The course introduces students to the basics of financial markets and institutions. The topics include the role of financial markets and institutions, the structure of the financial system, the structure of interest rates, and various financial markets and securities (equity, bond, mortgage-backed-securities, etc.).

The aims are to 1) learn analytical techniques to solve financial problems involving diversification and the portfolio frontier as well as problems involving individual assets such as corporate and government bonds, preferred and common stocks and other financial assets. 2) understand the theories underlying these analytical techniques, such as the CAPM, APT, and EMH.

Management Communication is intended to help you think strategically about communication and aid you in improving your writing, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills within a managerial setting. We will look at a set of "best practices" or guidelines that have been derived from both research and experience, give you the opportunity to put those guidelines into practice, and provide you with feedback on your work to help you strengthen your abilities.

Good communication is one of the keys to a successful career no matter what field you choose, and many different skills contribute to a professional's capacity to communicate well. The course helps you improve the ability to:

1)Formulate an effective communication strategy for any message, in any medium, and in any situation.

2)Create impressive formal presentations that are delivered with confidence.

3)Listen for understanding.

4)Write clearly, concisely, and convincingly.

Students develop the ability to conceptualize, design, and implement supply chains aligned with product, market, and customer characteristics. Business competition is now between supply networks rather than individual corporations. Managing the flow of products, information, and revenue across supply chains differentiates the ability of supply networks to fulfill customer needs. Students develop the ability to evaluate how information flows can substitute for the stock of physical resources, such as inventory, and why such systems succeed or fail. They assess how internet technologies, dynamic markets, and globalization are impacting supply chain strategies and practices, including logistics, digital coordination of decisions and resources, inventory and risk management, procurement and supply contracting, product and process design, and revenue management.

This course provides an introduction to strategic management, concerning concepts, basic theories, analytical techniques and other related knowledge. It shows a detailed investigation of strategic management in the context of globalization and competitiveness. Also it provides an integrated approach, but firm-based theory of strategic management is stressed throughout. Case studies included. This course helps students to understand and apply key concepts, principles and analytical tools of strategic management. The consideration of issues relating to business world will encourage the development of student's analysis skills: PEST analysis, 5-forces model, SWOT analysis, value chain analysis and etc.

The course covers the essentials in management of information systems in organizational settings. It addresses managerial issues in the development and operation of information systems. Topics include: information systems planning, management of systems development and maintenance, implementation management, end-user computing, managing telecommunications, information systems ethical and social issues, acquisition of IS resources and management of IS personnel.

With the trend of globalization, companies are inevitably engaging in cross-border businesses, either becoming multinational companies themselves or competing with multinational firms at home market. An understanding of international business operations is especially important in today’s integrated and interdependent world economy. This module starts with an introduction of multinational firms, global business environments confronting international operations, and theories of global strategies. This will be followed by a detailed examination of various international business strategies (e.g. import and export strategies, sourcing strategies, internationalization and entry strategies) and management methods (e.g. managing corporate governance, marketing, innovation, strategic alliances).

This module provides an introduction to English business correspondence, including not only the layout of English letters, principles of business writing, the specific letters concerning key procedures in international trade communications, but also the writing of other important social letters in international business context. This module also offers much on-hand practice of correspondence in different business situations, with the purpose of providing students with in-depth understanding of international trade procedures and business correspondence, as well as helping them to grasp the skills required in this field. This course aims:

1）To introduce the basic formats and layout of English letters to give students a clear picture of English business letters and the difference between English letter and Chinese letters;

2）To introduce the concept of modern business communications, especially principles of writing business correspondence and the issues regarding common mistakes they may avoid to make in their applications, to let them realize the importance of appropriate communication skills in international trade;

3）To help students learn the expression and terms, pattern, and principles in international procedures, and use the knowledge of international trade in business communications

The course is to provide firm foundations for understanding of financial derivatives in general. The course covers forwards, futures, swaps, options and etc. The course delivers the concepts and models underlying the modern analysis and pricing of financial derivatives.

The course requires to understand various financial derivatives and learn basic tools to conduct quantitative analysis.

This course will help students develop the basic knowledge and skills that are useful in careers in quality management in different manufacturing firms and service organizations.

