Courses



BUSN 111 Business Computing 2.00 credits
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.
 
BUSN 230 Business Statistics 3.00 credits
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.
 
Prerequisite: BUSN 111 Minimum Grade: D and MATH 114 Minimum Grade: D
Equivalent: MATH 121 - OK if taken since Fall 1996
BUSN 270 Business Communication 2.00 credits
Concepts and applications of effective communication in a business context. Fall and Spring.
 
Prerequisite: (ENGL 101 Minimum Grade: D or ENGL 200 Minimum Grade: D or ENGL 103H Minimum Grade: D)
BUSN 283 Business Law 3.00 credits
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.
 
Equivalent: ACCT 369 - Successful completion
BUSN 290 Directed Study 1.00 - 3.00 credits
Topic to be decided by faculty.
 
BUSN 481 Strategic Management 3.00 credits
A capstone course that introduces strategic management concepts 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 context of strategic management and to the ethical dimensions of decision-making crucial to effective strategy formulation and implementation. Fall and Spring.
 
Prerequisite: BFIN 320 Minimum Grade: D and MGMT 350 Minimum Grade: D and MKTG 310 Minimum Grade: D and OPER 340 Minimum Grade: D
BUSN 489 Special Topics 1.00 - 3.00 credits
Topics and credit by arrangement.
 
BUSN 490 Integrative Perspectives 3.00 credits
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.
 
BUSN 491 Directed Study 1.00 - 3.00 credits
Directed study requires completion of an application form and departmental permission. Zagweb registration not available. Summer only.
 
BUSN 492 Business Planning 3.00 credits
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.
 
Prerequisite: BFIN 320 Minimum Grade: D and MGMT 350 Minimum Grade: D and MKTG 310 Minimum Grade: D and OPER 340 Minimum Grade: D
BUSN 494 Management Consulting 1.00 - 3.00 credits
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.
 
BUSN 497 Internship 1.00 - 3.00 credits
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.
 
BUSN 499 Comprehensive Exam .00 credits
Required of all business majors in their final year. Fall and Spring.
 
ACCT 260 Principles of Accounting I 3.00 credits
Introduction to financial accounting with emphasis on the preparation and analysis of basic financial statements of business organizations. Fall, Spring, Summer.
 
Equivalent: MBUS 560 - Successful completion
ACCT 261 Principles of Accounting II 3.00 credits
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, Spring, Summer.
 
Prerequisite: ACCT 260 Minimum Grade: D
Equivalent: MBUS 560 - Successful completion
ACCT 263 Accounting Analysis 3.00 credits
An accounting foundation course for non-business majors pursuing a general business minor or planning to apply for admission to graduate business programs. 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.
 
Equivalent: MBUS 560 - OK if taken since Spring 1999
ACCT 290 Directed Study 1.00 - 3.00 credits
Topic to be decided by faculty.
 
ACCT 360 Intermediate Accounting I 3.00 credits
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.
 
ACCT 361 Intermediate Accounting II 3.00 credits
Continuation of ACCT 360. Spring.
 
Prerequisite: ACCT 360 Minimum Grade: D
ACCT 362 Accounting Information Systems 3.00 credits
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.
 
ACCT 363 Cost Accounting 3.00 credits
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.
 
ACCT 364 Fraud & Forensic Examination 3.00 credits
An overview of fraud investigation techniques. Topic coverage will include major categories of fraud such as skimming, larceny, and corruption. As includes investigative techniques including interviewing skills, evidence collection and report writing. For accounting majors only.
 
Prerequisite: ACCT 361 Minimum Grade: D
ACCT 365 Federal Taxation 3.00 credits
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.
 
Prerequisite: ACCT 261 Minimum Grade: D
ACCT 366 Advanced Federal Taxation 3.00 credits
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.
 
Prerequisite: ACCT 365 Minimum Grade: D
ACCT 367 Financial Reporting 3.00 credits
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. ACCOUNTING MAJORS MAY NOT ENROLL IN THIS COURSE.
 
ACCT 369 International Accounting 3.00 credits
This course will compare and contrast accounting and financial reporting under International Financial Reporting Standards and US GAAP, using official pronouncements, cases, and problems.
 
Prerequisite: ACCT 361 Minimum Grade: D
ACCT 460 Advanced Accounting 3.00 credits
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.
 
Prerequisite: ACCT 361 Minimum Grade: D
ACCT 464 Auditing 3.00 credits
A study of auditing concepts and practices. Includes audit planning and procedures, EDP auditing, statistical sampling, ethical considerations, and report writing. Fall.
 
Prerequisite: ACCT 361 Minimum Grade: D and ACCT 362 Minimum Grade: D and ACCT 362 Minimum Grade: D
ACCT 466 Accounting Integration I 3.00 credits
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.
 
ACCT 467 Accounting Integration II 3.00 credits
A continuation of ACCT 466 and taken concurrently with ACCT 466. Spring.
 
Prerequisite: ACCT 466 Minimum Grade: D
ACCT 468 Personal Financial Planning 3.00 credits
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.
 
Prerequisite: ACCT 261 Minimum Grade: D ACCT 261 Minimum Grade: D
ACCT 489 Special Topic Seminar 1.00 - 3.00 credits
On sufficient demand.
 
ACCT 491 Directed Study 1.00 - 3.00 credits
Directed Study requires completion of a form, and department permission. Zagweb registration is not available. Available Summer only
 
ACCT 497 Internship 1.00 - 3.00 credits
Accounting internships may not be counted towards the required accounting elective. Internships require departmental approval and 3.00 GPA. Zagweb registration is not available.
 
ACCT 900 Ethics for CPAs in Washington 4.00 credits
 
BFIN 320 Principles of Finance 3.00 credits
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.
 
Equivalent: MBUS 520 - OK if taken since Fall 2003
BFIN 322 Intermediate Finance 3.00 credits
An extension of BFIN 320; new topics include working capital policy and management, advanced capital budgeting techniques, options, and futures. Fall and Spring.
 
Prerequisite: BFIN 320 Minimum Grade: D
BFIN 325 Financial Institutions 3.00 credits
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.
 
Prerequisite: BFIN 320 Minimum Grade: D
BFIN 327 International Finance 3.00 credits
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.
 
Prerequisite: BFIN 320 Minimum Grade: D
BFIN 422 Investment Analysis 3.00 credits
Basic principles and fundamentals of securities markets. Introduction to alternative investment choices and economic factors influencing these choices. Fall.
 
Prerequisite: BFIN 320 Minimum Grade: D
BFIN 423 Financial Management Cases 3.00 credits
Case problems in corporate financial management. Topics include working capital, raising long-term capital, capital budgeting, cost of capital, and asset structure. Spring.
 
Prerequisite: BFIN 322 Minimum Grade: D
BFIN 424 Real Estate Principles 3.00 credits
A study in the principles and practices of real estate marketing and financing. On sufficient demand.
 
Prerequisite: BFIN 320 Minimum Grade: D
BFIN 426 Mergers and Acquisitions 3.00 credits
Merger types and characteristics, theoretical motivations for mergers, and principles of valuation are covered within the corporate finance framework. Spring.
 
