 -- Independent Study  (1-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

BNAD 449 -- International Business Environments  (3 units)
Description:  Study of the widely-varying social, political, cultural and economic factors which make up different countries' unique business environments.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s):  ECON 300 or ECON 361. Open to international business programs students only.
Usually offered:  Fall.

BNAD 450 -- Principles of International Business  (3 units)
Description:  Study of corporate interactions in an international business environment. Involves practical experience in actual business settings.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s):  BNAD 449. Open to international business programs students only.
Usually offered:  Spring.

BNAD 493L -- Legislative Internship  (1-12 units)
Description:  Working experience at the Arizona State Legislature; responsibilities draw upon student's area of major expertise and include preparing written and oral reports, summarizing legislative proposals, and providing information to legislators and legislative committees.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

BNAD 496H -- Honors Seminar  (1-3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

BNAD 496Z -- University Management  (1-3 units)
Description:  This is an applied consulting class. This course will be provided to give students an insight into the inner-workings of the university, while demonstrating methods of improvement applicable to individual colleges. Course may count as a Business Management Major Elective. Please see the Business Management Advisor for substitution.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Identical to:  MGMT 496Z.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

BNAD 498 -- Senior Capstone  (1-3 units)
Description:  A culminating experience for majors involving a substantive project that demonstrates a synthesis of learning accumulated in the major, including broadly comprehensive knowledge of the discipline and its methodologies. Senior standing required.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

BNAD 500 -- Career Development  (1 unit)
Description:  To introduce the student to the basic elements of career development and how to conduct a successful job search. Students are expected to develop and apply the knowledge and skills useful for a job search. The course will involved class discussion, individual and group exercises and some lecture.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

BNAD 501 -- Leadership, Innovation and Teams  (4 units)
Description:  The detailed assessment and discovery process through which managers learn more about their specific leadership strengths as well as areas for development. The process leads to the creation of a learning plan to support the rest of the EMBA experience, a guide for developing qualities specifically oriented around innovation and change management: empowerment, motivation and techniques for effectively building cohesive teams.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

BNAD 502 -- Financial Structure and Performance  (4 units)
Description:  Developing knowledge critical to the highest level of leadership, this module imparts the practical analytical skills needed to manage the financial and tangible resources of a firm in an increasingly competitive global marketplace.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

BNAD 503 -- Customer Value Proposition  (4 units)
Description:  Course focuses on growing a profitable enterprise by understanding how to identify, evaluate, and manage key components of the Customer Value Proposition.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

BNAD 504 -- Markets, Strategy and the Competitive Landscape  (4 units)
Description:  This module provides real world perspective into the generation of business strategies and the executive decision processes that facilitate the strategy's implementation.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

BNAD 505 -- Strategic Innovation  (4 units)
Description:  This module will examine the innovation process including the development of the business case necessary for achieving success in the market. In the course of the module students either individually or in teams will be expected to define the scope, timelines and milestones for completing their project during the remaining modules of the program. In addition, they will apply the learning from this module to plan a product or service introduction from their assigned company.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

BNAD 507A -- Organizational Operations  (3 units)
Description:  Since work occurs within processes, this module takes an operational approach to understanding how work gets done in organizations and determining the costs of those efforts. This course exposes executives to a framework and analytical tools for systematically designing, examining, and improving processes, along with an understanding of the nature of tradeoffs that must be made in operations and IT to support the strategy of the firm.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 1 hour individual studies.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

BNAD 508 -- Knowledge Management and Intellectual Property  (2 units)
Description:  This module is about capturing and utilizing knowledge as a corporate asset in business functions related to product and service development and delivery – the core purpose of an organization whether for profit or not for profit. In this context, one must also examine the business management and strategies for knowledge capture and utilization.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Summer.

BNAD 509A -- Business Law, Governance, and Corporate Ethics  (3 units)
Description:  Organizational leaders must be able to navigate the complex legal environment and fully understand the role of corporate governance in stakeholder relationships, strategic planning, and corporate performance. At the same time, today’s attention to the social impact of business has made ethics more important to organizational success than at any time in recent history. Module 11 combines these topics to explore the interplay of law, stakeholder interests, corporate ethics, financial performance, and social return on investment.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 1 hour individual studies.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

BNAD 510 -- Foundations of Business for Scientists  (3 units)
Description:  Foundation of Business for Scientists course will focus on topics of fundamental macro-economics, project development and management, business and organizational modeling, decision analysis and communication/presentation skills.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

BNAD 511 -- Global Financial Institutions and Competitiveness  (6 units)
Description:  This course will focus on some of the economic, political and competitive factors and conditions impacting national and industrial sector performance in an increasingly global and volatile marketplace. We will consider concepts and examples that will assist you in understanding the complexities and dynamism of the global business environment. These concepts will include among other things, the consideration of commercial and non commercial risk premiums; foreign market entry strategies; the politics of global business; currency and exchange rate fluctuations; the role, if any, of the multinational in economic development and opportunities in transition and emerging markets.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

BNAD 512 -- Managing Human Capital in Changing Organizations  (4 units)
Description:  An organization’s success relies on continually assessing current capabilities and identifying gaps in key areas. This module covers methods for managing people in an organization during times of organizational change to create a high-performance work system and sustained culture of innovation. Additionally, executives explore means for developing people, leveraging diversity, managing talent, and aligning the organization.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Typical structure:  3 hours lecture, 1 hour individual studies.
Usually offered:  Fall, Summer.