Quality is a critical success factor in all businesses today. Its importance is increasing due to global competition and rapidly evolving technology. This course is designed for undergraduate students. It emphasizes on helping students understand and grasp core concepts and methodologies: quality philosophy, probability and statistical methods, sampling inspection, control charts, SPC, service quality, six-sigma. It will also introduce corresponding background knowledge in related industries.

Through a combination of lectures, exercises and case studies, the course will review the main methodologies that are used in quality management areas, and survey current practices in different industries. Students will learn both qualitative/strategic topics and quantitative tools, gain hands-on experience through business cases.

This course provides students with a comprehensive introduction to International Business in terms of international operation. This course focuses on the specificity of transnational business environment and international business strategies, including functional area operation and regional operation strategies.

Through the study of this course, students could be acquainted with the specificity of international business and MNCs, and learn to analyze international business activities through its environments and strategies. Students will get the ability to analyze the specificity of international business environment and make decisions on international business strategies and operations.

Human resource management (HRM) is a central function of any organization. HRM refers to the effective use of human capital in an organization through the management of people-related activities. It involves careful strategizing, human resource planning, job analysis, recruitment and selection, training and development, performance management, compensation management, and career development. With case analysis, class discussion, debates, individual assignments and group projects, this course will improve students’ analytical ability combining theory and practice of HRM. Each student should attend all the courses on time and actively participate in class discussion by bringing up relevant questions, comments, or ideas. Moreover, each student group will be asked to choose one real company and analyze its HRM system.

Aims & Objectives:

The general purpose of this course is to familiarize students with the basic principles, functions, and techniques of human resource management and to build their confidence and skills in developing HRM strategies, policies, and procedures.

Learning Outcomes Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:(1) master professional knowledge of human resource management, (2) observe and understand organizational phenomena from the perspective of human resource management, (3) analyze questions and find proper solutions by connecting theory and practices, (4) demonstrate communication skills, critical thinking, and teamwork skills.

Course Objectives:

This is an introductory course in financial accounting. It covers the basic concepts and methods underlying the preparation of financial statements. By the end of this course, you will not only be able to read and prepare basic financial statements, but also have a good understanding of the conceptual foundations of financial accounting.

Learning Goals:

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

1) Understand the conceptual framework underlying financial accounting standards.

2) Perform elementary double entry bookkeeping tasks including journalizing, posting to the ledger, accruals and other adjustments, closing of the books, and drawing up trial balances.

3) Compile financial statements from the accounting records.

4) Understand and analyze the four basic financial statements: balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows, and the statement of owner’s equity.

5) Interpret and apply accounting information in making business decisions.

1) Students will learn key marketing principles and terminology. Because this is a survey course, there is an emphasis on basic terminology and concepts. 2) Students will appreciate how a marketing perspective is important in your own personal and professional development. 3) Will consider the variousdecision areas within marketing and the tools and methods used by marketing managers for making decisions.

This course will use a combination of lectures, in-class quiz, a case study, two exams, in-class problem solving, and a course project to achieve the course objectives. Lectures will highlight the key concepts/methods, focus on important insights, and stimulate your thinking. In discussing various concepts and issues, the emphasis is on their interpretation in real world applications.

Students are required to understand and apply fundamental marketing knowledge including marketing environment, consumer behavior, segmentation, targeting, and positioning, marketing research, products, pricing, promotion, placement, marketing crisis management, and global marketing.

The course is designed to help students: 1)Apply theories, concepts, and models that managers can use to develop and implement successful strategies 2)Understand how to take a general management view of strategic issues, one that integrates different functional perspectives into a perspective on what is best for the organization as a whole 3)Improve leadership and business communication skills through teamwork, class discussions, formal presentations, and preparation of a written report.

Implicitly or explicitly, every firm must define the scope of its business operations and, within the chosen scope, how the firm will compete against rivals. Decisions about the scope of business constitute the firm’s corporate strategy; decisions about how to compete within chosen market segments reflect the firm’s business-level strategy. This course focuses on how a firm can develop and implement effective business-level and corporate-level strategies. The course is also about top management and the total organization. As such, it is an integrative course emphasizing a“general management.”

