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| BUSN 101 The World of Business |
2.00 credits |
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This course provides an overview of the role of business in society and of the global economic, political, social and other environments in which businesses and other organizations operate. Students will be introduced to concepts and applications of the various business functions, including management, marketing, finance, economics, accounting, production and service, operations management, and information systems. The course is designed to encourage students' curiosity and critical thinking about the world of business. Students will prepare a business proposal. Business majors in the Hogan Entrepreneurial Leadership Program will take ENTR 101 (2 credits) instead of this course. Fall and Spring. |
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| BUSN 111 Business Computing |
2.00 credits |
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This course introduces students to an integrated set of software tools to solve business problems and to communicate results. Students learn to use spreadsheets, database systems, presentation software, Internet facilities (e.g., e-mail, newsgroups, FTP's, and Web browsers) to help improve problem-solving skills. Additionally, students will learn about file management systems, operating systems, and how to incorporate Visual BASIC (VBA) for applications with Microsoft Office Suite. Classroom lectures and hands-on computer use are employed to enhance learning. Fall and Spring. |
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| BUSN 230 Business Statistics |
3.00 credits |
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This course introduces business students to the terminology, uses and underlying theory in the areas of data summarization and description, basic probability concepts and distributions, sampling methods and sampling distribution, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, regression and correlation, and nonparametric methods. The course improves the student's awareness and ability in incorporating statistical considerations into the decision-making process and provides them with experience in using statistical software to assist in the quantitative analysis of business problems. Fall and Spring. |
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| Prerequisite:
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BUSN 111 Minimum Grade: D
and MATH 114 Minimum Grade: D |
| Equivalent:
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MATH 121 - OK if taken since Fall 1996 |
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| BUSN 270 Business Communication |
1.00 credit |
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Concepts and applications of effective communication in a business context. Fall and Spring. |
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| Prerequisite:
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(ENGL 101 Minimum Grade: D
or ENGL 200 Minimum Grade: D) |
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| BUSN 283 Business Law |
3.00 credits |
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This course addresses the legal fundamentals in running a business with particular attention to contracts, partnerships, corporations, property, commercial paper, securities, and the regulatory environment. Fall and Spring. |
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| Equivalent:
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ACCT 369 - Successful completion |
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| BUSN 290 Directed Study |
1.00 - 3.00 credits |
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Topic to be decided by faculty. |
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| BUSN 481 Strategic Management |
3.00 credits |
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A capstone course that introduces strategic management and practice and integrates functional areas in a broad systems-perspective approach to organizational challenges. The primary instructional tool is case analysis. Consideration is given to the international elements of strategic management and to the ethical dimensions of decision-making crucial to strategy formulation and implementation. Fall and Spring. |
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| Prerequisite:
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BFIN 320 Minimum Grade: D
and MGMT 350 Minimum Grade: D
and MKTG 310 Minimum Grade: D
and OPER 340 Minimum Grade: D |
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| BUSN 489 Special Topics |
1.00 - 3.00 credits |
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Topics and credit by arrangement. |
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| BUSN 490 Integrative Perspectives |
3.00 credits |
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This course focuses on integrating advanced topics and/or best practices from different disciplines. The course content varies over time to reflect leading-edge concepts and practices (e.g., business ethics, quality management and international standards, technology infrastructure, e-business strategy, etc.). Courses often involve a large-scale team project. May be repeated up to a maximum of six credits. Permission from department required. |
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| BUSN 491 Directed Study |
1.00 - 3.00 credits |
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Directed study requires completion of an application form and departmental permission. Zagweb registration not available. Summer only. |
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| BUSN 492 Business Planning |
3.00 credits |
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This course integrates business principles with business practices. Topics include assessing industry attractiveness, environment analysis, market segmentation, demand forecasting, product development, operations, financial analysis, control mechanisms, contingency planning, and implementation strategies. The preparation of a business plan is also a required component of the course as well as weekly written assignments. This course may be used to satisfy three credits of BUSN 490 Integrative Perspectives. |
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| Prerequisite:
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BFIN 320 Minimum Grade: D
and MGMT 350 Minimum Grade: D
and MKTG 310 Minimum Grade: D
and OPER 340 Minimum Grade: D |
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| BUSN 494 Management Consulting |
1.00 - 3.00 credits |
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Practicum in providing management assistance to businesses and non-profit organizations in marketing, management, finance, accounting, information systems operations and related case problems. The course will also examine the management of the consulting process and the role of the consultant as an agent for organizational change. Requires completion of an application form and departmental permission, and a 3.00 GPA. Zagweb registration not available. Fall and Spring. |
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| BUSN 497 Internship |
1.00 - 3.00 credits |
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Work experience directly related to the student's major and area of concentration. Guidelines are available from the Internship Director. Zagweb registration not available. Fall, Spring, and Summer. |
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| BUSN 499 Comprehensive Exam |
.00 credits |
