| ACCOUNTING
COURSES |
| AC
251 |
PRINCIPLES
OF ACCOUNTING I (3
hours) |
|
The
study of accounting as a means
of communicating financial
information about the activities
of a sole proprietorship. Emphasis
is placed on identifying, and
the systematic recording, of
relevant information; the
concepts and principles underlying
the measurement of income and
financial position, the preparation
and use of the Balance Sheet
and the Statement of Income.
[Required
Courses] [Fall/Spring]
|
| AC
252 |
PRINCIPLES
OF ACCOUNTING II (3
hours) |
|
Continuation
of AC 251. The
course studies the Accounting
Concepts and Principles as applied
to Partnerships and Corporations,
the principles and techniques
governing long-term liabilities
and the preparation and use of
the Statement of Cash Flows. The
course also introduces basic
concepts of Managerial Accounting
and Cost Accounting. Prerequisite:
AC 351.
[Required
Courses] [Fall/Spring]
|
| AC
341 |
INTERMEDIATE
ACCOUNTING I (3
hours) |
|
Industry-specific valuation
and measurement of financial
position; results of operations
and presentation. Prerequisites:
AC 241/242.
(2004-05
is the final year for this course)
[Required
Courses] [Fall/Spring]
|
| AC
342 |
INTERMEDIATE
ACCOUNTING II (3
hours) |
|
A continuation of Intermediate
Accounting I. Accounting
for mergers and acquisitions;
consolidated financial statements. Prerequisite:
AC 341.
(2004-05
is the final year for this course)
[Required
Courses] [Fall/Spring]
|
| AC
345 |
TAXATION (3
hours) |
|
Theory, history, and
objectives of federal income
taxation. Principles
and concepts of current tax laws
as they pertain to business; investing
transactions. Prerequisites:
AC 241/242.
[Required
Courses] [Fall/Spring]
|
| AC
346 |
COST
ACCOUNTING (3
hours) |
|
Study of cost determination
and inventory valuation in manufacturing
firms’ concerns and the
processing, analysis and interpretation
of cost data for use by management
in the planning and control of
operations. Prerequisite:
AC 241/242.
[Required
Courses] [Fall/Spring]
|
| AC
347 |
ACCOUNTING
SYSTEMS (3
hours) |
|
Development and design
of accounting systems. Emphasis
on procedures necessary to meet
generally accepted auditing standards;
methods and techniques to evaluate
internal controls of an accounting
system. Prerequisite:
AC 346.
[Required
Courses] [Fall/Spring]
|
| AC
351 |
INTERMEDIATE
ACCOUNTING (3
hours) |
|
A
study of industry-specific Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles
and Financial Statements, as
well as more advanced accounting
issues, such as accounting for
post-employment employee benefits,
and for mergers and acquisitions. Prerequisite:
AC 251 and 252.
[Required
Courses] [Fall/Spring]
|
| AC
352 |
PRINCIPLES
OF MANGERIAL ACCOUNTING (3
hours) |
|
The
study of accounting information
as a tool for decision making. Includes
information available within
the accounting system but not
reflected in the traditional
financial statements, as well
as non-financial information
that is relevant to decision
making. The
course also studies formats
and information appropriate
for decision making not used
by Financial Accounting. Prerequisite:
AC 251 and AC 252.
[Required
Courses] [Fall/Spring]
|
| AC
400 |
SPECIAL
TOPICS IN ACCOUNTING (3
hours) |
|
Course will focus on
specific topics such as governmental
accounting, accountability, advanced
accounting, or other topics of
student interest. Prerequisites: AC 341/342 and consent of instructor.
[Required
Courses] [Fall/Spring]
|
| AC
445 |
AUDITING (3
hours) |
|
The essential processes
of auditing, including specific
procedures and techniques in
the public and private sectors.
Technical standards of these
sectors receive attention with
an emphasis on ethics and financial
auditing. Prerequisite:
AC 347.
[Required
Courses] [Fall/Spring]
|
| AC
446 |
ADVANCED
ACCOUNTING (3
hours) |
|
Accounting methods
and procedures related to branches,
business combinations, foreign
exchange, and governmental and
nonprofit accounting. Prerequisite:
AC 341/342.
