Courses of Study 2021-2022 
    
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Courses of Study 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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AAS—Asian American Studies
  

  • AAS 1100 - Introduction to Asian American Studies


    (CA-AS, ALC-AS, SCD-AS) (EC-SAP, EC-SEAP)     
    Spring. 4 credits. Student option grading.

    D. Chang.

    This interdisciplinary course offers an introduction to the study of Asian/Pacific Islanders in the U.S. This course will examine, through a range of disciplines (including history, literary studies, film/media, performance, anthropology, sociology), issues and methods that have emerged from Asian American Studies since its inception in the late 1960s, including the types of research questions and methods that the study of Asians & Pacific Islander peoples in the U.S. as well as politics and historical relations in the Asia/Pacific region have to offer. In this course, we will pay particular attention to the role of culture and its production in documenting histories, formulating critical practices, and galvanizing political efforts. Topics and themes include: war & empire; queer & feminist lives and histories; refugee, adoptees, transnational families, and other forms of kinship & belonging; anti-Asian violence; settler colonialism and postcolonial critique.

  

  • AAS 2042 - [Jim Crow and Exclusion Era in America]

    (crosslisted) AMST 2042 , HIST 2042  
    (HA-AS, HST-AS, SCD-AS)      
    Spring. Not offered: 2021-2022. Next offered: 2022-2023. 4 credits. Student option grading.

    D. Chang.

    For description, see HIST 2042 .

  

  • AAS 2100 - South Asian Diaspora

    (crosslisted) ANTHR 2410 , SHUM 2101  
    (GHB) (CA-AS, ALC-AS, GLC-AS) (CU-ITL, EC-SAP)     
    Fall. 4 credits. Student option grading.

    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) AMST 2640 , HIST 2640  
    (HA-AS, HST-AS, SCD-AS)      
    Fall. Not offered: 2021-2022. Next offered: 2022-2023. 4 credits. Student option grading.

    D. Chang.

    For description, see HIST 2640 .

  

  • AAS 2620 - Introduction to Asian American Literature

    (crosslisted) AMST 2620 , ENGL 2620  
    (LA-AS, ALC-AS, SCD-AS) (EC-SAP)     
    Spring. 4 credits. Student option grading.

    S. Wong.

    For description, see ENGL 2620 .

  

  • AAS 2641 - [Race and Modern US History]

    (crosslisted) AMST 2645 , ASRC 2641 , HIST 2641 
    (HA-AS, HST-AS, SCD-AS)      
    Spring. Not offered: 2021-2022. Next offered: 2023-2024. 3 credits. Student option grading.

    D. Chang.

    For description, see HIST 2641 .

  

  • AAS 2910 - [It’s All Chinese to Me]

    (crosslisted) AMST 2910 , ENGL 2910  
    (CA-AS, ALC-AS, SCD-AS)      
    Fall. Not offered: 2021-2022. Next offered: 2023-2024. 4 credits. Student option grading.

    S. Wong.

    In her memoir Woman Warrior, Maxine Hong Kingston identified a conundrum familiar to many US-born children of Chinese immigrants when she asked: “What is Chinese tradition and what is the movies?” What is “Chinese tradition”? Does it mean the same thing to people in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore, or to Chinese diasporic communities in North America?  Does “Chineseness” change across time and space? While there will be occasion to discuss what “Chineseness” means in different Asian contexts, this course will focus primarily on how ideas of “China” and “Chineseness” have been historically constructed by, for, and in the West—particularly in the US. Course materials include readings on the concept of “Chineseness,” Chinese American literature and film, and historical studies of East/West relations.

  

  • AAS 3020 - Asian Americans and Popular Culture

    (crosslisted) AMST 3025 , PMA 3420  
    (LA-AS, ALC-AS, SCD-AS) (EC-SAP, EC-SEAP)     
    Fall or Spring. 4 credits. Student option grading.

    C. Balance.

    This course examines both mainstream representations of and independent media made by, for, and about Asians and Asian Americans throughout U.S. cultural history. In this course, we will analyze popular cultural genres & forms such as: documentary & narrative films, musical theatre & live performance revues, television, zines & blogs, YouTube/online performances, karaoke & cover performances, stand-up comedy, and popular music. Employing theories of cultural studies, media studies, and performance studies, we will discuss the cultural, discursive, and political impact of these various popular cultural forms and representations from the turn of the 20th century to the present.

  

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

    (crosslisted) AMST 3703 , ANTHR 3703  
    (HB) (CA-AS, GLC-AS) (EC-SAP)     
    Spring. 4 credits. Student option grading.

    Co-meets with ANTHR 6703 .

    V. Munasinghe.

    For description, see ANTHR 3703 .

  

  • AAS 3378 - [Korean American Literature]

    (crosslisted) ASIAN 3378 , COML 3378  
    (GB) (LA-AS, ALC-AS)      
    Spring. Not offered: 2021-2022. Next offered: 2022-2023. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

    I. Yi.

    For description, see ASIAN 3378 .

  

  • AAS 3400 - Labor and Migration in Asian America

    (crosslisted) AMST 3409 , SOC 3400 
    (SBA-AS, SCD-AS, SSC-AS)      
    Fall. 4 credits. Student option grading.

    J. Seo.

    How do we make sense of the competing and often contradictory narratives about Asian Americans? For example, Asian Americans are cast as the model minority and as perpetual foreigners. If we take a social scientific approach to exploring this question, labor and migration emerge as two key social phenomena that undergird these narratives. A closer examination reveals how they impact almost every aspect of Asian American political and economic life: education, neighborhoods, entrepreneurship, the military, family, citizenship, and community organizing. By synthesizing multi-disciplinary social science research, we will better understand the ways Asian Americans shape and are shaped by racial logics and will locate Asian America within broader discussions around colonialism, capitalism, heteropatriarchy, and inequality.

  

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

    (crosslisted) AMST 3470 , FGSS 3470 , HIST 3470  
    (CA-AS)      
    Fall. Not offered: 2021-2022. Next offered: 2022-2023. 4 credits. Student option grading.

    D. Chang.

    For description, see HIST 3470 .

  

  • AAS 3580 - [Twentieth Century Women Writers of Color in the Americas]

    (crosslisted) AMST 3580 , ENGL 3580 , FGSS 3581  
    (LA-AS, ALC-AS, SCD-AS)      
    Fall or Spring. Not offered: 2021-2022. Next offered: 2023-2024. 4 credits. Student option grading.

    S. Wong.

    For description, see ENGL 3580 .

  

  • AAS 4020 - U.S. Cultures of War and Empire

    (crosslisted) AMST 4022 , ASIAN 4458  
    (GHB) (HST-AS, LA-AS, SCD-AS)      
    Spring. 4 credits. Student option grading.

    Co-meets with AAS 6020 / AMST 6022 /ASIAN 6658 .

    C. Bacareza Balance.

    This course examines the history and afterlives of U.S. war and empire across the Asia/Pacific region and the politics they engender for Asian/Pacific Americans. Since the Philippine American war (1898-1904), the overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani’s monarchy (1893) and the subsequent annexation of the Hawaiian Islands (1898), the 20th century has been constituted by U.S. wars and colonial conquests across the Asia/Pacific region. From South Korea to Vietnam, Japan to Cambodia, Laos to Okinawa, U.S. presence has been felt in “hot wars” as well as Cold War discourse, in the U.S. military-industrial complex and its socio-political, cultural and environmental impact within the region. Reckoning with this global U.S. history, students will better understand Asian/Pacific Islander racialization in the U.S. At the same time, we will reckon with Black, indigenous, and Latinx racialization through and against U.S. wars and militarism in Asia. Course themes include: critical refugee studies, U.S. militarism & gender, settler colonialism, transpacific critique, the politics of memory and post-memory.

  

  • AAS 4040 - [Fictions of Dictatorship]

    (crosslisted) COML 4040 , SHUM 4040  
    (GB) (LA-AS, GLC-AS)      
    Fall. Not offered: 2021-2022. Next offered: 2023-2024. 4 credits. Student option grading.

    C. Balance.

    Fictions of dictatorship, as termed by scholar Lucy Burns, denote both the narratives and spectacles produced by authoritarian governments and the performances, events, and cultural objects that work against these states of exception. This course will critically examine histories of dictatorships, through both documentary & creative forms (i.e. novels, memoirs, and performance) and with a geographic focus on Asia and Latin America, in order to understand authoritarian returns in our present historical moment.

  

  • AAS 4050 - [Critical Filipino and Filipino American Studies]

    (crosslisted) AMST 4052 , ASIAN 4452  
    (CA-AS, GLC-AS, SCD-AS)      
    Fall. Not offered: 2021-2022. Next offered: 2022-2023. 4 credits. Student option grading.

    C. Balance.

    This course focuses on three major and interrelated themes within Filipino/Filipino American history: war/empire, labor/migration, and culture/imaginaries. How do we account for the overwhelming number of Filipinos in nursing, domestic work, and the U.S. military? How do filmmakers, visual/theatre artists, and writers continue to remember the oft-forgotten history of U.S.-Philippine relations? In what ways have diasporic and immigrant Filipinos as well as Filipino Americans created their own culture as well as engaged with their counterparts in the Philippines? By reading historical and sociological texts alongside popular cultural texts and artistic examples, this course considers the politics of history, memory, and cultural citizenship in Filipino America.

  

  • AAS 4550 - Race and the University

    (crosslisted) AMST 4550 , ENGL 4961 , HIST 4551  
    (SBA-AS, SCD-AS)      
    Spring. 4 credits. Student option grading.

    D. Chang, 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 4555 - [Race and Time]

    (crosslisted) ENGL 4550  
    (LA-AS, ALC-AS, SCD-AS)      
    Fall. Not offered: 2021-2022. Next offered: 2022-2023. 4 credits. Student option grading.

    S. Wong.

    For description, see ENGL 4550 .

  

  • AAS 4630 - Rethinking Asian American Literature: Indigeneity, Diaspora, Settler Colonialism

    (crosslisted) AMST 4632 , ENGL 4630  
    (CA-AS, ALC-AS, SCD-AS)      
    Fall. 4 credits. Student option grading.

    J. Hu Pegues.

    For description, see ENGL 4630 .

  

  • AAS 4950 - Independent Study


    (CU-UGR)     
    Fall, Spring. 1-4 credits, variable. Student option grading.

    Permission of instructor required. To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Staff.

    Independent reading course in topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses. Students select a topic in consultation with the faculty member who has agreed to supervise the course work.

  

  • AAS 6020 - U.S. Cultures of War and Empire

    (crosslisted) AMST 6022 , ASIAN 6658  
         
    Spring. 4 credits. Student option grading.