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Required of all business majors in their final year. Fall and Spring. |
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| ACCT 260 Principles of Accounting I |
3.00 credits |
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Introduction to financial accounting with emphasis on the preparation and analysis of basic financial statements of business organizations. Fall and Spring. |
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| Equivalent:
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MBUS 560 - Successful completion |
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| ACCT 261 Principles of Accounting II |
3.00 credits |
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An introduction to managerial and cost accounting concepts and techniques. Topics include cost determination and the uses of cost data for managerial planning, control, and decision-making. Fall and Spring. |
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| Prerequisite:
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ACCT 260 Minimum Grade: D |
| Equivalent:
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MBUS 560 - Successful completion |
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| ACCT 263 Accounting Analysis |
3.00 credits |
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An accounting foundation course for non-business majors pursuing a general business minor or planning to apply for admission to the MBA program. The course introduces the student to accounting and emphasizes preparation, analysis, and interpretation of general purpose financial reports and uses of accounting information for decision-making. Spring. |
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| Equivalent:
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MBUS 560 - OK if taken since Spring 1999 |
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| ACCT 290 Directed Study |
1.00 - 3.00 credits |
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Topic to be decided by faculty. |
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| ACCT 360 Intermediate Accounting I |
3.00 credits |
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An intensive study of financial accounting theory and practice. Topics include recognition, measurement, and reporting of assets, liabilities, corporate equity, revenues and expenses; preparation and analysis of the principal financial statements. Fall. |
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| ACCT 361 Intermediate Accounting II |
3.00 credits |
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Continuation of ACCT 360. Spring. |
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| Prerequisite:
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ACCT 360 Minimum Grade: D |
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| ACCT 362 Accounting Information Systems |
3.00 credits |
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A study of the role of accounting information systems in organizational decision making and control. The course includes coverage of the theory and practice of information processing, internal controls, and systems analysis and design related to major transaction cycles. Spring. |
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| ACCT 363 Cost Accounting |
3.00 credits |
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An examination of the mechanics and application of accounting principles and concepts for planning, control, and decision making. Topics include cost behavior, job, process, and standard cost systems; budgeting and control; and activity-based costing. Fall. |
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| ACCT 365 Federal Taxation |
3.00 credits |
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Fundamentals of federal taxation with emphasis on individual taxation and tax planning. Topics include income, deductions, losses, and credits in addition to capital asset and other property transactions. Spring. |
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| ACCT 366 Advanced Federal Taxation |
3.00 credits |
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A study of corporate, partnership, estate and gift, and international taxation is conducted in this course. Current issues in taxation relating to both business and individual taxation will be discussed, along with an examination of tax procedure and tax practice. Fall. |
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| Prerequisite:
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ACCT 365 Minimum Grade: D |
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| ACCT 367 Financial Reporting |
3.00 credits |
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A study of the financial accounting theory and practice necessary for those planning to pursue a concentration in finance. Topics covered will include corporate financial reporting, revenue recognition concepts, accounting estimates, and GAAP principles associated with stock and bond transactions. Spring. |
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| ACCT 368 Not-For-Profit Accounting |
3.00 credits |
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An investigation of accounting principles and procedures as applied to governmental and not-for-profit organizations such as universities, health care agencies, and health and welfare organizations. On sufficient demand. |
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| ACCT 390 Directed Study |
1.00 - 3.00 credits |
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Topic to be decided by faculty. |
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| ACCT 460 Advanced Accounting |
3.00 credits |
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Advanced topics in financial accounting, theory and practice. Subjects include inter-corporate investments, consolidated financial statements, international accounting, partnerships, and accounting for governmental and NFP entities. Fall. |
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| Prerequisite:
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ACCT 361 Minimum Grade: D |
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| ACCT 464 Auditing |
3.00 credits |
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A study of auditing concepts and practices. Includes audit planning and procedures, EDP auditing, statistical sampling, ethical considerations, and report writing. Fall. |
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| Prerequisite:
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ACCT 362 Minimum Grade: D
and ACCT 361 Minimum Grade: D
and ACCT 362 Minimum Grade: D |
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| ACCT 466 Accounting Integration I |
3.00 credits |
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An intensive study of accounting theory and practice for corporations and not-for-profit organizations, including integration of financial and managerial analysis and control. Spring. |
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| ACCT 467 Accounting Integration II |
3.00 credits |
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A continuation of ACCT 466 and taken concurrently with ACCT 466. Spring. |
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| Prerequisite:
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ACCT 466 Minimum Grade: D |
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| ACCT 468 Personal Financial Planning |
3.00 credits |
