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Catalog 2019-2020 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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BUS 323 - Service Marketing
Focuses on marketing as applied to service businesses. Topics include marketing a service vs. a manufactured product; marketing (planning, pricing, research, segmentation); customer loyalty; distribution channels; & advertising. Students identify a service industry, develop a marketing plan including situational & SWOT analyses, & action plans with success measures from a legal & ethical perspective. (Offered classroom-based, hybrid or online.)
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: BUS 306 with a C- or better and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 4
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BUS 330 - Human Resources Management
Examines human resource management challenges confronting decision making in a rapidly challenging global environment. Focuses on motivation, cross-cultural communication, ethics, recruitment, selection, compensation, benefits, health and safety in the workplace, legal requirements and limitations, affirmative action, and career development.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: BUS 305 with a C- or better and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 4
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BUS 331 - Organizational Behavior
Explores individual & organizational behavior within an institution’s environment. Includes personality, group dynamics, organization change, conflict resolution, multiculturalism, ethics, leadership, & motivation. Applies skills in communication, decision making, problem solving, teamwork, handling ambiguity, taking initiative, and interpersonal sensitivity, such as cross-cultural differences. (Offered classroom-based, hybrid or online courses.)
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: BUS 305 with a C- or better and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 4
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BUS 332 - Area Studies in International Business
Students explore international variation in how business is conducted, focusing on a specific country or region while also drawing comparisons to other areas. Topics include political and regulatory contexts, culture, business practices, socio-economic conditions, and other institutional factors. Students develop competencies in doing business across international contexts. May include an international trip. (In-class, hybrid, or online format).
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: (BUS 304 and BUS 305 with a C- or better and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 2-6
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BUS 350 - Financial Literacy
Synthesize and connect quantitative reasoning, skills, and experiences across disciplines, emphasizing personal finance challenges, opportunities, and decision-making, allowing them to address new or complex situations relevant to their lives or careers. Understand and manage personal financial planning, money management, insurance, and investments; develop a plan for incorporating these concepts now and in the future; and extend ideas to develop a plan for ¿giving back¿ to the community.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE Areas A1 and A2 and A3 and B4 with a C- or better)
General Education: UDB Integrated Scientific Inquiry and Quant Reason
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 3
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BUS 353 - Advanced Financial Management
This course examines financial aspects of firm decisions; presents theoretical underpinings for financial management, together with quantitative techniques used to analyze financial questions. Covers financial analysis and planning; valuation methods; determination of required return; effect of capital structure decisions; funding alternatives; and corporate risk management. (Classroom-based, hybrid or online format).
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: (BUS 307 with a C- or better) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Typically Offered: Fall term only
Units: 4
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BUS 354 - Investment
The course presents procedures and tools necessary to determine value and analyze risk/return characteristics of equity, fixed income securities, and alternative individual investments. Furthermore, it emphasizes responsible decisions and provides background for portfolio analysis and investment valuation. Although the ultimate objective of the course is to develop a conceptual/theoretical and applied background for investment decisions, emphasis will also be put on practical applications.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: Junior or Senior Standing)
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 4
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BUS 355 - International Finance
Provides an integrated view of int’l financial markets and the mgmt of multinational firms. Introduces students to markets for spot currency transactions, currency forwards, options, and swaps. Students learn tools for valuing instruments traded in these markets. Course focuses on the opportunities and challenges these markets present to multinational managers attempting to manage exposure to exchange rates, raise capital in int’l capital markets, and evaluate int’l capital budgeting projects.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: (BUS 307 with a C- or better) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 4
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BUS 356 - Personal Financial Management & Human Resources Strategy
Explores savings and investment strategies, including stocks, bonds, mutual funds and real estate within the framework of human resources management. Other topics include retirement & estate planning, insurance, career opportunities and credit management.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [(Prereq: (BUS 203 and BUS 305 ) and (GE Area B4) with a C- or better) and (Junior or Senior Standing))]
Typically Offered: Spring term only
Units: 4
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BUS 357 - Financial Markets & Institutions
Examines depository institutions and other financial intermediaries, asset management companies, and other financial institutions. Analyzes money and capital markets and the institutions that operate within those markets. Through case studies, exercises, and field research, students face and solve problems faced by mid-level managers of these institutions. (Offered classroom-based, hybrid, or online)
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: (BUS 307 with a C- or better) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 4
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BUS 358 - Principles of Microeconomics
Theory of prices and markets; industrial organization; innovation and growth; limitations of markets and public policy; income distribution; and contemporary problems of labor and business, including issues of equity, diversity, and ethics from a stakeholder perspective. (Offered classroom-based, hybrid, or online)
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: Junior or Senior Standing)
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 4
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BUS 370 - Price Analysis
Principles of price analysis will provide students an introduction to the application of statistical tools needed to conduct empirical work on market behavior. Students will learn how to empirically estimate demand/supply functions and the impact of pricing decisions. This application will then be extended to forecasting demand and supply conditions, and impacts on pricing decisions as a final project.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [(Prereq: BUS 201 and BUS 202 and (BUS 204 or STAT 100 ) and (BUS 299 or equivalent) with a C- or better)]
Typically Offered: Fall term only
Units: 4
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BUS 375 - Agribusiness Trading and Risk Management
Introduces the fundamentals of risk management and trading, pricing, purchasing and procurement in the agricultural sector. Structure of financial commodity and produce markets and commonly used strategies such as hedging, and futures & options strategies, to manage risk are presented. Application of such strategies to manage financial risk and commodity/produce trading are simulated in the classroom environment. (Classroom-based, hybrid or online course).