    Co-meets with AAS 4020 /AMST 4022 /ASIAN 4458 .

    C. Bacareza Balance.

    This course examines the history and afterlives of U.S. war and empire across the Asia/Pacific region and the politics they engender for Asian/Pacific Americans. Since the Philippine American war (1898-1904), the overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani’s monarchy (1893) and the subsequent annexation of the Hawaiian Islands (1898), the 20th century has been constituted by U.S. wars and colonial conquests across the Asia/Pacific region. From South Korea to Vietnam, Japan to Cambodia, Laos to Okinawa, U.S. presence has been felt in “hot wars” as well as Cold War discourse, in the U.S. military-industrial complex and its socio-political, cultural and environmental impact within the region. Reckoning with this global U.S. history, students will better understand Asian/Pacific Islander racialization in the U.S. At the same time, we will reckon with Black, indigenous, and Latinx racialization through and against U.S. wars and militarism in Asia. Course themes include: critical refugee studies, U.S. militarism & gender, settler colonialism, transpacific critique, the politics of memory and post-memory.


AEM—Applied Economics & Management
  

  • AEM 1101 - Design Your Dyson


         
    Fall. 1 credit. S/U grades only (no audit).

    Enrollment limited to: Dyson first-year students.

    Staff.

    This course is designed to help first-year students develop a deeper comprehension of the undergraduate experience within the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management. Through this course students will be exposed to the expectations and opportunities available throughout their academic journey. The Design Your Dyson course seeks to create and foster a sense of community around shared interests, enhance problem-solving skills through design thinking, and help students formulate collaborative and lasting connections to peers, faculty, staff, alumni and the Dyson School. The course also will help students understand, and benefit from, the location of Dyson as part of both the SC Johnson College of Business and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

    Outcome 1: Cultivate in broad terms the goals and methods of undergraduate business education and the role of the University in lifetime learning.

    Outcome 2: Discover what distinguishes the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, and the contributions of the School’s unique place within the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business and the Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

    Outcome 3: Develop a toolkit of design principles and strategies they can apply to personal and professional problem-solving.

    Outcome 4: Be able to apply design thinking to express and advance their educational, career and personal goals, in the context of their time at Cornell and in Dyson.

    Outcome 5: Create and refine a detailed four-year academic plan that will allow for exploration and flexibility while fulfilling both the curricular and co-curricular expectations of Dyson.

    Outcome 6: Demonstrate how to find and use the full array of educational resources within Dyson and Cornell.

    Outcome 7: Build connections to their peers and the Dyson community.
  

  • AEM 1106 - FWS: Topics in Applied Economics and Management


         

    Fall or Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).

    First-Year Writing Seminar. Not offered every year.

    Staff.

    The Dyson School offers first-year writing seminars on a wide range of Applied Economics and Management topics. Topics vary by section.

    Previous topics have included:

    FWS: Economics and the Environment

    FWS: Food Systems in the Developing World: Health, Poverty, Opportunity

    FWS: Exploring the Food Industry

  

  • AEM 1200 - Introduction to Business Management


         
    Spring, Summer. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Forbidden Overlap: due to an overlap in content, students will receive credit for only one course in the following group: AEM 1200, HADM 1810 , ILRID 1700 . In addition, due to an overlap in content, students will not receive credit for both AEM 1200 and AEM 2200 , unless AEM 1200 was taken over the summer and before the student matriculated.
    Not open to: Dyson students.

    Spring, S. Sauer; Summer, Staff.

    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 1300 - Introduction to Macroeconomic Theory and Policy


    (SBA-AG) (EC-SAP)     
    Summer. 3 credits. Student option grading.

    Forbidden Overlap: due to an overlap in content, students will not receive credit for both AEM 1300 and ECON 1120 .
    Satisfies CALS and Dyson School requirements for introductory macroeconomics.

    Staff.

    This course is an introduction to macroeconomic analysis at the college level and the issues that are most important to the national debate relating to economic policy.

    Outcome 1: Identify the basic structure of the US Economy.

    Outcome 2: Explain a simple macroeconomic model of how the economy works to generate growth and employment.

    Outcome 3: Illustrate how macroeconomic aggregates (such as GDP, inflation, employment) are measured.

    Outcome 4: Identify data sources for macroeconomic variables.

    Outcome 5: Use all of the above to critique important macroeconomic issues of the present time.
  

  • AEM 1500 - An Introduction to the Economics of Environmental and Natural Resources


    (SBA-AG) (CU-SBY)     
    Spring. 3 credits. Student option grading.

    Forbidden Overlap: due to an overlap in content, students will not receive credit for both AEM 1500 and AEM 2500 . Students who have already taken Introductory Microeconomics should enroll in AEM 2500 .
    Enrollment preference given to: E&S majors. Not open to: Dyson School students.

    C. Kling.

    This course provides an introduction to the economic foundations for public decision-making regarding environmental quality and natural resources. Emphasis is placed on how basic tools of economic analysis can be used to identify sources of environmental problems and solutions to these problems. Topics to be covered include “individual hand” concepts underlying market success, market failure with particular focus on public goods and externalities, benefit-cost analysis and non-market valuation, incentive-based policies for controlling pollution, and economic aspects of renewable and non-renewable resources.

    Outcome 1: Understand how economic incentives influence individual and group behavior and how this knowledge can be used to explain and address environmental challenges.

    Outcome 2: Develop the ability to identify the range of potential economic costs and benefits of a particular environmental policy and the array of economic tools that can be used to estimate these costs and benefits.

    Outcome 3: Improve critical thinking skills to assess the tradeoffs inherent to a broad range of contemporary environmental issues.
  

  • AEM 1600 - The Business of Modern Medicine


         
    Fall. 1 credit. Letter grades only.

    R. Karpman.

    Medicine as practiced today is no longer just a profession. It has become a multi trillion dollar business. The purpose of this lecture series is to present the changes that have occurred in medical practice through the eyes of someone who has lived and practiced medicine during these tumultuous times. Students will gain a better understanding of how third-party payers, the government and other regulatory agencies, new technology, and entrepreneurship have impacted the medical profession and healthcare in general. Upon completion of the course, students will have the capacity to asses their future career paths not only from a scientific, but a business perspective.

    Outcome 1: Make strategic decisions regarding future healthcare careers

    Outcome 2: Articulate the role that business has and will play in the health professions.

    Outcome 3: Develop a pro-active mindset in the constantly changing healthcare environment.
  

  • AEM 1700 - Foundations of Leadership Development


    (CU-CEL)     
    Fall, Spring. 1 credit. Letter grades only (no audit).

    Enrollment limited to: students who have declared the leadership minor.

    D. Haeger.

    Dyson Leadership Development provides a rich, varied, curricular and co-curricular experience for students to equip, inspire and empower students to have the capacity to lead in their communities on a local, national and global scale. Leadership is a personal, relational, and collective learning journey for achieving goals that result in positive change. The basic premise of Leadership in Dyson is leading for a better world. The foundations of this course include self-awareness, personal development, self-management, team building, networking, and community engagement. This introductory course is geared towards students in the Leadership minor.

    Outcome 1: Students will be able to analyze self through a Learning Needs Inventory.

    Outcome 2: Students will be able to experience team dynamics through team building.

    Outcome 3: Students will be able to explore high impact engagement on teams.

    Outcome 4: Students will be able to plan and execute community service leadership on a team.

    Outcome 5: Students will be able to reflect on self-others-community-leadership.
  

  • AEM 2000 - Contemporary Controversies in the Global Economy


    (CU-ITL)     
    Spring. 3 credits. Student option grading.

    Prerequisite: ECON 1110 . Recommended prerequisite: ECON 1120 . Enrollment preference given to: Dyson students. Satisfies CALS written expression requirement and Dyson Grand Challenges writing requirement.

    C.B. Barrett.

    This course aims to stimulate critical thinking, economic reasoning, and cogent writing 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 morally questionable market exchange among willing buyers and sellers, immigration policy, foreign aid, sovereign debt forgiveness, regulating genetically modified foods, etc. Students write, edit, and rewrite short briefing papers which are evaluated for quality of communication as well as subject matter content.

    Outcome 1: Student will demonstrate proficiency in written communication.

    Outcome 2: Student will demonstrate competency in analysis of ethical problems in business or economics in both domestic and international contexts.

    Outcome 3: Student will be able to identify and analyze evidence pertaining to business and economics problems in society and communicate results.

    Outcome 4: Student will develop an awareness and understanding of the cultural issues that impact business operations in a global society.

    Outcome 5: Student will be able to demonstrate familiarity with major business and economics issues facing a firm and society.

    Outcome 6: Student will demonstrate ability to offer critical analysis of a variety of contemporary business issues.
  

  • AEM 2010 - Spreadsheet Modeling for Management and Economics


         
    Fall, Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).

    Enrollment limited to: Dyson students.

    Fall, D. Haeger; Spring, R. Moghimi.

    This course will place a strong emphasis on applied decision making in the business world using Excel as a business analytics tool. This is not just a “how to use Excel” course. We will cover the theory behind our decisions and apply the tools and methods to various business scenarios throughout the semester. Understanding the value of such skills, this course will introduce students to methods used to navigate tools and applications, or typical business scenarios where such capabilities can be leveraged in business. Students dedicated to success in this course can expect to achieve an intermediate to advanced knowledge of business analytic skills and Excel. Students will enjoy a thorough exposure to real world applications and learn to demonstrate these new capabilities in a business environment. AEM 2010 will help students understand the dynamics of using Excel to solve optimization problems, forecast future outcomes using assumptions and projections, and evaluate problems that involve uncertainty in order to inform business strategy and quantitative decision-making. In business analytic vernacular, students will learn to leverage descriptive, predictive and prescriptive analytic methods using data. The course also covers Text Management and Analytics.

    Outcome 1: Provide students with the skills needed to employ spreadsheet modeling techniques for economic and management analysis.
  

  • AEM 2011 - Spreadsheet Modeling for Non-Dyson Majors


         

    Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer. 3 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).

    Forbidden Overlap: due to an overlap in content, students will receive credit for only one course in the following group: AEM 2011, HADM 4770 , HADM 6770 , ILRID 4699 , ILRID 6990 .
    Fall, Spring, R. Moghimi; Winter, Summer, D. Haeger.

    This course, while Excel based, will emphasize applied decision making in the business world. This introductory course is not simply a “how to use Excel” course, rather it covers the theory behind decision making and applying analytic tools like Excel to various business scenarios.  Understanding the value of such skills, this course will introduce students to methods used to navigate tools and applications, or typical business scenarios where such capabilities can be leveraged in business.

