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.
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.
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.
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.
Provides an understanding of what is required to develop and market a successful service to a selected target market. Subject matter includes marketing in service organizations, differences between product marketing and service marketing, the service components of product marketing, and drivers of competitive advantage in service organizations. Prerequisites: BUS 2500; Business Administration major or minor.
Explores the balance that organizations try to achieve between the for-profit (business) and nonprofit (charitable) separation of the tax world. Credit not awarded for both BUS 3643 and BUS 5643. Prerequisites: BUS 3610 or BUS 2800; Business Administration majors, Business Administration or Accounting minors, Master of Accountancy Graduate Student.
Explores the balance that organizations try to achieve between the for-profit (business) and nonprofit (charitable) separation of the tax world. Credit not awarded for both BUS 5643 and BUS 3643. Prerequisite: Graduate student or Instructor permission.
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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.