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Graduate School of Business Administration (GSBA)
- D class assignments for graduate students available in HOH103; Phone: (213) 740-5424.
- BUSINESS (GRADUATE) - Business students may register using USC Web Registration. - Non-business students may register for graduate business electives subject to the following restrictions: (1) proof of undergraduate degree; (2) minimum graduate GPA of 3.2; (3) maximum of 12 units of graduate business courses; and (4) prerequisites completed. All graduate applications and forms are available in HOH103,(213) 740-5424, email: registration@marshall.usc.edu. For complete list of Business registration policies, visit www.marshall.usc.edu/registrationpolicies.
Integrates leadership theory and practice with communication skills to improve individual, team, and organizational performance. Emphasizes interpersonal, presentation, and writing skills; teamwork; and value-based leadership.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15510D | 390 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 9 of 25 | Marion Philadelphia | ONLINE |   |
An overview of concepts, tools and principles of business management to develop a general management point of view. Open only to non-business graduate students.
- Restriction: Registration closed to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration, Business Administration/Dental Surgery, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Education, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Planning, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Taxation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Management, Management Principles, Medical Management, Medicine/Business Administration
- Note: Enrollment for spring 2015 is now closed. Designed for non-business graduate students and USC employees who want knowledge of general business topics. Cannot be applied to the M.B.A. If the section you want is full, to wait list for this class visit marshall.usc.edu/registrationpolicies and complete and submit a Non-Business Student Application as instructed on the form. .... Hard copies of the reader for this course will be available at the USC Bookstore. Digital and hard copies will be available online at www.xanedu.com. Please refer to the Blackboard site for this course for details about the assigned readings and a written case analysis that should be completed before the first class meeting.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15649D | 036 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Tuesday | 38 of 40 | Merle Hopkins, Terance Wolfe,Dennis Rook, Sriram Dasu | ACC310 | PDF (152437 KB) | |
| 15651D | 036 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Thursday | 35 of 40 | Merle Hopkins, Terance Wolfe,Dennis Rook, Sriram Dasu | ACC310 | PDF (152437 KB) | |
Modern theory of corporate investment and financing decisions. Duplicates credit in GSBA 521a and GSBA 521b
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
- Note: Section 15900 is for non-business students. Section 15905 is for DEN students. To request D-clearance for DEN students, please email masters@gapp.usc.edu.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15900R | 036 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Mon, Wed | 40 of 41 | Duke Bristow | BRI202 | | |
| 15905D | 036 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Mon, Wed | 1 of 20 | Duke Bristow | OFFICE | |
The economic environment of business and international forces influencing business. Duplicates credit in GSBA 526 and GSBA 544.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student
- Note: Microeconomics.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15843R | 640 | Lecture | 11:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 13 of 54 | Fatemeh Nazarian | JKP204 | |
How creative industries (motion pictures, television, publishing, radio, music, arts, games) operate and are organized. Critical discussion of pressing issues that these industries face.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration, Business Administration/Dental Surgery, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Education, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Planning, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Taxation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration
- Note: Non-Business student applications are available at www.marshall.usc.edu/registrationpolicies. Please complete and submit to registration@marshall.usc.edu.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15847R | 033 | Lecture | 3:30-6:20pm | Wednesday | 38 of 41 | Mark Young | BRI202 | | |
| 15849R | 033 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Wednesday | 37 of 41 | Mark Young | BRI202 | |
Business models and business development for products/services delivered through interactive digital platforms; assessing growing niches in the evolving media/entertainment/ telecom market space.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration, Business Administration/Dental Surgery, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Education, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Planning, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Fundamentals for Non-Business Professionals, Business Taxation, Digital Supply Chain Management, Gerontology/Business Administration, Information Systems and Supply Chain Management, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration
- Note: Non-Business student applications are available at www.marshall.usc.edu/registrationpolicies. Please complete and submit to registration@marshall.usc.edu.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15855R | 033 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Tuesday | 38 of 45 | Omar El Sawy | JKP204 | Word (19768 KB) | |
Impact of technology on organizations; new product development; investment decisions and capital budgeting; decision support systems, expert systems; information technology; organizational design; management of information systems.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15914R | 752 | Lecture | 8:30-4:30pm | MThFSU | 31 of 35 | Baizhu Chen, Yehuda Bassok, Gregory Patton, Carl Voigt | SHANGHAI | |
Management of the strategic change process for the total organization including implementing growth strategies, use of consultants, corporate governance, implementation in a multinational environment, leadership and power, use of technology, innovation, corporate cultures, executive succession, corporate relations.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15965R | 754 | Lecture | 8:30-4:30pm | MThFSU | 37 of 40 | Baizhu Chen, Judith Blumenthal,Gregory Patton, Thomas Knapp | JKP | |
Forecasting future environments; the role of the executive in the future, changing organizations; executive development; personal development goal setting.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15970R | 755 | Lecture | 8:30-4:30pm | MThFSU | 37 of 40 | Baizhu Chen, Judith Blumenthal,Thomas Knapp, Gregory Patton | JKP | |
The intersection of information technology and organization, strategy, marketing and other functional areas of a business. The impact of information technology on various aspects of a firm. Duplicates credit in former GSBA 581.
