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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.

GSBA 502: Management Communication for Leaders (3.0 units)

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	10 of 30	Marion Philadelphia	ONLINE

GSBA 504a: Operations Management (1.5 units)

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
Note: Section 15652 is open to student from the Thornton School of Music

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
15651D	415	Lecture	6:30-9:30pm	Wednesday	Canceled	Sriram Dasu
15652R	277	Lecture	6:30-9:30pm	Wednesday	28 of 40	Sriram Dasu	ONLINE	PDF (463868 KB)

GSBA 506a: Applied Managerial Statistics (1.5 units)

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 524 and GSBA 516 and GSBA 545. Graded IP.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
15540D	918	Lecture	6:00-9:00pm	Monday	70 of 78	Arif Ansari	JKP210
15541D	427	Lecture	6:00-9:00pm	Tuesday	64 of 78	Arif Ansari	JKP210
15542D	560	Lecture	1:00-4:00pm	Saturday	68 of 78	Arif Ansari	JKP210

GSBA 509: Marketing Management (1.5 units)

Development of analytical, strategic, and planning skills. Application within an integrated strategic framework to the development of a comprehensive marketing plan for a product, service, and/or organization. Duplicates credit in GSBA 528 and GSBA 546.

Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
15560D	745	Lecture	TBA	TBA	70 of 75	Allen Weiss	TBA
15561D	745	Lecture	TBA	TBA	71 of 75	Allen Weiss	TBA
15562D	745	Lecture	TBA	TBA	70 of 75	Allen Weiss	TBA
15571D	706	Lecture	TBA	TBA	26 of 30	Miriam Burgos	ONLINE

GSBA 510: Accounting Concepts and Financial Reporting (1.5-3.0 units)

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.

Note: MMLIS students should register for section 15570. Thronton School students should register for section 15650.

Section	Session	Units	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
15570R	740	1.5	Lecture	6:30-9:30pm	Wednesday	24 of 30	Harris Smith	ONLINE	Word (53228 KB)
15575D	744	3.0	Lecture	TBA	TBA	68 of 75	Mark Soliman	TBA	Word (86986 KB)
15576D	744	3.0	Lecture	TBA	TBA	69 of 75	Mark Soliman	TBA
15577D	744	3.0	Lecture	TBA	TBA	68 of 75	Mark Soliman	TBA	Word (86986 KB)
15582D	865	3.0	Lecture	6:00-9:00pm	Monday	70 of 78	Randy Beatty	JKP210
15583D	630	3.0	Lecture	6:00-9:00pm	Tuesday	63 of 78	Randy Beatty	JKP210
15584D	580	3.0	Lecture	1:00-4:00pm	Saturday	69 of 78	Randy Beatty	JKP210
15597D	033	3.0	Lecture	8:00-9:20am	Mon, Wed	48 of 60	Tony Aaron	JFF LL105	PDF (229101 KB)
15650R	411	1.5	Lecture	6:00-8:50pm	Wednesday	23 of 40	Harris Smith	JFF241	Word (45337 KB)
15993D	033	3.0	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Mon, Wed	56 of 60	Tony Aaron	JFF LL105	PDF (229101 KB)

GSBA 511: Microeconomics for Management (1.5-3.0 units)

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.

Section	Session	Units	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
15594D	868	1.5	Lecture	6:00-9:00pm	Wednesday	70 of 78	Rahsan Akbulut	JKP210
15595D	631	1.5	Lecture	6:00-9:00pm	Thursday	66 of 78	Rahsan Akbulut	JKP210
15596D	581	1.5	Lecture	9:00-12:00pm	Saturday	69 of 78	Rahsan Akbulut	JKP210
15598D	033	3.0	Lecture	8:00-9:20am	Mon, Wed	52 of 76	Anthony Marino	JKP110	PDF (392730 KB)
15599D	033	3.0	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Mon, Wed	48 of 77	Anthony Marino	JKP110	PDF (392730 KB)

GSBA 522a: Managerial Perspectives (1.5 units)

Managerial careers, development of critical executive and managerial abilities, and the dynamics of organizational environment and systems as they impact managerial progression and work. Graded IP.

Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
15664D	918	Lecture	6:00-9:00pm	Wednesday	69 of 78	Leigh Tost	JKP210
15665D	427	Lecture	6:00-9:00pm	Thursday	64 of 78	Leigh Tost	JKP210
15666D	560	Lecture	9:00-12:00pm	Saturday	68 of 78	Leigh Tost	JKP210

GSBA 523: Communication for Management (2.0-3.0 units)

Internal and external communication, research methods; reports for decision making; oral presentations and briefings; strategies to assure communication; field studies. Duplicates credit in GSBA-502, GSBA-542, and the former GSBA-502ab.

Section	Session	Units	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
15799D	869	2.0	Lecture	6:00-9:00pm	Mon, Wed	70 of 78	Yijia Guo	JKP210
15800D	778	2.0	Lecture	6:00-9:00pm	Tue, Thu	65 of 78	Stephen Lind	JKP210
15801D	582	2.0	Lecture	9:00-4:00pm	Saturday	69 of 78	Andrew Ogilvie	JKP210

GSBA 523t: Communication for Accounting and Tax Professionals (3.0 units)

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	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	43 of 43	Shirley Maxey	JKP202

GSBA 524: Data Science for Business (2.0-3.0 units)

Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student

Section	Session	Units	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
15696D	744	3.0	Lecture	TBA	TBA	71 of 75	Abbass Sharif,Dawn Porter,Gareth James	TBA
15697D	744	3.0	Lecture	TBA	TBA	71 of 75	Abbass Sharif,Dawn Porter,Gareth James	TBA
15698D	744	3.0	Lecture	TBA	TBA	72 of 75	Abbass Sharif,Dawn Porter,Gareth James	TBA

GSBA 527: Structured Analysis for Unstructured Problems (1.0-1.5 units)

Development and application of critical thinking principles and creative problem-solving skills to solve difficult business and societal problems.

Section	Session	Units	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
15704D	894	1.0	Lecture	6:00-9:00pm	Wednesday	70 of 78	Nan Jia	JKP210
15705D	813	1.0	Lecture	6:00-9:00pm	Tue, Thu	65 of 78	Nan Jia	JKP210
15706D	585	1.0	Lecture	9:00-4:00pm	Saturday	69 of 78	Nan Jia	JKP210

GSBA 528: Marketing Management (3.0 units)

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	033	Lecture	6:30-9:30pm	Wednesday	73 of 86	Therese Wilbur	JFF LL125

GSBA 534: Operations Management (2.0-3.0 units)

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)

Section	Session	Units	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
15752D	372	3.0	Lecture	6:30-9:30pm	Wednesday	50 of 52	Ashok Srinivasan, Feng Chen	ONLINE
15753D	033	3.0	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	70 of 77	Murat Bayiz	JKP110
15757D	780	3.0	Lecture	8:00-10:30am	Tue, Thu	52 of 57	Hiroshi Ochiumi	JKP204

GSBA 542: Communication for Management (1.5 units)

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.

Note: Enrollment is limited to MS Global Supply Chain Management students only.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
15802D	033	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Monday	33 of 39	Yijia Guo	BRI202
15804D	033	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Wednesday	37 of 39 (5 on waitlist)	Yijia Guo	BRI202
15808D	372	Lecture	6:30-8:00pm	Monday	47 of 52	Yijia Guo	ONLINE

GSBA 544: The Firm in the Global Economy (1.5 units)

The economic environment of business and the forces influencing the firm. Duplicates credit in GSBA 549.

Note: GSBA 544 is only available to MBA.PM students.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
15815D	415	Lecture	6:30-9:30pm	Monday	50 of 57	Fatemeh Nazarian	JKP202
15816D	415	Lecture	6:30-9:30pm	Tuesday	41 of 49	Fatemeh Nazarian	JFF233
15817D	415	Lecture	6:30-9:30pm	Wednesday	72 of 73	Fatemeh Nazarian	HOH2
15818D	415	Lecture	6:30-9:30pm	Thursday	71 of 73	Fatemeh Nazarian	HOH2

GSBA 545: Data Driven Decision Making (1.5 units)

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.

