Selection of Courses Offered in Fall 2023

Although we feature a select number of classes below, you may also view a complete list of courses being offered this term. Be sure to choose classes that are affiliated with the Gabelli School of Business and search by the correct term.

ACGB-7184
Section 001
CRN: 46651
Individual and Business Entity Taxation
Professor Iris Schneider
Wednesdays, 3:30PM - 5:30PM
Course Meets August 30 - December 20
Location: Lincoln Center Campus

Graduate Business Course

Explores the sources and ideas underlying tax laws and their development in relation to fiscal and social policy. Emphasizes the application of basic concepts in tax planning for individuals and businesses. Topics include gross income, exclusions, deductions, credits, property transactions, basis and the alternative minimum tax.

Prior coursework should include: ACGB6111: Fundamentals of Accounting

BYGB-7978
Section 003
CRN: 46761
Web Analytics
Professor Yilu Zhou
Wednesdays, 5:45PM - 7:45PM
Course Meets August 30 - December 20
Location: Lincoln Center Campus

Graduate Business Course

Web analytics is the science of accessing and analyzing the vast swaths of Internet data to create business value. Typical data types include user queries in search engines, discussion threads in online forums, chats in social media, transactions on e-commerce platforms, and website usage logs. This course also covers two core components of web analytics in modern businesses. First, you build skills that extract and integrate data from online sources for actionable business insights. Second, you learn conceptual and hands-on approaches to analyzing web content, structure, and usage, including how search engines work, how online marketing web works, and how to model and analyze population-scale networks. You will use Python throughout the course and become proficient in Google Analytics.

Prior coursework should include: ISGB6910: Information Systems

CMGB-7534
Section 001
CRN: 46759
Leadership with PR
Professor Julia Nietsch
Thursdays, 5:45PM - 7:45PM
Course Meets August 31 - December 14
Location: Lincoln Center Campus

Graduate Business Course

Examines the use of public relations strategies to replace or augment more traditional communications efforts. Agency publicists and company representatives discuss this trend. Case studies illustrate how techniques such as video press releases, expert spokespeople and inventive news pegs are used as part of an overall communications plan.

FNBU-4429
Section R01
CRN: 47731
Intro to ESG and Finance
Professor Robert Kissell
Location: Rose Hill Campus
Wednesdays, 6:30PM - 9:15PM
Course Meets August 30 - December 20

Undergraduate Business Course

In this course, students will learn about the history of ESG and impact investing, as well as the evolution of key social, environmental, and economic challenges. They will examine the use of ESG Value Reporting Foundation (Sustainability Accounting Standards Board) standards in the United States, Europe, and China, and they will review regulatory factors in relation to the ability of an institution to drive value for its multiple stakeholders. Students will also evaluate social tensions relating to climate change and the exponential growth of investor interest in transformative climate tech solutions. We will look at how policies and market environments, including in each student's native country, support ESG development. The course will leverage Fordham's relationship with the United Nations PRME (Principles of Responsible Management Education) program, and students will examine in detail the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals and the Business Roundtable pledge.

Prior coursework should include: FNBU 3221: Financial Management

FNGB-74AO
Section 001
CRN: 49048
Alternative Investments
Professor Kevin R. Mirabile
Wednesdays, 5:45PM - 7:45PM
Course Meets August 30 - December 20
Location: Lincoln Center Campus

Graduate Business Course

The course is an introduction to the rapidly evolving universe of alternative investments. Delivered in modules, the course covers a broad array of alternative strategy classes (Quantitative/Systematic, Fundamental Long/Short, Global Macro, Private Equity) ranging across all major asset classes (Equities, Fixed Income, Currencies, Commodities, Derivatives). The first half of the course constructs a broad framework for the evaluation of alternative strategies, focusing on the quantitative strategy class as a diverse and relatively easier-to-evaluate source of investment ideas for discourse and case study. The second half progresses through the remainder of the alternative strategy classes under the evaluation framework, ties together the role of alternatives within an asset allocation framework, studies subjective decision making in the context of alternatives and concludes with student presentations of their favorite investment thesis from the course. Throughout, there will also be discussion of career development both within and without the alternative investment space.