- Prerequisite: GSBA 581a
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16009R | 868 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 44 of 50 | Richard Selby | OFFICE | |
Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
- Note: For an application please see the Syllabus field below. Non-Business students contact registration@marshall.usc.edu
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16064D | 033 | 1.0-4.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 15 | OFFICE | |
Individual or team projects studying the business practices of an industry, company, government agency, country, geographic region, etc. Proposal, data collection, analyses, and written report. Graded CR/NC.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
- Note: The application form is posted under the Syllabus field below. For more information, email registration@marshall.usc.edu or call 213-740-5424.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16069D | 033 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | OFFICE | |
Independent research beyond normal course offerings. Proposal, research and written report/paper required. Open only to Masters Students. Graded CR/NC.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student
- Note: The application form is posted under the Syllabus field below. For more information, email registration@marshall.usc.edu or call 213-740-5424.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16074D | 033 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | OFFICE | |
Supervised on-the-job business experience in the student's area of interest. (Curricular Practical Training) Graduate business students only. Graded CR/NC.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration, Business Administration/Dental Surgery, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Education, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Planning, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Research, Business Taxation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Medicine/Business Administration
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student
- Note: For an application form, please see the Syllabus field below. Non-Business students contact registration@marshall.usc.edu
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16079D | 033 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 9 of 100 | Diane Badame, Andrea Belz,Sampath Rajagopalan, Bill Holder, Yehuda Bassok | OFFICE | |
Hands-on practical experience working with a Marshall faculty member on an ongoing research project. Open only to master's and doctoral students. Graded Credit/No Credit.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
- Note: The application form is posted under the Syllabus field below. For more information email registration@marshall.usc.edu or call 213-740-5424.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16084D | 033 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | OFFICE | |
Individual or team project solving real business problems for an existing business entity, domestic and/or international. Proposal, field research, analyses and oral and written presentations. Open only to master and doctoral students.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
- Note: For an application form please see the Syllabus field below. Non-Business students contact registration@marshall.usc.edu
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16089D | 033 | 1.0-5.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 7 | OFFICE | |
Further investigation of selected topics in methodology and research perspectives of economics. Topics vary in response to new developments and current trends in the field.
- Prerequisite: GSBA 602
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Business Administration
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16111R | 036 | Lecture | 2:30-5:20pm | Tuesday | 11 of 15 | Kevin Murphy | HOH506 | |
Gain an understanding of the research process, identify/generate a research question, collect and organize data, predict results, and critically write and present the results. Graded CR/NC. Recommended preparation: first year Ph.D. coursework. For doctoral students only.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16170R | 033 | Lecture | 1:30-4:00pm | Monday | 6 of 12 | John Matsusaka, Fernando Zapatero, Gerard Hoberg | HOH506 | |
Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
- Note: Application forms available at phd@marshall.usc.edu Non-Business students contact registration@marshall.usc.edu
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16119D | 036 | Lecture | 3:00-5:50pm | Tuesday | 0 of 10 | Gareth James | OFFICE | | |
| 16121D | 036 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 15 | Gareth James | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation.
- Note: Non-Business students contact registration@marshall.usc.edu
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16125R | 036 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 14 of 20 | Gareth James | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation.
- Prerequisite: GSBA 794A
- Note: Non-Business students contact registration@marshall.usc.edu
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16126R | 036 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 20 | Gareth James | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation.
- Prerequisite: GSBA 794B
- Note: Non-Business students contact registration@marshall.usc.edu
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16127R | 036 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 7 of 20 | Gareth James | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation.
- Prerequisite: GSBA 794C
- Note: Non-Business students contact registration@marshall.usc.edu
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16128R | 036 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 3 of 20 | Gareth James | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation.
- Prerequisite: GSBA 794D
- Note: Non-Business students contact registration@marshall.usc.edu
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16129D | 036 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 14 of 20 | Gareth James | OFFICE | |