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A study of financial analysis and planning for individuals, with an emphasis on retirement planning, including applications of federal tax law. Topics include: mission and goal-setting, budgeting, present value analysis of fund accumulations and withdrawals, investment allocations, risk management, estate tax planning. Students prepare a comprehensive personal financial plan. This course satisfies the integrative course requirements for those with BA majors. On sufficient demand. |
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| ACCT 489 Special Topic Seminar |
1.00 - 3.00 credits |
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On sufficient demand. |
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| ACCT 491 Directed Study |
1.00 - 3.00 credits |
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Directed Study requires completion of a form, and department permission. Zagweb registration is not available. |
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| ACCT 497 Internship |
1.00 - 3.00 credits |
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Accounting internships may not be counted towards the required accounting elective. Internship requires completion of an application form, and departmental approval and 3.00 GPA. Zagweb registration is not available. |
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| ACCT 900 Ethics for CPAs in Washington |
4.00 credits |
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| BFIN 320 Principles of Finance |
3.00 credits |
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Financial analysis and management, including time value of money, risk and return models, valuation, the cost of capital, capital budgeting techniques, and capital structure theory. Fall and Spring. |
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| Equivalent:
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MBUS 520 - OK if taken since Fall 2003 |
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| BFIN 322 Intermediate Finance |
3.00 credits |
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An extension of BFIN 320; new topics include working capital policy and management, advanced capital budgeting techniques, options, and futures. Fall and Spring. |
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| Prerequisite:
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BFIN 320 Minimum Grade: D |
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| BFIN 325 Financial Institutions |
3.00 credits |
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Allocation of financial flows through the markets. Topics covered include the various financial institutions, fund flows, structure of markets, and management of financial institutions. On sufficient demand. |
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| Prerequisite:
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BFIN 320 Minimum Grade: D |
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| BFIN 327 International Finance |
3.00 credits |
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A study of the financial management considerations inherent in international business operations. Topics covered include foreign currency exchange and foreign exchange forecasting, hedging methods and strategies, and international financial markets. Attention will be given to the ways in which legal, political, and policy differences affect trade and economic integration. Fall. |
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| Prerequisite:
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BFIN 320 Minimum Grade: D |
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| BFIN 422 Investment Analysis |
3.00 credits |
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Basic principles and fundamentals of securities markets. Introduction to alternative investment choices and economic factors influencing these choices. Fall. |
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| Prerequisite:
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BFIN 320 Minimum Grade: D |
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| BFIN 423 Financial Management Cases |
3.00 credits |
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Case problems in corporate financial management. Topics include working capital, raising long-term capital, capital budgeting, cost of capital, and asset structure. Spring. |
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| Prerequisite:
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BFIN 322 Minimum Grade: D |
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| BFIN 424 Real Estate Principles |
3.00 credits |
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A study in the principles and practices of real estate marketing and financing. On sufficient demand. |
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| BFIN 426 Mergers and Acquisitions |
3.00 credits |
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Merger types and characteristics, theoretical motivations for mergers, and principles of valuation are covered within the corporate finance framework. Spring. |
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| Prerequisite:
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BFIN 320 Minimum Grade: D |
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| BFIN 429 Portfolio Management |
1.00 - 3.00 credits |
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This is an arranged course that runs for three consecutive semesters beginning in the Spring semester of the student's junior year. The class will initially consist of lectures o financial theory and portfolio management from the finance faculty and local investment analysis, followed in the senior year with the actual management of an equity portfolio. |
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| Prerequisite:
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BFIN 422 Minimum Grade: D |
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| BFIN 429A Portfolio Mgmt I |
1.00 credit |
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This is a course that runs for three consecutive semesters beginning in the Spring semester of the student's junior year. The class will initially consist of lectures on financial theory and portfolio management from the finance faculty and local investment analysts, followed in the senior year with the actual management of an equity portfolio. |
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| Prerequisite:
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BFIN 320 Minimum Grade: D |
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| BFIN 429B Portfolio Mgmt II |
1.00 credit |
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This is a course that runs for three consecutive semesters beginning in the Spring semester of the student's junior year. The class will initially consist of lectures on financial theory and portfolio management from the finance faculty and local investment analysts, followed in the senior year with the actual management of an equity portfolio. |
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| Prerequisite:
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BFIN 429A Minimum Grade: D |
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| BFIN 429C Portfolio Mgmt III |
1.00 credit |
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This is a course that runs for three consecutive semesters beginning in the Spring semester of the student's junior year. The class will initially consist of lectures on financial theory and portfolio management from the finance faculty and local investment analysts, followed in the senior year with the actual management of an equity portfolio. |
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| Prerequisite:
