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Profiling our Courses

This ‘profile’ page will choose a different area of exceptional academic merit within its overall programme to feature, on a rotating basis. The quality and richness of NYU in London’s Academic programme is nowhere more in evidence than in its Stern courses. Courses in London extend the teaching opportunities beyond what can be made available in New York. Nine distinguished academics contribute to this programme and we have chosen to focus on it for the next few months. Courses and professors are listed below.

The courses hold field trips to venues such as a local Vauxhall car manufacture plant (Management & Organizational Analysis), the Bank of England (Law, Business & Society), The Museum of Brands Packaging & Advertising (Introduction to Marketing) and the Mars Inc UK Headquarters (Organizational Communication & Its Social Context).

C50.9001.002 Management & Organizational Analysis, 4 credits, taken by Dorota Bourne
Investigates the nature, functions, and responsibilities of the management of organizations. Develops an analytical approach to the identification, structuring, analysis, and solution of organizational problems. Introduces the student to organizational policies and structures, functional areas, and production processes (including resource allocation, measurement and evaluation, and control), leadership style, and organizational adaptation and evolution. Teaching methodologies include lectures, case analysis, and class discussion.

C60.9001.002 Competitive Advantage from Operations, 4 credits, taken by John Beasley
Designed to give students a better understanding of how firms can gain competitive advantage from their operations function. Typically this requires the firm to achieve, at a minimum, cost, quality, and ecological parity; responsiveness and adaptability to customer needs and desires; rapid time to market; process technology leadership; and sufficient and responsive capacity. A problem-solving framework is developed that enables students to undertake managerial and technical analysis that should result in the desired comparative advantage. Both service and manufacturing case examples are utilized.

C15.9007.001 Financial Management, 3 credits, taken by David Edelshain
The class focuses on the nature of financial management from a number of perspectives including the national, the corporate and the individual, but particularly the corporate. You will become familiar with the financial system, including that relating to banking, though there will be little overlap with courses that deal with the functioning of financial markets. The importance of behavioural finance will also be stressed during the course

C15.9002.001 Foundations of Financial Markets, 4 credits, taken by Dirk Nitzsche
A rigorous course developing the basic concepts and tools of modern finance. Basic concepts of return and risk are explored in detail with a view to understanding how financial markets work and how different kinds of financial instruments are valued. These instruments, including equities, fixed income securities, options, and other derivative securities become vehicles for exploring various financial markets and the utilization of these markets by managers in different kinds of financial institutions to enhance return and manage risk. The course includes a segment on the use and application of computer-based quantitative technology for financial modeling purposes.

C55.9001.004 Introduction to Marketing, 4 credits, taken by Vincent Mitchell & Marcel Cohen in both semesters
Evaluates, from the management point of view, marketing as a system for the satisfaction of human wants and a catalyst of business activity. Deals with the subject at all levels from producer to consumer and emphasizes the planning required for the efficient use of marketing tools in the development and expansion of markets. Concentrates on the principles, functions, and tools of marketing, including quantitative methods. Utilizes cases and projects to develop a problem-solving ability in dealing with specific areas.

C40.9006.003 Law, Business & Society, 4 credits, taken by Loukas Mistelis
Every professional business person must be aware of how legal systems work and effect business decisions. Furthermore, the interaction between between Law and Business is multidimensional involving international, ethical, and technological considerations. In this course, students examine how key areas of business law, including contracts, torts, and business organizations, influence the structure of domestic and international business relationships. Students actively participate in legal studies designed to enhance business skills such as analytical thinking, written communication, oral presentation, conflict resolution, and team work problem-solving.

C40.9065.001/2 Organizational Communication & Its Social Context, 4 credits, taken by Anthony Greener & Geraldine Cohen
This course provides the theoretical fundamentals in communication, applies communication strategy to oral and written business assignments, and focuses on how organizations communicate to their varied internal and external stakeholders.


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