    Students dedicated to success in this course can expect to achieve a basic to intermediate understanding of many features available in Excel.  Students will enjoy a thorough exposure to real world applications related to leveraging the tool and learn to demonstrate new analytic capabilities in a business environment.

    AEM2011 will help students understand the dynamics of using Excel to solve optimization problems, forecast future outcomes using assumptions and projections, and evaluate problems that involve uncertainty in order to inform business strategy and quantitative decision-making.

    Outcome 1: Understand business applications of spreadsheet modeling analysis and decision making.

    Outcome 2: Efficiently organize and retrieve data and datasets.

    Outcome 3: Apply logic when making business decisions.

    Outcome 4: Solve real world business problems using statistical analysis tools.

    Outcome 5: Apply Excel tools and skills for problem solving and decision making using business scenarios.

    Outcome 6: Leverage data tables to run scenarios and conduct what-if analysis.

    Outcome 7: Design and utilize effective and efficient data display with charts and tables.

    Outcome 8: Apply financial impact analysis using loan and investment scenarios.

    Outcome 9: Expand into more complex decision making using multivariable scenarios.

    Outcome 10: Become skilled consumers of business data, information and knowledge and leaders in the production of data driven decisions.
  

  • AEM 2015 - The Business Case for Diversity and Inclusion


    (D-AG)      
    Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).

    J. Majka.

    Diversity is everywhere. But research and experience show diversity alone does not produce better results. To reap the benefits of diversity, organizational leaders must understand and be prepared to address the challenges of our diverse, interconnected world. One academically proven way to maximize the benefits differences bring to organizations is to combine diversity with cultural intelligence (CQ), the capability to relate and work effectively in culturally diverse situations. This course is designed to cultivate a theoretical and practical understanding and application of the business case for diversity and inclusion, and help develop cultural intelligence for working successfully in today’s diverse, globalized reality. This course combines conceptual and experiential approaches to diversity and inclusion in organizations through exercises, case studies, discussions, readings, videos, guest speakers, and group work.

    Outcome 1: Students will be able to reflect on and evaluate your CQ capabilities.

    Outcome 2: Students will be able to explore concrete ways to strengthen your CQ.

    Outcome 3: Students will be able to apply CQ learnings to class discussions and course assignments.

    Outcome 4: Students will be able to demonstrate an awareness and understanding of the cultural issues that impact business operations in a global society.

    Outcome 5: Students will be able to critically analyze diversity and inclusion issues and challenges in today’s diverse and globalized world.
  

  • AEM 2020 - Better Decisions for Life, Love and Money

    (crosslisted) PSYCH 2940  
    (KCM-AG)      
    Spring. 3 credits. Student option grading.

    B. Frank, T. Gilovich, T. O’Donoghue, J. Russo, B. Schulze.

    Effective judgments and decisions are critical to success in every avenue of life. This course will explore research on the principles of sound judgment and decision making, and on the ways in which people’s judgments and decisions are prone to bias and error. The course aims to improve students’ critical thinking skills and to enable them to make better judgments and decisions in an increasingly complicated world. The course is taught by a team of psychologists and economists who draw on recent research in psychology and behavioral economics that can benefit the lives of students.

    Outcome 1: Students will be able to make sound decisions.

    Outcome 2: Students will be able to be aware of common biases that plague people’s judgments and decisions.

    Outcome 3: Students will be able to critically evaluate empirical evidence.

    Outcome 4: Students will be able to evaluate the effectiveness of new ideas and policies.
  

  • AEM 2025 - Work and Well-Being


         
    Spring. 3 credits. Student option grading.

    L. Niemi.

    What is the good life? Is it more than personal achievement, excellent health, and contentment? This course examines well-being in the context of work, with a focus on a sometimes-neglected aspect of the good life: doing good by contributing to the well-being of others and the planet. In this class, students will discover frameworks from social and moral psychology that help them identify their own ethical beacons, or what “really matters” (e.g., sustainability; reducing inequality), and develop a crucial skill in management: self-awareness. Through a combination of reflection and critical analysis of theory and research findings, students will build a practical understanding of a range of topics related to well-being at work, including meaning, authenticity, workplace culture, stress and burn-out, and organizational and personal values. At the same time, students will have the opportunity to envision a blueprint for their own future work as ethical leaders.

    Outcome 1: Students will critically assess a range of frameworks, theories, and research findings from social and moral psychology relevant to well-being at work.

    Outcome 2: Students will build a practical understanding of topics including meaning and authenticity at work, workplace culture, stress and burn-out, and organizational and personal values.

    Outcome 3: Students will develop a skill crucial for effective and ethical management and team leadership: self-awareness.

    Outcome 4: Students will construct a blueprint for their own future work as ethical leaders, drawing from the course materials and reflection.
  

  • AEM 2050 - Introduction to Agricultural Finance


    (SBA-AG)      
    Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Recommended prerequisite: MATH 1110  and/or AEM 2100  and/or a course in economics.

    C. Wolf.

    Introductory course which provides an overview of principles and practices of agricultural and development finance, from the perspectives of the business owner, lender, and policymaker. Topics include sources of capital, financing entry into agriculture, financial analysis, capital management, financial statements, credit instruments, loan analysis, and financial risk. Applications in farm investments, the Farm Credit System, crop insurance, and risk management.

    Outcome 1: Students will learn and be able to apply financial concepts to solve financial economic problems in agriculture and development including understanding mortgages, bonds, equity, and other fundamental concepts.

    Outcome 2: Students will gain an introductory knowledge and understanding to financing concepts including time value of money, financial and risk management instruments, among others.
  

  • AEM 2100 - Introductory Statistics


    (OPHLS-AG)      
    Fall. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

    Forbidden Overlap: due to an overlap in content, students will receive credit for only one course in the following group: AEM 2100, BTRY 3010 , BTRY 6010 , ENGRD 2700 , HADM 2010 , ILRST 2100 , ILRST 6100 , MATH 1710 , PAM 2100 , PAM 2101 , PSYCH 2500 , SOC 3010 , STSCI 2100 , STSCI 2200 , STSCI 2150 .
    Enrollment preference given to: Dyson students.

    C. 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 2110 - The Business of Biofuels


         
    Fall. 1.5 credits. S/U grades only.

    Prerequisite: ECON 1110 .

    H. de Gorter.

    After defining biofuels and identifying patterns of production, consumption and trade, several central issues on the economics and business of biofuels are addressed. These include an assessment of how effective biofuel policies are in meeting the various political goals, how biofuel policies established the crop-energy price link and hence the food-fuel trade-off, the unique contradictory and self-defeating effects of effects of combining mandates with different subsidies, the various surprising economic welfare effects of biofuel policies; and the various inconsistencies associated with binary sustainability standards, induced land use change and carbon leakages. The course will take a close look at the various factors that have created the rise of the biofuel industry and how the structure of crude oil refining, blending and retailing have consequently changed.

    Outcome 1: Analyze how the biofuel industry got started, the technological and economic challenges faced and the consequences of government policies.

    Outcome 2: Assess how well the broad spectrum of proclaimed environment, energy and agricultural policy goals of biofuel policies have been achieved by learning the many perverse and contradictory effects of biofuel mandates, subsidies, import barriers, binary sustainability standards and indirect land use measures.

    Outcome 3: Interpret how biofuel policies caused the world food crisis in 2008 and 2011 and high food commodity prices to this day.

    Outcome 4: Identify how biofuels impacted the structure of the crude oil refining, blending and retailing industries.
  

  • AEM 2200 - Business Management and Organization


         
    Fall. 4 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).

    Forbidden Overlap: due to an overlap in content, students will receive credit for only one course in the following group: AEM 2200, HADM 1810 , ILRID 1700 . In addition, due to an overlap in content, students will not receive credit for both AEM 1200  and AEM 2200, unless AEM 1200  was taken over the summer and before the student matriculated.
    Enrollment limited to: Dyson students.

    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).

    Outcome 1: Become conversant with foundational concepts of marketing, entrepreneurship, accounting, strategic management, organizational design and management, teamwork, leadership and business ethics.

    Outcome 2: Practice the ability to apply foundational concepts to analyze business situations, problems, and news.

    Outcome 3: Become familiarized with methodologies and tools (ie. Excel) that can be applied successfully in the analysis of business situations, problems, and news.

    Outcome 4: Practice the ability to apply foundational concepts through a comprehensive analysis of a US publicly traded corporation.

    Outcome 5: Gain exposure to a critical stance towards business and management, and with the ethical principles associated with business and management.

    Outcome 6: Become familiar with the concepts of professional career and organizational citizenship through formal exposure to the Dyson School and AEM, and mentorship in the development of a plan of studies and of a professional plan.

    Outcome 7: Practice both formal and informal teamwork.
  

  • AEM 2210 - Financial Accounting


         
    Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer. 3 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).

    Forbidden Overlap: due to an overlap in content, students will receive credit for only one course in the following group: AEM 2210, AEM 2225 , HADM 1210 , HADM 2230 .
    Enrollment limited to: non-Dyson students. Only AEM 2225  will satisfy the Dyson major requirements. Students who will be applying for internal transfer to Dyson should not take this course.

    Fall: D. Szpiro; Spring: M. Riley; Winter, Summer: Staff.

    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 2220 - Foundational Perspectives and Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship


         
    Fall, Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    R. Karpman.

    This course aims to introduce students to foundational theories and contemporary issues pertaining to entrepreneurship. A primary objective of this course is to broaden students’ perspectives on entrepreneurship and the myriad ways that entrepreneurial activity contributes to innovation, economic growth, and society. Students will be introduced to foundational thinking, leading-edge research and key frameworks that address central questions of entrepreneurship. In addition, this course will help students develop a deeper understanding of their own interest in entrepreneurship and how it will help them to advance their careers.

    Outcome 1: Differentiate the theory and discipline of entrepreneurship versus the practice of entrepreneurship.

    Outcome 2: Articulate the role entrepreneurship plays in society, public policy, and economics.

    Outcome 3: Evaluate potential careers offered in the entrepreneurial arena. Demonstrate innovative and creative thinking.
  

  • AEM 2225 - Financial Accounting For Dyson Majors


         
    Fall, Spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).

    Forbidden Overlap: due to an overlap in content, students will receive credit for only one course in the following group: AEM 2210 , AEM 2225, HADM 1210 , HADM 2230 .
    Enrollment limited to: Dyson students.

    Fall: J. McKinley, M. Riley; Spring: M. Riley.

