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D class assignments for graduate students available in HOH 103; phone (213) 740-5424.
BUSINESS (GRADUATE) - Business students may register using USC Web Registration. - Nonbusiness 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 in HOH 103,(213) 740-5424, email: registration@marshall.usc.edu.
For complete list of Business registration policies, visit
www.marshall.usc.edu/registrationpolicies.
GSBA 520: Business Fundamentals for Non-Business Professionals (3.0 units)
An overview of concepts, tools and principles of business management to develop a general
management point of view. Open only to non-business graduate students.
Restriction: Registration closed 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
Taxation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration,
Law/Business Taxation, Management, Management Principles, Medical Management,
Medicine/Business Administration
Note: Designed for non-business graduate students and USC employees who want
knowledge of general business topics. If the section you want is full, to wait list for this
class visit marshall.usc.edu/registrationpolicies and complete and submit a Non-Business
Student Application as instructed on the form. Hard copies of the reader for this course
will be available at the USC Bookstore. Digital and hard copies will be available online at
www.xanedu.com. Please refer to the Blackboard site for this course for details about the
assigned readings and a written case analysis that should be completed before the first
class meeting.
Section Session Type
Time
15649R 036
Lecture 6:309:30pm
15651R 036
Lecture 6:309:30pm
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Days
Registered Instructor
Location Syllabus Info
Tuesday 43 of 45 Merle Hopkins,
ACC 310
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Dennis Rook,
Sriram Dasu ,
Quentin Fleming
Thursday 44 of 45 Merle Hopkins,
ACC 310
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Quentin
Fleming,
Dennis Rook,
Sriram Dasu
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GSBA 548: Corporate Finance (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): Master Student, Doctoral
Student
Note: Section 15900 is for non-business students. Section 15905 is for DEN students. To
request D-clearance for DEN students, please email masters@gapp.usc.edu.
Section Session Type
Time
Days Registered Instructor
Location Syllabus Info
15900R 036
Lecture 9:00-11:50am Friday 47 of 60
Duke Bristow
OHE 136
15905D 036
Lecture 9:00-11:50am Friday 2 of 20
Duke Bristow ONLINE
GSBA 554: Digital Strategies for Sustainability in Global Markets (3.0 units)
Designing and executing business strategies for sustainability (environmental, economic,
social/cultural) enabled by digital technologies. Emerging market contexts; team consulting
project; international travel.
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, Digital Supply Chain Management, Information Systems and
Supply Chain Management, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Medicine/Business
Administration
Note: Section 15845: This class requires a trip during spring break to Dubai to work on
projects. Additional fees apply - please check the fee icon listed under "Info."
Section Session Type
Time
15845R 033
Lecture 9:0011:50am
Days
Registered Instructor
Saturday 25 of 30
Omar El
Sawy
Location Syllabus Info
JKP 104
Word
GSBA 555: Management and Organization of the Creative Industries (3.0 units)
How creative industries (motion pictures, television, publishing, radio, music, arts, games)
operate and are organized. Critical discussion of pressing issues that these industries face.
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
Taxation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration,
Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration
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Note: Non-Business student applications are available at
www.marshall.usc.edu/registrationpolicies. Please complete and submit to
registration@marshall.usc.edu.
Section Session Type
Time
Days
Registered Instructor
Location Syllabus Info
15847R 033
Lecture 3:30-6:20pm Wednesday 37 of 41
Mark Young BRI 202
15849R 033
Lecture 6:30-9:30pm Wednesday 25 of 41
Mark Young
BRI 202
GSBA 556: Business Models for Interactive Digital Media & Services (3.0 units)
Business models and business development for products/services delivered through interactive
digital platforms; assessing growing niches in the evolving media/entertainment/ telecom
market space.
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
Fundamentals for Non-Business Professionals, Business Taxation, Digital Supply Chain
Management, Gerontology/Business Administration, Information Systems and Supply
Chain Management, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation,
Medicine/Business Administration
Note: Non-Business student applications are available at
www.marshall.usc.edu/registrationpolicies. Please complete and submit to
registration@marshall.usc.edu.
Section Session Type
Time
Days
Registered Instructor
Location Syllabus Info
15855R 033
Lecture 6:30-9:30pm Tuesday 37 of 54
Omar El Sawy
JKP 204
Word
GSBA 572: Strategic Planning for Growth (11.0 units)
Formulation and implementation of strategies in different organizational and environmental
contexts; financial growth strategies; comparative management; impact of taxation;
technology strategies; product development and new market strategies.
Section Session Type
Time Days Registered Instructor
15961D 406
Lecture TBA TBA 38 of 50
Robert Turrill,
Kyle Mayer,
Daylanne Markwardt,
Mark De Fond,
Julia Plotts,
Ramandeep Randhawa,
Michael Coombs,
Sandra Fritz
Location Syllabus Info
OFFICE
GSBA 590: Directed Research (1.0-12.0 units)
Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to
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be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
Note: For an application please see the Syllabus field below. Non-Business students
contact registration@marshall.usc.edu
Section Session Units
Type
Time Days Registered
16064D 033
1.0-4.0 Lecture TBA TBA 0 of 15
Instructor
Location
OFFICE
Syllabus
Info
GSBA 592: Field Research in Business (0.5-4.0 units, max 12)
Individual or team projects studying the business practices of an industry, company,
government agency, country, geographic region, etc. Proposal, data collection, analyses, and
written report.
