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Textbook List

The fall 2010 textbook list will be released in late summer 2010. As a point of reference, the books used in fall 2009 are listed below.

Important: DO NOT order these textbooks; we provide the titles and information simply as a reference. You are not required to order your materials before arriving on campus, but you may want to do so to obtain a competitve price. You may purchase certain materials from vendors like Amazon.com or other online retailers. All materials are available either through Iowa Book & Supply or the University Bookstore.

Fall 2009 Core Course Materials

6N:199 MBA Competitive Prep
 TBD

6N:201 Tippie Leadership Series I
 TBD

6N:211 Marketing Management
Textbook: A Framework for Marketing Management
Kotler/Keller
3rd edition (2nd okay as well)
Publisher: Pearson/Prentice Hall 2007
ISBN: 0131452584—3rd Edition
ISBN: 0131001175—2nd Edition
Vendor: Iowa Book & Supply
Case pack: Required, hard copy available at Iowa Book & Supply
Course pack: None

6N:215 Corporate Financial Reporting
Textbook: Financial Accounting for MBAs
Wild, Halsey, McAnally Easton
3rd Edition
Publisher: Cambridge Business Publishers
ISBN: 0978727932
Required
Vendor: Iowa Book and Supply
Case pack: case materials will be distributed through ICON
Course pack: TBD

6N:216 Data and Decisions
Textbook: Data, Models, and Decisions: The Fundamentals of Management Science
Dimitris Bertsimas, Robert Freund
June 2004 Edition
Publisher: Dynamic Ideas
ISBN: 097591460X
Required
Vendor: Iowa Book & Supply
Case pack: available for purchase online from Xanadu (details given in class)
Course pack: available for purchase from John Pappajohn Copy Center (details given in class)
Students will need to buy a new copy of the text if they want a personal copy of Crystal Ball (a Microsoft Excel add-in). Otherwise, Chrystal Ball will be available in the student computer lab.

6N:225 Managerial Finance
Textbook: Corporate Finance (2008)
Berk, Jonathan, and Demarzo, Peter
Publisher: Addison Wesley
ISBN: 0321518578
Required
Vendor: Iowa Book & Supply
Case pack: to be determined
Course pack: required, available at the Pappajohn Business Building Copy Center
The ISBN number (0321518578) refers to a package that includes:

  • Addison-Wesley, The Wall Street Journal User's Guide (2008)
  • Berk & DeMarzo, Corporate Finance plus MyFinanceLab Student Access Kit (2008) Textbook plus web site access.
  • Addison-Wesley, Wall Street Journal 15 Week Sticker (2008)
  • Addison-Wesley, WSJ 15 Week Subscription Card, 2/E (2008) ßWSJ subscription

If students want to buy the book used or buy the online version of the book, that is fine and it might save them money. However, it is required that each student have access to a book, have a subscription to the Wall Street Journal, and have a subscription to the "MyFinanceLab" web site.