• COMM 4790

    Fundamentals of Real Estate Analysis
     Rating

    3.58

     Difficulty

    2.75

     GPA

    3.53

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Introductory course forms the background of concepts, tools and techniques. This course details the study and practice of real estate as it draws from a multitude of disciplines including architecture, urban and regional planning, building construction, urban economics, law, and finance. Prerequisites: Fourth-year Commerce standing.

  • COMM 2730

    Personal Finance
     Rating

    3.66

     Difficulty

    2.02

     GPA

    3.59

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    An introduction to personal finance, focusing on financial decision-making and financial wellbeing. Students will develop the knowledge and skills to analyze common financial situations and develop a financial plan. Topics include short-, intermediate-, and long-term planning; budgeting; taxes; credit; debt; insurance; stocks, bonds, and mutual funds; diversification; 401(k)s, IRAs, and HSAs. Prerequisite: Non-Commerce students, 4th Year.

  • COMM 4522

    Topics in Business Analytics
     Rating

    3.67

     Difficulty

    3.50

     GPA

    3.75

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Topics in business analytics leverages the vast data resources available today to identify trends and patterns critical to enhancing business performance. This course introduces students to contemporary business analytics methods, including predictive and descriptive analytics techniques, and demonstrates how to apply analytics to real-world business decisions.

  • COMM 4821

    Foundations of Sustainable Commerce
     Rating

    3.67

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    3.83

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    This course provides instruction in the foundations of sustainable commerce, that is, business activities designed for a finite and equitable planet. The course begins with a review of our pressing sustainability challenges, then describes how the fundamental business disciplines (strategy, accounting, marketing, operations, finance and management) are innovating, operating and facilitating commercial solutions to these issues.

  • COMM 4690

    Global Management
     Rating

    3.71

     Difficulty

    1.86

     GPA

    3.64

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Explores the strong influence of culture on business practices and cultivates skills for developing and implementing strategies in multicultural environments. Topics include culture and its implications, interpersonal effectiveness, organizational systems, political and economic environments, and corporate social responsibility. Prerequisite: Fourth-year Commerce standing or instructor permission.

  • COMM 4720

    Advanced Corporate Finance: Valuation and Restructuring
     Rating

    3.71

     Difficulty

    3.48

     GPA

    3.47

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    This course covers corporate valuation and the restructuring of both non-distressed firms (for example, leveraged buyout transactions) and distressed firms. Prerequisite: fourth-year Commerce.

  • COMM 3330

    Marketing Research & Analytic Techniques
     Rating

    3.72

     Difficulty

    2.28

     GPA

    3.76

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    The basic objective of this course is to develop a general understanding of research methodology as a prerequisite to the intelligent use of research results in marketing management. Thus, the course is designed to provide an introductory background that enables the student to evaluate the potential value of proposed research and to assess the relevance, reliability, and validity of existing research. This research-evaluation ability requires knowledge of the language and techniques of marketing research, including research designs, data collection instruments, sample designs, and varieties of data analysis. Prerequisite: Second-semester, third-year Commerce standing or permission of instructor.

  • COMM 3220

    Data Management for Decision Making
     Rating

    3.79

     Difficulty

    3.14

     GPA

    3.64

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Provides an introduction to the management of database systems and how business intelligence can be used for competitive advantage. The course uses an applied, problem-based approach to teach students the fundamentals of relational systems including data models, database architectures, database manipulations (e.g., SQL), and BI tools. 

  • COMM 3200

    Project and Product Management
     Rating

    3.84

     Difficulty

    2.76

     GPA

    3.72

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    This course will provide knowledge of product management in combination with project management skills, both of which are necessary for the management of the digital product innovation process end-to-end. Course consists of seminars on roles of the product & project manager, managing innovation, selecting projects, stakeholder mgmt, team mgmt, schedule & time mgmt, risk mgmt, & on leading changes. Workshops on digital innovation, agile & waterfall methods.

  • COMM 3230

    Managing Innovation
     Rating

    3.89

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    3.67

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Explores product, service, business model, and process innovation in existing companies with a focus on preparing students to participate in, lead, and advise innovation teams to increase the likelihood of a desired corporate outcome. Course format includes case studies, projects, and the most recent academic thinking on topics like organizational design, ethics in innovation, resources allocation, culture development, & "managing clever people."