Provides an overview of the concepts, technologies, and tools necessary to support and improve electronic commerce, with emphasis on tools and methodologies for measuring and enhancing digital presence. The two major areas covered are web analytics and search analytics. Through a semester-long group project, the course focuses on how these concepts can be used to measure, analyze, and improve user experience, web traffic, and conversion rates.

The primary objective of Project Management is to provide a blend of theoretical knowledge and practical skills necessary for the effective management of projects. To this end, the course is closely tied to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK, as espoused by the Project Management Institute) and consists of seminars on such topics as planning, stakeholder management, human resource management, global/virtual teams, risk management. Prerequisites: Restricted to MS in Commerce students.

This course provides a manager's view of cybersecurity and privacy that contains an overview of methods for managing and mitigating cybersecurity risk in organizations. Further, this course includes an emphasis on applying analytics to understand cybersecurity threats. The course will also explore the role of privacy in society.

This course is first in a two-seminar sequence that introduces students to the science and business of the biotechnology industry. The course will explore cutting edge translational research that is shaping current commercialization and industry trends. Students will engage directly with primary research literature and learn from leading scientists and industry executives. Example topics include AI, gene editing/therapy, precision medicine, tissue engineering, biomanufacturing, synthetic biology.

This course covers the theory and practice of corporate financial reporting. It highlights the development of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and accounting policy choices at the macro (standard setter) level and the micro or company level. Cases are used to evaluate accounting conventions, particularly with regard to how those decisions reflect economic reality and the quality of earnings. Restricted to MS in Accounting Students.

Intensive study of advanced auditing topics, including how auditors are using data analytics to respond to new challenges facing the profession. Topics will be covered primarily through (a) professional and academic readings and (b) a case-based approach that will allow for a hands-on experience with data analytics tools and techniques. Prerequisite: Auditing.

This course provides an introduction to management and use of data in business. The course emphasizes understanding fundamentals of relational database systems design and querying using SQL and provides a basic understanding of developments and trends in Business Intelligence/Analytics, with implications for accountants. Restricted to MS in Accounting Students.

This course examines ethical considerations within specific contexts frequently encountered by accountants to recognize common ethical situations faced in business (by accountants, their organizations and their clients). We will study ethical frameworks and professional rules and practice, applying analyses to real-life and fictitious cases to learn from the experiences of others and how to manage ethical challenges in a professional context.

The course is designed to expose students to important skills that will be critical in their career development and management. We do this by doing cases and exercises; and learning from professionals about keys to success. Restricted to MS in Accounting Students.

This course has been designed to expose students to the various statutory, administrative, and judicial sources of the tax law. Case studies are used throughout the course to assist students in developing and refining their proficiency in identifying issues, locating and interpreting pertinent authority, and effectively and professionally communicating their conclusions. Students will learn to use the electronic tax data base RIA checkpoint.