Prerequisite: BFIN 320 Minimum Grade: D
BFIN 429 Portfolio Management 1.00 - 3.00 credits
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.
 
Prerequisite: BFIN 422 Minimum Grade: D
BFIN 429A Portfolio Mgmt I 1.00 credit
This is the first segment of a course that runs for three consecutive semesters beginning in the Spring semester of the student's junior year.
 
Prerequisite: BFIN 320 Minimum Grade: D
BFIN 429B Portfolio Mgmt II 1.00 credit
This is the second segment of a course that runs for three consecutive semesters beginning in the Spring semester of the student's junior year.
 
Prerequisite: BFIN 429A Minimum Grade: D
BFIN 429C Portfolio Mgmt III 1.00 credit
This is the third segment of a course that runs for three consecutive semesters beginning in the Spring semester of the student's junior year.
 
Prerequisite: BFIN 429B Minimum Grade: D
BFIN 489 Special Topic Seminar 1.00 - 3.00 credits
Credit by arrangement. On sufficient demand.
 
Prerequisite: BFIN 320 Minimum Grade: D
BFIN 491 Directed Study 1.00 - 3.00 credits
An individually designed course appropriate to the student's concentration. Available Summer only.
 
MGMT 350 Management and Organization 3.00 credits
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. Fall and Spring.
 
MGMT 351 Developing Managerial Skills 1.00 credit
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.
 
MGMT 352 International Management 3.00 credits
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.
 
Prerequisite: MGMT 350 Minimum Grade: D
MGMT 355 International Management 3.00 credits
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.
 
Prerequisite: MGMT 350 Minimum Grade: D
MGMT 400 Recruitment and Selection 3.00 credits
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.
 
Prerequisite: MGMT 350 Minimum Grade: D
MGMT 405 Assesng-Compenstng Emplye Perf 3.00 credits
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.
 
Prerequisite: MGMT 350 Minimum Grade: D
MGMT 410 Developing People and Organizn 3.00 credits
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.
 
Prerequisite: MGMT 350 Minimum Grade: D
MGMT 415 Employ Law-Employee Relations 3.00 credits
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.
 
Prerequisite: MGMT 350 Minimum Grade: D
MGMT 457 Negotiations 3.00 credits
This course focuses on the basic principles and concepts of negotiation. Lecture and experiential exercises are used to familiarize the student with such topics as preparation, strategies, and tactics. On Sufficient Demand.
 
Prerequisite: MGMT 350 Minimum Grade: D
MGMT 489 Special Topic Seminar 1.00 - 4.00 credits
Credit by arrangement. Fall or Spring or Summer.
 
Prerequisite: MGMT 350 Minimum Grade: D
MGMT 491 Directed Study 1.00 - 3.00 credits
Directed study requires completion of an application form, and departmental permission. Zagweb registration not available. Summer only.
 
MKTG 310 Principles of Marketing 3.00 credits
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.
 
MKTG 315 Consumer Behavior 3.00 credits
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.
 
MKTG 330 Marketing Research 3.00 credits
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.
 
MKTG 335 Marketing Communications 3.00 credits
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.
 
MKTG 342 Graphic Design 3.00 credits
The focus of this course is a survey of recent developments, styles, techniques, and theory of graphic design as a commercial art form. The class incorporates the use of professional computer software as a means to create effective visual communications. Fall or Spring.
 
MKTG 402 Marketing Communication 3.00 credits
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.
 
Prerequisite: (MKTG 315 Minimum Grade: D or MKTG 335 Minimum Grade: D)
MKTG 411 Advertising 3.00 credits
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.
 
MKTG 415 New Pfoduct Development 3.00 credits
Class discussion and experiential projects are used to demonstrate methods which enhance the value created by new products. Idea assessment, product design, test marketing, and the implementation procedures necessary to successfully introduce a new product are discussed. Issues surrounding why new products fail and how brand image can be effectively managed and legally protected are also presented. On sufficient demand.
 
Prerequisite: MKTG 330 Minimum Grade: D
MKTG 416 Retail Management 3.00 credits
The practice and theory of retail assortment planning, buying, facility layout, profit management, and site location are studied. The use of the internet to enhance customer relationship management and the globalization of the retail industry are also examined. Fall or Spring.
 
Prerequisite: MKTG 310 Minimum Grade: D
MKTG 417 International Marketing 3.00 credits
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.
 
Prerequisite: MKTG 310 Minimum Grade: D
MKTG 418 Personal Selling 3.00 credits
This class examines the selling process. The basic principles underlying all types of selling and the practical applications of these principles to various selling situations are presented. In addition, an introduction to sales management issues such as recruitment, selection, training, motivation, compensation, sales analysis, and evaluation is provided. On sufficient demand.
 
MKTG 419 Marketing Strategies 3.00 credits
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.
 
Prerequisite: MKTG 310 Minimum Grade: D and MKTG 330 Minimum Grade: D
MKTG 489 Special Topic Seminar 1.00 - 3.00 credits
Credit by arrangement. Fall or Spring or Summer.
 
Prerequisite: MKTG 310 Minimum Grade: D
MKTG 490 Promotion Project 1.00 - 3.00 credits
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.
 
MKTG 491 Directed Study 1.00 - 3.00 credits
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.
 
BMIS 235 Management Information System 3.00 credits
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. Fall, Spring, and Summer.
 
Prerequisite: BUSN 111 Minimum Grade: D
Equivalent: MBUS 525 - Successful completion
BMIS 245 Web Page Design 3.00 credits
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.
 
Prerequisite: BMIS 235 Minimum Grade: D
BMIS 289 ST: Business Programming 3.00 credits
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.
 
Prerequisite: BMIS 235 Minimum Grade: D
BMIS 331 Prbm Solving & Prog Techniques 3.00 credits
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.
 
Prerequisite: BMIS 235 Minimum Grade: D
BMIS 342 Web-Based Appl & Architecture 3.00 credits
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.
 
Prerequisite: BMIS 235 Minimum Grade: D
BMIS 441 Business Database Systems 3.00 credits
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.
 
Prerequisite: BMIS 235 Minimum Grade: D BMIS 235 Minimum Grade: D
BMIS 443 Elect Commerce Strategy & Appl 3.00 credits
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.
 
Prerequisite: BMIS 235 Minimum Grade: D
BMIS 444 Info System Analysis & Design 3.00 credits
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.
 
Prerequisite: BMIS 441 Minimum Grade: D
BMIS 489 Special Topic Seminar 3.00 credits
Students must have their own PCs. Fall, Spring and Summer.
 
Prerequisite: BMIS 235 Minimum Grade: D
BMIS 491 Directed Study 1.00 - 3.00 credits
Directed study requires completion of an application form, and departmental permission. Zagweb registration not available. Summer only.
 
OPER 340 Operations Management 3.00 credits
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.
 
OPER 343 Spreadsheet Model for Managers 3.00 credits
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.
 
Prerequisite: OPER 340 Minimum Grade: D
OPER 345 Service Operations 3.00 credits
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.
 
