Courses of Study 2012-2013 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
Courses of Study 2012-2013 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

AAS—Asian American Studies

  
  • AAS 1100 - Introduction to Asian American Studies


    (CA-AS)
    Spring. 3 credits.

    Staff.

    What’s in a name? For starters, the contemporary term “Asian Pacific American” has been taxed to hold together in a classificatory embrace a complex, diverse, and rapidly changing population of people of Asian/Pacific descent in the Americas. In this course, we’ll track the ongoing adventures of this term “Asian Pacific American” and try to understand how the social and political twists and turns in meaning over the course of its historical journey come to shape individual and collective identities. This interdisciplinary course will introduce students to key ideas and issues in the study of Asian American histories, cultures, and racial formation including, for example, matters of migration, social/cultural/legal citizenship, social movements, and cultural politics. Materials will include films, literature, historical and sociological texts, and media and popular culture texts and productions.

  
  
  • AAS 2041 - [Asian American Communities]

    (crosslisted)
    (also AMST 2041 , HIST 2041 ) (HA-AS)
    Spring. 4 credits.

    Next offered 2013-2014.

    D. Chang.

    For description, see HIST 2041 

  
  • AAS 2100 - South Asian Diaspora

    (crosslisted)
    (also ANTHR 2410 ) (CA-AS)
    Spring. 4 credits.

    V. Munasinghe.

    This interdisciplinary course (with an emphasis in anthropology) will introduce students to the multiple routes/roots, lived experiences, and imagined worlds of South Asians who have traveled to various lands at different historical moments spanning Fiji, South Africa, Mauritius, Britain, Malaysia, United States, Trinidad, and even within South Asia itself such as the Tamil-speaking population of Sri Lanka. The course will begin with the labor migrations of the 1830s and continue up to the present period. The primary exercise will be to compare and contrast the varied expressions of the South Asian Diaspora globally in order to critically evaluate this transnational identity. Thus, we will ask what, if any, are the ties that bind a fifth-generation Indo-Trinidadian whose ancestor came to the New World as an indentured laborer or “coolie” in the mid-19th century to labor in the cane fields, to a Pakistani medical doctor who migrated to the United States in the late 1980s. If Diaspora violates a sense of identity based on territorial integrity, then could “culture” serve as the basis for a shared identity?

  
  • AAS 2130 - Introduction to Asian American History

    (crosslisted)
    (also AMST 2640 , HIST 2640 ) (HA-AS)
    Fall. 4 credits.

    D. Chang.

    For description, see HIST 2640 .

  
  • AAS 2620 - Introduction to Asian American Literature

    (crosslisted)
    (also AMST 2620 , ENGL 2620 ) (LA-AS)
    Spring. 3-4 credits, variable.

    S. Wong.

    For description, see ENGL 2620 .

  
  • AAS 3030 - Asians in the Americas: A Comparative Perspective

    (crosslisted)
    (also ANTHR 3703 ) (CA-AS)
    Fall. 4 credits.

    V. Munasinghe.

    For description, see ANTHR 3703 .

  
  • AAS 3470 - [Asian American Women’s History]

    (crosslisted)
    (also AMST 3470 , FGSS 3470 , HIST 3470 ) (CA-AS)
    Spring. 4 credits.

    Next offered 2013–2014.

    D. Chang.

    For description, see HIST 3470 .
     

  
  • AAS 4170 - Asian American Popular Culture

    (crosslisted)
    (also ARTH 4170 FGSS 4170 , VISST 4170 ) (CA-AS)
    Fall. 4 credits.

    M. Pham.

    Examines how Asian Americans have constituted and positioned their identities through various mediums of popular culture from the 1930s onward. While we will not ignore the legacy of Orientalism and Orientalist representational systems with which and against which Asian American cultural practices are often in dialogue, this course emphasizes Asian American-produced popular culture in order to centralize the agency of Asian Americans. Focusing on popular institutions like music, theater, fashion, television, film, and the internet, we’ll examine the complex relationship between Asian American representational practices and their material experiences and sociopolitical locations. In addition, we will consider the multiple and differentiated interpretive strategies of Asian American consumers of popular culture. How are Asian American consumption and reception practices constituted differently across class, gender, and sexuality?

  
  • AAS 4310 - Mind, Self, and Emotion

    (crosslisted)
    (also COGST 4350 , HD 4310 ) (SBA-AS)
    Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: HD 1150  or HD 1170  or PSYCH 1101 . Offered alternate years. Permission of instructor required. Enrollment limited to: upper-class undergraduate or graduate standing. Enrollment limited to 20 students.

    Q. Wang.

    For description, see HD 4310 .

  
  
  • AAS 4550 - Race and the University

    (crosslisted)
    (also AMST 4550 , ENGL 4961 , HIST 4551 ) (SBA-AS)
    Spring. 4 credits.

    D. Chang and S. Wong.

    What is a university, what does it do, and how does it do it?   Moving out from these more general questions, this seminar will focus on a more specific set of questions concerning the place of race within the university.  What kinds of knowledge are produced in the 20th- century U.S. university?   Why is it, and how is it, that certain knowledge formations and disciplines come to be naturalized or privileged within the academy?  How has the emergence of fields of inquiry such as Ethnic Studies (with an epistemological platform built on the articulations of race, class and gender) brought to the fore (if not brought to crisis) some of the more vexing questions that strike at the core of the idea of the university as the pre-eminent site of disinterested knowledge?  This seminar will give students the opportunity to examine American higher education’s (particularly its major research institutions) historical instantiation of the relations amongst knowledge, power, equality and democracy.

  
  • AAS 4790 - Ethnicity and Identity Politics: An Anthropological Perspective

    (crosslisted)
    (also ANTHR 4479 ) (SBA-AS)
    Fall. 4 credits.

    Co-meets with ANTHR 7479 /AAS 7479 .

    V. Munasinghe.

    For description, see ANTHR 4479 .

  
  • AAS 4950 - Independent Study


    Fall, spring. 1-4 credits, variable.

