DECEMBER INTERSESSION 2009
MGT 798 : Global Workforce Management
Concepts, theories, principles and techniques for effectively managing a workforce in a global organization. Focus on HR strategy, staffing, development, performance management, remuneration management, legal/regulatory compliance and employee/labor relations.
Recommended: Completion of MGT 555
Meets: Friday/Saturday 12/4,5,11,12 from 8:30-3:00 with Professor Greene
MGT 798/ ECO 525 : Strategic Decision Making and Game Theory
The goal of this course is to introduce students to game-theoretic way of thinking and show its usefulness in understanding various problems arising in business, economics, and other disciplines. The tools used in game theory are analytical in nature, and hence the building blocks of the course will draw on analytics. Once students have a grasp of these tools, a variety of applications will be presented, discussed, and illustrated using experiments. These applications will be mainly in the fields of business and economics, but will occasionally span to areas like law, politics, and ethics. Prereq: ECO 555
Meets: 11/30 12/1,2,3,7,9,11,14,16,17 from 5:45-9:00 with Professor Tenorio
WINTER QUARTER 2010
BLW 798 : Legal Issues in Real Estate
Consideration of interests in land; deeds and conveyances; rights and liabilities of parties to the transaction. Topics include title insurance, mortgages, and other financing devices. Land acquisition and assembly and land use controls are studied.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or written permission.
Meets: Wednesday 6:00-9:15 with Mr. Aljinovic – Loop Campus
ECO 798 : Research Methods I
This course is designed to prepare the student to undertake econometric studies of policy issues. It is assumed that previous course work in economics has been satisfactorily completed, and the student has a basic understanding of both basic regression analysis and economic theory. Extensive computer work will be required in order to complete the homework and the term paper.
Prerequisites: ECO 509 and ECO 555
Meets: Monday/Wednesday 1:30-3:00 with Mr. Stoler – Loop Campus
FIN 798 : Hedge Fund Management
This is an experiential course focusing on investment analysis in the context of the hedge fund industry. The goal of this class is to give students working knowledge of the hedge fund industry by drawing upon the experience of simulated investment presentations to portfolio managers (in the classroom setting). It is designed to give students rigorous exposure to long/short equity strategies as a gateway to explore other fund strategies. Topics will include securities analysis, research strategies, short selling and portfolio management. The course will help students generate superior investment ideas by conducting creative, value-added research. Students will act as hedge fund analysts by working through the investment process: idea generation, analysis, and presentation, and should walk away with a working knowledge of the hedge fund industry.
Meets: Monday 5:45-9:00 with Mr. Goodfriend – Loop Campus
FIN 798 : Structured Finance
Many of you may have recently heard about complex financials instruments such as ABCP, CDO, CSO, ABS, CMBS, RMBS, SIV, CDS, CSA, CLO, etc. Welcome to the world of Structured Finance - Asset Securitization, one of the most cutting-edge financing and investment technologies and the fastest-growing sector in the capital markets today. As a result, there are trillions of dollars of various types of structured finance securities outstanding in the marketplace. Add structured credit derivatives into the mix and the total outstandings grow exponentially to more than $50 trillion. Learn how structured finance market works and find out what factors drive this important market and why it’s here to stay. Students should expect lively discussion-oriented classes as the course will cover many current issues in structured finance.
This is a comprehensive and non-quantitatively intensive course where the participants will (i) be introduced to the basic concept structured finance and asset securitization, (ii) gain a broad understanding of legal, credit, and structural framework for the transactions taking place in the structured finance markets, (iii) understand roles of the players in the structured finance market and the motivations behind transactions, (iv) be able to understand derivative technologies that are applied to these financings, and (v) gain understanding of the issues behind the recent credit crunch.
This course is a must for students seeking to participate in commercial, investment, and mortgage banking, money management, trading, and capital markets in general and to further their practical understanding of structured finance market drivers, the latest fixed income technologies, and their applications.
Meets: Tuesday 5:45-9:00 with Mr. Chung – Loop Campus
FIN 798 : Global Investments
The global financial market is flat. International financial markets have experienced an explosive growth in the past two decades. Financial innovations, deregulation of national markets, the rise of emerging markets and the massive increase in international assets held by governments have fuelled a global liquidity wave and opened new avenues for international investments. At the same time, the speed and depth of the global contagion experienced in the wake of the US subprime crisis has underscored the financial markets/products interconnectedness.
The purpose of this seminar would be to offer a framework for the analysis of international investment decisions. The seminar will include introductory lectures for the various topics, but will mainly be based on intense interaction with the students through case studies and analysis of materials in class. The course will be graded on the basis of one final exam and one term paper. Prerequisites: IB530/FIN557 International Finance or instructor authorization. Note: the course will have a quantitative bent and math skills will be helpful.
Meets: Wednesday 5:45-9:00 with Professor Pakravan – Loop Campus
FIN 798 : M&A and Valuation in Times of Financial Crisis
This team-taught course considers the following issues: Why does M&A continue to be a focal point of Corporate America? How does M&A create value? What is the impact of the current financial crisis on M&A activity? Is now a time of exceptional opportunity for M&A? We explore these topics by studying cutting-edge, real-time applications of valuation and strategy. The valuation models used for these M&A applications include discounted cash flow (DCF), relative valuation (multiples), and to a lesser extent real option models. This sophisticated valuation environment serves as the backdrop for the valuations of business units, mergers and acquisitions, the value of synergies, restructuring, and other private transactions. Course includes a team project and guest speakers.