Principles of Microeconomics addresses the theories and methods of social scientific inquiry by studying optimal decision making by consumers and producers and the allocation of goods and services through markets. The discussion of optimizing decisions includes discussions of cost-benefit analysis, profit maximization by firms, marginal analysis, as well as possible flaws in optimizing models. This course addresses trade-offs reflected in individual decisions and societal policymaking, looking at the impact of regulations (including price regulations, such as minimum wages; trade regulations; and regulations of monopolies) and how they impact various groups differently. It addresses the sustainability of individual and societal decisions through discussions of the environmental and resource issues of externalities, common resources, and the tragedy of the commons.

Principles of Microeconomics class addresses Human, Natural, and Economic Resources. The Expected Learning Outcomes of this area are:

1）Students understand the theories and methods of scientific inquiry as they are applied to the study of the use and distribution of human, natural, and economic resources and decisions and policies concerning such resources.

2）Students understand the political, economic, and social trade-offs reflected in individual decisions and societal policymaking and enforcement and their similarities and differences across contexts.

3）Students develop abilities to comprehend and assess the physical, social, economic, and political sustainability of individual and societal decisions with respect to resource use.

Market oriented reform from 1978 has changed Chinese society fundamentally. This course will explore various aspects of social life before and after the reform, focusing on the social stratification in both rural and urban societies, and change in gender, family relations and welfare system. First, we will quickly review some crucial parts of Chinese history and culture. Then we will examine the social structure in rural and urban societies, paying attention to two systems that are essential to social stratification in China: the Hukou and work-unit. We will also examine how market transition transforms the family life and women’s role in China.

This course will provide a broad view of social issues in Chinese society . By the end of the course, students should be able to (1) understand the basic structure of Chinese society, and (2) critically think and discuss about the social causes and consequences of the reform/transition. Your careful reading and participation are very important.

This course is designed to be a graduate seminar. Each class will begin with a brief introduction to the context by the instructor, followed by group presentation (2-3 persons) and discussion. The presentation group of students should serve as discussion leaders. Its responsibilities include: (1) to write the summary for the week (containing the essential details about theory, method, and findings) and circulate to the class before the presentation; (2) to prepare a brief oral introduction of the readings for the purposes of initiating the class discussion (shorter than 30 minutes); (3) to prepare a set of questions that can guide class discussion; and (4) to answer other students’ questions regarding the readings and presentation.

According to the documentary record of ancient writings, China has 5,000 years of civilization. What makes the Chinese civilization unique in world history is its continuity. Another unique feature is the diversity: China contains a wide range of ethnic, linguistic and regional differences within its borders. The course focuses on selected historical themes highlighting Chinese history. Dr. Liu will even summarize some topics with no consensus among Chinese historians. And, a field trip to some Beijing historical relics will be arranged before the final exam.The language of instruction is English. Course requirements: active participation in the lectures, a final exam, and a presentation / an essay on a topic agreed with the instructor.

Chinese culture has a very long and extraordinary tradition. With China’s rapid economic growth and a population of more than one billion people, China has become a very important market for many companies. In order to conduct business in a particular country, it is necessary to also understand the culture of that country. After all, culture influences people’s behaviour and communication – also in the world of business. That is why an understanding of a country’s society and culture is crucial when communicating with associates, consumers, businesses, employees, and government authorities.

The course has been designed and developed to:

1)Enable students to gain a better understanding of modern Chinese society and its rapid development.

2)Help students to prepare for a life in China or future cooperation with China.

3)Facilitate students in gaining a well developed understanding of the intricacies of Chinese culture and the background to Chinese customs and ways ofthinking.

4)Help students integrate more easily into Chinese society and gain more insight into the Chinese language from a cultural and social perspective.

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

1. Apply broad and coherent knowledge of the historical background to contemporary Chinese culture;

2. Evaluate the significance of some key elements of Chinese traditional culture, such as Chinese traditional customs, theatrical traditions, music, Chinese calligraphy, martial arts, cuisine, Feng-Shui and Chinese medicine;

3. Demonstrate a broad understanding and reproduce key features of contemporary Chinese culture;

4. Integrate theoretical knowledge of contemporary Chinese culture with empirical examples;

5. Analyse recent cultural and social change with respect to traditional Chinese culture, technology, media, and globalization.