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [(Prereq: (BUS 204 or STAT 100 ) and BUS 202 with a C- or better) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 4
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BUS 383 - Intermediate Accounting I
Principles and applications of accounting for assets, liabilities, and equity; preparation of balance sheets; & measurement of income. Develops in-depth understanding of accounting and report preparation, and expects students to understand the ethical and business implications of various reporting requirements. Requires use of spreadsheet software. (Offered classroom-based, hybrid, or online)
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: (BUS 203 and BUS 205 with a C- or better) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 4
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BUS 384 - Intermediate Accounting II
Principles and applications of accounting expenses. Preparation and utilization of income statements and statements of cash flow. Analysis of financial statements and supporting accounting data. Requires use of spreadsheet software.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: BUS 383 with a C- or better and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 4
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BUS 385 - Income Tax Fundamentals
Focuses on the Federal tax laws for businesses and individuals. Problem-solving is the basis of learning. Textbook problems simulating CPA exam questions are the primary basis of learning. Also covers legal and ethical dilemmas encountered in the practice of tax law and accounting. Course does not cover tax-form preparation.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: BUS 203 with a C- or better and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 4
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BUS 395 - Special Topics
Studies a particular topic in the major. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. (Offeredclassroom-based, hybrid, or online courses.)
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: ((BUS 300 or BUS 300S ) and (BUS 304 and BUS 305 ) with a C- or better) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 1-6
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BUS 397 - Independent Study
Independent study under the direction of a faculty member. The student must prepare a study proposal approved by the appropriate faculty member and major advisor prior to registration. (Offered classroom-based, hybrid, or online.)
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: Junior or Senior Standing)
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 1-6
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BUS 410 - New Venture Design
An intensive experience in designing a startup business. Participants will develop skills in teamwork and presentation and learn tools for designing a startup business or social enterprise, including business models, prototyping, market validation and feasibility, and pitching the business. The course requires participation in Startup Weekend (typically the first weekend of the Spring semester) and two additional half day sessions. Course not restricted to Business majors.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: Junior or Senior Standing)
Typically Offered: Spring term only
Units: 4
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BUS 421 - Marketing Research
A practical, comprehensive, applied, and managerial approach to both quantitative and qualitative marketing research. Explores a step-by-step framework to defining problems, understanding ethical research considerations, preparing a research design and sampling, information gathering, interpretation, and analysis and report preparation in a domestic and international context.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [(Prereq: ((BUS 204 or STAT 100 ) and (BUS 306 ) with a C- or better) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 4
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BUS 422 - Professional Selling and Sales Management
Developing selling and communications skills is critical for business professionals. The course explores how to build and maintain mutually beneficial relationships among various organizational forms, customers, investors and stakeholders. This is a hands-on course that includes role-playing, presentations and guest speakers. The course addresses how to improve sales force effectiveness using analytic tools, and issues in recruiting, training, motivating, compensating and retaining salespeople.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: ((BUS 204 or STAT 100 ) and (BUS 306 ) with a C- or better) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 4
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BUS 425 - Global Marketing
Examines the global marketing environment, the differences and similarities in societies and cultures with regard to the legal and ethical implications of marketing strategies, developing global readiness, and global marketing strategies. Each student engages in a specific country’s market analysis, developing marketing strategies and marketing of a specific product or service.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: (BUS 306 with a C- or better) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 4
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BUS 430 - Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship
Social entrepreneurship is a rapidly developing field in which business and nonprofit leaders design and grow financially sustainable enterprises that meet societal needs. As the lines blur between nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and businesses, it is critical to understand emerging opportunities and challenges in this interdisciplinary field. This introductory course draws heavily from case studies, guest lectures, speaker experiences, and student inquiry and presentations.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: (Junior or Senior Standing) and (Prereq or Coreq: BUS 310 with a C- or better)]
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 4
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BUS 433 - Management of Nonprofit Organization
Covers the principles and practices of managing a not-for-profit organization. Knowledge areas include strategic planning, human resource management, ethics and social responsibility, volunteer development, and influences of multiple stakeholders. Students examine actual practices of community organizations in education, health care, social services, and the arts.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: (BUS 305 with a C- or better) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 4
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BUS 434 - Policy/Regulation in Environmental Agribusiness
Examines the complex agribusiness policy and regulatory environment. Students survey governmental policies and regulations, and analyze their effect on local agribusiness. Explores the process by which policies and regulations are made and enforced. Students address specific ethical and stakeholder issues such as water and land use, pesticides, food and worker safety. (Offered classroom-based, hybrid, or online.)