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BFIN 429B Minimum Grade: D |
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| BFIN 489 Special Topic Seminar |
1.00 - 3.00 credits |
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Credit by arrangement. On sufficient demand. |
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| Prerequisite:
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BFIN 320 Minimum Grade: D |
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| BFIN 491 Directed Study |
1.00 - 3.00 credits |
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An individually designed course appropriate to the student's concentration. Summer. |
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| MGMT 350 Management and Organization |
3.00 credits |
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This course studies the theory and practice of management and behavior in organizations. Topics covered include motivation, leadership, workplace diversity, conflict, decision-making, employment law, and global management as applied to managerial functions of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Requires completion of admissions prerequisite courses with a 2.50 minimum GPA. Fall and Spring. |
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| MGMT 351 Developing Managerial Skills |
1.00 credit |
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This is an experiential, skill-building course to enhance students' management and interpersonal skills. The course will engage students in various exercises to improve self-awareness, and the application of management concepts to situations that managers face in supervising employees. The course will focus on developing skills such as: problem solving, creative thinking, supportive communication, motivating others, managing conflict, stress, delegation and team building. Fall and Spring. |
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| MGMT 352 International Management |
3.00 credits |
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This course is designed to provide students with the information and skills necessary to operate in an international setting. This requires a thorough understanding of international cultures in order for one to communicate, negotiate, lead, and motivate individuals from diverse backgrounds. An array of topics will be covered from international human resource management to motivating a multicultural workforce. Case studies and simulations will be used to explore the international dimensions of management. Fall. |
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| Prerequisite:
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MGMT 350 Minimum Grade: D |
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| MGMT 400 Recruitment and Selection |
3.00 credits |
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This course examines recruitment and selection as essential components of strategic human resource planning. Emphasis is on productivity factors (such as the use of technology) and quality factors (such as legal, ethical, and validity issues). Topics include international as well as domestic concerns and considerations of multiple staffing levels. Fall. |
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| Prerequisite:
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MGMT 350 Minimum Grade: D |
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| MGMT 405 Assesng-Compenstng Emplye Perf |
3.00 credits |
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This course examines the central role of job analysis in designing effective human resource management systems. Methods of job evaluation and various approaches to designing compensation and benefits systems within the context of strategic human resource management are also presented. The course also covers the evaluative dimensions of performance appraisal. Fall. |
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| Prerequisite:
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MGMT 350 Minimum Grade: D |
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| MGMT 410 Developing People and Organizn |
3.00 credits |
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The course describes techniques and strategies for improving the fit between the individual and the organization and between the organization and its environment. The focus will be on developing guidelines for designing and implementing development programs and understanding the change processes that empower individuals through involvement. These programs and processes will be discussed in the context of strategic human resource management. Spring. |
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| Prerequisite:
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MGMT 350 Minimum Grade: D |
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| MGMT 415 Employ Law-Employee Relations |
3.00 credits |
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This course examines the legal issues affecting the strategic management of human resources. Unionization and collective bargaining processes are presented, safety and health, and other employee rights issues are also discussed. Spring. |
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| Prerequisite:
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MGMT 350 Minimum Grade: D |
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| MGMT 489 Special Topic Seminar |
1.00 - 4.00 credits |
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Credit by arrangement. Fall or Spring or Summer. |
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| Prerequisite:
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MGMT 350 Minimum Grade: D |
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| MGMT 491 Directed Study |
1.00 - 3.00 credits |
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Directed study requires completion of an application form, and departmental permission. Zagweb registration not available. Summer only. |
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| MKTG 310 Principles of Marketing |
3.00 credits |
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This course provides an overview of the dynamics of marketing. The focus is the study of exchange and its facilitation for all types of products, both tangible and intangible. The functions, institutions, problems and philosophies of modern marketing are presented in survey form. The major areas of marketing decision-making are examined including: selecting and working with target markets, product development and management, promotion and marketing communication, pricing, and distribution. Fall and Spring. |
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| MKTG 315 Consumer Behavior |
3.00 credits |
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Consumer behavior is the study of human responses to products and services and to the marketing of those products and services. The focus of the course is on achieving a deeper understanding of the psychological, social, cultural, and economic dimensions of consumer judgment and decision-making. Influence factors such as attitudes, personality, memory, motivation, perception, and reference groups are explored. In addition, ethical concerns in the field are considered. Fall and Spring. |
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| Prerequisite:
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MKTG 310 Minimum Grade: D |
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| MKTG 330 Marketing Research |
3.00 credits |
