Catalogue 2004-05

• USC Marshall School of Business
  • Undergraduate Degrees
  • Areas of Concentration
  • Graduate Degrees
  • Master’s Degree Programs
  • Doctor of Philosophy
  • Special Programs
  • Courses of Instruction
    • Business Administration
    • Business Entrepreneurship
    • Business Communication
    • Finance and Business Economics
    • Food Industry Management
    • Graduate School of Business Administration
    • Information and Operations Management
    • Management and Organization
    • Marketing
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  USC Leventhal School of Accounting
  • Undergraduate Degree
  • Graduate Degrees
  • Courses of Instruction

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Courses of Instruction

Food Industry Management (FIM)

420 Food Retailing Management (4, Sp) Strategic techniques of merchandising, pricing, and distributing products in the food industry with emphasis on new product development, including market segmentation and positioning.

480 Food Industry Financial Accounting and Analysis (4, Sp) Analysis of financial statements from food industry; cost and management accounting techniques in business planning, decision-making, cost control, and performance evaluation.

481 Food Marketing Research (4, Sp) Application of marketing research tools and techniques to problems of the food industry. Development of a major consumer research project.

582 Food Industry Decision-Making (4) Involvement with specific management situations related to the food industry, its environment, and its consumers. Emphasizes managerial functions and decision-making through case studies.