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: Junior OR Senior Standing)
Typically Offered: Spring term only
Units: 4
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BUS 435 - Supply Chain Management
Provides an introduction to principles of supply chain management, risk, and uncertainty associated at different stages of supply chain, inventory management, and material resource planning. Analytical tools are provided to optimize a part of, or the whole, supply chain. Traditional agricultural and sustainability approaches are used to explore the interplay between domestic and global supply chain management issues.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: ((BUS 204 or STAT 100 ) and (BUS 202 ) and (Prereq or Coreq: BUS 309 ) with a C- or better) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Typically Offered: Fall term only
Units: 4
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BUS 436 - Agribusiness Strategy
Introduces key issues in agricultural strategy and marketing, including market structure, performance measures, strategic positioning and market dynamics. Competitive analysis of agribusiness and food/fruit/vegetable markets in terms of dynamics of pricing, entry/exit, and strategic commitment are presented.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [(Prereq: BUS 202 with a C- or better and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 4
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BUS 437 - Applied Logistics
Introduce students to the concepts of the intermodal transportation of produce and commodities using advanced analytical tools such as SAS, @risk and GIS (ArcMap etc). Application of shipping, logistics, fleet and warehouse management tools to perishable commodities such as fruits and vegetables.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: ((BUS 204 or STAT 100 ) and (BUS 202 ) and (Prereq or Coreq: BUS 309 ) with a C- or better) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 4
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BUS 440 - Enterprise Resource Planning
Introduction to integrated information systems that help firms improve business processes & provide managers with accurate, consistent, and current data for making informed strategic decisions. Application of operations, marketing strategies, and project mgt skills in cross-functional teams on an ERP platform in simulated environments such as ERPsim Games and @risk.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: (BUS 202 and (BUS 204 or STAT 100 ) with a C- or better) and (Junior or Senior Standing)) and (Prereq or Coreq: BUS 309 with a C- or better)]
Typically Offered: Spring term only
Units: 4
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BUS 441 - Project Management
Focuses on techniques for managing technical projects using design, planning, and manufacturing or services projects using simulations (e.g. @risk). Students learn to manage resources, critical activities for timely completion of project while recognizing trade-offs. Discussion includes global project and supply chain management with applied emphasis.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: (BUS 202 and (BUS 204 or STAT 100 ) with a C- or better) and (Junior or Senior Standing)) and (Prereq or Coreq: BUS 309 with a C- or better)]
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 4
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BUS 442 - Purchasing and Procurement
Principles of procurement management in supply chain management and logistics. Topics include evaluating suppliers on standardized metrics, cost-price analysis, negotiation, risk management, strategic decisions and developments in the project procurement and supply chain field, global sourcing and contract management. (ERPSim, @risk etc)
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [(Prereq: (BUS 202 and (BUS 204 or STAT 100 ) with a C- or better) and (Junior or Senior Standing)) and (Prereq or Coreq: BUS 309 with a C- or better)]
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 4
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BUS 451 - Venture Formation/Finance
Examines venture formation and growth following completion of a business plan. Focuses on ongoing marketing, accounting, financial, and human resource management issues. Students examine startup and growth management issues faced by real-life ventures, and meet with entrepreneurs, and investors. Students also receive guidance on approaching potential sources of capital. (Offered classroom-based, hybrid, or online.)
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: (BUS 307 and BUS 310 with a C- or better) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Typically Offered: Spring term only
Units: 4
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BUS 452 - Fixed Income Analysis
Course provides an advanced treatment of investments in the field of fixed income analysis. Topics include analyses of different bond types (zero-coupon, bullets, annuities, etc), accrued interest, day-counting rules (money market and bond market conventions), yield to maturity and bond returns, term structure of interest rates, interest rate sensitivity of fixed income securities, and managing interest rate risk. Spreadsheet modeling introduced. Course includes student presentations.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: (BUS 353 with a C- or better) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Typically Offered: Spring term only
Units: 4
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BUS 454 - Advanced Agribusiness Credit & Finance
Analyzes the economics of agribusiness operations, and identifies all the potential sources of financing. Performs financial analysis of agricultural projects, using the same methodology as top agricultural leaders in the region. Evaluates various credit and capital market alternatives in terms of their likely financial impacts on borrowers. Interact directly with providers of financing. (Offered classroom-based, hybrid, or online.)
