Graduate Business

Prerequisite: BUS-A 202

Provides students with a thorough understanding of the theoretical foundations underlying financial reporting, the rules used by accountants to measure the effects of business decisions and to report the effects to external parties, the use of judgment in financial reporting, and the transformation of cash flow decisions into accrual-based ad cash-based financial statements. Students are expected to develop technical, analytical, and interpretive skills related to economic transactions and accrual–based and cash-based financial statements. Accounting students should take A311 and A312 to satisfy accounting concentration requirements. Credit not given for both A310 and A311.

Prerequisite: BUS-A 310 or BUS-A 311

Provides a broad framework for using financial statements to evaluate a firm’s operating strategies, gain insights into performance, and predict future conditions. Topics include: ratios analysis, common size/vertical/trend analysis; competitive and industry norms; profitability and cash flow analysis; credit risks; earnings quality; and pro-forma forecasting.

Prerequisite: BUS-F 301 and ECON-E 280

Application of financial theory and techniques of analysis in the search for optimal solutions to financial management problems.

Prerequisite: BUS-F 301

This course looks at the intermediary roles played by the various types of financial institutions and markets. Besides understanding the differences between different institutions, such as commercial banks, credit unions, savings associations, and insurance companies, the course also covers issues related to the management and regulation of financial institutions, role of central banking, and the conduct of monetary policy. Although the primary emphasis is on the functions of financial institutions, different types of financial markets, such as mortgage, money, and capital markets, and related issues are also covered.

Prerequisite: BUS-F 301 and ECON-E 200 or ECON-E 202

Individual investment policy and strategy, security analysis and portfolio management, investment performance, measurement tools, basic and derivative securities used in the investment process, survey of ethics in the investment profession, and experience in trading practices through simulation.

Prerequisite: BUS-F 301

Financial management of foreign operations of the firm. Financial constraints of the international environment and their effect on standard concepts of financial management. Study of international currency flows, forward cover, and international banking practices.

Prerequisite: ECON-E 202

Prerequisite: 12 credit hours, a GPA of 2.0 or higher and completion of MATH-M 102, MATH-M 117, or higher

Concepts and issues of financial reporting for business entities; analysis and recording of economic transactions.

Prerequisite: BUS-A 201

Concepts and issues of management accounting, budgeting, cost determination and analysis.

Prerequisite: BUS-A 202, ECON-E 150 or ECON-E 201, SPCH-S 121, ENG-W 231 or W-234, and a minimum of 45 credit hours. Pre-Business students cannot register for this course

Corporate finance emphasizing investment, dividend, and financing decisions. Topics include analysis of financial statements, risk and rates of return, discounted cash flow analysis, stock and bond valuation, capital budgeting, cost of capital, capital structure, dividend policy, short-term financial management.

Prerequisite: ECON-E 200 or ECON-E 202, SPCH-S 121, ENG-W 231 or W 234, and a minimum of 45 credit hours. Pre-Business students cannot register for this course

Overview of marketing for all undergraduates. Marketing planning and decision making examined from firm’s point of view; marketing concept and its company-wide implications; integration of marketing with other functions. Market structure and behavior and their relationship to marketing strategy. Marketing system viewed in terms of both public and private policy in a pluralistic society.

Prerequisite: ECON-E 280, SPCH-S 121, ENG-W 231 or W 234, and a minimum of 45 credit hours. Pre-Business students cannot register for this course

Production and its relationship to marketing, finance, accounting, and human resource functions are described. Forecasting demand, aggregate planning, master scheduling, capacity planning, and material planning provide the basis for linking strategic operations plans. Other topics include facilities design, performance measurement, productivity improvement, quality control, JIT, TOC, and project management.

Prequisite: New students must have full admit status or test into MATH-M 102, MATH-M 117 or higher; returning students must have 2.0 GPA or junior standing or minimum math grade of C in MATH-M 101/T101 or completion of MATH-T 102 or higher

First course in a two-semester sequence, including both macro- and microeconomics, and an emphasis on intuition and concepts. Explains macroeconomics issues such as economic growth and government efforts to regulate the business cycle. Explains microeconomic concepts such as demand/supply and market structures. Will cover topics such as pollution, education, poverty, health, and international trade/finance.

Prerequisite: ECON-E 150

Prerequisite: MATH-M 122 and BUS-K 201 or equivalent Excel skills

Summary measures of central tendency and variability. Basic concepts in probability and important probability distributions. Sampling, sampling distributions and basic estimation concepts such as confidence interval estimation and hypothesis testing. B.S. in Business students must complete ECON-E 280 and ECON-E 281 in first 80 hours of course work.

Prerequisite: BUS-A 202.
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: BUS-A 301.

Theory of asset valuation and income measurement.  Principles underlying published financial statements.

Prerequisites: ECON-E 200 and junior standing.

Foreign environment for overseas operations; U.S. government policies and programs for international business; international economic policies; and management decisions and their implementation in international marketing, management, and finance.

BUS-K 201 The Computer in Business (3 cr.) P: Either BUS-A 201 or ECON-E 150 or ECON-E 201.

Introduction to the role of computers and other information technologies in business. Provides instruction in both functional and conceptual computer literacy. Conceptual computer literacy is the focus of the weekly lecture. After introducing the basic concepts of computer use, these lectures devote special attention to current technological innovation in social and business environments. Topics include technology and organizational change, telecommunications, privacy in the information age, and business security on the Internet. Functional computer literacy includes use of a spreadsheet (Excel), a relational database (Access), and electronic communications software (e-mail and WWW browsers), as well as the applications of these skills to solve a variety of business problems.

BUS-L 201 Legal Environment of Business (3 cr.) Examines the nature and functions of law as related to business. Specific areas covered include contracts, tort, corporate employment, international, product liability, property, securities, and antitrust.

Prerequisite: BUS-P 301.

This course will introduce the student to the full range of project management topics, concerns, problems, solution methods, and decision processes. These areas include: project selection, project organizational structures, negotiation, project planning, project scheduling and resource loading, project budgeting, project monitoring and control, project auditing, and project termination.

Designed to synthesize knowledge of principles and functions of management: planning, organizing, staffing, directing, controlling, and decision making.

Prerequisites: SPCH-S 121, PSY-P 101 or P102, ENG-W 231 or W 234 and a minimum of 45 credit hours. Pre-Business students cannot register for this course.

Integration of behavior and organizational theories. Application of concepts and theories toward improving individual, group, and organizational performance. Builds from a behavioral foundation toward an understanding of managerial processes.

Prerequisites: SPCH-S 121, PSY-P 101 or PSY-P 102, ENG-W 231 or ENG-W 234, and a minimum of 45 credit hours.

Nature of human resource development and utilization in modern organizations. Establishment and operation of a total human resource program. Includes recruitment, selection, training and development, performance appraisal, reward systems, benefit programs, role of personnel department, and role of government.