Introduces non-business majors to the fundamentals of accounting, finance, marketing, operations, management, strategy. May be used by Business Administration minors to fulfill three credits of upper-level Business Administration electives. Prerequisites: Non-Business Administration major.
Seminar series focusing on engagement, career preparedness, and information literacy. Prerequisite: First-Year Business Administration major.
This fundamental course provides instruction in how businesses work and what is required to excel and lead in today's work environment. Prerequisite: First-Year Business Administration major.
Provides an understanding of what managers do on a daily basis and the issues they face in running a business; including a basic introduction to the functional areas of business and the types of decisions involved. Prerequisite: BUS 1110 with a minimum grade of C-.
Provides a basic understanding of professional business communications. Prerequisite: Business Administration major; First-year/Sophomore standing.
An overview of the functional areas of business and the importance of information technology to the success of the organization with coverage of essential communication, problem solving and productivity tools employed in the modern enterprise. Prerequisites: Business Administration major.
Analyze the process for making personal financial decisions; develop personal financial goals in view of an individual's background and emotions related to money, debt, spending habits, risk taking etc.; assess economic factors that influence financial planning.
Introduction to the accounting system and generally accepted accounting principles that govern income determination and financial position presentation. Credit not awarded for both BUS 1610 and BUS 1600. Prerequisites: ECON 1400 or ECON 1450 with a minimum grade of C-; Business Administration, Computer Science & Information Systems, Dietetics, Nutrition & Food Science, Engineering Management major, Business Administration, Accounting minor.
Seminar series focusing on engagement, career preparedness and professional development. Prerequisites: BUS 1102; Business Adminstration major; minimum Sophomore standing.
Introduces the tools and techniques necessary for effective decision-making in business organizations operating in a complex and dynamic environment. Prerequisites: MATH 1212 or MATH 1234 with a minimum grade of C-; STAT 1410 or STAT 2430 with a minimum grade of C-, or PSYS 2002 and PSYS 2010 with a minimum grade of C-; Business Administration, Computer Science and Information Systems, Engineering Management major, or Business Administration minor.
Focus on the basics of strategic management to understand business choices and the sustainability of business organizations and their stakeholders. Prerequisites: ECON 1450 with a minimum grade of C-; Business Administration major or minor. Co-requisite: BUS 1610.
How people in organizations think and behave. Focuses on how leadership and motivation affect individuals and teams in the workplace and a global business context. Prerequisites: BUS 1110 or BUS 1120 or ECON 1400 or ECON 1450 with a minimum grade of C- or Instructor permission; Business Administration, Computer Science & Information Systems, Engineering Management, Dietetics, Nutrition & Food Sciences major; Business Administration minor, Sports Management minor or Instructor permission.
Concepts of law as related to business, including law of contracts, sales, bailment, and negotiable instruments, business and law agency, partnerships, and corporations. BUS 2370 is not a prerequisite for BUS 2380. Prerequisites: BUS 1110, BUS 1101, ECON 1400, or ECON 1450 with a minimum grade of C-; Business major or minor; Law & Society minors by Instructor permission.
The place of marketing in our economy. Analysis of the market structure by function, institutions, and commodities. Consumer and organizational activities reviewed. Prerequisites: ECON 1450 with a minimum grade of C-; STAT 1410 or STAT 2430 with a minimum grade of C- or PSYS 2002 with a minimum grade of C- and PSYS 2010 with a minimum grade of C-; Business Administration, Computer Science & Information Systems, Engineering Management majors; Business Administration minor; Sports Management minor with Instructor permission.
Introduction to use of accounting for planning, cost behavior, budgeting, analysis, and decision making. Prerequisites: BUS 1610 with a minimum grade of C-; ECON 1450 with a minimum grade of C-; Business Administration, Engineering Management, Dietetics, Nutrition and Food Sciences, Computer Science & Information Systems major, Business Administration, Accounting minor by Instructor permission.
Introduces decisions related to the design, management, and improvement of activities that create and deliver a firm's products and services. Prerequisites: BUS 2130 with a minimum grade of C-, BUS 1610 with a minimum grade of C-; Business Administration, Engineering Management, Computer Science & Information Systems major or Business Administration minor.