Prerequisite: OPER 340 Minimum Grade: D
OPER 346 Project Management 3.00 credits
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.
 
Prerequisite: OPER 340 Minimum Grade: D
OPER 347 Lean Thinking 3.00 credits
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.
 
Prerequisite: OPER 340 Minimum Grade: D
OPER 348 Mgmt & International Standards 3.00 credits
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.
 
Prerequisite: OPER 340 Minimum Grade: D
OPER 440 Global Oper & Supply Chain Mgt 3.00 credits
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. On sufficient demand.
 
Prerequisite: OPER 340 Minimum Grade: D
OPER 445 Process Mgmt & Improvement 3.00 credits
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.
 
Prerequisite: OPER 340 Minimum Grade: D
OPER 450 Operations Management Capstone 3.00 credits
This capstone course is an introduction to current thinking in three research streams in Operations Management: Service Management, Supply Chain Management, and Process Management. The course will be taught as three modules with an exam after each module. A comprehensive paper in one of the three topic areas or an integrative paper across areas will also be required and will be submitted to a student paper competition at an Operations Management professional society. Spring.
 
Prerequisite: OPER 340 Minimum Grade: D
OPER 489 Special Topic Seminar 1.00 - 4.00 credits
 
Prerequisite: OPER 340 Minimum Grade: D
OPER 491 Directed Study 1.00 - 3.00 credits
Directed study requires completion of a form and departmental permission. Available summer only.
 
MBUS 500 Economic Analysis 3.00 credits
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
 
Equivalent: ECON 103 - Successful completion
MBUS 501 Review of Statistical Concepts 1.00 credit
The purpose of this course is to review basic statistical concepts, such as descriptive statistics, probability distributions (binomial and normal), sampling distribution, inferences (point estimates and confidence intervals), hypotheses testing (one-sample tests, two-sample tests), Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), as well as simple linear regression analysis. Furthermore, the course will provide students with hands-on experience in using statistical software (MegaStat) to assist in making effective decisions.
 
MBUS 502 Review of Financial Acct Conc 1.00 credit
The review will begin with business transaction analysis, including both non-accounting and technical accounting treatments, leading to a discussion of the accounting cycle and the resulting major financial statements (income statement and balance sheet). The class will then drill down and examine in more detail accounting for (1) accounts receivable and bad debt expense; (2) inventory and cost of goods sold; (3) property, plant, and equipment, and depreciation expense; (4) current liabilities and accrued expenses; (5) bonds payable and interest expense; and (6) transactions with owners. The class will conclude with a discussion of the statement of cash flows.
 
MBUS 503 Review of Finance Concepts 1.00 credit
Basic review of core principles of corporate finance. Topics will include the analysis of risk and return, the time value of money and discounted cash flow analysis, the firm's investment and financing decisions, and the management of working capital.
 
MBUS 505H Intro to Healthcare Systems .00 credits
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.
 
MBUS 510 Marketing Analysis 3.00 credits
This course explores the "process of exchange". Class lectures, readings and assignments acquaint students with important marketing concepts that any organization can use to effectively satisfy consumer needs while also achieving internal objectives.
 
Equivalent: MKTG 310 - Successful completion
MBUS 520 Financial Management 3.00 credits
The purpose of this course is to provide students with a basic theoretical foundation and tools to employ in financial decision-making. Of primary importance is provision for the necessary mathematical and analytical methods needed to continue into advanced finance courses. These techniques are commonly encountered by professionals in all areas of business management. Also, the thought process and techniques introduced in this class can be readily applied to everyday personal decision-making situations.
 
Equivalent: BFIN 320 - Successful completion
MBUS 530 Managerial Statistics 3.00 credits
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.
 
MBUS 535 Fundamentals of Info Systems 3.00 credits
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.
 
Equivalent: BMIS 235 - Successful completion
MBUS 535T Management Information Systems 2.00 credits
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.
 
MBUS 540 Operations Management 3.00 credits
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.
 
Equivalent: OPER 340 - Successful completion
MBUS 540T Operations Management 2.00 credits
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.
 
MBUS 560 Accounting Analysis 3.00 credits
This course is intended as an introduction to financial and managerial accounting concepts. Students successfully completing the class will have: a) a general knowledge of accounting concepts and techniques; b) a familiarity with the accounting procedures used to account for most business transactions; c) the ability to prepare basic financial reports; d) an understanding of the uses and limitations of accounting information; e) an understanding of some of the ethical issues in accounting; and f) the ability to provide at least an elemental interpretation of the information contained in a set of financial statements. Spring.
 
Equivalent: ACCT 263 - Successful completion
MBUS 590 Directed Study 1.00 - 3.00 credits
Guidelines are available in the Graduate School of Business office. Requirements must be met before registration. Summer.
 
MBUS 600 Orientation .00 credits
This zero credit Orientation 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, Spring, and Summer
 
MBUS 604 Corporate Taxation 3.00 credits
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.
 
MBUS 605 Ethics & the Structure of Work 1.00 credit
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 course, we will examine some ethical perspectives that are instructive in evaluation the acceptability of such practices and apply those perspectives to a few issues and cases.
 
MBUS 606 Tax Planning for Wealth Trans 3.00 credits
This is a survey course involving the federal tax effects of gifts during life and transfers at death. Some work is done in actual planning principles and how federal transfer taxes can be reduced by proper planning. A discussion of estate planning will combine all aspects of the transmission of wealth, both be testate and intestate methods. Consideration will be given to the tax and non-tax problems inherent in property transmission. Fall.
 
MBUS 607 Tax Planning For Business Tran 3.00 credits
This course deals with detailed examination of corporate and partnership acquistions and dispositions. Both taxable and nontaxable events will be explored concentrating upon the small business aspects of such transactions.
 
MBUS 608 Intro Real Estate Investment 1.00 credit
This course is designed to provide an introduction to real estate finance and investment. Topics covered include an overview of the language, products, historical background, and core concepts in real asset investment and management. also covered are analytical tools and decision-making techniques in property asset valuation and financing options for various development projects.
 
MBUS 609 Financial Statement Analysis 1.00 credit
This is a short course introducing managers to the benefits of analyzing financial statements. The main objective is to improve students' familiarity with and competence in understanding an organization's current and past performance form applying various qualitative and quantitative analysis techniques.
 
MBUS 610 Econ Environment of The Firm 2.00 credits
This course will deal with the nature and objectives of the firm, including its interface with markets, society, government and the global economy. Topics selected from: competitive markets, market imperfections, the economic model of human behavior, compensation and incentives, social responsibility, government regulation, fiscal and monetary policy, foreign exchange, and trade policy. Fall and Spring
 
MBUS 610H Health Care Economics 2.00 credits
Consideration of microeconomic theory to the specialized area of health care. Topics of discussion include what does and does not make health care distinctive as an economic good, the market for health care in theory and practice, and economic proposals to overcome existing market failure.
 
