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Multidisciplinary course that exposes student to functional areas of business. Focus on acquiring understanding of language and structure of business through study of its functional components: accounting, economics, finance management, and marketing. (Open to first- and second-year students only.)

Unit(s):  1

Theory, methodology, and applications of statistics to contemporary business problems. Includes descriptive statistics, probability theory, discrete and continuous probability distributions, sampling distributions, and one- and two-population statistical inference.

Unit(s):  1

Laboratory course providing introduction to software packages with applications for business decision making. Emphasis on understanding spreadsheet applications, but includes sessions on word processing and graphics software and database searches. (Open to first- and second-year students only.)

Unit(s):  .5

Provides the student with a basic understanding of communication processes in the business environment. Practical experience is gained in written and oral communication as well as small group and interpersonal communication within the business perspective.

Unit(s):  .5

Theory, methodology, and applications of statistics to contemporary business and economics problems. Includes statistical inference review, analysis of variance, correlation, regression, and selected other topics.

Prerequisite(s):  Economics 101-102 and Business Administration 201.

Unit(s):  1

Specialized study or directed research in area of business or economics.

Prerequisite(s):  Permission of instructor.

Unit(s):  .5-1

Introduction to how computerized information technology supports today's businesses and various functional areas of business. Includes telecommunications, IT development approaches, management of technological changes, and ethical responsibilities of information management. Some use of microcomputer systems software and e-mail, with specific assignments changing to reflect current trends and issues.

Unit(s):  1

Ethical and legal issues in business world are discussed and analyzed from a philosophical, historical, legal, and behavioral approach. Current ethical and legal cases serve to highlight changing value choices and resulting consequences, as well as legal problems experienced by business people.

Unit(s):  1

Principles of law relating to Uniform Commercial Code; emphasis on sales, commercial paper, secured transfers, banking laws, bailments, and documents of title. Other areas covered include real and personal property laws, insurance law, and trusts and estates.

Prerequisite(s):  Business Administration 392.

Unit(s):  1

Analysis of the external environment and internal resources of a firm leading to the development of strategies and plans for implementing them. The course also provides opportunities for students to integrate knowledge from each of the functional business disciplines through case studies and other learning tools.

Prerequisite(s):  Business Administration 301, Marketing 320, Management 330 and 340, and Finance 360.

Unit(s):  1