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This course provides a general overview of marketing research. Students will be introduced to the analytical procedures and technology most widely employed by marketing professionals. Students will acquire an appreciation of the marketing research process and become knowledgeable users of information provided by this form of inquiry. Specific topics covered include: alternative methods of obtaining information, problem identification, research design, measurement scales, questionnaire construction, validity and reliability issues sampling error, sampling procedures, statistics, computer data analysis, research reporting, and ethical dilemmas. Fall and Spring. |
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| Prerequisite:
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BUSN 230 Minimum Grade: D
or MATH 121 Minimum Grade: D |
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| MKTG 335 Marketing Communications |
3.00 credits |
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This course examines the strategic use of various marketing communication elements including advertising, sales, promotion, public relations, personal selling, and direct marketing to build and maintain broad equity. Analysis will focus on topics such as selecting among alternative promotional tools, budgeting and allocation decisions, determining appropriate message strategy, and developing media schedules for a given product/market selection. Particular attention will be paid to the effective integration of elements across the promotional mix. Fall and Spring. |
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| Prerequisite:
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MKTG 315 Minimum Grade: D |
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| MKTG 342 Graphic Design |
3.00 credits |
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A survey of recent developments, styles, techniques and theory of graphic design as a commercial art form is the focus of this course. The class incorporates the use of professional computer software as a means to create effective visual communications. Fall or Spring. |
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| Prerequisite:
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MKTG 310 Minimum Grade: D |
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| MKTG 411 Advertising |
3.00 credits |
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This course explores the role of advertising in marketing strategy. Key topics include the communication process as well as basic practices and procedures of modern media. In addition, the course focuses on the application of advertising principles to the development of advertising objectives, strategy formulation, budgeting, media selection, copy testing, and evaluating advertising results. Regulatory, social, and ethical dimensions of advertising are also explored. Fall or Spring. |
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| Prerequisite:
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MKTG 310 Minimum Grade: D |
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| MKTG 417 International Marketing |
3.00 credits |
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This course provides an introduction to international marketing concepts and their application to various business situations. The course emphasizes principles and practices of marketing in the contemporary global environment. It is designed to enhance students' knowledge about current developments in international business. The material covers both U.S. and foreign companies doing business in various countries around the world. The course considers the marketing perspectives that allow increased interaction with global markets. Techniques, operations, and ethical dilemmas that are unique to international marketing will be discussed. Fall or Spring. |
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| Prerequisite:
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MKTG 310 Minimum Grade: D |
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| MKTG 418 Sales Management |
3.00 credits |
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This class examines two different aspects of the selling process. An introduction to basic principles underlying all types of selling and the practical applications of these principles to various selling situations is provided. In addition, an introduction to problems in the management of a sales force such as recruiting, selection, training, motivation, compensation, sales analysis, and control procedures are pursued. Fall or Spring. |
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| Prerequisite:
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MKTG 310 Minimum Grade: D |
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| MKTG 419 Marketing Strategy |
3.00 credits |
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This is an integrative, capstone course in marketing. This course focuses on developing and implementing marketing strategies and determining their impact on customer satisfaction and profitability. The course emphasizes systematic analysis of marketing problems and exercising good decision-making when faced with such problems. The core competencies to be developed in the course are the enhanced understanding of the marketing management process, marketing analysis, and decision-making, and the ability to formulate marketing strategy. Fall and Spring. |
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| Prerequisite:
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MKTG 310 Minimum Grade: D
and MKTG 330 Minimum Grade: D |
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| MKTG 489 Special Topic Seminar |
1.00 - 3.00 credits |
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Credit by arrangement. Fall or Spring or Summer. |
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| Prerequisite:
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MKTG 310 Minimum Grade: D |
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| MKTG 490 Promotion Project |
1.00 - 3.00 credits |
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Members of the class form a marketing agency for an outside company or organization. Over the course of the project, the class designs and implements a promotional campaign, manages a budget, conducts market research, makes an agency-style presentation to the client, and develops a professional recap book which reports the results of the campaign. This course can help the student improve skills in marketing, public relations, human resources and operations management, communications, business writing, public speaking, event planning, time management, group dynamics, and teamwork. Open to all concentrations. Spring. |
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| Prerequisite:
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MKTG 310 Minimum Grade: D |
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| MKTG 491 Directed Study |
1.00 - 3.00 credits |
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An individually designed course appropriate to the student's concentration. Directed study requires completion of an application form and departmental permission. Zagweb registration not available. Summer only. |
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| BMIS 235 Management Information System |
3.00 credits |