This course mainly focuses on how to build mathematic or statistical models which can serve the procedure of practical decision-making. It includes the preparation stage which contains data cleaning and rearrangement, model selection stage, model modification stage, parameters solution stage and explanation and analysis of modelling results which can provide scientific basis for decision-making. This course emphasizes the process integrity of the whole data modelling procedure and the ability of modelling from start to finish. Actual cases are stressed and students are supposed to learn all kinds of necessary methods and algorithms from different cases.

This course follows the procedure of data modeling, which can be divided by four stages. The first stage is data collection and cleaning, the second stage is basic data analysis method, the third stage is model selection, parameters calculation, analysis, decision-making basis, and the fourth stage is integrateduse.

Stage One: Data Cleaning and Rearrangement (2weeks)

1.1Introduction to the data modeling procedure

1.2 Reasons and methods of data cleaning and rearrangement. (Cases: Business Survey Data Cleaning)

Stage Two: Basic methods for data analysis(6 weeks)

2.1Mean and Variance Test

2.2 Variance Analysis(Cases: Paper quality analysis)

2.3PrincipalComponentAnalysis(Cases: China Real Estate Economy Areas Analysis)

2.4 DiscriminantAnalysis (Cases:Financial analysis of listed companies)

2.5 Clustering (Cases: Consumption structure of urban residents in China)

Stage Three. Modelling and Analysis (6 weeks)

3.1 Linear Regression Models and Variables Selection (Cases:The relationship between disposable income and consumer spending in China)

3.2 Logistic Regression Models (Cases: Durable goods sales forecast)

3.3 Cox Model and Survival Analysis (Cases: Customer life cycle analysis)

3.4 ARIMAModel and Time Series (Cases:Analysis of the domestic financial sector per capita salary trends)

Stage Four. Comprehensive application (3 weeks)

Practical Cases Operation every week and one presentation for each group .

Learning Outcomes of this course:

1. Master some general methods of data cleaning and rearrangement.

2. Master some common models and known the characteristics and application range of each model.

3. Master the analysis methods of modeling results and explanation of computation results.

4. Operate the actual cases modeling from start to finish.

Organizational behavior is a field of study that seeks to understand, explain, and improve human behavior in organizations. We will discuss organizational behavior topics at the individual level (e.g., self-awareness; self-management; motivation), interpersonal level (e.g., interpersonal skills) and group level (e.g., teamwork; leadership).

After completing this course, you will be able to:

1）Understand the key concepts and theories in managing self and others.

2）Apply those concepts and theories to improve your self-awareness and self-management skills.

3）Apply those concepts and theories to improve the efficiency of your interactions with others.

4）Apply those concepts and theories to improve your leadership skills.

This course introduces students to the foundation knowledge and techniques in corporate finance. Major topics included are: time value and discounted cash flow methods, capital budgeting, valuation of bonds and stocks, capital asset pricing model and portfolio theory, capital costs and capital structure theory, introduction to the EMH and behavioral finance.
Aims:
Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: 1）Understand the scope and tasks of corporate finance 2）Understand the importance of time value of money and apply it to making corporate investment decisions, and valuing financial securities, such as bonds and stocks; 3） Understand the role of financial markets and interest rates in corporate financing, and how they should be incorporated in corporate financing decisions; 4）Understand the return-risk relation and the Capital Asset Pricing
Model;
Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: 1） Understand how the cost of capital can be calculated and used in corporate financial decisions; 2） Understand how capital structure may (or may not) be relevant to the value of the firm.
Learning Outcomes：
1） Understand the time value of money concept, and use discounted cash flow (DCF) method to make corporate investment decisions; 2） Apply a variety of capital budgeting criteria to evaluate whether a firm should accept a particular investment project; 3） Use DCF method to value stocks and bonds; 4） Understand how to measure return and risk, and the trade-off relation between return and risk; 5） Understand how an investment portfolio is formed and how to evaluate the return and risk of the portfolio; 6） Understand and apply the Capital Asset Pricing Model to estimate the equity cost; 7） Understand the capital structure theory and be able to calculate the cost of capital.