    Comprehensive introduction to financial accounting concepts and applications. Focuses primarily on recording and communicating financial information for use by external users such as investors, creditors and regulators, and is intended to provide a basic understanding of the accounting cycle, elements of financial statements, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, and financial statement interpretation. Topics include accounting for inventory, receivables, depreciation, bonds, equity, and cash flows.

    Outcome 1: Develop effective communication skills in finance.

    Outcome 2: Attain analytical and functional competency in basic business and economic skills.

    Outcome 3: Demonstrate working knowledge of ethics and ability to apply to real world setting.

    Outcome 4: Demonstrate ability to solve practical business problems and make an impact in real world and society.

    Outcome 5: Develop skills to be critical consumers of business information and research.

    Outcome 6: Develop the ability to work with computerized accounting systems.
  

  • AEM 2240 - Finance for Dyson Majors


         
    Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).

    Forbidden Overlap: due to an overlap in content, students will receive credit for only one course in the following group: AEM 2240, AEM 2241 , AEM 5241 , HADM 2220 , HADM 2250 , NCC 5560 .
    Prerequisite: AEM 2100 , AEM 2200  and AEM 2225 , or equivalents. Enrollment limited to: Dyson students.

    J. Addoum.

    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.

    Outcome 1: Become familiar with the “Time Value of Money” and comfortable using that concept and formulas to solve problems in the areas of corporate finance, investments, and personal finance.

    Outcome 2: Become familiar with stock and bond markets and learn the economics and mathematics behind the valuation of bonds, stocks, and firms.

    Outcome 3: Become familiar with modern portfolio theory including the relationship between risk and return, the concept of diversification, the capital asset pricing model, and the arbitrage pricing theory.

    Outcome 4: Become familiar with corporate financial decisions such as whether to accept or reject a project (“Capital Budgeting”), how to finance operations (“Capital Structure”), if and how to make payouts to investors (“Distribution Policy”), and how to analyze potential acquisitions (“Mergers & Acquisitions”).

    Outcome 5: Become familiar with using derivatives as investment and risk management tools. Derivatives covered include options, convertibles, forward and futures contracts, and swaps.

    Outcome 6: Become familiar with the concept of market efficiency and the data in support of the theory. Also become aware of tests suggesting the existence of market anomalies which run counter to the notion of market efficiency.

    Outcome 7: Become aware of some basic investment concepts and strategies.

    Outcome 8: Become aware of some basic personal financial decisions including the use of tax-advantaged retirement accounts such 401(k)’s and IRA’s, asset allocation, saving for educational expenses, insurance decisions, and ways to pass assets on to one’s heirs.

    Outcome 9: Become aware of current financial and economic events.
  

  • AEM 2241 - Finance


         
    Fall, Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).

    Forbidden Overlap: due to an overlap in content, students will receive credit for only one course in the following group: AEM 2240 , AEM 2241, AEM 5241 , HADM 2220 , HADM 2250 , NCC 5560 .
    Prerequisite: AEM 2100 , AEM 2210 , or equivalents. Priority given to: Dyson minors, university-wide business minors, and CALS students. Satisfies finance requirement for the Dyson Business Minor for Engineers, the Dyson Business Minor for Life Sciences and the University-Wide Business Minor.

    R.T. Curtis.

    This course is a survey of topics in finance. It focuses on the mathematics of finance, valuation, the economics of managerial decisions, corporate financial policy, risk management, investments, and personal finance.

    Outcome 1: Become familiar with the “Time Value of Money” and comfortable using that concept and formulas to solve problems in the areas of corporate finance, investments, and personal finance.

    Outcome 2: Become familiar with stock and bond markets and learn the economics and mathematics behind the valuation of bonds, stocks, and firms.

    Outcome 3: Become familiar with modern portfolio theory including the relationship between risk and return, the concept of diversification, the capital asset pricing model, and the arbitrage pricing theory.

    Outcome 4: Become familiar with corporate financial decisions such as whether to accept or reject a project (“Capital Budgeting”), how to finance operations (“Capital Structure”), if and how to make payouts to investors (“Distribution Policy”), and how to analyze potential acquisitions (“Mergers & Acquisitions”).

    Outcome 5: Become familiar with using derivatives as investment and risk management tools. Derivatives covered include options, convertibles, forward and futures contracts, and swaps.

    Outcome 6: Become familiar with the concept of market efficiency and the data in support of the theory. Also become aware of tests suggesting the existence of market anomalies which run counter to the notion of market efficiency.

    Outcome 7: Become aware of some basic investment concepts and strategies.

    Outcome 8: Become aware of some basic personal financial decisions including the use of tax-advantaged retirement accounts such 401(k)’s and IRA’s, asset allocation, saving for educational expenses, insurance decisions, and ways to pass assets on to one’s heirs.

    Outcome 9: Become aware of current financial and economic events.
  

  • AEM 2300 - International Trade and Finance

    (crosslisted) ECON 2300  
    (SBA-AG) (CU-ITL, EC-LASP)     
    Spring. 3 credits. Student option grading.

    Prerequisite: ECON 1110 . Recommended Prerequisite: ECON 1120 .

    A.K. Basu.

    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 4510 -ECON 4520 .

  

  • AEM 2310 - Business and Economics of Food


         
    Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).

    Prerequisite: ECON 1110 . Co-meets with AEM 5210 .

    B. Rickard.

    This course will examine the food system from an economic and business perspective. In the first part of the course, students will study the key economic and regulatory elements that affect the production of food. The second section will focus on the business aspects of food and beverage processing, distribution and retailing, and the material in the final section will focus on a range of contemporary business and economic issues that are relevant to consumers of food and beverages.

    Outcome 1: Students will be able to use and evaluate scientific and economic information to reach defensible conclusions.

    Outcome 2: Students will be able to identify the implications of business decisions on the supply of food.

    Outcome 3: Students will be able to describe the effects of information and policies in food and beverage markets.

    Outcome 4: Students will be able to develop skills to evaluate the consequences of consumer behavior for food products.
  

  • AEM 2350 - Introduction To The Economics Of Development


    (SBA-AG) (CU-ITL, CU-SBY)     
    Fall, Summer. 3 credits. Student option grading.

    Prerequisite: at least one full semester university course in introductory economics.

    Fall, S. Kyle; Summer, Staff.

    This course is intended as an introduction to the economics of low income countries. It focuses on the policies and constraints to promoting growth and development.

    Outcome 1: Students will be able to understand the nature of poverty and how it is measured.

    Outcome 2: Students will be able to understand how economic growth is measured and how this correlates to alternative measures of development.

    Outcome 3: Students will be able to understand the structural changes in the economy that occur as a country increases per capita income.

    Outcome 4: Students will be able to understand the leading economic models explaining these changes.

    Outcome 5: Students will become familiar with competing views of how economic policy can best promote economic growth and development.

    Outcome 6: Students will be able to understand how linkages to the international economy can promote or hinder the process of economic growth and development.
  

  • AEM 2400 - Marketing


         
    Fall. 3 credits. Student option grading.

    Forbidden Overlap: due to an overlap in content, students will receive credit for only one course in the following group: AEM 2400, AEM 2420 , HADM 2410 , HADM 2430 .
    Enrollment limited to: non-Dyson students. Students interested in internally transferring to the Dyson School should not enroll in AEM 2400.

    N. Yang.

    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 2420 - Marketing for Dyson Majors


         
    Spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).

    Forbidden Overlap: due to an overlap in content, students will receive credit for only one course in the following group: AEM 2400 , AEM 2420, HADM 2410 , HADM 2430 .
    Enrollment limited to: Dyson students.

    S. Shu.

    Provides a broad introduction to the fundamentals of marketing. Explores the components of an organization’s strategic marketing program, including targeting and positioning, and how to price, promote, and distribute goods and services. Marketing applications from various companies are presented and analyzed via multiple case discussions and field projects.

  

  • AEM 2480 - Food and Consumer Packaged Goods Industry Dynamics


         
    Spring. 3 credits. Student option grading.

    Prerequisite: AEM 2200  and AEM 2420  or equivalents. Co-meets with AEM 6480 .

    D. Hooker.

    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.

    Outcome 1: Students will explore the dynamics of food distribution systems and the economic principles that underlie food industry dynamics.

    Outcome 2: Student assignments and exams will require finding, evaluating, and ethically using information.

    Outcome 3: Student assignments will require integration of quantitative and qualitative information to propose solutions.

    Outcome 4: Student assignments will be graded for clarity and composition.

    Outcome 5: Students will complete both individual and team assignments.
  

  • AEM 2500 - Environmental and Resource Economics


    (SBA-AG) (CU-SBY)     
    Fall. 3 credits. Student option grading.

    Forbidden Overlap: due to an overlap in content, students will not receive credit for both AEM 1500  and AEM 2500.
    Prerequisite: ECON 1110 . Enrollment preference given to: Dyson students and E&S majors.

    A. Ortiz-Bobea.

    This course uses microeconomics to understand the causes and how to devise solutions to environmental and natural resource problems. Subjects include valuation, benefit-cost analysis, policy design and property rights. The course relies on these concepts 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. Students are evaluated based on problems sets, short essays, 3 quizzes and 3 prelims.

  

  • AEM 2555 - Corporate Sustainability: The Business Challenge


    (CU-SBY)     
    Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).

    Prerequisite: First-Year Writing Seminar or equivalent. Enrollment preference given to: Dyson students. Satisfies CALS written expression requirement and Dyson Grand Challenges writing requirement.

    J. Tobin.

    This course provides an overview of the area of corporate sustainability, with particular emphasis on the finance industry. The focus will be on understanding how a growing recognition of the importance of sustainability affects corporate behavior. Through a combination fo classroom presentations, assigned readings, in-class discussions, and individual writing assignments, students will develop critical thinking and writing skills while they learn about the most important themes in corporate sustainability, including:

    • The impacts of business activity, both positive and negative
    • Environmental and social risk management
    • Sustainability initiatives and self-regulation in the corporate sector
    • Stakeholder engagement and management
    • The growth of sustainable business, including environmental finance and impact investing


    Outcome 1: Identify the key trends in the area of corporate sustainability, as well as the risks and opportunities that arise from a growing public awareness of the impacts of corporate activity.

    Outcome 2: Recognize sustainability risks associated with particular corporate activities and will be able to propose actions that mitigate these risks.

    Outcome 3: Critically examine the interactions between corporate entities and their peers, their regulators, the public, and their other stakeholders, and to recognize opportunities for improving the outcomes of these interactions.

    Outcome 4: Recognize controversial issues in business ethics, will analyze the issues critically, and will convincingly articulate their personal views on the issues.
  