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This course introduces fundamental concepts of information systems and develops essential skills and techniques for using information technology (IT). The emphasis is on the role of information systems in today's organizations, including how IT changes individual work, impacts organizational structure and processes, and shapes competition in the business environment. Topics include the system concept, hardware, software, communication tools, database management systems, components of information systems, e-commerce (EC), technologies for developing EC, and systems development approaches. Advanced software tools are employed to develop students' ability to apply information technology to business problems. Spring, Fall and Summer. |
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| Prerequisite:
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BUSN 111 Minimum Grade: D |
| Equivalent:
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MBUS 525 - Successful completion |
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| BMIS 245 Web Page Design |
3.00 credits |
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This course explores the use of various application packages for developing interactive web pages. Beginning with a short history of the Internet and the World-Wide-Web, the course introduces students to the way Web-based information systems are developed. Using the system development life cycle (SDLC) as a framework, a variety of tools and techniques for planning and creating a well-designed and well-functioning web site are introduced. Topics include the structure of web pages, web page language (XHTML), and introductions to: cascading style sheets (CSS), graphics, animation, audio, and script languages (such as JavaScript and ActionScript). On sufficient demand. |
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| Prerequisite:
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BMIS 235 Minimum Grade: D |
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| BMIS 289 ST: Business Programming |
3.00 credits |
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This course teaches the development of business information systems using a business-oriented programming language such as Visual Basic, ASP and XML. Students will learn programming concepts and systems development processes to develop business applications. On sufficient demand. |
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| Prerequisite:
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BMIS 235 Minimum Grade: D |
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| BMIS 331 Prbm Solving & Prog Techniques |
3.00 credits |
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This course provides a basic introduction and practical experience in writing computer programs using an object-oriented programming language such as Java. Students will be required to utilize an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) to design solutions for specific business problems, as well as to code business logic, test, and debug programs that are soundly structured and easy to maintain. Topics include variables, data types, control structures, arrays, method invocation and parameter passing. Fall. |
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| Prerequisite:
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BMIS 235 Minimum Grade: D |
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| BMIS 342 Web-Based Appl & Architecture |
3.00 credits |
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The course is intended to introduce the architecture and development of web-based applications. The course presents an overall introduction to major components of web-based applications, including communication protocols, web servers, database servers, programming (script) languages, and development tools for web-based applications. The course provides a general coverage of alternative platforms and their associated technologies for developing web-based applications. Popular web languages and standards are introduced as a vehicle to familiarize students with practical skills and development techniques. Spring. |
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| Prerequisite:
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BMIS 235 Minimum Grade: D |
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| BMIS 441 Business Database Systems |
3.00 credits |
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This course helps students understand, through practice, the concepts of database management. Text reading provides a broader view in aspects of system modeling, project life cycle, data structure, data normalization, and data administration. Research projects demand students have in-depth knowledge of databases that are in use. Computer projects are used to give students hands-on experience developing a workable system in a PC environment. Fall. |
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| Prerequisite:
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BMIS 235 Minimum Grade: D
BMIS 235 Minimum Grade: D |
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| BMIS 443 Elect Commerce Strategy & Appl |
3.00 credits |
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An interdisciplinary course, the course is designed to provide students with some of the most exciting concepts, business models, and technologies that are emerging in the field of electronic commerce (EC) and which are expected to shape both consumer and business applications (e.g., accounting, supply chain, marketing, finance, and human resource management) and decision-making in the coming decade. EC is not just about technology, it is also about business. Students study real-world cases and business models and learn how to apply EC strategy to transform and redefine organizations and ultimately to improve or create a company's competitive advantage. Appropriate software may be used for applications development. Spring. |
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BMIS 235 Minimum Grade: D |
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| BMIS 444 Info System Analysis & Design |
3.00 credits |
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The full range of business software development is covered in this course, including problem definition, analysis and design, testing, documentation, and implementation strategies. Students will gain experience working with the main tools and techniques utilized throughout the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Topics include strategic planning, system development methodologies, project management, requirements development, data and process modeling using a software engineering CASE tool, object modeling using UML, application architecture, installation and evaluation. Spring. |
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BMIS 441 Minimum Grade: D |
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| BMIS 489 Special Topic Seminar |
3.00 credits |
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Students must have their own PCs. Fall, Spring and Summer. |
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BMIS 235 Minimum Grade: D |
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| BMIS 491 Directed Study |
1.00 - 3.00 credits |
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Directed study requires completion of an application form, and departmental permission. Zagweb registration not available. Summer only. |
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| OPER 340 Operations Management |
3.00 credits |
