Comprehensive Exam Track: Total Credit Hours Required to Finish the Degree ( 36 Credit Hours ) as Follows
Specialization Requirements
Students must pass all of the following courses
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Course Number |
Course Name |
Weekly Hours |
Cr. Hrs. |
Prerequisite |
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Practical |
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| 153926000 | BUSINESS FUNDAMENTALS | This course provides an overview of the environment of business and the fundamental business functions of any organization, but in particular, the business functions of start-ups. Topics covered include business ownership and entrepreneurship, management, organizational design, operations management, marketing, human resources management and accounting and finance. Special emphasis will be placed on the use of social media to improve each of these business functions in start-ups. | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 153926010 | FUNDAMENTALS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | This course provides an overview of current developments in information systems and technology. Topics covered include components of information systems, ethical and privacy issues in information systems, internet architecture, information security and cryptography, wireless computing, mobile computing and mobile commerce, social media and marketing and cloud computing. Special emphasis will be placed on the evolution of big data, artificial intelligence and machine learning applications in information systems. | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 153926020 | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW | : This course provides an overview of the fundamental principles of intellectual property law. Topics covered include foundations of trademark law, new developments in trademark law, international trademark law, foundations of copyright law, rights afforded by copyright law, copyright infringement, international copyright law, foundations of patent law, patent ownership and transfer, patent infringement, international patent law and the law of trade secrets and unfair competition. Special emphasis will be placed on recent developments in intellectual property law to provide protection for databases, computer programs and online. | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 153926030 | ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCE | This course provides an overview of the fundamental principles and practices of entrepreneurial finance. Topics covered include evaluating venture opportunities, formulating a financial plan, mechanics of ownership and returns, corporate governance, term sheets, structuring deals, financing options, exit strategies and the types of investors in entrepreneurial finance. Special emphasis will be placed on valuation methods to evaluate risk and return in entrepreneurial finance. | 3 | - | 3 |
153926000 BUSINESS FUNDAMENTALS This course provides an overview of the environment of business and the fundamental business functions of any organization, but in particular, the business functions of start-ups. Topics covered include business ownership and entrepreneurship, management, organizational design, operations management, marketing, human resources management and accounting and finance. Special emphasis will be placed on the use of social media to improve each of these business functions in start-ups. |
| 153926040 | EMPLOYMENT LAW | This course provides an overview of the fundamental principles and practices of labor and employment laws. Topics covered include labor practices and procedures, statutes and common law actions protecting income, working conditions, and rights of workers, and the strategies, tactics, and techniques used in labor-employee relations. In addition, there will be a focus on how these issues apply in the context of the legal environment in Palestine and the Middle East. | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 153926050 | LEGAL ASPECTS OF BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS | This course provides an overview of the intersection of law and business and focuses on the fundamental concepts of business transactions from a legal perspective. Topics covered include fundamentals of business organizations, contract law, employment and contractor agreements, equity financing, debt financing, mergers and acquisitions, antitrust law and intellectual property law as well as corporate governance and fiduciary duty. Special emphasis will be placed on technology transactions and high growth corporate transactions. | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 153926060 | INTERNET, PRIVACY AND CYBERSECURITY LAW | This course provides a foundation in the legal dimensions of internet and information technology law. Topics covered include intellectual property on the internet, cybercrimes, expectation of privacy, data privacy, data protection, growth of surveillance, privacy policies and behavioral marketing, social media privacy and online free speech as well as the validity of web contracts and other internet law business challenges. Special emphasis will be placed on the evolving laws governing privacy and cybersecurity online. | 3 | - | 3 |
153926020 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW : This course provides an overview of the fundamental principles of intellectual property law. Topics covered include foundations of trademark law, new developments in trademark law, international trademark law, foundations of copyright law, rights afforded by copyright law, copyright infringement, international copyright law, foundations of patent law, patent ownership and transfer, patent infringement, international patent law and the law of trade secrets and unfair competition. Special emphasis will be placed on recent developments in intellectual property law to provide protection for databases, computer programs and online. |
