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Business Entrepreneurship (BAEP)
- http://www.marshall.usc.edu/greif/
- D class assignments for undergraduates available in JFF; phone (213) 740-0641.
- BUSINESS (UNDERGRADUATE) - Non-Marshall students may enroll in up to three (3) courses prior to being admitted to a Marshall major or minor. 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 application forms are available by calling (213) 740-5424, email: registration@marshall.usc.edu. For the complete list of Business registration policies, visit www.marshall.usc.edu/registrationpolicies.
Strategic, organizational, financial, and human issues facing the small business. (Duplicates credit in BAEP 310, BAEP 450, BAEP 451, BUAD 301)
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14350R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 43 of 42 | Glenn Fox,Aparna Pande | JFF416 | ||
14352R | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 49 of 53 | Glenn Fox | JFF414 |
Starting and managing one's own business: developing a viable concept, organizing the enterprise, market and financial planning, and controlling the organization. (Duplicates credit in BAEP 310, BAEP 423, BAEP 451, BUAD 301)
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14356R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Tue, Thu | 33 of 34 | Rob Schoeben | JFF417 | PDF (851332 KB) | |
14358R | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 56 of 56 | Rob Schoeben | JFF414 | PDF (851415 KB) | |
14360R | 001 | Lecture | 4:00-5:50pm | Mon, Wed | 57 of 58 | Jill Kickul | JFF414 | ||
14362R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:50pm | Monday | 53 of 54 | Susan Harmeling | JFF236 | PDF (383488 KB) |
Development of analytical and conceptual skills in entrepreneurship and venture management. (Duplicates credit in BAEP 310, BAEP 423, BAEP 450, BUAD 301)
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14376R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:30pm | Tuesday | 36 of 36 | Susan Harmeling | JFF416 | PDF (476144 KB) |
Students develop, analyze, and validate entrepreneurial concepts (including marketing, operational, and financial considerations) using customer feedback and risk assessment to conclude worthiness to pursue. Prerequisite: BAEP 310 or BAEP 423 or BAEP 450 or BAEP 451 or BUAD 301.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14378R | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 24 of 22 | Thomas Knapp | JFF328 | ||
14381R | 001 | Lecture | 4:00-5:50pm | Mon, Wed | 36 of 38 | Albert Napoli | JFF416 |
Design and application of organization structures and systems in management of new ventures.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14382R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 38 of 38 | Christopher Harrer | BRI8 |
Prepares potential founders, hires, and investors for the decisions they will face both before and during their involvement with new ventures.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior, Senior (fifth year), Sophomore
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14390R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Tue, Thu | 46 of 44 | Glenn Fox | JFF416 | ||
14391R | 001 | Lecture | 4:00-5:50pm | Tue, Thu | 24 of 24 | Hovig Tchalian | JFF414 | PDF (392010 KB) |
Perspectives into the art and science of entrepreneurship under the guidance of a master instructor. Specific topics vary.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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Entrepreneurship in the Toy Industry | |||||||||
14394R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-7:50pm | Monday | 14 of 25 | Marianne Szymanski | JFF417 |
A deeper insight into the entrepreneurial mind, how it approaches opportunities and challenges and gives leadership to an organization.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14402R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-7:50pm | Wednesday | 258 of 263 | David Belasco | SAL101 |
Introduction to design thinking as applied to innovation and entrepreneurship. Hands-on projects to create solutions to specific societal problems faced by underprivileged communities. Open only to Sophomore, Junior, and Senior students.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Sophomore, Junior, Senior
- Note: For D clearance information email fifer@marshall.usc.edu.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14403D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 21 of 24 | Abby Fifer Mandell | JFF417 |
The sales planning decisions that entrepreneurs make, including how to accelerate startup revenue, what metrics drive success and how to build great sales teams.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14404R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-7:50pm | Monday | 52 of 52 | Garrett Brown, Colin Coggins | JFF414 |
The fundamentals of intellectual property -- its value, its basic workings, and its role in entrepreneurship, business in general, science, the arts, and the professions.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14387R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-7:50pm | Tuesday | 17 of 24 | Julien Adams, Christin Cho | JFF239 |
Explore the current entrepreneurial trends and opportunities in the entertainment industry and uncover the key success factors for entrepreneurs in this industry.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior, Senior (fifth year), Sophomore
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14405R | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Monday | 42 of 46 | Michael Napoliello | JFF416 | PDF (356592 KB) | |
14406R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Monday | 38 of 41 | Michael Napoliello | JFF414 | PDF (356592 KB) |
A case-based study of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial endeavors over time to understand how the past can inform the successful launch of new ventures.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14379D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Tue, Thu | 32 of 1 | Dan Wadhwani | JFF417 |
Explores the dynamics of family and privately held businesses. Exploring generational and extended family issues, opportunities and obstacles faced in today's environment.