Prior coursework should include: FNGB7421: Principles of Modern Finance

FNGB-74AV
Section 001
CRN: 50819
Seminar in Value Investing
Professor Paul Johnson
Wednesdays, 8:00PM - 10:00PM
Course Meets August 30 - December 20
Location: Lincoln Center Campus

Graduate Business Course

This survey course is designed to introduce the fundamentals of the Graham and Dodd value approach to investment analysis. The course will be segmented into two parts: the basic structure of the analytical approach to value investing and its relationship to many of the elements of the MBA curriculum will be described through lectures, exercises, readings, in-class discussions and homework assignments; the last sessions of the course will be devoted to student presentations of their investment recommendations. Parts of the course will entail empirical data analysis.

Prior coursework should include: FNGB7421: Principles of Modern Finance

GFGB-7004
Section UF1
CRN: 51011
Global Equity Portfolio Management
Professor Yusif Simaan
Mondays, 8:00PM - 10:00PM
Course Meets September 6 - December 18
Location: Lincoln Center Campus

Graduate Business Course

Provides a comprehensive overview of equity portfolio management in theory and practice. Examines portfolio objectives and links them to appropriate investment strategies. It covers pricing of equities, the asset-allocation decision, return enhancement/risk control techniques, performance evaluation and recent changes in international fund management. Analyzes international investment strategy and the relative merits of various approaches.

Prior coursework should include: GFGB 6010: Financial Markets & Responsibility

GFGB-7058
Section UF1
CRN: 51013
Behavioral Finance
Professor Yi Tang
Wednesdays, 5:45PM - 7:45PM
Course Meets August 30 - December 20
Location: Online

Graduate Business Course

Over the past several decades, the field of finance has developed a successful paradigm based on the notions that investors and managers are generally rational and that the prices of securities are generally efficient. In recent years, however, anecdotal evidence as well as theoretical and empirical research has shown this paradigm to be insufficient to describe various features of actual financial markets. In this course we will use psychology and more realistic settings to guide and develop alternative theories of financial markets. We will examine how the insights of behavioral finance complement the traditional paradigm and shed light on investors' trading patterns, the behavior of asset prices, corporate finance, and various financial market practices through lectures, case studies, and our own discussions.

Prior coursework should include: GFGB 6010: Financial Markets & Responsibility, GFGB 6007: Investment Applications

INSY-3436
Section E01
CRN: 42424
Programming with Python
Professor Daniel H. Groner
Tuesdays, 6:30PM - 9:15PM
Course Meets September 5 – December 19
Location: Rose Hill Campus

Undergraduate Business Course

Do you want to be able to solve business problems through programming and coding? This course introduces key concepts, techniques, and tools. Students will learn to program using the widely used Python programming language. For students new to programming, this is the recommended introductory course.

Prior coursework should include: INSY 2299: Information Systems OR INSY 2300: Information Systems

INSY-4431
Section E01
CRN: 47734
Web Analytics
Professor Apostolos Filippas
Tuesdays, 6:30PM - 9:15PM
Course Meets September 5 – December 19
Location: Rose Hill Campus

Undergraduate Business Course

In a global market where Internet usage has increased dramatically, it's becoming increasingly critical for businesses to be more aware of how their potential customers can find them via online search, understand the value of social media and understand website performance measures. Web analytics course aims to discover useful knowledge from Web hyperlinks, page content and usage log. The course covers the following topics: mining and integration of useful web content information, web structure analysis, social network analysis, web traffic and visitor analysis, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Pay-Per-Check (PPC) model in Search Engine Marketing (SEM). The course is a combination of lecture, case studies, hands-on exercises and a real world project.

Prior coursework should include: INSY 2299: Information Systems OR INSY 2300: Information Systems

ISGB-7924
Section 001
CRN: 46693
Mobile E-Commerce and Apps
Professor Michael Brauman
Mondays, 5:45PM - 7:45PM
Course Meets September 6 - December 18
Location: Lincoln Center Campus

Graduate Business Course

Roughly two-thirds of the world’s population participates in the new mobile economy. Leveraging the mobile marketplace requires a conceptual understanding of mobile-commerce as well as the practical skills needed to create the next generation of wireless enabled goods and services. This course will provide both, using a combination of global case studies and hands-on experience in building mobile applications for handheld devices.