| 153926070 | RESEARCH METHODS | The course examines the role of business research and provides an overview of commonly used qualitative and quantitative research methods. Topics covered include scientific inquiry, the research process, proposal development, research design, hypothesis testing, primary and secondary data collection, statistical data analysis and presentation of research reports. | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 153926080 | MANAGING INNOVATION | This course provides an overview of the process of innovation and the integration of into different organization and business process. Topics covered include the importance of innovation, developing an innovation strategy, sources of innovation, search strategies for innovation, innovating new products and services, exploiting open innovation and collaboration, promoting entrepreneurship and new ventures and capturing learning from innovation. Special emphasis will be placed on building the innovative organization, making the business case for innovation and decision making under uncertainty. | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 153926090 | ENTREPRENEURSHIP | This course provides an overview of the process of innovation and the integration of into different organization and business process. Topics covered include recognizing opportunities and generating ideas for entrepreneurial firms, conducting a feasibility analysis and writing a business plan, creating effective business models, importance of the new venture team, and financial viability of the new firm. Emphasis will be placed on challenges of growth and strategies for continued growth in entrepreneurial firms. | 3 | - | 3 |
153926080 MANAGING INNOVATION This course provides an overview of the process of innovation and the integration of into different organization and business process. Topics covered include the importance of innovation, developing an innovation strategy, sources of innovation, search strategies for innovation, innovating new products and services, exploiting open innovation and collaboration, promoting entrepreneurship and new ventures and capturing learning from innovation. Special emphasis will be placed on building the innovative organization, making the business case for innovation and decision making under uncertainty. |
Students must pass ( 6 ) credit hours from any of the following courses
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Course Number |
Course Name |
Weekly Hours |
Cr. Hrs. |
Prerequisite |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Theoretical |
Practical |
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| 153926100 | DESIGN THINKING, IDEATION AND PROTOTYPING | This course provides an overview of design research and thinking and highlights the roles of ideation and prototyping in product design. Topics covered include user data-driven design, contextual design models, building experience models, ideation with user data, challenges of product design, user environment design and validating the design. Special emphasis will be placed on the process of prototyping and the unique aspects of prototyping digital products. | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 153926110 | MEDIA LAW | This course provides a foundation in media law and focuses on emerging digital media law. Topics covered include sources and types of media law, conflict of law, antitrust law, telecommunications and internet regulation as well as laws governing intellectual property, defamation, invasion of privacy, obscenity and violence and commercial speech. Special emphasis will be placed on the changes to media law caused by digitization and globalization. | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 153926120 | COMPETITIVE STRATEGY AND ANALYSIS | This course introduces students to the theory and practice of competitive strategy and analysis. Topics covered include the analyzing industries and the impact of growth and innovation on competitive strategy, developing strategic plans, executing strategy, evaluating strategic boundaries, partnership strategies, global strategy and new business development. Special emphasis will be placed on the growth of technology and innovation in every industry and the impact on competitive strategy. | 3 | - | 3 |
153926000 BUSINESS FUNDAMENTALS This course provides an overview of the environment of business and the fundamental business functions of any organization, but in particular, the business functions of start-ups. Topics covered include business ownership and entrepreneurship, management, organizational design, operations management, marketing, human resources management and accounting and finance. Special emphasis will be placed on the use of social media to improve each of these business functions in start-ups. |
| 153926130 | NEGOTIATIONS | This course introduces students to the theory and practice of negotiations and conflict resolution. Students will study different strategies and styles of negotiations and how to deescalate conflict once it occurs. Topics covered include distributive bargaining, ethics in negotiation, emotion and cognition, communication, power and influence, multiple party negotiation and cross-cultural negotiation. | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 153926140 | BUSINESS ETHICS | This course is an introduction to the theoretical and practical questions of morality, ethics and social responsibility in business and the general process of ethical decision-making. Topics covered include recognizing and analyzing ethical issues in business, promoting ethical behavior in corporations and institutions, the social responsibilities of business and ethics in the global economy. | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 153926150 | SEMINAR IN LAW, TECHNOLOGY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP | * | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 153926160 | INTERNSHIP WITH LAW OR ENTREPRENEURIAL FIRM | * | 3 | - | 3 |