  • AEM 2600 - Managerial Economics


         
    Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Forbidden Overlap: due to an overlap in content, students will receive credit for only one course in the following group: AEM 2600, AEM 5600 , ECON 3030 , PAM 2000 .
    Prerequisite: ECON 1110 ,  MATH 1110 . Enrollment limited to: Dyson students.

    T. Alexander, B. Leyden.

    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 - Strategy


         
    Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: ECON 1110 , MATH 1110 .

    D. Scur, S. Wolfolds.

    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 2700 - Management Communication


         
    Fall, Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).

    Enrollment limited to: Dyson students. Satisfies CALS oral expression requirement.

    D. Lennox, J. Stapp.

    Management Communication is intended to help you think strategically about communication and aid you in improving your writing, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills as a future manager. We will look at a set of “best practices” or guidelines that have been derived from both research and experience, give you the opportunity to put those guidelines into practice, and provide you with feedback on your work to help you strengthen your abilities. More often than not, we will be using a workshop format that will rely heavily on discussion and in-class exercises.

    Outcome 1: Formulate an effective communication strategy for any message, in any medium, and in any situation.

    Outcome 2: Write clearly, concisely, and convincingly.

    Outcome 3: Create effective presentations that are delivered with confidence and poise.

    Outcome 4: Give and receive feedback that will improve yours and others’ communication.

    Outcome 5: Listen for understanding.

    Outcome 6: Work effectively with others in small groups or teams.

    Outcome 7: Identify and negotiate the difference in communication between yourself and people who are not from your culture.
  

  • AEM 2770 - [Excursions in Computational Sustainability]

    (crosslisted) CS 2770 , INFO 2770  
    (SBA-AG) (CU-SBY)     
    Spring. Not offered: 2021-2022. Next offered: 2022-2023. 3 credits. Student option grading.

    Students are expected to have basic knowledge of probability theory and calculus.

    C. Gomes.

    Balancing environmental, economic, and societal needs for a sustainable future encompasses problems of unprecedented size and complexity. Computing and information science can play an important role in addressing critical sustainability challenges faced by present and future generations. The goal of the course is to introduce students to a range of sustainability challenges and to computational methods that can help address such challenges. Sustainability topics include sustainable development, biodiversity and wildlife conservation, poverty mitigation, food security, renewable resources, energy, transportation, and climate change. In the context of these sustainability topics, the course will introduce students to mathematical and computational modeling techniques, algorithms, and statistical methods. The course is at the introductory undergraduate level. Students are expected to have basic knowledge of probability theory and calculus.

    Outcome 1: Students will be able to identify notions of sustainability as they arise in ecology, geology, economics, and other biological, physical, and social sciences.

    Outcome 2: Students will be able to mathematically interpret and calculate levels of sustainability.

    Outcome 3: Students will learn how to problem solve techniques of sustainability via computational models, algorithms, and statistical methods.
  

  • AEM 2800 - Hot Economic Issues in the News Today


    (SBA-AG)      
    Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).

    Prerequisite: ECON 1110 , ECON 1120 . Enrollment limited to: Dyson students. Satisfies CALS written expression requirement and Dyson Grand Challenges writing requirement.

    S. Kyle.

    This course is a writing in the disciplines course in current economic issues. It is intended as a topical course focusing on selected issues that are important to the national debate. The basic analysis taught in ECON 1110  and ECON 1120  is taken as the point of departure and is used to illuminate these issues.

    Outcome 1: Students will be able to explain the structure of a simple model of the macro-economy.

    Outcome 2: Students will be able to use this model to evaluate and analyze issues of contemporary importance.

    Outcome 3: Students will be able to access and present data relevant to these issues.
  

  • AEM 2805 - Strategic Responses to Poverty and Hunger in Developing Countries


         
    Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).

    Enrollment preference given to: Dyson students. Satisfies CALS written expression requirement and Dyson Grand Challenges writing requirement.

    M. Constas.

    As a writing course, AEM 2805 provides students with an opportunity to understand the problems of poverty and hunger in
    developing countries. An important focus of the course will be to explore strategies that United Nations agencies, governmental
    bodies, and international non-governmental organizations employ to meet challenges of poverty and hunger.

    Outcome 1: Develop the capacity to evaluate evidence and express ideas coherently through writing.

    Outcome 2: Recognize the ways in which poverty and food insecurity are distributed across the globe.

    Outcome 3: Define how economic pressures (food prices, market failures, supply chain problems), natural disasters (droughts, floods) and political conflict affect poverty and food security.

    Outcome 4: Identify and assess strategic orientations that various organizations use to address problems of poverty and hunger.

    Outcome 5: Assess the effect of both existing risks and emerging challenges that undermine efforts to improve the well-being of populations who suffer poverty and experience food insecurity.
  

  • AEM 2810 - The Economics of Vice and Corruption


         
    Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).

    Prerequisite: ECON 1110 , First-Year Writing Seminar. Enrollment preference given to: Dyson students. Satisfies CALS written expression requirement and Dyson Grand Challenges writing requirement.

    G. Blalock.

    This writing course is designed to explore the important but largely undocumented role of vice and corruption in modern economies. A particular focus of the course will be learning how to identify activities, such as corruption and creating, that are designed to avoid detection. Techniques to uncover nefarious behavior are an important tool to understand the nature and extent of bad behavior and to prescribe policy treatment to minimize it. Students will write essays reflecting critically on weekly readings of recent literature on vice and deception.

    Outcome 1: Students will have a well-developed capacity to evaluate evidence and the ability to express ideas coherently through writing.

    Outcome 2: Students will be able to identify, access, and understand primary academic research from leading journals.

    Outcome 3: Students will be able to illustrate how econometric tools can be used to identify the existence and scope of nefarious behavior that is intended to be hidden.

    Outcome 4: Students will be able to distinguish policy prescriptions to minimize the extent of nefarious behavior.
  

  • AEM 2820 - Introduction to Database Management Systems


         
    Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).

    Forbidden Overlap: due to an overlap in content, students will receive credit for only one course in the following group: AEM 2820, HADM 3740 , HADM 6740 .
    Prerequisite: AEM 2010 . Enrollment preference given to: Dyson students.

    R. Moghimi.

    Introduces the principals and functions of relational database management systems (DBMS) and their business application. Students will explore both logical and physical database designs and develop a clear understanding of the concepts and terminology related to DBMS. A small relational database will be designed and students will learn to run SQL queries. Students will learn a set of skills to describe what happened in the past using queries, descriptive statistics, data visualization, and some data mining techniques. Excel add-ins and other DBMS software may also be employed.

    Outcome 1: Discuss database management systems and design.

    Outcome 2: Explain the terminology related to database management systems.

    Outcome 3: Describe the design and implementation of a database management system.

    Outcome 4: Execute queries using SQL syntax.

    Outcome 5: Build models to solve real-world business problems.

    Outcome 6: Demonstrate knowledge of skills for supporting the decision-making process.
  

  • AEM 2830 - VBA for Data Analysis and Business Modeling


         
    Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).

    Forbidden Overlap: due to an overlap in content, students will not receive credit for both AEM 2830 and AEM 2831 .
    Prerequisite: AEM 2010 . Enrollment preference given to: Dyson students.

    R. Moghimi.

    This course is an introduction to programming with Excel Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) for students aiming to enter the world
    of business analytics. Using business applied cases students will increase decision making efficiency and productivity through a
    detailed understanding of VBA programming languages.

    Outcome 1: Program VBA, a strong tool that adds a great deal of functionality to Excel.

    Outcome 2: Develop algorithmic thinking.

    Outcome 3: Utilize and understand Basic Data Structures.

    Outcome 4: Utilize and understand Conditional Branching and Looping.

    Outcome 5: Build Procedures, and Functions in VBA.

    Outcome 6: Develop skills in building models to solve real-world business problems.

    Outcome 7: Produce an Excel VBA solution for a business application.
  

  • AEM 2831 - Excel VBA Programming for Non-Dyson


         
    Winter, Summer. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Forbidden Overlap: due to an overlap in content, students will not receive credit for both AEM 2830  and AEM 2831.
    Not open to: Dyson students.

    R. Moghimi.

    This course is an introduction to programming with Excel Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) for students aiming to enter the world of business analytics. Using business applied cases students will increase decision making efficiency and productivity through a detailed understanding of VBA programming languages.

    Outcome 1: Utilize VBA, a strong tool that adds a great deal of functionality to Excel.

    Outcome 2: Develop algorithmic thinking.

    Outcome 3: Recognize Basic Data Structures.

    Outcome 4: Apply conditional branching and looping.

    Outcome 5: Create procedures and functions.

    Outcome 6: Develop skills in building models to solve real-world business problems.

    Outcome 7: Produce an Excel VBA solution for a business application.
  

  • AEM 2840 - Python Programming for Data Analysis and Business Modeling


         
    Fall, Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).

    Forbidden Overlap: due to an overlap in content, students will receive credit for only one course in the following group: AEM 2840, , , , .
    Enrollment preference given to: Dyson students. Co-meets with .

    R. Moghimi.

    This course is an introduction to programming with Python for students aiming to enter the world of business analytics. Using business applied cases students will increase decision making efficiency and productivity through a detailed understanding of Python programming languages. Students will also learn how to use a range of Python libraries for data analytics such as NumPy, MatPlotLib, Seaborn, Pandas, and Scikit.

    Outcome 1: Program Python, a strong and popular open source programming language.

    Outcome 2: Develop algorithmic thinking.

    Outcome 3: Utilize and understand Basic Data Structures.

    Outcome 4: Utilize and understand Conditional Branching and Looping.

    Outcome 5: Create functions in Python.

    Outcome 6: Utilize Python libraries that can be used for business analytics.

    Outcome 7: Develop skills in building models to solve real-world business problems.

    Outcome 8: Produce a Python solution for a business application.
  

  • AEM 2841 - Python Programming for Data Analysis and Business Modeling - Non-Dyson Majors


         
    Winter, Summer. 3 credits. Student option grading (no audit).

    Forbidden Overlap: due to an overlap in content, students will receive credit for only one course in the following group: , AEM 2841, , , .
    Students are expected to have intermediate computing skills using Microsoft Office and a Windows platform and intermediate Excel skills.

    R. Moghimi.

    Data-driven decision making and the use of analytical approaches are critical skills for success in business. Analytics skills are increasing in demand and in many cases, are required for business professionals. The new technologies and development such as personal electrical devices, social media, online shopping, … resulted in exponential growth in the amount of data we generate and collect on a daily basis. Companies are highly interested in extracting knowledge from these sources. To be able to manipulate and analyze a large structured and unstructured dataset, you need to learn how to code. In this course, by learning Python, one of the most popular programming languages, you are taking a significant step in data analysis. You will learn how to design and code an algorithm and manipulate datasets.

