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with complexity in development of information systems.
Prerequisite:BUS 108; Junior status or permission of the instructor.
Offered fall semester.
BUS 328 Decision Support 3 sem. hrs.
Systems (DSS)
This course is designed to present perceptive concepts used in decision
making in a quantitative, effective, and systematic way, utilizing
the available technology to model, analyze, and graphically present
the process. Also, this course provides an examination of the role of
technology and information systems in the decision making process.
The main focus of the course is decision support systems and the
techniques used, such as simulation, artificial intelligence, expert
systems, data warehousing, data mining, and what-if analysis.
Prerequisite: BUS 327; Junior status or permission of the instructor.
Offered spring semester.
BUS 334 Cost Accounting I 3 sem. hrs.
An introduction to the uses of cost accounting data to assist management
in making decisions and in establishing policies of operations.
Study included job, process, and activity-based costing systems, cost
behavior patterns, cost-volume-profit relationships, budgeting and
responsibility accounting. Prerequisite: BUS 102 with a grade of C
or better. Offered every fall semester.
BUS 335 Cost Accounting II 3 sem. hrs.
A continuation of BUS 334 emphasizing the uses of accounting data
in assisting management in making decisions and establishing policies
of operations. Study includes standard costs, flexible budgets
and analysis of cost variances, inventory costing, relevance in decision
making, alternative cost allocation methods, pricing and profitability
decisions, and capital budgeting. Prerequisite: BUS 334.
Offered spring semester.
BUS 336 eBusiness/Internet 3 sem. hrs.
Marketing
The purpose of this course is to examine the Internet as an alternative
method of communicating to markets, whether as a retailer, advertiser
or service provider. Although in its infancy, the Internet is giving
consumers new definitions of convenience, quality and security.
These issues, as well as traditional marketing issues, applied to the
Internet, will be the focus of this course. Prerequisite: BUS 216.
Offered as needed.
BUS 340 Institutional Environment 3 sem. hrs.
of Business
An introduction to the legal and institutional environment of business
in the United States including key aspects of business law (uniform
commercial code, agency, contracts, negotiable instruments); legal
forms of business; structure and impact of government regulation;
and impact of external forces/organizations such as employee labor
laws/protection, antitrust laws, consumer and environmental organizations.
Prerequisites: BUS 101, ECON 202. Offered fall and spring
semesters.
BUS 385 Business Internship 2-9 sem. hrs.
Supervised work experience which permits the student to link theory
with current business practices. Student interns receive practical
learning experience outside the academic setting by becoming
involved in day-to-day operations of a business. An on-the-job supervisor
and a faculty member monitor and assess intern performance.
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Prerequisites: Junior status, completion of 24 credit hours in business
courses; 2.5 GPA and permission of internship coordinator.
Business majors may enroll for no more than nine total credit hours.
Offered every semester.
BUS 403 (See BUS 318)
BUS 404 Advanced HR Management 3 sem. hrs.
Focuses on the theory and practice relevant to the recent developments
in compensation systems, employee benefits, labor relations
philosophies and approaches, and employment law. Prerequisites:
BUS 318 and BUS 319. Offered fall semester.
BUS 405 Advanced Business 3 sem. hrs.
Finance I
(Formerly BUS 305) Advanced study of the theory of finance and
how the theory is applied in corporate decision-making. Topics
include: advanced time value of money concepts; the relationship
between risk, return and value; financial statement analysis; financial
forecasting, planning and control; working capital policy; cash and
credit management; sources and uses of short-term funds. The course
uses the case analysis approach. Prerequisite: BUS 221. Offered
every fall semester.
BUS 406 Advanced Business 3 sem. hrs.
Finance II
(Formerly BUS 306) Continuation of BUS 405. Topics include:
advanced capital budgeting techniques; cash flow estimation; cost of
capital estimation; capital structure and leverage; dividend policy
and its relationship to value; strategic financing decisions relative to
common stock, long-term debt and hybrid sources of funds. The
course uses the case analysis approach. Prerequisite: BUS 221.
Offered every spring semester.
BUS 416 Marketing Strategy 3 sem. hrs.
Integrative course in marketing with emphasis on strategic management
decision-making as it relates to the marketing management of
firms selling to consumers, business organizations, government
agencies, or institutions. Topics include organization, planning,
research, merchandising, sales, promotion, marketing channels, and
control as related to corporate policies and objectives. Prerequisites:
BUS 311. Offered spring semester.
BUS 417 Operations Management 3 sem. hrs.
Overview of the managerial process by which goods and services are
supplied, produced, and distributed by organizations. Emphasis on
decision making models used in management of production and
material plan systems. Prerequisites: BUS 320. Offered spring
semester.
BUS 418 Team Management 3 sem. hrs.
and Leadership Seminar
Senior seminar designed to examine and evaluate existing theories of
leadership and of team processes and to survey new developments in
the field. The course utilizes a workshop setting to develop each student's
leadership and team management skills and abilities.
Prerequisite: BUS 319. Offered spring semester.
BUS 423 Federal Tax I 3 sem. hrs.
Study of federal tax law as it applies to the individual. Topics include:
income and exclusion, deductions, losses, credits and property transactions.
Prerequisite: BUS 102. Offered fall semester.