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: ((BUS 204 or Elementary Stats equivalent) and (BUS 307 ) with a C- or better) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Typically Offered: Spring term only
Units: 4
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BUS 455 - Agribusiness Finance
Introduces financial analysis for enterprises operating within agribusiness. Focuses on the time value of money, ethical financial reporting, financial statement analysis, agribusiness company valuation, financing, cost of capital and related subjects. Encompasses opportunity costs, capital budgeting, financial risk for the firm, and measures to mitigate and manage risk using various strategies. Classroom-based, hybrid or online courses.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [(Prereq: ((BUS 205 or Managerial Accounting equivalent) with a C- or better) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 4
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BUS 460 - Emerging Technology and Digital Organization
New technologies such as social media, big data analytics & Internet of Things are impacting the digital organizations. Students develop understanding of these technologies using tools such as SAS, IBM Watson, HTML5, web design & analytics that provide strategic advantages & explore issues such as security, privacy, encryption, & ethical issues. (Classroom-based, hybrid, or online.) New technologies such as social media, big data analytics & Internet of Things are impacting the digital organizations. Students develop understanding of these technologies using tools such as SAS, IBM Watson, HTML5, web design & analytics that provide strategic advantages & explore issues such as security, privacy, encryption, & ethical issues. (Classroom-based, hybrid, or online).
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [(Prereq or Coreq: BUS 308 with a c- or better) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Typically Offered: Spring term only
Units: 4
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BUS 463 - E-Comm: Design & Development
Investigates models of designing an electronic commerce initiative, a crucial channel for market expansion. Students gain hands-on experience using the hardware, software, & applications in developing an e-commerce site, & learn ethical & legal responsibilities for data handling. Focuses on learning various technology & design issues, & building a prototype of an e-commerce site. (Offered classroom-based, hybrid, or online courses.)
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: (BUS 308 and BUS 363 with a C- or better) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 4
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BUS 465 - Systems Analysis and Design
Introduces the concepts of planning, analysis, and design of modern information systems (IS). Covers structured analysis/design, rapid prototyping techniques, and project management. Investigates the complex nature of IS, dynamic and iterative nature of systems development life cycle (SDLC), and the challenges in the socio-technical process of designing and implementing successful IS. (Offered in-class, hybrid, or online.)
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [(Prereq or Coreq: BUS 308 with a C- or better) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 4
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BUS 468 - Business Analytics
Business Analytics (BA) refers to the use of technologies to collect & analyze complex info about an organization for data-driven decision making. BA helps in strategic & operational decision making by improving performance, optimizing customer relations, & monitoring business activity. Course provides an understanding of the BA capabilities using SAS for data visualization, decision support, text analytics, ethics, & other topics. (In-class, hybrid, or online format).
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [(Prereq or Coreq: BUS 308 with a C- or better) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Typically Offered: Spring term only
Units: 4
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BUS 469 - Database Management
Explores relational database design & implementation using database tools. Discusses data management concepts & terminology currently in practice, fundamentals of relational database management, data sharing, retrieval, data dictionaries, & queries using SQL. Students apply database software to create & query databases to solve real-world problems. Covers ethical issues such as DB security and privacy. (In-class, hybrid, or online format).
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: (BUS 308 with a C- or better) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Typically Offered: Fall term only
Units: 4
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BUS 470 - Responsible Global Business and Social Entrepreneurship
This course examines the concepts, theories, and practice of responsible business (People, Ethics, Equity, Planet, and Profit), including how social entrepreneurs create and manage social enterprises and sustainable businesses. Responsible business principles, frameworks, and tools are integrated to design responsible business models, strategies, and activities and are applied to the design, production, commercialization, and marketing of innovative social businesses and products.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: BUS 310 with a C- or better and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 4
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BUS 481 - Accounting Systems
This course helps students learn to design and use accounting systems. Students will create entity-relationship models of accounting systems, depict those systems in flowcharts and business process diagrams, use spreadsheet and database software to analyze and report accounting information, and design, evaluate, and implement internal controls over transaction processing and systems design and implementation. Classroom-based, hybrid, or online.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [(Prereq: (BUS 383 ) and (BUS 308 ) with a C- or better) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 4
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BUS 482 - Audit I (Financial Auditing)
Roles and responsibilities of independent auditor. Generally accepted auditing practices and standards; professional ethics. Auditing procedures, planning the audit, work paper preparation, report writing, rendering an opinion on financial statements. Requires use of spreadsheet software.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: (BUS 383 and BUS 384 with a C- or better) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 4
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BUS 483 - Audit II Operational Auditing
Technical, ethical, and policy aspects of operational auditing. Effectiveness of audits in the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors. Issues in operational auditing and case studies of how those issues have been addressed.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: BUS 482 with a C- or better and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 4
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BUS 484 - Advanced Accounting I
Concentrates on the underlying theory and application of business combinations, consolidated financial statements, foreign currency transactions, partnerships, segment and interim reporting, SEC reporting, accounting for non-profit organizations and estates and trusts. Explores current FASB and GASB rulings as well as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and ethical/legal issues on account reporting.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: (BUS 383 and BUS 384 with a C- or better) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 4
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BUS 487 - Ethics for Accountants
Extends ethical frameworks introduced in prerequisite courses. Students learn how ethical reasoning and the core ethical values of integrity, objectivity, and independence are integrated into the professional practice of accounting. Ethical dimensions of accountability and responsibility are examined at the personal, institutional, and professional levels.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: (BUS 300S and BUS 304 with a C- or better) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 4
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BUS 493 - International Business
Focuses on management concepts and practices across cultures and geographic boundaries; the impact of multinational corporations (MNCs) on the global economy; comparative leadership studies; global competitive strategies; intercultural communication; political risk analyses; negotiations; human resources across cultures; and ethics and social responsibility.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: (BUS 304 and BUS 305 with a C- or better) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 4
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BUS 494 - Experiential Learning in International Business
This project-based course allows students to apply the international business knowledge and skills they acquired in previous courses to a concrete business situation. Examples of experiential learning projects may include consulting projects for a corporate client, developing an international new venture, or participating in an online International Business simulation. (In-class, hybrid, or online format).