    Outcome 1: Develop algorithmic thinking.

    Outcome 2: Utilize and understand Basic Data Structures.

    Outcome 3: Utilize and understand Conditional Branching and Looping.

    Outcome 4: Build Functions in Python.

    Outcome 5: Develop skills in building models to solve real-world business problems.

    Outcome 6: Effectively use various Python libraries for data analysis.

    Outcome 7: Produce a Python solution for a business application.
  

  • AEM 2850 - R Programming for Business Analytics and Data Visualization


         
    Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).

    Prerequisite:   and . Enrollment preference given to: Dyson students.

    T. Gerarden.

    This course provides business students with an introduction to the most important tools in R for programming and data visualization. Students will learn the basics of R syntax, data structures, data wrangling, and data visualization using the grammar of graphics. After taking this course, students will have the tools to complete basic tasks in R and interface effectively with statisticians and data scientists in business settings. This course also provides a foundation for future coursework to implement more advanced statistical methods in R.

    Outcome 1: Develop basic proficiency in R programming.

    Outcome 2: Understand data structures and manipulation.

    Outcome 3: Describe effective techniques for data visualization and communication.

    Outcome 4: Construct effective data visualizations.

    Outcome 5: Utilize course concepts and tools for business applications.
  

  • AEM 3000 - Grand Challenges Pre-Project Immersion


         
    Fall, Spring. 1.5 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).

    Prerequisite:  or  or  or  or  or permission of instructor. Enrollment limited to: Dyson students.

    S. Chalmers.

    Part of the Grand Challenges program, the Pre-Project Immersion prepares students to work with a team during their senior year to solve a societal problem. The Immersion is an intensive learning experience with reinforcements throughout the semester. Students will build skills in working as part of a team, presenting to a client, reflecting on their experience, and demonstrating cultural humility.

    Outcome 1: Work collaboratively with a team to practice managing a project.

    Outcome 2: Use design thinking strategies to understand a problem and navigate uncertainty and complexity.

    Outcome 3: Practice consulting skills, such as listening and engaging with community partners.

    Outcome 4: Develop a communication strategy and demonstrate clear writing and effective presentation skills.

    Outcome 5: Reflect on your views and experiences to improve self-awareness.

    Outcome 6: Identify personal biases and understand how reframing and cultural humility may improve team and community outcomes.
  

  • AEM 3015 - Developing Racial Equity in Organizations


    (D-AG) (CU-CEL)     
    Fall. 3 credits. Student option grading (no audit).

    Prerequisite:  or permission of instructor. Enrollment preference given to: Dyson students. Satisfies Dyson Grand Challenges project requirement.

    J. Majka.

    The heightened racially charged landscape in the United States coupled with a pandemic that is disproportionately impacting low income and communities of color prompt a deeper look into the roots of racial inequality, the ways our identities interact within the system of racial hierarchy, the policies that divide us, and the ways we can use our agency for social transformation within organizations. This course is designed to cultivate a theoretical and practical understanding and application of the concepts behind systemic oppression and social justice, and help develop change agents to assist in creating more just and equitable organizations. This course combines conceptual and experiential approaches to race and racism in organizations through exercises, discussions, readings, videos, and small group work. This course will provide students from diverse backgrounds the opportunity to learn from and with each other about issues of racial conflict and common ground in a brave space of self-work, authentic dialogue, mutual engagement, and respect.

    Outcome 1: Analyze structural racism and power dynamics in their personal life, social environment, at Cornell and within a partner organization.

    Outcome 2: Demonstrate an awareness and understanding of how systemic racism operates in the U.S.

    Outcome 3: Take informed and conscious action to address systemic racism within a partner organization.

    Outcome 4: Access a support system to sustain collective racial justice at Cornell and in Ithaca.

    Outcome 5: Work collaboratively with a team to manage a racial justice organizational project and produce deliverables that meet or exceed the partner’s expectations.

    Outcome 6: Reflect on and analyze their multiple identities, the cycle of socialization and the cycle of liberation.
  

  • AEM 3020 - Farm Business Management


         
    Fall. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

    Not open to: first-year students.

    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 3030 - Explorations in Analytic Modeling


         
    Fall, Spring. 1.5 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).

    Prerequisite: .

    D. Haeger.

    Explorations in Analytic Modeling is a fully online course offering a deeper exploration of model-based approaches to quantitative decision-making within a spreadsheet platform.  Applied decision-making primarily using Microsoft Excel as a business analytics tool will focus on performing descriptive, predictive and prescriptive analytics while addressing a wide range of business cases. Emphasis will be placed on exploration that enhances decision making to improve outcomes. This data-driven course will move the student from intro to the most complex functionality available in the Excel platform. Key topics will include data integrity, data management, visual analytics, text analytics, financial modeling, forecasting, optimization, pivot tables, simulation, and dashboard design. The course spans industries and verticals as we explore reasoning with data to address problems in business enterprises leading to optimal managerial decision-making, effective communication of recommendations, and understanding the world of business analytics.

    Outcome 1: Apply spreadsheet modeling analysis and decision-making to different industries in business.

    Outcome 2: Design spreadsheet models for a breadth of business situations and problems.

    Outcome 3: Evaluate and understand the concept of data integrity and ethics associated with proprietary data.

    Outcome 4: Manipulate large data-sets and explore data management and cleansing.

    Outcome 5: Apply logic when making business decisions to solve real world business problems.

    Outcome 6: Demonstrate effective and efficient data display with charts and tables through model design and experimentation.

    Outcome 7: Infer and predict outcomes using forecasting and trending with financial impact analysis.

    Outcome 8: Expand into more complex decision-making using multivariable scenarios.

    Outcome 9: Create and record Macros and become familiar with VBA language syntax.
  

  • AEM 3040 - Dairy Markets and Policy


         
    Spring. 3 credits. S/U grades only.

    Co-meets with .

    C. Wolf.

    This course is a survey of topics related to: 1) the structure and performance of U.S. dairy markets; and 2) federal and state policies that regulate market activities. This is not a course in how to market or sell farm milk or dairy products, although we will discuss some topics related to marketing and dairy demand analysis. Policy sections emphasize understanding why regulations were created and how they impact market activity, as well as describing what they do.

    Outcome 1: Learn where to access data and information about dairy markets and policy and how to interpret publicly available information.

    Outcome 2: Develop knowledge and understanding of federal dairy programs and key elements of the dairy supply chain.

    Outcome 3: Improve ability to analyze dairy market interventions and the possible roles of the public sector in regulating competition.
  

  • AEM 3060 - Practitioner’s Overview of Securities Markets and Asset Management


         
    Spring. 1 credit. Letter grades only.

    A.J. Edwards.

    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.

    Outcome 1: Develop effective communication skills.

    Outcome 2: Attain analytical and functional competency in basic business skills.

    Outcome 3: Demonstrate the ability to solve practical business problems and make an impact in society.

    Outcome 4: Develop skills to be critical consumers of business information and research.
  

  • AEM 3070 - Risk Management in Emerging Markets


         
    Summer. 3 credits. Student option grading.

    Co-meets with .

    E. Iankova.

    This distance learning course will introduce students to the opportunities and market potential, as well as the challenges and risks of operating in emerging markets such as China, India, Brazil, Russia, Mexico, South Africa and many others. Students will learn about the various types of risk that businesses face when operating in these markets, and the major approaches to risk assessment and management. Through a combination of readings, lectures and case discussions students will gain practical skills in evaluating and assessing risk, and in developing business models and strategies that are suitable for success in emerging markets.

    Outcome 1: Analyze the opportunities and market potential of emerging markets.

    Outcome 2: Recognize the various types of risk that businesses face when operating in emerging markets, and discuss the major approaches to risk assessment and management.

    Outcome 3: Demonstrate practical skills in evaluating and assessing risk, and in developing business models and strategies that are suitable for success in emerging markets.
  

  • AEM 3100 - Business Statistics


         
    Fall, Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite:  or equivalent.

    C. 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.

    Outcome 1: Critically analyze statistical models.

    Outcome 2: Be able to communicate (orally and written) complex analyses.

    Outcome 3: Distinguish appropriate approaches to answering research questions using quantitative methods.
  

  • AEM 3110 - Design and Innovation


         
    Fall, Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).

    Prerequisite:  or  or equivalent. Enrollment limited to: juniors or seniors. Co-meets with .

    D. Ramzy.

    This course introduces students to a design toolkit and mindset for creative problem solving that enables a shift from a 20th century, market-based perspective to a more sustainable, human-centered approach appropriate to this century’s systemic challenges. Topics covered include: opportunity finding and innovation; the design thinking cycle of inspiration-interpretation-ideation-implementation; and visual communication. Students will learn to apply design strategies to their work to make it more integrated and collaborative. This course will require openness to new ways of (divergent) thinking.

    Outcome 1: Develop an empathic mindset.

    Outcome 2: Implement qualitative and ethnographic design research techniques.

    Outcome 3: Synthesize and communicate data and concepts through introduction to visualization and storytelling methods.

    Outcome 4: Generate, test, and refine ideas, products, business models, etc., to become familiar with the iterative process.

    Outcome 5: Explain how design strategies can augment and complement analytic and quantitative decision making.
  

  • AEM 3120 - Topics in Brand Management


         
    Spring. 1 credit. Student option grading.

    Prerequisite:  or equivalent.

    P. Mandel.

    Branding has become one of the most important aspects of business strategy. Developing brand identity and strategy are critical steps in successful marketing of a product. Developing a brand strategy requires an understanding of: what is branding, how to develop brand equity, how to reach the target audience, the importance of consistent communications and brand planning. This course includes the concepts of brand, brand equity and strategic brand management. Topics covered include Brand Equity, Consumer Communications, Reaching Consumers and Brand Planning. Post this class participants will understand the importance of building brand equity and communicating throughout all consumer touch points. Class work includes a combination of case studies, lectures, and class discussions. Topics discussed will relate to real life business situations.

    Outcome 1: Participants will be able to evaluate branding strategies with enhancing strategic thinking skills.
  

  • AEM 3121 - Branding and Brand Management


         
    Winter, Summer. 3 credits. Student option grading.

    Prerequisite: an introductory marketing course.