MBUS 612 Management Skills Development 2.00 credits
This course focuses on understanding behavioral concepts necessary for the effective management of people in organizations. Current literature, case studies and simulations will be used to demonstrate application of concepts. Topics covered include perception, motivation, leadership, managing teams and conflict, supportive communication, leveraging diversity and performance management. Fall and Spring
 
MBUS 612H Mgt of Medical Groups 2.00 credits
Presentation of the basic concepts and theory underlying effective management practices, particularly those specifically necessary for managing in the healthcare arena. The course will focus on skill such as problem solving, creative thinking, supportive communication, managing conflict, and project management. 2 cr.
 
MBUS 613 Quantitative & Stats Analysis 2.00 credits
This course is designed to expose students to the use of spreadsheet-based models and the scientific research process to support problem solving and decision making in a business environment. Emphasis is on the acquisition, analysis, and interpretation of data to solve business problems. Topics include an overview of statistical thinking and basic statistical analysis, analysis of variance techniques, and regression analysis. Case problems may be used to provide practical experience in data analysis and interpretation. Fall and Spring
 
MBUS 614 Business Ethics 2.00 credits
In general, business ethics is the study of ethical concerns that arise in connection with business as it is currently practiced, typically in a capitalist setting. This particular course, given the audience, will focus on a handful of basic points of interest that, I think, relate essentially to the business lives of managers, especially entrepreneurial managers.
 
MBUS 614H Healthcare Ethics 2.00 credits
Consideration of the ethical issues facing health care managers. Students will have the opportunity to apply ethical principles to the practical management problems frequently found in health care settings.
 
MBUS 615H Healthcare Law 2.00 credits
The course will ensure a student learns about how we currently deliver health care in the United States, and the legal challenges facing health care providers, consumers, and regulators. The course will cover national health care policy, control of and access to health care, costs of delivering health care, private health insurance and managed care, public health care programs (Medicare and Medicaid), the structure of the health care enterprise, forms of health care business enterprises, and conflicts of interest in health care delivery.
 
MBUS 615T Small Business Marketing 3.00 credits
This course presents practical marketing techniques with a strong theoretical basis. Students will acquire an understanding of how marketing techniques may be adapted effectively for efficient use in small business environments. Issues in buyer behavior and marketing research will be discussed.
 
Prerequisite: MBUS 510 Minimum Grade: C
MBUS 616 Strategic Management 2.00 credits
This is a capstone course designed to apply and integrate concepts and analytical tools that students have studied in their MBA or MAcc coursework. This course adopts a general management perspective to analyze complex business situations, identify critical issues, and develop effective solutions. Consideration is given to ethical dimensions of strategic decision making. The emphasis throughout is on developing strategic thinking skills and understanding the fundamentals for achieving competitive advantage in a dynamic global environment. Prerequisites: Completion of the functional core courses; preferably, this course should be taken in the student's final semester. Fall and Spring
 
MBUS 616T Tribal Strategic Management 1.00 credit
This course adopts a general management perspective to analyze complex business situations, identify critical issues, and develop effective solutions. Consideration is given to ethical dimensions of strategic decision making. The emphasis throughout is on developing strategic thinking skills and understanding the fundamentals for achieving competitive advantage in a dynamic global environment. Prerequisites: Completion of the functional core courses; preferably, this course should be taken in the student's final semester. Summer.
 
MBUS 617 Tribal Leadership 1.00 credit
This course offers an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural examination of leadership in tribal communities. It will examine the cultural and business implications of the leadership challenge in tribal economic and political systems by addressing the fundamental questions: What are distinguishing theories and practices of effective tribal leadership that define its cultural acumen in postmodern times? Using critical pedagogical strategies, students will study the history causes, structures and consequences of this notion called "tribal leadership."
 
Prerequisite: MBUS 600 Minimum Grade: S
MBUS 620B Entrepreneurial Finance II 1.00 credit
 
Prerequisite: MBUS 600 Minimum Grade: S
MBUS 622A Small Business Consulting I 1.00 credit
This course is the first of a two-course sequence intended to be the capstone to the MBA in American Indian Entrepreneurship program. The sequence requires students to identify a small business consulting opportunity, negotiate an approved proposal, execute the project, and to report the results of the project to the class. This initial course specifically focuses on: 1) identifying a small business consulting opportunity, 2)defining the scope of the project, and 3)negotiating an approved proposal.
 
Prerequisite: MBUS 600 Minimum Grade: S
MBUS 622B Small Business Consulting II 3.00 credits
 
Prerequisite: MBUS 600 Minimum Grade: S
MBUS 623H Branding Healthcare 1.00 credit
Consideration of methods of differentiation of healthcare orginizations in an age of increasing competition. Topics such as building a distinctive brand, establish a unique image, building upon reputation, and measuring brand equity will be discussed. 1 cr.
 
MBUS 624 Finance Theory and Practice 2.00 credits
This course is designed to develop students' understanding of financial theory and how it can be applied to financial decisions a business must make. Included are such topics as cost of capital, capital budgeting, capital structure and working capital management. Fall and Spring
 
MBUS 624H Mgt of Healthcare Finance 2.00 credits
Application of financial theory and advanced techniques to the managerial decisions of healthcare organizations. Included are topics such as working capital management, cost of capital, risk evaluation, investment decisions, and mergers and acquisitions.
 
MBUS 625 Operations Theory and Practice 2.00 credits
The main purpose of this course is to help graduate business students understand the impact of operations in determining the best strategies for the business as a whole. The course covers the main principles and concepts pertaining to such issues as the development of a manufacturing strategy, order winners and order qualifiers, lean manufacturing/thinking and six sigma, process choice and product profiling, supply chain management, manufacturing planning and control systems (MPC), etc.
 
MBUS 626 Info Systems Theory and Pract 2.00 credits
This course is designed to provide the current and future managers with understanding and appreciation of the issues that are related to the organization's information technology assets. The course is not to educate technical specialists, rather, it is to give students a managerial perspective on the use of, design of, and evaluations of information systems that exist in organizations today. The objective of this course is to prepare students to manage information services in both today's and tomorrow's environment with its managerial, social, political, ethical and global issues.
 
MBUS 626H Healthcare Informtaion Systems 2.00 credits
A survey of issues dealing with recent healthcare IS initiatives such as telemedicine, Web-based medical information, and expert systems. Information architecture for health care information processing and data administration will be emphasized.
 
MBUS 627 Marketing Theory and Practice 2.00 credits
The emphasis in this course is on marketing decision-making based upon an evaluation of the market, the product, promotion effort, price, and channels of distribution. The course provides essential knowledge of marketing needed by the modern executive. Fall and Spring
 
MBUS 628 Managerial Accounting 2.00 credits
The principal objective of this course is to explain how accounting data can be interpreted and used by managers in planning, organizing, and controlling organizational activities. The basic processes of cost behavior, product costing, and the use of accounting numbers for performance evaluation will be covered. The intent is not to dwell on accounting procedures; however, a basic understanding of financial accounting and organizational procedures will be necessary to fully understand the concepts covered in this course.
 