BNAD 515 -- Quantitative Intensive  (1 unit)
Description:  Quantitative skills and Microsoft Excel basics.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

BNAD 516 -- Strategic Decision Making  (4 units)
Description:  Today’s increasingly competitive global marketplace requires that senior managers possess the practical analytical skills needed to manage the financial and tangible resources of a firm. This module introduces executives to the most current tools and frameworks for data analysis and decision making to lead organizational change. Participants leverage those tools to create a high-performance work system and sustained culture of innovation.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

BNAD 517 -- Financial Structure and Valuation  (4 units)
Description:  Value creation lies at the heart of every firm’s mission and serves as the goal toward which every manager strives. As agents serving owners and stakeholders, managers must implement strategies that maximize the value of an organization, a process that begins with understanding the best methods for calculating value. Participants gain exposure to the fundamental concepts and techniques associated with corporate financial management, asset valuation models and methods for assessing organizational performance.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Typical structure:  3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

BNAD 520 -- Project Management  (2 units)
Description:  This module spans nearly the entire EMBA program. Participants deepen their project management abilities by integrating coursework for Module 13 with other modules. At the same time, participants use their developing project management knowledge in real-time by applying skills to manage their required Innovation Projects. The Module focuses on both supporting Innovation Projects and on tools and techniques to facilitate project selection and management.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Typical structure:  1 hour lecture, 1 hour individual studies.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

BNAD 521 -- Project Management & Consulting Skills for Innovation  (3 units)
Description:  This course will introduce the student to the project management and consulting bodies of knowledge, and their respective roots and theoretical foundations. Furthermore, it will give the student a set of tools that they can employ to immediately and positively impact projects or transformation initiatives that they might participate in or lead.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Summer.

BNAD 522 -- Trade and Globalization in the 21st Century  (2 units)
Temporary course:  offered during Fall 2007 only.
Description:  This course will explore the history of trade policy in the United States during the last half century and the evolution of institutions government and promoting multilateral trade. It will examine current social and economic issues related to globalization and how these external forces impact trade policy at home and abroad.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Graduate MBA or LAW students only.
Identical to:  LAW 522.

BNAD 593 -- Internship  (1-3 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 3 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

BNAD 594A -- Business Simulation  (2 units)
Description:  Students participate in a multi-semester computerized simulation of a business enterprise. This involves forming teams which then become the companies that operate in the simulated business industry. Each team must identify market opportunities, competitive threats, and resource requirements. The teams then design, produce, and market simulated products which best serve the market needs in a manner that surpasss competitive offerings. Students learn strategy analysis and development techniques, team building and leadership skills, and effective communication practices.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

BNAD 594B -- Applied Research Project  (1-5 units)
Description:  Under direct supervision of a faculty member, students must design and complete a project that integrates their masters level coursework with an existing business problem to produce an effective solution. The project can take up to 3 semesters to complete and involves the following stages: problem definition; project design; project implementation. The net result is a project which utilizes the student's coursework acquired knowledge in developing a solution to a problem with a real business application. Students must enroll for 2 units of credit for fall and spring semesters and 1 unit for summer, for a total of 5 credit hours. Grade will be given after all 5 units are completed. In addition to direct supervision by a faculty member, students will meet regularly with the dean of the MBA program regarding the status of their project.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

BNAD 594C -- International Business Law  (3 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

BNAD 596A -- Topics in Business and Leadership  (1-3 units)
Description:  Module 12 introduces participants to advanced topics in management and organizational leadership as well as current, relevant research from a range of disciplines and domains. Guest experts will share information, answer questions, and moderate class discussions in two- to four-hour seminars. The course will be offered in Executive and Evening MBA programs, with units varying by the contact hours per program.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Typical structure:  2 hours seminar, 1 hour individual studies.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

BNAD 596D -- International Business  (3 units)
Description:  This course will review major concepts in international business from the viewpoint of the multinational firm. Key topics will include the firm's international strategy and the way in which it influences the firm's organization; interactions with home and host governments and with super-national organizations; and the response of multinational firms to emerging trends in the world economy.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

BNAD 597A -- MBA Field Project  (3 units)
Description:  This course aims to give students the chance to apply many of the first year curriculum skills acquired in a real, field setting. Teams of several 1st year MBA students will finalize scope, plan and execute a project for an organization to deliver value to them. Teams will have support from the MBA office and a faculty member who is a relevant subject matter expert. The learning objectives include (a) learning how companies make decisions in real, time-constrained, often politically charged environments, (b) applying skills and knowledge gained in the first year to a business situation or problem, (c) learning and using project methodology skills and (d) communicating findings and recommendations in a professional manner.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

BNAD 597B -- MBA Advanced Field Projects  (3-4 units)
Description:  The goal of this course is to provide second year MBA students, along with M.S. and Ph.D. students from colleges of science and engineering, with an advanced, multi-disciplinary consulting experience that utilizes and builds upon the skills acquired in BNAD 597A. This advanced field project enriches the Eller MBA experiential learning component, providing students with the opportunity to engage in an advanced consulting project as part of the 2nd year curriculum. An inter-disciplinary approach will be taken with regard to team formation, combining 2nd year MBA students with M.S. and Ph.D. students from colleges of science and engineering, whose interests and expertise are directly applicable to the project scope.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Prerequisite(s):  Consent of instructor. Graduate Students only
May be repeated:  for credit 3 times (maximum 4 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

BNAD 599 -- Independent Study  (1-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

BNAD 699 -- Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

BNAD 900 -- Research  (1-4 units)
Description:  Individual research, not related to thesis or dissertation preparation, by graduate students.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

BNAD 920 -- Dissertation  (1-9 units)
Description:  Research for the doctoral dissertation (whether library research, laboratory or field observation or research, artistic creation, or dissertation writing).
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P E K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

BNAD 930 -- Supplementary Registration  (1-9 units)
Description:  For students who have completed all course requirements for their advanced degree programs. May be used concurrently with other enrollments to bring to total number of units to the required minimum.
Grading:  a Grade of K is awarded for this course except for the final term.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.