BADM 590

Spring 2015 All Classes

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Seminar in Business Admin

Credit: 0 TO 4 hours.

Special topics in the general area of business. Topics are selected by the instructor at the beginning of each term.

Approved for letter and S/U grading. May be repeated if topics vary; unlimited credit hours for graduate and professional students.

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BADM 590 class schedule data for spring 2015
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
10402	Independent Study		ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending		Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/15-05/06/15 Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign or Professional - Urbana.
31474	Lecture-Discussion	A	9:30AM -10:50AM	MW	2041 Business Instructional Fac	Ghoshal, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/15-05/06/15 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Decision Support Systems Section Info: This course meets with BADM 453. This course is open to students pursuing the Graduate Minor in Information Technology. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS:Business Administrtn -UIUC.
31477	Lecture-Discussion	ADF	9:00AM -11:50AM	F	62 Krannert Art Museum	Kurtz, J Chhajed, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/15-05/06/15 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Frontiers in Technology Section Info: BA590 activities are specially arranged for MSTM participants to enhance their educational experience. These experiential activities complement your classroom learning. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS: Technology Management-UIUC.
31460	Lecture-Discussion	ADO	8:00AM -9:20AM	MW	1049 Business Instructional Fac	Jayes, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/15-05/06/15 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Oral Communication for Bus Section Info: Designed to improve the international student's ability to speak and understand English in the business setting at normal conversational speed and to give the student the ability to continue improving pronunciation skills after the course is finished. Focus on the rhythm, stress, intonation, and sounds of natural speech, and the use of ordinary English spelling to guide the pronunciation of newly encountered words. No student will be permitted to remain in the class who does not take the Diagnostic Test administered during the first three class meetings and show demonstrated need. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS: Technology Management-UIUC.
44800	Lecture-Discussion	ADT	1:00PM -3:50PM	F	3007 Business Instructional Fac	Kurtz, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/15-05/06/15 Section Title: Technology Practicum Section Info: Apply your knowledge and skills in the real world. This class gives students a unique opportunity to apply their classroom knowledge, their skills and their experiences in a real world setting while still in school. Our student consultants should expect the experience to be as close to working in a business environment as the academic environment allows. Each team of students will work in a consultative relationship with real businesses and organizations to solve real problems by developing implementable solutions. The instructor's expectation is that the student consultants will provide professional quality work. Our students form teams that work directly with a business client for 12 weeks of the semester on a project jointly defined by the client and the team. Team Leaders are selected by the instructor after evaluating the applicants' work experience, leadership experience, and other qualities. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS: Technology Management-UIUC.
47816	Lecture-Discussion	AN	12:30PM -1:50PM	TR	3041 Business Instructional Fac	Ye, H	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/15-05/06/15 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Predictive Data Analytics Section Info: This course covers advanced techniques of data analytics, with an emphasis on the predictive perspective. This course provides both rationale and real-world applications of data analytics and is ideal for students seeking to extract insights from real data to support business decision-making. In particular, students will learn to: (1) mine, summarize and visualize data (2) formulate, identify, and design optimal procedure for prediction, forecast and inferential decision-making (3) uncover and quantify the influence of performance drivers with data (4) draw data-driven conclusions to create competitive advantage for businesses. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS:Business Administrtn -UIUC or MBA:Bus Administration -UIUC.
52708	Lecture-Discussion	BM	9:30AM -10:50AM	MW	2007 Business Instructional Fac	White, T	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/15-05/06/15 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Brand Management Restriction(s): Restricted to MS:Business Administrtn -UIUC, MBA: (PT) Business Adm -- UIUC, MS: Technology Management-UIUC, or MBA:Bus Administration -UIUC.
51008	Lecture-Discussion	BPI	2:00PM -3:20PM	MW	2041 Business Instructional Fac	Taghaboni-Dutta, F	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/15-05/06/15 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Business Process Improvement Section Info: This course meets with BADM 379. Restriction(s): Restricted to MBA:Bus Administration -UIUC.
