Courses

The listing of a course description here does not guarantee a course’s being offered in a particular semester. Please refer to the published schedule of classes on the MyBU Student Portal for confirmation a class is actually being taught and for specific course meeting dates and times.

• QST SI 990: Current Topics Seminar
  For PhD students in the Strategy and Innovation department. Registered by permission only.
• QST SI 998: Directed Study: Strategy and Innovation
  Graduate Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and the department chair
  PhD-level directed study in Strategy & Innovation. 1, 2, or 3 cr. Application available on the Graduate Center website.
• QST SI 999: Directed Study: Strategy and Innovation
  Graduate Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and the department chair
  PhD-level directed study in Strategy & Innovation. 1, 2, or 3 cr. Application available on the Graduate Center website.
• QST SM 101: Introduction to Management
  Online offering. A broad introduction to the nature and activities of business enterprises within the United States' economic and political framework. Course content introduces economic systems, essential elements of business organization, production, human resource management, marketing, finance, and risk management. Key objectives of the course are development of business vocabulary and a fundamental understanding of how businesses make money. This course is intended for non-business majors. It may not be taken by Questrom students for credit nor can it be used by Boston University students toward the Business Administration minor. Non-Questrom students may register for this course directly via the Student Link.
• QST SM 131: Business, Ethics, and the Creation of Value
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: Required of all Questrom 1st-semester freshmen. Open to non-Questrom students who have completed a semester of FT work at BU.
  Required of all Questrom 1st-semester freshmen. Open to non-Questrom students who have completed a semester of FT work at BU. *This course explores local and global ethical problems that managers face in markets for goods, services, labor, or capital. Through identification and discussion of the basic business disciplines, students uncover the interdependencies in the creation, delivery and capture of value. Students explore the complex analyses necessary to make ethical decisions vis-a-vis a multiplicity of stakeholders and in service of diverse personal and institutional goals. Effective Fall 2023, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Ethical Reasoning, Teamwork/Collaboration.
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  • Ethical Reasoning
  • Teamwork/Collaboration
• QST SM 132: Measuring Financial Value
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: SM131 previous or concurrent. Open to non-Questrom students who have completed a semester of FT work at BU.
  This course offers an overview of fundamental financial analyses, such as time value of money, interest rates, basic valuation of cash flow streams, and basic stock and bond valuation. The content is relevant to understand a broad class of problems and decisions for businesses or individuals. It offers applications across decision domains. The teaching materials include online problem solving and case writing. Students may not take SM132 and FE101 for credit.
• QST SM 275: Management Communications
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: QST SM131, CAS WR120 or WR150, and sophomore standing
  Persuasive written and oral communications are essential skills that are required for success in every business discipline. In this course, students will learn how to communicate clearly and persuasively. Course objectives include learning how to inspire action through compelling, high-impact communications by taking a point of view and supporting it with logic and evidence, generating insights with meaningful conclusions and recommendations, and understanding and applying the principles of logical reasoning to organize information and lead an audience to action. Students will learn to write simply and clearly in a variety of formats. They will also master presentation delivery by connecting authentically to the audience, harnessing the power of storytelling, and using body language to positively reinforce the message. Finally, students will enhance professional skills that are integral to business success. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Oral and/or Signed Communication, Research and Information Literacy, Writing, Research & Inquiry.
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  • Writing, Research, and Inquiry
  • Oral and/or Signed Communication
  • Research and Information Literacy
• QST SM 303: Cross-Functional Core
  Cross-Functional Core is made up of FE323, MK323, OM323 and QM323 as well as a semester-long business plan project. The semester-long business plan project where students collect primary and secondary research explores the interactions and the cross functional integrations between marketing, operations, and finance, while leveraging business analytics. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Research and Information Literacy, Teamwork/Collaboration, Creativity/Innovation.
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  • Digital/Multimedia Expression
  • Research and Information Literacy
  • Teamwork/Collaboration
  • Creativity/Innovation
• QST SM 395: Mgmt Internship
  
• QST SR 801: Social Impact: Business, Society, and the Natural Environment
  This course explores the relationship between corporations, society, and the natural environment. Specifically, it examines the ways in which governments, corporations and civil society (fail to) have positive impact and manage issues where the pursuit of private goals is deemed inconsistent with the public interest. There are two modules to the course: (1) The first module examines these issues and the tensions that arise between the different stakeholders. In particular, we will discuss different types of market failures (due to negative externalities, imperfect information, public goods, and market control) and their impact on the natural and social environment. (2) The second module explores how (non-profit and for-profit) organizations can take private actions to mitigate the previously identified market failures and respond to the increasing pressure to address environmental and social issues through the adoption of sustainable business practices. This course is ideal for any student interested in social impact such as corporate social responsibility, environmental sustainability, nonprofit & public management, sustainable finance & responsible investment, social entrepreneurship, global health, and clean technology & sustainable energy. It is open to all full-time MBA and PEMBA students, and it is the foundational course for students in the Social Impact MBA program.
• QST SR 841: Fundamentals of Nonprofit Management
  Graduate Prerequisites: QST AC 710 or QST AC 711.
  The purpose of this course is to teach students about the distinctive challenges of managing high-performing organizations in the nonprofit sector. The course will cover a broad range of topics and it is intended to be a gateway course to the sector and to potential electives and pathways of future learning. The two major projects in the semester (one is individual, one in a team) offer students the chance to choose an area of interest to explore in depth. Other assignments challenge students to identify and analyze key indicators of nonprofit performance and to communicate effectively about those issues to selected stakeholders. A strong grounding in nonprofit accounting and financial management is extremely valuable and so we devote considerable attention to those topics. The course also addresses nonprofit marketing, evaluation, fundraising and revenue generation, growth strategy, impact investing, and the confluence of charity and commerce. The course is oriented to practice and will engage experts in the field.
• QST SR 850: Global Entrepreneurship
  This course is designed to: (1) explore the concepts, practices, opportunities, and challenges of social entrepreneurship; (2) provide frameworks and tools that will help students be more effective in this sector; and (3) provide an opportunity for students to create a business plan for a new social enterprise or an income-generating initiative of a nonprofit organization. In the business plan project, student teams will partner with external organizations. Students will identify and analyze opportunities, resources, and risks and apply skills from marketing, accounting, organizational behavior, strategy and other disciplines. Special emphasis will be placed on aspects of business planning and organizational strategy that are particularly challenging or distinctive in the social sector, including mission definition, leadership, organizational structure, raising capital, and measuring results.
• QST SR 898: Ds: Social Resp
  Graduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor and the department chair
  
• QST SR 899: Ds:Social Resp
  Graduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor and the department chair
  
• QST SR 998: Ds:Social Resp
  Graduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor and the department chair
  
• QST SR 999: Ds:Social Resp
  Graduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor and the department chair