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MASTER OF BUSINESS & SCIENCE
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The Insider Course Report – Spring 2021
Welcome to a new semester and a new year (2021). In this newsletter, we discuss some of our ongoing
courses and describe some new courses. Read through the newsletter – and feel free to explore courses
not necessarily in your immediate area. Technology is continually changing and moving in new
directions – go out of your comfort zone to learn a skill for the future! Tap into the Passion & Purpose
workshops running in the spring. And don’t forget to attend one of the many online advising sessions we
have scheduled.
NOTE: we are still operating fully remotely! Stay tuned for updates on this status.1
And now for the courses --
Business Core & Elective Courses:
Finance & Accounting 16:137:530 As is the case every semester, all of the core
business courses are running. Principles of Finance
Communication & Leadership 16:137:502 & Accounting is a general course combining both
finance and accounting (asynchronous online). It is
Marketing: 16:137:507 a great business course for new students. The very
popular Communication & Leadership is running on
Ethics 16:137:500
Mondays (Monday day session for full time
students, and a Monday evening session for
students that work during the day). This is a great
Capstone 16:137:600
class to take when you are beginning to think of
making a career move. As part of this class,
students will be interviewing leaders in their field or just professionals that they want to impress and meet.
Don’t waste this opportunity – make the most of your interviews to further your career - and make sure
you give yourself enough time to make those connections. This class emphasizes our efforts to help
students get the most out of their education and to help map out their development plans. This is an
opportunity to make a major and lasting impact on your professional future!
Market Assessment for Business & Science is in asynchronous online mode. This course used to have a class
trip associated to IKEA to see marketing in practice (see here for a blog about the trip). For the past
semesters we have invited some exciting guest speakers to lecture to our students. We are hoping to go
back to Ikea soon!! The 1 credit Ethics course is also offered this semester – it is an asynchronous online
course (but be on the lookout for a panel discussion on ethics and current events!). Finally, the Capstone
course is offered on Wednesday evenings. Remember – in the capstone course you will be doing a
presentation in front of our distinguished guest judges (via zoom). The final presentation is also open to all
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In-person courses are operating as “Remote courses”. Some courses will have a Remote-option and an “Online”
option. Online coded students should register for the “online” coded courses – usually section 90. Some
online/remote courses may have a scheduled lecture time or hybrid lecture time (these times may be listed in the
notes section on the registration system), some will be fully asynchronous.
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students in the program (as colloquium credit!). We
All MBS students can take some
encourage you to join us. Check the events listing on the Executive Education courses for credit.
mbs.rutgers.edu website for the date & time. These include the Mini-MBA (students
can take one) courses or CCPD courses
There are many different business electives to choose from.
(online training – web, cyber, six sigma,
Below, the most relevant and popular are highlighted. The pm, etc.). Register for the correct
popular project management course is running section of 16:137:651 and then fill out
asynchronously (16:137:601 15019 Special Topics Project the online form. Please see the
Management). This course covers an essential skill found in instructions at mbs.rutgers.edu/topics-
almost every science/tech job posting (it may be the most
requested general skill). For those in Sustainability, we also have the Sustainable Supply Chain/Green
Purchasing course (16:137:606 20641) running. It is a project course led by Prof. Lyons. This is a great
course for the engineering management students and the sustainability students (and counts as a science
course). It is open to all other students who want to do a project around sustainability, supply chain and
green purchasing (especially for food science & global food – Prof. Lyons will be discussing case studies
related to the food industry). Students will be working with companies and implementing sustainability
solutions. Other great options include Project Management (22:799:691 18651), Supply Chain
Management (22:799:692 18652) – these are RBS courses open to all students (only with those index
numbers). Students also have the option to take any of Mini-MBA courses (16:137:651 Topics in
Management and Professional Development see sidebar). The Mini-MBA is a popular series of courses
given by the Executive Education division of the Rutgers Business School. In addition to the Mini-MBA there
are other executive education classes available (these are labeled “CCPD” and include many tech electives
such as Certified Ethical Hacker, etc.) – please see the sidebar for more information. Another great elective
is the Business Intelligence with Visual Analytics class. See the description later in this course report.