46485	Lecture-Discussion	CD	3:30PM -6:20PM	T	2005 Business Instructional Fac	Sleptsov, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/15-05/06/15 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Corporate Development Section Info: Corporate strategy decisions involve defining the firm's scope in terms of geography, technology, markets and levels of integration. The desired changes in the scope can be achieved through several important tools of the corporate strategy: mergers and acquisitions; strategic alliances; interfirm network relationships. While those tools have been widely used for decades, many corporate decisions, especially in acquisitions, continue to lead the firms that make them to spectacularly destructive results. Typically, there are two fundamental reasons for such poor performance: the managers' lack of understanding of how the value is created in their multi-business companies, and the managers' failure to successfully navigate the complexities of acquisitions and alliances. Therefore, we will have two primary objectives in this class. First, we will improve our understanding of what makes a portfolio of businesses under a single corporate umbrella more or less valuable. Second, we will develop and hone the decision-making tools for properly structuring and executing acquisitions and alliances under different business situations. The following are some of the topics we will discuss: proper selection of an acquisition target or an alliance partner; the leader's perspective on planning and implementing the acquisition integration process; learning from alliance partners; building an effective interorganizational network; developing overall acquisition capability and/or alliance capability of the firm; managing alliance portfolios. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS:Business Administrtn -UIUC or MBA:Bus Administration -UIUC.
46486	Lecture-Discussion	CPT	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Chhajed, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/15-05/06/15 Section Title: Business Practice Immersion Restriction(s): Restricted to MS: Technology Management-UIUC.
53653	Lecture-Discussion	GRF	9:00AM -11:50AM	F	62 Krannert Art Museum	Kurtz, J Chhajed, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/15-05/06/15 Section Title: Frontiers in Technology Section Info: BA590 activities are specially arranged for MSTM participants to enhance their educational experience. These experiential activities complement your classroom learning. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS: Technology Management-UIUC.
57299	Lecture-Discussion	GRT	2:00PM -3:20PM	TR	2043 Business Instructional Fac	Kurtz, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/15-05/06/15 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Technology Practicum Restriction(s): Restricted to MS: Technology Management-UIUC.
31456	Lecture-Discussion	IS	6:00PM -8:50PM	M	2043 Business Instructional Fac	Kim, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/15-05/06/15 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Mobile Business Applications Section Info: This course is open to students pursuing the Graduate Minor in Information Technology. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS:Business Administrtn -UIUC, MS: Technology Management-UIUC, or MBA:Bus Administration -UIUC.
50061	Lecture-Discussion	IT	5:00PM -7:50PM	W	2041 Business Instructional Fac	Nelson, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/15-05/06/15 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: IT Consulting Project Mgmt Section Info: This course is open to students pursuing the Graduate Minor in Information Technology. The goal of BADM590-IT is to allow the student to become aware, comprehend, explore and manage significant issues confronting management information systems consultants. The course strives to reach a balance between 'general' management consulting principles and information technology (IT) specific topics. To achieve these course goals, the course is structured around five core objectives pertaining to management consulting tools & techniques, IT valuation methods & issues, the consulting engagement process, IT to Business alignment, and information technology trends & impact assessment. To accomplish these objectives the course provides students an opportunity to conduct real-life case-orientated analysis, prepare the most prevalent types of consulting engagements, and research & review materials from the industry's most successful thought-leaders in these areas. It is the professor's sincere hope that this innovative course design will maximize the students' learning experience, time and value of completing this class. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS:Business Administrtn -UIUC, MBA: (PT) Business Adm -- UIUC, MS: Technology Management-UIUC, or MBA:Bus Administration -UIUC.
50843	Lecture-Discussion	IT2	11:00AM -1:50PM	M	241 Wohlers Hall	Larson, E	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/15-05/06/15 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Social Media Strategy Section Info: This course is open to students pursuing the Graduate Minor in Information Technology. Managers in firms today must be equipped to deal with the new reality of a socially connected society. In this course, students will improve their analytical capabilities and understanding of the opportunities and challenges that social media, global collaboration and new ways of engaging customers pose for the firm. An emphasis will be placed on managerial decision making in the context of the social media phenomenon. Restriction(s): Restricted to MAS:Accountancy -UIUC, MS:Business Administrtn -UIUC, MBA: (PT) Business Adm -- UIUC, MS: Technology Management-UIUC, or MBA:Bus Administration -UIUC.
39365	Lecture-Discussion	MKT	12:00PM -12:50PM	F	ARR Business Instructional Fac	Rindfleisch, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/15-05/06/15 Section Title: Marketing Brown Bag Seminar Section Info: This course will meet in 4001 BIF. Restriction(s): Restricted to PHD:Business Administrtn -UIUC.
