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Graduate School of Business Administration (GSBA)
- 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 by contacting (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
- Note: Open only to MMLIS online students.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15510D | 390 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 32 of 40 | 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/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 for Veterans, Business Taxation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medical Management, Medicine/Business Administration
- Note: 8/29/17: This class is now closed. Especially designed for non-business graduate students who seek an in-depth introduction to key business topics. ......... Cannot be applied to the M.B.A., MSBA, MMS, MMM, MBV, MAcc, MBT or Marshall Ph.D. .......... 15650 On Campus: Seats are being held for new students in the MS in Global Medicine and Bus. Fundamentals programs. If the class is full, wait list instructions are available at marshall.usc.edu/registrationpolicies. Any available seats will be released in August. ....... Please see the Blackboard site for details about the assigned readings that must be completed before the first class meeting.
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15650D | 036 | 3.0 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Tuesday | 40 of 42 | Merle Hopkins, Terance Wolfe,Sriram Dasu, Dennis Schorr | ACC303 | |
Communication strategies to ensure effective communication to internal and external business audiences at all levels; business writing and presentations; electronic communication; communicating ethics in business. (Duplicates credit in GSBA 502, the former GSBA 502b, GSBA 523, and GSBA 542)
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Taxation, Law/Business Taxation
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15702R | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Mon, Wed | 26 of 30 | David Bacci | JKP102 | |
Marketing is treated as a managerial decision-making process. Emphasis is given to understanding the concepts, tools, and techniques that comprise a comprehensive marketing strategy. Duplicates credit in GSBA 509 and GSBA 509ab.
- Note: Section 15722 - Master of Science in Social Entrepreneurship only
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15722D | 033 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Wednesday | 56 of 60 | Miriam Burgos | JFF233 | |
Formulation, modeling, analysis, and optimization of business decision problems; survey of concepts and techniques necessary to manage the operations function of the firm. Recommended preparation: GSBA 506b or GSBA 524 or GSBA 516 and GSBA 545. (Duplicates credit in GSBA-504ab)
- Note: Restricted to MSGSCM students only.
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15752D | 372 | 3.0 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Tuesday | 35 of 40 | Jonathan Yormark | ONLINE |  | |
| 15753D | 033 | 3.0 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 50 of 52 | Murat Bayiz | JKP102 | |
Internal and external communication, research methods, reports for decision-making, oral presentations and briefing, strategies to assure communication; field studies. Duplicates credit in GSBA 502, GSBA 523, GSBA-523T, and the former GSBA-502ab.
- Note: Enrollment in Sections 15804 and 15811 is restricted to MS students in Global Supply Chain Management. Please contact Katy Lin (katylin@marshall.usc.edu) for d-clearance.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15804D | 033 | Lecture | 5:00-6:20pm | Wednesday | 47 of 50 | Jolanta Aritz | JKP102 | | |
| 15808D | 033 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Monday | 22 of 34 | David Bacci | ACC236 | | |
| 15809D | 033 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tuesday | 34 of 34 | David Bacci | ACC236 | | |
| 15810D | 033 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Wednesday | 33 of 34 | David Bacci | BRI8 | |
Data analysis technologies for business decision making; principles and techniques of statistical inference for business problem solving; foundations of data-driven regression and time series analytics. Duplicates credit in GSBA 506ab and GSBA 524.
- Note: Section 15550 and 15551: MS BUSINESS ANALYTICS STUDENTS ONLY
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15550D | 033 | Lecture | 6:30-7:50pm | Tuesday | 19 of 48 | Tony Lin | JFF316 | | |
| 15551D | 033 | Lecture | 5:00-6:20pm | Tuesday | 72 of 78 | Tony Lin | JKP212 | |
Modern theory of corporate investment and financing decisions. Online registration open only to Business and Accounting majors. (Duplicates credit in GSBA 521a and GSBA 521b.)
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15894R | 001 | 3.0 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 70 of 70 | Duke Bristow | JKP210 | | |
| 15901D | 036 | 3.0 | Lecture | 12:30-1:20pm | Tue, Thu | 5 of 10 | Duke Bristow | DEN@Viterbi | |
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
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16100D | 033 | 1.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 20 | OFFICE | | ||
| 16102D | 033 | 0.5-1.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 7 of 20 | Suh-Pyng Ku, Bill Holder | OFFICE | | |
| 16103D | 415 | 0.5-2.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 10 | Suh-Pyng Ku | OFFICE | |
Methodology and research perspectives of economics; contribution of the economics paradigm to accounting, management, finance, marketing, and decision sciences. Recommended preparation: Admission to doctoral program in business administration or departmental approval.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16104R | 036 | Lecture | 12:00-1:20pm | Tue, Thu | 7 of 17 | Anthony Marino | HOH114 | PDF (359531 KB) | |
Theory and application of linear regression models; role of substantive theory in statistical model building; model specification, estimation, diagnostic checking; the general linear hypothesis.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16107D | 036 | Lecture | 10:00-1:00pm | Monday | Canceled | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15555R | 036 | Lecture | 5:00-8:50pm | Monday | 10 of 15 | John Matsusaka,Oguzhan Ozbas,Fernando Zapatero | HOH706 | PDF (152076 KB) | |
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 in maps.usc.edu/?id=1928&reference=acc" target="_blank" class="map">ACC230: phd@marshall.usc.edu; 213-740-0676.
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16125D | 036 | 1.0-6.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 20 | K R Subramanyam | OFFICE | | |
| 16126D | 036 | 1.0-12.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 20 | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation.
- Note: Register the first semester after you pass the qualifying exam. Only register one semester.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16130R | 036 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 5 of 20 | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation.
- Prerequisite: GSBA 794D
- Note: Register the semester after you complete GSBA 794D and each semester after until you submit your dissertation. This is semesters 5 and beyond after completing the qualifying exam.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16134D | 036 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 7 of 20 | OFFICE | |