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral
Student
Note: The application form is posted under the Syllabus field below. For more information,
email registration@marshall.usc.edu or call 213-740-5424.
Section
16069D
Session
033
Type
Lecture
Time Days Registered
TBA TBA 0 of 10
Instructor
Location
OFFICE
Syllabus
Info
GSBA 593: Independent Research in Business (0.5-4.0 units, max 12)
Independent research beyond normal course offerings. Proposal, research and written
report/paper required. Open only to Masters Students. Graded CR/NC.
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student
Note: The application form is posted under the Syllabus field below. For more information,
email registration@marshall.usc.edu or call 213-740-5424.
Section Session Type
Time Days Registered
16074D 033
Lecture TBA TBA 2 of 10
Instructor
Mark Young,
Omar El Sawy
Location
OFFICE
Syllabus
Info
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.
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
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contact registration@marshall.usc.edu
Section Session Type
Time Days Registered
16079D 033
Lecture TBA TBA 9 of 100
Instructor
Diane Badame,
Bill Holder
Location Syllabus Info
OFFICE
16083R 419
Fernando Zapatero
OFFICE
Lecture TBA
TBA
0 of 10
GSBA 596: Research Practicum in Business (0.5-2.0 units, max 8)
Hands-on practical experience working with a Marshall faculty member on an ongoing research
project. Open only to master's and doctoral students. Graded Credit/No Credit.
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral
Student
Note: The application form is posted under the Syllabus field below. For more information
email registration@marshall.usc.edu or call 213-740-5424.
Section
16084D
Session
033
Type
Lecture
Time Days Registered
TBA TBA 1 of 10
Instructor
Sriram Dasu
Location
OFFICE
Syllabus
Info
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: For an application form please see the Syllabus field below. Non-Business students
contact registration@marshall.usc.edu
Section Session Units Type
Time Days Registered Instructor
Location Syllabus Info
16089D 033
1.0-5.0 Lecture TBA TBA 2 of 7
Fernando Zapatero OFFICE
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 036
Lecture 9:00-11:50am Wednesday 8 of 16
Peter Radchenko
HOH 506
GSBA 611: Seminar in Research Methodology (3.0 units)
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Conceptual foundations of research methodology; survey and research design; measurement
theory; advanced techniques of statistical investigation; data analysis using computer
packages; preparation of research reports.
Section Session Type
Time
16110D 036
Lecture 2:00-4:50pm
Days
Registered Instructor Location
Syllabus Info
Thursday 0 of 15
ACC 312
GSBA 612: Selected Issues in Economic Theory II (3.0 units)
Further investigation of selected topics in methodology and research perspectives of
economics. Topics vary in response to new developments and current trends in the field.
Prerequisite: GSBA 602
Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Business Administration
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
Section Session Type
Time
Days
Registered Instructor
Location
Syllabus Info
16111D 036
Lecture 2:30-5:20pm Tuesday 7 of 15
Kevin Murphy
HOH 506
GSBA 690: Tutorial on the Research Process (3.0 units, max 9)
Gain an understanding of the research process, identify/generate a research question, collect
and organize data, predict results, and critically write and present the results. Graded CR/NC.
Recommended preparation: first year Ph.D. coursework. For doctoral students only.
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
Note: Application forms available at phd@marshall.usc.edu Non-Business students
contact registration@marshall.usc.edu
Section Session Type
Time
Days
Registered
16117D 036
Lecture 3:00-5:50pm Tuesday
Canceled
Instructor Location Syllabus Info
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.
Note: Application forms available at phd@marshall.usc.edu Non-Business students
contact registration@marshall.usc.edu
Section Session Type
Time
Days
Registered Instructor
Location
Syllabus Info
16119D 036
Lecture 3:00-5:50pm Tuesday 3 of 10
K Subramanyam,
HOH 706
Cheryl Wakslak,
Scott Wiltermuth,
Kyle Mayer
16121D 036
Lecture TBA
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OFFICE
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GSBA 794a: Doctoral Dissertation (2.0 units)
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation.
Note: Non-Business students contact
Section
16125R
Session
036
Type
Lecture
registration@marshall.usc.edu
Time Days Registered
TBA TBA 7 of 20
Instructor
Location
OFFICE
Syllabus
Info
Syllabus
Info
Syllabus
Info
Syllabus
Info
Syllabus
Info
GSBA 794b: Doctoral Dissertation (2.0 units)
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation.
Prerequisite: GSBA 794A
Note: Non-Business students contact
Section
16126R
Session
036
Type
Lecture
registration@marshall.usc.edu
Time Days Registered
TBA TBA 5 of 20
Instructor
Location
OFFICE
GSBA 794c: Doctoral Dissertation (2.0 units)
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation.
Prerequisite: GSBA 794B
Note: Non-Business students contact
Section
16127R
Session
036
Type
Lecture
registration@marshall.usc.edu
Time Days Registered
TBA TBA 9 of 20
Instructor
Location
OFFICE
GSBA 794d: Doctoral Dissertation (2.0 units)
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation.
Prerequisite: GSBA 794C
Note: Non-Business students contact
Section
16128R
Session
036
Type
Lecture
registration@marshall.usc.edu
Time Days Registered
TBA TBA 5 of 20
Instructor
Location
OFFICE
GSBA 794z: Doctoral Dissertation (0.0 units)
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation.
Prerequisite: GSBA 794D
Note: Non-Business students contact
Section
Session
Type
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Time Days Registered
Instructor
Location
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Lecture
TBA
TBA
10 of 20
OFFICE
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