    Topic and credit hours TBA arranged between faculty and student. Independent study forms must be approved by Asian American Studies Program office.

    Staff.

  
  
  • AAS 7479 - Ethnicity and Identity Politics: An Anthropological Perspective

    (crosslisted)
    (also ANTHR 7479 )
    Fall. 4 credits.

    Co-meets with ANTHR 4479 , AAS 4790 .

    V. Munasinghe.

    For description, see ANTHR 7479 .


AEM—Applied Economics & Management

  
  • AEM 1200 - Introduction to Business Management


    Spring, summer. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    P. D. Perez.

    Provides an overview of management and business. Human resource, marketing, finance, and strategy concerns are addressed with consideration paid to current issues such as technological innovation and its impact on operations, globalization, ethics, teamwork, leadership, and entrepreneurship. Opportunity to deliver an integrative group project.

  
  • AEM 1210 - Entrepreneurship Speaker Series


    Fall. 1 credit.

    P. D. Perez.

    Course consists of guest lectures by faculty members engaged in the study and practice of entrepreneurship and by prominent entrepreneurs associated with the entrepreneurship@Cornell program, with a view to inform and inspire students. Evaluation includes attendance, book reports, and written feedback on lectures.

  
  • AEM 1220 - [Entrepreneurship in the Life Sciences]


    Spring. 1 credit.

    Next offered 2013-2014.

    W. H. Lesser.

    Seminars and guest lectures by faculty members and entrepreneurs engaged in the study and practice of entrepreneurship in the life sciences. Emphasis on the process of turning scientific discovery into business opportunity and success. Evaluation includes attendance and written feedback on lectures. Intended as a follow-up to AEM 1200  and AEM 1210  but may be taken independently.

  
  • AEM 1230 - Foundations of Entrepreneurship and Business


    Fall. 2 credits.

    P. D. Perez.

    Introductory course providing a sound base to both the understanding of entrepreneurial activity and possibilities and the study and practice of entrepreneurship at Cornell. Emphasis on the identification and elaboration of business opportunities (i.e., business ideas). Extensive use of IT–based learning and presentation tools.

  
  • AEM 2000 - [Contemporary Controversies in the Global Economy]


    Spring. 3 credits.

    Prerequisite: ECON 1110 . Recommended prerequisite: ECON 1120 . Next offered 2013-2014. Preference given to sophomores and juniors in AEM.

    C. B. Barrett.

    Aims to stimulate critical thinking and cogent writing and speaking about contemporary controversies that attract regular attention in the international press and among key private- and public-sector decision makers. Students read and discuss competing arguments about current issues such as patenting and pricing of pharmaceuticals worldwide, controls on commercial and humanitarian distribution of genetically modified foods, and immigration restrictions. Students write a series of short briefing papers and give regular oral briefs, which are evaluated for quality of communication and content.

  
  • AEM 2010 - Spreadsheet Modeling for Management and Economics


    Fall, spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Staff.

    This course will be developed as a data-driven, model-based approach to decision-making. Most applications will rely on the standard array of Excel functionality but other platforms (e.g., Access, SQL, presentation software) may be employed. A unique feature of this course will be applications drawn from the diverse program areas of the Dyson School: management; international development/trade; environment/resource economics; and food/agricultural economics. Case material will be contributed by the companies from the DUAC. Key topics will include: Optimization (Solver), Data graphing, Financial modeling, Ethical/social dimensions of IT, Forecasting, Pivot tables, Exponential smoothing, and Simulation.

  
  • AEM 2100 - Introductory Statistics


    Fall. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: college algebra.

    C. L. van Es.

    Introduces statistical methods. Topics include the descriptive analysis of data, probability concepts and distributions, estimation and hypothesis testing, regression, and correlation analysis. Includes an introduction to Minitab, a statistical software package.

  
  • AEM 2190 - Introduction to Applied Portfolio Management


    Summer. 4 credits.

    Based in New York City’s Financial District. Special program.

    H. Qian.

    Topics include capital markets, the impact of the economy and the Federal Reserve System, recent stock market history, regulation, investment banking, and management principles of both institutional and individual portfolios. Industry guest speakers provide unique perspectives.

  
  • AEM 2200 - Business Management and Organization


    Fall. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

    Open only to incoming AEM freshmen.

    P. D. Perez.

    Foundational course, meant to familiarize students with the use of core concepts in marketing, accounting, organizational design and management, entrepreneurship and strategy, teamwork, leadership, and ethics; as well as with the Dyson/AEM major and the business careers that may follow it. Significant writing and analytical components (both individual and team based case study analysis, evaluation of a U.S. publicly traded corporation). Required for and restricted to incoming  Dyson/AEM freshmen only.

  
  • AEM 2210 - Financial Accounting


    Fall, spring, summer. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Enrollment limited to: not open to freshmen. Priority given to CALS majors.

    J. E. Little.

    Comprehensive introduction to financial accounting concepts and techniques, intended to provide a basic understanding of the accounting cycle, elements of financial statements, underlying theory of GAAP, and financial statement interpretation. Topics include methods of recording inventory, receivables, depreciation, bonds, and equity. Requires two evening prelims and a comprehensive final; weekly homework assignments.

  
  • AEM 2260 - Cornell/Dyson Certificate in Business Management Special Activities


    Summer. 1 credit.

    Staff.

    Students participate in special activities as part of the Cornell/Dyson Certificate in Business Management summer immersion program. While activities may vary from year to year, in the past these activities have included a field trip to corporate sites in New York City, Cornell Outdoor Education teambuilding and leadership exercises, a career services résumé/job search presentation, and a talk on the evolution of a local small business by its founder. Student participation in all activities is mandatory and a paper focusing on “takeaways” from each activity is required.

  
  • AEM 2300 - International Trade and Finance

    (crosslisted)
    (also ECON 2300 ) (SBA)
    Spring, summer. 3 credits.

    Prerequisite: ECON 1110  or equivalent. Recommended prerequisite: ECON 1120  or equivalent.

