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, bailments, and negotiable instruments, business and laws of agency, partnerships, and corporations. This course 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.
Using Microsoft Excel and Tableau software, students will solve realistic business scenarios in areas related to finance, accounting, production and operations, sales and marketing, producing interactive data visualizations focused on business intelligence. Prerequisite: BUS 1140 with a minimum grade of C-, BUS 2740, or CS 1210; Business Administration or Computer Science and Information Systems major or Business Administration minor.
Familiarizes students with the basic conceptual issues of continuously improving business processes to compete more effectively on quality, time, and cost. Prerequisites: BUS 1140, BUS 2740, or CS 1210; Business Administration, Engineering Management, Computer Science & Information Systems major, Business Administration minor by Instructor permission.
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.
Designed to support students in gaining maximum value from their co-operative education positions in relation to their academic experiences. There will be assignments during the co-op term, administered through Brightspace, to help students reflect on professional experience they are gaining.
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.
Critical examination of contemporary problems in human resource management; including job analysis, recruitment, training and employee development, health and safety, compensation, performance appraisal, and related topics. Prerequisites: BUS 2300; Business Administration major or minor; minimum Junior standing; Master of Accountancy Graduate student.
Students will learn to work effectively in and with family enterprises - the predominant organizational form in the world. By understanding their unique advantages and challenges, students will learn to develop strategic solutions to improve the family and business performance. Prerequisites: BUS 2300; Business Administration, Engineering Management major, or Business Administration minor.
An applied, project-based course focused on how products are conceived, designed, and manufactured using real-world product development practices. Prerequisite: Senior standing. Cross-listed with: ME 3060, EMGT 3061.
Engages students in reflections on the role and purpose of business organizations in society and questions the sense of human action in these business organizations in order to face future global challenges in a socially responsible and sustainable way. Prerequisites: BUS 1110 or BUS 2300; Business Administration major; Business Administration minor with Instructor permission.
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.
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.
Emphasizes the coordination of advertising and sales promotion into cohesive promotional programs. Stresses the need to integrate promotional activity into the overall marketing strategy. Prerequisites: BUS 2500; Business Administration major or minor.
Provides an overview of retail management. Key perspectives that shape the field including strategic planning, merchandising, and competitive advantage are emphasized. Prerequisites: BUS 2500; Business Administration major or minor, or Master of Accountancy Graduate Student.
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.
Study of the concepts and techniques underlying corporate financial statement analysis, with an emphasis on equity valuation models. Prerequisites: BUS 2800 with a minimum grade of C; Business Administration major or 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.
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.
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.
Study of level and structure of interest rates and characteristics of financial institutions and markets. Topics include market vs. natural rate of interest, interest rate structure, behavior of interest rates. Prerequisites: BUS 2800 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.
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.
Application of financial theory to stock/bond valuation, credit analysis, security underwriting, or risk management. Students will complete projects assigned by major financial service firms. May be repeated; only counts once toward Business Administration major or minor. Prerequisites: BUS 2810; Business Administration major or minor; Instructor permission required.
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.
Honors thesis dealing with business administration topics. Honors College students only. Prerequisites: BUS 2996; Business Administration Honors College student.
Focuses on accounting for business combinations and developing consolidated financial statements. Includes accounting for foreign currency transactions, and foreign subsidiaries. Prerequisite: BUS 3611.
Emphasizes use of internal and external information in management decision making; includes cost of inventory, business activities, strategic use of information, long-range planning. Topics vary by offering; periodic offering at intervals that may exceed four years. Credit not awarded for both BUS 5620 and BUS 3620. Prerequisites: Master of Accountancy student.
Examination of auditing theory and practice. Topics include standards, ethics and legal responsibilities of the profession, audit planning, internal control, audit evidence, and auditor communications. Prerequisites: BUS 3611, BUS 3660; Business Administration major, Master of Accountancy student, Business Administration minor, or Accounting minor; minimum Senior standing.
Entrepreneurial activities have a significant impact on individual lives and careers as they enable the growth and sustainability of organizations. This course focuses on developing an environmentally and socially responsible business model to assess the viability of an innovative idea.
Long-lived family firms that sustain over generations of leaders, economic and industry life cycles, embrace transgenerational entrepreneurship and innovation as part of their culture. This course focuses on the unique dynamics and dilemmas of these family businesses.
Addresses components of professional communications and research skills key to accounting career success. Clear business writing, effective presentations, and group meeting communications are emphasized and illustrated through a variety of assignments. Prerequisite: Master of Accountancy student or Instructor permission.
Explores tax and other aspects of using partnerships, S corporations, and limited liability companies for large and small business ventures. Considers formation, funding, and exit strategies for startups; structuring options for private equity, venture capital, and other investors; and pass-through treatments for these very common and increasingly popular business entities.
Combines an introduction to financial and managerial accounting and reporting with the most recent standards used by entities worldwide to report on their environmental, social and governance (ESG) activities.
Study of the foundational concepts in supply chain and operations management in sustainable enterprises. Design, planning, and control are examined, with emphasis on managerial analysis and decision making that will help the enterprise succeed responsibly and sustainably.
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.