    C. Dev, P. Mandel.

    Branding has become one of the most important aspects of business strategy. A strong understanding of branding is essential for the success of a business. This course provides an opportunity to internalize the concepts, principles and tools important in successful branding. The course covers the building blocks and principles of branding and strategy, importance of brand equity and how to build and manage brand equity. What is a brand? How can a brand stay relevant? What is brand strategy? How are meaningful brands created? Why do some brands have greater longevity and loyalty? How to reach the target audience? This course will provide opportunities to understand the building blocks of a strong brand and apply strategies and techniques. Students will develop acumen and confidence in their strategic and analytical ability working with discussions, assignments, readings and problem solving. Students will develop enhanced strategic skills, conceptual, analytical and decision-making skills.

    Outcome 1: Identify and apply the foundational building blocks of developing a brand–mission, vision, values, and brand purpose.

    Outcome 2: Explain what makes a strong brand and why a brand can command a premium.

    Outcome 3: Identify brand opportunities and determine a brand strategy to best position the brand and achieve the goals.

    Outcome 4: Describe and implement the key components in brand planning.

    Outcome 5: Recognize the importance of the target market and consumer insights and develop examples of each.

    Outcome 6: Analyze consumer and marketplace trends and demonstrate their implications.

    Outcome 7: Develop strategies to capitalize on opportunities to strengthen a brand position.

    Outcome 8: Evaluate a brand marketplace performance through practice on data sources.

    Outcome 9: Create brand long term essentials–building blocks of brand meaning.

    Outcome 10: Formulate effective brand strategies to build and manage brand equity—apply the concept building brand equity and the importance of communicating throughout all consumer touch points.
  

  • AEM 3125 - Marketing Strategy


         
    Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).

    Forbidden Overlap: due to an overlap in content, students will not receive credit for both AEM 3125 and .
    Prerequisite:  or equivalent.

    S. Kim.

    A strong business leader has to make smart, strategic marketing decisions, create and present a plan to get people on board, and then execute. Through business cases and a marketing simulation game, this course will teach how to effectively make these steps in a variety of industries. Students will get to pitch their version of what they think a company should do strategically by analyzing cases and bringing their ideas to class. Additionally, through the marketing simulation game, students will also get a chance to make actual strategic decisions as a business leader and respond to market reactions in an evolving and interactive business simulation environment.

    Outcome 1: Students will be introduced to the principles of marketing strategy through problem-based learning and practical application.

    Outcome 2: Students will develop competence with concepts, tools and analytical methods commonly used in marketing strategy.

    Outcome 3: Students will develop oral and written communication skills, as well as foster the advancement of each individual’s teamwork abilities.

    Outcome 4: Students will advance and encourage responsibility in being actively involved in their learning.
  

  • AEM 3200 - Business Law


         
    Fall. 3 credits. Student option grading (no audit).

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

    A. Klausner, D. Sherwyn, P. Wagner.

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

    Outcome 1: Attain analytical and functional competency in business skills.

    Outcome 2: Demonstrate working knowledge of ethics and ability to apply to real world settings.

    Outcome 3: Demonstrate ability to recognize legal issues in business and propose ways to solve problems that are effective given the governing legal rules.

    Outcome 4: Demonstrate ability to solve practical business problems and make an impact in real world and society.
  

  • AEM 3205 - Ethics in Business and Organizations


    (KCM-AG)      
    Fall, Spring. 3 credits. Student option grading (no audit).

    Prerequisite:  or equivalent.

    J. Doris.

    This course will survey ethical problems that arise in business and other organizational contexts, and develop theoretical resources
    to help address them.

    Outcome 1: Identify and define central ethical problems in business.

    Outcome 2: Distinguish major ethical theories and how they my illuminate the central ethical problems in business.

    Outcome 3: Recognize and define psychological processes that influence moral and organizational behavior.
  

  • AEM 3220 - Digital Business Strategy


         
    Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite:  or . Co-meets with .

    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


         
    Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Forbidden Overlap: due to an overlap in content, students will not receive credit for both AEM 3230 and .
    Prerequisite:  or  or equivalent. Enrollment preference given to: Dyson students.

    E. Lewis.

    This course provides an introduction to the basic concepts, analyses, uses, and procedures of accounting and control used by internal company managers when they are faced with planning, directing, controlling, and decision-making activities in their organization. Topics covered focus on the relationship between strategy and decision-making and include product and service costing, budget setting, decision-making, profitability analysis, pricing, investment analysis, management control systems, and performance measurement.

  

  • AEM 3245 - Organizational Behavior


         
    Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Forbidden Overlap: due to an overlap in content, students will receive credit for only one course in the following group: AEM 3245, , , , .
    Prerequisite:  or  or equivalent. Co-meets with .

    K. Kniffin.

    This course examines evidence-based principles of individual and group behavior in relation to leadership and management. Topics include the nature and design of groups, the factors that improve team performance, and the importance of skills including dispute resolution, persuasion, and negotiations, assignments provide opportunities for the engagement and application of analytical skills relating to real-world organizations.

    Outcome 1: Students will be able to juxtapose and consider organizational dynamics that involve individuals and groups across a wide array of model domains.

    Outcome 2: Students will closely and directly engage an array of research/analytic methodologies that have applicability across industries.

    Outcome 3: Students will leverage lessons that are available from their past organizational experiences for the purposes of leadership development as well as organizational analysis and management.
  

  • AEM 3249 - Entrepreneurial Marketing and Strategy


         
    Fall. 3 credits. Student option grading.

    Enrollment preference given to: Dyson students.

    N. Nickitas, B. Treat.

    The course is focused on the tools and frameworks that assist a startup entrepreneur in exploring the feasibility of a new idea. After establishing an understanding of the funding process for new ventures, students will learn about and practice market research techniques involving both formal (in person interviews) and informal (expert interviews, social media) ways to understand the adoption behavior and urgent needs/wants of prospective customers. In addition, participants will learn how to take findings from market research to formulate business models and strategies.

    Outcome 1: After doing the project, students will be able to use formal (in person interviews) and informal (expert conversations, social media) methods to understand the adoption behavior and urgent needs/wants of prospective customers.

    Outcome 2: After completing the course project, students will be able to take findings from market research to formulate business models and strategies.

    Outcome 3: At the end of the project, students will be able to use the Lean Startup principles to analyze a new opportunity by identifying the problem/solution fit and the product/market fit.

    Outcome 4: At the end of the course, students will be able to create an effective written and oral investor pitch for a new business opportunity.
  

  • AEM 3251 - The Business Laboratory and New Venture Management


         
    Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite:  or ,  or equivalents.

    R. Karpman.

    This course is a team oriented approach to allow students to understand through a simulation what happens when a new business is launched with funding in place. During the course of the implementation they will be presented with obstacles that often occur in “real-life ” situations and learn how to develop creative ways to solve and overcome those obstacles. By the end of the term, it is expected that each team will have experienced (through simulation) managing a new venture.

    Outcome 1: Develop a company mission and vision

    Outcome 2: Develop an appropriate budget; manage revenue and seek additional funding sources if necessary.

    Outcome 3: Interview and hire employees and consultants.

    Outcome 4: Acquire space and negotiate contracts with suppliers.

    Outcome 5: Deal with unexpected obstacles i.e. delays in material deliveries, sudden loss of key employees.

    Outcome 6: Initiate a marketing plan for the company.

    Outcome 7: Project development and achieving milestones.
  

  • AEM 3260 - Cooperative Business Management


    (CU-CEL)     
    Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite:  or  or  or , or permission of instructor. Satisfies Dyson Grand Challenges project requirement. Co-meets with .

    T.M. Schmit.

    An evaluation of the fundamental principles, structure, finance, management and governance associated with the cooperative business model, with a focus on agricultural cooperatives. Analyses of the cooperative business organization within the modern economy are emphasized through a mix of lectures, guest speakers, case study discussions and, and experiential learning projects with cooperative businesses.

    Outcome 1: Identify economic justifications for the cooperative as a business entity.

    Outcome 2: Illustrate unique characteristics surrounding the governance, finance, and management of cooperative businesses.

    Outcome 3: Analyze contemporary issues facing modern cooperatives with an emphasis on challenges and opportunities facing cooperatives that compete with investor-owned firms.
  

  • AEM 3270 - Supply Chain Strategy and Supermarket Simulation


         

    Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).

    Prerequisite:  or  or equivalent.  

    D. Hooker.

    In Wisconsin and Ohio, farmers are dumping thousands of gallons of fresh milk into ponds and manure pits. In California, farmers are plowing under thousands of acres of lettuce and perfectly ripe strawberries. Months after concerns about shortages in grocery stores shoppers are still scrambling to find the last box of pasta or roll of toilet paper. It is Cyber Monday every day at retailers like Amazon.com, Walmart, Target, and Kroger as they struggle to meet the surge in demand. Could CoVID-19 be the black swan event that finally forces many companies, and entire industries, to rethink and transform their global supply chain model?

    The main objective of this course is to introduce students to the important concepts in supply chain management that any student of business (regardless of their current interests) should know to be an effective business manager in the future, and what students with interests other than business can benefit from knowing. Topics include design, planning, execution, control, and monitoring of supply-chain activities with the objective of creating net value, building a competitive infrastructure, leveraging worldwide logistics, synchronizing supply with demand, and measuring performance globally. Effective supply chain management can enable companies to increase market shares, reduce costs, and improve customer service.

    Student teams will compete to affect a turnaround of an underperforming retail company. This competition allows students to use and practice skills, tools and knowledge acquired in other classes in a dynamic simulation of a company’s operations in a competitive marketplace. Instruction will include review of concepts important to the simulation and the coaching of student teams as they management decisions and interpret the financial results of their (and competitors’)  decisions.

    Outcome 1: Students will be able to describe supply chain (network) components, processes, objectives, drivers and performance metrics.

    Outcome 2: Students will be able to discuss why SCM concepts are relevant to other business functional areas.

    Outcome 3: Students will undertake basis analyses of sourcing and purchasing of raw materials or finished goods for re-sale.

    Outcome 4: Students will be able to apply basic demand forecasting tools as one component of demand planning (demand management) to support decision-making in supply chains, and to evaluate forecast information provided to you by others.

    Outcome 5: Students will be able to develop and interpret basic Sales & Operations Plans (Aggregate Plans) used to determine production schedules in many organizations.

    Outcome 6: Students will develop and interpret basic business process analyses and related diagrams and use them for SCM process improvement.

    Outcome 7: Students will be able to describe lean manufacturing and sustainability issues and their importance in supply chains.
  

  • AEM 3290 - [International Agribusiness Study Trip]

    (crosslisted)  
    (CU-ITL)     
    Spring. Not offered: 2021-2022. Next offered: 2022-2023. 2 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: previous business management or applied economics courses necessary.

    T.M. Schmit.

    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.

    Outcome 1: Describe successful managerial practices in global agriculture, agribusiness, and food industry companies.

