ENT 06520 - Evolution of the Cannabis Industry (3 credits)

This industry analysis course forces students to develop a deep understanding of the cannabis industry, its history, competitive dynamics, opportunities for innovation, and the current business landscape. A historical overview will address the origins of cannabis, 19th century legal uses, early prohibition, counterculture, the war on drugs, state medical legalization, new approaches to adult use, and current and potential future federal laws. An overview of the cannabis plant will review hemp vs. marijuana as well as products, ingestion methods, and the endocannabinoid system. An overview of laws and regulations will include federal vs. state vs. local, complexities in the system, and provisions relating to medical vs. adult use (recreational). Social equity will be focused on from perspectives including the lasting effects of the war on drugs, reinvesting in communities disproportionately impacted, and racial and social justice. Key points on cultivation will be reviewed such as plant science, facilities, financials, and regulatory compliance. Definitions and examples of business types in categories of plant-touching vs. ancillary will be addressed. Drivers of demand will be examined such as medical and adult (recreational) use, health and wellness, current and projected demographics, and genetics of plant strains. Analysis of the economics of cannabis will include markets across the industry, potential economic impact, public policy implications, and financial barriers to entry. Considerations for retail in cannabis will include products, in-store experiences, in-person retail and tech-based platforms for ordering and delivery, and social consumption via lounges, concerts, and other public venues.

ENT 06521 - Business Model Innovation in Cannabis (3 credits) 

Students in this course will explore business model innovations that are applicable across industries, and they will also delve into concepts and constructs that are unique to the highly regulated and rapidly evolving cannabis industry. In exploring contemporary business models and corporate structure, students will learn about common patterns and how to systematically understand, design, and implement a game-changing business model—or analyze and renovate an old one. Key elements for business model innovation across all industries to be analyzed include customer segments, value propositions, channels, customer relationships, revenue streams, key resources, key activities, key partners, and cost structure. Students will learn how to identify, create, and deliver value for existing and future customers, as well as how to extract value for a corporate venture in a sustainable manner. Fundamentals of new venture financing will be considered, such as capital structures for new ventures (e.g., debt vs. equity), term sheets and how to negotiate them, and early-stage vs. later-stage financing. Cannabis-specific business model implications will be explored in depth as well. This exploration includes trademarks and IP, marketing and branding, multistate operators (MSOs) vs. standalone businesses, challenges and benefits of vertical integration, costs for licensing and compliance, and rules and regulations regarding plant-touching vs. ancillary businesses. Students will also learn about the most challenging financial hurdles for plant-touching cannabis entrepreneurs and operators: banking (given that most national institutions are not willing to support due to federal illegality) and IRS 280E Tax Code (no deductions or credits are allowed for federally controlled substances).

CANN 03501 - Cannabis Legislation, Regulations, and Policy Evaluation (3 credits)

This course will examine the legislative, regulatory, and policy landscapes for the cultivation, manufacture, and retail sale of cannabis in the legal market. While an emphasis will be on New Jersey regulations, statutes, and policies, students will also gain a clear understanding of federal policies, laws and regulations that govern the legal cannabis industry and how these policies impact compliance. Furthermore, the medicinal use of cannabis, public safety, and how the various policies interact and impact institutions, workplaces, and social equity will be explored. Additionally, various federal, state, local and industry-wide cannabis compliance topics will be outlined and discussed in this course.

CANN 03502 - Marijuana Legalization and Decriminalization in Work, Leisure, and Settings (3 credits)

The problems, nature, and effects of cannabis legalization and/or decriminalization within and across workplace settings and institutions such as families, leisure facilities, schools/higher education institutions, health care facilities/hospitals, transportation hubs, police departments, jails, and prisons will be explored. The course will emphasize the use of cannabis in social and institutional contexts, the legal implications of cannabis use within institutions, and approaches for counteracting and avoiding cannabis use including, community programs, and testing programs, and policies will be examined. Social control and programmatic approaches in the context of promoting a safe and productive environment and a part of regulatory compliance will be discussed. 

CANN 03503 - Cannabis Research, Program Evaluation, and Policy Development (3 credits)

This course offers an applied approach to systematically collect and analyze data on the performance of programs and policies with a focus on determining whether a particular program or policy is achieving its goals. In this course, students will examine evaluation designs to better understand different programmatic and research assumptions to assist in program development and policymaking in the field of cannabis and the cannabis industry. 

CHEM 09530 - Advanced Chemical Analysis of Cannabinoids (3 credits)

This course is an introduction to the various aspects of chemical analysis that are used for the characterization of cannabinoid content in a variety of natural and commercial products. The focus will be on extraction, spectroscopic (including IR, UV/Vis, and mass spectrometry), and chromatographic techniques (gas chromatography, liquid chromatography, preparative chromatography, and supercritical fluid chromatography), specifically related to their use for cannabinoid analysis, residual solvent measurements, and pesticide detection. For RCB students seeking the MBA Concentration or COGS in Cannabis Commercialization, this course will require you to complete a “self-directed bootcamp” with approximately 10 hours of advance work so that you are prepared with an appropriate foundation prior to beginning the course; you will be provided with appropriate material for review (e.g., readings, videos, audio files, etc.), but you must commit to pursuing this content independently (e.g., no faculty oversight or feedback).