Managerial Economics equips students with the economic tools to avoid analytic pitfalls and become more effective managers. Drawing from more than 10 real-world cases and examples from various sources including Harvard Business School, the professor will illustrate how actual managers apply economic theories and techniques to solve real business problems. The module includes extensive coverage of the latest analytical tools in managerial economics, including game-theoretic tactics, information economics, and organizational architecture. It also offers exceptional coverage of international issues, including the latest stories and video clips from Financial Times and China Daily, etc.

This course will teach students how to think analytically, and make better businessdecisions from an economist perspective.

By the end of the module, the iMBA students will be expected to acquire the managerial skills of 1） estimating demand 2） deciding optimal production 3） setting the most appropriate price 4） discriminating different consumers and markets 5） constructing and manipulating the best strategies as well as to be familiar with the following knowledge and terminologies of 1） demand & supply, elasticity, utility 2） cost & production, marginal output 3） market structure, perfect competition, monopolistic competition, homogeneous products 4） game theory

This course is designed to introduce you to the critical strategic and managerial issues in analyzing, developing and implementing approaches to create environmental, social and economic value in both Global and Chinese contexts. The central conceptual challenge is to the notion that business's main responsibility is to meet shareholder needs. Unlike similar courses that focus on corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies, this course argues that creating social values is not just a matter of implementing win-win strategies, but of fundamentally changing the mindsets of leaders so that they see the possibility of running a purpose-based business through identifying and aligning business and social values. This course invites students to undergo the same philosophical and practical questioning that the case protagonists themselves have undertaken, not only analyzing strategic business decisions, but also engaging their personal beliefs and biases. The course considers organizations ranging from conventional companies seeking to adopt CSR practices to social mission businesses whose founding leaders struggle to accomplish social objectives. Both types of organizations interpret and conduct social innovation so as to align it with their core purposes. The course focuses on fundamental and strategic tensions inherent in aligning business and social values. Class sessions provide frameworks with which to analyze and resolve the tensions at play in both processes and introduce a set of flexible tools for implementing purpose alignment strategies. Module 1 focuses on cases of conventional companies designing CSR initiatives, while Module 2 examines social mission businesses. Students observe both the common and distinctive challenges facing each type of company and come to realize that, for either type, achieving synergy between business and social purposes requires both the right strategic focus and the right implementation. Students will study companies' efforts in a variety of relevant subject areas, including but not limited to (a) motivating employees through socially aware company cultures, (b) conducting a synergistic strategy (combining social innovation and internal process re-engineering) to mitigate strategic tensions of purpose alignment, (c) building supportive ecosystems to reshape the rules and advantageously modifying the competitive landscape; (d) reengineering internal systems to turn responsible corporate policy into action, (e) the role of measurement in helping companies implement social strategy, (f) creating networks and engaging government actors to align traditional business models with a hybrid purpose, (g) different leadership approaches and the role of leadership as an implementation tool for social-business alignment.

This course is preparing students for a future role of leadership in business and/or social sectors-both entrepreneurs and executives-as they navigate a business environment that increasingly emphasizes the simultaneous value creation at personal, community and society levels. The core premise is that there can be synergy between a business’ economic, social and/or environmental bottoms. This view is becoming increasingly mainstream and thus expected by a wide range of stakeholders. There are a variety of strategies for companies seeking to simultaneously create business and social value, either by transforming themselves into effective global citizens or by finding an innovative business-oriented approach to solving social problems. Such shared value business strategies include engaging customers through new socially-focused business models, motivating employees through socially-aware company cultures, advantageously modifying a company's competitive landscape, and re-engineering internal systems to turn responsible corporate policy into action. Aligning business and social value provides future leaders with tools to attain double and triple bottom-line goals. The main goal of this course is to instill an understanding of the wide range of opportunities-both social and financial-for entrepreneurs and corporations in leveraging these changing conditions. Analyzing a diverse set of companies, the course will present strategies used by companies at the most innovative end of the spectrum, whose very foundations are built on synergy between social and business value creation, as well as more conventional corporations that have managed to gain a competitive edge in the changing business environment by becoming active global citizens. A key element of this course will be analyzing the processes by which businesses can effectively create system-level change; that is, how they change the external environment to increase the acceptance and popularity of their social missions.

