I was a stockbroker for 8 years. I love giving students a real-world perspective on the subjects I teach, primarily economics.
Bio
Kenneth Rourke has been employed at Johnson & Wales University since 1982. He has an extensive background in business including various positions in accounting, owning his own business in the retail music industry, and being a senior stock broker. Rourke has taught numerous courses in economics, management, marketing, entrepreneurship, investments, finance and accounting during his career at JWU.
Areas of Expertise
- Accounting
- Economics
- Marketing
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance
- Investments
- Management
- Mathematics
- Psychology
Professional Memberships
Western Economic Association International, 2016–present
Certifications
- Series 7 — October 2001
Courses Taught:
- ACCT1220: Managerial Accounting
- ECON1001: Macroeconomics
- ECON1002: Microeconomics
- ECON3030: Managerial Economics
- ECON3070: Contemporary Economics Issues
- ENTR3060: Financing New Ventures
- FISV2000: Finance
- FISV3001: Investments
- FISV4070: Series 7 Securities
- FISV5600: Financial Management
- ILS2325: Economics of Sin
- MGMT1001: Contemporary Business Management
- MGMT2001: Human Resource Management
- MGMT2040: Purchasing and Supply Chain Management
- MGMT4001: Process Planning and Control (Operations Research/Management Science)
- MGMT4020: Strategic Management
- MGMT4030: Senior Business Capstone (Management Seminar)
- MRKT1001: Principles of Marketing
- MATH1001: Basic Mathematics
- MATH1002: A Survey of College Mathematics