At the start of this semester, I highlighted the new undergraduate courses that showcase our commitment to curricular innovation.
In this column, we are highlighting new courses in our graduate programs, including those that integrate ethics, the moral purpose of business and the role of business in society.
This spring, we have 808 graduate students enrolled in 180 classes across 11 graduate programs. We have introduced more than 20 new graduate courses during the 2022-2023 academic year that reinforce our mission as a business school to develop servant leaders while introducing new areas of learning, especially in AI and ESG.
You can view the full list of new graduate courses here. Following are a few selections of new courses:
Digital Transformation: Taught by Corey Angst (Jack and Joan McGraw Family Collegiate Professor of IT, Analytics, and Operations), the MSBA & MBA course explores the need for organizations to be agile and innovative as emerging technologies disrupt entire industries in today’s global economy and generate new value propositions.
Monetizing Machine Learning and Deep Learning: Ahmed Abbasi (Joe and Jane Giovanini Professor of IT, Analytics, and Operations) leads this MSBA-R course examining how artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced machine learning are fundamentally changing business and the broader societal implications.
Data & Technology for Senior Leaders: In this EMBA class, Nick Berente (Professor of IT, Analytics, and Operations) surveys current trends in data and technology — such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, the Internet of Things and a host of other innovations — to provide working knowledge for executives, as well as to reflect on the major ethical issues associated with these trends.
Transformational Leadership: Building on research showing that self-awareness is a key competency for leaders, Kris Muir’s (Associate Teaching Professor of Management & Organization) MSM course prepares aspiring business leaders to contribute productively to an organization by focusing on the understanding and development of individual leadership competencies.
Accountability in a Sustainable World: Peter Easton (Notre Dame Alumni Professor of Accountancy) teaches this MBA & MSA course designed to develop future sustainability leaders through active engagement with key participants, critical synthesis of research on the measurement of climate change effects and movement toward quantifiable achievable goals.
Climate Resilience in Business: With a focus on resilience and environmental justice, this new MBA course taught by Jessica McManus Warnell (Teaching Professor of Management & Organization) explores the intersection of business and environmental sustainability as companies and communities around the world respond to a changing climate.
Trading and Markets: John Shim’s (Assistant Professor of Finance) MBA course examines the role of financial markets, the economic forces that determine prices and trading opportunities, and how markets and market participants have evolved with technology.
Strategic Marketing: The strategic marketing EMBA course taught by Shankar Ganesan (Professor of Marketing) provides students with a systematic process for making strategic marketing decisions including the analysis, design, implementation and control of marketing strategies.
Curricular innovation is an ongoing imperative as we educate students within a context of rapid global change and emerging technologies. I’m thankful to our faculty as a whole for their commitment to teaching in ways that honor our mission as a Catholic business school. I especially thank Ken Kelley, Craig Crossland, the department chairs and assistant chairs, the graduate program academic directors, and Christine Gramhofer and the Student Services team for their contributions to the new course offerings.
In Notre Dame,
Martijn