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Graduate School of Business Administration (GSBA)
- D class assignments for graduate students available in HOH103; phone (213) 740-5424.
- BUSINESS (GRADUATE) - Business students may register using USC Web Registration. - Non-business students may register for graduate business electives subject to the following restrictions: (1) proof of undergraduate degree; (2) minimum graduate GPA of 3.2; (3) maximum of 12 units of graduate business courses; and (4) prerequisites completed. All graduate applications and forms are available in HOH103,(213) 740-5424, email: registration@marshall.usc.edu. For complete list of Business registration policies, visit www.marshall.usc.edu/registrationpolicies.
Integrates leadership theory and practice with communication skills to improve individual, team, and organizational performance. Emphasizes interpersonal, presentation, and writing skills; teamwork; and value-based leadership.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student
- Note: Open only to MMLIS online students. For D-clearance please contact mmlis.program@marshall.usc.edu
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15510D | 390 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 17 of 25 | Marion Philadelphia | ONLINE |   |
An overview of concepts, tools and principles of business management to develop a general management point of view. Open only to non-business graduate students.
- Restriction: Registration closed to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Education, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Planning, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business for Veterans, Business Taxation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medical Management, Medicine/Business Administration
- Note: Especially designed for non-business graduate students and USC employees who seek an in-depth introduction to key business topics. Cannot be applied to the M.B.A. 15650 On Campus: Seats are being held for students in the MS in Global Medicine and BFNBP. If the class is full, wait list instructions qare available at marshall.usc.edu/registrationpolicies. ....... Digital and hard copies will be available for order online at www.xanedu.com. See the syllabus for ordering instructions. Hard copies may be available at the USC Bookstore before the first class. Please refer to the syllabus for details about the assigned readings that must be completed before the first class. 15653: Online.
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15650D | 036 | 3.0 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Tuesday | 43 of 46 | Merle Hopkins, Dennis Rook, Sriram Dasu, Terance Wolfe | ACC303 | PDF (150925 KB) |  |
Communication strategies to ensure effective communication to internal and external business audiences at all levels; business writing and presentations; electronic communication; communicating ethics in business. (Duplicates credit in GSBA 502, the former GSBA 502b, GSBA 523, and GSBA 542)
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Taxation, Law/Business Taxation
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15701D | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 30 of 34 | Kirk Snyder | JKP212 | | |
| 15702D | 001 | Lecture | 8:00-9:20am | Mon, Wed | 25 of 25 | David Bacci | JKP102 | | |
| 15703D | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Mon, Wed | 25 of 25 | David Bacci | JKP102 | |
Principles of probability theory and classical statistics applied to business decision problems; survey analysis, estimation and prediction methods, evaluation, and control techniques. Duplicates credit in GSBA 506ab, GSBA 516, GSBA 545. Open only to Master students.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student
- Note: MS in Business Analytics Students Only
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15858D | 033 | 3.0 | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 51 of 53 | Robertas Gabrys | JKP112 | |
Marketing is treated as a managerial decision making process. Emphasis is given to understanding the concepts, tools, and techniques that comprise a comprehensive marketing strategy. Duplicates credit in GSBA 509ab.
- Note: Master of Science in Social Entrepreneurship only
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15722D | 033 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Tuesday | 53 of 54 | Ira Kalb | JKP112 | PDF (301345 KB) | |
Analyses of environments and competition, the bases of competitive strategy, strategy models, and the achievement of sustainable competitive advantage. Recommended preparation: completion of first year courses.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Business Administration
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15731D | 033 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Wednesday | 34 of 60 | Christine El Haddad | JKP102 | |
Formulation, modeling, analysis, and optimization of business decision problems; survey of concepts and techniques necessary to manage the operations function of the firm. Recommended preparation: GSBA 506b or GSBA 524 or GSBA 516 and GSBA 545. (Duplicates credit in GSBA 504ab)
- Note: MSGSCM program students only.
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15752D | 372 | 3.0 | Lecture | 1:00-4:00pm | Friday | 37 of 45 | Murat Bayiz | ONLINE |  | |
| 15753D | 033 | 3.0 | Lecture | 1:00-4:00pm | Friday | 35 of 40 | Murat Bayiz | BRI202 | |
Modern theory of corporate investment and financing decisions. Online registration open only to Business and Accounting majors. (Duplicates credit in GSBA 521a and GSBA 521b.)
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
- Note: Section 15894 reserved for Accounting graduate students.
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15894D | 001 | 3.0 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Mon, Wed | 21 of 24 | Duke Bristow | BRI202 | | |
| 15901D | 036 | 3.0 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Mon, Wed | 5 of 10 | Duke Bristow | DEN@Viterbi | | |
| 15904R | 001 | 3.0 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Mon, Wed | 38 of 40 | Duke Bristow | BRI202 | |
Business models and business development for products/services delivered through interactive digital platforms; assessing growing niches in the evolving media/entertainment/ telecom market space.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration, Business Administration/Dental Surgery, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Education, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Planning, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Fundamentals for Non-Business Professionals, Business Taxation, Digital Supply Chain Management, Gerontology/Business Administration, Information Systems and Supply Chain Management, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15855R | 033 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Monday | 35 of 40 | Omar El Sawy | ACC310 | Word (65136 KB) | |
Supervised on-the-job business experience in the student's area of interest. (Curricular Practical Training) Graduate business students only. Graded CR/NC.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration, Business Administration/Dental Surgery, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Education, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Planning, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Research, Business Taxation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Medicine/Business Administration
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16100D | 033 | 1.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 10 of 20 | Carl Voigt, Suh-Pyng Ku, Thomas Knapp | OFFICE | | |
| 16101D | 415 | 0.5-2.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 5 of 10 | Diane Badame, Miriam Burgos, Yehuda Bassok, Thomas Knapp | OFFICE | |
Methodology and research perspectives of economics; contribution of the economics paradigm to accounting, management, finance, marketing, and decision sciences. Recommended preparation: Admission to doctoral program in business administration or departmental approval.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16104R | 036 | Lecture | 12:00-1:20pm | Tue, Thu | 11 of 16 | Anthony Marino | ACC312 | |
Theory and application of linear regression models; role of substantive theory in statistical model building; model specification, estimation, diagnostic checking; the general linear hypothesis.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16107R | 036 | Lecture | 10:00-1:00pm | Monday | 5 of 15 | Xin Tong | HOH506 | |
Introduction to design and implementation of experiments. Single and multiple factors, fully crossed and fractional factorial designs, repeated measures, measurement, manipulations, subject choice, demand effects. Open on to Ph.D. students.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16120R | 036 | Lecture | 9:00-11:50am | Monday | 12 of 12 | Sarah Bonner | HOH706 | Word (172440 KB) | |
Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
- Note: Application forms available in ACC214; phd@marshall.usc.edu; 213-740-0676.
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16125D | 036 | 1.0-6.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 20 | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation.
- Note: Register the first semester after you pass the qualifying exam. Only register one semester.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16130R | 036 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 3 of 20 | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation.
- Prerequisite: GSBA 794D
- Note: Register the semester after you complete GSBA 794D and each semester after until you submit your dissertation. This is semesters 5 and beyond after completing the qualifying exam.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16134D | 036 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 6 of 20 | OFFICE | |