The financial function in the corporation. Techniques for evaluating current use of resources and proposed resource acquisitions or dispositions. Prerequisites: BUS 1610 with a minimum grade of C-; Business Administration, Computer Science & Information Systems, Engineering Management majors, or Business Administration minor.
Examines key areas of financial decision making. With cases and problems, issues such as capital budgeting, leasing, mergers, and acquisitions examined. Prerequisites: BUS 2800 with a minimum grade of C; Business Administration major or minor.
Specialized or experimental courses offered as resources permit. Prerequisite: Business Administration major or minor.
On-site supervised work experience combined with a structured academic learning plan directed by a faculty member or a faculty-staff team in which a faculty member is the instructor of record, for which academic credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion. Prerequisites: Concurrent internship, Instructor permission.
Tailored to fit the interests of a specific student, which occurs outside the traditional classroom/laboratory setting under the supervision of a faculty member, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion. Prerequisites: Business Administration major; Instructor permission.
Seminar series focusing on engagement and professional development with a focus on transitioning from University life to the work world. Prerequisites: BUS 2102; Business Administration major; minimum Junior standing.
Exploration of international business environments and management issues corporations encounter in these environments. Topics include cross-cultural differences, international corporate strategy and structure, cross-cultural communication, negotiation, and human resource management. Prerequisites: BUS 2300; Business Administration major or minor.
The role of research in a marketing information framework. Emphasis on survey research, data collection, and analysis. Experimental designs also examined. Prerequisites: BUS 2500; Business Administration major or minor.
Exploration and analysis of research evidence from marketing and behavioral science relevant to a theory of consumer behavior. Emphasis also given to research methodologies. Prerequisites: BUS 2500; Business Administration major or minor.
Teaches the ways in which digital tools and multiple platforms have created a wide range of marketing options for organizations. Theoretical strategy, professional engagements, and hands-on practice will illustrate the strategic reasons for utilizing digital marketing and how to use the tools most effectively. Prerequisites: BUS 2500; Business Administration major or minor.
Offers an in-depth study of the strategies, practices and challenges at play for the world's largest corporate retailers. Seminar style based on active discussion and participation. Focuses on decision making and planning, covers topics including the evolution of corporate retailing, location and site selection, supply chain strategies, customer relationship management and data driven decision making, merchandise management, branding and communications strategies and visual merchandising and design. Prerequisites: BUS 3560; Business Administration major, minor, co-major, or Instructor permission. Pre/Co-requisites: BUS 3560.
Examines the cultural, economic, historic, and political factors that affect the analysis of foreign markets. Specific attention is given to the processes by which market entry decisions are developed and implemented. Prerequisites: BUS 2500; Business Administration major or minor.
Study of how corporations account for and present the results of their financial activities. Emphasizes accounting for assets, current liabilities, and the related revenue and expenses. Provides overview of the four primary financial statements and accompanying notes. Prerequisites: BUS 1610, BUS 2620, both with a minimum grade of C-; Business Administration major; or Business Administration or Accounting minor.
Continuation of Corporate Financial Reporting1, with emphasis on accounting and reporting of liabilities, owners' equity and related effect on income determination of an enterprise. Prerequisites: BUS 3610; Business Administration major, Business Administration or Accounting minor.
Highlights federal income tax concepts and rules applicable to individuals. Examines how the federal tax system accounts for items of income and expense in computing taxable income, considering both personal and business transactions. Prerequisites: BUS 1610, BUS 2620; Business Administration major, minor, co-major or Accounting minor. Pre/co-requisites: BUS 1610, BUS 2620.
Examination of how accounting information is collected, stored and made available to decision makers with an emphasis on internal control implementation. Credit not awarded for both BUS 3660 and BUS 5660. Prerequisites: BUS 3610; Business Administration major, Business Administration or Accounting minor, Master of Accountancy Graduate Student.
Explores how firms can organize supply chains to more effectively align supply with the demand for products. Prerequisites: BUS 2700; Business Administration major or minor; Engineering Management major, or Master of Accountancy Graduate Student; other majors or minors by Instructor permission.
Involves practical and real time operation of an investment fund. Covers the steps necessary to fill a role as an analyst or portfolio manager of a traditional long-only money management operation. May repeated with Instructor permission; only counts once toward Business Administration major or minor. Prerequisites: BUS 2800 with a minimum grade of C; Business Administration major or minor.
