BUS 110 Introduction to Business 3 (3-0)
Prerequisites: Placement into or credit for ENG 111
Corequisites: None
This course provides a survey of the business world. Topics include the basic principles and practices of contemporary business. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of business concepts as a foundation for studying other business subjects. This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement pre-major and/or elective course requirement.
BUS 115 Business Law I 3 (3-0)
Prerequisites: Placement into or credit for ENG 111
Corequisites: None
This course introduces the ethics and legal framework of business. Emphasis is placed on contracts, negotiable instruments, Uniform Commercial Code, and the working of the court systems. Upon completion, students should be able to apply ethical issues and laws covered to selected business decision-making situations. This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement pre-major and/or elective course requirement.
BUS 116 Business Law II 3 (3-0)
Prerequisites: BUS 115
Corequisites: Placement into or credit for ENG 111
This course continues the study of ethics and business law. Emphasis is placed on bailments, sales, risk-bearing, forms of business ownership, and copyrights. Upon completion, students should be able to apply ethical issues and laws covered to selected business decision-making situations.
BUS 121 Business Math 3 (2-2)
Prerequisites: MAT 060 and placement into or credit for ENG 111
Corequisites: None
This course covers fundamental mathematical operations and their application to business problems. Topics include payroll, pricing, interest and discount, commission, taxes, and other pertinent uses of mathematics in the field of business. Upon completion, students should be able to apply mathematical concepts to business.
BUS 125 Personal Finance 3 (3-0)
Prerequisites: Placement into or credit for ENG 111
Corequisites: None
This course provides a study of individual and family financial decisions. Emphasis is placed on building useful skills in buying, managing finances, increasing resources, and coping with current economic conditions. Upon completion, students should be able to develop a personal financial plan.
BUS 135 Principles of Supervision 3 (3-0)
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course introduces the basic responsibilities and duties of the supervisor and his/her relationship to higher-level supervisors, subordinates, and associates. Emphasis is placed on effective utilization of the work force and understanding the role of the supervisor. Upon completion, students should be able to apply supervisory principles in the work place.
BUS 137 Principles of Management 3 (3-0)
Prerequisites: Placement into or credit for ENG 111
Corequisites: None
This course is designed to be an overview of the major functions of management. Emphasis is placed on planning, organizing, controlling, directing, and communicating. Upon completion, students should be able to work as contributing members of a team utilizing these functions of management.
BUS 147 Business Insurance 3 (3-0)
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course surveys the basic concepts of risk management. Topics include principles and applications of health, property, life, and casualty insurance. Upon completion, students should be able to evaluate different insurance needs and assist an organization in acquiring adequate insurance coverage.
BUS 148 Survey of Real Estate 3 (3-0)
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course introduces real estate principles and practices. Topics include real estate finance, real estate law, brokerage, land use planning, property management, and valuation. Upon completion, students should be able to explain basic procedures involved in the lease, purchase, and sale of real property.
BUS 151 People Skills 3 (3-0)
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course introduces the basic concepts of identity and communication in the business setting. Topics include self-concept, values, communication styles, feelings and emotions, roles versus relationships, and basic assertiveness, listening, and conflict resolution. Upon completion, students should be able to distinguish between unhealthy, self-destructive, communication patterns and healthy, non-destructive, positive communication patterns.
BUS 152 Human Relations 3 (3-0)
Prerequisites: Placement into or credit for ENG 111
Corequisites: None
This course introduces the concepts of effective human interaction in the business work environment. Topics include effective communication techniques, motivation, ego states, stress, and conflict. Upon completion, students should be able to explain the importance of human relations, apply motivational techniques, and implement strategies for resolving work-related conflicts.
BUS 153 Human Resource Management 3 (3-0)
Prerequisites: Placement into or credit for ENG 111
Corequisites: None
This course introduces the functions of personnel/human resource management within an organization. Topics include equal opportunity and the legal environment, recruitment and selection, performance appraisal, employee development, compensation planning, and employee relations. Upon completion, students should be able to anticipate and resolve human resource concerns.
BUS 193 Selected Topics in Entrepreneurship 3 (3-0)
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course provides an opportunity to explore areas of current interest in specific program or discipline areas. Emphasis is placed on subject matter appropriate to the program or discipline. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the specific area of study. Special emphasis is given to entrepreneurial skills and business applications and how they apply to an entrepreneurial venture.
BUS 210 Investment Analysis 3 (3-0)
Prerequisites: ACC 111 or ACC 120
Corequisites: None
This course examines the concepts related to financial investment and the fundamentals of managing investments. Emphasis is placed on the securities markets, stocks, bond, and mutual funds, as well as tax implications of investment alternatives. Upon completion, students should be able to analyze and interpret investment alternatives and report findings to users of financial information.