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: Junior or Senior Standing)
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 4
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BUS 495 - Special Topics
Studies a particular topic in the major. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. (Offered classroom-based, hybrid, or online.)
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: Junior or Senior Standing)
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 1-6
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BUS 497 - Independent Study
Independent study under the direction of a faculty member. The student must prepare a study proposal approved by the appropriate faculty member and major advisor prior to registration.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: (BUS 305 and BUS 306 and BUS 307 with a C- or better) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 1-6
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BUS 498 - Internship
Provides a structured work experience. Course faculty must approve objectives, sites & internship agreements. Students work with course faculty throughout the internship. According to BUS school policy only paid internships are accepted. Students must work a minimum of 200 hours during the term. Course faculty approval required.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: (BUS 304 and BUS 305 and BUS 306 and BUS 307 with a C- or better) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 1-6
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BUS 499 - Strategic Management-Senior Capstone
Capstone course integrating all BUS core courses into strategic analysis case, simulation, and/or applied research project. Describes strategic management theory and practice, strategy formulation process, and implementation and evaluation activities.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: (BUS 308 and BUS 309 and BUS 310 with a C- or better) and (Senior Standing)]
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Units: 1-6
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BUS 499L - Senior Capstone Lab
Capstone course integrating all BUS core courses into the design of strategic analyses. Describes the strategic management process, strategy formulation, strategy implementation, and evaluation activities. Explores why good ethics is good business. Involves an action research project, domestic and international cases, and/or computer applications.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: (BUS 308 and (BUS 309 or BUS 311 or BUS 312) and BUS 310 with a C- or better) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 1-4
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BUS 568 - Business Intelligence and Analytics
An executive leadership perspective to business intelligence & analytics (BI&A) that provides insights for evaluation, strategic alignment, planning & investment in BI&A resources & people; addresses the governance of processes for BI&A deployments in business & government. The course reinforces the role of analytics for sound ethical decision-making strategies for creating a culture of evidence-based organization performance and innovation. (Offered as class-based, hybrid, or online.)
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): Restricted to Senior and Graduate Level Standing Only
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 4
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BUS 569 - Introduction to Data Mining
Social media is generating vast amounts of structured and unstructured data for organizations at an incredible rate. Data mining techniques are utilized in organizations to store, manage, and analyze this data to get useful and actionable intelligence for decision making. Data mining applications are used widely in marketing, banking, fraud detection, and finance. Topics will include data warehousing, dimensional modeling and data mining. (Offered classroom-based, hybrid, or online.)
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: BUS 468 )
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 4
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BUS 570 - Advanced Business Analytics and Visualization
Social media technologies generate data which is unstructured in nature and require methodologies that can reveal hidden patterns and meaning. Data visualization can assist organizations in gaining valuable, actionable insight to allow an organization to better communicate and interact with its stakeholders. Topics range from text and stream mining, visualization, Hadoop, social media, NoSQL, GIS,and includes business case studies. (in-class, hybrid, or online format)
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: BUS 468 )
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 4
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BUS 582 - Auditing & Assurance
Course focuses on auditing theory, practice, philosophy & environment of the auditing profession. Topics include general auditing standards, professional conduct & ethics, legal liability, audit evidence, audit planning, internal control, auditing sampling, risk assessment, & accounts assurance. Examines SOX and SEC requirements for public companies, applying critical thinking for ethical dilemmas faced by auditors. (Offered as classroom-based, hybrid, or online)
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): Restricted to Senior and Graduate Level Standing Only
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 4
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BUS 586 - Accounting Information Systems
Examines the accounting data that is collected, stored, and processed by computer technology under GAAP accounting practices. Analyzes the efficiency & effectiveness of information technology infrastructure & the operations. Integrates SOX and discuss the ethics, fraud, documents flow, segregation of duties, computer processing, including the risk of cloud computing, and the related control activities in a corporation. (Offered class-based, hybrid, or online)
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): Restricted to Senior and Graduate Level Standing Only
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 4
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BUS 588 - Ethics for Accounting Professionals
Examines the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct as well as the additional requirements for auditors of public companies expressed in the Institute of Internal Auditors Codes of Ethics. Develops critical thinking frameworks to assess cases of ethical dilemmas frequently encountered by accounting professionals. Explores legal requirements & liabilities that govern the accounting profession. (Offered as class-based, hybrid or online)
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): Restricted to Senior and Graduate Level Standing Only
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 4
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BUS 595 - Special Topics
Studies a particular topic in the major. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. (Offered classroom-based, hybrid, or online.)
