BUS
260 BUSINESS STATISTICS
This
course provides the basics for building decision models reflecting modern
business decision making. Various statistical methods, crucial to areas
of business behavior will be analyzed. These include: data summarization,
probability theory, statistical decision analysis, sampling and hypothesis
testing, and simple linear regression. Three credit hours. Prerequisite:
MAT 110 or MAT 115. Offered as needed.
BUS 298 SPECIAL TOPIC IN BUSINESS
(Topic to be specified each semester course offered.)
BUS
299 BUSINESS LAW I
This course is intended to acquaint the student with the development
of the law and legal reasoning. Students become familiar with legal
terminology and concepts and the impact existing law has on business
decision making. Topics covered in the course include: an overview of
the American legal system, Federal and State courts, constitutional
law, business torts and crimes, contracts and the law of sales. Three
credit hours. Offered Fall semester (d & e).
BUS
315 BUSINESS LAW II
This course introduces the business student to the various forms of
business organizations and also emphasizes the law of commercial paper
and banking. Debtor/creditor rights and responsibilities are explored
as are the rights of landlords and tenants. Topics covered include:
franchises, sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, checks
and the banking system, secured transactions, creditor's rights and
real property. Three credit hours. Prerequisite: Junior standing.
Offered Spring semester in odd numbered years (d); offered Spring semester
(e).
BUS
320 PROFESSIONAL ETIQUETTE AND IMAGE
This course will explore the areas of business and professional etiquette
and image so that students will understand and appreciate the critical
role these play in the business environment. Basic skills and techniques
will be discussed to enable students to better project a professional
business image. Three credit hours. Prerequisite: Junior standing.
Offered Spring semester in even numbered years (d & e).
BUS
325 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STRATEGY
This course will
look at how firms become and remain international in scope. The course
deals with the experiences of firms of all sizes, and from many countries,
as they come to grips with an increasingly competitive global environment
when a home market perspective is no longer enough. Through carefully
selected comprehensive case studies and integrated text material,
this course bridges both the internationalization process and multinational
management. Three
credit hours. Prerequisite: Junior standing. Offered as needed.
BUS
377 FIELD EXPERIENCE I
This course provides the student with both observational and "hands-on"
learning experience through participation in an internship, ideally
in the field in which the student will be seeking employment. Students
who are already on an established career path may enhance their visibility
in the organization by completion of a special project related to
their careers, subject to prior instructor approval. Three credit
hours. Prerequisites: MGT 110, MKT
120, FNS 201, MGT
230, Junior standing, and a 2.0 cumulative GPA.
BUS 398 SPECIAL
TOPIC IN BUSINESS
(Topic to be specified each semester course offered.)
BUS
435 BUSINESS STRATEGY SIMULATION
This course will enable the student to experience the practical application
of theoretical constructs learned in previous course work. Students
will work in management teams running their own business in competition
with other industry teams in a computer simulated environment. Teams
will be responsible for all major operational decisions of the company.
Attention will be given to teamwork and sound decision making in an
environment of uncertainty throughout the course. Lectures and class
work will emphasize strategic planning and organizational aspects
of running a business. Three credit hours. Prerequisite: Senior
standing. Offered Spring semester in odd numbered years (e).
BUS
460 BUSINESS ETHICS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
This course explores business as a dynamic enterprise, interacting
within the environment of governmental regulation, professional codes
of conduct, individual personal value conflicts, and increasing social
pressures. Special emphasis is placed on social responsibility and
the changing environment of business operations in both the domestic
and international arena. Three credit hours. Prerequisite: Junior
standing. Offered Spring semester in even numbered years (d &
e).
BUS
477 FIELD EXPERIENCE II
This is a continuation of the business exposure completed in Field
Experience I. The performance level of the assignment is expected
to be higher than the Level I assignment. Students may elect to complete
a project related to their careers, but it must be demonstrative of
high level competence and difficulty, and approved by the department
chairperson. Three credit hours. Prerequisites: A 2.0 cumulative
GPA, Senior standing, and BUS 377. Offered every semester.
BUS 498 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN BUSINESS
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