[Required
Courses] [Fall/Spring]
|
|
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| ECONOMICS
COURSES |
ECMGT 220 |
PRINCIPLES
OF MICROECONOMICS (SS) (3
hours) |
|
The functioning of
the market economy in relation
to demand, supply, and prices;
the revenue and cost structure
of the firm in view of its market
structure; the product market
and the factorial distribution
on income; discussion of current
economic problems. Open
to freshmen.
[Required
Courses] [Fall/Spring]
|
| EC
331 |
MONEY
AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (SS) (3
hours) |
|
The
role of money and financial markets
in the economy. Details the structure
and management of key institutions
(banks, savings and loans, insurance
companies) on these markets.
Prerequisite: EC 232/233.
[Required
Courses] [Fall/Spring]
|
| EC
335 |
INTERNATIONAL
POLITICAL ECONOMY (3
hours) |
|
Examines the historical
formation and current functioning
of the international economy,
emphasizing in particular the
United States’ growing
involvement in the world economy.
[Required
Courses] [Fall/Spring]
|
| EC
340 |
LABOR
ECONOMICS (SS) (3
hours) |
|
An
examination of the theories of
wage discrimination and the economic
and business effects of wage
determination upon the wage structure,
the distribution of national
income, and employment. Prerequisite:
EC 232/233.
[Required
Courses] [Fall/Spring]
|
| EC
400 |
SPECIAL
TOPICS IN ECONOMICS (3
hours) |
|
[Required
Courses] [Fall/Spring]
|
| EC
432 |
INTERMEDIATE
MICROECONOMIC THEORY (SS) (3
hours) |
|
Advanced study of microeconomics. Particularly
relevant for students anticipating
graduate studies in business
or economics. Prerequisites:
EC 232/233.
[Required
Courses] [Fall/Spring]
|
| ECHI
437 |
UNITED
STATES ECONOMIC & SOCIAL
HISTORY (HI-US;
SS) (3
hours) |
|
A
study of the United States as
an economic power. Changes in
economic structures, the rise
of labor unions and the role
of the working person in the
story of the American nation.
Prerequisite: HI 234 or instructor
consent.
[Required
Courses] [Fall/Spring]
|
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| FINANCE
COURSES |
| FIN
362 |
PRINCIPLES
OF FINANCE (3
hours) |
|
An
introduction to the management
of the finance function. Topics
include financial forecasting,
financial planning and control,
working capital management, capital
budgeting, and long-term financial
decisions. Prerequisites: EC
232/233 and AC 241/242 or AC
251/252.
[Required
Courses] [Fall/Spring]
|
| FIN
400 |
SPECIAL
TOPICS IN FINANCE (3
hours) |
|
[Required Courses] [Fall/Spring]
|
|
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MANAGEMENT
COURSES
|
| MGT
133 |
UNDERSTANDING
BUSINESS (3
hours) |
|
A
broad overview of business firms.
The cultural, institutional,
and legal prerequisites for a
functioning business economy.
Analysis of the performance of
firms over their life cycles.
Instructor permission required
for students who have taken more
than 6 hours in the Business
Department.
[Required
Courses] [Fall/Spring]
|
| MGT
320 |
PRINCIPLES
OF LEADERSHIP (3
hours) |
|
This
course examines the student's
knowledge of his or her own
primary leadership style, power
bases and key principles that
will help them further develop
their own leadership skills. Through
readings, case studies, group
discussions, film, and videos
the course will help the student
identify and analyze the characteristics
of effective leadership and
compare those characteristics
with current and historical
leaders. Prerequisite: MGT 231.
[Required
Courses] [Fall/Spring]
|
| MGT
231 |
PRINCIPLES
OF MANAGEMENT (3
hours) |
|
Study
of the objectives and functions
of an organization. Emphasis
is on the management functions
of planning, organizing, motivating,
and controlling. Prerequisite:
None
[Required
Courses] [Fall/Spring]
|
| MGT
332 |
LEGAL
AND ETHICAL ASPECTS OF BUSINESS (3
hours) |
|
An
overview of legal institutions,
markets, and sources, ethical
issues that face the modern business.
