Overview of financial issues for agribusiness start-ups.  Business funding specific to new enterprises.  Case studies on financial practices for start-up firms.

Overview of types of agricultural enterprises. Basic accounting principles as they relate to agricultural businesses.

This course addresses the concepts, skills, know-how, information, attitudes, and alternatives that are relevant for identifying and evaluating ideas that can serve as an exploitable business opportunity.

The opportunities and challenges that are distinctive to businesses owned and operated by members of a family. Shared governance, leadership development, succession, and family-business tensions.

Small businesses and owner management. The obligations and operating practices required by ownership of one's own business, whether new or acquired. A consulting project for local small businesses. Case studies relevant to small business.

The obligations and operating practices required by ownership of one's own business, whether new or acquired. Interactions with owners of small businesses (e.g., on-site visits and discussions). Cases and projects relevant to small businesses.

Data and information as important resources to be managed in modern organizations. The role of information systems in organizations and how they relate to organizational objectives and organizational structure. Basic information system concepts. Information flows, uses, relationships and problems. Interaction with information specialists to gain understanding of management issues related to computerized information systems, information systems and business decisions.

Database technology and related human and managerial considerations. Databases from two perspectives: the logical view, as the manager and applications programmer see and use the organization's data; and the physical view, as the systems software programmers and database manager view the data. Theory on database organization and the practical applications of databases.

Methods and methodologies used in systems analysis, design, and implementation. Decision-making process: systems development life cycles, requirement analysis, logical and/or conceptual design, and basic database concepts.

The impact of wireless and mobile technology on the ways in which business is conducted and the strategic implications of wireless applications in organizations.

Object-orientation as an approach to developing information systems. Analysis, design and implementation of systems development from the object-oriented perspective. Concepts in object-orientation, and object-oriented methods and methodologies.

Fundamentals of business data communications, networking hardware and software. Communication protocols such as TCP/IP, Internet and electronic commerce.

Management-related topics in electronic business. Conceptualizing and maintaining an e-business strategy. Economic impact of e-business strategies and management practices, models of e-business, electronic payment systems, Internet security, ethics and privacy, and advanced e-business trends and issues.

The worldwide political and economic changes in the last decade that have propelled city, state, country governments, and corporations to expand business globally and enter into new markets. Information technology (IT) as a key role in the globalization of businesses. The necessary concepts and ideas to understand the issues in the global or international use of information technology. IT environments around the world, national infrastructures and regulatory regimes, global IT applications, global IS development strategies, global management support systems, and global IT management strategies.

This course addresses the concepts, skills, know-how, information, attitudes, and alternatives that are relevant for identifying and evaluating ideas that can serve as an exploitable business opportunity.

The opportunities and challenges that are distinctive to businesses owned and operated by members of a family. Shared governance, leadership development, succession, and family-business tensions.

Analytical management techniques for: ascertaining demand for the organization's goods and services; justifying and acquiring the necessary resources; and planning and controlling the transformation of resources into goods and services. Application in both large and small organizations, private and public enterprise, service, and manufacturing organizations.

Data and information as important resources to be managed in modern organizations. The role of information systems in organizations and how they relate to organizational objectives and organizational structure. Basic information system concepts. Information flows, uses, relationships and problems. Interaction with information specialists to gain understanding of management issues related to computerized information systems, information systems and business decisions.

Topic varies.

Small businesses and owner management. The obligations and operating practices required by ownership of one's own business, whether new or acquired. A consulting project for local small businesses. Case studies relevant to small business.

The obligations and operating practices required by ownership of one's own business, whether new or acquired. Interactions with owners of small businesses (e.g., on-site visits and discussions). Cases and projects relevant to small businesses.

Database technology and related human and managerial considerations. Databases from two perspectives: the logical view, as the manager and applications programmer see and use the organization's data; and the physical view, as the systems software programmers and database manager view the data. Theory on database organization and the practical applications of databases.

Methods and methodologies used in systems analysis, design, and implementation. Decision-making process: systems development life cycles, requirement analysis, logical and/or conceptual design, and basic database concepts.

The impact of wireless and mobile technology on the ways in which business is conducted and the strategic implications of wireless applications in organizations.

Object-orientation as an approach to developing information systems. Analysis, design and implementation of systems development from the object-oriented perspective. Concepts in object-orientation, and object-oriented methods and methodologies.

Fundamentals of business data communications, networking hardware and software. Communication protocols such as TCP/IP, Internet and electronic commerce.

Management-related topics in electronic business. Conceptualizing and maintaining an e-business strategy. Economic impact of e-business strategies and management practices, models of e-business, electronic payment systems, Internet security, ethics and privacy, and advanced e-business trends and issues.

The worldwide political and economic changes in the last decade that have propelled city, state, country governments, and corporations to expand business globally and enter into new markets. Information technology (IT) as a key role in the globalization of businesses. The necessary concepts and ideas to understand the issues in the global or international use of information technology. IT environments around the world, national infrastructures and regulatory regimes, global IT applications, global IS development strategies, global management support systems, and global IT management strategies.