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 1-6
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BUS 597 - Independent Study: Grad Level
Graduate level independent study under the direction of a faculty member. The student must prepare a study proposal approved by the appropriate faculty member and graduate advisor prior to registration. (Offered classroom-based, hybrid, or online.)
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 1-6
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BUS 600 - Graduate Proseminar
Introduction to e-commerce, information technology for businesses, and research methodology. Cross-listed as CST 600.
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Units: 4
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BUS 601 - Responsible Business Communication
The course fosters proficiency in business writing/speaking with emphasis on grammar, sentence structure, critical thinking (thought formation), information literacy and presentation skills. Assignments introduce Responsible Business concepts, communication in real-world business situations and enable students to strengthen their ability to write and speak effectively in the workplace.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Restricted to MBA Majors Only)
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 3
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BUS 602 - Micro-Macro Economics
Students will become familiar with microeconomic as well as macroeconomic concepts relevant to managerial decision making. Topics will include: demand and supply analysis, consumer demand theory, production theory, price discrimination, perfect competition, externalities and public goods, risk aversion and risk sharing, hidden information and market signaling, moral hazard and incentives, rudimentary game theory, reputation and credibility, and transaction cost economics.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Restricted to MBA Majors Only)
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Units: 6
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BUS 603 - Macro Economics
The course is designed to equip students with the principles and the analytical tools of Macroeconomics. Students will investigate the economic concepts of output, income, the nature and role of money; and the impact of government expenditure and taxation on the economy. Students will examine economic theory dealing with the aggregate economic problems of employment, inflation, business cycles and growth.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Restricted to MBA Majors Only)
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Units: 3
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BUS 604 - Micro Economics
The primary goal is to explain and forecast the behavior of consumers and firms under various economic parameters and constraints. Topics include: supply and demand; individual and market demand; consumer behavior, production, cost functions, and competitive and monopolistic markets and strategies.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Restricted to MBA Majors Only)
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Units: 3
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BUS 605 - MBA Research Methods
The focus of this course is on assisting practitioners in solving business problems using various statistical and research methods. Topics include: basic descriptive and inferential statistics; appropriate interpretation of statistical results as they apply to the real-world presentation of data; research design and data analysis; inferential statistics; normal distribution using the z - test, t - testing, analysis of variance; and simple regression.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Restricted to MBA Majors Only)
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 3
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BUS 606 - Decision-making Methods for Managers
In this course, students will get exposure to and practice the use of quantitative tools for aiding managerial decision-making in the corporate and public sectors. Students will be introduced to several quantitative models proven effective in solving classes of business and public sector problems. Students will also become proficient in the use of Excel for managerial decision-making.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Restricted to MBA Majors Only)
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 3
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BUS 610 - Economics for Business
This course teaches students the economic principles used in the business decision and strategy process. It will enable students to understand why firms and markets exist and how they function. How market conditions affect managerial business decisions concerning production, product pricing, and marketing strategy. Students will be introduced to Business Cycle Theory and how the macro economy impacts business decisions.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Restricted to MBA students only)
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 3
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BUS 620 - Survey of Org Info Tech Sys
Explores important issues shaping the IT systems that characterize contemporary organizations in the digital world. Introduces the basic system components found in most IT environments, predominant issues and factors pertaining to technology adoption and use at the enterprise level, and trends in emerging information technologies and their impact on organizations.
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 4
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BUS 625 - Organization and Responsible Leadership
Students analyze organizational effectiveness using theories of leadership, management and organizational behavior. Students study leadership in a responsible business (Profit, People, Planet, Ethics, and Equity) context. Students reflect upon their own leadership styles and those of other leaders to determine how to shape their own management practice to improve their effectiveness.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Restricted to MBA students only)
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 3
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BUS 626 - Marketing and Entrepreneurship
Students integrate literature (research & practice), historical perspectives, analytical tools, & theoretical frameworks to design & conduct a market analysis. Students make marketing-related decisions based on identification & analysis of target markets, marketing mix variables, & market feasibility. Students identify & analyze high potential opportunities & develop a plan to exploit those opportunities. Students contribute to the startup or growth of entrepreneurial/intrapreneurial ventures.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Restricted to MBA students only)
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Units: 6
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BUS 630 - Info Tech Project Mgmt
Follows the Project Management Institute model with a focus on IT-related projects. Covers basic project frameworks such as scope, time, cost, quality, human resources, communications, risk, and procurement. Discusses management skills required to lead a team to successful completion of projects. Applies the business enterprise model to architectural design and to project, program, and product management. Provides hands-on practice with industry-level PM software and covers several case studies.
