This course is designed to provide an overview of the private equity and venture capital industry. It examines how this industry works and who its primary stakeholders are. The course will focus on the organized private equity market, which involves professionally managed equity investments in unregistered securities of private and public companies. This course will benefit students interested in working within some aspect of the private equity industry-whether directly, as a practitioner or supplier of capital, as an entrepreneur or corporate manager who is financed by private equity; as a banker or advisor involved in private equity transactions; or as a regulator whose purview might include private equity.

This course will cover major topics on hedge funds, including the industry overview, legal and fee structures, fund characteristics, hedge fund investment strategies, performance analysis, unique risk measures for hedge funds, asset allocation, funds of hedge funds, and the relation between traditional and alternative asset classes. There will be three real world cases related to hedge fund investment strategies and major blowups. The objective of this course is to provide students with cutting-edge knowledge on hedge funds and relevant investment skills.

Provides an overview of different perspectives and approaches to leadership practice and related organizational behavior topics. Relying on a participative multi-learning approach, the course goes beyond traditional leadership practices to examine empowering leadership approaches for addressing contemporary organizational behavior challenges such as leading teams. The overall objective is to increase students' understanding of and ability to apply contemporary leadership and organizational behavior knowledge in work situations.

Provides an overview of different perspectives and approaches to leadership practice and related organizational behavior topics. Relying on a participative multi-learning approach, the course goes beyond traditional leadership practices to examine empowering leadership approaches for addressing contemporary organizational behavior challenges such as leading teams. The overall objective is to increase students' understanding of and ability to apply contemporary leadership and organizational behavior knowledge in work situations.

Provides an overview of different perspectives and approaches to leadership practice and related organizational behavior topics. Relying on a participative multi-learning approach, the course goes beyond traditional leadership practices to examine empowering leadership approaches for addressing contemporary organizational behavior challenges such as leading teams. The overall objective is to increase students' understanding of and ability to apply contemporary leadership and organizational behavior knowledge in work situations.

Provides an overview of different perspectives and approaches to leadership practice and related organizational behavior topics. Relying on a participative multi-learning approach, the course goes beyond traditional leadership practices to examine empowering leadership approaches for addressing contemporary organizational behavior challenges such as leading teams. The overall objective is to increase students' understanding of and ability to apply contemporary leadership and organizational behavior knowledge in work situations.

Provides an overview of different perspectives and approaches to leadership practice and related organizational behavior topics. Relying on a participative multi-learning approach, the course goes beyond traditional leadership practices to examine empowering leadership approaches for addressing contemporary organizational behavior challenges such as leading teams. The overall objective is to increase students' understanding of and ability to apply contemporary leadership and organizational behavior knowledge in work situations.

This course combines three perspectives essential to financial decision-making: inferential thinking, computational thinking, and real-world relevance. Financial decisions are increasingly data-driven, and require more than inferential thinking. Computational thinking and real-world problems are also needed for finance professionals to function effectively. Students will utilize all three perspectives to make better financial decisions.

Commercial properties occupied by a business for its operations across office, industrial, logistics, and data centers. This course will provide an overview of the practice and execution of Corporate Real Estate including strategic planning, transaction management, capital markets, construction project management, facilities management and lease administration. Topics will include occupancy planning and trends, co-working, site selection, outsource partners, financing, own vs. lease decisions, sustainability and LEED, and portfolio management.

This course is designed to provide students with the key building blocks necessary for a career in fixed income investment management, with applications to real estate and banking. Students will learn how to select, evaluate and manage fixed income investments. This course makes extensive use of case studies to afford students the opportunity to apply the theory and lessons learned in the text and class, to real world situations.