    Outcome 2: Explain important factors involved in agricultural industry development, including comparative advantages in production, human, and technological resources, agricultural and trade policies, integrated agricultural systems, and global competitiveness.

    Outcome 3: Analyze and communicate economic concepts of agricultural activities as they relate to domestic and international influences.
  

  • AEM 3310 - Introduction to Business Regulation


         
    Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).

    Prerequisite:  or , or equivalent.

    R. Karpman.

    The purpose of this course is to help and guide business and policy students in understanding and recognizing the multiple motivations of society to control certain business activities, the several general approaches to regulation and what is understood of the outcomes, and to provide an appreciation through case studies of how different sectors manage in a regulated environment. The treatment is to include an evaluation of the concept of ‘regulatory risk’, the uncertainly about regulatory outcomes/changes which constitute a risk, the major risk in some industries, so that understanding and managing that risk is a significant aspect of profitability for many firms, and a consideration for policy makers. Specific emphasis will be placed on the healthcare, biotechnology, energy, and technology business sectors.

    Outcome 1: Evaluate and articulate the reasons for business regulation.

    Outcome 2: Extract pertinent information from the case studies and synthesize justifications for the need and reasoning behind certain regulations.

    Outcome 3: Determine and articulate the difference between “good” vs. “bad” regulations.

    Outcome 4: Create their own specific industry regulations to benefit the industries involved and society as a whole.

    Outcome 5: Apply game theory and other analytical models to predict the effects of current and new regulations on business sectors.

    Outcome 6: Create management scenarios to conform with new regulations.
  

  • AEM 3320 - Leadership and Management in Sports


         
    Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Co-meets with .

    K. Kniffin.

    This course draws upon the study of sports for the purpose of understanding and studying evidence-based principles of individual and organizational behavior. Topics include the nature of motivation, momentum, and coaching as well as the challenges of talent identification, team-level coordination, and strategy development. Assignments provide opportunities for the development and application of analytic skills relating to leadership and management.

    Outcome 1: Students will be able to consider and juxtapose organizational dynamics that involve individuals and teams across and beyond the domain of sports.

    Outcome 2: Students will closely and directly engage an array of research/analytic methodologies that applicability inside and outside of sports-focused organizations.

    Outcome 3: Students will leverage lessons that are available from the study of sports for the purposes of leadership development as well as organizational analysis and management.
  

  • AEM 3360 - Corporate Financial Reporting I


         
    Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: .

    M. Sethuraman.

    AEM 3360 is the first of a series of two courses in intermediate accounting. This is a one-semester course for students in the accounting and finance concentrations. This course is an important prerequisite for students intending to pursue a graduate degree in accounting. The course focuses on 1) the accounting process, 2) the conceptual framework underlying financial accounting, 3) the primary financial statements, and 4) the measurement and reporting of assets, liabilities, and shareholders’ equity. Specific topics include an overview of generally accepted accounting principles, financial statements and ratios, cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, inventories, operating assets, current and long-term liabilities, and stockholders’ equity.

  

  • AEM 3370 - Corporate Financial Reporting II


         
    Spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).

    Prerequisite: .

    E. Yeung.

    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


    (SBA-AG)      
    Summer. 3 credits. Student option grading.

    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 3385 - Social Entrepreneurship Practicum: Anabel’s Grocery


    (D-AG) (CU-CEL)     
    Fall, Spring. 3 credits. Student option grading (no audit).

    Permission of instructor required. Satisfies Dyson Grand Challenges project requirement.

    A. Wessels.

    AEM 3385 is a hands-on learning experience that serves as an entry point for new Anabel’s Grocery team members, introducing them to social entrepreneurship, food justice, systems thinking, collaborative leadership practices, and the day-to-day operations of Anabel’s. No prerequisites and no previous experience with Anabel’s required. The course is open to students regardless of major. We are looking for students with diverse interests who are passionate about making healthy food accessible to everyone through practical actions that further racial, economic, and ecological justice. This experiential-based course meets once a week. It includes small group discussion sessions and a practicum commitment of about 4 hours per week.

    Outcome 1: Apply basic best practices in the governance, management and assessment of a nonprofit social venture.

    Outcome 2: Demonstrate relevant best practices at the intersections of design, wellness, hospitality, and food delivery, with a focus on community, accessibility and equity.

    Outcome 3: Demonstrate relevant best practices at the intersections of design, wellness, hospitality, and food delivery, with a focus on community, accessibility and equity.

    Outcome 4: In a setting where success requires effective teamwork, interact and work collaboratively with diverse peers, with a higher level of self-awareness and empathy.

    Outcome 5: Demonstrate an understanding of the impact and causes of food insecurity within the context of the larger food system, and incorporate this understanding into the design of a more effective solution with attention to financial sustainability and social/environmental impact.
  

  • AEM 3388 - [The Asian Century: The Rise of China and India]

    (crosslisted) , , ,  
    (CU-ITL, EC-SAP)     
    Spring. Not offered: 2021-2022. Next offered: 2022-2023. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

    Co-meets with //.

    E. Friedman, S. Kuruvilla.

    For description, see .

  

  • AEM 3390 - [Research Methods in International Development]


    (CU-ITL, CU-SBY, CU-UGR, EC-SAP)     
    Spring. Not offered: 2021-2022. Next offered: 2022-2023. 3 credits. Student option grading.

    Prerequisite: , . Co-meets with .

    A.K. Basu.

    This is a research methods course that uses basic statistics and quantitative techniques to analyze selected topics in international development. The aim of this course is to expose students to the various methodologies used by researchers in the field of international development: (i) core concepts such as poverty and inequality measurement (use of basic statistics); distributive justice (use of basic game theory) and governance issues in developing economies (use of basic public economics/welfare theorems/voting theories) and (ii) study of specific topics that are at the frontier of international development research where students will be required to gather data, design surveys and use basic econometrics tools in their assignments.

    Outcome 1: Attain analytical competency in applied economics.

    Outcome 2: Demonstrate quantitative skills in basic math and statistics.

    Outcome 3: Demonstrate ability to solve problems in development economics.

    Outcome 4: Develop effective communication skills in applied economics.

    Outcome 5: Demonstrate strategic thinking skills in applied economics.
  

  • AEM 3400 - Marketing Analytics Immersion

    (crosslisted)  
         
    Spring. 4.5 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).

    Forbidden Overlap: due to an overlap in content, students will receive credit for only one course in the following group: AEM 3400, , .
    Prerequisite:  or  or  or  or equivalent.

    H. Chun, D. Hooker, J. Liaukonyte.

    There is a burgeoning demand for marketing roles, including brand analyst, product analyst, business analyst, data analyst, digital marketing specialists, and social media specialists. This is a practicum course that offers hands-on experience on the skills required for these roles and helps students better understand these roles and more importantly, will also give them a competitive advantage in their job interviews. The lessons from this course will be applicable to a broad range of industries including but not limited to consumer-packaged goods, hospitality and tourism, pharmaceuticals, and technology.

    Outcome 1: Develop a command of strategies, tools, and approaches for gaining consumer insights.

    Outcome 2: Develop essential knowledge and skills necessary to manage and elevate customer experience and apply them in diverse business and industry contexts.

    Outcome 3: Discuss and critically evaluate the key elements of a firm’s marketing strategy.

    Outcome 4: Demonstrate analytical skills in data analysis and appropriate visualization techniques to effectively communicate the insights from data analysis.

    Outcome 5: Develop a stronger foundation of marketing concepts and improved comprehension through application to real world challenges/projects.

    Outcome 6: Demonstrate an ability to work effectively with others, and the ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
  

  • AEM 3440 - Consumer Behavior


         
    Fall. 3 credits. Student option grading.

    Enrollment preference given to: Dyson students. Co-meets with .

    S. Shu.

    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 3520 - Financial Statements Analysis


         
    Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Forbidden Overlap: due to an overlap in content, students will receive credit for only one course in the following group: AEM 3520, , .
    Prerequisite: , , . Enrollment preference given to: Dyson students.

    Y. Lu.

    The course will focus on developing a framework for analyzing financial statements to make business decisions. The framework is intended to enhance the ability to qualitatively and quantitatively assess financial information. Goals of the course include learning to read financial statements for relevant information, understanding the impact of a business’ accounting choices and estimates, analyzing financial ratios and cash flow measures and methods for valuation of a business. Cases are incorporated in class discussions and assignments in order to illustrate concepts and allow students to put into practice the tools presented.

    Outcome 1: Develop effective communication skills in finance.

    Outcome 2: Attain analytical and functional competency in basic business and economic skills.

    Outcome 3: Demonstrate working knowledge of ethics and ability to apply to real world settings.

    Outcome 4: Demonstrate ability to solve practical business problems and make an impact in real world and society.

    Outcome 5: Develop skills to be critical consumers of business information and research.
  

  • AEM 3547 - [WIM: America, Business and International Political Economy]

    (crosslisted) , ,  
         
    Fall. Not offered: 2021-2022. Next offered: 2022-2023. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

    P. Katzenstein.

    For description, see .

  

  • AEM 3557 - [Exceptionalism Questioned: America and Europe]

    (crosslisted) ,  
         
    Fall. Not offered: 2021-2022. Next offered: 2022-2023. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

    P. Katzenstein.

    For description, see .

  

  • AEM 3600 - Impact Learning: Field Study Prep Experience


    (D-AG) (CU-CEL, CU-ITL)     
    Multi-semester course: (Fall, Winter, Spring). 3 credits. Multi-term course: R grade only (in progress).

    Application required. Not open to: first-year students. Satisfies the Dyson Grand Challenges project requirement. Field component offered in Johannesburg, South Africa.

    S. Kyle, C. van Es.

    The lectures/discussions will introduce you to the influence of race, gender, and culture on corporations, small businesses and entrepreneurial enterprises in South Africa. Cultural and historical background will be covered to promote transcultural understanding. During the course students will be introduced to their South African entrepreneurial partners with whom they will be working with prior to and during the study trip. In addition students will learn about the concept of human centered consulting which will better enable them to be more effective and impactful consultants.

    Outcome 1: Analyze social ventures, make practical and actionable recommendations to help social entrepreneurs.

    Outcome 2: Interact and communicate with people of other cultures and ethnicities, with a higher level of self-awareness of local contexts.

    Outcome 3: Analyze social ventures using a human centered consulting approach, and gain an understanding of the complexity of building a diverse society.

    Outcome 4: Explain how “big business” creates an inclusive and diverse workforce within South Africa.

    Outcome 5: Employ ethical reasoning in judging ideas, actions and their implications particularly when assisting small business owners.
 

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