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MGMT 120 Economic Principles OR ECON 160 Principles of Economics

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2023-2024

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understanding of microeconomic theory necessary to pursue entrepreneurial enterprises in contemporary markets. Students will acquire the analytical tools for solving complex organizational or policy issues. Key topics will include: economic principles guiding various types of organizations; rational behavior; competition vs. monopoly power; simple game theory; pricing strategies; and production costs and behavior in the short and long-term. This course will be more applied than a traditional intro to economics class, relying on entrepreneurial case studies and news reports as appropriate. MGMT 201 Quantitative Tools for the Entrepreneur This course covers many basic skills necessary for success in the Management and Entrepreneurship program. The course includes a heavy emphasis on understanding and applying Excel skills. We will use actual start-ups and existing companies for assignments, labs, and projects. Topics covered include: customer discovery, market analysis, survey design, financial statements, financial ratios, data visualization, basic statistical methods, and company valuation.

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HWS.EDU/CATALOGUE 292 2023 - 2024 CATALOGUE

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ing necessary for designing or evaluating marketing campaigns, whether for business or a nonprofit. Topics address customer and market analysis segmentation, targeting and positioning, product pricing, and placement, social media strategies, regulation, ethical considerations, and communication strategies. After completing this course, students will appreciate how marketing strategies have changed over time, whether because of cultural norms or advances in technology, and will demonstrate the design of effective and ethical marketing strategies. MGMT 211 Social Enterprise in the Highlands and Islands The Scottish highlands and islands face unique challenges today, and social enterprises in Scotland have risen to address those needs. Specifically, the Scottish highlands and islands face depopulation, aging populations, rising income and housing inequality, and substantial environmental degradation. Partnering with a social enterprise incubator called Impact Hub Inverness and the University of the Highlands and Islands, this short-term study abroad experience will take a critical and applied approach to teaching students about social enterprise theory and practice in a unique setting that the students can then apply to Geneva, NY and their home communities. This abroad experience will consistent of four parts: (1) Readers College at HWS; (2) On-Site Course at UHI; (3) Service-Learning with Social Enterprises; and (4) Community-Based Excursions. The read- ers college will help students prepare to experience life and culture in the highlands and islands of Scotland. The on- site course will teach students about social entrepreneurship and social enterprise theory and practice. The course will be augmented with a service-learning component. Social enterprises in Scotland will be used as case studies, and students will engage in community consulting approaches to offer insights to and co-create new opportuni- ties for the social enterprises in Scotland working to address community needs. Finally, the students will engage in excursions around the highlands, Inverness and nearby Scottish islands to experience the life and culture of Scotland and see social enterprises at work. Students must be willing to work hard and have a passion for social change. Students will work directly with social enterprises in Scotland working to better their communities and environment, and the social enterprises deserve the students’ best work.

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2023-2024

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for any type of organization. Emphasis is placed on the interpretation of financial statements, terms, and accounting theories utilized by management to effectively participate in managerial activities such as long-range planning, cap- ital budgeting, investments, internal control and various managerial scenarios. The class also covers key regulatory HWS.EDU/CATALOGUE 296 2023 - 2024 CATALOGUE

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tual thought, activity, and impact associated with the emerging field of social innovation and entrepreneurship. First, we will discover who are social entrepreneurs defined as change agents and pioneers of social innovation. We will together try to understand the knowledge, courage, hope, dreams, personalities, cognition thought-patterns, behaviors, strategies, processes, and acumen of today’s social entrepreneurs. Second, this understanding leads to our thinking about the application of entrepreneurship principles to social issues. Furthermore, the uniqueness of the nonprofit form in relationship to government and commercial enterprises is acknowledges, so that students may learn of the importance of social enterprise. Social enterprise – the second major stream of content for the course – utilizes earned income strategies to serve social missions. Students will explore, debate, and question whether purpose and profit can go together. MGMT 330 Ideation Lab In this course, students learn how to identify high-value entrepreneurial ideas, whether in the private or non-profit space. After brainstorming problems worthy of attention and proposing solutions, students work through a structured approach to determine the feasibility and value of each solution. By the end of the of the semester, student teams will vote on which ideas/solutions should be pursued, either in the capstone course (MGMT 400) or as a future endeavor. MGMT 400 Capstone Students in this senior capstone experience will identify and tackle real-life challenges in the social, economic and global environment using skills developed in other courses in the major or minor. Capstone projects could include the development and launch of a product, service or organization (for-profit or non-profit). Projects will be required to demonstrate positive social and environmental impact regardless of legal structure. Students will be required to pitch their ideas for social, environmental, or economic innovation to HWS and local community experts. They will use this feedback to ensure their ideas and subsequent innovations have lasting com- munity impact. This course will provide students with opportunities to think systematically and critically to iden- tify and analyze real-world social, environmental, and economic issues. It will provide students with opportunities to brainstorm and construct sustainable and responsible solutions. This course not only focuses on the economic processes and outcomes (e.g., wealth generations and job creation) of entrepreneurship; but also, it explores other domains and bottom lines (e.g., social, environmental, etc.) that must be addressed for the betterment of our world and our diverse societies. Students will be challenged to discover where they fit in regarding bettering our world and society.