Meets: Friday/Saturday 9:00-4:00 with Professor Howe – Loop Campus
FIN 798 : IPOs and Venture Capital
In IPOs and Venture Capital, we will explore equity financing alternatives for private companies, including their final funding step as a private company – their initial public offering or IPO, when they go public. Unlike many finance classes, this is not primarily a quantitative course. While there are some quantitative elements, the focus will typically be on the analytics – on contract design, optimal regulation, balancing various risks and objectives, and structuring a deal to minimize conflicts of interest and optimize incentives. Our focus will be largely on the U.S., but we will also cover fund-raising methods and options in other countries. We will work in part from Harvard Business School Case Studies which you will have to purchase (but you will not have to buy a textbook). This course should be useful for those interested in investment banking, venture capital, private equity, or securities law, or those that hope to have a start-up of their own someday.
Meets: Saturday 9:00-3:00 with Professor Sherman – Loop Campus
FIN 798: Risk: Bell Curves and Black Swans
Since the spring of 2006, highly disruptive events have spread outward from the capital markets, to influence all sectors of the global economies. The pervasive failure to anticipate or mitigate a series of corporate disintegrations and financial implosions–on the part of business leaders, regulators and politicians alike-presents an opportunity to examine the relevant decision-making processes, models, assumptions and behaviors.
Meets: Friday 1:30-6:30 with Mr. Peterson – Loop Campus
MGT 798 : The Streets of Chicago: Health Care Management
This graduate level course will equip management, marketing, finance, and accounting students with the knowledge necessary to apply their specific expertise into one of the fastest growing sectors of the global economy. Upon completing this course, students will be exposed to not only the latest theories, techniques, and best practices but also some of the key players in Chicago's health insurance, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, hospital, and group practice industries.
Meets: Thursday 4:30-7:45 with Professor Martin – Loop Campus
MGT 798 : Coaching for Personal Success and Peak Performance
Coaching for Personal Success and Peak Performance, navigates through ideas and opportunities to increase your personal and managerial effectiveness, enhance your career success, and promote life fulfillment. Specific skills will be practiced to create and manage self awareness, build trust, communicate effectively, and enrich relationships with bosses, subordinates and mentors. Working from a place of purpose and intention course participants will harness competitive advantage from high performance, diverse and virtual teams. Each person will explore finding flow, managing stress, maintaining optimism, and creating balance in work, health and family.
Meets: Saturday 9:00-4:00 on 1/9,16,23,30 2/6 with Professor Drehmer – Loop Campus
MGT 798 : Legal and Ethical Issues in Sports
This course is designed primarily to familiarize students with the major legal issues in professional sports as they arise in the sports business context. It is not intended to provide an in-depth analysis of these subjects though, because of their importance to the business of sports some legal issues, e.g., anti-trust law, labor and discrimination law, and collective bargaining, will be discussed more thoroughly than others. Less important legal issues arising in sports, e.g., torts such as negligence, assault, defamation, right to privacy, criminal conducy by athletes, and athletes' intellectual property rights to their identitites, will be discussed if time permits. Secondly, we will explore ethical issues in sports that may not necessarily be athletes, both of which are entirely legal activities, but which raise ethical issues in the sports context. Finally, if time permits, we will explore legal issues in amateur sports at the intercollegiate, Olympic, and/or interscholastic (high school) level.
Meets: Saturdays 1/9, 16, 23, 30, 2/6 from 9:00-4:00 with Professor Perkovich - Loop Campus
MGT 798: New Venture Lab
This practicum course is for students who have already developed a business plan for a new commercial or social venture and intend, or have begun, to implement the plan. The course helps students accelerate their progress and manage risk by focusing on important milestones in the new venture development process: acquiring funding and other resources; identifying and selling to prospective customers; managing limited financial resources; building a team and network, including advisors and service providers; presenting the business opportunity to key stakeholders; and assembling infrastructure such as office and technology needs. Course requirements include a detailed action plan, milestone achievement journal, and final report of learning outcomes. Open to undergraduate and graduate students across all colleges/schools. Instructor approval required.
Meets: Monday 6:00-9:15 with Professor Chadha – Loop Campus
MGT 798: Legal and Ethical Issues in Sports
“Pete Rose, Latrell Spreewell, Donte Stallworth, Michael Vick, the Black Sox, Al Davis, Sammy Sosa Mark McGuire…” This course is designed primarily to familiarize students with the major legal issues in professional sports as they arise in the sports business context. It is not intended to provide an in-depth analysis of these subjects though, because of their importance to the business of sports some legal issues, e.g.s, anti-trust law, labor and discrimination law, and collective bargaining, will be discussed more thoroughly than others. Less important legal issues arising in sport, e.g.s, torts such as negligence, assault, defamation, right to privacy, criminal conduct by athletes, and athletes' intellectual property rights to their identities, will be discussed if time permits.
Secondly, we will explore ethical issues in sports that may not necessarily be legal in nature, e.g.s, the use of steroids and the propriety of gambling by athletes, both of which are entirely legal activities, but which raise ethical issues in the sports context. Finally, if time permits, we will explore legal issues in amateur sports at the intercollegiate, Olympic, and/or interscholastic (high school) level.
Meets: Saturday 9:00-4:00 with Professor Perkovich – Loop Campus