Prior coursework should include: ISGB6910: Information Systems

ISGB-7943
Section 004
CRN: 47325
Programming with Python
Professor Michael A. Deamer
Mondays, 8:00PM - 10:00PM
Course Meets September 6 - December 18
Location: Lincoln Center Campus

Graduate Business Course

Do you want to be able to solve business problems through programming/coding? This course introduces key programming concepts, techniques and tools. Students will learn programming/coding using the widely used Python programming language.

MCGB-6710
Section UX1
CRN: 47357
Marketing in the Digital Age
Professor Peter Johnson
Wednesdays, 8:00PM - 10:00PM
Course Meets August 30 - December 20
Location: Online

Graduate Business Course

This course introduces the ways in which marketing creates value in the interactions with other business functions, stakeholders and consumers. It emphasizes why and how successful marketing needs to be customer-driven, especially in the digital age where consumer engagement through various channels is key to a firm's success. Topics covered include the strategic marketing process; the exchange of value; market segmentation, targeting, and positioning, and the marketing mix in the digital economy. (Note: This course is not appropriate for graduates of Gabelli School Undergraduate, MBA, or MSMI programs).

MCGB-7720
Section 001
CRN: 51251
Understanding the Digital Consumer
Professor Genevieve O’Connor
Mondays, 5:45PM - 7:45PM
Course Meets September 6 - December 18
Location: Online

Graduate Business Course

Consumer behavior is rapidly changing as channels and shopping offer more options and more data points. This course prepares students for marketing to digital consumers, covering the latest social science research and theories to better understand consumer behavior. The course focuses on applications in managerial decision-making for digital consumers. Topics include motivation, learning, memory, perception, attitude formation and change, and consumer and social well-being, all of which aid in predicting consumer behavior in traditional marketplaces and on digital platforms.

Prior coursework should include: MKGB 6711: Marketing in the Digital Age

MCGB-7730
Section 001
CRN: 48991
Research Methods
Professor Hooman Estelami
Wednesdays 5:45PM - 7:45PM
Course Meets August 30 - December 20
Location: Online

Graduate Business Course

Provides a fundamental understanding of research methods and their application in different business functions, offering perspectives from both the provider and user of information needed for managerial decision-making. Discusses the research process with an emphasis on the identification, collection, analysis and dissemination of business and consumer data. Topics include problem definition, the use of secondary data, various quantitative and qualitative methods, preparation and evaluation of surveys, and basics of data analysis.

MIGB-77AW
Section 001
CRN: 49160
Customer Experience Management
Professor Ahir A. Gopaldas
Thursdays, 5:45PM - 7:45PM
Course Meets August 31 - December 14
Location: Lincoln Center Campus

Graduate Business Course

This learning-by-doing course introduces participants to customer experience management—the set of practices that companies use to ensure that customers are satisfied at every touchpoint of their journeys with brands. Participants will learn how to attract consumer attention in different product categories and how to keep customers satisfied across multiple service encounters. This course also covers customer journey mapping, a widely used tool for designing and improving customer experiences across physical and digital touchpoints.

Prior coursework should include: MKGB 6711: Marketing in the Digital Age

MIGB-8701
Section 001
CRN: 46893
Marketing Analytics
Professor Ankur Jaluria
Tuesdays, 5:45PM - 7:45PM
Course Meets September 5 - October 17
Location: Lincoln Center Campus

Graduate Business Course

This mini-course seeks to familiarize students with using data in marketing contexts and understand data-driven approaches to marketing decisions. Students will learn about various data sources and understand their context, similarities, differences, and business use-cases. They will also learn how to perform basic data checks, manipulation, and analysis for actionable marketing insights.

Prior coursework should include: MKGB 6711: Marketing in the Digital Age

MIGB-8701
Section 003
CRN: 46895
Marketing Analytics
Professor Ankur Jaluria
Thursdays, 5:45PM - 7:45PM
Course Meets August 31 - October 12
Location: Lincoln Center Campus

Graduate Business Course

Prior coursework should include: MKGB 6711: Marketing in the Digital Age

MIGB-8701
Section 004
CRN: 47347
Marketing Analytics
Professor Ankur Jaluria
Tuesdays, 5:45PM - 7:45PM
Course Meets October 24 - December 5
Location: Lincoln Center Campus

Graduate Business Course

Prior coursework should include: MKGB 6711: Marketing in the Digital Age

MIGB-879E
Section 001
CRN: 50837
Luxury Marketing
Professor Adam Gam
Tuesdays, 5:45PM - 7:45PM
Course Meets September 5 - October 17

Graduate Business Course

This course will provide excellent support for those planning a career in luxury marketing, brand management, retailing and distribution and communications. It covers areas such as history and trends of the luxury sector; marketing of luxury goods and services; strategy evaluation for luxury businesses; luxury consumer behavior, luxury product and brand management; luxury marketing communications and retailing and channel management within the luxury sector.