    D. R. Lee.

    One-semester introduction to international economic principles and issues. Begins by surveying key topics such as the elements of comparative advantage, tariff and nontariff barriers, and multilateral institutions. The second part of the course treats selected topics in international finance, including exchange rates, balance of payments, and capital markets. Discusses current issues such as the effects of trade liberalization, trade and economic growth, and instability in international capital markets. Designed as a less technical introduction to concepts developed at a more advanced level in AEM 4300  and ECON 3610 ECON 3620 .

  
  • AEM 2400 - Marketing


    Fall, summer. 3 credits.

    D. J. Perosio.

    Provides a broad introduction to the fundamentals of marketing. Explores the components of an organization’s strategic marketing program, including how to price, promote, and distribute goods and services. Industry guest lectures and current marketing applications from various companies are presented and analyzed.

  
  • AEM 2410 - Marketing Plan Development


    Fall, spring. 2 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: AEM 2400 . Enrollment limited to: AEM majors. Requirement for AEM majors.

    D. J. Perosio.

    Offers student teams the opportunity for an intense, hands-on application of basic marketing concepts through research and development of a marketing plan. Guided by a series of assignments, teams develop key components that are integrated into a comprehensive written plan for a local business.

  
  • AEM 2420 - Marketing


    Spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

    Required of and limited to freshman in Applied Economics and Management.

    D. Perosio.

    Provides a broad introduction to the fundamentals of marketing. Explores the components of an organization’s strategic marketing program, including how to price, promote, and distribute goods and services. Industry guest lectures and current marketing applications from various companies are presented and analyzed. Students will complete a marketing plan.

  
  • AEM 2500 - Environmental and Resource Economics


    (SBA)
    Fall, spring, summer. 3 credits.

    Enrollment preference given to: students in majors that specifically require AEM 2500.

    G. L. Poe.

    Introduces fundamental economic principles and the “economic approach” to policy issues, and demonstrates how these concepts underpin contemporary environmental and natural resource issues and policy solutions. Subjects include valuation, benefit-cost analysis, policy design, property rights, and ecological economics. Uses these tools to explore major current policy issues such as economic incentives in environmental policy, air and water pollution, depletion of renewable and nonrenewable resources, and global warming. Two evening exams and three out of class labs.

  
  • AEM 2600 - Managerial Economics I


    Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: ECON 1110 , MATH 1106  or MATH 1110 .

    G. Blalock, S. Poczter.

    This course covers microeconomic principles that inform managerial decisions in firms and organizations. The course will touch on how these principles apply to the Dyson School research foci of management, agribusiness, environmental sustainability, and emerging markets.

  
  • AEM 2601 - Managerial Economics II


    Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: prior enrollment in AEM 2600 .

    G. Blalock, S. Poczter.

    This course analyzes the sources of firms’ competitive advantage and develops the knowledge and skills necessary to be an effective strategy analyst. The course is grounded in microeconomic concepts taught in AEM 2600 in terms of discipline, and draws from corporate finance, marketing, human resource management and organization science. This course uses both lecture, discussion and case studies to encourage students to develop skills in formulating strategy in a practical context.

  
  • AEM 3010 - Business and Professional Presentations


    Fall, spring. (7 weeks) 2 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: COMM 2010  or permission of instructor.

    B. O. Earle.

    This is a 7-week course designed to refine the student’s existing communication competencies and better relate them to their business careers. The course will improve the overall impression students will make with their written materials, spoken communication and PowerPoint presentations. There is also a strong focus on employment and evaluation interview preparation with an additional emphasis on the case interview. A key element of the class is the integration of the knowledge accumulated in the major and work experiences in the assignments. The assignments include persuasive, informative, and interview presentations. There is an oral final in which all the presentations are done in the context of a corporate annual meeting.

  
  • AEM 3020 - Farm Business Management


    Fall. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

    Not open to freshmen.

    W. A. Knoblauch.

    Intensive study of planning, directing, organizing, and controlling a farm business, with emphasis on the tools of managerial analysis and decision making. Topics include financial statements, business analysis, budgeting, and acquisition, organization, and management of capital, labor, land, buildings, and machinery.

  
  • AEM 3040 - Dairy Markets and Policy Seminar


    Spring. 2 credits. S-U grades only and attendance is mandatory for a satisfactory grade.

    A. Novakovic.

    Dairy markets and policy will be discussed from the perspectives of applied economics, industrial organization, marketing, supply chain coordination, and public policy analysis.  Lectures are twice weekly in a format intended to encourage class participation. This course may be offered simultaneously at other universities, where participation will be by video. As such, class assignments may involve student partners at other universities. Subject to instructor approval, an additional 1-credit can be earned for an optional assignment to develop a dairy business marketing plan. This would be done under AEM 4970 .

  
  • AEM 3100 - Business Statistics


    Spring. 3 credits.

    Prerequisite: AEM 2100  or equivalent.

    C. L. van Es.

    Focuses on techniques used to analyze data from marketing research, business, and economics. Topics include experimental design and ANOVA, contingency-table analysis, quality-control methods, time-series analysis, and forecasting. Also includes brief introductions to nonparametric methods and multivariate analysis. Involves a research project designed to give experience in collecting and interpreting data.

  
  • AEM 3200 - Business Law I

    (crosslisted)
    (also NBA 5600 )
    Fall, summer. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Enrollment limited to: juniors, seniors, or graduate students.

    D. A. Grossman.

    Examines legal problems of particular interest to persons who expect to engage in business. Emphasizes the law of contracts, sales, agency, and property.

  
  • AEM 3210 - Business Law II

    (crosslisted)
    (also NBA 5610 )
    Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: business law course or permission of instructor. Enrollment limited to: juniors, seniors, or graduate students.

    D. A. Grossman.

    The first portion of this course examines legal issues in the formation and operation of business enterprises, particularly partnerships, corporations, and limited-liability companies. The second portion reviews selected topics in business law, like employment discrimination, debtor/creditor relations, product liability, unfair competition, e-commerce law, and international business law.