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 4
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BUS 631 - Global Business
Students develop an “outside/in” perspective: seeing the United States, U.S.-based companies, and foreign-headquartered multinational corporations from the perspective of multi-varied constituencies around the world. Many of the readings are from Africa to provide the diversity of thought needed to break the barriers of U.S.-centric thinking. International governance structures are highlighted in the course. A two-country negotiation case applies what students have learned.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Restricted to MBA students only)
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Units: 6
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BUS 632 - Organization & Leadership
Students analyze organizational effectiveness using theories of leadership, management, and organizational behavior. Students study leadership within the context of sensitivity to cross-cultural differences, firm culture, and employee motivation. Students reflect upon their own leadership styles and that of other leaders to determine how to shape their own management practice to improve their effectiveness. Students apply frameworks for thinking strategically about human resources.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Restricted to MBA students only)
Typically Offered: Fall term only
Units: 6
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BUS 633 - Information Systems and Business Analytics
Uses an executive information systems perspective to explore the emerging technologies that impact enterprise strategy. Focus is on understanding business analytics and its role in managing processes, resources, and people. This course reinforces the role of business analytics for creating a culture of data-driven decision-making and also addresses ethical and data governance issues in embedding business analytics in managerial decision-making.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Restricted to MBA students only)
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 3
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BUS 640 - Digital Business Model Strategies
Analysis of digital systems and technologies to develop viable business models within the context of the strategic needs of the system. Focuses on analysis and assessment of emerging models and strategies, their potentialities and impact on digital commerce (includes impact on business strategy and ethics), and the development of methodological tools for assessment of their success. (In-class, hybrid, or online format).
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 4
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BUS 648 - Accounting for Managers
Introduces financial and managerial accounting as tools for responsible managers. Students learn to read, understand, and interpret financial statements as they evaluate organizations¿ liquidity, profitability, and leverage. Students learn to use internal reports, budgets, and other accounting information to plan and control operations and make both tactical and strategic decisions.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Restricted to MBA students only)
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 3
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BUS 651 - Venture Formation & Fin Strat
Prepares students from Business Administration or other academic programs to pursue technology-based new venture opportunities. Includes opportunity recognition and evaluation; new venture strategies and formation; marketing; stakeholder management; financial management; entrepreneurial finance; and the process of sustaining organizational vision. Students prepare and defend a business plan, and identify sources of financing. If they have a promising opportunity, students receive assistance in approaching potential sources of capital and other resources.
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 4
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BUS 652 - Financial Management
Students will learn about the time value of money, project and security valuation. They will develop both the skills necessary to make financial decisions, and the ability to understand their impact on a responsible business and its stakeholders. This course will introduce and reinforce high-level financial concepts and principles that will serve as a foundation for financial management decisions.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Restricted to MBA students only)
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 3
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BUS 660 - Org Behav in Knowl-Based Firms
Explores individual and organizational behavior in the context of the knowledge-based company environment, including structures, processes, and systems. Includes communication, group dynamics, organization change and development, conflict and conflict resolution, multicultural diversity, ethics, leadership, and decision making. Abilities to apply include communication skills, decision making, problem solving, and teamwork, including understanding of cross-cultural differences.
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 4
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BUS 661 - Innovation and Technology Management
Students study the importance of innovation for business success. Innovation is analyzed from three perspectives: products, processes, and organizations. Students understand the intricacies of developing new products, processes, and organizations. Students explore how information-based systems are used to address the challenges of adding value to organizations. Principles of operations management are examined to improve strategies, processes, and decision making to meet customer needs.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Restricted to MBA Majors Only)
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Units: 6
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BUS 662 - Marketing Management
Students apply marketing frameworks to develop integrated marketing strategies that leverage market opportunities or address identified problems. Students make responsible marketing decisions based on analyses of target markets, while considering contexts and elements of the marketing mix to offer value to customers.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Restricted to MBA Majors Only)
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 3
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BUS 670 - Database Management
Examines database design and implementation using relational database management system tools. Discusses data management concepts and terminology currently in practice in the business world, including data and database administration, fundamentals of database management systems and models (network, hierarchical and relational), data sharing, retrieval, data dictionaries, data proliferation, data integrity, and queries using SQL.
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 4
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BUS 671 - Operations and Supply Chain Management
This course reviews operations strategies in a global environment for optimal allocation of resources (material and personnel) by firms to gain competitive advantage in the delivery of products (goods and services). Students will develop the ability to forecast demand; manage projects, inventory, revenue, supply chain risks, capacity planning, procurement, and customer relationship management.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Restricted to MBA Majors Only)
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 3
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BUS 680 - Info Tech Strategic Mgmt
Assesses strategic implications of adopting new technologies and enabling transformational change at the enterprise level in our knowledge-based economy. Covers creating business value through IT, assessing and managing risk, measuring financial value and risk of IT adoption, managing disruptive technologies, managing technology innovation, positioning the CIO in enterprise leadership and strategy management, marketing innovative products in a global economy, and assessing enterprise implications of technology trends.
