Summer 2006 Class Offerings

I know it's a little early to be discussing Summer classes, but I received an email from UMW indicating that enrollment for Summer classes begins on March 10. There are four classes being offered this summer that I need to take, three of which meet on Monday, the fourth on Thursday.

MBUS 502 - Financial Decision-Making for Managers:This course focuses on financial decision making in business. Emphasis is placed on the application of financial data to a wide range of management decisions designed to develop a conceptual and analytical understanding of financial management. Topics include, financial analysis, financial planning, financial investments and capital markets, security valuation techniques, working capital management fundamentals, and capital budgeting techniques.

MBUS 505 Quantitative Methods:Covers the concepts and processes used in managing, scheduling, planning and controlling. Topics include decision trees and decison modeling, statistical forecasting methodologies, transportation/assignment problems in linear programming, integer linear programming, network and queuing theory, PERT/CPM, SPC< business simulations, and Markov processes. Emphasis throughout the course on service operations.

MBUS 509 Information Technology for Managers:Students explore the various uses of information technology in private and public organizations in order to enhance business efficiency and market advantage. Particular attention is paid to the role of the information technology manager in today's work environment.

MBUS 516 Project Management:This course provides a comprehensive overview of project management. The course addresses the framework, culture, principles, and the basic techniques of project management. The course reviews the general stages of a project and describes how the stages interrelate. Basic tools of project management, such as work breakdown structure, scheduling, earned value analysis, and risk management, are introduced and used in student assignments. The elements of project management critical to the success of a project also are identified and explained.

The principles and tools are integrated and clarified through case studies from a variety of organizational settings and through creation of project management plans developed by students working in teams.

I'm seriously considering financial decision making for managers since accounting has been challenging and I figure I should get it done and over with. I have plenty of time to decide though.