  
  • AEM 3220 - Digital Business Strategy


    Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: AEM 1200  and ECON 1110 .

    A. Leiponen.

    Explores the impact of new technologies on business processes and industries. Focuses particularly on the effects of information and communication technologies (ICT). The objective is to understand the nature of information as an economic good, business opportunities and challenges created by ICT, and organizational constraints involved in exploiting these opportunities.

  
  • AEM 3230 - Managerial Accounting


    Winter, spring, summer. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: AEM 2210  or equivalent. Priority given to CALS majors.

    M. Shackell-Dowell.

    Introduction to cost accounting emphasizing the application of accounting concepts to managerial control and decision making. Major topics include product costing, standard costing, cost behavior, cost allocation, budgeting, variance analysis, and accounting systems in the manufacturing environment. Requires use of electronic spreadsheets. Includes an evening prelim, a second exam, and weekly homework.

  
  • AEM 3240 - Finance

    (crosslisted)
    (also PAM 5620 )
    Fall, spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: AEM 2100 , AEM 1200 , and AEM 2210 , or equivalents. Enrollment limited to: priority given to CALS majors. CALS seats limited in spring semester.

    R. T. Curtis.

    Focuses on the mathematics of finance, valuation, and the economics of managerial decisions, corporate financial policy, risk management, and investments. Topics include the time value of money, bond and stock valuation, capital-budgeting decisions, financing alternatives, the cost of capital and the capital-structure decision, distribution policy, mergers and acquisitions and restructuring, options, forward and futures contracts, market efficiency and market anomalies, strategies of successful investors, and personal finance.

  
  • AEM 3250 - Personal Enterprise and Small Business Management


    Spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: AEM 1200  and AEM 2210  or permission of instructor. Course fee: Term project approx. $100 per team. Enrollment limited to: juniors or seniors. Absolutely no adds or drops after second class meeting.

    D. H. Streeter.

    Focuses on the activities involved in planning a start-up business, including the exploration of strategic dimensions, performance of marketing research, and planning of financial aspects related to the new company. Lectures and hands-on clinics include visits by real-world entrepreneurs, who discuss the start-up process and the challenges of managing growth in a small business. Term project is the development of a business plan, completed in teams of no fewer than three students.

  
  • AEM 3260 - Cooperative Management


    Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: AEM 1200 , ECON 1110 .

    T. M. Schmit.

    An evaluation of the fundamental principles, objectives, structure, finance, marketing, and management associated with the cooperative organization, with a focus on agricultural cooperatives. An analysis of the cooperative business organization within the modern economy and development through history, legislation, and evolution. Topics surrounding management, governance, and new cooperative development will be emphasized.

    Outcome 1: Provide an overview of the history and development of cooperative businesses.

    Outcome 2: Explain the economic justification for the cooperative as a business entity.

    Outcome 3: Provide insight into the organization, operation, governance, management, and marketing strategies of cooperative businesses.

    Outcome 4: Critically evaluate contemporary issues facing modern agribusinesses with emphasis on the challenges facing cooperatives that compete with investor-oriented firms.

  
  • AEM 3280 - [Innovation and Dynamic Management]

    (crosslisted)
    (also HADM 4143 )
    Spring. 3 credits.

    Enrollment limited to: juniors or seniors.

    C. Enz.

    For description, see HADM 4143 .

  
  • AEM 3290 - International Agribusiness Study Trip

    (crosslisted)
    (also FDSC 3290 )
    Spring. 2 credits. Letter grades only.

    Previous business management or applied economics courses necessary. Course fee: Field study co-payment $1000. Offered alternate years. Enrollment limited to: approximately 15 students. Students are selected with priority given to juniors and seniors in CALS. Open by application by November 1 preceding the spring semester the course is offered.

    T. M. Schmit, A. Orta-Ramirez.

    Gives students interested in agribusiness management exposure to the managerial practices essential to the success of agriculture, agribusiness, and food companies competing in the global marketplace. The course involves an intense one-week international field study trip that takes place during Spring break of the Spring semester the course is offered. The study trip involves a combination of educational instruction at a host university, along with organized field study trips to agricultural and food system related operations, both public and private in organization, in the selected country. The course meets for a few sessions in advance of the field study trip. A paper analyzing an aspect of the field study is required.

  
  • AEM 3310 - Introduction to Business Regulation


    Spring. 3 credits.

    Prerequisite: Intermediate Micro at the level of ECON 3130 , PAM 2000 , or AEM 2600 /AEM 2601 AEM 1200  or AEM 2200 ; AEM 3200  recommended but not required.

    W. H. Lesser.

    Business everywhere functions under regulation. Being able to operate effectively in a regulated environment is critical for business, especially so in heavily regulated sectors like pharmaceuticals, electricity generation, and finance. This class uses a case-based approach to understanding and functioning under regulations, with particular attention to consumer products, environment, communication, and finance. As a group project, students are asked to develop and present a case of their own on a business regulatory issue. Students also need to appreciate why societies regulate. In addition to the economic/efficiency explanations, the class reads excerpts from The Jungle, Silent Spring and other works and events like the Titanic sinking (which initiated radio regulation) and the Great Depression and Great Recession (which led to finance regulations).

  
  • AEM 3340 - Women, Leadership, and Entrepreneurship


    Fall. (Weeks 1–6) 1 credit.

    Enrollment limited to: juniors or seniors.

    D. H. Streeter.

    Seminar that uses lectures, guest panels, and readings to focus on issues facing women (and their partners) in their business careers. Topics include status of women in business leadership, pathways and strategies for leadership development, family/life balance issues, gender issues in the workplace, and resources for emerging leaders.

  
  • AEM 3350 - International Technology Marketing of Biotechnology


    Spring. 3 credits.

    Prerequisite: ECON 1110  and one college biology course or equivalents.

    W. H. Lesser.

    Explores international technology marketing from an economics perspective using biotechnology as an example. Topics include technology theories, products, risk (health and environmental) regulation, industry structure, labeling uses and regulations, public perceptions, patents, trade, and international conventions. The course is of interest to students of biotechnology, public technology policy, and international technology marketing.

