Kenneth Rourke
Associate Professor, College of Arts & Sciences
I was a stockbroker for 8 years. I love giving students a real-world perspective on the subjects I teach, primarily economics.”
Bio
I have been employed at Johnson & Wales University since 1982. I have an extensive background in business including various positions in accounting, owning my own business in the retail music industry, and being a senior stock broker. I have taught numerous courses in economics, management, marketing, entrepreneurship, investments, finance, and accounting during my 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