EPS7530 M & A for Entrepreneurs
3 CreditsThis course focuses on the strategies and processes entrepreneurs and business leaders employ in various types of middle market acquisitions and divestitures (leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, etc.). Its content is applicable for students pursuing either entrepreneurial opportunities or corporate positions where they may be called upon to acquire or divest a division or product line or company. Although this course is mainly at a strategic level, a basic knowledge of accounting and finance is required to understand valuation, income statements, cash flow and balance sheet issues. Students would benefit from taking Entrepreneurial Finance, Private Equity (or Investment Banking) before enrolling in this course. A good deal of the work required in this course will be done through student learning groups.

Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of accounting and finance will be helpful in understanding valuation, income statements and balance sheet issues

QTM6300 Machine Learning for Business
(Formerly Data Exploration and Analytics)
3 Blended CreditsThis course will examine the methods and challenges faced in turning data into insightful analytics in business. With data sizes significantly increasing in the last decade, extracting meaningful information to compete successfully is essential. You will accomplish this by learning techniques for data gathering, data analysis, and visualization as well as in discussion on companies currently trying to turn the information they gather into business opportunities. We will learn a variety of methods and software for finding patterns(such as regression, neural networks, association rules, CART, forecasting etc.), building models, and ultimately making decisions using large data sets. Guest speakers who are executives and consultants in the field of analytics and visualization will discuss how they address these challenges in their companies. This is a hands-on course with in-class exercises and group projects to help students learn and apply data analysis techniques preparing them for the practical challenges analysts face in the real world. We will address questions such as:

- How does Amazon recommend products based on your past purchases?
- How to forecast energy consumption based on historical weather and consumption data?
- How do credit-card companies detect fraud?
- What challenges does Big Data pose to companies and how to handle these challenges?

QTM7571 Introduction to Machine Learning Methods for Business
(Formerly Business Intelligence, Analytics & Visualization)
3 Credits

This course introduces machine learning methods for business intelligence. Given the ease of data collection and storage, extracting meaningful information from data has become an essential trait for competitiveness, for companies large and small. In this course, you will learn a variety of supervised and unsupervised machine learning methods that companies use to turn data into insights, such as linear regression, k-nearest neighbors, logistic regression, classification and regression trees, etc. You will get hands-on experience in data pre-processing, generating business predictions, and model performance evaluation. Your learnings will be in practical contexts with in-class exercises and projects.

The various methods covered in this course will be implemented using a programming language. No prior knowledge in programming is required.

Prerequisites: QTM 7200 OR QTM7800

LTA2078 Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know: Rebels and Anti-Heroes
Intermediate Liberal ArtsWhen Lady Caroline Lamb described her former lover, the poet Lord Byron, as _mad, bad, and dangerous to know, she vividly captured a widespread fascination with figures who reject society's norms. Simultaneously alluring and threatening, rebels and anti-heroes unsettle the outer limit of acceptable behavior through their transgressions. This course will examine how rebels and anti-heroes shape a society's identity while living at - or beyond - its margins. We will also pay particular attention to questions of gender when considering these figures' own identities. We will read novels, plays, poetry, and cultural critique in order to trace the development of rebels and anti-heroes in western literature, as well as to understand them in their specific cultural and historical contexts.

This course is typically offered in the following semesters: Spring

Prerequisites: RHT and AHS

EPS3524 Made in Japan: Culture & Opportunities

4 Elective Abroad Credits

This course is built on two major themes:
1. Cultural excursion
Provide students to have an in-­depth look and a chance to experience Japan's culture, in other words, its institutional environment (i.e., formal and informal rules of the game)
-­ Students will have opportunities to examine this through various dimensions that constitute the diversity and complexity of the country's cultural/institutional environment today:
o Metropolitan vs. suburban
o Modern-­contemporary vs. old-­fashioned
o Young-­emerging vs. mature-­established
o High vs. low tech, etc.

