Courses
Administrative Studies
Check back on December 15th for Summer 2010 courses.
Metropolitan College
Financial and Managerial Accounting
MET AC 630
Introduction to the concepts, methods, and problems of financial and
managerial accounting. Includes data accumulation, accounting principles, financial
statement analysis, measurement and disclosure issues, cost analysis, budgeting
and control, production costs, and standard costs. 4 cr.
Business Communication for International Students
MET AD 501
Techniques for effective written and oral communications. This course is a special offering for students for whom English is a second language. Departmental approval required for non-MSAS students 4 cr.
Economic Sustainability, Development, and Competitiveness of a Tourist Destination
MET AD 657
This course allows the student to understand and learn how to develop
and manage tourism destinations that have the capability to perform effectively
in an increasingly competitive international marketplace in ways that are environmentally,
socially, and culturally sustainable. Topics include: the evolving nature
of competition and sustainability, dimensions of competitive destination and
sustainable destination, the global macro-environment for tourism, the competitive
micro-environment, core resources and attractors, supporting facilities, and
destination policy, planning, and development. 4 cr.
Negotiations and Organizational Conflict Resolution
MET AD 725
A communications skills course designed to better understand the nature
of conflict and its resolution through persuasion, collaboration, and negotiation.
Students learn theories of interpersonal and organizational conflict and
its resolution as applied to personal, corporate, historical, and political
contexts. Students assess their own styles, skills, and values, and develop
techniques to better resolve disputes, achieve objectives, and exert influence. 4 cr.
Leadership in Management
MET AD 733
Provides a comprehensive overview of leadership skills and abilities
through an examination of traditional and contemporary models of leadership.
Students examine personal attitudes and perceptions as they relate to their
leadership abilities and explore such areas as team building, motivation, and
reward. This course includes a weekend at the Boston University Sargent Center
for Outdoor Education in New Hampshire from June 5-7. The program fee includes
room and board for this weekend of experiential learning.
4 cr.
Learn more about the outdoor lab sessions at the Boston University Sargent Center
Program and Project Management
MET AD 742
Examines concepts and applied techniques for cost-effective management
of both long-term development programs and smaller short-term projects. Special
focus on planning, controlling, and coordinating efforts of multiple individuals
and/or working groups. 4 cr.
Competitive Strategies for Dynamic Environments
MET AD 745
Reviews the process whereby organizations establish and pursue goals
within internal and external constraints, resources, and opportunities. Topics
include strategy and tactics; the process of strategic choice and adjustment;
resource assessment; environmental and competitor analysis; stakeholders and
values; and strategy implementation, control, and valuation. 4 cr.
International Commerce: Middle East
MET AD 754
Explores the geopolitical environment of the Middle East and its interaction
with business. This course integrates the cultural impact on trade via governments,
economics systems, and local labor. 4 cr.
International Business Simulation
MET AD 773
Prereq: MET AC 630 and FI 631. Through the use of an international
business simulation, students develop the ability to manage in the shifting international
environment by integrating finance, strategy, and marketing skills to expand
their company globally. By selling, exporting, or manufacturing in up to fourteen
countries the simulation is intended to provide the student with a "real
life" approach to international expansion, environmental stability, inflation
and currency issues, financial operations, as well as international sales and
manufacturing issues. The objective of the course is to offer an overview of
the factors affecting global business operations in a stimulating learning environment
that is enjoyable and challenging. Intensive course. 4
cr.
Politics, Public Relations, and Public Policy: The Boston Harbor Clean Up
MET AD 893
Offers a unique investigation of how business, advocate groups, environmentalists
and government can affect the outcome of large projects through negotiation,
regulatory process and interaction. Students gain insights into the legal,
social, environmental, and historical context that led to the $4 billion dollar
twenty-year project that took the Boston Harbor from a sewage infested environment
to a swimmable national park. The instructor, Mr. Berman, has served as communication
director and spokesman for Save the Harbor/Bay for over ten years. He is
one of the region's foremost experts on the restoration as well as the flora
and fauna of the Harbor area. Intensive course. 4 cr.
This course was featured in the BU Bridge: Learning about the Boston Harbor Cleanup from the waterway’s eyes, ears, and mouthpiece.
Financial Analysis
MET FI 631
Prereq: MET AC 630. Emphasizes issues of accounting, finance, and
economics that are important in most management contexts. Stresses understanding
financial statements, planning and control, cost and benefit evaluation, cash
flow analysis, and capital budgeting. Permission required. 4 cr.
Financial Concepts
MET FI 657
Introduction to the concepts, methods, and problems of accounting and financial analysis. Includes accounting principles, measurement and disclosure issues, financial statement analysis, time value of money, cash flow projection and analysis, capital budgeting and project evaluation, bond and equity valuation, cost of capital, and capital structure. 4 cr.
Case Studies in Current Corporate Financial Topics
MET FI 709
Prereq: MET AC 630 and FI 631. Finance forecasting and planning; capital
budgeting, cost of capital, dividend policy, rate of return, and financial aspects
of growth. Readings and extensive use of case studies. 4 cr.
Investment Analysis & Portfolio Management
MET FI 717
Prereq: MET AC 630 and FI 631. Mechanics of securities markets, types of available investments, an introduction to determination of securities values, and portfolio optimization. Problems of investment policy are approached through studies of portfolio selection methods and the valuation of special classes of securities (e.g., growth stocks).
4 cr.
Venture Capital and Financing Innovation
MET FI 744
Prereq: MET AC 630 and FI 631. Provides an analysis of the economics
of innovation and the means by which firms secure the necessary capital to
begin or expand operations. Procedures for raising venture capital through
investment institutions and individuals are discussed. 4 cr.
Multinational Finance
MET FI 763
Prereq: MET AC 630 and FI 631. Applies the concepts of corporate finance to the problems of multinational financial management. Major topics include private and public institutions, foreign exchange rates, capital flows, speculation, analysis of alternative foreign investments, analysis of sources and uses of corporate funds abroad, multinational tax and profit planning, international risk analysis, and capital budgeting. 4 cr.
International Business Law
MET MG 721
Provides the student with an understanding of different legal systems
as they relate to international business transactions. The course builds the
analytical skills required to evaluate legal processes, law, and legislation-related
events in international business dealings. 4 cr.
Mathematics for Management
MET OM 500
Provides an overview of fundamental mathematical concepts, with emphasis on the solution of word problems. Topics covered include quadratic equations, signed numbers, polynomials, graphs, roots and radicals, and basic concepts of differential and integral calculus. Prerequisite course which may not be used toward graduate credit. 2 cr.
Multimedia: Tools, Design, and Application
MET TM 670
Prereq: MET TM 648. Introduces creative aspects of web design using
application programs such as Flash and Rixio/Adobe multimedia.
Students have an opportunity to develop applications that integrate text content
with video, digital photographs, computer animation, and computer graphics
for website enhancement. Also focuses on the exploration of a range of issues
such as principles of good web design and use of multimedia/Flash in
major business applications. Students create projects that integrate digital
media, digital sound, and computer animation for e-learning, e-commerce, and
related application areas. 4 cr.
