Mat 205: Elementary Statistics

• Introductory course in the collection and interpretation of statistical data. The essential statistical measures are studied. Prerequisites: mat 103 if required.

Mis 220: Management Information Systems OR Mis 225: Computers Applications in Business

• Mis 220: An introductory course in information systems with an emphasis on business applications. The course will provide an introduction to computer hardware, computer software, and computer communications and will feature an overview of e-commerce, transaction processing, managerial applications, and decision support.
  
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• Mis 225: An overview of computer applications including spreadsheets, database, presentation graphics, and word processing. Advance concepts and specific implementations will be presented. Both individual and group work will be utilized to give the student an understanding of the use of computer applications as tools in business analysis.

Act 125: Principles of Accounting I (3)

• The accounting cycle, including analysis of transactions for a double-entry, accrual system of accounting. Basic financial statements, inventory systems, accruals and deferrals are covered with an emphasis on decision making. Prerequisite: Mat 103 and/or Mat 104 if required.

Act 126: Principles of Accounting II

• Introduction to managerial accounting theory and practice including the application of accounting principles to management planning and control. Interpretation of financial statements for management purposes. Specific techniques include cost terms and concepts, cost accumulation, product costing, cost behavior, and cost-volume-profit analysis. Prerequisite: Act 125.

Eco 201: Principles of Macroeconomics

• Economic aggregates including employment, production, purchasing power, government revenue and expenditure.

Eco 202: Principles of Microeconomics

• The theory of the individual business firm, behavior of households, price, wage, and income determination.

Bus 301: Marketing

• Examination of the various schools of marketing thought. Marketing as related to the firm, the economy, and society as a whole. A review of marketing theory and practice is included, as well as market, product, price, place and promotion activities.

Bus 302: Management

• Study of the systematic approach to the management of the firm and its resources. Administrative and operative management principles applicable to all organizations are discussed. Objectives, policies, functions, leadership, organizational structure, coordination, and control procedures are also examined.

Bus 308: Legal Issues I

• Study of rules governing dispute resolution including the court system, administrative agencies, and private dispute resolution; contract rights; commercial paper as covered by the Uniform Commercial Code; intellectual property rights. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

Fin 311: Finance

• Survey of financial decision making within a business enterprise. Emphasis is placed upton basic quantitative techniques utilized in financial decision making, such as valuing streams of cash flows, planning the capital structure, managing working capital estimating cash flows of potential investments, and selecting appropriate investments. Prerequisites: Act 125, Act 126, Eco 201, Mis 225, and junior standing or consent of instructor.

Fin 362: Corporate Financial Management

• Methods, policies, markets, and institutions involved in financing the business enterprise. Capital budgeting, theory of capital structures, and financial decision making are discussed. Quantitative techniques solved through Excel or financial calculators are stressed in this course. Prerequisite: Fin 311, Mis 225, and junior standing or consent of instructor.

Bus 429: Human Resource Management

• Structure and functions of human resources management, including importance of human capital, organization of work, recruitment, testing, placement, equal opportunity, and other pertinent legal issues; employee training, management development, and performance appraisal; favorable work environments, motivation, and leadership; labor relations; compensation, benefit programs, health, and safety. Through use of problems and cases students can explore the range of human resource functions. Prerequisite: junior standing or consent of instructor.

Bus 415: Global Business

• An introduction to the concepts of international business. Topics include the international marketplace, identifying specific markets, international marketing, international management, and international finance. The course also covers cultural, technological, political, and economic dynamics of the international business world. Prerequisites: Bus 301, Bus 302, junior standing or consent of instructor.

Bus 465: Business Strategy

• This capstone course for business and finance majors incorporates upper-level concepts from all course work required during the student’s undergraduate preparation. Concepts and techniques utilized by managers in developing and implementing a business strategy and discussed using examples from both successful and struggling organizations. The course will incorporate a capstone project for each graduate. It is recommended that this course be taken during the student’s final semester prior to graduation. Prerequisites: Bus 301, Bus 302, and Fin 362 or consent of the instructor.

Specialization in Organizational Management

Bus 309: Legal Issues II

• Study of rules governing dispute resolution including the court system, administrative agencies, and private dispute resolution; contract rights; commercial paper as covered by the Uniform Commercial Code; intellectual property rights. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

Bus 414: Advertising

• The course will explore advertising from the practicum of managing an advertising campaign for a cause of the students’ collective choice from the inception of the campaign idea. To creative development, choosing communication mediums, to monitoring of the campaign success. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

Bus 411: Operations Management

• Introduction to operations management. Includes product and process design, production scheduling, capacity management, facility layout, dispatching, management resource planning, and optimized production technology. Prerequisite: Mis 225 and Mat 205.

Fin 304: Risk Management

• A study of risk management for the firm, the individual, and as a career. Included is a study of the basic principles of the insurance industry, loss exposure, risk management techniques other than insurance, and tort concepts. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

Specialization in Accounting and Finance

Act 301: Cost Management

• Procedures for allocating cost for manufacturers, emphasizing job order costing and process costing. An introduction to budgets is included. Prerequisite: Act 126
  

Act 321: Fraud Prevention through Internal Controls

• An examination of internal control systems utilized for fraud prevention. Course will include a study of the control systems, Sarbanes-Oxley requirements, and recent corporate scandals. Prerequisites: Act 126 and junior standing or consent of instructor.

Fin 304: Risk Management

• A study of risk management for the firm, the individual, and as a career. Included is a study of the basic principles of the insurance industry, loss exposure, risk management techniques other than insurance, and tort concepts. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

Fin 407: Investments

• Financial market structure, business financing alternatives, financial instruments, and financial planning for the firm. Development and management of a personal investment portfolio is studied. Students will experience the thrill and agony of participating in financial markets through investments simulations. Prerequisites: Fin 311 and junior standing or consent of instructor.