MBUS 629 Corporate Financial Reporting 2.00 credits
Corporate financial accounting theory and reporting practice will be studied, using lectures, discussions, and projects, both individual and group. The emphasis will be on the preparation and use of corporate financial reports for decision-making. Ethical dimensions of corporate financial reporting will be considered, as well as more traditional technical topics, drawn from areas including investments, leases, pensions, revenue recognition, fair value measurement, stock option accounting, and financial derivatives. Fall and Spring
 
MBUS 630 Intellectual Property 2.00 credits
This course covers four substantive areas of intellectual property (IP): trade secrets, patents, trademarks, and copyrights. Each IP area is presented and followed by case presentations that illustrate real world examples of the lecture topics. The goal for this course is to substantively and thoroughly expose students to the four areas in a manner that will enable them to bring value to their organization by being able to: (1) identify what constitutes a trade secret, patent, trademark, and copyright and how each differs in its bundle of protections, (2) spot IP issues that might arise in their area of expertise or practice in the business world, and perhaps most importantly, (3) properly act on issues to both (a) mitigate the effects of possibly infringing on another's IP rights, and (b) maximize the chances that their own organization's IP rights are not lost.
 
Prerequisite: BFIN 320 and (MBUS 600 Minimum Grade: S or MACC 600 Minimum Grade: S)
MBUS 632 Personal Financial Planning 3.00 credits
A study of financial planning from the perspective of both the individual and the financial planning consultant is the focus of this course. Emphasis is placed on education and retirement planning, including applications of Federal tax law. Topics include: the financial planning process; present value analysis; investment strategies and asset allocation; risk management; estate planning; wills, and medical directives.
 
MBUS 633 Decision Support Systems 1.00 credit
This course begins with an overall introduction to the field of decision support systems (DSS) and proceeds to explain how decision support technology supports managerial decision-making. Although characteristics of different types of DSS and enabling technologies are discussed, the focus of the course is placed on data-driven and model-based systems. Multiple-criteria decision-making techniques (e.g., Analytical Hierarchy Process) and tools (e.g., MS/EXCEL) are part of the course. While theoretical aspects of DSS are addressed, the emphasis is on hands-on experiences and on cultivating students' capability of using available technologies to develop personal DSS.
 
MBUS 634 Behavior Iss Managerial Acct 2.00 credits
This course looks beyond the numbers in managerial accounting and addresses relevant behavioral and psychological issues. Emphases include activity based management, incentives, budgetary slack, and job burnout.
 
MBUS 635 Business Behaving Badly 1.00 credit
This course examines the psychological and behavioral problems faced by managers. Students will study job burnout, budgetary slack, and the potential unintended consequences of using accounting numbers in incentive systems.
 
MBUS 636 International Ethics 1.00 credit
This course extends a discussion of ethics with an emphasis on the relationship between business strategy and ethics in an international context. Cultural values, global media, intellectual property, and corruption are examples of topics that may be covered.
 
MBUS 637 Efficient Measure in Business 1.00 credit
Cutting costs and increasing productive efficiency have become vital to the success of businesses operating in today's economy. Economists and operations researchers have recently developed a number of user friendly computer packages that make the measurement of potential efficiency gains and cost savings more viable. The purpose of this course is to introduce students to one (or more) of these programs and demonstrate how to successfully operate the program and interpret its results.
 
MBUS 639 Curr Iss in Entreprenuership 1.00 credit
These seminars offer coverage of current topics of importance to entrepreneurs. This course may be repeated for credit with a change in subject matter.
 
MBUS 640 Global Oper & Supply Chain Mgt 2.00 credits
This course examines the current state of the art in theory and practice in the management of the operations function in the organization. The course covers the main principles and concepts pertaining to such issues as the development of a manufacturing strategy, order winners and order qualifiers, process choice, product profiling, supply chain management, and service operations.
 
MBUS 641 Supply Chain Design &Logistics 2.00 credits
In today's global fast-paced customer-oriented business environment supply chain choices are having an increasingly critical influence on strategic business outcomes. this course examines frameworks for structuring the key issues and trade-offs in supply chain system design, forces that influenc supply chain structure, and methods for the design of logistics networks. Consideration is also given to new opportunities and issues introduced by the internet and advanced information technologies.
 
MBUS 642 Business Planning 3.00 credits
This course integrates business principles with business practice. Topics will include: assessing industry attractiveness, environment analysis, market segmentation, demand forecasting, product development, operations, financial analysis, contingency planning, and implementation strategies. The preparation of a commercial quality business plan is a course requirement.
 
MBUS 643 Entrepreneurial Strategy 1.00 credit
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the general theories, principles, concepts, and practices of entrepreneurship. Concentrating in the starting, financing, and managing of a new enterprise, this course examines the myriad conditions surrounding new venture initiation and growth. This class is not a study of small business management technique.
 
MBUS 644 Service Management 1.00 credit
The main purpose of this course is to introduce business students to service operations, service strategy, and the role of information technology on services. The course focuses on understanding the distinctive characteristics of service operations and their managerial implications. Discussion includes such issues as the role and nature of services; competitive environment of services and competitive service strategies; service quality, service failure, and service recovery; service encounter triad (the interaction of the customer, service organization, and contact personnel) and servicescapes; the management of capacity and demand (yield management); the economics and psychology of waiting in lines, and the impact of IT on service operations.
 
MBUS 645 Business Process Mgmt & Improv 2.00 credits
One view of a business enterprise is as a set of processes that create value for internal or external 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.
 
MBUS 646 Project Management 1.00 credit
Managers are charged with planning and controlling a variety of projects. This course provides students with the requisite skills necessary to management a wide-range of projects including: project planning, task scheduling, resource management, and project reporting. The course introduces provides students the knowledge of how to use MS Project 2003 to plan and control multiple projects utilizing finite resources.
 
MBUS 647 Quality Management 1.00 credit
This course provides an introduction to management practices aimed at quality improvement and relevant international quality standards. 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 process, ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 standards, and customer relationship managemnt.
 
MBUS 647H Quality Mgt & Enhancement 1.00 credit
This course addresses the measurement and improvement of quality in healthcare organizations in light of current pressures to reduce costs while increasing quality. Included are commonly used principles and practices of quality management.
 
MBUS 647T Entreprenuership 1.00 credit
The primary objective of this course is to give the student an understanding of the entrepreneurial process. This includes: An understanding of the entrepreneuer, an analysis of the role of the entrepreneurship in the economy, business plan development, financing concerns, strategic issues. This objective will be accomplished with a special emphasis on the process as it applies to the American Indian community.
 
MBUS 648 Lean Thinking 1.00 credit
This 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.
 
MBUS 649 Curr Iss in Supply Chain Mgmt 1.00 credit
These seminars offer coverage of current topics of importance to the supply chain management profession. This course may be repeated for credit with a change in subject matter.
 
MBUS 650 Competitive Adv in Global Econ 1.00 credit
This course introduces concepts and analytical frameworks for understanding the fundamentals of competitive advantage in a global context. The course is designed to provide an opportunity for students to apply concepts and frameworks to actual company situations. The course covers industry analysis, value chain analysis, and the fundamentals of crafting generic business strategies of low cost, differentiation, and focus. The course also explains how to forge effective strategic interrelationships with business partners, suppliers and customers.
 