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This core course provides an understanding of the strategic and tactical role of operations management in building and maintaining a firm's core competencies. A significant emphasis is placed on discussing the impact of technology and globalization on creating and enhancing value from both the producer and consumer's perspective. This hybrid course uses a combination of lectures, Blackboard.com exercises, computer lab projects and group projects to ensure an understanding of basic concepts. Upon completion of the course students will possess the requisite skills to create and sustain the operational core competencies required to compete in a global marketplace. Fall and Spring. |
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| OPER 343 Spreadsheet Model for Mangers |
3.00 credits |
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This course involves building, solving and interpreting analytical models of managerial problems from operations, finance, marketing, and statistics using Microsoft Excel, specialized add-ins, and the Visual Basic for Applications programming language. This is a hands-on course where students will learn advanced Excel skills and how to create spreadsheet models of business processes and solve them to generate quality solutions. Fall. |
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OPER 340 Minimum Grade: D |
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| OPER 345 Service Operations |
3.00 credits |
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This course introduces business students to service operations and attempts to familiarize them with the distinctive characteristics of service organizations and how to successfully manage them. Discussion includes, but is not limited to, such topics as the role and nature of services; competitive environment of services and competitive service strategies; service design, managing service operations, and globalization of services. Summer and on sufficient demand. |
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OPER 340 Minimum Grade: D |
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| OPER 346 Project Management |
3.00 credits |
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This operations skills course provides students with the requisite skills necessary to manage a wide range of projects including: project planning, task scheduling, resource management, and project reporting. The course provides students the knowledge of how to use MS Project to plan and control multiple projects utilizing finite resources. Summer and on sufficient demand. |
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OPER 340 Minimum Grade: D |
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| OPER 347 Lean Thinking |
3.00 credits |
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This operations strategy course extends the benefits of lean thinking outward from the factory floor to encompass the entire global supply chain. The principles of lean thinking are applied to each stage of supply chain management including the make-vs.-buy decision, sourcing, product and process design, facility location and management, and relationship management. Practical methods for enhancing a firm's core competencies by identifying and eliminating waste are presented along with recommendations for building an integrated supply chain through the use of Internet-based strategies and software solutions. Summer and sufficient demand. |
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OPER 340 Minimum Grade: D |
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| OPER 348 Quality Mgmt & Int'l Standards |
3.00 credits |
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This course provides an introduction to management practices aimed at quality improvement and international quality standards as applied to productive systems throughout a product's global supply chain. Topics include product and process design for quality and reliability, vendor selection and quality defect prevention throughout the supply chain, control and improvement of process capability for all supply chain processes, ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 standards, and customer relationship management. Fall. |
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OPER 340 Minimum Grade: D |
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| OPER 440 Global Oper & Supply Chain Mgt |
3.00 credits |
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This course examines the role of technology and the impact of globalization on creating and enhancing value from both the producer and consumer's prospective. Learning objectives include understanding how culture and contextual differences in management practice affect the efficiency and effectiveness of global operations and how developing a global supply chain creates a sustainable competitive advantage. The course uses a combination of lectures, Internet exercises, case analysis, field research and group projects. Summer and on sufficient demand. |
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OPER 340 Minimum Grade: D |
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| OPER 445 Process Mgmt & Improvement |
3.00 credits |
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All organizations have business processes that produce and deliver products and services to customers. This course examines the design and management of key business processes by focusing on the process flow, key performance measures, and the management of levers that lead to process improvement. The student will be introduced to process management tools as part of the course. Spring. |
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OPER 340 Minimum Grade: D |
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| OPER 489 Special Topic Seminar |
1.00 - 4.00 credits |
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OPER 340 Minimum Grade: D |
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| OPER 491 Directed Study |
1.00 - 3.00 credits |
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Directed study requires completion of a form and departmental permission. |
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| MBUS 500 Economic Analysis |
3.00 credits |
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Key micro and macroeconomic models which are critical to the development of modern economics are explored. Analysis includes theories of supply and demand, theory of the firm, pricing, employment, monetary and fiscal policy, and international trade and finance. Fall |
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ECON 103 - Successful completion |
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| MBUS 505H Intro to Healthcare Systems |
1.00 credit |
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Introduces students to the U.S. healthcare system, both the public and private sector. The course examines the structure of the health system, healthcare financing mechanisms, and the effects of both market competition and government regulation. 1 cr. Required of all MBA-HC students except those currently employed in the healthcare industry. |
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| MBUS 510 Marketing Analysis |
3.00 credits |
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This course explores the process of exchange. Class lectures and assignments will be used to acquaint students with important decision criteria used in satisfying consumer wants and needs. The completion of a marketing plan is used to reinforce marketing techniques that are introduced as well as enhance student analytical and decision making skills. |
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MKTG 310 - Successful completion |
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| MBUS 520 Financial Management |
3.00 credits |
