University Courses

This is a record the classes I’ve taken during my undergraduate career at The University of Texas at Dallas. The courses are categorized by major or program and ordered chronologically. Yellow highlights denote honors classes while blue highlights indicate Graduate courses.

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Business Administration (BA, Bus. Admin.)

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• Thesis (Fall 2008)
  
  
  
  • This course will prepare Honors Students to write their Honors Thesis. Various research methods ranging from survey to archival will be discussed. Students will choose a method, pick a research question, and produce an outline and introduction to their thesis topic. Junior standing and permission of the instructor required.
    BA 4299 HON grade: [in progress]
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• Business Communications (Fall 2008)
  
  
  
  • This course introduces students to various types of professional communication, both written and oral. Students practice skills in communication styles such as memos, email, research reports, proposals, presentations, and interviews. Prerequisites: RHET 1302, BA 3351, and MATH 1325.
    BA 3311 grade: [in progress]
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• Strategic Management (Fall 2008)
  
  
  
  • Capstone-level course requiring integration of all fields of business. Students will draw on their broadened awareness of various environmental influences (social and political) to solve business problems. Management alternatives will be examined with an ethical perspective relating policy trends to the strategic planning mode.
    BA 4305 HON grade: [in progress]
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• Web Systems Design & Development (Summer 2008)
  
  
  
  • The design of web based systems will be the focus of this course. Students will learn the fundamentals of systems development and apply this knowledge to the design of web based systems. Students will be required to develop a prototype system. Prerequisite: MIS 6323.
    MIS 6352 GRAD grade: A
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• International Business (Summer 2008)
  
  
  
  • Examination of worldwide patterns of trade and investment. Overview of financial, managerial, and marketing problems confronted by multinational firms. Prerequisites: BA 3365, MATH 1326 and MATH 2333. Pre-/Corequisite: BA 3341.
    BA 4371 grade: A+
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• Matrices and Vectors (Spring 2008)
  
  
  
  • Matrices, vectors, determinants, inverses, systems of linear equations, and applications. Cannot be used to satisfy degree requirements for majors in Schools of Engineering and Computer Science or major requirements in the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics.
    MATH 2333 grade: A
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• Entrepreneurship (Spring 2008)
  
  
  
  • This course provides an introduction to entrepreneurship, with an emphasis on identifying, evaluating and developing new venture opportunities. Topics include opportunity identification and evaluation, startup strategies, business valuation, business plan development, attracting stakeholders, financing the venture, managing the growing business and exit strategies. Case studies and guest lectures by entrepreneurs and venture capital partners provide a real-world perspective. The major deliverable of this course is an early stage feasibility analysis of a venture of the student’s choosing.
    ENTP 6370 GRAD grade: A
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• Production Management (Spring 2008)
  
  
  
  • Applications of operations research methods to production problems. Production processes in the business firm with emphasis on forecasting, production planning, and production control techniques. Prerequisites: MATH 1326, MATH 2333, STAT 3360.
    BA 3352 HON grade: A
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• Business Finance (Spring 2008)
  
  
  
  • An introduction to financial decision making and the valuation of business enterprises. The course focuses on the use of discounted cash flow techniques in the selection of capital investment projects. Additional topics include financial planning, exchange rates, risk and return trade-offs in financial markets, financing decisions and dividend policy.
    BA 3341 grade: A
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• Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (Fall 2007)
  
  
  
  • This course explores the theories, processes and practical techniques of negotiation so that students can successfully negotiate and resolve disputes in a variety of situations including interpersonal and group settings. Emphasis is placed on understanding influence and conflict resolution strategies; identifying interests, issues, and positions of the parties involved; analyzing co-negotiators, their negotiation styles, and the negotiation situations; and managing the dynamics associated with most negotiations. Practical skills are developed through the use of simulations and exercises.
    BA 4332 HON grade: A
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Arts & Technology (ATEC)

• Project Management (Spring 2008)
  
  
  
  • Students will use their knowledge of business, digital entertainment, and the Internet along with reasoning and communication skills to analyze and develop solutions to a variety of business problems facing companies in the global digital economy.
    ATEC 4340 grade: A
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