Examination of theories and evidence on the investment decision process including operations of equity securities markets, market efficiency, financial asset prices, and portfolio management. Prerequisites: BUS 2800 with a minimum grade of C; STAT 1410, STAT 2430, or PSYS 2002 and PSYS 2010 with a minimum grade of a C-; Business Administration major or minor.
Theories and practices of international financial management examined. Topics investigated include: systems of international exchange, spot and forward markets, and expropriation and exchange risk. Prerequisites: ECON 1400 with a minimum grade of C-; Business Administration major or minor.
Financial derivatives - options, futures, and swaps. Topics include: structures of the markets for exchange traded and over - THE counter derivatives, identification and exploitation of arbitrage opportunities, use and misuse of derivatives to hedge risk in both financial and product markets. Prerequisite: BUS 2800 with a minimum grade of C; Business Administration major or minor.
Provides a broad understanding of the financial technology landscape, including topics like: payment systems, lending platforms, robo-advising, cryptocurrency and blockchain, insurance and real estate technology, crowdfunding and artificial intelligence, and customer relationship management. Prerequisites: BUS 2130 with a minimum grade of C-; BUS 2800 with a minimum grade of C; Business Administration major or minor.
This course is an introduction of real estate finance and investments. Topics include urban economics, appraisal, investment value analysis, financing, and development. Prerequisites: BUS 2800 with a minimum grade of C; Business Administration major or minor.
Advanced courses on topics beyond the scope of existing departmental offerings. See Schedule of Courses for specific titles and prerequisites. Prerequisite: Business Administration major or minor.
Integrative, capstone course concerned with issues and decisions facing senior management in the thematic area of Entrepreneurship. Prerequisites: BUS 2150 with a minimum grade of C-, BUS 2300, BUS 2500, BUS 2700, BUS 2800; Business Administration majors only; Senior standing.
Integrative, capstone course concerned with issues and decisions facing senior management in the thematic area of Global Business. Prerequisites: BUS 2150 with a minimum grade of C-, BUS 2300, BUS 2500, BUS 2700, BUS 2800; Business Administration majors only; Senior standing.
Integrative, capstone course concerned with issues and decisions facing senior management in the thematic area of Sustainable Business. Prerequisites: BUS 2150 with a minimum grade of C-, BUS 2300, BUS 2500, BUS 2700, BUS 2800; Business Administration majors only.
Honors thesis dealing with business administration topics. Honors College students only. Prerequisites: BUS 2996; Business Administration Honors College student.
Covers all of the major methods employees use to commit occupational fraud. Students will learn how and why occupational fraud is committed, how fraudulent conduct can be deterred, and how allegations of fraud should be investigated. Prerequisite: BUS 3611.
A survey of the tax consequences for C corporations and their shareholders of womb-to-tomb transactions, which might include formations, acquisitions, divisions, consolidations, and international operations as well as the reporting of book/tax differences. Prerequisites: BUS 3610; Business Administration major, Master of Accountancy student, Business Administration minor, or Accounting minor; minimum Senior standing.
Provides a study of the theory and practical application of accounting principles and auditing standards to governmental entities. Prerequisite: Graduate student or Instructor permission.
Goes beyond the documented best practices of family enterprises embedding sustainable development goals into their core operations to innovative next practices being tried while still continuing to generate positive economic returns to sustain their enterprise. Case examples, experiential exercises, virtual learning, lectures, and discussions are used to bring concepts to life. Prerequisite: BUS 6450.
Accelerated course on sustainable marketing principles and theory which focuses on how enterprises respond to the twin global challenges of global poverty and environmental sustainability.
Students will research current financial reporting issues and regulatory requirements. Cases will emphasize the ethical responsibilities of professional accountants. Prerequisite: Master of Accountancy student.
Topics and material that may develop later into a regular course offering; in addition, it may include topics and material offered only once. Prerequisite: Business Administration Graduate student.
On-site supervised work experience combined with a structured academic learning plan directed by a faculty member or a faculty-staff team in which a faculty member is the instructor of record, for which academic credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.
A course which is tailored to fit the interests of a specific student, which occurs outside the traditional classroom/laboratory setting under the supervision of a faculty member, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.