CJ 09529 - Community Justice (3 credits)

• This course will examine how the community can work with police, courts, and correctional agencies to prevent crime and rehabilitate and reintegrate offenders. It will examine the effect on implementing community programs of the organizational environment and effective recruitment, screening, and training of community members. Techniques such as participatory management, collaboration, problem-solving, and mediation will be examined. Students also will learn to critically assess and design evaluations of community programs.

CJ 09532 - Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Justice (3 credits)

• This graduate course will include an in-depth study of race, ethnicity, and class, and their evolving impact upon the U.S. criminal justice system, as well as the system's impact on minorities, the poor, and their communities. A major focus of this course will be a critical examination and analysis of how race, ethnicity, and class have impacted the nature, content, and quality of justice that is rendered within the nation. One major purpose of our study is to provide students with an opportunity to gain sophisticated understanding of the inequities that minorities experience within our system of justice and in the wider community. Students will learn to critically assess significant research concerning race, ethnicity and class and the criminal justice system, and understand the practical applications of this research.

DA 02510 - Visual Analytics (3 credits)

• This is a graduate level course that investigates visual analytics tools and techniques used to synthesize information and derive insight from massive, dynamic, ambiguous, and often conflicting data, and to communicate the findings effectively for decision-making. Extensive use of case studies based on real-world events will be used to illustrate course concepts. Students will be required to present recent conference or journal papers from the visual analytics literature and to apply visual analytics techniques toward a focused research problem in a real-world application or a domain of interest.

DI 68501 - Intro to Diversity and Inclusion (3 credits)

• This course will introduce students to the study of Diversity and Inclusion and the concepts of inclusion and exclusion through critically examining ascribed statuses, the roots and intractability of the exclusion of groups cast as subordinated, the concepts of privilege and disprivilege, and the different realities at the intersections of multiple minority group statuses. The course will prepare students to become change agents, able to contribute to the deinstitutionalizing of the "isms" in their educational, employment, and social network environments.

ENT 06505 - Entrepreneurship & Innovation (3 credits)

• This course provides a broad framework for understanding the nature of entrepreneurship in multiple organizational settings. The course introduces students to the innovation and idea generation process and helps students apply an alternative way of "thinking" to assist in solving difficult issues for government, business, and the non-profit sector.

ENT 06601 - Social Entrepreneurship and Impact Investing for Change (3 credits)

• This course presents an overview of social entrepreneurship through the lens of effective altruism. Students learn at a global level and how to approach and solve some of society's biggest challenges, as framed by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Topics include defining and evaluating impact, building sustainable and scalable business models, and challenges including poverty, health care, childcare, disaster relief, sweatshops, and more.

FIN 04512 - Capital Budgeting (3 credits)

• This course includes the following topics: estimation of project cash flows, interest, annuity, present value calculations, evaluation of projects under conditions of certainty and risk, strategic planning in capital budgeting, and leasing.

HIST 05519 - Political and Social Movements in the U.S. (3 credits)

• This course will introduce students to the history of social and political movements in the United States to demonstrate how diverse organizations and major figures have challenged institutional discrimination. Students will learn how marginalized groups have sought varied ways to challenge prejudice, implicit bias, and oppressive power structures, using a historical, political, and social lens to understand racism, sexism, heterosexism, classism, ethnocentrism, and religious intolerance. Students will use these lenses to assess contemporary actions to alleviate inequity.

MGT 06530 - Sustainable Commerce (3 credits)

MGT 06531 - Sustainability Assessment (3 credits)

MGT 06601 - Strategic Planning for Operating Managers (3 credits)

• This course prepares the operating manager for the responsibilities of performing strategic planning. The course will identify what goes into and how strategic planning is performed. Strategy formation and evaluation will be assisted by computer decision models and management games. The interrelationships of organizational units and proactive management posture with respect to environmental forces will be stressed. 

MGT 06532 - Topics in Sustainability Innovation and Problem Solving (3 credits)

MKT 09575 - Introduction to Logistics and Supply Chain Management (3 credits)

• This course is a basic introduction to the field of logistics and supply chain management, including both defense logistics and commercial supply chain management. The objective of the course is to provide students with a solid awareness and understanding of the processes and functions that comprise a supply chain. Students are required to complete a term project to demonstrate their understanding of logistics and supply chain issues. Case analysis and hands-on experience in this class will offer students the opportunity to broaden their horizons on the critical role the supply chain plays in this globalized and interdependent world.