54986	Lecture-Discussion	MSA	2:00PM -3:20PM	TR	1049 Business Instructional Fac	Bercovitz, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/15-05/06/15 Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Credit: 4 hours Section Title: The Economics of Organizations Restriction(s): Restricted to MS: Accy - Cost Rec -UIUC or PHD:Accountancy -UIUC.
49293	Lecture-Discussion	MT5	3:30PM -4:50PM	MW	3039 Business Instructional Fac	Shaw, M	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/16/15-05/06/15 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Enterprise IT Strategy Mgmt Section Info: Registration for this course will open to MSTM students on Friday, November 14, 2014. This course is open to students pursuing the Graduate Minor in Information Technology. Restriction(s): Restricted to MAS:Accountancy -UIUC or MS: Technology Management-UIUC.
51960	Lecture-Discussion	OB	2:00PM -3:20PM	F	ARR Business Instructional Fac	Loewenstein, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/15-05/06/15 Section Title: OB Brown Bag Seminar Section Info: This course will meet in 3015/3017 BIF. Restriction(s): Restricted to PHD:Business Administrtn -UIUC.
43946	Lecture-Discussion	OM	11:00AM -1:50PM	W	170 Wohlers Hall	Grahovac, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/15-05/06/15 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Operations Strategy Section Info: Operations strategy examines how manufacturing or operations in general can be used as sources of competitive advantage. Some firms compete based on innovative and high-performing products. Others may rely on rapid delivery, flexibility to accommodate specific customer needs, or cost leadership. The capabilities that allow the pursuit of these strategies are usually the result of well formulated and executed operations strategies. This course illuminates the fundamental underlying drivers that make the pursuit of these and other strategies possible and/or desirable within different contexts. The course uses cutting edge theory as well as business cases that illustrate the theoretical concepts. We will meet once a week for an evening of stimulating discussion that links together and deepens the understanding of concepts learned in core Competitive Strategy and Operations/Process Management classes. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS:Business Administrtn -UIUC, MBA: (PT) Business Adm -- UIUC, MS: Technology Management-UIUC, or MBA:Bus Administration -UIUC.
41597	Lecture-Discussion	PIB	12:30PM -3:20PM	T	ARR Business Instructional Fac	Bucheli, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/15-05/06/15 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Politics of International Bus Section Info: This course will meet in 3015/3017 BIF. Restriction(s): Restricted to PHD:Business Administrtn -UIUC.
51352	Lecture-Discussion	PLO	12:30PM -3:20PM	T	130 Wohlers Hall	Kraatz, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/15-05/06/15 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Power & Leadership in Orgs. Section Info: Organizations are political systems and leadership is, among other things, a deeply political task. As people try to ascend through organizational hierarchies they inevitably confront political dynamics and come face to face with the realities of power. Those who are fortunate enough to achieve positions of authority are ultimately confronted with the problem of using power. This task, which involves numerous practical, ethical, and personal challenges, can be even more demanding than the task of attaining power in the first place. This course has two basic and interrelated purposes. The first is to help students better understand power in organizations and to become more effective political actors in their professional careers. The second is to explore the nature of the outwardly similar but less tangible thing called leadership, and to carefully consider its relationship to power itself. In pursuing this latter objective, we will address important normative questions about power's legitimate purposes and the ethical constraints which should govern its use. We will also consider how the pursuit and attainment of power can affect people. Leadership, as we shall come to see in the course of the class, is an inherently ethical and personal concept. The course attempts to do justice to these aspects of the phenomenon at the same time that it explores complicating political realities. It is about power AND leadership. This means both realism and idealism, both "getting things done" and "doing the right thing." The design of the course is generally similar to my MBA 502 OTD course. We will read a large number of cases and attempt to learn from the experiences of many successful (and failed) organizational politicians/leaders. We will also draw upon a large body of popular management literature and social scientific research which has directly addressed the phenomena of power and leadership in and around organizations. The course will be highly interactive and discussion-based. Grading procedures and expectations will also be similar to those used in OTD. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS:Business Administrtn -UIUC, MBA: (PT) Business Adm -- UIUC, MS: Technology Management-UIUC, or MBA:Bus Administration -UIUC.
