Course Offerings

Introduction to accounting as the language of business. Emphasis on reasoning and logic of external reporting model. May include computer-based applications. Prerequisite: MATH 109 or MATH 121 or MATH 156 or BUSAD 265.

Managerial uses of accounting information, including cost based, decision making, differential accounting, and responsibility accounting. May include computer-based applications. Prerequisite: ACCTG 201

Introduction to the world of business that will provide insights on careers, business disciplines, and the world of business.

Statistical methods in business, sampling, parameter estimation, hypothesis testing, correlation, multiple regression and chi square tests. Use of problem solving methods. Prerequisite: MATH 121.

Means of extending management capabilities through effective internal and external communications, including data organization and presentation. Prerequisite: ENG 101 and 102.

Examination of issues addressing ethical, legal, social and environmental responsibilities of businesses toward government, customers, employees, and the general public. Prerequisite: BUSAD 270.

Development of advanced statistical techniques to support business decision-making. Topics include advanced multiple regression analysis, analysis of variance and nonparametric techniques. Prerequisite: BUSAD 265.

Designed to help majors draw connections among the business disciplines. The course provides an in-depth examination of contemporary issues in the business environment. Prerequisite: senior standing.

A competency-based course, topics include file management, formatting, fonts, editing, reports, footnotes, desktop publishing, clip art, styles, outlines, tables, and mail merge.

An introduction to PowerPoint and FrontPage. Includes presentation templates, charts, object embedding, slide shows, Internet search methods, web page design, web site creation, and publishing.

Includes worksheet design, text and formula manipulation, charts, lists, pivot tables, ranges, lookup tables, data analysis, functions, and macros.

Introduction to application and management of IT in functional business areas (marketing, finance, accounting, etc.). Includes IT strategy, business intelligence, e-commerce, and enterprise information systems. Prerequisite: CIS 103, CIS 104, and MGMT 201. 

Applications oriented approach to understanding the economy including monetary policy, deficits and surpluses, international issues; fundamental differences between liberal and conservative economic policies.

Illustrates how firms make price, wage, and profit-maximizing decisions. Other topics include market performance, market failure, environmental issues and government intervention.

Principles of finance involved in problems confronting business organizations. Prerequisite: ACCTG 201, ECON 201, ECON 202, BUSAD 265 or MATH 156.

An introduction to quantitative methods required for business studies, includes linear programming, probability and statistics. Prerequisite: satisfactory placement exam score or MATH 121 or equivalent.

Managerial process of planning, organizing, leading, decision making, and controlling. Modern management techniques will be emphasized.

Team-work, individual and group behavior, motivation, work design, communication, decision-making, leadership, and organizational culture. Prerequisite: MGMT 201.

Managerial perspective of the operations and quality functions, use of analytical tools to solve operations and quality problems. Prerequisite: BUSAD 265 or MATH 156

An examination of the human resource functions of planning, selection and recruitment, compensation, training and development, employee and labor relations, and safety and health. Prerequisite: MGMT 201.

An analysis of management opportunities and challenges in the global environment and the evaluation and formulation of strategies of firms operating and expanding internationally. Prerequisite: FIN 330, MGMT 301 and MKTG 340.

Integration of the business core disciplines to explore ways that strategy is formed in contemporary business organizations. Case method used extensively. Prerequisite: BUSAD 360, FIN 330, MGMT 301, MGMT 311, and MKTG 340.

Analytical survey of problems encountered in distributing goods and services from a marketing-management approach with emphasis on the role of the consumer and the social responsibility of the marketer.