BUS 217 Employment Law and Regs 3 (3-0)
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course introduces the principle laws and regulations affecting public and private organizations and their employees or prospective employees. Topics include fair employment practices, EEO, affirmative action, and employee rights and protections. Upon completion, students should be able to evaluate organization policy for compliance and assure that decisions are not contrary to law.
BUS 220 Purchasing 3 (3-0)
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course introduces the purchasing function and explains its role in business. Topics include the legal and ethical aspects of purchasing, quality assurance, and the application of purchasing formulas and methods for cost analysis. Upon completion, students should be able to complete a purchase transaction incorporating legal, ethical, quality, and cost considerations.
BUS 225 Business Finance 3 (2-2)
Prerequisites: ACC 120 and placement into or credit for ENG 111
Corequisites: None
This course provides an overview of business financial management. Emphasis is placed on financial statement analysis, time value of money, management of cash flow, risk and return, and sources of financing. Upon completion, students should be able to interpret and apply the principles of financial management.
BUS 228 Business Statistics 3 (2-2)
Prerequisites: MAT 115, MAT 140, or MAT 161
Corequisites: None
This course introduces the use of statistical methods and tools in evaluating research data for business applications. Emphasis is placed on basic probability, measures of spread and dispersion, central tendency, sampling, regression analysis, and inductive inference. Upon completion, students should be able to apply statistical problem solving to business. This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement general education core requirement in humanities/fine arts substitute).
BUS 230 Small Business Management 3 (3-0)
Prerequisites: Placement into or credit for ENG 111
Corequisites: None
This course introduces the challenges of entrepreneurship including the startup and operation of a small business. Topics include market research techniques, feasibility studies, site analysis, financing alternatives, and managerial decision making. Upon completion, students should be able to develop a small business plan.
BUS 231 Computerized Inventory 3 (2-2)
Prerequisites: ACC 120 and CIS 110 or CIS 111
Corequisites: None
This course provides an overview of inventory procedures as related to management decisions. Emphasis is placed on general terms, methods, techniques, and computer applications. Upon completion, students should be able to apply inventory principles and processes in the workplace.
BUS 234 Training and Development 3 (3-0)
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course covers developing, conducting, and evaluating employee training with attention to adult learning principles. Emphasis is placed on conducting a needs assessment, using various instructional approaches, designing the learning environment, and locating learning resources. Upon completion, students should be able to design, conduct, and evaluate a training program.
BUS 235 Performance Management 3 (3-0)
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course includes the legal background for performance management and the basic methodology used in developing and validating a performance management system. Emphasis is placed on job analysis, job descriptions, appraisal instruments, and action plans. Upon completion, students should be able to develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive performance management system.
BUS 236 Adv Training & Dev 3 (3-0)
Prerequisites: BUS 234
Corequisites: None
This course covers the skills necessary for presenting active training programs applying the principles learned in BUS 234. Emphasis is placed on the equipment and materials employed by various media techniques. Upon completion, students should be able to make a variety of presentations based on audience, purpose of presentation, and presentation objectives.
BUS 237 Current Management Issues 2 (2-0)
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course introduces current management issues and problems. Emphasis is placed on the management topics and challenges faced by all employees in an organization. Upon completion, students should be able to critically analyze alternative solutions within a team environment.
BUS 238 Integrated Management 3 (3-0)
Prerequisites: BUS 137 and placement into or credit for ENG 111
Corequisites: None
This course provides a management simulation exercise in which students make critical managerial decisions based upon the situations that arise in operating competitive business enterprises. Topics include operations management, forecasting, budgeting, purchasing, facility layout, aggregate planning, and work improvement techniques. Upon completion, students should be able to perform the variety of analytical and decision-making requirements that will be faced in a business.
BUS 239 Bus Applications Seminar 2 (1-2)
Prerequisites: ACC 120, BUS 115, BUS 137, MKT 120, and either ECO 151, 251 or 252
Corequisites: None
This course is designed as a capstone course for Business Administration majors. Emphasis is placed on decision making in the areas of management, marketing, production, purchasing, and finance. Upon completion, students should be able to apply the techniques, processes, and vital professional skills needed in the work place.
BUS 240 Business Ethics 3 (3-0)
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course introduces contemporary and controversial ethical issues that face the business community. Topics include moral reasoning, moral dilemmas, law and morality, equity, justice and fairness, ethical standards, and moral development. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of their moral responsibilities and obligations as members of the workforce and society.
BUS 251 Business Psychology 2 (2-0)
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course provides an overview of organizational psychology in a business setting. Topics include employee motivation, organizational structure, leadership, conflict resolution, and job satisfaction. Upon completion, students should be able to interact effectively within a business organization.
