Undergraduate Catalog 2006-07 - DRC Home - Walsh University

BUS 424 Federal Tax II 3 sem. hrs.
The study of federal tax law as it applies to corporations, partnerships
and estates. This course emphasizes the preparation of corporate,
partnership and estate tax returns, formation of corporations, earnings,
and profit calculations and gift tax. Prerequisite BUS 423.
Offered spring semester.
BUS 426 Sales Management 3 sem. hrs.
U.S. firms spend over $140 billion annually on personal selling -
more than they spend on any other promotional method. Over 11 million
Americans are employed in sales and related occupations. This
course will focus on the importance of “relationship marketing” and
examine the process of designing a sales force, managing a sales
force and the basic principles of personal selling. Prerequisite: BUS
311. Offered fall semester of odd years.
BUS 427 Computer Networking and 3 sem. hrs.
Data Communication
Overview and presentation of current computer networks and
telecommunication services with emphasis on design and implementation
of LANs, inter- and intra-networks and routing, managing networks
with client-server applications. Prerequisite: BUS 328 and
senior status or permission of instructor. Offered fall semester.
BUS 428 Software and System 4 sem. hrs.
Development Project
This course is a senior-level, major capstone course. The first half
focuses on practical experience as an intern in the information system
department of a corporation. The second half of this course
focuses on application of computer programming and system development
concepts, principles, and practices by analyzing, designing
and documenting a realistic information system. The emphasis is on
group research in implementing an information system with software
packages. This course requires students to demonstrate ability and
capacity to prepare and present a complete information system.
Prerequisite: BUS 427 and senior status or permission of instructor.
Offered every spring semester.
BUS 430 Current Issues in Marketing 3 sem. hrs.
Given the changing nature of marketing, the material covered in this
course will change from semester to semester. Additionally in this
course, many diverse and timely issues related to marketing, ethics
and the global economy will be researched, analyzed and discussed.
The focus will be on consumer markets, rather than business markets,
and will center on cutting edge theories and applications.
Offered as needed.
BUS 431 Latin American Business 3 sem. hrs.
Practices
Survey-type course contrasts traditional and regulated business practices
in Latin American countries with common practices in North
America. Included are legal and cultural aspects of marketing,
finance, accounting and management. Students must have an acceptable
understanding of the common theory in functional areas of the
firm in order to develop personal adjustment strategies when dealing
with Latin American colleagues. Offered as needed.
BUS 434 Auditing (Formerly BUS 422) 3 sem. hrs.
The purpose of this course is to integrate auditing concepts, professional
standards and rules of conduct into practical aspects in a logical
manner to assist students in understanding audit decisions and
evidence accumulation. Prerequisite: BUS 212. .
BUS 435 Advanced Auditing 3 sem. hrs.
Links auditing concepts with practical experience to prepare
students interested in public accounting and CPA Certification.
The course focuses on the role of an independent auditor and
audit methodology using Generally Accepted Auditing
Standards (GAAS). Using a simulation, the course stresses
teamwork in the professional audit environment. Prerequisite:
BUS 434.
BUS 440 Organizational Change 3 sem. hrs.
and Development
Advanced study of how to, and how not to, institute planned
changes in organizations. Reviews the latest ideas, insights, strategies,
and methods regarding organizational transformation.
Prerequisite: BUS 319. Offered spring semesters.
BUS 445 Contemporary Management 3 sem. hrs.
A senior level seminar that explores the changes which managers
and organizations will need to make in order to survive and prosper.
Prerequisite: BUS 319
BUS 450 International Business 3 sem. hrs.
Study of the business firm operating in a global environment. Topics
include the nature of international business, the international business
environment, international organizations, international monetary
system, uncontrollable forces present in foreign environments,
and the functional areas of accounting, finance, marketing and management
as they are practiced in an international setting.
Prerequisites: All business core courses with the exception of BUS
490. Offered fall and spring semesters.
BUS 455 Global Marketing 3 sem. hrs.
Our environment has changed! Global marketing is now the norm,
rather than the exception, for organizations, large or small, and as
marketers we must have a global mindset. But how can we think of
the four P's of marketing from a global perspective? How do we
know if, within the European Community for example, a need even
exists for a new product or if that product will have a global effect?
What are the strategies we need to be successful in the global economy?
This course attempts to answer these questions and looks at the
European Community as a major global center. From our vantage
point in London, we will examine global marketing through an indepth
study of the global marketing environment, and we will focus
on the design and implementation of global marketing strategies and
programs. Offered as part of the CCSA.
BUS 460 Professional Development 1 sem. hrs.
Seminar
An elective one-credit course offering designed to facilitate participants
in the transition from college student to career professional in
the current competitive job market. The 5 week, 1 and 1/2 hour biweekly
workshops offered by area employers, professionals, and
career development personnel will address topics such as employer
needs and expectations, job search and strategies, credit issues, apartment
and automobile loans and applications, benefits packages, business
travel arrangements and special event planning. Students will
develop professional resumes and portfolios, participate in informational
interviews, develop a networking tree, and create a job search
plan. Open to all students. Offered as needed.
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