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 4
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BUS 681 - MBA Accounting
Course examines accounting concepts, the accounting model, measurement processes, financial statements, financial analysis, the accounting cycle, monetary and fixed assets, inventory, current and long-term liabilities and equity structure. Students investigate internal reporting for use in planning and control, in making non-routine decisions and in formulating major plans and policies. Course covers cost-profit relationships, budgets, and standard variance analysis.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Restricted to MBA Majors Only)
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 3
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BUS 682 - Global Responsible Business
In this course, you will gain an understanding of today’s global economy and the people, institutions, and environmental elements that underlie international and global commerce. You will expand your ability to manage diversity and national differences. You will learn how to manage a responsible firm¿s quintuple bottom line (Profit, People, Planet, Ethics, and Equity) in a global context of interconnectedness.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Restricted to MBA Majors Only)
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 3
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BUS 684 - Doing Business in World Regions
This is a faculty-supervised project to enhance global awareness and cultural sensitivity by applying business knowledge acquired in previous courses to an international responsible business issue. The requirement can be fulfilled either through a short study trip abroad (when available) or through a written assignment.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Restricted to MBA Majors Only)
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 1
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BUS 687 - Accounting and Finance
Students: read, understand, & use corp. financial statements & published accounting reports; examine alternative costing methods & how cost information can be used for decision making; explore both financial & non-financial performance measures for evaluating business strategies & business unit success; prepare & analyze financial statements & projections for an investment; create a corporation, and/or a proposed project; and evaluate resources of financing for new & existing ventures.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Restricted to MBA Majors Only)
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 6
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BUS 691 - Business Strategy
As the culminating experience of the MBA program, students integrate the knowledge from earlier courses and apply it in the same manner demanded of business, government, and non-profit general managers. As an experiential learning exercise, students plan, organize, implement, and control a business in a competitive, simulated market. Simulated internal and external data are analyzed to formulate the vision, mission, objectives, strategies, and policies needed to implement a business strategy.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Restricted to MBA Majors Only)
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 6
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BUS 692 - Professional Development Seminar
Students will prepare to use the MBA to promote their career by working on value clarification, goal setting, networking, resume and LinkedIn profiles, impression management, and interviewing. Students will create clear and meaningful goals for post-MBA graduation and have a plan to successfully execute them.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Restricted to MBA Majors Only)
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 1
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BUS 694 - Business Strategy and Entrepreneurship
This course addresses the formulation and implementation of a responsible business strategy to create, sustain and renew competitive advantage for both established firms and startups. As an application of the concepts, students will design and validate innovative entrepreneurial and corporate business models.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Restricted to MBA Majors Only)
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 3
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BUS 695 - Special Topics
Studies a particular topic in the major; must have a research component. May be repeated for credit when topics vary (Offered classroom-based, hybrid, or online.)
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 1-6
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BUS 696 - Hybrid EMBA Study Sessions
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Restricted to MBA Majors Only)
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 0
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BUS 697 - Independent Study
Graduate independent study under the direction of a tenure track faculty member. The student must prepare a study proposal approved by the appropriate faculty member and graduate adviser prior to registration. Must have a research component. (Offered classroom-based, hybrid, or online.)
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 4-6
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BUS 698 - Applied Business Strategy Capstone
Through an experiential learning exercise, students will integrate knowledge gained in earlier courses and apply it to run a virtual company in a simulated market competition. Students will conduct environmental analysis, business planning, manage corporate performance and consider ethical implications of business decisions.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Restricted to MBA Majors Only)
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 3
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BUS 699 - Graduate Capstone
A capstone contributes to the disciplines or the professions by adding to technical/professional knowledge or by providing an original application of technical/professional knowledge in both management and information technology disciplines. Examples include a field study, a project, applied research, or a professional article of publishable quality. Students also master basic principles of strategic planning, including stakeholder management. Cross-listed as CST 699 .
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 4
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CAD 94 - Introduction to Writing
Provides students with tools and activities for identifying their areas of reading and writing strengths and needs, and anticipates the expectations of the college curriculum with attention to habits of mind and skills necessary for academic success. Early Start program.
Typically Offered: Administrative Use Only
Units: 1
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CAD 95 - Integrated Reading Writing
Integrates learning and improvement in reading and writing by exploring texts produced by members of various social, cultural, and academic communities, including students’ own writing. Designed to prepare students for college-level reading and writing through understanding of the processes of reading, writing, thinking and oral communication skills; the development of reading, writing and thinking skills; and the experience of reading and writing as problem solving, reasoning, and reflection. Not for baccalaureate credit; however, the course grade will show on student transcripts.
Typically Offered: Periodically offered
Units: 4
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