Specific treatment of areas of
law of greatest concern to business
firms. Review of ethical cases
in business and the institutions
that monitor ethical behavior
[Required
Courses] [Fall/Spring]
|
| MGT
334 |
BUSINESS
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND E-BUSINESS (3
hours) |
|
The
problems, opportunities, and
methods of beginning a new business
or new type of business. Examines
the special needs of entrepreneurs
regarding forecasting and planning,
venture capital, trade finance,
marketing, staffing, budgeting
and cost control, and operations. Examines
the use and application of the
Internet and electronic business
tools. Prerequisites:
AC 241/242 or AC 251/252; FIN
362; MGT 231; MKT 231.
[Required
Courses] [Fall/Spring]
|
| MGT
335 |
INTERNATIONAL
BUSINESS (3
hours) |
|
Focuses
on the unique and additional
knowledge required for effective
management when the firm operates
in more than one country. Prerequisite:
MGT 331 (may be taken concurrently).
[Required
Courses] [Fall/Spring]
|
| MGT
410 |
HUMAN RESOURCES |
|
Study
of human behavior in the organizational
setting. Includes conflict
resolution, persuasion, power
relationships, managerial roles
and interventions, and self
evaluation of student leadership
and management style. Resource
management topics include recruitment,
training, wage and salary administration,
benefits, termination and labor
relations. Prerequisite: MGT 231.
[Required
Courses] [Fall/Spring]
|
| MGT
420 |
ORGANIZATIONAL
BEHAVIOR |
|
Study
of human behavior in the organizational
setting. Includes conflict
resolution, persuasion, power
relationships, managerial roles
and interventions, and self
evaluation of student leadership
and management style. Resource
management topics include recruitment,
training, wage and salary administration,
benefits, termination and labor
relations. Prerequisite: MGT
231.
[Required
Courses] [Fall/Spring]
|
| PY 465 |
Industrial and Organizational Psychology |
| |
|
| MGT
434 |
INTERNSHIP (1-3
hours) |
| MGT
490 |
PRODUCTION
AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT (3
hours) |
|
Focuses
on the management of those activities
providing the firm's goods and
services. Topics include demand
estimation, material and inventory
planning, production scheduling
and control, quality management,
and facility location and layout.
Prerequisites: AC 241/242 AC251/252,
EC 232, EC 233, MGT 231, MA 210,
and MA 230
[Required
Courses] [Fall/Spring]
|
| MGT
550 |
BUSINESS
POLICY AND ETHICS (SIE) (3
hours) |
|
Focus
on strategy emulation and policy
administration. The capstone
course in the business administration
curriculum incorporating learning
outcomes from prior required
courses. Ethics is a focus in
all decision situations. Requires
a paper relating the entire student
experience to his/her business
education. Fulfills Senior Integrative
Experience requirement for majors
in Business and Accounting. Prerequisites:
senior standing, completion of
remainder of business core or
instructor permission
[Required
Courses] [Fall/Spring]
|
|
Developed
jointly by a student, a faculty
member, and an appropriate business
organization. A student must
work in the business or organization
for a significant period to acquire
a meaningful experience. A paper
documenting the experience is
required. Prerequisite: consent
of instructor.
[Required
Courses] [Fall/Spring]
|
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| MARKETING
COURSES |
| MKT
231 |
PRINCIPLES
OF MARKETING (3
hours) |
|
Basic
marketing course defining marketing
and its place in society; the
marketing concept; and the components
of the marketing mix--product,
price, place, and promotion.
Prerequisites: None
[Required
Courses] [Fall/Spring]
|
| MKT
332 |
RETAIL
MANAGEMENT (3
hours) |
|
Study
of retailing from a strategic
perspective, concentrating on
planning, implementing, and controlling
the retail variable of location,
human resources, inventory, service
to the customer, pricing, and
the specific strategic objectives
for accomplishing these objectives.
Prerequisite: MKT 331 (may be
taken concurrently).
[Required
Courses] [Fall/Spring]
|
| MKT
433 |
STRATEGIC
SELLING (3
hours) |
|
Study
of win-win sales techniques and
how these techniques are used
in areas outside of selling,
e.g. job search. Prerequisite:
MKT 331 (may be taken concurrently).