  
  • AEM 3360 - Intermediate Accounting I


    Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: AEM 2210  and AEM 3230 . Priority given to students specializing in accounting.

    Staff.

    Includes an overview of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, balance sheet valuation, and income measurement and recognition. Other topics include accounting for pensions, earnings per share, and special financial reporting issues.

  
  • AEM 3370 - Intermediate Accounting II


    Spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: AEM 3360  Intermediate Accounting I.

    M. Nelson.

    Continuation of the in-depth study of accounting theory, generally accepted accounting principles, and the techniques involved in measuring, recording, summarizing, and reporting financial data for business organizations. Learn the GAAP accounting for revenue, investments, pensions, taxes, accounting changes, and statement of cash flows. Understand accounting alternatives within GAAP and accounting alternatives to GAAP for the topics covered so that students are prepared to understand and use future changes in GAAP. Course objectives will be achieved by a combination of lectures and analyzing and discussing articles from the financial press and cases that are based on actual financial statements.

  
  • AEM 3380 - Social Entrepreneurs, Innovators, and Problem Solvers


    Fall. 4 credits.

    A. Wessels.

    Introduces students to the social entrepreneurs, innovators, and visionaries who are creating new strategies for solving society’s problems. The course highlights innovative case studies of success in restoring the environment, resolving conflicts, curing diseases, overcoming poverty, and addressing other problems of social injustice. At the end of the course, each student develops an original blueprint for social innovation: a creative proposal for solving a societal problem.

  
  • AEM 3440 - Consumer Behavior


    Fall. 3 credits.

    Priority given to AEM majors.

    B. Wansink.

    Develops a useful, conceptual understanding of the problem and strategies associated with the psychology behind consumer behavior. In doing so, the course provides frameworks that enable students to address these issues responsibly, systematically, and creatively.

  
  • AEM 4000 - Practitioner’s Overview of Securities Markets and Investment Banking


    Fall, spring. 1 credit. Letter grades only.

    Enrollment limited to: AEM majors only. Freshman enrollment is not allowed.

    M. Troy.

    A broad overview of various aspects of the Fixed Income and Equities Markets and the role of Investment Banks. Topics, amongst others, will include: Securities Sales and Trading, Fiscal and Monetary Policy effects on Markets, Asset Management, Private Equity and Leveraged Buyouts, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Risk Management. Course will focus on real life practices and may include guest speakers, role playing and trading simulations.

  
  • AEM 4010 - Commercial Bank Management


    Fall. 1 credit. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: ECON 1110  or ECON 1120 . Priority given to AEM juniors and seniors.

    J. J. Byrnes.

    Survey of banking industry and its management challenges, with particular attention to the financial crisis and implications for the future. Includes history and regulation of banking, understanding bank financial statements, management and oversight of industry, importance of capital, and products and services (especially lending). Emphasis on current events.

  
  • AEM 4020 - Food and Brand Lab Workshop I


    Fall. 3 credits.

    Permission of instructor required.

    B. Wansink.

    The purpose of the Food and Brand Lab Workshop is to provide students with an opportunity to develop an advanced understanding of consumers by involving them in collaborative, theory-based research related to food. This course is focused on asking and answering the “why” questions behind consumer behavior.

  
  • AEM 4021 - Food and Brand Lab Workshop II


    Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Permission of instructor required.

    B. Wansink.

    The purpose of the Food and Brand Lab Workshop is to provide students with an opportunity to develop an advanced understanding of consumers by involving them in collaborative, theory-based research related to food. This course is focused on asking and answering the “why” questions behind consumer behavior.

  
  • AEM 4030 - [Farm Management Study Trip]


    Spring. 1 credit. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: AEM 3020 . Open by application only.

    W. A. Knoblauch.

    Special program to study production and management systems in diverse agricultural regions of the United States. Includes a trip (usually taken during spring break) to the region being studied. A different region is visited each year. The course meets in advance of the study trip and upon return from the trip. Students must write a paper that further explores an aspect of the trip.

  
  • AEM 4040 - Farm Credit Fellows


    Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: AEM 4050 /AEM 3240  or equivalent. Prerequisite/co-requisite: requisite Risk Simulation and Optimization. Enrollment limited to: Farm Credit Fellows. Selection of Fellows normally takes place in the spring of the junior year.

    J. Woodard.

    This course is restricted to Farm Credit Fellows and is dedicated to the practical application of financial management for agriculture and agribusiness. Students will interact with agricultural lenders and the farm credit system through a one-week internship, a field trip to Springfield, MA, and will be required to complete an on-farm case study in their senior year.

  
  • AEM 4050 - Agricultural Finance


    Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: AEM 3020  or equivalent. Recommended prerequisite: calculus and statistics.

    J. Woodard.

    Discusses the principles and practices used in financing agricultural businesses, from the perspectives of the business owner and the lender. Topics include sources of capital, financing entry into agriculture, financial analysis of a business, capital management, financial statements, credit instruments, loan analysis, financial risk, and leasing.

  
  • AEM 4060 - Risk Simulation and Optimization


    Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: working knowledge of Excel. At least one course equivalent to AEM 3240  or AEM 4050  and at least one course in statistics or permission of instructor.

    C. Turvey.

    This is a computer-based course that deals with the concepts of randomness and risk in financial management, capital budgeting, stock valuations, derivatives, and investment portfolios. The focus of the course is on applying realistic probability using Monte Carlo simulation and optimization to a variety of problems in finance.

  
  • AEM 4110 - Introduction to Econometrics


    Fall. 3 credits.

    Prerequisite: AEM 2100  and either ECON 3130 AEM 2600  or equivalents.

    D. R. Just.

    Introduces students to basic conometric principles and the use of statistical procedures in empirical studies of economic models. Assumptions, properties, and problems encountered in the use of multiple regression are discussed as are simultaneous equation models, simulation, and forecasting techniques.