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ing the challenges and responsibilities managers must confront in any 21st Century organization, including principles of: diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEl); ethical decision making; and sustainability. By recognizing how past prac- tices continue to afford privilege according to race, as well as ethnicity, religion, gender, sexuality, ability, age, and socioeconomic class and how current practices threatens the environmental health of our planet, students will learn how and where change is possible. ‘Management Strategies for a Changing World’ aims to empower a new gener- ation of leaders impassioned to meet the challenge of combating the connected ills of environmental injustice and social inequality in its many forms. Offered annually.

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understand and construct financial statements and for the planning and controlling processes of any type of en- terprise. Students will learn to effectively manage and control capital assets and human resources and to increase operating income (profits) by setting sustainable goals and determining how to achieve them efficiently. Students will learn how to apply a budget to coordinate the business’s activities with the strategic planning process by controlling operations through various costs/benefits analyses including Activity-Based-Costing, Cost-Volume-Profit analysis, and other cost management tools. Students will learn how to make capital investment decisions and why performance evaluation is an integral component in this process. The class will also cover key regulatory require- ments, including the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Offered annually.

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2023-2024

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skills necessary to understand how businesses make investment and finance decisions. Topics covered include: the HWS.EDU/CATALOGUE 297 2023 - 2024 CATALOGUE

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nications skills necessary to run successful marketing campaigns, whether for a business or a nonprofit. The course begins with a general overview of basic marketing topics including customer and market analysis segmentation, targeting and positioning, product pricing and placement, social media strategies, and communication strategies. Using case studies, students will critique the effectiveness of various strategies, including consideration of principles of inclusivity, ethics, and sustainability (Staff, Offered Annually).

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and practice. A special emphasis is placed on understanding management as a scientific enterprise, one that is char- acterized by complex but systematic relationships with inputs and outputs that, if understood, can be applied to increase the performance of individuals, groups and organizations. This course will also consider critical perspectives (i.e., queer, multicultural, indigenous, historical, and others) of traditional approaches to understanding organization- al development. While traditional approaches to management learning typically divide individual and organizational considerations between, respectively, “behavior” and “strategy” courses, the unique public administrative perspec- tive taken here encourages students to consider individual and organization level issues as related interactions (Staff, Offered Annually).

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MGMT

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2023-2024

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standing of the structures, rules, regulations, and principles related to operating different types of entities and orga- nizations (sole proprietorships, LLC, corporation, and partnerships, non-profits). Topics include: corporate law topics (fiduciary duties, tax, merger & acquisition); legal business structures and the liability and tax issues associated with each; real estate law; torts (defamation, theft of trade secrets, fraud, tortious interference with contracts, etc.), and the protection of intellectual property (Staff, Offered Annually). MGMT 514 Data Analytics and Visualization This course provides students with the skills they need to analyze and to visualize data sets and to communicate the results effectively. Topics include data collection and visualization, descriptive statistics and analysis, probability, survey design, inferential statistics, sensitivity and scenario analysis, and regression analysis – all aimed at providing critical insights for managerial decisions. Software used: Excel and Tableau (Staff, Offered Annually). MGMT 521 Nonprofit Management This course introduces students to the world of nonprofit organizations, whether a governmental agency, academic institution, or one of the many organizations established to provide health ser- vices, social services, or public advocacy for environmental, social, or other interests. Topics discussed include the historical and legal contexts of the sector, governance and leadership issues, standards, accountability, and ethics in nonprofits, human resource and volunteer management, funding strategies, and marketing and strategic communi- cations. The course relies heavily on case studies of a wide variety of nonprofits.

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ADVANCED CERTIFICATE IN MANAGEMENT 4 ½ courses Requirements: The Advanced Certificate in Management (CiM) creates a pathway for HWS graduates to enhance their career entry opportunities, and a pathway for professionals to advance in their career. The CiM program can be completed in one or two semesters. The experience builds on the value foundation of a liberal arts education and helps stu- dents develop skills, knowledge and insight in strategic management principles. Our program is distinguished by a solutions-oriented approach and an emphasis on ethical decision-making. Students must complete four courses, including at least three core classes and either an additional core or one elective. Students also complete an Excel foundations course, and participate in a cornerstone of the CiM – the experiential field trip. With elective options that span data analytics and visualization, to nonprofit management, social innovation, or business law, students also tailor their studies to a unique career goal. 4 courses, 3 cores and either an additional core or an elective, one ¼ credit online “skills” courses, and one ¼ credit experiential field trip.

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HWS.EDU/CATALOGUE 298 2023 - 2024 CATALOGUE

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2023-2024

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