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2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Mason School of Business Administration

  
  • BUAD 470 - Sports Analytics


    Credits: (3)
    A number of industries have been created and transformed by analytics. This course focuses on analytical techniques and their application to the sports industry. Course topics include player evaluation, team ratings, scheduling, and coaching strategies. The assignments will use a variety of techniques and tools, such as data cleaning, probability, statistics, optimization, and spreadsheet modeling. A basic knowledge of spreadsheets, probability, statistics, and sports (specifically, baseball, basketball, and football) is assumed.
  
  • BUAD 474 - Negotiation


    Credits: (3)
    This course introduces students to the art and science of negotiation through the study of well-documented historical negotiations, personal experience with live negotiation exercises, and the study of game theory. Students will focus on understanding the games that underlie most negotiations and developing the analytical tools and techniques required in negotiation.
  
  • BUAD 482 - Project Management


    Credits: (3)
    This course will focus on the concepts and tools related to the management of projects within organizations. Students will examine all phases of project management including selection, planning, scheduling, control, and termination. Topics include writing project plans, developing work breakdown structures, project scheduling, resource management, earned value analysis, and project risk management.
  
  • BUAD 490 - Independent Study


    Credits: (1-3)
    Prerequisite(s): Submit approval form to the Undergraduate Business Program in the Mason School of Business.
    A course designed to accommodate independent study.
    This course may be repeated for credit.
  
  • BUAD 492 - Special Topics


    Credits: (0-3)
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.
    A course designed for special topics and for special opportunities to utilize the expertise of a faculty member.
    This course may be repeated for credit.
  
  • BUAD 493 - Special Topics


    Credits: (1-3)
    This course addresses emerging issues or specialized content related to a selected global region.  Topics may include economics, innovation, entrepreneurship, information technology, operations, or strategy.
    This course may be repeated one time in a different location
 

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