BUS 252 Labor Relations 3 (3-0)
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course covers the history of the organized labor movement and the contractual relationship between corporate management and employees represented by a union. Topics include labor laws and unfair labor practices, the role of the NLRB, organizational campaigns, certification/decertification elections, and grievance procedures. Upon completion, students should be able to act in a proactive and collaborative manner in an environment where union representation exists.
BUS 253 Leadership and Mgt Skills 3 (3-0)
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course includes a study of the qualities, behaviors, and personal styles exhibited by leaders. Emphasis is placed on coaching, counseling, team building, and employee involvement. Upon completion, students should be able to identify and exhibit the behaviors needed for organizational effectiveness.
BUS 254 Advanced People Skills 3 (3-0)
Prerequisites: BUS 151
Corequisites: None
This course provides an advanced study of the concepts included in BUS 151. Topics include causes for communication breakdown, behavior styles, and advanced techniques for assertiveness and conflict resolution in the business environment. Upon completion, students should be able to recognize and handle conflict situations and the difficult people who create them.
BUS 255 Org Behavior in Business 3 (3-0)
Prerequisites: Placement into or credit for ENG 111
Corequisites: None
This course covers the impact of different management practices and leadership styles on worker satisfaction and morale, organizational effectiveness, productivity, and profitability. Topics include a discussion of formal and informal organizations, group dynamics, motivation, and managing conflict and change. Upon completion, students should be able to analyze different types of interpersonal situations and determine an appropriate course of action.
BUS 256 Recruit Select & Per Plan 3 (3-0)
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course introduces the basic principles involved in managing the employment process. Topics include personnel planning, recruiting, interviewing and screening techniques, maintaining employee records; and voluntary and involuntary separations. Upon completion, students should be able to acquire and retain employees who match position requirements and fulfill organizational objectives. This course is a unique concentration requirement of the Human Resources Management concentration in the Business Administration program.
BUS 257 Testing and Assessment 3 (3-0)
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course presents the tools and techniques human resource managers use for selection, advancement, research, and evaluation. Emphasis is placed on using valid and reliable testing methods, attitude surveys, performance appraisal instruments, and decision-making tools. Upon completion, students should be able to use the methods covered in the course to collect and analyze information for management decision making.
BUS 258 Compensation and Benefits 3 (3-0)
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course is designed to study the basic concepts of pay and its role in rewarding performance. Topics include wage and salary surveys, job analysis, job evaluation techniques, benefits, and pay-for-performance programs. Upon completion, students should be able to develop and manage a basic compensation system to attract, motivate, and retain employees. This course is a unique concentration requirement of the Human Resources Management concentration in the Business Administration program.
BUS 259 HRM Applications 3 (3-0)
Prerequisites: BUS 217, BUS 234, BUS 256, and BUS 258
Corequisites: None
This course provides students in the Human Resource Management concentration the opportunity to reinforce their learning experiences from preceding HRM courses. Emphasis is placed on application of day-to-day HRM functions by completing in-basket exercises and through simulations. Upon completion, students should be able to determine the appropriate actions called for by typical events that affect the status of people at work. This course is a unique concentration requirement of the Human Resources Management concentration in the Business Administration program.
BUS 260 Business Communication 3 (3-0)
Prerequisites: ENG 111
Corequisites: None
This course is designed to develop skills in writing business communications. Emphasis is placed on business reports, correspondence, and professional presentations. Upon completion, students should be able to communicate effectively in the work place.
BUS 261 Diversity in Mgmt 3 (3-0)
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course is designed to help managers recognize the need to incorporate diversity into all phases of organizational management. Topics include self-evaluation, management, sexual harassment, workforce diversity, dual careers, role conflict, and communication issues. Upon completion, students should be able to implement solutions that minimize policies, attitudes, and stereotypical behaviors that block effective team building.
BUS 270 Professional Development 3 (3-0)
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course provides basic knowledge of self-improvement techniques as related to success in the professional world. Topics include positive human relations, job-seeking skills, and projecting positive self-image. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate competent personal and professional skills necessary to get and keep a job.
BUS 280 REAL Small Business 4 (4-0)
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course introduces hands-on techniques and procedures for planning and opening a small business, including the personal qualities needed for entrepreneurship. Emphasis is placed on market research, finance, time management, and day-to-day activities of owning/operating a small business. Upon completion, students should be able to write and implement a viable business plan and seek funding.
BUS 285 Business Management Issues 3 (2-2)
Prerequisites: BUS 137
Corequisites: None
This course covers contemporary issues that affect successful businesses and their managers and employees. Emphasis is placed on using case studies and exercises to develop analytical and problem-solving skills, ethics, quality management concepts, team skills, and effective communication. Upon completion, students should be able to apply the specific knowledge and skills covered to become more effective managers and employees.