MBUS 651 Strategic Change 1.00 credit
This course examines the strategic importance of an organization's capacity to deal effectively with change from the 'outside in' and the 'inside out.' 'Outside in' change refers to an organization's capacity to respond and adapt to an increasingly turbulent external environment. Managing change from the 'inside out' refers to planned organizational transformations required to renew, reconfigure, or reposition the organization for sustained competitive advantage. Both perspectives of strategic change are interrelated and involve analyses of environment, leadership, strategy, structure, process, and human resource dimensions of organizations.
 
MBUS 651H Change Management 1.00 credit
This course examines the strategic importance of a healthcare organization's ability to deal effectively within a framework of complex organizational change. Perspectives of the environment, leadership, culture, process, and human resources will be considered.
 
MBUS 653 Curr Iss in Management 1.00 credit
An in depth examination and discussion of topics that are important to managers in the twenty first century. Topics include, but not limited to, the following: empowerment, cross cultural management, employment relationships in changing organizations, diverse cognitive styles in teams and organization transformation.
 
MBUS 654 Creating New Ventures 3.00 credits
This course covers the fundamentals of creating and growing new commercial or social enterprises. Course content provides a broad overview of entrepreneurship including the economic impact of entrepreneurship, creating and managing new ventures, opportunity recognition, market research, financial planning, the role of society and government, legal and ethical issues, and the various functional areas of business. Students are required to complete a business plan for a commercial or non-profit organization as part of the course requirements.
 
MBUS 654H Community Health Promotions 1.00 credit
This course focuses on the use of marketing principles and techniques to develop population-based health promotion and disease prevention programs. The emphasis is on learning how to incorporate a marketing orientation to address the diverse range of issues and problems that are encountered in the modern day practice of public health.
 
MBUS 655 Performance Appraisal 1.00 credit
This course is designed to introduce the students to the concepts and fundamentals of performance appraisal. Emphasis is placed on understanding the theoretical background and the practical mechanics of performance appraisal in today's organizations. Measurement, job analysis, and performance appraisal and the law are some of the topics covered in this course.
 
MBUS 656 Dynamics of Industries 1.00 credit
Graduate-level seminar on the evolution of organizations and industries. Introduction to sociological and economic perspective on change process within organizations and industries. Special emphasis will be given to the use of demographic and ecological measures as tools for industry and competitive analyses.
 
MBUS 657 Negotiations 2.00 credits
This course focuses on the science and the art of negotiation. It will combine lecture, case, and experiential techniques in introducing the student to such topics as preparation for negotiation, the role of emotion in negotiation, and negotiating in teams.
 
MBUS 659 Special Topics 1.00 - 2.00 credits
These seminars offer coverage of current topics of importance to the human resources profession. This course may be repeated for credit with a change in subject matter.
 
MBUS 660 Investments 2.00 credits
This course covers the fundamentals of security valuation and analysis, market efficiency, the scientific evidence surrounding investment strategies, and the relationship between risk and return. Trading mechanics, types of trades, and alternative investment vehicles will be discussed.
 
MBUS 661 Financial Planning & Analysis 1.00 credit
This class includes both the evaluation of financial performance via financial statement and ratio analysis as well as planning for growth and external financial requirements. The derivation of pro-forma statements, cash budgets, and credit analysis and policy, will be covered as will means for evaluating financial alternatives available for meeting a corporation's funding requirements.
 
MBUS 662 Adv Corporate Finance 2.00 credits
The course covers both the theoretical background and practical implications of the central issues in corporate financial management, including capital structure decisions, dividend payout decisions, and asset valuation. Real options are considered as an enhancement to traditional capital budgeting methods. Also, issues related to security design are covered.
 
MBUS 663 International Finance 2.00 credits
This course is designed to give the student an understanding of the basic terminology, structure, and importance of international finance. This includes study of foreign exchange (FX) markets and instruments, FX risk, political risk, hedging of these risks, and multinational capital budgeting.
 
MBUS 664 Derivatives 1.00 credit
The class focuses on futures, forwards, and options on common stock and foreign currencies. Institutional aspects of derivatives markets, as well as factors influencing the value of these contracts are studied. In option valuation, the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model and the Binomial tree model of option valuation are covered in detail. Various portfolio strategies using combinations of call and put options to exploit investors' expectations of future asset prices are also covered.
 
MBUS 665 Mergers & Aquisitions 2.00 credits
This class includes coverage of merger types, their characteristics, and motivations for mergers. The market for corporate control will be introduced, as will the agency problem and how it relates to merger activity. Principles of valuation will be applied to takeovers and some examination of merger law, corporate governance reform, and the scholarly research of M & A's will also be included in the course.
 
MBUS 666 Intro Personal Investing 1.00 credit
An introduction to investment theory and the implications for the construction of an individual investment portfolio. Includes a discussion of alternative asset choices, asset allocation, risk and return, and tax implications.
 
MBUS 667 Business Valuation 1.00 credit
This is a one credit course covering three basic approaches to business valuation including dividend discount models, free cash flow and comparable firms techniques.
 
MBUS 668 Financial Institutions 2.00 credits
This course will examine the role that financial intermediaries play in the allocation of financial resources through the economy. Topics covered include the various types of institutions, their regulation, fund flows, and the structure of financial markets.
 
MBUS 669 Current Issues in Finance 1.00 credit
These seminars offer coverage of current topics of importance to the finance profession. This course may be repeated for credit with a change in subject matter.
 
MBUS 670 Fraud Prevention & Detection 1.00 credit
This course is designed to sensitize students to the various types of fraud that take place within organizations. Participants will gain the ability to recognize common frauds, understand the characteristics of the perpetrators, and evaluate methods by which such frauds might be deterred.
 
MBUS 671 Ethics in Action:Workplace Beh 1.00 credit
Ethics in Action: Workplace Behavior provides students with knowledge of deviant behaviors in the workplace and skills to effectively manage the behaviors. The course covers incivility, bullying, cyberbullying, sexual harassment, and organizational citizenship behaviors.
 
MBUS 672 System Analysis & Design 3.00 credits
This course examines established and evolving methodologies for the analysis, design, and development of a business information system. Emphasis is placed on business systems, characteristics, managing information systems projects, prototyping, CASE tools, and systems development life cycle phases. Spring
 
MBUS 673 Business Database Systems 3.00 credits
This course helps students understand, through practice, the concepts of database management. Text reading provides a broader view in aspects of data modeling and 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 using Oracle or MS/Access in a PC environment. Fall
 
MBUS 674 Web Based Appl & Architecture 3.00 credits
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 server, programming (script) language, 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. In-depth surveys on alternative platforms and standards will be assigned for further study. Popular web languages and standards are introduced as a vehicle to familiarize students with practical skills and development techniques. Spring
 
MBUS 675 Fund of Business Ethics 2.00 credits
This ten-module course offers a comprehensive, practical approach to business ethics.
 
MBUS 676 Spreadsheet Modeling 1.00 credit
This ocurse 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 you will learn advanced Excel skills and how to create spreadsheet models of business processes and solve them to generate quality solutions.
 