This course intends to offer students a comprehensive introduction, study and analysis of Chinese business law including Corporation Law, Securities Law, and Foreign Investment Law. It focuses not only on the jurisprudential part of Chinese business law, but the practical aspect of the law. It introduces judicial cases from the Chinese people’s courts highlighting the most relevant legal issue discussions. The course also introduces Chinese business law study from a comparative legal analysis approach. Many a Chinese legal concepts and principles will be introduced, discussed, and analyzed in comparison to the similar concepts and principles in other countries of civil law system or common law system during the course of study. Despite that the majority content of the course is Chinese business law for regular law students at Chinese law schools, it is designed with a view toward providing the appropriate methodologies for studying Chinese business law and cultivate the legal ways of thinking for students with foreign educational background and future employment interests inside or outside China. It offers not only an opportunity to study the law, but also experience the law in action in China.

The emphasis of the course is on developing skills to be effective in managing behavior in organizations. This course serves as an overview of selected aspects of human behavior in general and employee behavior in particular as it applies to organizations. We will discuss a variety of selected topics pertaining to the beginnings of the modern organization and organizational behavior, motivation, leadership in organization, teamwork, and learning. We will focus more specifically on leadership and related soft skills. Students should develop an appreciation of such areas of soft skills through discussions of readings, films, and cases, in-class activities, lectures, assignments and interactions in class and outside of class.

Many of you as working professionals already have some awareness of leadership issues at work. You will have an opportunity to share your knowledge and experience during discussions in class. You will also have the opportunity to engage in activities that will help you to better recognize the difference between management and leadership and understand different approaches to leadership. Moreover, you will develop a more systematic knowledge of the field by learning more about guiding frameworks and blending theory with practice.

Students will develop a deeper understanding of leadership behavior in the workplace. After completing the course, you should be able to:

1. Understand the history and application of leadership frameworks
2. Apply leadership frameworks and understand their impact on performance outcomes
3. Diagnose leadership problems and provide solutions
4. Self-reflect on your own leadership development needs

This course looks at human behavior and psychology in decision making in financial markets. We will first investigate some of the tools economists and financial experts assume are being used in rational decision making. Then, we will proceed to some very interesting case studies concerning the ‘boom and bust’ cycles that have occurred throughout history. We will illustrate how financial decision making is strongly influenced by ‘momentum investing’, fads and fashions, psychological biases and other factors that we do not consciously think about.

Students will have fun learning how financial decisions are made and be able to critically examine how their and others' decisions are made, thereby avoiding some of the pitfalls that have led to financial losses and hence, improve the quality of their own financial performance in the future. Students will be more confident presenting technical material regarding financial phenomenon in a comfortable manner.

Student will be able to discuss market movements and market activity using professional financial and business English and learn to:

1）Develop additional comfort with key financial models and theory and how they are used in decision making.

2）Be able to more readily identify market bubbles through a critical analysis of underlying financial weakness and lack of application of fundamentals.

3）Associate financial market movement with specific types of behavior and ‘irrational decision making’.

This is an impacted course for the graduate students in international business program, which is continuation for the curriculums dealing with fundamentals in concepts, theorem and analytical tools for decision making and international business. The course will focus on both analytical tools provided by microeconomics and theoretical development, policy implicit in international economics as well as policy tools imposed on trade flows.

he course will cover topics from general management to more specific concerns in business activities. They are communication, building relationships, marketing, financing, crisis management, negotiation, success and job satisfaction, etc. Through reading, writing and participation, students will become more fluent and confident in using the language of business and will increase the possibility of career success.

Business English includes a series of topics that will greatly improve students’ ability to communicate in English in a wide range of business situations. It offers students chances to make in-depth talks in business and write in different situations and makes them ready for business career.

Students will be more fluent and confident in communicating in English.

This course focuses on the specificity of international business environment and its implications on international business activities. In this course we will discuss international business models & analyzing tools, international business environments, international business organizational structure, Decision-Making in the MNC, and so on.

Through the study of this course, students could be acquainted with the specificity of international business and learn to analyze international business activities through its environments, business models(strategy), organization , internal culture and MNC’s decision-making process.

Students will learn to get the ability to analyze the specificity of international business environment and make decisions on international business strategies and operations.