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Graduate School of Business Administration (GSBA)
- 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 by contacting (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.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15510D | 390 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 22 of 30 | Marion Philadelphia | ONLINE |   |
Formulation, modeling, analysis, and optimization of business decision problems; survey of concepts and techniques necessary to manage the operations function of a firm. Duplicates credit in GSBA-534 and the former GSBA-504.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15651R | 277 | Lecture | 6:00-9:00pm | Wednesday | 16 of 48 | Sriram Dasu | ONLINE | |
Information systems for public reporting and for management decision-making; theory of asset and income measurement; interpretation and uses of accounting data and financial statements; analysis of cases.
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15585D | 580 | 3.0 | Lecture | 9:00-12:00pm | Saturday | 55 of 78 | Randy Beatty | ONLINE |  | |
| 15597D | 071 | 3.0 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Mon, Wed | 56 of 78 | Mark DeFond | ONLINE | | |
| 15650R | 175 | 1.5 | Lecture | 6:00-9:00pm | Wednesday | 16 of 48 | Harris Smith | ONLINE | Word (41002 KB) | |
| 15993D | 071 | 3.0 | Lecture | 6:00-8:40pm | Monday | 25 of 60 | Mark DeFond | ONLINE | |
Microeconomic theory with business applications; consumer demand, production theory, cost theory and market theory; decision making within the firm under different market and regulatory environments.
- Note: This section is for Master of Science in Finance students only.
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15598D | 071 | 3.0 | Lecture | 7:00-8:20am | Mon, Wed | 31 of 76 | Anthony Marino | ONLINE | PDF (249415 KB) | |
| 15599D | 071 | 3.0 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Mon, Wed | 43 of 78 | Anthony Marino | ONLINE | PDF (249415 KB) | |
| 15592R | 780 | 3.0 | Lecture | 2:00-4:30pm | Tue, Thu | 28 of 57 | Rahsan Akbulut | ONLINE | | |
| 15600R | 581 | 1.5 | Lecture | 1:00-4:00pm | Saturday | 55 of 78 | Rahsan Akbulut | ONLINE | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15702D | 060 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 28 of 35 | Shirley Maxey | ONLINE | |
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.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15708R | 640 | 3.0 | Lecture | 2:00-4:30pm | Tue, Thu | 38 of 57 | Arif Ansari | ONLINE | |
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 509, the former GSBA 509ab, and GSBA 546.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student
- Note: Section 15722 is primarily for MSSE students. For D clearance email socialentrepreneur@marshall.usc.edu.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15722D | 071 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Wednesday | 35 of 56 | Therese Wilbur | ONLINE | | |
| 15724D | 071 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Thursday | 70 of 72 | Diane Badame | ONLINE | |
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: GSBA 534 is an MS Global Supply Chain Management core course, and is for students admitted to the MS GSCM program only.
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15752D | 372 | 3.0 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Wednesday | 47 of 48 | Ashok Srinivasan | ONLINE |  | |
| 15753D | 071 | 3.0 | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 64 of 66 | Murat Bayiz | ONLINE | |
Internal and external communication, research methods, reports for decision-making, oral presentations and briefing, strategies to assure communication; field studies. Duplicates credit in GSBA 502, GSBA 523, GSBA-523T, and the former GSBA-502ab.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15802D | 071 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Wednesday | 22 of 25 | Andrew Ogilvie | ONLINE | | |
| 15803D | 411 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Wednesday | 23 of 25 | Andrew Ogilvie | ONLINE | | |
| 15804D | 033 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Monday | Canceled | Yijia Guo | | ||
| 15806D | 415 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Wednesday | 23 of 25 | Andrew Ogilvie, Ellecia Williams | ONLINE | |
Data analysis technologies for business decision making; principles and techniques of statistical inference for business problem solving; foundations of data-driven regression and time series analytics. Duplicates credit in GSBA 506ab and GSBA 524.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15549D | 411 | Lecture | 12:30-3:20pm | Wednesday | 60 of 60 | Dawn Porter | ONLINE | | |
| 15552D | 060 | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Tuesday | 36 of 36 | Dawn Porter | ONLINE | | |
| 15553D | 060 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tuesday | 51 of 53 | Emanuela Panebianco | ONLINE | | |
| 15554D | 071 | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Tuesday | 24 of 25 | Dawn Porter | ONLINE | | |
| 15558D | 411 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Monday | 69 of 70 | Dawn Porter | ONLINE | |
Modern theory of corporate investment and financing decisions. (Duplicates credit in GSBA 521a and GSBA 521b.)
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
- Note: Section 15843 is for Master of Science in Finance students only.
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15843D | 071 | 3.0 | Lecture | 6:30-7:50pm | Tue, Thu | 30 of 76 | Sena Durguner | ONLINE | | |
| 15844D | 071 | 3.0 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 54 of 55 | Seda Durguner | ONLINE | | |
| 15894R | 060 | 3.0 | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 66 of 70 | Duke Bristow | ONLINE | |
Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16088D | 033 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 7 of 10 | Julia Plotts,Adlai Wertman,Thomas Knapp,Carl Voigt | OFFICE & ONLINE | |
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 | 071 | 1.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 20 | ONLINE | | ||
| 16102D | 071 | 0.5-1.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 11 of 20 | Murat Bayiz | ONLINE | | |
| 16103D | 415 | 0.5-1.5 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 3 of 10 | Murat Bayiz | ONLINE | |
Selected topics reflecting current trends and recent developments in business administration. Graded CR/NC.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Research, Business Taxation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Marketing, Social Entrepreneurship, Business Administration/Urban Planning, Business Administration/Systems Architecting and Engineering, Global Supply Chain Management, Public Health/Social Entrepreneurship
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| If Not You, Who? The Future of Leadership | ||||||||||
| 16135R | 372 | 1.5 | Lecture | 6:00-7:40pm | Monday | 23 of 999 | Sarah Townsend | ONLINE | PDF (531156 KB) | |
| If Not You, Who? The Future of Leadership | ||||||||||
| 16136R | 071 | 1.5 | Lecture | 6:00-7:40pm | Monday | 4 of 1 | Sarah Townsend | ONLINE | PDF (531156 KB) | |
| If Not Now, When? The Future of Capitalism | ||||||||||
| 16143R | 372 | 1.5 | Lecture | 6:00-7:40pm | Wednesday | 30 of 999 | Chris Parsons | ONLINE | PDF (451026 KB) | |
| If Not Now, When? The Future of Capitalism | ||||||||||
| 16144R | 071 | 1.5 | Lecture | 6:00-7:40pm | Wednesday | 9 of 1 | Chris Parsons | ONLINE | PDF (451026 KB) | |
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 | 071 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 3 of 18 | Anthony Marino | ONLINE | PDF (198503 KB) | |
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 | 071 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 2 of 15 | Gourab Mukherjee | ONLINE | |
Conceptual foundations of research methodology; survey and research design; measurement theory; advanced techniques of statistical investigation; data analysis using computer packages; preparation of research reports.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16110D | 060 | Lecture | 9:00-11:50am | Wednesday | 6 of 20 | Sarah Bonner,Kristin Diehl | ONLINE | Word (234829 KB) | |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16130R | 071 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 5 of 20 | Dina Mayzlin | ONLINE | |