  
  • AEM 4120 - Computational Methods for Management and Economics


    Fall. 3 credits.

    Prerequisite: AEM 2100  or equivalent. Primarily for juniors, seniors, and M.S. degree candidates.

    C. Gomes.

    Course in applied mathematical programming. Emphasizes formulation of and interpretation of solutions to mathematical models of problems in economics and business. Studies blending, resource allocation, capital budgeting, transportation and financial planning, and inventory management. Introduces integer and nonlinear programming.

  
  • AEM 4140 - Behavioral Economics and Managerial Decisions


    Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: ECON 3130  or PAM 2000 . Course fee: Lab fee $40. Enrollment limited to: juniors or seniors.

    D. R. Just, W. P. Schulze.

    Behavioral economics integrates psychology and economics by identifying systematic anomalies in decision making. These are now recognized to be an important source of error in business decisions, and they provide the foundation for both behavioral marketing and finance. The course compares rational choice theory with behavior both in lecture and through a series of economics experiments in which students face situations that are likely to lead to anomalies such as “the winner’s curse,” the status quo bias, hyperbolic discounting, and bias in assessing risks. Students have the opportunity to evaluate their own decision making.

  
  • AEM 4150 - Price Analysis


    Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: AEM 2100  or equivalent; and ECON 3130 , PAM 2000 AEM 2600 /AEM 2601  or equivalent.

    H. M. Kaiser.

    Focuses on the analysis of supply and demand characteristics of commodities with particular attention to agricultural products. Pays special attention to empirical analysis. Includes institutional aspects of pricing, temporal and spatial price relationships, price forecasting, and the economic consequences of pricing decisions.

  
  • AEM 4160 - Strategic Pricing


    Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: Introductory Statistics, Calculus I, as well as either AEM 2600 ECON 3130 , or PAM 2000 .

    J. Liaukonyte.

    This quantitative course explores various pricing strategies by taking into consideration the role of consumer behavior, economics, statistics, and management science. Topics include product tying and bundling, peak load pricing, price matching, warranty pricing, advanced booking, and the 99-cent pricing perceptions.

  
  • AEM 4170 - [Decision Models for Small and Large Businesses]


    Spring. 3 credits.

    Prerequisite: AEM 2100  or equivalent. Next offered 2014-2015. Enrollment limited to: juniors or seniors (priority given to AEM majors). No F lec in weeks labs are held.

    C. L. van Es.

    Focuses on economic and statistical models of decision analysis and their applications in large and small business settings. Demonstrates how use of models can improve the decision-making process by helping the decision maker. Emphasizes the importance of sensitivity analysis and the need to combine both quantitative and qualitative considerations in decision making. Draws cases from small business scenarios, the public policy arena, and corporate settings. Lab sessions focus on implementing decision models with computers.

  
  • AEM 4190 - Strategic Thinking


    Spring. 3 credits.

    Prerequisite: an Intermediate Microeconomics course such as AEM 2600 , PAM 2000 ECON 3010 ECON 3130 , or equivalents.

    N. H. Chau.

    The art of thinking strategically puts outdoing one’s adversary at the core of the decision-making process, while anticipating that the adversary is doing exactly the same thing. Businesses make investment decisions and innovate products in anticipation of the reaction of their rivals; managers make pay contingent on peer performance, taking into account the reaction of their subordinates and superiors; national trade policies are formulated based on whether trading partners are committed to make credible concessions. This course introduces and explores the use of game theory to understand these interactions; students are expected to work with a balanced dose of both theory and relevant case studies. The objective of the course is to facilitate students’ ability to think strategically on firm level issues (e.g., pricing, advertising wars, product differentiation, and entry deterrence) and strategic policy interaction in international economic relations (e.g., trade wars and the arms race).

  
  • AEM 4200 - Investment Management


    Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: AEM 3240 - Finance . Priority given to AEM majors.

    E. Liu

    This course is designed to further the understanding of institutional investment management. The course covers key concepts in risk return trade-offs and asset allocation. Students are expected to implement various techniques using real world data. The course also covers select topics in portfolio risk management and current regulatory adjustments.

  
  • AEM 4210 - Derivatives and Risk Management


    Spring. 3 credits.

    Prerequisite: AEM 2100  and AEM 3240  or equivalents. Recommended prerequisite: ECON 3130  or AEM 2600 /AEM 2601  or equivalent and a calculus course; familiarity with calculus and probability and statistics. Enrollment limited to: priority given to AEM students.

    C. G. Turvey.

    Covers the pricing of derivatives and how derivatives can be used for the purpose of risk management and speculation. A portion of this course involves the use of spreadsheet or other computer programs.

  
  • AEM 4230 - Contemporary Topics in Applied Finance


    Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: ECON 1110 , MATH 1110  or equivalent, AEM 2100  or equivalent, AEM 3240 .

    V. L. Bogan.

    This course is designed to stimulate critical thinking about contemporary topics that attract regular attention in the press among key finance decision-makers. The course draws on the theory of modern finance to facilitate the understanding of real world issues. The course will cover topics in traditional and behavioral finance; focusing on corporate governance, financial markets, portfolio formation, market efficiency, and fixed income securities.

  
  • AEM 4260 - Fixed-Income Securities


    Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: MATH 1110  or equivalent, AEM 2100  or equivalent, AEM 3240 .

    V. L. Bogan.

    Focuses on fixed-income securities including corporate bonds, default-free bonds, and floating rate notes. Other topics include related financial instruments such as forwards and futures on fixed-income securities, interest rate swaps, bond options, and mortgage-backed securities. In addition to the analysis of specific types of fixed-income securities, there is an examination of the tools used in bond portfolio management.

  
  • AEM 4280 - Valuation of Capital Investment


    Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: AEM 1200  and AEM 3240  or equivalents.

