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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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