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Thesis\Treatise Track: Total Credit Hours Required to Finish the Degree ( 36 Credit Hours ) as Follows
Specialization Requirements
Students must pass all of the following courses plus ( 6 ) credit hours for the Thesis
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Course Number |
Course Name |
Weekly Hours |
Cr. Hrs. |
Prerequisite |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Theoretical |
Practical |
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| 153926000 | BUSINESS FUNDAMENTALS | This course provides an overview of the environment of business and the fundamental business functions of any organization, but in particular, the business functions of start-ups. Topics covered include business ownership and entrepreneurship, management, organizational design, operations management, marketing, human resources management and accounting and finance. Special emphasis will be placed on the use of social media to improve each of these business functions in start-ups. | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 153926010 | FUNDAMENTALS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | This course provides an overview of current developments in information systems and technology. Topics covered include components of information systems, ethical and privacy issues in information systems, internet architecture, information security and cryptography, wireless computing, mobile computing and mobile commerce, social media and marketing and cloud computing. Special emphasis will be placed on the evolution of big data, artificial intelligence and machine learning applications in information systems. | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 153926020 | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW | : This course provides an overview of the fundamental principles of intellectual property law. Topics covered include foundations of trademark law, new developments in trademark law, international trademark law, foundations of copyright law, rights afforded by copyright law, copyright infringement, international copyright law, foundations of patent law, patent ownership and transfer, patent infringement, international patent law and the law of trade secrets and unfair competition. Special emphasis will be placed on recent developments in intellectual property law to provide protection for databases, computer programs and online. | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 153926030 | ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCE | This course provides an overview of the fundamental principles and practices of entrepreneurial finance. Topics covered include evaluating venture opportunities, formulating a financial plan, mechanics of ownership and returns, corporate governance, term sheets, structuring deals, financing options, exit strategies and the types of investors in entrepreneurial finance. Special emphasis will be placed on valuation methods to evaluate risk and return in entrepreneurial finance. | 3 | - | 3 |
153926000 BUSINESS FUNDAMENTALS This course provides an overview of the environment of business and the fundamental business functions of any organization, but in particular, the business functions of start-ups. Topics covered include business ownership and entrepreneurship, management, organizational design, operations management, marketing, human resources management and accounting and finance. Special emphasis will be placed on the use of social media to improve each of these business functions in start-ups. |
| 153926040 | EMPLOYMENT LAW | This course provides an overview of the fundamental principles and practices of labor and employment laws. Topics covered include labor practices and procedures, statutes and common law actions protecting income, working conditions, and rights of workers, and the strategies, tactics, and techniques used in labor-employee relations. In addition, there will be a focus on how these issues apply in the context of the legal environment in Palestine and the Middle East. | 3 | - | 3 |
- |
| 153926050 | LEGAL ASPECTS OF BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS | This course provides an overview of the intersection of law and business and focuses on the fundamental concepts of business transactions from a legal perspective. Topics covered include fundamentals of business organizations, contract law, employment and contractor agreements, equity financing, debt financing, mergers and acquisitions, antitrust law and intellectual property law as well as corporate governance and fiduciary duty. Special emphasis will be placed on technology transactions and high growth corporate transactions. | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 153926060 | INTERNET, PRIVACY AND CYBERSECURITY LAW | This course provides a foundation in the legal dimensions of internet and information technology law. Topics covered include intellectual property on the internet, cybercrimes, expectation of privacy, data privacy, data protection, growth of surveillance, privacy policies and behavioral marketing, social media privacy and online free speech as well as the validity of web contracts and other internet law business challenges. Special emphasis will be placed on the evolving laws governing privacy and cybersecurity online. | 3 | - | 3 |
153926020 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW : This course provides an overview of the fundamental principles of intellectual property law. Topics covered include foundations of trademark law, new developments in trademark law, international trademark law, foundations of copyright law, rights afforded by copyright law, copyright infringement, international copyright law, foundations of patent law, patent ownership and transfer, patent infringement, international patent law and the law of trade secrets and unfair competition. Special emphasis will be placed on recent developments in intellectual property law to provide protection for databases, computer programs and online. |