    D. T. Ng.

    Focuses on the analysis of financial information—particularly firms’ financial reports—for making decisions to invest in businesses. The primary focus is on equity (share) valuation, with some attention given to credit analysis. Examines various valuation models in detail and applies them in cases and projects involving listed companies. Topics include models of shareholder value, discounted cash flow approaches to valuation, the analysis of profitability, growth, and valuation generation in a firm, forecasting earnings and cash flows, proforma analysis for strategy and planning, analysis of risk, and the determination of price/earnings and market-to-book ratios.

  
  • AEM 4290 - International Finance


    Fall. 3 credits.

    Prerequisite: AEM 2100  and AEM 3240 .

    D. T. Ng.

    Teaches students about issues in international financial management and international investment. The major issues discussed include exchange rate volatility, the benefit of international diversification, and the analysis of international capital budgeting decisions. Specific topics include the determination of the cost of capital for foreign investments, the determination and management of foreign exchange risks and country risks, and the use of innovative financing for the multinational corporation.

  
  • AEM 4300 - International Trade Policy


    Spring. 3 credits.

    Prerequisite: ECON 1110 ECON 1120  or equivalents and intermediate microeconomics course.

    N. H. Chau.

    Examines the economic principles underlying international trade and monetary policy, and the policies, practices, and institutions that influence trade and foreign exchange markets. Also emphasizes applications to current topics in international trade policy, to trade in primary commodities, and to both developed and developing countries.

  
  • AEM 4310 - Agricultural and Food Policy


    Spring. 3 credits.

    Prerequisite: Either PAM 2000 , ECON 3010 , ECON 3130 , or equivalent. Enrollment limited to: juniors, seniors, or graduate students.

    H. deGorter.

    Acquaints students with current and historically important U.S. policies related to agriculture and food, including subsidies and regulations related to markets, production, and the environment. The approach combines historical, political, and economic interpretation and analysis.

  
  • AEM 4320 - Public Private Sector Economic Linkages


    Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: intermediate microeconomics course.

    C. K. Ranney.

    Examines the role of government tax and expenditure policies in the United States using tools from microeconomic theory. Given that the government sector is almost 40 percent of total U.S. economic activity, the course analyzes two related questions: First, when and why should some economic activities be undertaken in the public rather than private sector? Second, what are the implications of governmental economic activity on private sector decision makers? An array of tax and expenditure policies are investigated with particular foci changing from year to year based on current events and student interests.

  
  • AEM 4330 - Devolution, Privatization, and the New Public Management

    (crosslisted)
    (also CRP 4120 , FGSS 4110 )
    Fall. 4 credits.

    Prerequisite: ECON 1110  or equivalent. Offered every other year. Co-meets with CRP 6120 /FGSS 6110 .

    M. Warner.

    For description, see CRP 4120 .

  
  • AEM 4350 - Political Economy of the WTO


    Spring. 3 credits.

    Prerequisite: intro microeconomics.

    H. deGorter.

    The politics of the WTO and trade policy are explored. Examines what the WTO is, how it operates, how much power it really has, why it was created, and incentives for governments to cooperate. Also explores how WTO rules affect domestic politics and foreign policy goals and how WTO rules and agreements are enforced. Students also debate the effect of trade on growth and poverty.

  
  • AEM 4360 - [Entrepreneurial Leadership]


    Fall. (Weeks 7–14) 1 credit.

    Next offered 2013-2014. Permission of instructor required.

    D. H. Streeter.

    Participants learn about concepts and practice skills important to becoming an entrepreneurial leader in startup or small business, corporate environment, and/or the public sector.

  
  • AEM 4370 - Strategy and Innovation


    Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: AEM 1200  and ECON 1110 .

    A. Leiponen.

    Explores innovation and technological change. Studies how technological change affects economies and industries, and how innovation of new products, processes, and services takes place in firms. Group projects involve case studies of local high-tech startup companies.

  
  • AEM 4400 - Retail Strategy


    Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: AEM 2400  or equivalent.

    E. McLaughlin.

    This course explores the strategies and analytical techniques employed to address both classical and contemporary problems faced by retailers. Case study analysis provides a principal pedagogical approach. Cases come from a broad spectrum of retailing sectors: food, mass, fashion, on-line, international. Project required. Selected retail executives will participate.

  
  • AEM 4420 - Emerging Markets


    Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: AEM 2400  and PAM 2000  or ECON 3130  or AEM 2600 /AEM 2601 . Enrollment limited to: seniors and graduate students.

    R. D. Christy.

    Provides a framework for examining the effectiveness of marketing strategies in economies in transition and identifying the challenges and opportunities for firms in low-income economies to access industrial markets. Appraises the risk of entering markets in low-income economies and assesses the political, legal, cultural, and economic forces. Analyzes and discusses case studies of companies.

  
  • AEM 4421 - Research and Strategy in Emerging Markets


    (CA) (SBA)
    Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Permission of instructor required. Enrollment limited to: AEM seniors and grad students only.

    R. Christy, E. Mabaya.

    The course complements the Student Multidisciplinary Applied Research Team (SMART) Program administered by CIIFAD. The goal of the course is to offer students a unique learning and service team experience, working with entrepreneurs and civil society organizations in emerging markets and economically disadvantaged communities. Students will learn about the challenges and opportunities of doing business and implementing development interventions in emerging markets. During the semester, students explore theories of economic and community development, analyze the projects on which they worked, write up case studies, and develop strategic recommendations for the enterprises or organizations they have partnered with.

  
  • AEM 4430 - Food Industry Strategic Issues


    Fall. 2 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: AEM 2400  or AEM 4480 ; or permission of instructor. Enrollment limited to: AEM juniors, seniors, or graduate students.

    W. Drake.

    Examines the complex operating environment of the food industry and how it shapes the strategies of retailers, manufacturers, and others in the value chain. With a focus on contemporary issues and current events, students learn how such issues as the economy, globalization, consolidation, saturation, format development, and consumer trends affect company strategies.

     

  
  • AEM 4450 - Toward a Sustainable Global Food System: Food Policy for Developing Countries

    (crosslisted)
    (also NS 4450 ) (SBA)
    Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: 6 credits in economics, applied economics, or sociology and 6 credits in nutrition and/or agricultural sciences.