55844	Lecture-Discussion	PM	12:30PM -1:50PM	MW	3039 Business Instructional Fac	Taghaboni-Dutta, F	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/16/15-05/06/15 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Program Management Section Info: Meets with MBA 505 PM. Registration for this course will open to MSTM students on Friday, November 14, 2014. This course provides a socio-technical perspective, as opposed to a planning-and-control perspective, to the management of projects. As such, the course can be thought of either as a complement to a project management course (e.g., MBA 505 or BADM 589) or as a complement to organizations and management courses. Program management is becoming more important in today's world where, more and more companies are realizing that managing complex and interrelated projects is a vital part of every organization's success. Accordingly, in this course, the science of project management will be covered from a socio-technical perspective, which is a perspective that focuses on the importance of technical skills along with the skills needed for becoming an effective project manager who can form and lead a successful project team. Additionally, the course will focus on project portfolio management by focusing on how to become an effective program manager. In this context, the distinction between program management and project management is that projects deliver outputs whereas programs deliver outcomes; as such, program management is concerned with doing the right projects whereas project management is concerned with doing projects right. The course begins with an introduction to projects and the project management process with an emphasis on planning, and examining how managers plan, budget, schedule and control multi-project programs within an organizational context. Topics include project life cycles, organization and charters, work breakdown structures, responsibility matrixes; as well as the role of projects in organizations, alternative organizational systems, team management and leadership, and change management. The importance of project teams and human resource management in the process also is addressed. The art and science of project and program management process will be learnt through class activities, lectures, textbook, articles and/or handouts. The class assignments include weekly readings, in-class and outside-class related activities. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS: Technology Management-UIUC.
52704	Online	PMB	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Sun, Y	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/02/15-05/15/15 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Human Resource Management Section Info: This is an online course. Provides an understanding of effective human resource management systems for obtaining, mobilizing, and managing the organization?s human resources, using a strategic lens. Examines the links across different functions within human resource management, as well as how human resource management connects to the broad scope of business strategy. Develops students' ability to analyze human resource policies and practices. This course will be conducted entirely online and structured into weekly modules. Each module starts at 12:00 a.m. on Monday morning and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday night, U.S. Central Time. The required readings and video/audio lectures for each week will be distributed through the course Compass site. Please watch the course schedule closely for specific information on course activities and assignment deadlines for each week. Restriction(s): Restricted to MBA: (PT) Business Adm -- UIUC.
46201	Lecture-Discussion	PS	3:30PM -6:20PM	R	2005 Business Instructional Fac	Leblebici, H	Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/20/15-03/13/15 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Managing Prof Service Firms Section Info: Professional service firms are a critical part of the global economy. How these firms address the economic, social and technical challenges and provide solutions to their clients' needs play an increasingly important role in today's world. The objective of the course is to understand how these firms are organized, how they manage their human capital, and fulfill their clients' expectations. We will first develop an understanding of what makes professional service firms successful and how they develop and sustain their competitive advantage. Second, we will focus on their unique human capital processes that are critical in executing their strategies by paying special attention to the ways these firms develop professional talents and motivate them to deliver superior client service. Third, we will have the opportunity to bring some of our graduates from these firms to explore how they have leveraged their skills and competencies to develop their careers and to learn from their experiences. Restriction(s): Restricted to MAS:Accountancy -UIUC, MS: Accy - Cost Rec -UIUC, MS: Finance Cost Rec -UIUC, MS:Business Administrtn -UIUC, MBA: (PT) Business Adm -- UIUC, MS: Technology Management-UIUC, or MBA:Bus Administration -UIUC.
47490	Lecture-Discussion	X	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Loewenstein, J	Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/23/15-02/14/15 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Fostering Creative Thinking Restriction(s): Restricted to MBA:Exec MBA Ilini Ctr-UIUC.
47491	Lecture-Discussion	X1	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Somaya, D	Part of Term: B Date Range: 02/28/15-03/28/15 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Strategic Human Capital Restriction(s): Restricted to MBA:Exec MBA Ilini Ctr-UIUC.
47624	Lecture-Discussion	X4	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Watkins, R Fang, E	Part of Term: B Date Range: 04/09/15-04/19/15 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Intnatl Consulting Proj: China Restriction(s): Restricted to MBA:Exec MBA Ilini Ctr-UIUC.
52992	Lecture-Discussion	X8	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Sleptsov, A	Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/23/15-02/14/15 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Global Strategy Restriction(s): Restricted to MBA:Exec MBA Ilini Ctr-UIUC.