- Restriction: Registration closed to the following class level(s): Freshmen
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14407R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Tue, Thu | 44 of 46 | Albert Napoli | JFF416 |
Combined classroom discussion and field application of business theories and practices; part-time internship employment. Project to be jointly defined by student, employer and professor. Graded CR/NC.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14408D | 442 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 5 | OFFICE | |||
14409D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | Elissa Grossman | TBA |
Individual or team projects solving real problems for an enterprise. Situation analyses; research proposal composition; field research techniques; statistical analysis; oral and written presentations. Open only to Juniors and Seniors. Graded Credit/No Credit.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14411D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 5 of 10 | Elissa Grossman,Albert Napoli, Marianne Szymanski | TBA |
Study and development of analytical and conceptual skills in the management of new enterprises and new ventures within large organizations. Duplicates credit in BAEP 549, BAEP 550, GSBA 535, and GSBA 550ab.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Education, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Administration/Planning, Business Fundamentals, Business Research, Business Taxation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Marketing, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Social Entrepreneurship
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14421R | 033 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 34 of 50 | Albert Napoli | JKP104 |
Learn to launch and scale a new business through entrepreneurial action and execution. Prerequisite: BAEP 552 or BAEP 556 or BAEP 566.
- Prerequisite: 1 from (BAEP 552 or BAEP 556 or BAEP 566)
- Note: D Clearance by application only. Apply here usc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aeLufqHWnLAsrCS For more information email porlando@usc.edu
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14418D | 033 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Monday | 37 of 40 | Paul Orlando | JKP104 |
Delves into founders' early decisions about when and whether to found, co-founders, hires, and investors that tend to get them into trouble down the road.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Education, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Administration/Planning, Business Research, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Marketing, Social Entrepreneurship, Technology Commercialization, Business Taxation, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Public Health/Social Entrepreneurship, Accounting, Business Administration/Systems Architecting and Engineering
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14422R | 033 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 56 of 54 (5 on waitlist) | Dan Wadhwani | JKP102 | ||
14424R | 033 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 54 of 55 (4 on waitlist) | Hovig Tchalian | JKP204 | PDF (392010 KB) | |
14428R | 033 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Thursday | 51 of 55 | Dan Wadhwani | JKP204 |
Identification, evaluation and commercialization of new technologies. Emphasis will be placed on the legal, financial and marketing aspects of technology transfer and development.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Education, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Administration/Planning, Business Fundamentals, Business Research, Business Taxation, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Marketing, Technology Commercialization, Social Entrepreneurship
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14429R | 033 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Tuesday | 58 of 60 | Hovig Tchalian | JFF414 | PDF (317910 KB) |
Focus on the entrepreneurial skill set applied to new venture opportunities. Taught from the business plan reader's point of view; focus on selecting opportunities, structuring the relationship, adding value and realizing the value of that investment.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Education, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Administration/Planning, Business Fundamentals, Business Research, Business Taxation, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Marketing, Social Entrepreneurship, Technology Commercialization
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14431R | 033 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Monday | 50 of 52 (3 on waitlist) | Bob Holmen | JKP110 |
Introduction to building, funding, and running an entrepreneurial eCommerce venture.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Education, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Administration/Planning, Business Research, Business Taxation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Marketing, Social Entrepreneurship, Technology Commercialization, Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14433R | 033 | Lecture | 5:00-6:20pm | Monday | 53 of 56 (3 on waitlist) | Alexis Jeffries | JKP202 | Word (100231 KB) |
How established organizations build successful new businesses through corporate venturing and intrapreneurship. Learn to apply an entrepreneurial mindset and entrepreneurial frameworks within an established organization.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Education, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Administration/Planning, Business Research, Business Taxation, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Social Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Technology Commercialization