[Required
Courses] [Fall/Spring]
|
| MKT
335 |
ADVERTISING AND DESIGN (4
hours) |
|
This course will be taught by the faculty of the business department and art program. The content of this course will include the study of advertising as a process; the structure of the advertising industry; agency/client relationships; message development and strategy; internet advertising; advertising planning; media strategy and planning; the creative process; copy writing; art direction and production; fundamentals of visual communication and layout design; and will include the development of a basic print advertisement by each student. The course will be taught both lecture and hands on application of knowledge in the design studio. Prerequisite: MKT 231 Principles of Marketing or permission of the instructor
[Required
Courses] [Fall/Spring]
|
| MKT
400 |
SPECIAL
TOPICS IN MARKETING (3
hours) |
|
[Required
Courses] [Fall/Spring]
|
| MKT
431 |
MARKETING
RESEARCH (3
hours) |
|
Application
of scientific research techniques
and statistical analysis of information
(data) relative to sound marketing
management decision-making. Prerequisites:
EC 232, EC 233, AC 241/242 or
AC 251/252, MKT 231, MA 230 and MKT 339.
[Required
Courses] [Fall/Spring]
|
| MKT
433 |
STRAGETIC PROMOTION AND SALES (3
hours) |
| |
In depth study of the strategic elements of promotion and sales. Topics will include customer relationship management, direct marketing, public relations, sales promotion, and integrated brand promotion. Prerequisites: MKT 231 and MKT 339 |
| MKT 339 |
CONSUMER BEHAVIOR (3 hours) |
|
Considers
the consumer's decision process
as well as the effects of both
internal and external factors
upon consumer purchasing behavior. The
course emphasizes the application
of consumer behavior theory
to the development of viable
marketing strategies. Prerequisite: MKT
231 (maybe taken concurrently).
[Required
Courses] [Fall/Spring]
|
| MA
210 |
COLLEGE
ALGEBRA (MA) (3
hours) |
|
This
course will cover the basic
topics of college algebra,
including: linear and quadratic
equations; graphing
techniques; functions; exponential
and logarithm functions; zeros
of polynomial functions; rational
functions; systems of equations;
determinants; and basic trigonometry. Using
real-world applications and
models, the course will focus
on mathematics as an integral
part of nature, science, business,
and society, and as a descriptive
problem-solving tool. Graphing
calculator required. Prerequisite:
MA 115 and/or a minimum score
of 52 on the Algebra portion
of COMPASS.
[Required
Courses] [Fall/Spring]
|
| MA
230 |
INTRODUCTORY
STATISTICS (MA) (3
hours) |
|
Measures
of central tendency, measures
of dispersion, probability,
binomial and normal distribution,
hypothesis testing, confidence
intervals, correlation, regression,
and Chi-Square test. Prerequisite:
MA 115 and/or minimum score
of 41 on Algebra portion
of COMPASS.
[Required
Courses] [Fall/Spring
|
| IT120 |
MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION SYSTEMS (3
hours) |
|
An introduction to the broad concepts
of information systems, the MicrosoftÓ Office Suite, and desktop computers in general, through lectures,
independent study and practical
exercises. The students participate in practical application exercises
and individual presentations.
[Required
Courses] [Fall/Spring]
|
| IT
320 |
ADVANCED
MANAGEMENTS INFORMATION SYSTEMS (3
hours) |
|
An examination of how
information systems are used
in the corporate world to enhance
and achieve goals and objectives. The
emphasis is on how managers use
different MIS methodologies in
a variety of situations. Functional
business areas such as Accounting
and Financial Information Systems,
Operational Marketing Information
Systems, Operational Production
Systems, and Operational Human
Resources Information Systems
are used to enhance the learning
process. Prerequisite: IT
120.
[Required
Courses] [Fall/Spring]
|
| AR
366 |
COMPUTER
GRAPHICS (3
hours) |
|
An
introduction to the use of the
computer as an art tool. Students
will use several software programs
to create illustrations, page
layouts, and photo-manipulations.
An emphasis will be placed on
using design principles. Interested
students are encouraged to take
AR 111 or AR 153 before this
course.
[Required
Courses] [Fall/Spring]
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