Students can take a professional internship or research internship as either a business or science elective.
The internship course has an online component that is taught by Kathleen Cashman (our very own
executive coach) as advanced leadership & communication. What is an Externship? This is a design-based
experience where students work on industry sponsored projects (yes—even working students can
participate!). Please go to our web site to check it out (attend one of our externship webinars for more
information). You can get credit for the project or just do it for experience (participate as “club” – to put
on your resume). This is a “hot topic” in education circles (see Forbes article referencing action-based
learning) which we have been running for many years now. Externship is available to students in all
concentrations (16:137:605 08115). (For instructions on how to get a special permission number for
internship, please see here https://mbs.rutgers.edu/mbs-internships.
And of course, there are many other business/professional courses being offered on campus and some
listed on our web site under courses-by-semester. If you find a course that you have the prerequisites for
– go for it! We want you to think-outside-the-box – if your odyssey-plan includes a skill you need, find the
course! If you don’t know what an odyssey-plan is, attend the “Passion & Purpose” workshops running this
spring.
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And now for the science courses –
Life Sciences:
For those interesting in learning about the science in the
cosmetic/personal care industry, a follow-up to the Special Permission Number: Many
graduate courses require special
fundamentals course is being offered: Product
permission numbers to check on
Development & Formulations for Personal Care Science
prerequisites. Please read the
(16:137:571). It is a very popular course taught by the following on who to contact about
energetic Dr. Ricardo Diez. He is truly one of a kind! The getting special permission numbers
Fundamentals of Personal Care Science (16:137:570 http://mbs.rutgers.edu/special-
20028, 20029) is also running. This course is also great as permission-number-request Note: if
an elective for students in Biotechnology, Drug Discovery, you are interested in business courses,
Food Science and Chemistry. The Introduction to Personal you must go through our office to get a
Care Science (16:137:570) is also running this spring. A special permission number. The form is
core course for personal care, Dermaceutics (16:137:603 on the web site above.
19742, 19745) is scheduled for Wednesdays. This course
only runs every third year so take it now!!! For those in
Food: Global Food Supply & Quality Management (16:137:579 15012) is being offered this semester– this
course is great for food science, global food technology & personal care science students. Food supply is
certainly a topic very much in the news. Food Business Innovation (16:137:575 15011) is also running – and
also appropriate for personal care and even drug discovery.
For Biotech: 16:137:616 NextGen Biotech/Genomics and 16:137:617 Bioinformatics (very important to
know!) are scheduled. Both of these courses are great electives for those in Drug Discovery, Food Science,
Personal Care Science and Chemistry. And if you are looking to strengthen your skills in bioinformatics,
please also consider taking the python or database courses being offered –see the suggested courses for
the IT concentration online.
For Drug Discovery: 16:137:511 Drug Discovery Through Pre-Clinical Development (follow up to 510),
16:137:582 Fundamentals of Regulatory Affairs (very popular and VERY RELEVANT), and 16:137:581:90
Statistics for Clinical Research (online and has SAS lab component – a skill in demand by employers!) are
running. SAS is one of the top skills requested by employers in the life science industries. All of these courses
are very applicable to the biotech, personal care and food science concentrations. 16:137:514
Fundamentals of Biological Chemistry in the Biotech Industry is a biochemistry course that studies
biochemical pathways as they relate to the discovery of new drugs in a number of therapeutic areas (such
as Oncology). The course is suitable for students in all life science concentrations for those that need a
refresher. All of these courses will of-course be discussing current events….
Computer/Information/Engineering Sciences: For those in information technology, engineering, analytics
and UXD, there are a number of core and elective courses running. The Cybersecurity and Secure Systems
(16:137:561) course covers fundamentals of cybersecurity and building secure systems. Cybersecurity is
increasingly important in today’s job market and the growth rate is growing as we become more digital.