MBUS 677 Principle-Based Ethics 1.00 credit
 
MBUS 678 Ethics in Accounting 1.00 credit
This one unit course investigates ethical behavior in the context of the accounting profession. Consideration is given to the tension between client needs and the accountant's professional duty to consider the greater needs of the public for accurate, transparent information. Various regulations and organizational codes of conduct are reviewed as well as models for making ethical decisions.
 
MBUS 679 Ethics in Marketing 1.00 credit
This course addresses ethical principals and professional codes of conduct within the marketing environment. Students will increase their awareness of and sensitivity to ethical issues surrounding product, price, promotion, and distribution decisions. Students will also learn a process that will allow them to analyze the context of marketing decisions to reach ethical conclusions.
 
MBUS 680 Ethics in Human Resources 1.00 credit
This one unit course investigates ethical behavior in the context of the human resources profession. Consideration is given to the tension between fulfilling the needs of employees and the preservation of the firm's best interests. The course will examine ethical decision making in all aspects of the employee's life cycle -- from recruitment through selection, performance appraisal, career management, discipline to the end of the employment relationship through retirement, firing, layoff or voluntary separation.
 
MBUS 681 New Product Development 1.00 credit
Methods are introduced that improve the new product development process. Integrated practices which are important to the success of new products are discussed within the contexts of idea assessment, product design, product testing, product introduction, and organizing the new product development process.
 
MBUS 682 Buyer Behavior 2.00 credits
Managers wishing to serve customers' needs can build effectively upon a solid grounding in the field of consumer behavior. The focus of this course is on achieving a deeper understanding of the psychological, social, cultural and economic dimensions of consumer judgment and decision-making. Students will use this theoretical foundation as a body of knowledge with which to evaluate marketing strategies.
 
MBUS 683 Persuasion 1.00 credit
This course is designed to introduce students to classic and contemporary theories of persuasion. Knowledge of the persuasion process, social influence, and other persuasion techniques should enable students to make more informed decisions as a sender and receiver of persuasive messages.
 
MBUS 683T Legal Enviroment:Indian Cntry 2.00 credits
This course provides an introduction to the basic principles of the legal environment within which business operates. The course will cover the historical and cultural development of law, as well as practical applications to current business issues. Although the readings will be highlighted in class, students will bear the major responsibility for text assignments. Classroom discussions should focus more on specific legal issues involving doing business on Indian reservations.
 
MBUS 684 Research Methods 2.00 credits
This course presents an overview of the marketing research process. Analytical procedures and technology will be introduced that expose students to the most widely used methods 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 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, ethical dilemmas, and report preparation.
 
MBUS 685 International Marketing 2.00 credits
The course focuses on management of marketing activities to and in foreign countries. The course emphasizes assessment and decision-making related to the task of effectively adapting marketing strategy to the dynamic environment of international business. Contemporary developments in the theory and practice of international marketing are discussed. The course aims at developing managerial skills of cultural sensitivity and ability to perform marketing functions in diverse cultural environments.
 
MBUS 685H Customer Service 1.00 credit
This class addresses the psychological, social, cultural, and economic issues of those entering the healthcare system as customers. Methods of identifying and managing customer needs will be emphasized.
 
MBUS 686 Business Forecasting 1.00 credit
The purpose of this course is to expose graduate business students to methods that can be used when exploring data patterns and selecting the appropriate forecasting technique. such methods as moving averages, exponential smoothing (simple, Holt's and Winter's ), regression- based trend, as well as time-series decomposition are introduced. Finally, the course discusses the dea of combining forecast results as well as key issues to be considered to obtain a better forecast. Prerequisite MBUS 613.
 
Prerequisite: MBUS 613 Minimum Grade: C
MBUS 687 Sales Management 2.00 credits
This class surveys management of the selling process as an integrated element of a marketing strategy. Issues associated with planning, implementing, and controlling sales force operations are discussed. The recruitment, selection, training, compensation, and evaluation of sales staff performance are presented in the context of competitive market forces and market potential.
 
MBUS 688 Creativity And Intuition 1.00 credit
This course examines the qualitative aspects of decision-making. It looks at the 'soft' side of decision-making. Topics include: (1) the general decision process, (2) whole brain decision-making, (3) creativity, (4) the use of intuition and affect in decision-making, (5) the 'rightness' of decisions, and so forth. Current articles on decision-making and thinking are read and techniques to enhance creativity presented. A contrast is presented between the affective 'right-brain' aspects and the cognitive 'left-brain' aspects of decision-making.
 
MBUS 689 Current Iss in Marketing 1.00 - 3.00 credits
These seminars offer coverage of current topics of importance to the marketing profession. This course may be repeated for credit with a change in subject matter.
 
MBUS 690 Directed Study 1.00 - 4.00 credits
Guidelines are available in the Graduate School of Business office. Requirements must be met before registration. Summer
 
MBUS 690H Special Topics in Healthcare 1.00 credit
These seminars cover topics of importance to healthcare professionals. This course may be repeated for credit with a change in subject matter.
 
MBUS 694 Team Building Intensive 2.00 credits
This intensive, 2-credit course combines the highly interactive, challenge activities and in-class and outside assignments. Summer
 
MBUS 695 Management Consulting 3.00 credits
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 of organizational change.
 
MBUS 696 New Venture Lab 1.00 - 3.00 credits
The New Venture Lab (NVL) Internship provides graduate students with a venue to apply the skills they have developed during their educational endeavors by allowing them to collaborate with local entrepreneurs on a variety of consulting projects. Students can choose to do the internship for 1 to 3 credits; each credit requires 60 hours of work. The NVL is an unpaid internship. As with any internship, students must complete an application and interview process in order to be considered for the NVL internship program.
 
MBUS 697 Internship .00 - 3.00 credits
Relevant work experience is required that is commensurate with a student's professional interests. Guidelines and criteria are available from the School of Business Administration Internship Director.
 
MBUS 698 Research Project 1.00 - 3.00 credits
Research guidelines are available in the School of Business Administration office. Research Project requires completion of a form, and Dept. permission and cannot be registered for via Voice Response Phone System.
 
MBUS 699 Special Topics 1.00 - 3.00 credits
These seminars cover topics of importance to business professionals. This course may be repeated for credit with a change in subject matter.
 
MBUS 699T Tribal Seminar Topics 1.00 credit
This course will bring Native American Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders together in the summer to meet with and talk about the issues in tribal business and learn about their successes and obstacles.
 
MACC 600 Orientation .00 credits
This zero credit Orientation 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, Spring, and Summer
 
MACC 603 Accounting for Income Taxes 3.00 credits
Tax professionals are frequently called upon to review the income tax accrual contained in audit workpapers. This course focuses on the basic and some of the more common complexities encountered in accounting for income taxes under FASB Statement No. 109,Accounting for Income Taxes, and FIN 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes. In addition, specialized topics such as tax periods and methods are discussed.
 
MACC 604 Corporate Taxation 3.00 credits
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.
 