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14434R | 033 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Wednesday | 51 of 60 | Jeremy Dann | JFF414 |
Exploring the field of social impact investing, learn how social entrepreneurs attract for-profit investors and how conscious investors are utilizing investments to achieve social impact.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Education, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Administration/Planning, Business Research, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Social Entrepreneurship, Sustainability and Business, Marketing
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
- Note: Section 14413 is primarily for MSSE students. For D-clearance email socialentrepreneur@marshall.usc.edu.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14413D | 033 | Lecture | 1:00-3:50pm | Saturday | 69 of 78 | Eric Maltzer | JKP212 |
Interact with startups and venture capitalists to develop skills and processes to source deals, perform diligence, evaluate investments, draft investment memoranda and manage portfolio companies.
- 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/Urban Planning, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Systems Architecting and Engineering, Business Research, Business Taxation, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Medicine/Business Administration, Marketing, Public Health/Social Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, Business Administration/Social Work, Law/Business Taxation, Business Administration, Technology Commercialization
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14419R | 033 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Monday | 34 of 34 (34 on waitlist) | Anthony Borquez | JKP104 |
Develop the analytical, conceptual, and practical skills required to design, develop, and deliver a new social business concept and opportunity.
- Prerequisite: BAEP 566
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Social Entrepreneurship
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student
- Note: Section 14435 is primarily for MSSE students. For D clearance email socialentrepreneur@marshall.usc.edu.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14435D | 033 | Lecture | 6:30-9:20pm | Monday | 53 of 80 | Jill Kickul | JFF LL125 |
Introduction to the ever-evolving field of media and entertainment with a focus on entrepreneurial opportunities within the industry.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Education, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Administration/Planning, Business Research, Business Taxation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Marketing, Social Entrepreneurship, Technology Commercialization, Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14438R | 411 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Thursday | 37 of 48 | Sherry Gunther Shugerman | JFF416 |
Explore the art and science of entrepreneurship under the guidance of a master entrepreneur.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Education, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Administration/Planning, Business Research, Business Taxation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Marketing, Social Entrepreneurship, Business Administration/Systems Architecting and Engineering, Public Health/Social Entrepreneurship
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
- Note: For more information for this class, email jayu@marshall.usc.edu.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14447D | 415 | Lecture | 3:30-6:20pm | Tuesday | 6 of 10 | Paul Orfalea | TBA | ||
14448D | 411 | Lecture | 3:30-6:20pm | Tuesday | 18 of 16 (10 on waitlist) | Paul Orfalea | TBA |
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 | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14439D | 033 | 1.0-5.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | Elissa Grossman | TBA |
Independent research beyond normal course offerings. Proposal, research and written report/paper required.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14440D | 415 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 5 | Elissa Grossman,Adlai Wertman | OFFICE | ||
14442D | 033 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 4 of 30 | Elissa Grossman,Hovig Tchalian,Thomas Knapp,Bob Holmen, Dan Wadhwani | TBA |
Supervised on-the-job business experience in the student's area of interest. (Curricular Practical Training.) Recommended preparation: completion of required MBA, MAcc, MBT, MKT, MSEI, or MSSE coursework.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Education, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Administration/Planning, Business Research, Business Taxation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Marketing, Social Entrepreneurship
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student
- Note: Application required. Visit www.marshall.usc.edu/elective-course-guide/independent-study.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14443D | 033 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 10 | Elissa Grossman,Adlai Wertman | ONLINE |
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
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14444D | 033 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | Elissa Grossman | ONLINE |