And for a general overview of employment in cybersecurity, please see our blog here. The ever-popular
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Enterprise Software Architecture (16:137:541) is also scheduled. This course goes over everything you want
and need to know about the IT industry and where IT is used. It is also great for those in cybersecurity, as
one of the skills that came up for Cyber (and for analytics) is the ability to design and analyze software
systems. Another skill covered in this class is Agile Development – (see here for a blog about product
management and Agile). Agile is a crucial skill for Product Managers as well.
Every semester we run the popular Introductory Python programming Python Methodologies for Data
Science (16:137:552). This course is taught by “Big Lars” and is appropriate for anyone in any concentration
who needs to know python programming and scripting. (Big Lars wins the MBS award for the funniest
videos!) Database & Data Warehousing (16:137:538) covers the basics of database technology – perfect
for those in Analytics, UXD, IT and for those interested in learning about informatics. Most importantly, it
covers the #1 programming skill for almost all science/tech jobs – SQL.
Want to pass those interview questions for top technology/analytics jobs? You need to take this advanced
python course: Data Structures & Algorithmic Problem Solving in Python (56:198:501)– this is a Camden CS
course which really targets the data structures needed for analytics and data science, and most importantly,
uses Python. Data structures is super important to know and is used as the basis for most of the job
interview questions for many big tech firms.
Fundamentals of Analytics (16:137:550) is scheduled as is (16:137:602) Applied Regression Analysis this
semester – this is an MBS regression class (online, although now everything is online!) that uses SAS and R
to teach regression. 16:137:562 Applied Artificial Intelligence from Concept to Market is also being offered
this semester. It will be utilizing Google TensorFlow. This is a hands-on class where is sure to be an exciting
and extremely relevant class! NOTE: For those not in analytics but want to learn AI– you can take this class.
This is important for any science & engineering students - *****“AI is changing the world” – everyone
needs to learn why!****
Business Intelligence with Visual Analytics (16:137:553) – this course teaches about BI and visualization. It
uses Tableau, a very popular visualization tool, increasingly also listed as a skill in many job postings. It is a
must for those in analytics and engineering management, but a great elective for those in all other
concentrations. Contextual Inquiry (16:137:532, a course in UXD sequence) is running this semester - this
is a required course for those in UXD and an elective for those interested in learning more about UXD.
Please note: The very popular User Experience Design (16:137:531, required for IT and UXD and one of our
most popular courses) is also scheduled. UXD covers how to think about developing a web site/ web
presence/ computer application from the user`s perspective. If you are thinking about developing a
business that involves the web – whether it is in cosmetics or biomedical devices, this course could help.
This is also a key course for anyone thinking about product management or product design.
Some other courses of interests: (***see the previous page sidebar about special permission numbers)
Public Health Infrastructure and National Security (16:790:583) – This class is part of the MA in United
Nations Studies from the political science department. They have some great courses about the politics of
different science issues (cyber, food, water) etc. You can read the course description here. This course is
perfect for those in Cybersecurity and IT.
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Negotiation (38:578:505) – negotiation course offered by SMLR.
Energy Sustainability & Policy (34:970:620) - a course offered by the EJB School of Public Policy that covers
policy related to energy. The course covers the power grid in the US - a very popular course with engineers
and sustainability students.
Summer Courses to come:
àFundamentals of Intellectual Property – a great course covering the evaluation and valuations of
patents. This course includes a trip to the USPTO in VA. In addition to IP, students gain an appreciation of
technology transfer and business strategy. There will be an online version as well.
àLinux Administration – if you want a job in cybersecurity, Linux is the #1 skill - A great course for anyone
in technology.
à Food and Cosmetic regulatory will be offered in the summer (as well as the fall).
àPersonal Care Lab – Lab class for those in personal care science. Lab kits will be sent. Read here about
it.
******COMING SOON – Product Design & Innovation – new courses and a new concentration for those
that want to focus in Product…..
““We know what we are, but
not what we may be” –
William Shakespeare
Quick Links:
o Courses_By_Semester suggestions: https://mbs.rutgers.edu/course-list
o Special Permission Numbers: https://mbs.rutgers.edu/special-permission-
number-request
o Event listing (and advising sessions): https://mbs.rutgers.edu/events
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