MACC 605 Partnership Taxation 3.00 credits
This course deals with the federal income tax fundamentals of partnership and limited liability company taxation. The course covers formation of, operation of, and distribution from partnership and LLC's, and provides contrast to the problems associated with corporate operations.
 
MACC 606 Tax Planning for Wealth Trans 3.00 credits
This is a survey course involving the federal tax effects of gifts during life and transfers at death. Some work is done in actual planning principles and how federal transfer taxes can be reduced by proper planning. A discussion of estate planning will combine all aspects of the transmission of wealth, both be testate and intestate methods. Consideration will be given to the tax and non-tax problems inherent in property transmission. Fall.
 
MACC 607 Real Estate Taxation 3.00 credits
This course deals with detailed examination of corporate and partnership acquistions and dispositions. Both taxable and nontaxable events will be explored concentrating upon the small business aspects of such transactions.
 
MACC 608 State & Local Tax Concepts 1.00 credit
This course focuses on the basics of state income taxes, property taxes, and other state and local taxes, with an emphasis on the state of Washington tax structure. In addition, the effect of state and local taxes on multi-state operations is discussed.
 
MACC 609 Financial Statement Analysis 1.00 credit
This is a short course introducing managers to the benefits of analyzing financial statements. The main objective is to improve students' familiarity with and competence in understanding an organization's current and past performance form applying various qualitative and quantitative analysis techniques.
 
MACC 610 International Tax Concepts 1.00 credit
This course covers the basics of the taxation of foreign income of U.S. citizens and corporations, and of U.S. source income of foreign persons and corporations. In addition, there is discussion of planning for organization of foreign operations under the tax laws.
 
MACC 611 Tax Policy 1.00 credit
This course will examine the legal, economic, and political considerations relevant to the formulation of U.S. tax policy. Specific topics will be selected from among the following: the concept of income and the tax base; issues relating to the allocation of the tax burden, including equity and distributive justice; tax expenditures; the taxation of capital, including capital gains, corporate taxation and the taxation of income from intangible property; consumption taxation; the tax legislative process; fundamental tax reform; tax compliance and enforcement, including tax shelters; and current tax policy initiatives.
 
MACC 624 Finance Theory and Practice 2.00 credits
Theoretical development and practical applications of corporate finance management techniques. Designed specifically for MAcc students, this course covers major decision areas in corporate finance including cost of capital, capital budgeting, capital structure, and general financial analysis. Fall and Spring
 
MACC 634 Behavior Iss in Managerial Acc 1.00 - 2.00 credits
 
MACC 635 Business Behaving Badly 1.00 credit
This course examines the psychological and behavioral problems faced by managers. Students will study job burnout, budgetary slack, and the potential unintended consequences of using accounting numbers in incentive systems.
 
MACC 660 Advanced Accounting 3.00 credits
This course covers advanced problems in financial accounting, governmental accounting, reporting theory and accounting practice. Other topics will include inter-corporate investments, consolidated financial statements, foreign currency operations and transactions, and partnership accounting. Fall
 
MACC 661 Professional Practices Seminar 3.00 credits
This course focuses on developing students' research skills across three areas; Financial Accounting (FASB pronouncements, technical releases, etc.), Auditing (GAAS) and Tax. Students will focus on identifying pertinent issues, using research aides to locate relevant authority, and communicating the conclusions of their research to clients and/or documenting them for the client file. Emphasis is on developing critical thinking skills, research skills, and communication skill. Skills from this class can be utilized in all MACC classes. Fall.
 
MACC 662 Adv Managerial Accounting 3.00 credits
A study of managerial accounting topics using the case methods. Students are required to apply analytic reasoning in designing and evaluating management accounting systems.
 
Prerequisite: ACCT 363 and MACC 600 Minimum Grade: S
MACC 663 Accounting Theory 3.00 credits
This course examines the hypothetical, conceptual, and pragmatic principles which form the general frame of reference for financial accounting and reporting. Fall
 
MACC 664 Professional Ethics 2.00 credits
This course examines the literature of general and business ethics as well as codes developed specifically for practicing accountants. Attention is given to challenges faced by accounting professionals in both public and corporate practice. Case studies are used extensively to challenge and sensitize students to the issues they are likely to encounter in practice; various methods of understanding and solving ethical dilemmas are considered. Fall and Summer
 
MACC 665 Assurance Services 3.00 credits
This course examines various theoretical and practical applications of the changing auditing discipline. Authoritative attestation and auditing literature is studied as well as recent PCAOB pronouncements. Case studies are used to consider risk assessment, independence issues, internal control evaluation, and audit processes. Spring
 
MACC 666 Advanced Federal Taxation 3.00 credits
This course covers corporate, partnership, estate & gift, and international taxation. 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
 
MACC 667 Tax Research And Practice 2.00 credits
This course encompasses a study of tax research methodology, tax policy, and tax practice. Topical areas include various tax research techniques, tax administration and professional responsibilities, as well as international taxation.
 
Prerequisite: ACCT 365 and MACC 600 Minimum Grade: S
MACC 668 Not-For-Profit Accounting 3.00 credits
This course investigates 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
 
MACC 669 Accounting Integration 3.00 credits
This course includes 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
 
MACC 670 Fraud Prevention & Detection 1.00 credit
This course is designed to sensitize students to the various types of fraud that take place within organizations. Participants will gain the ability to recognize common frauds, understand the characteristics of the perpetrators, and evaluate methods by which such frauds might be deterred.
 
MACC 672 Law & Regulation 2.00 credits
This course will include coverage of current legal and regulatory issues applicable to practicing accountants. Common law and statutory liability, UCC and contracts, partnership taxation, and antitrust regulation are some of the topics which will be discussed. Spring
 
MACC 679 International Accounting 2.00 - 3.00 credits
This course will compare and contrast accounting and financial reporting under International Financial Reporting Standards and U.S. GAAP, using official pronouncements, cases, and problems.
 
MACC 690 Directed Study 1.00 - 3.00 credits
Guidelines are available in the Graduate School of Business office. Requirements must be met before registration. Summer
 
MACC 694 Team Building Intensive 2.00 credits
This intensive, 2-credit course combines the highly interactive, challenge activities and in-class and outside assignments. Summer
 
MACC 695 Management Consulting 3.00 credits
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 of organizational change.
 
MACC 696 New Venture Lab 1.00 - 3.00 credits
The New Venture Lab (NVL) Internship provides graduate students with a venue to apply the skills they have developed during their educational endeavors by allowing them to collaborate with local entrepreneurs on a variety of consulting projects. Students can choose to do the internship for 1 to 3 credits; each credit requires 60 hours of work. The NVL is an unpaid internship. As with any internship, students must complete an application and interview process in order to be considered for the NVL internship program.
 
MACC 697 Internship .00 - 3.00 credits
Relevant work experience is required that is commensurate with a student's professional interests. Guidelines and criteria are available from the School of Business Administration Internship Director.
 
MACC 699 Special Topics 1.00 - 3.00 credits
These seminars offer coverage of current topics of importance to the accounting profession. This course may be repeated for credit with a change in subject matter.