2. Entrepreneurial opportunities
Encourage students to practice Entrepreneurial Thought and Action (ET&A) within the cultural/institutional environment in Japan.
-­ Students will work in teams to conduct observations, identify problems and opportunities, design an entrepreneurial initiative, and assess its impact (including stakeholder analysis) and feasibility - in various contexts/perspectives:
o Location-­based
o Industry-­based
o Interest/theme-­based, etc.

The entire course is designed on the concept of interactive learning through site visits, mini projects, and individual/group research.

EXP7501 Make Your Internship Matter

(Online)

As freshly hired graduate interns, you have an opportunity to test your chosen field of work and apply what you've learned from the first year of your Babson program. In this wholly on-line, asynchronous course, you will go through modules themed around critical career topics like networking, negotiating, and personal branding, while reflecting on your real-time internship experience. By the end of the semester, you will be equipped with strategies that empower you take ownership of your career development for a lifetime.

International students using their CPT to work in the US are required to take this course.

EXP7502 Make Your Internship Matter II

(Online)

In this second iteration of "Beyond the Classroom," you will be given a space to conduct comparisons between your two consecutive internships. By now you have acquired the foundational skills for self-managed career development, a lifelong skill. During your second internship you will be asked to intentionally apply this framework in order to navigate the final year (or semester) and beyond.

International students using their CPT to work in the US are required to take this course.

EXP7503 Make Your Internship Matter III

(Online)

In this third iteration of "Beyond the Classroom," you will continue to reflect on your internship experience with a focus on successes, challenges, and opportunities on the job. By now you have acquired the foundational skills for self-managed career development, a lifelong skill. During your third internship you will be asked to intentionally apply this framework in order to navigate the final year (or semester) and beyond.

International students using their CPT to work in the US are required to take this course.

STR4572 Management Consulting

(Formerly MOB4572)
4 Advanced Management CreditsElite armies of management consultants are at work advising companies ranging from the Fortune 500 to mid-sized Private Equity portfolio companies across all industries (and government) addressing such topics as market attractiveness, mergers & acquisitions, business strategy, operating and cost efficiencies, information/data management, human performance, and development/coaching of leadership. The over 700,000 firms (globally) that comprise this $250 Billion industry, employing the best students from leading business schools, use proprietary methodologies and tools to deliver real shareholder value to their clients. The objective of this course is to introduce to those students who seek to compete and prosper by addressing exigent business issues-that cannot be solved by leading firms without assistance from credentialed consultants-the skills necessary to be successful in the management consulting industry. This will be accomplished by reviewing the content and process frameworks and methodologies used by leading consulting firms, inculcating the perspective of the client when addressing challenging business issues, and helping students consider some of the career and lifestyle issues inherent in a consulting career. Topics will be introduced in facilitated discussions, in-class exercises, cases, and some selected pre-readings. In addition, there will be a group project-using client materials from a real company with which I was involved prior to coming to Babson-that will replicate a "typical" consulting project.

For more information: http://www.kaltura.com/tiny/tjdwy

Prerequisites: STR 3000

STR7513 Management Consulting
3 CreditsElite armies of management consultants are at work advising companies ranging from the Fortune 500 to mid-sized Private Equity portfolio companies across all industries (and government) addressing such topics as market attractiveness, mergers & acquisitions, business strategy, operating and cost efficiencies, information/data management, human performance, and development/coaching of leadership. The over 700,000 firms (globally) that comprise this $250 Billion industry, employing the best students from leading business schools, use proprietary methodologies and tools to deliver real shareholder value to their clients. The objective of this course is to introduce to those students who seek to compete and prosper by addressing exigent business issues-that cannot be solved by leading firms without assistance from credentialed consultants-the skills necessary to be successful in the management consulting industry. This will be accomplished by reviewing the content and process frameworks and methodologies used by leading consulting firms, inculcating the perspective of the client when addressing challenging business issues, and helping students consider some of the career and lifestyle issues inherent in a consulting career. Topics will be introduced in facilitated discussions, in-class exercises, cases, and some selected pre-readings. In addition, there will be a group project-using client materials from a real company with which I was involved prior to coming to Babson-that will replicate a "typical" consulting project.

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Co-requisites: MOB7202 or MOB7801