Presents the opportunity to examine new and emerging IT topics or study a particular IT related area in greater depth than is covered in other courses. Prerequisite: Graduate Commerce.

This course will focus on global, environmental, and social sustainability and resilience. We will explore how corporations and non-governmental organizations can address and impact change in our current environment. We will study successful leadership strategies within corporations and by social entrepreneurs in effecting societal changes.

Teaches analytical consulting competencies focused on the fast-paced financial industry: 1) Process automation: automating repetitive tasks to increase individual productivity; 2) Financial business intelligence: accessing and manipulating information stored in organizational databases; 3) Financial Engineering: designing and implementing financial algorithms that make financial decisions. More at: http://webs.comm.virginia.edu/Grazioli/GComm7720

GCOM 7730 explores three main topics: (1) mergers and acquisitions (2) non-distressed corporate restructurings in the form of leveraged buyouts and private equity and (3) distressed corporate restructuring/bankruptcy. The course is largely case-based and extends concepts and principles learned in GCOM 7060 and GCOM 7710 to practical applications. Students will additionally participate in two negotiation exercises during the term.

This course develops the concepts and tools needed to build and analyze investment portfolios for a wide range of investors including sovereign wealth funds (SWFs), pensions, endowments, family funds, high-net worth individuals, and even small investors taking into account a broad array of investing objectives. The course covers risk/return trade-offs and valuation in the equity, fixed income and derivative markets.

Develops an analytical framework by which individuals and institutions can make real estate investment and financing decisions. Emphasizes theory, concept building, financial modeling, and practical real estate applications. Uses the case method to illustrate implementation of an analytical framework. Restricted to Graduate Commerce.

This class provides students with a deep understanding and hands-on experience with information technology in business settings: advanced Excel features, macros, pivot tables, SQL, databases. By the end of the class students will have developed and tested an Excel-based system to solve a complex business problem in a financial setting. More at http://webs.comm.virginia.edu/Grazioli/GCom7770 Restricted to MS Accounting students.

This interdisciplinary course explores four critical areas at the intersection of business and sustainability: 1) Climate Finance, 2) Conservation Finance, 3) Circular Economy and 4) ESG Investing. In addition to acquiring an understanding of these key sustainability challenges, participants will gain skill in applying analytical tools and techniques to the evaluation of sustainable investment opportunities.

The course will provide a blend of theoretical knowledge and practical skills necessary for effective project and product management.  Students will have a chance to apply these skills by working as a team and conducting projects such as a design thinking team.

Business Analytics, ranging from applied statistics to Machine learning and AI, allows us to describe markets, understand the causal forces that affect businesses, predict the economic future, and prescribe better courses of action.  IT professionals will learn what these tools are, how they work, the resources they require, how to manage projects with analytics components, and how to create and realize value from analytics initiatives.