    P. Pinstrup-Andersen.

    For description and learning outcomes, see NS 4450 .

  
  • AEM 4460 - Food Marketing Colloquium


    Fall. 1 credit. Letter grades only.

    Enrollment limited to: students participating in the Food Marketing Fellows program.

    R. Hawkes, W. Drake.

    The course focuses on current topics in food marketing and may be supplemented by field trips to food industry firms and other exposure to food industry activities and practitioners. In addition, the course includes preparation for a field study trip during the winter break period.

  
  • AEM 4470 - [Retail Speaker Series]


    Spring. 1 credit.

    Next offered 2014-2015.

    D. J. Perosio.

    Seminars and guest lectures by faculty and guest lecturers engaged in the study and practice of retailing. This course provides a unique opportunity for successful industry leaders to share their experiences with Cornell students. Speakers share their view about successful management styles, possible career paths, critical industry-related issues, and qualities conducive to successful business leadership. Students have an unprecedented opportunity to learn and question how retail leaders view the current and future status of retailing, the largest sector in the U.S. economy.

  
  • AEM 4480 - Food Merchandising


    Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: AEM 2400 . Enrollment limited to: juniors or seniors.

    R. Hawkes.

    Covers merchandising principles and practices as they apply to food industry situations. Examines the various elements of merchandising such as buying, pricing, advertising, promotion, display, store layout, profit planning and control, and merchandising strategy. Considers the consequences of food industry trends and initiatives for other industry members, public policy makers, and consumers.

  
  • AEM 4500 - Resource Economics

    (crosslisted)
    (also ECON 4500 ) (SBA)
    Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: MATH 1110 , ECON 3130 , and familiarity with Excel.

    J. M. Conrad.

    Constructs dynamic models of renewable, nonrenewable, and environmental resources to examine market allocation and optimal resource management.

  
  • AEM 4510 - Environmental Economics

    (crosslisted)
    (also ECON 4090 ) (SBA)
    Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: MATH 1110  and ECON 3130 . Enrollment limited to: undergraduate students.

    S. Li.

    This class will focus on the role of the environment in the theory and practice of economics. It will make use of microeconomic analysis at the intermediate level and will incorporate real-world examples. It examines market failure, externalities, benefit-cost analysis, nonmarket valuation techniques, and cost-effective policy instruments.

  
  • AEM 4520 - Advanced Accounting


    Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: AEM 3360  Intermediate Accounting I.

    J. Lippitt

    Detailed analytical study of special issues and situations in financial accounting. Continuous emphasis is placed on the relationship between theory and practice to reflect the latest professional pronouncements. Highly technical topics related to corporation, partnership, government, and not-for-profit organizations, with a focus on business combinations and the particular accounting challenges that they present.

  
  • AEM 4530 - Auditing and Assurance


    Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: AEM 3360  Intermediate Accounting I.

    J. McKinley.

    Theory and practice of independent examination of financial statements. Discussion of relationships with clients; working papers, assurance procedures, including evaluations of internal controls, accounting principles, risk assessment, liability, and professional ethics.

  
  • AEM 4531 - Federal Income Taxation


    Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: AEM 3360 .

    Staff.

    Introductory course in federal income taxation covering structure of present tax law; basis for income tax computations; concepts of gross income, adjusted gross income, deductions, exemptions and credits. The emphasis is on tax questions and problems relating to individuals.

  
  • AEM 4540 - China and India: Growth Miracle

    (crosslisted)
    (also ECON 4540 )
    Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: basic course in macroeconomics, international economics, and econometrics/statistics.

    E. Prasad.

    Advanced undergraduate course that covers topics in international finance and open economy macroeconomics. The course is organized around a detailed examination of the growth experiences of China and India as a device for illustrating and delving into key analytical concepts.

  
  • AEM 4550 - Economics of Advertising


    Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: Introductory Statistics, as well as either AEM 2600 ECON 3130  or PAM 2000  and Calculus I.

    J. Liaukonyte.

    This is an analytical and quantitative course focusing on advertising strategy. How does advertising affect product demand and competitive responses from rival products? Why and how do consumers respond to advertising? What is their sensitivity to advertising expenditures, if any? Can we measure that sensitivity? These are some of the questions analyzed during this course.

  
  • AEM 4570 - Advanced Corporate Finance


    Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: AEM 3240 . Priority given to AEM students.

    E. Liu.

    This course is designed to advance the understanding of corporate financial decision making. The class will further the corporate finance topics taught in AEM 3240  such cost of capital, capital structure, mergers and acquisitions, and dividend policy. Some topics in international corporate finance topics will also be discussed.

  
  • AEM 4580 - The Economics and Psychology of Sustainable Business


    Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: limited to juniors and seniors who must have taken AEM 2500 . Co-meets with AEM 6580 .

    W. Schulze.

    An exploration of both opportunities and pitfalls of sustainable business using tools from both psychology and economics that are combined in the field of behavioral economics. The course will address the following questions: In a regulatory economy, with complex environmental law and technology, how can managers prevent costly environmental penalties, damage to the company reputation, and lawsuits? When if, and how can firms make money by going green? Can firms save money by reducing pollution? Will consumers pay for green? What business strategies have resulted in success and what strategies in failure? For example, has consumer suspicion of “green-washing” backfired on companies selling green? Answering these questions requires knowledge of law, economics, and psychology. Graduate students will be assigned additional reading and prepare two papers.

  
  • AEM 4620 - Technology and Financial Markets


    Fall. 2 credits. S-U grades only.

    Prerequisite: AEM 3240  and one 4000-level AEM finance course. Permission of instructor required.

    V. L. Bogan.

    Focuses on issues involving technology and financial markets. It is designed to equip future finance professionals with the knowledge of key finance systems (Bloomberg) skills and technologies. The lectures and labs teach students to apply their theoretical finance knowledge in real-world situations for the purpose of optimizing their future job performance and increase their marketability. Lectures explore topics on the effects of technology on financial markets. The lab component requires students to complete the 30-hour, self-paced Bloomberg certification process.

 

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