Prior coursework should include: MKGB 6711: Marketing in the Digital Age

MIGB-87AA
Section 001
CRN: 49161
Retail Digital Marketing
Professor Carly A. Guerra
Tuesdays, 5:45PM - 7:45PM
Course Meets October 24 - December 5
Location: Lincoln Center Campus

Graduate Business Course

Over the past decade, traditional brick and mortar businesses have been shifting their operating models to fuel digital investments. This course is designed to introduce the fundamental concepts and processes essential to prepare for an executive position in retail digital marketing for today's competitive e-business environment. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to confidently strategize and lead digital marketing initiatives for CPG products in both luxury and big box retail environments. Throughout the semester, students will be introduced to the critical elements of digital marketing including how to strategize business planning for results. Studies include fundamentals e-retail, performance marketing, digital content for conversion, and digital transformation including digital upskilling of employees.

Prior coursework should include: MKGB 6711: Marketing in the Digital Age

MKBU-3445
Section E01
CRN: 42472
Marketing Analytics
Professor Zhe Han
Tuesdays, 6:30PM - 9:15PM
Course Meets September 5 - December 19
Location: Rose Hill Campus

Undergraduate Business Course

The course introduces students to a variety of marketing metrics and analyses. Students will be exposed to syndicated sources of data such as Nielsen and IRI, as well as the techniques for manipulating and analyzing primary data.

Prior coursework should include: MKBU 3225: Marketing Principles

MMGB 6111
Section UM1
CRN: 49386
Accounting and CSR Reporting Principles
Professor Barbara M. Porco
Mondays, 8:00PM - 10:00PM
Course Meets September 6 - December 18
Location: Online

Graduate Business Course

This core course provides insights into how accounting information can be used by investors and creditors to measure the results of business operations. Students requiring more in-depth accounting knowledge can select electives in financial and/or managerial accounting as their advisers suggest.

MMGB-6613
Section UM1
CRN: 47361
Leading Organizations in the 21st Century
Professor Michael A. Pirson
Wednesdays, 5:45PM - 7:45PM
Course Meets August 30 - December 20
Location: Online

This course presents organizational structure and process theories, focusing on the ways in which organizations operate within and relate to a competitive global environment. This course also explores critical issues related to the individual and the firm; and defines management’s role and responsibilities in the continual improvement of quality, productivity, and the competitive position of the enterprise. (Note: This course is not appropriate for graduates of Gabelli School Undergraduate program).

TXGB-7001
Section 001
CRN: 47212
Corporate Taxation
Professor Iris Schneider
Tuesdays, 3:30PM - 5:30PM
Course Meets September 5 - December 19
Location: Online

Graduate Business Course

Studies federal income tax laws that apply to the formation, operation, dissolution, and liquidation of corporations. Focuses on the tax impact of various financial transactions upon the corporation, as well as on the shareholders. Issues of distributions and redemptions, accumulated earnings tax, and personal holding companies are covered. Discusses related multiple corporations, earnings and profits, and book-to-tax adjustments. Also studies S corporations and other ways of mitigating double taxation. Includes a brief review of corporate acquisitions and reorganizations.

Prior coursework should include: TXGB7184: Individual and Business Entity Tax

TXGB-7020
Section 001
CRN: 46662
Tax Planning for Individuals
Professor Iris Schneider
Wednesdays, 5:45PM - 7:45PM
Course Meets August 30 - December 20
Location: Online

Graduate Business Course

This course emphasizes the relationship of estate and gift taxes to the income tax. It explores the philosophy underlying federal policy toward the three taxes and the issue of transferring assets. It also introduces basic elements of estate planning, such as trusts, annuities, joint interests, and life insurance.

Prior coursework should include: TXGB7184: Individual and Business Entity Tax