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The course develops the skills and intuition needed to make financial decisions. Estimation of relevant cash flows, time value mathematics, estimation of appropriate return requirements, and the techniques for assessing projects and investment opportunities are focal skills covered in this class. Additionally, intuitive concepts such as the trade off between risk and return, the nature of the agency problem, the benefits and perils associated with leverage, and the implications of market efficiency are developed in order to add to the students' business judgment. |
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ACCT 261 |
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BFIN 320 - Successful completion |
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| MBUS 530 Managerial Statistics |
3.00 credits |
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The focus of this course will be on the analysis of business data and the application of statistical thinking in managerial decision making. The premise of the course is that effective decision making often requires an understanding of scientific and statistical principles as well as 'good judgment'. Topics covered include descriptive statistics, sampling distributions, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing, analysis of variance and simple regression. |
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| MBUS 531 Statistical Methods |
2.00 credits |
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| MBUS 535 Fundamentals of Info Systems |
3.00 credits |
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This course introduces fundamental concepts of information systems and essential skills and techniques of using information technology (IT). The emphasis is on the roles of information systems in today's organizations, including how IT changes individual work, affects organizational structure and processes, and shapes competition in the business environment. Topics include the system concept, hardware, software, communication tools, database management systems, components of information systems, e-commerce (EC), technologies for developing EC, and systems development approaches. Students learn to use software tools (e.g., MS/Office suite and other advanced tools) to help improve problem solving skills using information technologies. |
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BMIS 235 - Successful completion |
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| MBUS 535T Management Information Systems |
2.00 credits |
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An introduction to information systems of an organization, including how the organizational structure and the information needs affect each other. Course includes assessment of business objectives, planning, execution and information controls. To build the students understanding in e-commerce, students will learn Internet technologies such as Web page design, ftp, and tel-net, as well as data base management systems. |
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| MBUS 540 Operations Management |
3.00 credits |
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This course provides a broad overview of issues in operations and supply chain management, emphasizing a strategic orientation toward design and improvement issues. Topics include structuring, improving and integrating information technology, processes, suppliers, and logistics providers. |
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OPER 340 - Successful completion |
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| MBUS 540T Operations Management |
2.00 credits |
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This course provides a broad overview of issues in operation and supply chain management, emphasizing a strategic orientation toward design and improvement issues. Topics include structuring, improving and integrating information technology, processes, suppliers and logistics providers. |
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| MBUS 541 Operations Management |
2.00 credits |
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| MBUS 552 Principles Of Management |
2.00 credits |
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| MBUS 560 Accounting Analysis |
3.00 credits |
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This course is an introduction to accounting and reporting, including international accounting. Emphasis is on preparation, analysis, and interpretation of general purpose financial reports and uses of accounting information for decision-making. Spring |
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ACCT 263 - Successful completion |
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| MBUS 570 Business And Employment Law |
2.00 credits |
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| MBUS 583 Legal Environment |
3.00 credits |
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This course addresses the legal fundamentals of running a business with particular attention to contracts, partnerships, corporations, property, commercial paper, securities, and the regulatory environment. |
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BUSN 283 - Successful completion |
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| MBUS 583T Legal Environment |
2.00 credits |
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This course addresses the legal fundamental's in running a business with particular attention to contracts, partnerships, corporations, property, commercial paper, securities, and the regulatory environment. |
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| MBUS 590 Directed Study |
1.00 - 3.00 credits |
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Guidelines are available in the Graduate School of Business office. Requirements must be met before registration. Summer. |
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| MBUS 600 Orientation Workshop |
.00 credits |
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This zero credit workshop is held one evening per semester just prior to the start of classes. It must be taken during the student's first semester in either the Master of Accountancy or Master of Business Administration programs. Topics include an orientation to the Graduate School of Business programs, university facilities available to students, team-building, communications, and case analysis. Fall and Spring |
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| MBUS 604 Corporate Taxation |
3.00 credits |
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This course explores the fundamentals of federal taxation as it relates to corporate formation, operations, distributions, and liquidations. Particuluar attention is given to the operation of S Corporations. The course concludes with a discussion of mergers and spinoffs, particularly in the context of small business coprporations. |
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| MBUS 605 Ethics & the Structure of Work |
1.00 credit |
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Though employees have made great strides over the years in gaining some control over the conditions under which they work, it remains the case that employers retain most of the power and control in setting the formal and informal conditions of work which employees must accept (e.g. policies that base continued employment on meeting certain health requirements, ultimatums that employees cease certain extracurricular activities, requirements for ongoing drug-testing, the creation of expectations that unpaid overtime is required, etc.) In this cours |
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