| 153926070 | RESEARCH METHODS | The course examines the role of business research and provides an overview of commonly used qualitative and quantitative research methods. Topics covered include scientific inquiry, the research process, proposal development, research design, hypothesis testing, primary and secondary data collection, statistical data analysis and presentation of research reports. | 3 | - | 3 |
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Students must pass ( 6 ) credit hours from any of the following courses
|
Course Number |
Course Name |
Weekly Hours |
Cr. Hrs. |
Prerequisite |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Theoretical |
Practical |
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| 153926080 | MANAGING INNOVATION | This course provides an overview of the process of innovation and the integration of into different organization and business process. Topics covered include the importance of innovation, developing an innovation strategy, sources of innovation, search strategies for innovation, innovating new products and services, exploiting open innovation and collaboration, promoting entrepreneurship and new ventures and capturing learning from innovation. Special emphasis will be placed on building the innovative organization, making the business case for innovation and decision making under uncertainty. | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 153926090 | ENTREPRENEURSHIP | This course provides an overview of the process of innovation and the integration of into different organization and business process. Topics covered include recognizing opportunities and generating ideas for entrepreneurial firms, conducting a feasibility analysis and writing a business plan, creating effective business models, importance of the new venture team, and financial viability of the new firm. Emphasis will be placed on challenges of growth and strategies for continued growth in entrepreneurial firms. | 3 | - | 3 |
153926080 MANAGING INNOVATION This course provides an overview of the process of innovation and the integration of into different organization and business process. Topics covered include the importance of innovation, developing an innovation strategy, sources of innovation, search strategies for innovation, innovating new products and services, exploiting open innovation and collaboration, promoting entrepreneurship and new ventures and capturing learning from innovation. Special emphasis will be placed on building the innovative organization, making the business case for innovation and decision making under uncertainty. |
| 153926100 | DESIGN THINKING, IDEATION AND PROTOTYPING | This course provides an overview of design research and thinking and highlights the roles of ideation and prototyping in product design. Topics covered include user data-driven design, contextual design models, building experience models, ideation with user data, challenges of product design, user environment design and validating the design. Special emphasis will be placed on the process of prototyping and the unique aspects of prototyping digital products. | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 153926110 | MEDIA LAW | This course provides a foundation in media law and focuses on emerging digital media law. Topics covered include sources and types of media law, conflict of law, antitrust law, telecommunications and internet regulation as well as laws governing intellectual property, defamation, invasion of privacy, obscenity and violence and commercial speech. Special emphasis will be placed on the changes to media law caused by digitization and globalization. | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 153926120 | COMPETITIVE STRATEGY AND ANALYSIS | This course introduces students to the theory and practice of competitive strategy and analysis. Topics covered include the analyzing industries and the impact of growth and innovation on competitive strategy, developing strategic plans, executing strategy, evaluating strategic boundaries, partnership strategies, global strategy and new business development. Special emphasis will be placed on the growth of technology and innovation in every industry and the impact on competitive strategy. | 3 | - | 3 |
153926000 BUSINESS FUNDAMENTALS This course provides an overview of the environment of business and the fundamental business functions of any organization, but in particular, the business functions of start-ups. Topics covered include business ownership and entrepreneurship, management, organizational design, operations management, marketing, human resources management and accounting and finance. Special emphasis will be placed on the use of social media to improve each of these business functions in start-ups. |
| 153926130 | NEGOTIATIONS | This course introduces students to the theory and practice of negotiations and conflict resolution. Students will study different strategies and styles of negotiations and how to deescalate conflict once it occurs. Topics covered include distributive bargaining, ethics in negotiation, emotion and cognition, communication, power and influence, multiple party negotiation and cross-cultural negotiation. | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 153926140 | BUSINESS ETHICS | This course is an introduction to the theoretical and practical questions of morality, ethics and social responsibility in business and the general process of ethical decision-making. Topics covered include recognizing and analyzing ethical issues in business, promoting ethical behavior in corporations and institutions, the social responsibilities of business and ethics in the global economy. | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 153926150 | SEMINAR IN LAW, TECHNOLOGY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP | * | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 153926160 | INTERNSHIP WITH LAW OR ENTREPRENEURIAL FIRM | * | 3 | - | 3 |
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