Organisational Behaviour The course outlines principles and concepts of management, planning, leading, organising, control, teams, problem solving/ethical decision making. These include coping with and within dynamic environments, developing competitive strategies and structures; shaping corporate culture, managing politics and conflict between individuals and organisational units, motivating employees; incentive systems and managing intellectual capital. Introduction to Finance This introductory course to finance and investments provides a systematic understanding of the theory and practice of financial markets, illustrating the concepts through examples and cases drawn from the public, private and non-profit sectors. Topics covered include: present value analysis and discounting, diversification, the tradeoffs between risk and return, market efficiency, pricing of stocks and bonds, the capital asset pricing model, term structure of interest rates, the principle of arbitrage, pricing of derivative securities (forwards, futures and options), the use of derivatives for hedging, risk management and the regulation of financial markets. Warehouse & Distribution Management This course covers the functions, techniques and tools utilized in warehousing and distribution centers and their role in business and logistics. Emphasis is placed on warehouse and distribution center management, operations, productivity, software systems, picking, automation, cross docking, safety, security, material handling, benchmarking and cost. Purchasing Logistics This course introduces and covers various aspects of purchasing and their impact on materials management, supply chain, transportation and global logistics processes. Emphasis is placed on the different methods of electronic sourcing, negotiating and pricing principles and on the internal and external considerations associated with international logistics. Import / Export Management This course introduces the elements of import and export operations, from transportation to documentation, finance and security and the effects on the global supply chain. Emphasis is placed on existing import/export regulations, customs documentation, intermodal transportation, foreign freight forwarders, global technology and homeland security initiatives.
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Calculus for Management This is the first course in the calculus sequence for physical science, business, computer science, mathematics and engineering students. Topics include: limits, the rate of change of a function, derivatives of algebraic and trigonometric functions, applications of derivatives, integration, and applications of the definite integral. Managerial Accounting The course is designed to expose students to the theory and practice of selecting and analyzing managerial and financial accounting information for internal use by managers for decision-making, planning, directing and controlling purposes. Business Law The course covers the basics of business law and reviews its relevance and applications in Supply Chain Logistics. On the legal side, the course focuses on regulatory and legal aspects of all business-related activities. On the ethical level, the course further focuses on actions that are in apparent conflict with morals and examine them from various perspectives. The course assumes that legitimate business must be compatible with ethical norms. Advanced Global Logistics This course covers the advanced application of global operations and logistics strategies, planning, technology, risk and management necessary to cope with the global business environment. Emphasis is placed on an in-depth understanding of global sourcing, shipping, tracking and on the e-logistics systems necessary to operate inbound/ outbound logistics in a global market.