Note: Sections 15551, 15555, and 15556 are for MS Business Analytics Students only. Section 15552 is for MS Marketing (Analytics Track) and BA Certificate students only. Section 15553 is for MAcc D+A students only. Please be mindful of registering for the correct section for your program. Please be mindful of registering for the correct section for your program.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
15551D	033	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Wednesday	48 of 70	Dawn Porter	JKP212
15552D	033	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Wednesday	39 of 42	Inga Maslova	JKP212
15553D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Wednesday	23 of 36	Inga Maslova	JKP212
15555D	033	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Wednesday	62 of 70	Dawn Porter	JKP212
15556D	033	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Wednesday	59 of 70	Dawn Porter	JKP212

GSBA 548: Corporate Finance (2.0-3.0 units)

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

Section	Session	Units	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
15832D	744	3.0	Lecture	TBA	TBA	71 of 75	Chris Parsons, Scott Abrams	TBA
15833D	744	3.0	Lecture	TBA	TBA	71 of 75	Chris Parsons, Scott Abrams	TBA
15834D	744	3.0	Lecture	TBA	TBA	71 of 75	Chris Parsons, Scott Abrams	TBA
15836D	780	3.0	Lecture	2:00-4:30pm	Mon, Wed	55 of 57	Duke Bristow	JKP204
15843D	033	3.0	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	55 of 70	Tanakorn Makaew	JKP210
15844D	033	3.0	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	48 of 54	Tanakorn Makaew	JKP104
15994R	033	3.0	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	94 of 100	Duke Bristow	HOHEDI

GSBA 549: The Firm in the National and International Economy (3.0 units)

The economic environment of business and international forces influencing business. Duplicates credit in GSBA 526 and GSBA 544.

Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
15842D	780	Lecture	2:00-4:30pm	Tue, Thu	50 of 57	Baizhu Chen	JKP204

GSBA 550a: Entrepreneurship (0.5 units)

Fundamentals of entrepreneurship. Understanding the new venture creation process. (Duplicates credit in BAEP 549, BAEP 550, BAEP 551.)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
16004D	918	Lecture	6:00-9:00pm	Mon, Wed	69 of 78	Albert Napoli	JKP210
16005D	427	Lecture	6:00-9:00pm	Tue, Thu	64 of 78	Steven Mednick	JKP210
16006D	560	Lecture	9:00-4:00pm	Saturday	67 of 78	Steven Mednick	JKP210

GSBA 595: Internship in Business (0.5-2.0 units, max 9)

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
16100D	033	1.0	Lecture	TBA	TBA	0 of 20		OFFICE
16101D	033	0.5-2.0	Lecture	TBA	TBA	2 of 10	Carl Voigt	OFFICE
16102D	033	0.5-1.0	Lecture	TBA	TBA	5 of 20	Murat Bayiz	OFFICE
16103D	415	0.5-1.0	Lecture	TBA	TBA	2 of 10	Murat Bayiz	OFFICE

GSBA 597: Consulting Project in Business (1.0-0.5 units, max 12)

Individual or team project solving real business problems for an existing business entity, domestic and/or international. Proposal, field research, analyses and oral and written presentations. Open only to master and doctoral students.

Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
Note: Section 16089 is exclusively for the ABAC project.

Section	Session	Units	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
16089D	033	1.0-3.0	Lecture	TBA	TBA	0 of 15		OFFICE

GSBA 602: Selected Issues in Economic Theory I (3.0 units)

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	033	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	9 of 18	Anthony Marino	HOH114	PDF (358149 KB)

GSBA 604: Regression and Generalized Linear Models for Business Applications (3.0 units)

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	033	Lecture	4:00-6:50pm	Monday	5 of 15	Gourab Mukherjee	HOH506

GSBA 625: Experimental Design and Analysis for Behavioral Science (3.0 units)

Introduction to design, implementation and analyses of experiments. Designing experimental procedures (manipulations, measurements). Analyzing ANOVAs with manipulated and measured factors, mediation, reliability and discrimination analyses.

Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
16111R	033	Lecture	9:00-11:50am	Thursday	5 of 10	Sarah Bonner,Kristin Diehl	ACC312

GSBA 790: Research (1.0-12.0 units)

Research leading to the doctorate. 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
16125D	033	Lecture	TBA	TBA	2 of 20	Dina Mayzlin	OFFICE
16126D	033	Lecture	TBA	TBA	0 of 20	Dina Mayzlin	OFFICE